Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released June 4, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2018 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.07 billion pounds, 0.9 percent above April 2017 but 3.7 percent below March 2018. Italian type cheese production totaled 452 million pounds, 0.8 percent above April 2017 but 6.2 percent below March 2018. American type cheese production totaled 441 million pounds, 1.4 percent above April 2017 but 0.6 percent below March 2018. Butter production was 175 million pounds, 8.3 percent above April 2017 but 3.7 percent below March 2018. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with April 2017) Nonfat dry milk, human - 166 million pounds, down 3.8 percent. Skim milk powder - 49.3 million pounds, down 1.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with April 2017) Dry whey, total - 85.3 million pounds, up 0.7 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 93.9 million pounds, down 2.5 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.7 million pounds, down 3.3 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with April 2017) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 63.6 million gallons, down 8.8 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 39.8 million gallons, down 3.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.65 million gallons, down 3.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.57 million gallons, down 12.8 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2017 and 2018............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2017 and 2018..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2017 and 2018.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 161,956 182,046 175,331 8.3 -3.7 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 434,657 443,491 440,848 1.4 -0.6 Cheddar ............................: 329,671 321,144 318,156 -3.5 -0.9 Other American types ...............: 104,986 122,347 122,692 16.9 0.3 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,877 8,264 7,898 0.3 -4.4 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,418 15,269 15,775 -3.9 3.3 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 71,754 74,054 71,357 -0.6 -3.6 Feta .................................: 11,216 11,298 11,147 -0.6 -1.3 Gouda ................................: 5,096 6,111 4,703 -7.7 -23.0 Hispanic .............................: 23,730 25,725 23,446 -1.2 -8.9 Italian types ........................: 447,937 481,404 451,559 0.8 -6.2 Mozzarella .........................: 347,399 371,264 351,061 1.1 -5.4 Parmesan ...........................: 38,243 41,082 37,781 -1.2 -8.0 Provolone ..........................: 33,023 34,022 34,319 3.9 0.9 Ricotta ............................: 17,632 23,208 17,749 0.7 -23.5 Romano .............................: 4,974 5,368 4,683 -5.9 -12.8 Other Italian types ................: 6,666 6,460 5,966 -10.5 -7.6 Swiss ................................: 26,383 28,912 27,602 4.6 -4.5 All other types ......................: 12,780 13,861 13,348 4.4 -3.7 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,057,848 1,108,389 1,067,683 0.9 -3.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 32,599 35,261 32,511 -0.3 -7.8 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 25,942 32,696 29,052 12.0 -11.1 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 29,610 31,348 29,947 1.1 -4.5 : Sour cream .............................: 109,615 116,393 111,982 2.2 -3.8 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 375,287 390,586 358,686 -4.4 -8.2 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 69,711 64,388 63,578 -8.8 -1.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,489 20,740 20,621 5.8 -0.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 21,804 20,528 19,203 -11.9 -6.5 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 41,293 41,268 39,824 -3.6 -3.5 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 722 854 584 -19.1 -31.6 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,788 3,292 3,654 -3.5 11.0 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,391 6,583 5,574 -12.8 -15.3 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,501 1,994 1,826 -27.0 -8.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 675 773 533 -21.0 -31.0 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 2,225 1,957 2,273 2.2 16.1 Water and juice ices .................: 5,947 6,667 6,497 9.2 -2.5 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,157 38,241 39,217 -7.0 2.