Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 4, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2022 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.17 billion pounds, 2.8 percent above January 2021 and 1.8 percent above December 2021. Italian type cheese production totaled 489 million pounds, 1.7 percent above January 2021 and 0.9 percent above December 2021. American type cheese production totaled 480 million pounds, 1.1 percent above January 2021 and 4.7 percent above December 2021. Butter production was 195 million pounds, 6.9 percent below January 2021 but 8.5 percent above December 2021. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with January 2021) Nonfat dry milk, human - 171 million pounds, down 13.8 percent. Skim milk powder - 43.4 million pounds, up 20.6 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with January 2021) Dry whey, total - 80.3 million pounds, down 4.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 101 million pounds, up 7.2 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 47.5 million pounds, up 8.5 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with January 2021) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 53.1 million gallons, down 6.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 28.4 million gallons, down 7.5 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.11 million gallons, down 20.8 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.60 million gallons, down 5.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2021 and 2022............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2021 and 2022..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2021 and 2022.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 209,630 179,951 195,193 -6.9 8.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 474,315 458,033 479,606 1.1 4.7 Cheddar ............................: 346,949 327,668 337,415 -2.7 3.0 Other American types ...............: 127,366 130,365 142,191 11.6 9.1 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 5,345 7,577 8,111 51.7 7.0 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,679 16,415 16,475 -1.2 0.4 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 78,479 92,231 86,208 9.8 -6.5 Feta .................................: 8,459 9,825 9,627 13.8 -2.0 Gouda ................................: 5,211 5,180 5,962 14.4 15.1 Hispanic .............................: 27,384 27,706 26,079 -4.8 -5.9 Italian types ........................: 481,029 484,909 489,120 1.7 0.9 Mozzarella .........................: 374,948 371,315 379,067 1.1 2.1 Parmesan ...........................: 40,967 47,063 47,027 14.8 -0.1 Provolone ..........................: 31,245 27,769 26,877 -14.0 -3.2 Ricotta ............................: 22,547 23,976 22,354 -0.9 -6.8 Romano .............................: 5,038 5,961 5,713 13.4 -4.2 Other Italian types ................: 6,284 8,825 8,082 28.6 -8.4 Swiss ................................: 25,977 31,392 30,954 19.2 -1.4 All other types ......................: 12,689 13,698 15,576 22.8 13.7 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,135,567 1,146,966 1,167,718 2.8 1.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 29,551 29,119 29,920 1.2 2.8 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 26,622 27,393 27,727 4.2 1.2 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,428 22,824 24,824 1.6 8.8 : Sour cream .............................: 115,248 136,551 124,024 7.6 -9.2 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 385,594 371,720 374,880 -2.8 0.9 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 56,990 51,571 53,083 -6.9 2.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,903 14,646 15,462 -18.2 5.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 11,834 12,705 12,961 9.5 2.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 30,737 27,351 28,423 -7.5 3.9 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 541 572 579 7.0 1.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,666 1,853 2,111 -20.8 13.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,804 2,495 3,597 -5.4 44.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,145 1,063 1,026 -10.4 -3.5 Nonfat, hard .......................: 251 212 163 -35.1 -23.1 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 715 893 828 15.8 -7.3 Water and juice ices .................: 4,655 4,144 4,377 -6.0 5.6 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 36,049 31,683 31,821 -11.7 0.4 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 17,035 15,316 15,899 -6.7 3.8 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 383 529 395 3.1 -25.3 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,823 1,395 1,472 -19.3 5.5 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,759 1,476 1,740 -1.1 17.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 5,994 6,074 6,103 1.8 0.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 82,888 75,904 77,790 -6.2 2.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,100 1,763 2,476 125.1 40.