Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released December 5, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). October 2017 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.07 billion pounds, 1.7 percent above October 2016 and 5.2 percent above September 2017. Italian type cheese production totaled 455 million pounds, 1.8 percent above October 2016 and 5.0 percent above September 2017. American type cheese production totaled 418 million pounds, 4.0 percent above October 2016 and 6.0 percent above September 2017. Butter production was 143 million pounds, 2.6 percent above October 2016 and 6.8 percent above September 2017. Dry milk products (comparisons with October 2016) Nonfat dry milk, human - 149 million pounds, up 6.5 percent. Skim milk powder - 23.8 million pounds, down 42.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons with October 2016) Dry whey, total - 80.7 million pounds, down 3.8 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 93.5 million pounds, up 4.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.9 million pounds, up 7.5 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with October 2016) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 58.4 million gallons, down 2.5 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 31.7 million gallons, down 2.0 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.29 million gallons, down 11.3 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.56 million gallons, up 0.1 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2016 and 2017............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: October 2016 and 2017..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 2016 and 2017.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October : September : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 139,849 134,357 143,474 2.6 6.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 401,681 393,892 417,564 4.0 6.0 Cheddar ............................: 282,640 282,002 294,293 4.1 4.4 Other American types ...............: 119,041 111,890 123,271 3.6 10.2 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,493 6,967 8,055 7.5 15.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,958 15,454 17,763 4.7 14.9 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 93,187 85,209 80,838 -13.3 -5.1 Feta .................................: 11,576 10,160 12,586 8.7 23.9 Gouda ................................: 6,634 4,330 4,952 -25.4 14.4 Hispanic .............................: 22,868 22,103 26,009 13.7 17.7 Italian types ........................: 447,342 433,570 455,220 1.8 5.0 Mozzarella .........................: 344,711 333,695 347,981 0.9 4.3 Parmesan ...........................: 31,793 33,378 37,452 17.8 12.2 Provolone ..........................: 35,058 33,656 33,737 -3.8 0.2 Ricotta ............................: 24,251 22,110 24,782 2.2 12.1 Romano .............................: 4,844 4,106 5,121 5.7 24.7 Other Italian types ................: 6,685 6,625 6,147 -8.0 -7.2 Swiss ................................: 26,016 25,455 26,499 1.9 4.1 All other types ......................: 14,364 16,201 16,280 13.3 0.5 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,048,119 1,013,341 1,065,766 1.7 5.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 32,558 31,452 32,875 1.0 4.5 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 26,901 26,976 27,934 3.8 3.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 29,954 27,553 30,319 1.2 10.0 : Sour cream .............................: 123,458 108,089 125,265 1.5 15.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 361,120 386,285 351,876 -2.6 -8.9 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 59,850 60,924 58,383 -2.5 -4.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,268 15,115 15,436 1.1 2.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,084 17,436 16,269 -4.8 -6.7 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 32,352 32,551 31,705 -2.0 -2.6 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 568 629 595 4.8 -5.4 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,584 3,192 2,293 -11.3 -28.2 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,550 4,899 4,555 0.1 -7.0 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,438 1,425 1,457 1.3 2.