Dairy Products
ISSN: 1949-0399
Released October 3, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
August 2012 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 884 million pounds,
2.6 percent above August 2011 and 0.5 percent above July 2012.
Italian type cheese production totaled 370 million pounds, 1.9 percent above
August 2011 and 0.5 percent above July 2012.
American type cheese production totaled 354 million pounds, 4.5 percent above
August 2011 but 0.7 percent below July 2012.
Butter production was 129 million pounds, 3.5 percent below August 2011 and
3.1 percent below July 2012.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with August 2011)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 106 million pounds, down 7.8 percent.
Skim milk powders - 40.3 million pounds, up 4.3 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with August 2011)
Dry whey, total - 89.1 million pounds, up 11.8 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 85.6 million pounds, up 3.0 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 34.9 million pounds, down 0.9 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with August 2011)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 74.4 million gallons, down 5.5 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 40.6 million gallons, down 6.0 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.77 million gallons, down 13.7 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.54 million gallons, down 1 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2011 and 2012............................ 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2011 and 2012.. 4
Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States:
August 2011 and 2012.................................................................................. 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012......................... 6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012..... 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012........................... 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012............................ 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012...................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012......................... 15
Butter Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012.................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012.................. 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012.......................... 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012................. 17
Dairy Products Regions................................................................................ 18
Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 19
Information Contacts.................................................................................. 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :-----------------------------
Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
:
Butter .................................: 133,749 133,222 129,090 -3.5 -3.1
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 338,414 356,079 353,515 4.5 -0.7
Cheddar ............................: 243,191 258,623 250,683 3.1 -3.1
Other American types ...............: 95,223 97,456 102,832 8.0 5.5
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,649 7,236 6,652 -13.0 -8.1
Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,808 13,620 13,361 -9.8 -1.9
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 64,227 66,885 72,635 13.1 8.6
Feta .................................: 7,569 7,675 7,883 4.1 2.7
Gouda ................................: 958 1,207 1,396 45.7 15.7
Hispanic .............................: 18,411 18,766 20,157 9.5 7.4
Italian types ........................: 363,544 368,565 370,418 1.9 0.5
Mozzarella .........................: 285,727 291,403 284,902 -0.3 -2.2
Parmesan ...........................: 19,262 20,476 23,365 21.3 14.1
Provolone ..........................: 29,964 29,761 31,948 6.6 7.3
Ricotta ............................: 20,600 17,238 20,530 -0.3 19.1
Romano .............................: 2,621 3,620 3,514 34.1 -2.9
Other Italian types ................: 5,370 6,067 6,159 14.7 1.5
Swiss ................................: 28,350 26,846 25,902 -8.6 -3.5
All other types ......................: 18,036 13,258 12,529 -30.5 -5.5
:
Total cheese .........................: 861,966 880,137 884,448 2.6 0.5
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 38,288 35,195 38,965 1.8 10.7
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 30,481 27,790 29,377 -3.6 5.7
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 34,168 32,241 36,270 6.2 12.5
:
Sour cream .............................: 109,288 100,512 109,936 0.6 9.4
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 372,306 356,386 389,051 4.5 9.2
:
: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
:
Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 78,724 73,850 74,381 -5.5 0.7
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 16,169 17,109 17,262 6.8 0.9
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 27,000 24,559 23,321 -13.6 -5.0
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 43,169 41,668 40,583 -6.0 -2.6
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,169 1,276 1,248 6.8 -2.2
Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,366 3,935 3,768 -13.7 -4.2
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,600 5,876 6,542 -0.9 11.3
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,827 1,978 2,337 27.9 18.1
Nonfat, hard .......................: 512 451 430 -16.0 -4.7
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,206 1,223 1,283 6.4 4.9
Water and juice ices .................: 5,467 6,334 5,308 -2.9 -16.2
:
Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,613 42,762 42,312 -5.2 -1.1
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 25,256 23,711 23,050 -8.7 -2.8
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 830 728 813 -2.0 11.7
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,768 2,576 2,439 -11.9 -5.3
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,871 3,561 3,965 2.4 11.3
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1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese.
3/ Fat content 4 percent or more.
4/ Fat content less than 4 percent.