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 22,729 23,208 22,352 -1.7 -3.7 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 578 782 559 -3.3 -28.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,518 2,150 2,449 -2.7 13.9 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,354 3,268 3,010 -10.3 -7.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, 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. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,529 7,018 6,649 -30.2 -5.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 82,987 89,136 84,088 1.3 -5.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,653 1,517 1,162 -29.7 -23.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 84,640 90,653 85,250 0.7 -6.0 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,384 2,401 2,258 -5.3 -6.0 Animal ...............................: 2,885 2,753 3,146 9.0 14.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 41,519 43,763 40,328 -2.9 -7.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 543 1,169 347 -36.1 -70.3 Total 2/ .............................: 42,062 44,932 40,675 -3.3 -9.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,450 14,917 14,571 -11.4 -2.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,612 30,015 26,104 1.9 -13.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,415 10,444 10,027 6.5 -4.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,265 99,650 93,872 -2.5 -5.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 83,513 73,988 66,779 -20.0 -9.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,978 1,074 1,893 -4.3 76.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 85,491 75,062 68,672 -19.7 -8.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,871 4,389 4,568 -22.2 4.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 64,259 77,857 74,374 15.7 -4.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 855 1,075 789 -7.7 -26.6 Total 2/ .............................: 65,114 78,932 75,163 15.4 -4.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,976 23,758 23,059 -7.7 -2.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 40,138 55,174 52,104 29.8 -5.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 24,504 26,258 25,432 3.8 -3.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 116,204 116,087 110,888 -4.6 -4.5 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 37.9 14.2 15.0 -22.9 0.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 141,928 136,861 134,862 -5.0 -1.5 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,733 12,347 10,139 16.1 -17.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,098 1,019 1,338 21.9 31.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,069 21,876 14,240 101.4 -34.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 16,132 13,277 16,023 -0.7 20.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 172,821 178,694 166,293 -3.8 -6.9 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 50,206 42,055 49,316 -1.8 17.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 25,424 25,934 23,178 -8.8 -10.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,622 2,925 3,406 29.9 16.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 23,060 46,035 47,296 105.1 2.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 267,375 297,870 273,964 2.5 -8.0 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 137,302 165,779 191,499 39.5 15.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 February ...................: 957,650 985,969 3.0 2,021,882 2,082,489 3.0 March ......................:1,071,819 1,108,389 3.4 3,093,701 3,190,878 3.1 April ......................:1,057,848 1,067,683 0.9 4,151,549 4,258,561 2.6 May ........................:1,076,171 5,227,720 June .......................:1,045,875 6,273,595 July .......................:1,051,675 7,325,270 August .....................:1,046,041 8,371,311 September ..................:1,024,757 9,396,068 October ....................:1,086,865 10,482,933 November ...................:1,070,668 11,553,601 December ...................:1,105,490 12,659,091 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 434,627 433,670 -0.2 434,627 433,670 -0.2 February ...................: 390,314 397,364 1.8 824,941 831,034 0.7 March ......................: 429,558 443,491 3.2 1,254,499 1,274,525 1.6 April ......................: 434,657 440,848 1.4 1,689,156 