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 489 518 475 -2.9 -8.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,075 1,794 1,776 65.2 -1.0 Water and juice ices .................: 4,678 4,913 4,706 0.6 -4.2 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 36,145 35,386 40,057 10.8 13.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 17,194 18,396 17,866 3.9 -2.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 564 498 538 -4.6 8.0 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,718 2,304 1,527 -11.1 -33.7 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,683 2,866 2,782 3.7 -2.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: October 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October : September : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,309 5,908 6,490 -37.0 9.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 81,612 89,568 79,062 -3.1 -11.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,211 1,734 1,598 -27.7 -7.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 83,823 91,302 80,660 -3.8 -11.7 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,839 2,765 2,280 -19.7 -17.5 Animal ...............................: 3,053 2,471 2,864 -6.2 15.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 37,817 38,643 40,166 6.2 3.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 243 248 740 204.5 198.4 Total 2/ .............................: 38,060 38,891 40,906 7.5 5.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,183 14,325 15,551 9.6 8.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,877 24,566 25,355 6.2 3.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,211 9,253 9,433 -7.6 1.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 89,840 95,016 93,512 4.1 -1.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 59,552 106,317 91,955 54.4 -13.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,269 1,526 1,607 26.6 5.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 60,821 107,843 93,562 53.8 -13.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,261 7,143 6,577 -9.4 -7.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 60,560 71,308 75,387 24.5 5.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 672 403 907 35.0 125.1 Total 2/ .............................: 61,232 71,711 76,294 24.6 6.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,774 23,106 23,807 14.6 3.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 40,458 48,605 52,487 29.7 8.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 21,598 26,760 28,318 31.1 5.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 112,382 153,059 139,994 24.6 -8.5 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 20.7 23.8 21.9 1.2 -1.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October : September : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 121,989 123,452 122,395 0.3 -0.9 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,405 8,300 9,510 13.1 14.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 783 915 1,199 53.1 31.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,887 10,569 10,291 49.4 -2.6 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,133 10,888 11,544 3.7 6.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 140,051 133,485 149,169 6.5 11.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 41,475 29,793 23,834 -42.5 -20.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 17,708 16,646 18,520 4.6 11.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,813 4,275 2,321 28.0 -45.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 14,087 20,608 21,868 55.2 6.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 223,809 320,885 327,953 46.5 2.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 121,524 141,297 160,485 32.1 13.