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :-----------------------------
Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
Production :
Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,442 7,928 7,954 -5.8 0.3
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 71,485 86,410 85,078 19.0 -1.5
Dry whey, animal .....................: 8,274 3,867 4,070 -50.8 5.2
Dry whey, total ......................: 79,759 90,277 89,148 11.8 -1.3
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,541 1,659 2,419 -4.8 45.8
Animal ...............................: 4,377 4,782 5,325 21.7 11.4
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 33,001 31,878 33,008 - 3.5
Animal 2/ ............................: 2,247 2,201 1,931 -14.1 -12.3
Total 2/ .............................: 35,248 34,079 34,939 -0.9 2.5
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,877 17,617 19,364 -2.6 9.9
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,371 16,462 15,575 1.3 -5.4
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,671 4,836 5,274 12.9 9.1
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 83,098 85,831 85,593 3.0 -0.3
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 39,693 44,488 35,119 -11.5 -21.1
Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,597 3,051 2,403 -47.7 -21.2
Dry whey, total ......................: 44,290 47,539 37,522 -15.3 -21.1
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,456 7,247 7,833 75.8 8.1
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 35,529 53,749 51,002 43.6 -5.1
Animal 2/ ............................: 2,876 2,418 2,709 -5.8 12.0
Total 2/ .............................: 38,405 56,167 53,711 39.9 -4.4
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,658 34,713 32,826 75.9 -5.4
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,747 21,454 20,885 5.8 -2.7
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,516 8,023 8,004 77.2 -0.2
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 67,587 89,429 84,719 25.3 -5.3
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 45.3 32.9 36.2 -9.2 3.3
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- 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.
Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: August 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :-----------------------------
Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 141,020 138,319 135,801 -3.7 -1.8
:
Canned milk :
Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 41,652 (D) (D) (X) (X)
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 6,550 6,988 6,787 3.6 -2.9
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 833 900 757 -9.1 -15.9
Dry whole milk .......................: 7,268 4,964 5,576 -23.3 12.3
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 5,577 5,310 5,468 -2.0 3.0
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 114,912 151,358 105,898 -7.8 -30.0
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 38,677 37,238 40,337 4.3 8.3
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Canned milk :
Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 89,852 (D) (D) (X) (X)
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 16,240 11,234 7,754 -52.3 -31.0
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,188 3,350 2,965 149.6 -11.5
Dry whole milk .......................: 7,752 7,022 6,874 -11.3 -2.1
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 167,963 129,095 105,648 -37.1 -18.2
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 128,616 150,678 125,254 -2.6 -16.9
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(X) Not applicable.
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: 2011 and 2012
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
Total cheese :
January ....................: 883,783 910,467 3.0 883,783 910,467 3.0
February ...................: 804,818 857,526 6.5 1,688,601 1,767,993 4.7
March ......................: 912,462 947,041 3.8 2,601,063 2,715,034 4.4
April ......................: 883,665 902,716 2.2 3,484,728 3,617,750 3.8
May ........................: 912,486 916,403 0.4 4,397,214 4,534,153 3.1
June .......................: 889,129 894,720 0.6 5,286,343 5,428,873 2.7
July .......................: 855,080 880,137 2.9 6,141,423 6,309,010 2.7
