Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 4, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2020 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.10 billion pounds, 0.4 percent above January 2019 but 2.3 percent below December 2019. Italian type cheese production totaled 482 million pounds, 0.4 percent above January 2019 but 0.2 percent below December 2019. American type cheese production totaled 436 million pounds, 0.7 percent below January 2019 and 4.9 percent below December 2019. Butter production was 191 million pounds, 0.6 percent above January 2019 and 7.9 percent above December 2019. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with January 2019) Nonfat dry milk, human - 173 million pounds, up 0.3 percent. Skim milk powder - 51.5 million pounds, up 29.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with January 2019) Dry whey, total - 84.8 million pounds, up 4.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 87.5 million pounds, down 21.6 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.2 million pounds, down 4.5 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with January 2019) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 51.7 million gallons, down 3.4 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 30.2 million gallons, down 4.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.56 million gallons, up 0.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.41 million gallons, down 14.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2019 and 2020............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2019 and 2020..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2019 and 2020.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 189,642 176,780 190,746 0.6 7.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 439,283 458,917 436,256 -0.7 -4.9 Cheddar ............................: 323,210 333,337 317,431 -1.8 -4.8 Other American types ...............: 116,073 125,580 118,825 2.4 -5.4 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,522 6,663 7,234 -3.8 8.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,987 15,100 15,971 -11.2 5.8 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 72,842 82,923 77,866 6.9 -6.1 Feta .................................: 9,763 9,861 8,989 -7.9 -8.8 Gouda ................................: 5,439 4,084 4,509 -17.1 10.4 Hispanic .............................: 23,433 26,294 27,051 15.4 2.9 Italian types ........................: 480,134 483,437 482,235 0.4 -0.2 Mozzarella .........................: 379,627 384,009 380,174 0.1 -1.0 Parmesan ...........................: 37,840 34,287 38,119 0.7 11.2 Provolone ..........................: 30,472 30,099 30,274 -0.6 0.6 Ricotta ............................: 21,577 22,836 22,353 3.6 -2.1 Romano .............................: 3,868 5,064 4,529 17.1 -10.6 Other Italian types ................: 6,750 7,142 6,786 0.5 -5.0 Swiss ................................: 29,913 27,541 28,340 -5.3 2.9 All other types ......................: 12,037 13,655 14,583 21.2 6.8 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,098,353 1,128,475 1,103,034 0.4 -2.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 32,575 28,386 31,413 -3.6 10.7 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 28,322 27,641 27,778 -1.9 0.5 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 28,134 23,150 27,132 -3.6 17.2 : Sour cream .............................: 120,975 129,542 124,263 2.7 -4.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 360,050 336,480 345,769 -4.0 2.8 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 53,551 47,318 51,731 -3.4 9.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,999 14,365 17,228 7.7 19.9 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 15,560 10,719 13,012 -16.4 21.4 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 31,559 25,084 30,240 -4.2 20.6 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 538 453 409 -24.0 -9.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,551 2,131 2,563 0.5 20.3 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,145 2,917 4,406 -14.4 51.0 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,562 1,022 1,538 -1.5 50.5 Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,175 271 460 -60.9 69.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,704 1,122 710 -58.3 -36.7 Water and juice ices .................: 4,022 3,647 4,303 7.0 18.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 34,932 30,045 31,093 -11.0 3.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 17,738 13,979 16,859 -5.0 20.6 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 619 289 329 -46.8 13.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,665 1,440 1,703 2.3 18.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,221 1,713 1,894 -14.7 10.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,946 7,552 7,455 -6.2 -1.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 79,703 78,695 83,155 4.3 5.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,499 1,125 1,619 8.0 43.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 81,202 79,820 84,774 4.4 6.2 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,837 1,640 1,912 4.1 16.6 Animal ...............................: 3,321 2,850 2,617 -21.2 -8.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 41,675 42,220 40,474 -2.9 -4.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,495 521 749 -49.9 43.8 Total 2/ .............................: 43,170 42,741 41,223 -4.5 -3.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 17,935 16,021 16,194 -9.7 1.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,235 26,720 25,029 -0.8 -6.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 11,737 9,365 9,874 -15.9 5.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 111,586 93,603 87,506 -21.6 -6.