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,024,566 1,044,983 2.0 1,024,566 1,044,983 2.0 February ...................: 948,740 942,361 -0.7 1,973,306 1,987,344 0.7 March ......................:1,028,308 1,061,402 3.2 3,001,614 3,048,746 1.6 April ......................:1,002,315 1,042,783 4.0 4,003,929 4,091,529 2.2 May ........................:1,011,424 1,055,063 4.3 5,015,353 5,146,592 2.6 June .......................: 997,528 1,029,638 3.2 6,012,881 6,176,230 2.7 July .......................:1,017,092 1,034,596 1.7 7,029,973 7,210,826 2.6 August .....................:1,004,907 1,028,400 2.3 8,034,880 8,239,226 2.5 September ..................: 987,256 1,013,341 2.6 9,022,136 9,252,567 2.6 October ....................:1,048,119 1,065,766 1.7 10,070,255 10,318,333 2.5 November ...................:1,025,928 11,096,183 December ...................:1,061,514 12,157,697 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 401,810 417,584 3.9 401,810 417,584 3.9 February ...................: 367,399 373,688 1.7 769,209 791,272 2.9 March ......................: 401,665 415,940 3.6 1,170,874 1,207,212 3.1 April ......................: 398,307 423,774 6.4 1,569,181 1,630,986 3.9 May ........................: 402,266 426,550 6.0 1,971,447 2,057,536 4.4 June .......................: 392,168 403,258 2.8 2,363,615 2,460,794 4.1 July .......................: 401,061 400,509 -0.1 2,764,676 2,861,303 3.5 August .....................: 392,532 398,766 1.6 3,157,208 3,260,069 3.3 September ..................: 378,004 393,892 4.2 3,535,212 3,653,961 3.4 October ....................: 401,681 417,564 4.0 3,936,893 4,071,525 3.4 November ...................: 398,690 4,335,583 December ...................: 420,617 4,756,200 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 297,072 311,603 4.9 297,072 311,603 4.9 February ...................: 257,987 275,988 7.0 555,059 587,591 5.9 March ......................: 286,220 309,569 8.2 841,279 897,160 6.6 April ......................: 299,780 318,867 6.4 1,141,059 1,216,027 6.6 May ........................: 292,636 311,990 6.6 1,433,695 1,528,017 6.6 June .......................: 280,376 287,357 2.5 1,714,071 1,815,374 5.9 July .......................: 284,173 285,133 0.3 1,998,244 2,100,507 5.1 August .....................: 281,287 283,813 0.9 2,279,531 2,384,320 4.6 September ..................: 270,531 282,002 4.2 2,550,062 2,666,322 4.6 October ....................: 282,640 294,293 4.1 2,832,702 2,960,615 4.5 November ...................: 284,679 3,117,381 December ...................: 307,338 3,424,719 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 450,991 454,006 0.7 450,991 454,006 0.7 February ...................: 416,850 406,570 -2.5 867,841 860,576 -0.8 March ......................: 458,613 469,197 2.3 1,326,454 1,329,773 0.3 April ......................: 438,588 447,658 2.1 1,765,042 1,777,431 0.7 May ........................: 444,995 452,567 1.7 2,210,037 2,229,998 0.9 June .......................: 435,342 449,930 3.4 2,645,379 2,679,928 1.3 July .......................: 444,306 451,732 1.7 3,089,685 3,131,660 1.4 August .....................: 425,216 436,258 2.6 3,514,901 3,567,918 1.5 September ..................: 429,204 433,570 1.0 3,944,105 4,001,488 1.5 October ....................: 447,342 455,220 1.8 4,391,447 4,456,708 1.5 November ...................: 438,866 4,830,313 December ...................: 462,330 5,292,643 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,402 352,375 - 352,402 352,375 - February ...................: 325,516 314,758 -3.3 677,918 667,133 -1.6 March ......................: 358,031 361,564 1.0 1,035,949 1,028,697 -0.7 April ......................: 340,164 347,614 2.2 1,376,113 1,376,311 - May ........................: 346,457 350,712 1.2 1,722,570 1,727,023 0.3 June .......................: 338,997 349,793 3.2 2,061,567 2,076,816 0.7 July .......................: 348,321 352,474 1.2 2,409,888 2,429,290 0.8 August .....................: 328,240 335,818 2.3 2,738,128 2,765,108 1.0 September ..................: 333,318 333,695 0.1 3,071,446 3,098,803 0.9 October ....................: 344,711 347,981 0.9 3,416,157 3,446,784 0.9 November ...................: 339,289 3,755,446 December ...................: 358,327 4,113,773 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,097 6,337 3.9 6,097 6,337 3.9 February ...................: 5,718 6,293 10.1 11,815 12,630 6.9 March ......................: 5,863 7,498 27.9 17,678 20,128 13.9 April ......................: 5,530 6,544 18.3 23,208 26,672 14.9 May ........................: 6,410 6,553 2.2 29,618 33,225 12.2 June .......................: 5,890 6,953 