August .....................: 861,966 884,448 2.6 7,003,389 7,193,458 2.7
September ..................: 868,015 7,871,404
October ....................: 899,347 8,770,751
November ...................: 895,680 9,666,431
December ...................: 930,599 10,597,030
:
Total American cheese types 1/:
January ....................: 357,939 366,311 2.3 357,939 366,311 2.3
February ...................: 328,118 342,473 4.4 686,057 708,784 3.3
March ......................: 364,472 376,734 3.4 1,050,529 1,085,518 3.3
April ......................: 356,773 364,992 2.3 1,407,302 1,450,510 3.1
May ........................: 370,025 368,431 -0.4 1,777,327 1,818,941 2.3
June .......................: 362,910 360,170 -0.8 2,140,237 2,179,111 1.8
July .......................: 349,922 356,079 1.8 2,490,159 2,535,190 1.8
August .....................: 338,414 353,515 4.5 2,828,573 2,888,705 2.1
September ..................: 338,411 3,166,984
October ....................: 352,541 3,519,525
November ...................: 349,192 3,868,717
December ...................: 368,744 4,237,461
:
Cheddar cheese :
January ....................: 270,756 271,691 0.3 270,756 271,691 0.3
February ...................: 239,470 251,541 5.0 510,226 523,232 2.5
March ......................: 262,727 273,828 4.2 772,953 797,060 3.1
April ......................: 260,548 265,439 1.9 1,033,501 1,062,499 2.8
May ........................: 279,565 269,492 -3.6 1,313,066 1,331,991 1.4
June .......................: 266,190 260,112 -2.3 1,579,256 1,592,103 0.8
July .......................: 256,603 258,623 0.8 1,835,859 1,850,726 0.8
August .....................: 243,191 250,683 3.1 2,079,050 2,101,409 1.1
September ..................: 247,202 2,326,252
October ....................: 247,568 2,573,820
November ...................: 251,732 2,825,552
December ...................: 270,346 3,095,898
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 388,414 400,926 3.2 388,414 400,926 3.2
February ...................: 351,366 371,270 5.7 739,780 772,196 4.4
March ......................: 401,115 409,870 2.2 1,140,895 1,182,066 3.6
April ......................: 385,552 385,837 0.1 1,526,447 1,567,903 2.7
May ........................: 393,929 390,980 -0.7 1,920,376 1,958,883 2.0
June .......................: 381,016 378,765 -0.6 2,301,392 2,337,648 1.6
July .......................: 360,273 368,565 2.3 2,661,665 2,706,213 1.7
August .....................: 363,544 370,418 1.9 3,025,209 3,076,631 1.7
September ..................: 369,144 3,394,353
October ....................: 384,356 3,778,709
November ...................: 385,466 4,164,175
December ...................: 409,536 4,573,711
:
Mozzarella :
January ....................: 307,024 312,310 1.7 307,024 312,310 1.7
February ...................: 272,708 290,997 6.7 579,732 603,307 4.1
March ......................: 309,433 318,482 2.9 889,165 921,789 3.7
April ......................: 299,252 302,667 1.1 1,188,417 1,224,456 3.0
May ........................: 307,969 305,925 -0.7 1,496,386 1,530,381 2.3
June .......................: 297,131 299,440 0.8 1,793,517 1,829,821 2.0
July .......................: 286,486 291,403 1.7 2,080,003 2,121,224 2.0
August .....................: 285,727 284,902 -0.3 2,365,730 2,406,126 1.7
September ..................: 285,478 2,651,208
October ....................: 296,082 2,947,290
November ...................: 295,632 3,242,922
December ...................: 320,529 3,563,451
:
Other Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 4,856 5,113 5.3 4,856 5,113 5.3
February ...................: 5,251 5,077 -3.3 10,107 10,190 0.8
March ......................: 5,384 5,363 -0.4 15,491 15,553 0.4
April ......................: 5,663 5,597 -1.2 21,154 21,150 -
May ........................: 5,294 5,854 10.6 26,448 27,004 2.1
June .......................: 5,481 7,176 30.9 31,929 34,180 7.1
July .......................: 5,424 6,067 11.9 37,353 40,247 7.7
August .....................: 5,370 6,159 14.7 42,723 46,406 8.6
September ..................: 6,153 48,876
October ....................: 6,068 54,944
November ...................: 5,994 60,938
December ...................: 5,797 66,735
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ....................: 167,059 180,586 8.1 167,059 180,586 8.1
