Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 14, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2019 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.10 billion pounds, 0.4 percent above January 2018 and 0.7 percent above December 2018. Italian type cheese production totaled 481 million pounds, 1.3 percent above January 2018 and 0.3 percent above December 2018. American type cheese production totaled 439 million pounds, 1.2 percent above January 2018 and 3.2 percent above December 2018. Butter production was 190 million pounds, 4.2 percent above January 2018 and 10.4 percent above December 2018. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with January 2018) Nonfat dry milk, human - 173 million pounds, up 7.7 percent. Skim milk powder - 30.4 million pounds, down 33.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with January 2018) Dry whey, total - 81.2 million pounds, down 10.1 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 105 million pounds, up 10.9 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 52.2 million pounds, up 20.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with January 2018) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 53.0 million gallons, down 3.2 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 28.1 million gallons, down 10.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.47 million gallons, down 17.0 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.23 million gallons, down 8.5 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2018 and 2019............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2018 and 2019..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2018 and 2019.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 182,088 171,917 189,806 4.2 10.4 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 433,670 425,245 438,714 1.2 3.2 Cheddar ............................: 318,254 306,902 322,594 1.4 5.1 Other American types ...............: 115,416 118,343 116,120 0.6 -1.9 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,380 8,592 7,522 1.9 -12.5 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,580 14,835 17,987 15.4 21.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 84,978 82,034 75,438 -11.2 -8.0 Feta .................................: 9,890 8,469 9,751 -1.4 15.1 Gouda ................................: 5,072 4,115 5,535 9.1 34.5 Hispanic .............................: 22,884 29,118 23,368 2.1 -19.7 Italian types ........................: 474,348 479,405 480,742 1.3 0.3 Mozzarella .........................: 366,988 378,867 379,250 3.3 0.1 Parmesan ...........................: 41,446 37,719 38,820 -6.3 2.9 Provolone ..........................: 32,706 28,887 30,472 -6.8 5.5 Ricotta ............................: 22,985 22,036 21,582 -6.1 -2.1 Romano .............................: 4,674 5,478 3,868 -17.2 -29.4 Other Italian types ................: 5,549 6,418 6,750 21.6 5.2 Swiss ................................: 28,335 27,890 29,568 4.4 6.0 All other types ......................: 14,383 13,267 11,833 -17.7 -10.8 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,096,520 1,092,970 1,100,458 0.4 0.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,379 27,320 32,575 7.2 19.2 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 25,546 24,504 28,322 10.9 15.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,867 22,906 28,071 4.5 22.5 : Sour cream .............................: 118,603 127,100 121,604 2.5 -4.3 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 365,342 345,725 384,097 5.1 11.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 54,718 43,687 52,994 -3.2 21.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,740 13,541 15,398 -2.2 13.7 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 15,501 13,060 12,658 -18.3 -3.1 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 31,241 26,601 28,056 -10.2 5.5 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 728 256 533 -26.8 108.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,975 2,269 2,469 -17.0 8.8 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,617 3,466 4,225 -8.5 21.9 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,847 1,218 1,562 -15.4 28.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 363 249 256 -29.5 2.8 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 2,008 1,113 1,821 -9.3 63.6 Water and juice ices .................: 4,070 2,897 2,886 -29.1 -0.4 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 31,839 24,996 34,726 9.1 38.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 17,566 14,947 15,684 -10.7 4.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 518 348 614 18.5 76.4 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,776 1,419 1,601 -9.9 12.8 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,377 2,062 2,133 -10.3 3.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 6,733 8,023 7,946 18.0 -1.0 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 88,087 73,196 79,703 -9.5 8.