18.0 35,508 40,178 13.2 July .......................: 5,497 6,093 10.8 41,005 46,271 12.8 August .....................: 4,940 5,719 15.8 45,945 51,990 13.2 September ..................: 6,465 6,625 2.5 52,410 58,615 11.8 October ....................: 6,685 6,147 -8.0 59,095 64,762 9.6 November ...................: 6,593 65,688 December ...................: 7,310 72,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 170,735 177,818 4.1 170,735 177,818 4.1 February ...................: 168,263 161,052 -4.3 338,998 338,870 - March ......................: 174,907 176,067 0.7 513,905 514,937 0.2 April ......................: 171,199 162,519 -5.1 685,104 677,456 -1.1 May ........................: 166,017 163,524 -1.5 851,121 840,980 -1.2 June .......................: 147,696 140,157 -5.1 998,817 981,137 -1.8 July .......................: 135,160 135,834 0.5 1,133,977 1,116,971 -1.5 August .....................: 123,514 131,188 6.2 1,257,491 1,248,159 -0.7 September ..................: 135,273 134,357 -0.7 1,392,764 1,382,516 -0.7 October ....................: 139,849 143,474 2.6 1,532,613 1,525,990 -0.4 November ...................: 143,077 1,675,690 December ...................: 163,443 1,839,133 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 137,463 153,374 11.6 137,463 153,374 11.6 February ...................: 143,032 141,402 -1.1 280,495 294,776 5.1 March ......................: 172,110 159,742 -7.2 452,605 454,518 0.4 April ......................: 170,927 171,889 0.6 623,532 626,407 0.5 May ........................: 166,022 168,325 1.4 789,554 794,732 0.7 June .......................: 146,668 163,344 11.4 936,222 958,076 2.3 July .......................: 150,873 148,073 -1.9 1,087,095 1,106,149 1.8 August .....................: 117,674 135,479 15.1 1,204,769 1,241,628 3.1 September ..................: 125,602 133,485 6.3 1,330,371 1,375,113 3.4 October ....................: 140,051 149,169 6.5 1,470,422 1,524,282 3.7 November ...................: 128,105 1,598,527 December ...................: 154,980 1,753,507 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 51,225 55,264 7.9 51,225 55,264 7.9 February ...................: 40,201 40,031 -0.4 91,426 95,295 4.2 March ......................: 40,564 52,693 29.9 131,990 147,988 12.1 April ......................: 43,189 50,206 16.2 175,179 198,194 13.1 May ........................: 50,865 51,012 0.3 226,044 249,206 10.2 June .......................: 55,853 39,997 -28.4 281,897 289,203 2.6 July .......................: 48,814 51,788 6.1 330,711 340,991 3.1 August .....................: 46,426 45,793 -1.4 377,137 386,784 2.6 September ..................: 38,447 29,793 -22.5 415,584 416,577 0.2 October ....................: 41,475 23,834 -42.5 457,059 440,411 -3.6 November ...................: 47,388 504,447 December ...................: 54,726 559,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,918 82,316 -0.7 82,918 82,316 -0.7 February .....................: 75,535 77,997 3.3 158,453 160,313 1.2 March ........................: 82,656 86,689 4.9 241,109 247,002 2.4 April ........................: 81,817 84,615 3.4 322,926 331,617 2.7 May ..........................: 82,386 82,950 0.7 405,312 414,567 2.3 June .........................: 79,751 88,064 10.4 485,063 502,631 3.6 July .........................: 81,952 100,402 22.5 567,015 603,033 6.4 August .......................: 77,009 94,277 22.4 644,024 697,310 8.3 September ....................: 75,517 91,302 20.9 719,541 788,612 9.6 October ......................: 83,823 80,660 -3.8 803,364 869,272 8.2 November .....................: 73,315 876,679 December .....................: 78,267 954,946 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 88,943 92,658 4.2 88,943 92,658 4.2 February .....................: 83,703 84,794 1.3 172,646 177,452 2.8 March ........................: 92,796 97,334 4.9 265,442 274,786 3.5 April ........................: 91,527 95,901 4.8 356,969 370,687 3.8 May ..........................: 93,097 94,919 2.0 450,066 465,606 3.5 June .........................: 93,713 97,069 3.6 543,779 562,675 3.5 July .........................: 97,841 99,539 1.7 641,620 662,214 3.2 August .......................: 92,635 97,226 5.0 734,255 759,440 3.4 September ....................: 94,882 95,016 0.1 829,137 854,456 3.1 October ......................: 89,840 93,512 4.1 918,977 947,968 3.2 November .....................: 86,913 1,005,890 December .....................: 92,846 1,098,736 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 42,602 40,161 -5.7 42,602 40,161 -5.7 February .....................: 39,780 36,064 -9.3 82,382 76,225 -7.5 March ........................: 41,851 42,338 1.2 124,233 118,563 -4.6 April ........................: 39,030 42,890 9.9 163,263 161,453 -1.1 May ..........................: 39,349 42,774 8.7 202,612 204,227 0.8 June .........................: 38,036 40,751 7.1 240,648 244,978 1.8 July .........................: 38,437 42,040 9.4 279,085 287,018 2.8 August .......................: 35,665 38,106 6.8 314,750 325,124 3.3 September ....................: 36,745 38,891 5.8 351,495 364,015 3.6 October ......................: 38,060 40,906 7.5 389,555 404,921 3.9 November .....................: 39,268 428,823 December .....................: 39,053 467,876 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 25,636 23,743 -7.4 25,636 23,743 -7.4 February ...................: 26,945 26,208 -2.7 52,581 49,951 -5.0 March ......................: 29,154 28,381 -2.7 81,735 78,332 -4.2 April ......................: 27,052 25,568 -5.5 108,787 103,900 -4.5 May ........................: 28,946 29,071 0.4 137,733 132,971 -3.5 June .......................: 28,335 27,754 -2.1 166,068 160,725 -3.2 July .......................: 27,163 27,774 2.2 193,231 188,499 -2.4 August .....................: 29,684 30,295 2.1 222,915 218,794 -1.8 September ..................: 27,782 26,976 -2.9 250,697 245,770 -2.0 October ....................: 26,901 27,934 3.8 277,598 273,704 -1.4 November ...................: 26,041 303,639 December ...................: 25,805 329,444 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 30,270 26,988 -10.8 30,270 26,988 -10.8 February ...................: 30,311 28,297 -6.6 60,581 55,285 -8.7 March ......................: 34,486 30,809 -10.7 95,067 86,094 -9.4 April ......................: 30,326 29,731 -2.0 125,393 115,825 -7.6 May ........................: 32,490 31,324 -3.6 157,883 147,149 -6.8 June .......................: 30,751 27,804 -9.6 188,634 174,953 -7.3 July .......................: 30,359 28,068 -7.5 218,993 203,021 -7.3 August .....................: 32,260 31,571 -2.1 251,253 234,592 -6.6 September ..................: 30,566 27,553 -9.9 281,819 262,145 -7.0 October ....................: 29,954 30,319 1.2 311,773 292,464 -6.2 November ...................: 28,456 340,229 December ...................: 27,586 367,815 : Sour cream : January ....................: 106,503 111,173 4.4 106,503 111,173 4.4 February ...................: 106,171 100,873 -5.0 212,674 212,046 -0.3 March ......................: 115,470 115,459 - 328,144 327,505 -0.2 April ......................: 100,460 108,816 8.3 428,604 436,321 1.8 May ........................: 113,737 118,460 4.2 542,341 554,781 2.3 June .......................: 117,910 117,623 -0.2 660,251 672,404 1.8 July .......................: 103,526 107,802 4.1 763,777 780,206 2.2 August .....................: 114,546 117,657 2.7 878,323 897,863 2.2 September ..................: 108,619 108,089 -0.5 986,942 1,005,952 1.9 October ....................: 123,458 125,265 1.5 1,110,400 1,131,217 1.9 November ...................: 133,291 1,243,691 December ...................: 129,367 1,373,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 59,344 57,108 -3.8 59,344 57,108 -3.8 February ...................: 61,786 58,971 -4.6 121,130 116,079 -4.2 March ......................: 72,870 75,411 3.5 194,000 191,490 -1.3 April ......................: 73,116 69,572 -4.8 267,116 261,062 -2.3 May ........................: 72,760 72,703 -0.1 339,876 333,765 -1.8 June .......................: 77,004 75,426 -2.0 416,880 409,191 -1.8 July .......................: 71,837 70,705 -1.6 488,717 479,896 -1.8 August .....................: 73,038 73,477 0.6 561,755 553,373 -1.5 September ..................: 63,570 60,924 -4.2 625,325 614,297 -1.8 October ....................: 59,850 58,383 -2.5 685,175 672,680 -1.8 November ...................: 51,941 737,116 December ...................: 