February ...................: 150,070 169,444 12.9 317,129 350,030 10.4
March ......................: 165,359 175,993 6.4 482,488 526,023 9.0
April ......................: 158,670 169,805 7.0 641,158 695,828 8.5
May ........................: 155,873 163,299 4.8 797,031 859,127 7.8
June .......................: 141,293 137,495 -2.7 938,324 996,622 6.2
July .......................: 135,460 133,222 -1.7 1,073,784 1,129,844 5.2
August .....................: 133,749 129,090 -3.5 1,207,533 1,258,934 4.3
September ..................: 137,907 1,345,440
October ....................: 145,667 1,491,107
November ...................: 152,781 1,643,888
December ...................: 165,866 1,809,754
:
Nonfat dry milk, human :
January ....................: 115,242 154,065 33.7 115,242 154,065 33.7
February ...................: 107,827 171,917 59.4 223,069 325,982 46.1
March ......................: 125,809 188,659 50.0 348,878 514,641 47.5
April ......................: 146,708 192,147 31.0 495,586 706,788 42.6
May ........................: 148,783 194,828 30.9 644,369 901,616 39.9
June .......................: 146,906 168,872 15.0 791,275 1,070,488 35.3
July .......................: 133,273 151,358 13.6 924,548 1,221,846 32.2
August .....................: 114,912 105,898 -7.8 1,039,460 1,327,744 27.7
September ..................: 103,824 1,143,284
October ....................: 100,607 1,243,891
November ...................: 120,315 1,364,206
December ...................: 150,202 1,514,408
:
Skim milk powders 2/ :
January ....................: 39,988 39,704 -0.7 39,988 39,704 -0.7
February ...................: 36,209 18,233 -49.6 76,197 57,937 -24.0
March ......................: 41,788 11,912 -71.5 117,985 69,849 -40.8
April ......................: 27,008 17,451 -35.4 144,993 87,300 -39.8
May ........................: 35,667 13,321 -62.7 180,660 100,621 -44.3
June .......................: 33,284 25,362 -23.8 213,944 125,983 -41.1
July .......................: 39,653 37,238 -6.1 253,597 163,221 -35.6
August .....................: 38,677 40,337 4.3 292,274 203,558 -30.4
September ..................: 35,593 327,867
October ....................: 41,985 369,852
November ...................: 39,586 409,438
December ...................: 36,579 446,017
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Dry whey, total 3/ :
January ......................: 90,192 96,072 6.5 90,192 96,072 6.5
February .....................: 82,035 89,372 8.9 172,227 185,444 7.7
March ........................: 94,304 88,211 -6.5 266,531 273,655 2.7
April ........................: 92,037 85,990 -6.6 358,568 359,645 0.3
May ..........................: 91,293 86,102 -5.7 449,861 445,747 -0.9
June .........................: 83,740 83,171 -0.7 533,601 528,918 -0.9
July .........................: 81,752 90,277 10.4 615,353 619,195 0.6
August .......................: 79,759 89,148 11.8 695,112 708,343 1.9
September ....................: 76,800 771,912
October ......................: 77,517 849,429
November .....................: 77,614 927,043
December .....................: 83,074 1,010,117
:
Lactose, human and animal :
January ......................: 81,122 86,711 6.9 81,122 86,711 6.9
February .....................: 74,812 81,275 8.6 155,934 167,986 7.7
March ........................: 85,312 89,929 5.4 241,246 257,915 6.9
April ........................: 80,547 87,231 8.3 321,793 345,146 7.3
May ..........................: 87,301 87,347 0.1 409,094 432,493 5.7
June .........................: 89,870 88,907 -1.1 498,964 521,400 4.5
July .........................: 85,263 85,831 0.7 584,227 607,231 3.9
August .......................: 83,098 85,593 3.0 667,325 692,824 3.8
September ....................: 82,853 750,178
October ......................: 83,402 833,580
November .....................: 81,668 915,248
December .....................: 84,953 1,000,201
:
Whey protein concentrate, total :
January ......................: 34,871 38,520 10.5 34,871 38,520 10.5
February .....................: 32,701 35,416 8.3 67,572 73,936 9.4
March ........................: 36,809 38,881 5.6 104,381 112,817 8.1
April ........................: 34,668 37,132 7.1 139,049 149,949 7.8
May ..........................: 36,669 36,997 0.9 175,718 186,946 6.4