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 83,988 77,667 80,266 -4.4 3.3 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,713 3,293 3,886 126.9 18.0 Animal ...............................: 3,171 5,302 5,122 61.5 -3.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 43,027 44,692 45,808 6.5 2.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 773 1,692 1,735 124.5 2.5 Total 2/ .............................: 43,800 46,384 47,543 8.5 2.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,791 16,496 17,148 2.1 4.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,009 29,888 30,395 12.5 1.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,610 11,775 11,621 9.5 -1.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 93,798 103,273 100,514 7.2 -2.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 66,668 56,386 55,500 -16.8 -1.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 680 676 858 26.2 26.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 67,348 57,062 56,358 -16.3 -1.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,111 6,901 6,717 -5.5 -2.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 62,975 67,180 67,795 7.7 0.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 915 1,654 1,582 72.9 -4.4 Total 2/ .............................: 63,890 68,834 69,377 8.6 0.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,088 24,911 23,738 -12.4 -4.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 36,802 43,923 45,639 24.0 3.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,027 13,777 13,492 -3.8 -2.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 128,157 159,294 167,023 30.3 4.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 23.8 25.1 33.5 9.7 8.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 108,106 101,187 104,961 -2.9 3.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 15,257 12,615 12,389 -18.8 -1.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 704 638 886 25.9 38.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,891 16,474 14,251 30.9 -13.5 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 20,829 17,453 21,678 4.1 24.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 198,025 167,769 170,708 -13.8 1.8 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 35,992 38,263 43,412 20.6 13.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 22,636 20,689 22,185 -2.0 7.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 8,929 6,027 5,120 -42.7 -15.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 18,053 23,938 27,059 49.9 13.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 305,003 252,285 261,307 -14.3 3.6 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 165,702 143,841 152,552 -7.9 6.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2021 and 2022 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,135,567 1,167,718 2.8 1,135,567 1,167,718 2.8 February .....................:1,043,505 2,179,072 March ........................:1,175,989 3,355,061 April ........................:1,135,900 4,490,961 May ..........................:1,157,550 5,648,511 June .........................:1,121,555 6,770,066 July .........................:1,143,239 7,913,305 August .......................:1,146,746 9,060,051 September ....................:1,133,745 10,193,796 October ......................:1,152,795 11,346,591 November .....................:1,121,980 12,468,571 December .....................:1,146,966 13,615,537 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 474,315 479,606 1.1 474,315 479,606 1.1 February .....................: 426,094 900,409 March ........................: 476,720 1,377,129 April ........................: 472,424 1,849,553 May ..........................: 478,522 2,328,075 June .........................: 453,428 2,781,503 July .........................: 466,236 3,247,739 August .......................: 458,518 3,706,257 September ....................: 448,435 4,154,692 October ......................: 458,835 4,613,527 November .....................: 449,258 5,062,785 December .....................: 458,033 5,520,818 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 346,949 337,415 -2.7 346,949 337,415 -2.7 February .....................: 300,535 647,484 March ........................: 333,787 981,271 April ........................: 334,079 1,315,350 May ..........................: 345,978 1,661,328 June .........................: 326,915 1,988,243 July .........................: 324,233 2,312,476 August .......................: 319,498 2,631,974 September ....................: 308,505 2,940,479 October ......................: 320,443 3,260,922 November .....................: 313,885 3,574,807 December .....................: 327,668 3,902,475 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 481,029 489,120 1.7 481,029 489,120 1.7 February .....................: 443,254 924,283 March ........................: 502,468 1,426,751 April ........................: 481,988 1,908,739 May ..........................: 481,370 2,390,109 June .........................: 470,553 2,860,662 July .........................: 483,375 3,344,037 August .......................: 485,061 3,829,098 September ....................: 486,098 4,315,196 October ......................: 489,418 4,804,614 