1,715,373 1.6 May ........................: 443,083 2,132,239 June .......................: 419,260 2,551,499 July .......................: 414,495 2,965,994 August .....................: 414,280 3,380,274 September ..................: 403,544 3,783,818 October ....................: 430,485 4,214,303 November ...................: 413,714 4,628,017 December ...................: 443,974 5,071,991 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 327,328 318,254 -2.8 327,328 318,254 -2.8 February ...................: 291,508 293,255 0.6 618,836 611,509 -1.2 March ......................: 323,442 321,144 -0.7 942,278 932,653 -1.0 April ......................: 329,671 318,156 -3.5 1,271,949 1,250,809 -1.7 May ........................: 327,456 1,599,405 June .......................: 302,090 1,901,495 July .......................: 298,285 2,199,780 August .....................: 298,306 2,498,086 September ..................: 291,755 2,789,841 October ....................: 307,833 3,097,674 November ...................: 296,598 3,394,272 December ...................: 327,062 3,721,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 454,575 474,348 4.3 454,575 474,348 4.3 February ...................: 406,179 426,472 5.0 860,754 900,820 4.7 March ......................: 470,053 481,404 2.4 1,330,807 1,382,224 3.9 April ......................: 447,937 451,559 0.8 1,778,744 1,833,783 3.1 May ........................: 452,332 2,231,076 June .......................: 450,027 2,681,103 July .......................: 451,922 3,133,025 August .....................: 437,003 3,570,028 September ..................: 432,619 4,002,647 October ....................: 454,641 4,457,288 November ...................: 456,821 4,914,109 December ...................: 469,755 5,383,864 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,768 366,988 4.0 352,768 366,988 4.0 February ...................: 314,602 327,413 4.1 667,370 694,401 4.1 March ......................: 361,368 371,264 2.7 1,028,738 1,065,665 3.6 April ......................: 347,399 351,061 1.1 1,376,137 1,416,726 2.9 May ........................: 350,530 1,726,667 June .......................: 349,363 2,076,030 July .......................: 352,014 2,428,044 August .....................: 335,867 2,763,911 September ..................: 332,180 3,096,091 October ....................: 347,688 3,443,779 November ...................: 351,511 3,795,290 December ...................: 365,309 4,160,599 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,600 5,549 -15.9 6,600 5,549 -15.9 February ...................: 6,498 5,680 -12.6 13,098 11,229 -14.3 March ......................: 7,614 6,460 -15.2 20,712 17,689 -14.6 April ......................: 6,666 5,966 -10.5 27,378 23,655 -13.6 May ........................: 6,556 33,934 June .......................: 7,009 40,943 July .......................: 6,055 46,998 August .....................: 5,634 52,632 September ..................: 6,747 59,379 October ....................: 6,271 65,650 November ...................: 7,247 72,897 December ...................: 6,351 79,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 178,060 182,088 2.3 178,060 182,088 2.3 February ...................: 161,013 170,116 5.7 339,073 352,204 3.9 March ......................: 177,021 182,046 2.8 516,094 534,250 3.5 April ......................: 161,956 175,331 8.3 678,050 709,581 4.7 May ........................: 163,397 841,447 June .......................: 139,200 980,647 July .......................: 135,625 1,116,272 August .....................: 131,152 1,247,424 September ..................: 134,552 1,381,976 October ....................: 144,671 1,526,647 November ...................: 149,721 1,676,368 December ...................: 171,105 1,847,473 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 153,848 160,301 4.2 153,848 160,301 4.2 February ...................: 143,231 157,833 10.2 297,079 318,134 7.1 March ......................: 160,916 178,694 11.0 457,995 496,828 8.5 April ......................: 172,821 166,293 -3.8 630,816 663,121 5.1 May ........................: 167,910 798,726 June .......................: 162,814 961,540 July .......................: 151,825 1,113,365 August .....................: 136,753 1,250,118 September ..................: 134,572 1,384,690 October ....................: 145,008 1,529,698 November ...................: 141,440 1,671,138 December ...................: 164,014 