June .........................: 36,292 38,662 6.5 212,010 225,608 6.4
July .........................: 34,683 34,079 -1.7 246,693 259,687 5.3
August .......................: 35,248 34,939 -0.9 281,941 294,626 4.5
September ....................: 35,571 317,512
October ......................: 37,323 354,835
November .....................: 36,818 391,653
December .....................: 39,285 430,938
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ....................: 26,467 26,026 -1.7 26,467 26,026 -1.7
February ...................: 25,848 25,805 -0.2 52,315 51,831 -0.9
March ......................: 28,469 26,375 -7.4 80,784 78,206 -3.2
April ......................: 26,906 25,015 -7.0 107,690 103,221 -4.1
May ........................: 27,271 27,909 2.3 134,961 131,130 -2.8
June .......................: 28,487 26,027 -8.6 163,448 157,157 -3.8
July .......................: 27,449 27,790 1.2 190,897 184,947 -3.1
August .....................: 30,481 29,377 -3.6 221,378 214,324 -3.2
September ..................: 28,098 249,476
October ....................: 25,120 274,596
November ...................: 24,345 298,941
December ...................: 23,157 322,098
:
Cottage cheese, lowfat :
January ....................: 31,093 33,450 7.6 31,093 33,450 7.6
February ...................: 30,490 32,168 5.5 61,583 65,618 6.6
March ......................: 35,986 32,935 -8.5 97,569 98,553 1.0
April ......................: 32,149 31,708 -1.4 129,718 130,261 0.4
May ........................: 32,613 34,632 6.2 162,331 164,893 1.6
June .......................: 34,411 31,653 -8.0 196,742 196,546 -0.1
July .......................: 31,616 32,241 2.0 228,358 228,787 0.2
August .....................: 34,168 36,270 6.2 262,526 265,057 1.0
September ..................: 31,639 294,165
October ....................: 28,976 323,141
November ...................: 30,725 353,866
December ...................: 27,615 381,481
:
Sour cream :
January ....................: 98,471 102,908 4.5 98,471 102,908 4.5
February ...................: 87,685 97,554 11.3 186,156 200,462 7.7
March ......................: 108,308 111,356 2.8 294,464 311,818 5.9
April ......................: 101,797 96,529 -5.2 396,261 408,347 3.1
May ........................: 104,242 108,185 3.8 500,503 516,532 3.2
June .......................: 104,735 104,142 -0.6 605,238 620,674 2.6
July .......................: 98,374 100,512 2.2 703,612 721,186 2.5
August .....................: 109,288 109,936 0.6 812,900 831,122 2.2
September ..................: 97,587 910,487
October ....................: 105,944 1,016,431
November ...................: 123,865 1,140,296
December ...................: 114,599 1,254,895
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 58,484 55,169 -5.7 58,484 55,169 -5.7
February ...................: 62,269 63,128 1.4 120,753 118,297 -2.0
March ......................: 74,970 72,476 -3.3 195,723 190,773 -2.5
April ......................: 71,310 69,531 -2.5 267,033 260,304 -2.5
May ........................: 72,213 74,708 3.5 339,246 335,012 -1.2
June .......................: 75,974 77,916 2.6 415,220 412,928 -0.6
July .......................: 72,796 73,850 1.4 488,016 486,778 -0.3
August .....................: 78,724 74,381 -5.5 566,740 561,159 -1.0
September ..................: 69,043 635,783
October ....................: 60,282 696,065
November ...................: 53,052 749,117
December ...................: 50,564 799,681
:
Ice cream, lowfat total :
January ....................: 28,317 28,525 0.7 28,317 28,525 0.7
February ...................: 31,606 31,091 -1.6 59,923 59,616 -0.5
March ......................: 39,437 39,579 0.4 99,360 99,195 -0.2
April ......................: 40,051 40,703 1.6 139,411 139,898 0.3
May ........................: 41,914 42,950 2.5 181,325 182,848 0.8
June .......................: 45,226 43,100 -4.7 226,551 225,948 -0.3
July .......................: 43,397 41,668 -4.0 269,948 267,616 -0.9
August .....................: 43,169 40,583 -6.0 313,117 308,199 -1.6
September ..................: 37,306 350,423
October ....................: 33,808 384,231
November ...................: 28,086 412,317
December ...................: 27,231 439,548
:
Sherbet, hard :
January ....................: 3,140 3,059 -2.6 3,140 3,059 -2.6
February ...................: 3,006 3,130 4.1 6,146 6,189 0.7