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 78,721 71,442 65,821 -16.4 -7.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 706 859 856 21.2 -0.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 79,427 72,301 66,677 -16.1 -7.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,433 4,070 4,851 9.4 19.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 61,308 66,202 65,700 7.2 -0.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,335 621 1,003 -24.9 61.5 Total 2/ .............................: 62,643 66,823 66,703 6.5 -0.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,575 26,535 26,545 -3.7 - 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 35,068 40,288 40,158 14.5 -0.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 22,772 16,497 16,209 -28.8 -1.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 107,692 110,651 102,102 -5.2 -7.7 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 27.6 19.9 14.5 -13.0 -5.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 120,368 97,135 118,893 -1.2 22.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 13,189 11,849 13,881 5.2 17.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 560 793 893 59.5 12.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 12,504 8,920 8,763 -29.9 -1.8 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 12,019 14,583 21,652 80.1 48.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 172,690 164,728 173,216 0.3 5.2 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 39,784 53,487 51,533 29.5 -3.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 20,713 17,426 18,700 -9.7 7.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,390 12,572 12,299 262.8 -2.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 17,772 12,113 13,385 -24.7 10.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 286,374 247,476 279,197 -2.5 12.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 154,575 125,424 134,175 -13.2 7.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2019 and 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,098,353 1,103,034 0.4 1,098,353 1,103,034 0.4 February ...................: 991,346 2,089,699 March ......................:1,120,525 3,210,224 April ......................:1,086,416 4,296,640 May ........................:1,109,044 5,405,684 June .......................:1,067,383 6,473,067 July .......................:1,092,686 7,565,753 August .....................:1,121,987 8,687,740 September ..................:1,080,648 9,768,388 October ....................:1,137,641 10,906,029 November ...................:1,100,600 12,006,629 December ...................:1,128,475 13,135,104 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 439,283 436,256 -0.7 439,283 436,256 -0.7 February ...................: 391,027 830,310 March ......................: 440,262 1,270,572 April ......................: 431,588 1,702,160 May ........................: 443,943 2,146,103 June .......................: 426,627 2,572,730 July .......................: 437,343 3,010,073 August .....................: 459,204 3,469,277 September ..................: 414,502 3,883,779 October ....................: 445,950 4,329,729 November ...................: 434,896 4,764,625 December ...................: 458,917 5,223,542 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 323,210 317,431 -1.8 323,210 317,431 -1.8 February ...................: 280,816 604,026 March ......................: 312,494 916,520 April ......................: 307,591 1,224,111 May ........................: 321,660 1,545,771 June .......................: 307,127 1,852,898 July .......................: 307,940 2,160,838 August .....................: 325,145 2,485,983 September ..................: 283,246 2,769,229 October ....................: 310,108 3,079,337 November ...................: 311,104 3,390,441 December ...................: 333,337 3,723,778 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 480,134 482,235 0.4 480,134 482,235 0.4 February ...................: 441,082 921,216 March ......................: 494,933 1,416,149 April ......................: 476,853 1,893,002 May ........................: 475,351 2,368,353 June .......................: 462,859 2,831,212 July .......................: 465,587 3,296,799 August .....................: 467,324 3,764,123 September ..................: 470,703 4,234,826 October ....................: 485,386 4,720,212 November ...................: 474,076 5,194,288 December ...................: 483,437 5,677,725 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 379,627 380,174 0.1 379,627 380,174 0.1 February ...................: 347,234 726,861 March ......................: 392,018 1,118,879 April ......................: 373,667 1,492,546 May ........................: 375,667 1,868,213 June .......................: 371,007 2,239,220 July .......................: 369,779 2,608,999 August .....................: 371,629 2,980,628 September ..................: 376,283 3,356,911 October ....................: 385,784 3,742,695 November ...................: 376,481 4,119,176 December ...................: 384,009 4,503,185 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,750 6,786 0.5 6,750 6,786 0.5 February ...................: 6,076 12,826 March ......................: 7,328 20,154 April ......................: 6,567 26,721 May ........................: 6,330 33,051 June .......................: 5,981 39,032 July .......................: 6,749 45,781 August .....................: 7,244 53,025 September ..................: 6,805 59,830 October ....................: 5,559 65,389 November ...................: 6,598 71,987 December ...................: 7,142 79,129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 189,642 190,746 0.6 189,642 190,746 0.6 February ...................: 164,525 354,167 March ......................: 173,558 527,725 April ......................: 164,674 692,399 