49,731 786,847 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 29,641 28,935 -2.4 29,641 28,935 -2.4 February ...................: 32,454 34,035 4.9 62,095 62,970 1.4 March ......................: 40,693 41,263 1.4 102,788 104,233 1.4 April ......................: 40,257 39,010 -3.1 143,045 143,243 0.1 May ........................: 40,406 43,609 7.9 183,451 186,852 1.9 June .......................: 43,003 44,929 4.5 226,454 231,781 2.4 July .......................: 41,076 42,299 3.0 267,530 274,080 2.4 August .....................: 43,730 43,250 -1.1 311,260 317,330 2.0 September ..................: 35,310 32,551 -7.8 346,570 349,881 1.0 October ....................: 32,352 31,705 -2.0 378,922 381,586 0.7 November ...................: 28,279 407,201 December ...................: 28,118 435,319 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,443 3,024 23.8 2,443 3,024 23.8 February ...................: 3,196 2,710 -15.2 5,639 5,734 1.7 March ......................: 3,724 3,530 -5.2 9,363 9,264 -1.1 April ......................: 3,694 3,463 -6.3 13,057 12,727 -2.5 May ........................: 3,545 3,290 -7.2 16,602 16,017 -3.5 June .......................: 3,672 3,582 -2.5 20,274 19,599 -3.3 July .......................: 3,136 2,978 -5.0 23,410 22,577 -3.6 August .....................: 3,109 3,483 12.0 26,519 26,060 -1.7 September ..................: 3,368 3,192 -5.2 29,887 29,252 -2.1 October ....................: 2,584 2,293 -11.3 32,471 31,545 -2.9 November ...................: 1,939 34,410 December ...................: 2,154 36,564 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 379,223 374,817 -1.2 379,223 374,817 -1.2 February ...................: 376,949 363,051 -3.7 756,172 737,868 -2.4 March ......................: 400,584 399,565 -0.3 1,156,756 1,137,433 -1.7 April ......................: 373,054 368,594 -1.2 1,529,810 1,506,027 -1.6 May ........................: 364,164 374,375 2.8 1,893,974 1,880,402 -0.7 June .......................: 378,544 369,950 -2.3 2,272,518 2,250,352 -1.0 July .......................: 341,666 342,213 0.2 2,614,184 2,592,565 -0.8 August .....................: 399,394 388,659 -2.7 3,013,578 2,981,224 -1.1 September ..................: 411,003 386,285 -6.0 3,424,581 3,367,509 -1.7 October ....................: 361,120 351,876 -2.6 3,785,701 3,719,385 -1.8 November ...................: 310,983 4,096,684 December ...................: 359,135 4,455,819 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,065 4,817 -4.9 5,065 4,817 -4.9 February ...................: 5,802 5,124 -11.7 10,867 9,941 -8.5 March ......................: 7,204 7,459 3.5 18,071 17,400 -3.7 April ......................: 6,279 6,820 8.6 24,350 24,220 -0.5 May ........................: 6,321 6,056 -4.2 30,671 30,276 -1.3 June .......................: 6,404 6,057 -5.4 37,075 36,333 -2.0 July .......................: 5,676 5,475 -3.5 42,751 41,808 -2.2 August .....................: 5,675 5,503 -3.0 48,426 47,311 -2.3 September ..................: 5,074 4,899 -3.4 53,500 52,210 -2.4 October ....................: 4,550 4,555 0.1 58,050 56,765 -2.2 November ...................: 4,238 62,288 December ...................: 4,638 66,926 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 213,442 193,986 211,980 -0.7 9.3 Idaho ..........: 83,883 80,551 85,007 1.3 5.5 Illinois .......: 7,033 7,653 7,090 0.8 -7.4 Iowa ...........: 23,942 18,778 22,367 -6.6 19.1 Minnesota ......: 53,477 55,798 59,167 10.6 6.0 New Jersey .....: 5,345 5,104 5,158 -3.5 1.1 New Mexico .....: 62,991 60,493 64,078 1.7 5.9 New York .......: 76,639 78,168 76,589 -0.1 -2.0 Ohio ...........: 18,001 18,010 19,443 8.0 8.0 Pennsylvania ...: 34,834 33,181 34,270 -1.6 3.3 South Dakota ...: 24,962 23,925 24,061 -3.6 0.6 Vermont ........: 11,295 11,985 11,455 1.4 -4.4 Wisconsin ......: 279,732 271,536 287,525 2.8 5.9 : Other States 1/ : 152,543 154,173 157,576 3.3 2.2 : United States ..: 1,048,119 1,013,341 1,065,766 1.7 5.2 : Atlantic .......: 135,173 136,194 134,920 -0.2 -0.9 Central ........: 473,405 462,222 484,408 2.3 4.8 West ...........: 439,541 414,925 446,438 1.6 7.