March ......................: 4,437 4,075 -8.2 10,583 10,264 -3.0
April ......................: 3,696 3,810 3.1 14,279 14,074 -1.4
May ........................: 4,285 3,855 -10.0 18,564 17,929 -3.4
June .......................: 4,750 4,055 -14.6 23,314 21,984 -5.7
July .......................: 3,788 3,935 3.9 27,102 25,919 -4.4
August .....................: 4,366 3,768 -13.7 31,468 29,687 -5.7
September ..................: 3,217 34,685
October ....................: 2,578 37,263
November ...................: 2,615 39,878
December ...................: 2,383 42,261
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored :
January ....................: 371,955 391,660 5.3 371,955 391,660 5.3
February ...................: 349,256 365,731 4.7 721,211 757,391 5.0
March ......................: 389,247 396,980 2.0 1,110,458 1,154,371 4.0
April ......................: 364,801 367,879 0.8 1,475,259 1,522,250 3.2
May ........................: 346,409 370,835 7.1 1,821,668 1,893,085 3.9
June .......................: 368,055 363,358 -1.3 2,189,723 2,256,443 3.0
July .......................: 337,614 356,386 5.6 2,527,337 2,612,829 3.4
August .....................: 372,306 389,051 4.5 2,899,643 3,001,880 3.5
September ..................: 382,227 3,281,870
October ....................: 355,478 3,637,348
November ...................: 314,135 3,951,483
December ...................: 320,753 4,272,236
:
: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
:
Frozen yogurt, total :
January ....................: 3,767 3,482 -7.6 3,767 3,482 -7.6
February ...................: 4,433 5,292 19.4 8,200 8,774 7.0
March ......................: 5,905 5,717 -3.2 14,105 14,491 2.7
April ......................: 5,338 5,625 5.4 19,443 20,116 3.5
May ........................: 5,637 5,900 4.7 25,080 26,016 3.7
June .......................: 5,799 6,509 12.2 30,879 32,525 5.3
July .......................: 5,525 5,876 6.4 36,404 38,401 5.5
August .....................: 6,600 6,542 -0.9 43,004 44,943 4.5
September ..................: 5,327 48,331
October ....................: 4,411 52,742
November ...................: 3,885 56,627
December ...................: 4,049 60,676
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- Represents zero.
1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.
3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products.
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States:
August 2011 and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 187,175 185,560 179,729 -4.0 -3.1
Idaho ..........: 68,527 72,918 71,337 4.1 -2.2
Illinois .......: 5,842 5,924 6,237 6.8 5.3
Iowa ...........: 18,990 20,043 19,995 5.3 -0.2
Minnesota ......: 46,663 48,936 50,828 8.9 3.9
New Mexico .....: 56,146 58,034 58,379 4.0 0.6
New York .......: 64,365 59,778 62,865 -2.3 5.2
Ohio ...........: 17,193 16,025 15,625 -9.1 -2.5
Pennsylvania ...: 35,659 31,049 33,064 -7.3 6.5
South Dakota ...: 22,245 20,430 22,034 -0.9 7.9
Vermont ........: 10,651 10,441 11,066 3.9 6.0
Wisconsin ......: 216,672 221,539 233,717 7.9 5.5
:
Other States 1/ : 111,838 129,460 119,572 6.9 -7.6
:
United States ..: 861,966 880,137 884,448 2.6 0.5
:
Atlantic .......: 119,769 110,230 116,908 -2.4 6.1
Central ........: 378,340 390,934 402,449 6.4 2.9
West ...........: 363,857 378,973 365,091 0.3 -3.7
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
American Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 50,410 48,162 49,065 -2.7 1.9
Idaho ..........: 53,209 52,004 53,838 1.2 3.5
Iowa ...........: 14,330 15,234 15,530 8.4 1.9
Oregon .........: 15,798 14,311 15,615 -1.2 9.1
Wisconsin ......: 63,313 65,195 68,400 8.0 4.9
:
Other States 1/ : 141,354 161,173 151,067 6.9 -6.3
:
United States ..: 338,414 356,079 353,515 4.5 -0.7
:
Atlantic .......: 15,513 15,096 14,956 -3.6 -0.9
Central ........: 156,893 166,793 168,171 7.2 0.8
West ...........: 166,008 174,190 170,388 2.6 -2.2
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 27,783 25,777 26,933 -3.1 4.5
Idaho ..........: 41,516 39,918 41,667 0.4 4.4
Iowa ...........: 8,705 9,926 8,692 -0.1 -12.4
Minnesota ......: 36,887 39,569 40,459 9.7 2.2
Wisconsin ......: 42,753 44,443 45,100 5.5 1.5
:
Other States 1/ : 85,547 98,990 87,832 2.7 -11.3
:
United States ..: 243,191 258,623 250,683 3.1 -3.1