November .....................: 478,321 5,282,935 December .....................: 484,909 5,767,844 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 374,948 379,067 1.1 374,948 379,067 1.1 February .....................: 345,504 720,452 March ........................: 392,357 1,112,809 April ........................: 376,809 1,489,618 May ..........................: 376,774 1,866,392 June .........................: 369,194 2,235,586 July .........................: 376,286 2,611,872 August .......................: 379,576 2,991,448 September ....................: 378,479 3,369,927 October ......................: 378,296 3,748,223 November .....................: 374,204 4,122,427 December .....................: 371,315 4,493,742 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 6,284 8,082 28.6 6,284 8,082 28.6 February .....................: 6,180 12,464 March ........................: 7,108 19,572 April ........................: 6,549 26,121 May ..........................: 6,792 32,913 June .........................: 7,609 40,522 July .........................: 7,690 48,212 August .......................: 7,673 55,885 September ....................: 7,907 63,792 October ......................: 8,242 72,034 November .....................: 7,717 79,751 December .....................: 8,825 88,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 209,630 195,193 -6.9 209,630 195,193 -6.9 February .....................: 186,304 395,934 March ........................: 198,920 594,854 April ........................: 183,851 778,705 May ..........................: 184,894 963,599 June .........................: 160,335 1,123,934 July .........................: 150,625 1,274,559 August .......................: 147,982 1,422,541 September ....................: 143,409 1,565,950 October ......................: 161,046 1,726,996 November .....................: 156,118 1,883,114 December .....................: 179,951 2,063,065 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 198,025 170,708 -13.8 198,025 170,708 -13.8 February .....................: 183,614 381,639 March ........................: 199,307 580,946 April ........................: 194,262 775,208 May ..........................: 205,427 980,635 June .........................: 187,018 1,167,653 July .........................: 157,662 1,325,315 August .......................: 121,978 1,447,293 September ....................: 119,217 1,566,510 October ......................: 123,153 1,689,663 November .....................: 155,793 1,845,456 December .....................: 167,769 2,013,225 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 35,992 43,412 20.6 35,992 43,412 20.6 February .....................: 31,639 67,631 March ........................: 39,638 107,269 April ........................: 46,966 154,235 May ..........................: 35,704 189,939 June .........................: 43,452 233,391 July .........................: 51,215 284,606 August .......................: 61,493 346,099 September ....................: 63,225 409,324 October ......................: 68,698 478,022 November .....................: 49,068 527,090 December .....................: 38,263 565,353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 83,988 80,266 -4.4 83,988 80,266 -4.4 February .....................: 75,323 159,311 March ........................: 79,609 238,920 April ........................: 74,694 313,614 May ..........................: 77,738 391,352 June .........................: 71,356 462,708 July .........................: 81,094 543,802 August .......................: 76,697 620,499 September ....................: 70,198 690,697 October ......................: 81,510 772,207 November .....................: 75,034 847,241 December .....................: 77,667 924,908 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 93,798 100,514 7.2 93,798 100,514 7.2 February .....................: 79,123 172,921 March ........................: 99,375 272,296 April ........................: 91,508 363,804 May ..........................: 95,288 459,092 June .........................: 94,642 553,734 July .........................: 98,099 651,833 August .......................: 92,290 744,123 September ....................: 91,848 835,971 October ......................: 96,944 932,915 November .....................: 91,603 1,024,518 December .....................: 103,273 1,127,791 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,800 47,543 8.5 43,800 47,543 8.5 February .....................: 37,512 81,312 March ........................: 42,286 123,598 April ........................: 39,159 162,757 May ..........................: 42,393 205,150 June .........................: 38,328 243,478 July .........................: 39,821 283,299 August .......................: 38,565 321,864 September ....................: 38,249 360,113 October ......................: 46,572 406,685 November .....................: 46,638 453,323 December .....................: 46,384 499,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 26,622 27,727 4.2 26,622 27,727 4.2 February .....................: 27,470 54,092 March ........................: 31,376 85,468 April ........................: 27,227 112,695 May ..........................: 28,246 140,941 June .........................: 28,923 169,864 July .........................: 29,483 199,347 August .......................: 29,433 228,780 September ....................: 28,632 257,412 October ......................: 27,437 284,849 November .....................: 26,091 310,940 December .....................: 27,393 338,333 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,428 24,824 1.6 24,428 24,824 1.6 February .....................: 24,271 48,699 March ........................: 28,722 77,421 April ........................: 25,170 102,591 May ..........................: 24,261 126,852 June .........................: 24,447 151,299 July .........................: 26,314 177,613 August .......................: 25,972 203,585 September ....................: 25,583 229,168 October ......................: 23,915 253,083 November .....................: 22,098 275,181 December .....................: 22,824 298,005 : Sour cream : January ......................: 115,248 124,024 7.6 115,248 124,024 7.6 February .....................: 113,749 228,997 March ........................: 133,250 362,247 April ........................: 119,400 481,647 May ..........................: 120,542 602,189 June .........................: 123,718 725,907 July .........................: 121,354 847,261 August .......................: 123,136 970,397 September ....................: 119,780 1,090,177 October ......................: 136,657 1,226,834 November .....................: 134,172 1,361,006 December .....................: 136,551 1,497,557 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 56,990 53,083 -6.9 56,990 53,083 -6.9 February .....................: 55,630 112,620 March ........................: 70,028 182,648 April ........................: 67,955 250,603 May ..........................: 61,173 311,776 June .........................: 67,019 378,795 July .........................: 64,506 443,301 August .......................: 63,596 506,897 September ....................: 57,718 564,615 October ......................: 55,652 620,267 November .....................: 53,010 673,277 December .....................: 51,571 724,848 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 30,737 28,423 -7.5 30,737 28,423 -7.5 February .....................: 33,507 64,244 March ........................: 44,486 108,730 April ........................: 41,177 149,907 May ..........................: 44,880 194,787 June .........................: 44,076 238,863 July .........................: 44,102 282,965 August .......................: 41,993 324,958 September ....................: 36,644 361,602 October ......................: 34,426 396,028 November .....................: 28,885 424,913 December .....................: 27,351 452,264 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,666 2,111 -20.8 2,666 2,111 -20.8 February .....................: 2,605 5,271 March ........................: 2,559 7,830 April ........................: 2,797 10,627 May ..........................: 2,334 12,961 June .........................: 2,678 15,639 July .........................: 2,856 18,495 August .......................: 2,372 20,867 September ....................: 2,283 23,150 October ......................: 2,068 25,218 November .....................: 1,853 27,071 December .....................: 1,853 28,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 385,594 374,880 -2.8 385,594 374,880 -2.8 February .....................: 381,121 766,715 March ........................: 442,886 1,209,601 April ........................: 413,835 1,623,436 May ..........................: 388,759 2,012,195 June .........................: 385,738 2,397,933 July .........................: 392,305 2,790,238 August .......................: 402,655 3,192,893 September ....................: 404,137 3,597,030 October ......................: 386,209 3,983,239 November .....................: 355,645 4,338,884 December .....................: 371,720 4,710,604 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 3,804 3,597 -5.4 3,804 3,597 -5.4 February .....................: 4,101 7,905 March ........................: 3,153 11,058 April ........................: 2,431 13,489 May ..........................: 2,318 15,807 June .........................: 3,400 19,207 July .........................: 3,174 22,381 August .......................: 2,869 25,250 September ....................: 2,892 28,142 October ......................: 2,592 30,734 November .....................: 1,949 32,683 December .....................: 2,495 35,178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 210,201 187,840 194,559 -7.4 3.6 Idaho ..........: 87,772 88,274 87,110 -0.8 -1.3 Illinois .......: 4,460 6,129 6,178 38.5 0.8 Iowa ...........: 30,330 28,516 33,417 10.2 17.2 Minnesota ......: 64,871 66,197 65,812 1.5 -0.6 New Jersey .....: 5,210 5,454 5,152 -1.1 -5.5 New Mexico .....: 83,762 74,245 84,111 0.4 13.3 New York .......: 67,910 65,254 67,774 -0.2 3.9 Ohio ...........: 20,781 23,898 22,957 10.5 -3.9 Oregon .........: 20,427 20,792 20,112 -1.5 -3.3 Pennsylvania ...: 36,535 35,364 39,317 7.6 11.2 South Dakota ...: 42,161 44,192 43,441 3.0 -1.7 Vermont ........: 13,146 12,535 12,619 -4.0 0.7 Wisconsin ......: 283,853 294,526 291,930 2.8 -0.9 : Other States 1/ : 164,148 193,750 193,229 17.7 -0.3 : United States ..: 1,135,567 1,146,966 1,167,718 2.8 1.8 : Atlantic .......: 132,703 130,722 134,718 1.5 3.1 Central ........: 534,548 568,513 569,777 6.6 0.2 West ...........: 468,316 447,731 463,223 -1.1 3.