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,232 1,309 1,499 -32.8 14.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 90,319 74,505 81,202 -10.1 9.0 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,895 1,800 1,837 -3.1 2.1 Animal ...............................: 3,042 2,571 3,321 9.2 29.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 43,183 40,199 50,682 17.4 26.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 278 652 1,476 430.9 126.4 Total 2/ .............................: 43,461 40,851 52,158 20.0 27.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,161 17,674 26,925 66.6 52.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,300 23,177 25,233 -7.6 8.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,578 10,685 10,764 12.4 0.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 94,834 106,138 105,214 10.9 -0.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 89,019 65,141 78,683 -11.6 20.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,199 997 706 -41.1 -29.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 90,218 66,138 79,389 -12.0 20.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,860 4,433 4,433 -8.8 - : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 85,207 64,314 72,932 -14.4 13.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 619 1,078 2,433 293.1 125.7 Total 2/ .............................: 85,826 65,392 75,365 -12.2 15.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,163 25,066 28,684 14.0 14.4 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 60,663 40,326 46,681 -23.0 15.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 28,171 23,363 22,699 -19.4 -2.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 126,343 105,245 109,233 -13.5 3.8 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 16.3 34.7 27.6 11.2 -7.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: January 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 119,029 94,160 117,889 -1.0 25.2 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 13,098 9,295 13,189 0.7 41.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 720 1,572 560 -22.2 -64.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,143 6,440 12,504 23.3 94.2 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 15,596 10,242 12,016 -23.0 17.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 160,301 142,741 172,647 7.7 21.0 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 45,753 50,801 30,406 -33.5 -40.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 25,068 19,141 20,713 -17.4 8.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,425 3,887 3,930 62.1 1.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 34,090 16,836 17,952 -47.3 6.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 306,988 274,707 283,606 -7.6 3.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 137,444 170,000 152,810 11.2 -10.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2018 and 2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,096,520 1,100,458 0.4 1,096,520 1,100,458 0.4 February ...................: 985,969 2,082,489 March ......................:1,108,389 3,190,878 April ......................:1,073,438 4,264,316 May ........................:1,084,611 5,348,927 June .......................:1,062,520 6,411,447 July .......................:1,082,772 7,494,219 August .....................:1,078,404 8,572,623 September ..................:1,054,470 9,627,093 October ....................:1,129,891 10,756,984 November ...................: 642,699 11,399,683 December ...................:1,092,970 12,492,653 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 433,670 438,714 1.2 433,670 438,714 1.2 February ...................: 397,364 831,034 March ......................: 443,491 1,274,525 April ......................: 443,257 1,717,782 May ........................: 443,503 2,161,285 June .......................: 429,895 2,591,180 July .......................: 440,653 3,031,833 August .....................: 426,427 3,458,260 September ..................: 417,313 3,875,573 October ....................: 438,187 4,313,760 November ...................: 250,206 4,563,966 December ...................: 425,245 4,989,211 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 318,254 322,594 1.4 318,254 322,594 1.4 February ...................: 293,255 611,509 March ......................: 321,144 932,653 April ......................: 318,849 1,251,502 May ........................: 319,684 1,571,186 June .......................: 313,351 1,884,537 July .......................: 326,370 2,210,907 August .....................: 303,563 2,514,470 September ..................: 290,846 2,805,316 October ....................: 307,510 3,112,826 November ...................: 169,636 3,282,462 December ...................: 306,902 3,589,364 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 474,348 480,742 1.3 474,348 480,742 1.3 February ...................: 426,472 900,820 March ......................: 481,404 1,382,224 