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 54,023 49,159 52,469 -2.9 6.7 Idaho ..........: 50,406 47,294 55,855 10.8 18.1 Iowa ...........: 15,667 11,920 12,058 -23.0 1.2 New York .......: 10,688 10,273 10,687 - 4.0 Oregon .........: 16,742 16,786 18,125 8.3 8.0 Pennsylvania ...: 79 92 117 48.1 27.2 Wisconsin ......: 79,408 78,003 84,000 5.8 7.7 : Other States 1/ : 174,668 180,365 184,253 5.5 2.2 : United States ..: 401,681 393,892 417,564 4.0 6.0 : Atlantic .......: 24,422 25,562 25,299 3.6 -1.0 Central ........: 196,273 194,882 205,115 4.5 5.3 West ...........: 180,986 173,448 187,150 3.4 7.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 27,851 29,721 28,109 0.9 -5.4 Idaho ..........: 39,837 38,283 42,090 5.7 9.9 Iowa ...........: 8,303 7,220 6,452 -22.3 -10.6 Minnesota ......: 40,190 44,318 46,631 16.0 5.2 Vermont ........: 7,875 8,312 7,972 1.2 -4.1 Wisconsin ......: 54,080 52,074 57,200 5.8 9.8 : Other States 1/ : 104,504 102,074 105,839 1.3 3.7 : United States ..: 282,640 282,002 294,293 4.1 4.4 : Atlantic .......: 23,428 24,003 23,954 2.2 -0.2 Central ........: 131,338 134,598 142,388 8.4 5.8 West ...........: 127,874 123,401 127,951 0.1 3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 137,642 123,775 133,398 -3.1 7.8 Idaho ..........: 26,321 26,549 22,338 -15.1 -15.9 New York .......: 34,179 31,019 34,178 - 10.2 Pennsylvania ...: 19,530 19,639 19,656 0.6 0.1 Wisconsin ......: 138,422 141,535 145,256 4.9 2.6 : Other States 1/ : 91,248 91,053 100,394 10.0 10.3 : United States ..: 447,342 433,570 455,220 1.8 5.0 : Atlantic .......: 58,808 55,468 58,918 0.2 6.2 Central ........: 178,924 179,944 188,852 5.5 5.0 West ...........: 209,610 198,158 207,450 -1.0 4.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 125,146 112,836 121,080 -3.2 7.3 Idaho ..........: 24,700 25,404 20,985 -15.0 -17.4 New York .......: 17,420 15,505 17,418 - 12.3 Pennsylvania ...: 16,496 16,809 16,532 0.2 -1.6 Wisconsin ......: 90,021 92,247 94,100 4.5 2.0 : Other States 1/ : 70,928 70,894 77,866 9.8 9.8 : United States ..: 344,711 333,695 347,981 0.9 4.3 : Atlantic .......: 36,167 34,645 36,346 0.5 4.9 Central ........: 114,808 114,656 119,348 4.0 4.1 West ...........: 193,736 184,394 192,287 -0.7 4.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 42,246 36,099 43,780 3.6 21.3 New York .......: 2,221 1,870 2,221 - 18.8 Pennsylvania ...: 7,539 6,371 6,855 -9.1 7.6 : Other States 1/ : 87,843 90,017 90,618 3.2 0.7 : United States ..: 139,849 134,357 143,474 2.6 6.8 : Atlantic .......: 13,649 12,649 14,477 6.1 14.5 Central ........: 56,390 59,566 58,210 3.2 -2.3 West ...........: 69,810 62,142 70,787 1.4 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 43,891 37,040 53,005 20.8 43.1 Pennsylvania ...: 16,572 13,034 14,505 -12.5 11.3 : Other States 1/ : 79,588 83,411 81,659 2.6 -2.1 : United States ..: 140,051 133,485 149,169 6.5 11.7 : Atlantic .......: 28,369 22,113 24,637 -13.2 11.4 Central ........: 28,671 26,341 24,138 -15.8 -8.4 West ...........: 83,011 85,031 100,394 20.9 18.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,745 12,206 11,771 -7.6 -3.6 Wisconsin ......: 25,925 29,436 26,706 3.0 -9.3 : Other States 1/ : 42,942 47,926 40,585 -5.5 -15.3 : United States ..: 81,612 89,568 79,062 -3.1 -11.7 : Atlantic .......: 20,780 20,644 20,252 -2.5 -1.9 Central ........: 36,570 39,969 38,357 4.9 -4.0 West ...........: 24,262 28,955 20,453 -15.7 -29.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: October 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : October :September : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 8,040 8,244 6,596 -18.0 -20.0 Connecticut ........: 1,019 740 824 -19.1 11.4 Missouri ...........: 2,183 2,317 2,529 15.8 9.1 Ohio ...............: 2,240 1,998 2,136 -4.6 6.9 Oregon .............: 1,034 988 1,096 6.0 10.9 Pennsylvania .......: 3,676 3,332 3,479 -5.4 4.4 Wisconsin ..........: 1,162 1,485 961 -17.3 -35.3 : Other States 1/ ....: 40,496 41,820 40,762 0.7 -2.5 : United States ......: 59,850 60,924 58,383 -2.5 -4.2 : Atlantic ...........: 13,964 13,942 14,022 0.4 0.6 Central ............: 32,597 33,815 32,724 0.4 -3.2 West ...............: 13,289 13,167 11,637 -12.4 -11.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2016, there were 1,272 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... 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