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 49,994 47,039 47,261 -5.5 0.5 Idaho ..........: 53,577 51,596 53,009 -1.1 2.7 Iowa ...........: 19,164 12,599 17,071 -10.9 35.5 Minnesota ......: 53,251 53,404 53,765 1.0 0.7 New York .......: 13,361 11,244 13,522 1.2 20.3 Oregon .........: 20,346 20,691 20,018 -1.6 -3.3 Wisconsin ......: 93,350 89,278 93,959 0.7 5.2 : Other States 1/ : 171,272 172,182 181,001 5.7 5.1 : United States ..: 474,315 458,033 479,606 1.1 4.7 : Atlantic .......: 31,303 27,653 30,532 -2.5 10.4 Central ........: 245,240 247,248 255,347 4.1 3.3 West ...........: 197,772 183,132 193,727 -2.0 5.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 27,512 24,563 23,366 -15.1 -4.9 Iowa ...........: 11,728 7,579 9,380 -20.0 23.8 Minnesota ......: 51,828 52,042 52,389 1.1 0.7 Oregon .........: 18,084 17,460 16,792 -7.1 -3.8 Vermont ........: 9,365 8,849 8,805 -6.0 -0.5 Wisconsin ......: 65,339 62,600 62,655 -4.1 0.1 : Other States 1/ : 163,093 154,575 164,028 0.6 6.1 : United States ..: 346,949 327,668 337,415 -2.7 3.0 : Atlantic .......: 29,312 26,604 29,021 -1.0 9.1 Central ........: 174,324 176,456 177,187 1.6 0.4 West ...........: 143,313 124,608 131,207 -8.4 5.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 138,518 118,311 122,058 -11.9 3.2 Idaho ..........: 29,022 32,005 29,749 2.5 -7.0 Minnesota ......: 11,403 12,463 11,722 2.8 -5.9 New Jersey .....: 2,946 2,922 2,830 -3.9 -3.1 New York .......: 30,714 27,653 31,713 3.3 14.7 Pennsylvania ...: 24,145 21,919 26,281 8.8 19.9 Wisconsin ......: 135,399 141,168 138,926 2.6 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 108,882 128,468 125,841 15.6 -2.0 : United States ..: 481,029 484,909 489,120 1.7 0.9 : Atlantic .......: 60,006 57,528 63,010 5.0 9.5 Central ........: 195,688 209,992 206,866 5.7 -1.5 West ...........: 225,335 217,389 219,244 -2.7 0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 126,896 103,807 109,209 -13.9 5.2 Idaho ..........: 28,285 30,982 28,962 2.4 -6.5 New York .......: 15,394 14,145 16,393 6.5 15.9 Pennsylvania ...: 19,947 18,032 22,550 13.0 25.1 Wisconsin ......: 86,003 91,000 88,595 3.0 -2.6 : Other States 1/ : 98,423 113,349 113,358 15.2 - : United States ..: 374,948 371,315 379,067 1.1 2.1 : Atlantic .......: 38,046 36,227 41,512 9.1 14.6 Central ........: 125,072 134,202 132,934 6.3 -0.9 West ...........: 211,830 200,886 204,621 -3.4 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 65,111 60,078 62,743 -3.6 4.4 New York .......: 2,813 1,218 1,815 -35.5 49.0 Pennsylvania ...: 7,717 8,831 7,820 1.3 -11.4 : Other States 1/ : 133,989 109,824 122,815 -8.3 11.8 : United States ..: 209,630 179,951 195,193 -6.9 8.5 : Atlantic .......: 19,224 15,862 18,174 -5.5 14.6 Central ........: 83,138 71,663 75,444 -9.3 5.3 West ...........: 107,268 92,426 101,575 -5.3 9.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 94,652 80,116 79,452 -16.1 -0.8 Pennsylvania ...: 16,177 15,499 15,377 -4.9 -0.8 : Other States 1/ : 87,196 72,154 75,879 -13.0 5.2 : United States ..: 198,025 167,769 170,708 -13.8 1.8 : Atlantic .......: 32,325 28,101 28,542 -11.7 1.6 Central ........: 29,646 29,340 31,031 4.7 5.8 West ...........: 136,054 110,328 111,135 -18.3 0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,106 11,154 13,276 19.5 19.0 Wisconsin ......: 27,899 25,299 24,899 -10.8 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 43,883 39,451 39,615 -9.7 0.4 : United States ..: 82,888 75,904 77,790 -6.2 2.5 : Atlantic .......: 22,100 21,656 23,815 7.8 10.0 Central ........: 38,667 36,063 35,349 -8.6 -2.0 West ...........: 22,121 18,185 18,626 -15.8 2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2021 : 2022 : January : December : : : : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 5,552 4,249 5,126 -7.7 20.6 Connecticut ....: 1,139 1,028 864 -24.1 -16.0 Missouri .......: 1,800 1,594 3,033 68.5 90.3 New York .......: 2,496 1,126 2,142 -14.2 90.2 Ohio ...........: 2,161 2,268 2,472 14.4 9.0 Oregon .........: 1,227 888 921 -24.9 3.7 Pennsylvania ...: 2,805 3,489 2,188 -22.0 -37.3 Tennessee ......: 2,532 1,547 1,774 -29.9 14.7 Utah ...........: 1,740 988 1,025 -41.1 3.7 Wisconsin ......: 487 579 492 1.0 -15.0 : Other States 1/ : 35,051 33,815 33,046 -5.7 -2.3 : United States ..: 56,990 51,571 53,083 -6.9 2.9 : Atlantic .......: 13,461 10,900 11,537 -14.3 5.8 Central ........: 33,089 33,038 32,698 -1.2 -1.0 West ...........: 10,440 7,633 8,848 -15.2 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2020, there were 1,242 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@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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