April ......................: 455,198 1,837,422 May ........................: 457,691 2,295,113 June .......................: 449,219 2,744,332 July .......................: 463,547 3,207,879 August .....................: 455,993 3,663,872 September ..................: 450,871 4,114,743 October ....................: 474,764 4,589,507 November ...................: 272,736 4,862,243 December ...................: 479,405 5,341,648 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 366,988 379,250 3.3 366,988 379,250 3.3 February ...................: 327,413 694,401 March ......................: 371,264 1,065,665 April ......................: 353,725 1,419,390 May ........................: 357,591 1,776,981 June .......................: 353,869 2,130,850 July .......................: 367,215 2,498,065 August .....................: 358,177 2,856,242 September ..................: 358,006 3,214,248 October ....................: 373,332 3,587,580 November ...................: 232,938 3,820,518 December ...................: 378,867 4,199,385 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 5,549 6,750 21.6 5,549 6,750 21.6 February ...................: 5,680 11,229 March ......................: 6,460 17,689 April ......................: 5,869 23,558 May ........................: 6,584 30,142 June .......................: 6,423 36,565 July .......................: 6,041 42,606 August .....................: 6,171 48,777 September ..................: 6,757 55,534 October ....................: 6,261 61,795 November ...................: 380 62,175 December ...................: 6,418 68,593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 182,088 189,806 4.2 182,088 189,806 4.2 February ...................: 170,116 352,204 March ......................: 182,046 534,250 April ......................: 175,297 709,547 May ........................: 168,109 877,656 June .......................: 142,540 1,020,196 July .......................: 134,561 1,154,757 August .....................: 133,982 1,288,739 September ..................: 134,800 1,423,539 October ....................: 143,480 1,567,019 November ...................: 130,903 1,697,922 December ...................: 171,917 1,869,839 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 160,301 172,647 7.7 160,301 172,647 7.7 February ...................: 157,833 318,134 March ......................: 178,694 496,828 April ......................: 163,859 660,687 May ........................: 159,893 820,580 June .......................: 146,911 967,491 July .......................: 144,296 1,111,787 August .....................: 122,805 1,234,592 September ..................: 108,826 1,343,418 October ....................: 125,067 1,468,485 November ...................: 148,558 1,617,043 December ...................: 142,741 1,759,784 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 45,753 30,406 -33.5 45,753 30,406 -33.5 February ...................: 37,666 83,419 March ......................: 42,055 125,474 April ......................: 49,446 174,920 May ........................: 50,365 225,285 June .......................: 58,947 284,232 July .......................: 47,488 331,720 August .....................: 47,560 379,280 September ..................: 46,592 425,872 October ....................: 37,464 463,336 November ...................: 49,846 513,182 December ...................: 50,801 563,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 90,319 81,202 -10.1 90,319 81,202 -10.1 February .....................: 89,599 179,918 March ........................: 90,653 270,571 April ........................: 85,149 355,720 May ..........................: 85,521 441,241 June .........................: 87,803 529,044 July .........................: 92,595 621,639 August .......................: 78,954 700,593 September ....................: 71,228 771,821 October ......................: 86,967 858,788 November .....................: 52,596 911,384 December .....................: 74,505 985,889 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 94,834 105,214 10.9 94,834 105,214 10.9 February .....................: 86,294 181,128 March ........................: 99,650 280,778 April ........................: 94,011 374,789 May ..........................: 92,544 467,333 June .........................: 91,796 559,129 July .........................: 97,044 656,173 August .......................: 94,380 750,553 September ....................: 88,157 838,710 October ......................: 85,771 924,481 November .....................: 68,632 993,113 December .....................: 106,138 1,099,251 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,461 52,158 20.0 43,461 52,158 20.0 February .....................: 39,391 82,852 March ........................: 44,932 127,784 April ........................: 40,926 168,710 May ..........................: 41,870 210,580 June .........................: 39,862 250,442 July .........................: 39,798 290,240 August .......................: 41,767 332,007 September ....................: 42,020 374,027 October ......................: 42,890 416,917 November .....................: 22,734 439,651 December .....................: 40,851 480,502 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 25,546 28,322 10.9 25,546 28,322 10.9 February ...................: 26,932 52,478 March ......................: 32,696 85,174 April ......................: 29,111 114,285 May ........................: 32,368 146,653 June .......................: 31,058 177,711 July .......................: 30,126 207,837 August .....................: 31,415 239,252 September ..................: 29,013 268,265 October ....................: 29,851 298,116 November ...................: 23,325 321,441 December ...................: 24,504 345,945 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 26,867 28,071 4.5 26,867 28,071 4.5 February ...................: 27,567 54,434 March ......................: 31,348 85,782 April ......................: 29,815 115,597 May ........................: 31,486 147,083 June .......................: 28,466 175,549 July .......................: 29,329 204,878 August .....................: 31,958 236,836 September ..................: 27,266 264,102 October ....................: 28,298 292,400 November ...................: 21,363 313,763 December ...................: 22,906 336,669 : Sour cream : January ....................: 118,603 121,604 2.5 118,603 121,604 2.5 February ...................: 98,994 217,597 March ......................: 116,393 333,990 April ......................: 111,878 445,868 May ........................: 118,874 564,742 June .......................: 114,737 679,479 July .......................: 110,077 789,556 August .....................: 118,830 908,386 September ..................: 108,381 1,016,767 October ....................: 128,045 1,144,812 November ...................: 111,362 1,256,174 December ...................: 127,100 1,383,274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 54,718 52,994 -3.2 54,718 52,994 -3.2 February ...................: 55,411 110,129 March ......................: 64,388 174,517 April ......................: 63,601 238,118 May ........................: 66,580 304,698 June .......................: 71,761 376,459 July .......................: 70,443 446,902 August .....................: 71,559 518,461 September ..................: 59,019 577,480 October ....................: 59,756 637,236 November ...................: 36,433 673,669 December ...................: 43,687 717,356 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,241 28,056 -10.2 31,241 28,056 -10.2 February ...................: 33,849 65,090 March ......................: 41,268 106,358 April ......................: 40,329 146,687 May ........................: 45,175 191,862 June .......................: 46,310 238,172 July .......................: 43,435 281,607 August .....................: 42,970 324,577 September ..................: 34,572 359,149 October ....................: 33,891 393,040 November ...................: 20,934 413,974 December ...................: 26,601 440,575 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,975 2,469 -17.0 2,975 2,469 -17.0 February ...................: 2,995 5,970 March ......................: 3,292 9,262 April ......................: 3,654 12,916 May ........................: 3,514 16,430 June .......................: 3,409 19,839 July .......................: 3,151 22,990 August .....................: 3,467 26,457 September ..................: 3,188 29,645 October ....................: 3,109 32,754 November ...................: 1,638 34,392 December ...................: 2,269 36,661 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 365,342 384,097 5.1 365,342 384,097 5.1 February ...................: 375,716 741,058 March ......................: 390,586 1,131,644 April ......................: 358,583 1,490,227 May ........................: 371,391 1,861,618 June .......................: 368,426 2,230,044 July .......................: 358,204 2,588,248 August .....................: 397,456 2,985,704 September ..................: 369,615 3,355,319 October ....................: 369,690 3,725,009 November ...................: 289,227 4,014,236 December ...................: 345,725 4,359,961 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,617 4,225 -8.5 4,617 4,225 -8.5 February ...................: 4,624 9,241 March ......................: 6,583 15,824 April ......................: 5,646 21,470 May ........................: 5,303 26,773 June .......................: 5,529 32,302 July .......................: 4,937 37,239 August .....................: 4,567 41,806 September ..................: 4,403 46,209 October ....................: 4,074 50,283 November ...................: 797 51,080 December ...................: 3,466 54,546 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 216,779 221,430 214,020 -1.3 -3.3 Idaho ..........: 85,420 85,161 86,681 1.5 