1,835,152 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 55,590 45,753 -17.7 55,590 45,753 -17.7 February ...................: 41,391 37,666 -9.0 96,981 83,419 -14.0 March ......................: 52,693 42,055 -20.2 149,674 125,474 -16.2 April ......................: 50,206 49,316 -1.8 199,880 174,790 -12.6 May ........................: 51,012 250,892 June .......................: 39,515 290,407 July .......................: 47,842 338,249 August .....................: 44,813 383,062 September ..................: 29,102 412,164 October ....................: 25,965 438,129 November ...................: 41,609 479,738 December ...................: 49,895 529,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,255 90,319 9.8 82,255 90,319 9.8 February .....................: 77,895 89,599 15.0 160,150 179,918 12.3 March ........................: 86,689 90,653 4.6 246,839 270,571 9.6 April ........................: 84,640 85,250 0.7 331,479 355,821 7.3 May ..........................: 82,950 414,429 June .........................: 88,064 502,493 July .........................: 100,402 602,895 August .......................: 94,276 697,171 September ....................: 91,302 788,473 October ......................: 80,750 869,223 November .....................: 81,657 950,880 December .....................: 86,024 1,036,904 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 92,320 94,834 2.7 92,320 94,834 2.7 February .....................: 84,386 86,294 2.3 176,706 181,128 2.5 March ........................: 95,317 99,650 4.5 272,023 280,778 3.2 April ........................: 96,265 93,872 -2.5 368,288 374,650 1.7 May ..........................: 93,634 461,922 June .........................: 96,082 558,004 July .........................: 98,117 656,121 August .......................: 96,679 752,800 September ....................: 94,903 847,703 October ......................: 93,098 940,801 November .....................: 86,105 1,026,906 December .....................: 97,251 1,124,157 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 40,329 43,461 7.8 40,329 43,461 7.8 February .....................: 36,110 39,391 9.1 76,439 82,852 8.4 March ........................: 42,354 44,932 6.1 118,793 127,784 7.6 April ........................: 42,062 40,675 -3.3 160,855 168,459 4.7 May ..........................: 41,612 202,467 June .........................: 40,297 242,764 July .........................: 41,192 283,956 August .......................: 38,339 322,295 September ....................: 38,720 361,015 October ......................: 40,796 401,811 November .....................: 40,551 442,362 December .....................: 41,914 484,276 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,122 25,546 -2.2 26,122 25,546 -2.2 February ...................: 25,698 26,932 4.8 51,820 52,478 1.3 March ......................: 29,010 32,696 12.7 80,830 85,174 5.4 April ......................: 25,942 29,052 12.0 106,772 114,226 7.0 May ........................: 29,538 136,310 June .......................: 27,626 163,936 July .......................: 28,007 191,943 August .....................: 30,434 222,377 September ..................: 27,146 249,523 October ....................: 28,829 278,352 November ...................: 26,066 304,418 December ...................: 26,066 330,484 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,655 26,867 -6.2 28,655 26,867 -6.2 February ...................: 28,142 27,567 -2.0 56,797 54,434 -4.2 March ......................: 30,711 31,348 2.1 87,508 85,782 -2.0 April ......................: 29,610 29,947 1.1 117,118 115,729 -1.2 May ........................: 31,746 148,864 June .......................: 27,924 176,788 July .......................: 28,450 205,238 August .....................: 31,370 236,608 September ..................: 27,396 264,004 October ....................: 29,205 293,209 November ...................: 26,060 319,269 December ...................: 25,152 344,421 : Sour cream : January ....................: 113,967 118,603 4.1 113,967 118,603 4.1 February ...................: 99,700 98,994 -0.7 213,667 217,597 1.8 March ......................: 115,648 116,393 0.6 329,315 333,990 1.4 April ......................: 109,615 111,982 2.2 438,930 445,972 1.6 May ........................: 118,884 557,814 June .......................: 117,764 675,578 July .......................: 107,401 782,979 August .....................: 118,709 