:
Atlantic .......: 14,874 14,982 14,744 -0.9 -1.6
Central ........: 110,010 120,475 114,843 4.4 -4.7
West ...........: 118,307 123,166 121,096 2.4 -1.7
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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: August 2011 and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 114,277 117,353 112,465 -1.6 -4.2
New York .......: 30,258 28,837 28,946 -4.3 0.4
Pennsylvania ...: 21,635 19,385 18,338 -15.2 -5.4
Wisconsin ......: 110,655 108,708 118,726 7.3 9.2
:
Other States 1/ : 86,719 94,282 91,943 6.0 -2.5
:
United States ..: 363,544 368,565 370,418 1.9 0.5
:
Atlantic .......: 59,285 55,858 55,343 -6.6 -0.9
Central ........: 145,655 145,424 155,337 6.6 6.8
West ...........: 158,604 167,283 159,738 0.7 -4.5
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 107,209 108,698 101,932 -4.9 -6.2
New York .......: 16,130 15,850 14,973 -7.2 -5.5
Wisconsin ......: 74,960 74,822 80,400 7.3 7.5
:
Other States 1/ : 87,428 92,033 87,597 0.2 -4.8
:
United States ..: 285,727 291,403 284,902 -0.3 -2.2
:
Atlantic .......: 38,423 36,953 34,713 -9.7 -6.1
Central ........: 99,384 100,250 105,182 5.8 4.9
West ...........: 147,920 154,200 145,007 -2.0 -6.0
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Butter Production - States and United States: August 2011 and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 46,244 49,701 44,921 -2.9 -9.6
:
Other States 1/ : 87,505 83,521 84,169 -3.8 0.8
:
United States ..: 133,749 133,222 129,090 -3.5 -3.1
:
Atlantic .......: 6,698 9,538 7,534 12.5 -21.0
Central ........: 55,042 49,008 52,301 -5.0 6.7
West ...........: 72,009 74,676 69,255 -3.8 -7.3
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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: August 2011
and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 61,333 62,609 42,245 -31.1 -32.5
:
Other States 1/ : 53,579 88,749 63,653 18.8 -28.3
:
United States ..: 114,912 151,358 105,898 -7.8 -30.0
:
Atlantic .......: 7,241 14,651 7,479 3.3 -49.0
Central ........: 10,632 30,914 19,765 85.9 -36.1
West ...........: 97,039 105,793 78,654 -18.9 -25.7
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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: August 2011 and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
New York .......: 8,471 12,465 13,134 55.0 5.4
Wisconsin ......: 23,533 24,220 22,208 -5.6 -8.3
:
Other States 1/ : 39,481 49,725 49,736 26.0 -
:
United States ..: 71,485 86,410 85,078 19.0 -1.5
:
Atlantic .......: 17,186 20,983 21,012 22.3 0.1
Central ........: 36,798 38,476 36,408 -1.1 -5.4
West ...........: 17,501 26,951 27,658 58.0 2.6
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- Represents zero.
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:
August 2011 and 2012
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: August : July : August :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : August : July
: : : : 2011 : 2012
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 15,170 12,958 13,549 -10.7 4.6
:
Other States 1/ ....: 63,554 60,892 60,832 -4.3 -0.1
:
United States ......: 78,724 73,850 74,381 -5.5 0.7
:
Atlantic ...........: 16,007 15,193 15,443 -3.5 1.6
Central ............: 40,488 39,257 39,542 -2.3 0.7
West ...............: 22,229 19,400 19,396 -12.7 -
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- Represents zero.
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Statistical Methodology
Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data
collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the
firms producing dairy products.
Sampling frames and sample size: In 2011, there were 1,278 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 Field Office (FO), 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 field
office summarizes data at the 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 FO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for
further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, FO 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
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (515) 284-4340
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Sheep and Goats ........ (202) 720-4751
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