1.8 Illinois .......: 5,533 6,250 5,727 3.5 -8.4 Iowa ...........: 22,447 26,039 28,470 26.8 9.3 Minnesota ......: 61,870 65,561 65,281 5.5 -0.4 New Jersey .....: 4,888 5,272 4,870 -0.4 -7.6 New Mexico .....: 68,293 68,728 79,979 17.1 16.4 Ohio ...........: 21,050 17,962 18,156 -13.7 1.1 Oregon .........: 17,541 18,644 18,035 2.8 -3.3 Pennsylvania ...: 38,353 36,913 37,962 -1.0 2.8 South Dakota ...: 25,536 24,716 26,578 4.1 7.5 Vermont ........: 12,199 13,358 12,663 3.8 -5.2 Wisconsin ......: 290,411 280,566 278,738 -4.0 -0.7 : Other States 1/ : 226,200 222,370 223,298 -1.3 0.4 : United States ..: 1,096,520 1,092,970 1,100,458 0.4 0.7 : Atlantic .......: 145,345 133,604 138,839 -4.5 3.9 Central ........: 496,794 491,389 492,429 -0.9 0.2 West ...........: 454,381 467,977 469,190 3.3 0.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,666 54,124 49,079 -8.5 -9.3 Idaho ..........: 55,267 50,303 51,639 -6.6 2.7 Iowa ...........: 13,332 16,358 16,146 21.1 -1.3 Oregon .........: 17,468 18,553 17,954 2.8 -3.2 Wisconsin ......: 90,287 84,600 87,300 -3.3 3.2 : Other States 1/ : 203,650 201,307 216,596 6.4 7.6 : United States ..: 433,670 425,245 438,714 1.2 3.2 : Atlantic .......: 27,431 28,660 29,847 8.8 4.1 Central ........: 216,212 211,649 215,921 -0.1 2.0 West ...........: 190,027 184,936 192,946 1.5 4.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 31,058 32,674 31,289 0.7 -4.2 Idaho ..........: 43,813 36,820 38,013 -13.2 3.2 Iowa ...........: 7,938 9,454 7,994 0.7 -15.4 Minnesota ......: 50,108 51,255 51,493 2.8 0.5 Oregon .........: 14,178 15,390 13,385 -5.6 -13.0 Vermont ........: 8,672 8,686 8,935 3.0 2.9 Wisconsin ......: 65,683 60,100 65,300 -0.6 8.7 : Other States 1/ : 96,804 92,523 106,185 9.7 14.8 : United States ..: 318,254 306,902 322,594 1.4 5.1 : Atlantic .......: 26,396 27,061 28,064 6.3 3.7 Central ........: 157,580 151,422 158,124 0.3 4.4 West ...........: 134,278 128,419 136,406 1.6 6.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 142,319 143,340 143,883 1.1 0.4 Idaho ..........: 23,336 29,162 27,969 19.9 -4.1 Pennsylvania ...: 23,169 23,118 22,959 -0.9 -0.7 Wisconsin ......: 145,181 140,620 141,823 -2.3 0.9 : Other States 1/ : 140,343 143,165 144,108 2.7 0.7 : United States ..: 474,348 479,405 480,742 1.3 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 62,645 60,640 60,774 -3.0 0.2 Central ........: 191,464 185,607 189,504 -1.0 2.1 West ...........: 220,239 233,158 230,464 4.6 -1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 127,839 133,236 131,873 3.2 -1.0 Idaho ..........: 22,452 28,161 27,194 21.1 -3.4 Pennsylvania ...: 20,196 20,021 20,093 -0.5 0.4 Wisconsin ......: 94,050 91,000 93,100 -1.0 2.3 : Other States 1/ : 102,451 106,449 106,990 4.4 0.5 : United States ..: 366,988 378,867 379,250 3.3 0.1 : Atlantic .......: 42,014 39,289 39,601 -5.7 0.8 Central ........: 121,237 118,712 123,301 1.7 3.9 West ...........: 203,737 220,866 216,348 6.2 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: January 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,872 46,385 52,754 -2.1 13.7 Pennsylvania ...: 8,860 8,787 8,842 -0.2 0.6 : Other States 1/ : 119,356 116,745 128,210 7.4 9.8 : United States ..: 182,088 171,917 189,806 4.2 10.4 : Atlantic .......: 19,592 19,193 20,894 6.6 8.9 Central ........: 75,714 74,782 83,067 9.7 11.1 West ...........: 86,782 77,942 85,845 -1.1 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 57,858 37,524 65,801 13.7 75.4 Pennsylvania ...: 16,260 15,546 14,255 -12.3 -8.3 : Other States 1/ : 86,183 89,671 92,591 7.4 3.3 : United States ..: 160,301 142,741 172,647 7.7 21.0 : Atlantic .......: 25,745 37,285 27,010 4.9 -27.6 Central ........: 32,166 32,313 35,947 11.8 11.2 West ...........: 102,390 73,143 109,690 7.1 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 30,183 23,819 21,735 -28.0 -8.7 : Other States 1/ : 57,904 49,377 57,968 0.1 17.4 : United States ..: 88,087 73,196 79,703 -9.5 8.9 : Atlantic .......: 20,772 21,350 21,706 4.5 1.7 Central ........: 42,747 33,232 31,347 -26.7 -5.7 West ...........: 24,568 18,614 26,650 8.5 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2018 : 2019 : January : December : : : : 2018 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 4,800 2,959 4,390 -8.5 48.4 Connecticut ........: 917 783 953 3.9 21.7 Missouri ...........: 4,315 1,852 1,852 -57.1 0.0 Ohio ...............: 2,018 1,960 2,139 6.0 9.1 Oregon .............: 894 1,141 1,258 40.7 10.3 Pennsylvania .......: 2,881 3,831 2,697 -6.4 -29.6 Tennessee ..........: 1,824 1,426 1,824 - 27.9 Utah ...............: 2,166 905 1,499 -30.8 65.6 : Other States 1/ ....: 34,903 28,830 36,382 4.2 26.2 : United States ......: 54,718 43,687 52,994 -3.2 21.3 : Atlantic ...........: 12,192 11,257 12,224 0.3 8.6 Central ............: 32,880 25,296 31,763 -3.4 25.6 West ...............: 9,646 7,134 9,007 -6.6 26.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. 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. 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