901,688 September ..................: 108,314 1,010,002 October ....................: 126,023 1,136,025 November ...................: 129,312 1,265,337 December ...................: 121,812 1,387,149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,500 54,718 -3.2 56,500 54,718 -3.2 February ...................: 58,988 55,411 -6.1 115,488 110,129 -4.6 March ......................: 74,168 64,388 -13.2 189,656 174,517 -8.0 April ......................: 69,711 63,578 -8.8 259,367 238,095 -8.2 May ........................: 72,167 331,534 June .......................: 74,788 406,322 July .......................: 69,394 475,716 August .....................: 73,596 549,312 September ..................: 60,596 609,908 October ....................: 56,616 666,524 November ...................: 49,618 716,142 December ...................: 46,520 762,662 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,934 31,241 -2.2 31,934 31,241 -2.2 February ...................: 38,363 33,849 -11.8 70,297 65,090 -7.4 March ......................: 44,189 41,268 -6.6 114,486 106,358 -7.1 April ......................: 41,293 39,824 -3.6 155,779 146,182 -6.2 May ........................: 45,772 201,551 June .......................: 45,860 247,411 July .......................: 42,769 290,180 August .....................: 43,344 333,524 September ..................: 35,226 368,750 October ....................: 34,566 403,316 November ...................: 27,946 431,262 December ...................: 28,552 459,814 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,295 2,975 -9.7 3,295 2,975 -9.7 February ...................: 3,005 2,995 -0.3 6,300 5,970 -5.2 March ......................: 3,770 3,292 -12.7 10,070 9,262 -8.0 April ......................: 3,788 3,654 -3.5 13,858 12,916 -6.8 May ........................: 3,582 17,440 June .......................: 3,819 21,259 July .......................: 3,319 24,578 August .....................: 3,697 28,275 September ..................: 3,282 31,557 October ....................: 2,542 34,099 November ...................: 2,352 36,451 December ...................: 2,181 38,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 381,750 365,342 -4.3 381,750 365,342 -4.3 February ...................: 369,841 375,716 1.6 751,591 741,058 -1.4 March ......................: 411,605 390,586 -5.1 1,163,196 1,131,644 -2.7 April ......................: 375,287 358,686 -4.4 1,538,483 1,490,330 -3.1 May ........................: 385,257 1,923,740 June .......................: 376,335 2,300,075 July .......................: 349,529 2,649,604 August .....................: 396,182 3,045,786 September ..................: 393,654 3,439,440 October ....................: 368,558 3,807,998 November ...................: 317,564 4,125,562 December ...................: 352,746 4,478,308 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,299 4,617 -12.9 5,299 4,617 -12.9 February ...................: 5,424 4,624 -14.7 10,723 9,241 -13.8 March ......................: 6,912 6,583 -4.8 17,635 15,824 -10.3 April ......................: 6,391 5,574 -12.8 24,026 21,398 -10.9 May ........................: 5,771 29,797 June .......................: 5,609 35,406 July .......................: 5,192 40,598 August .....................: 5,653 46,251 September ..................: 4,557 50,808 October ....................: 4,152 54,960 November ...................: 4,070 59,030 December ...................: 3,514 62,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, 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: April 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 210,455 215,738 210,677 0.1 -2.3 Idaho ..........: 89,328 86,104 86,006 -3.7 -0.1 Illinois .......: 6,533 7,349 6,766 3.6 -7.9 Iowa ...........: 23,168 24,076 24,738 6.8 2.7 Minnesota ......: 59,844 63,393 61,364 2.5 -3.2 New Jersey .....: 4,877 5,552 4,586 -6.0 -17.4 New Mexico .....: 64,331 76,063 73,801 14.7 -3.0 Ohio ...........: 17,869 20,122 19,032 6.5 -5.4 Oregon .........: 17,155 17,167 17,669 3.0 2.9 Pennsylvania ...: 34,847 37,253 35,486 1.8 -4.7 South Dakota ...: 23,514 25,406 24,012 2.1 -5.5 Vermont ........: 11,571 12,020 12,330 6.6 2.6 Wisconsin ......: 279,943 290,226 277,919 -0.7 -4.2 : Other States 1/ : 214,413 227,920 213,297 -0.5 -6.4 : United States ..: 1,057,848 1,108,389 1,067,683 0.9 -3.7 : Atlantic .......: 125,883 139,672 124,908 -0.8 -10.6 Central ........: 486,884 506,170 487,679 0.2 -3.7 West ...........: 445,081 462,547 455,096 2.3 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,243 54,775 52,790 3.0 -3.6 Idaho ..........: 58,058 52,554 56,075 -3.4 6.7 Iowa ...........: 13,710 12,784 14,555 6.2 13.9 Oregon .........: 17,082 17,094 17,595 3.0 2.9 Wisconsin ......: 87,344 88,783 85,600 -2.0 -3.6 : Other States 1/ : 207,220 217,501 214,233 3.4 -1.5 : United States ..: 434,657 443,491 440,848 1.4 -0.6 : Atlantic .......: 26,954 28,749 28,033 4.0 -2.5 Central ........: 220,206 219,904 217,710 -1.1 -1.0 West ...........: 187,497 194,838 195,105 4.1 0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 29,808 26,787 23,830 -20.1 -11.0 Idaho ..........: 49,023 42,244 46,342 -5.5 9.7 Iowa ...........: 9,054 8,306 8,771 -3.1 5.6 Minnesota ......: 46,643 48,452 47,228 1.3 -2.5 Oregon .........: 14,729 13,454 15,202 3.2 13.0 Vermont ........: 8,371 8,755 8,786 5.0 0.4 Wisconsin ......: 61,629 64,055 62,200 0.9 -2.9 : Other States 1/ : 110,414 109,091 105,797 -4.2 -3.0 : United States ..: 329,671 321,144 318,156 -3.5 -0.9 : Atlantic .......: 25,870 27,542 27,003 4.4 -2.0 Central ........: 161,985 160,971 158,032 -2.4 -1.8 West ...........: 141,816 132,631 133,121 -6.1 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 138,306 138,294 138,332 - - Idaho ..........: 24,597 28,091 23,602 -4.0 -16.0 Pennsylvania ...: 20,954 22,883 21,665 3.4 -5.3 Wisconsin ......: 137,154 149,911 140,447 2.4 -6.3 : Other States 1/ : 126,926 142,225 127,513 0.5 -10.3 : United States ..: 447,937 481,404 451,559 0.8 -6.2 : Atlantic .......: 55,015 61,723 52,208 -5.1 -15.4 Central ........: 178,024 198,203 184,039 3.4 -7.1 West ...........: 214,898 221,478 215,312 0.2 -2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: April 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 124,453 126,392 124,366 -0.1 -1.6 Idaho ..........: 23,568 27,198 22,688 -3.7 -16.6 Pennsylvania ...: 18,310 19,591 19,111 4.4 -2.5 Wisconsin ......: 89,473 98,072 92,500 3.4 -5.7 : Other States 1/ : 91,595 100,011 92,396 0.9 -7.6 : United States ..: 347,399 371,264 351,061 1.1 -5.4 : Atlantic .......: 36,737 39,371 34,033 -7.4 -13.6 Central ........: 112,443 125,166 118,232 5.1 -5.5 West ...........: 198,219 206,727 198,796 0.3 -3.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: April 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 48,027 59,004 53,467 11.3 -9.4 Pennsylvania ...: 8,297 8,055 8,582 3.4 6.5 : Other States 1/ : 105,632 114,987 113,282 7.2 -1.5 : United States ..: 161,956 182,046 175,331 8.3 -3.7 : Atlantic .......: 18,374 19,392 19,052 3.7 -1.8 Central ........: 67,863 71,518 73,690 8.6 3.0 West ...........: 75,719 91,136 82,589 9.1 -9.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 56,497 69,665 53,289 -5.7 -23.5 Pennsylvania ...: 18,379 18,041 18,681 1.6 3.5 : Other States 1/ : 97,945 90,988 94,323 -3.7 3.7 : United States ..: 172,821 178,694 166,293 -3.8 -6.9 : Atlantic .......: 37,393 36,128 37,670 0.7 4.3 Central ........: 33,034 26,969 33,846 2.5 25.5 West ...........: 102,394 115,597 94,777 -7.4 -18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 29,590 32,666 29,501 -0.3 -9.7 : Other States 1/ : 53,397 56,470 54,587 2.2 -3.3 : United States ..: 82,987 89,136 84,088 1.3 -5.7 : Atlantic .......: 22,191 21,922 22,354 0.7 2.0 Central ........: 41,680 45,747 41,191 -1.2 -10.0 West ...........: 19,116 21,467 20,543 7.5 -4.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : April : March : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 10,201 6,481 5,601 -45.1 -13.6 Connecticut ........: 1,081 1,254 1,087 0.6 -13.3 Missouri ...........: 2,977 3,906 3,295 10.7 -15.6 Ohio ...............: 2,142 2,232 2,529 18.1 13.3 Oregon .............: 1,095 1,192 1,355 23.7 13.7 Pennsylvania .......: 3,157 3,223 3,321 5.2 3.0 Tennessee ..........: 2,603 2,200 1,603 -38.4 -27.1 Utah ...............: 2,728 2,807 2,768 1.5 -1.4 : Other States 1/ ....: 43,727 41,093 42,019 -3.9 2.3 : United States ......: 69,711 64,388 63,578 -8.8 -1.3 : Atlantic ...........: 13,637 15,125 14,938 9.5 -1.2 Central ............: 39,959 36,745 36,780 -8.0 0.1 West ...............: 16,115 12,518 11,860 -26.4 -5.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. 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 2017, there were 1,306 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 ...... (202) 720-3240 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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