May ........................: 160,945 853,344 June .......................: 144,801 998,145 July .......................: 142,541 1,140,686 August .....................: 137,322 1,278,008 September ..................: 137,886 1,415,894 October ....................: 156,946 1,572,840 November ...................: 155,525 1,728,365 December ...................: 176,780 1,905,145 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 172,690 173,216 0.3 172,690 173,216 0.3 February ...................: 153,806 326,496 March ......................: 163,944 490,440 April ......................: 165,049 655,489 May ........................: 170,687 826,176 June .......................: 155,862 982,038 July .......................: 168,198 1,150,236 August .....................: 133,720 1,283,956 September ..................: 120,297 1,404,253 October ....................: 135,233 1,539,486 November ...................: 141,703 1,681,189 December ...................: 164,728 1,845,917 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 39,784 51,533 29.5 39,784 51,533 29.5 February ...................: 35,630 75,414 March ......................: 46,677 122,091 April ......................: 45,014 167,105 May ........................: 25,169 192,274 June .......................: 44,384 236,658 July .......................: 36,725 273,383 August .....................: 51,350 324,733 September ..................: 52,806 377,539 October ....................: 44,459 421,998 November ...................: 43,733 465,731 December ...................: 53,487 519,218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 81,202 84,774 4.4 81,202 84,774 4.4 February .....................: 74,948 156,150 March ........................: 76,372 232,522 April ........................: 74,997 307,519 May ..........................: 79,483 387,002 June .........................: 82,976 469,978 July .........................: 82,905 552,883 August .......................: 84,909 637,792 September ....................: 90,626 728,418 October ......................: 90,842 819,260 November .....................: 75,111 894,371 December .....................: 79,820 974,191 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 111,586 87,506 -21.6 111,586 87,506 -21.6 February .....................: 98,080 209,666 March ........................: 114,527 324,193 April ........................: 108,038 432,231 May ..........................: 109,247 541,478 June .........................: 106,630 648,108 July .........................: 106,918 755,026 August .......................: 95,457 850,483 September ....................: 95,525 946,008 October ......................: 96,939 1,042,947 November .....................: 88,656 1,131,603 December .....................: 93,603 1,225,206 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,170 41,223 -4.5 43,170 41,223 -4.5 February .....................: 39,295 82,465 March ........................: 42,769 125,234 April ........................: 40,729 165,963 May ..........................: 41,126 207,089 June .........................: 39,191 246,280 July .........................: 39,624 285,904 August .......................: 39,789 325,693 September ....................: 39,865 365,558 October ......................: 40,546 406,104 November .....................: 40,486 446,590 December .....................: 42,741 489,331 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 28,322 27,778 -1.9 28,322 27,778 -1.9 February ...................: 26,094 54,416 March ......................: 30,228 84,644 April ......................: 31,141 115,785 May ........................: 29,580 145,365 June .......................: 28,754 174,119 July .......................: 32,594 206,713 August .....................: 27,859 234,572 September ..................: 27,360 261,932 October ....................: 31,962 293,894 November ...................: 26,747 320,641 December ...................: 27,641 348,282 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,134 27,132 -3.6 28,134 27,132 -3.6 February ...................: 25,374 53,508 March ......................: 28,122 81,630 April ......................: 29,221 110,851 May ........................: 27,653 138,504 June .......................: 25,769 164,273 July .......................: 29,827 194,100 August .....................: 26,402 220,502 September ..................: 27,505 248,007 October ....................: 27,890 275,897 November ...................: 24,002 299,899 December ...................: 23,150 323,049 : Sour cream : January ....................: 120,975 124,263 2.7 120,975 124,263 2.7 February ...................: 100,923 221,898 March ......................: 108,829 330,727 April ......................: 117,612 448,339 May ........................: 121,142 569,481 June .......................: 111,628 681,109 July .......................: 118,337 799,446 August .....................: 115,858 915,304 September ..................: 113,199 1,028,503 October ....................: 133,084 1,161,587 November ...................: 130,096 1,291,683 December ...................: 129,542 1,421,225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 53,551 51,731 -3.4 53,551 51,731 -3.4 February ...................: 52,120 105,671 March ......................: 65,449 171,120 April ......................: 64,091 235,211 May ........................: 64,194 299,405 June .......................: 66,462 365,867 July .......................: 65,958 431,825 August .....................: 61,956 493,781 September ..................: 59,247 553,028 October ....................: 58,963 611,991 November ...................: 49,361 661,352 December ...................: 47,318 708,670 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,559 30,240 -4.2 31,559 30,240 -4.2 February ...................: 32,235 63,794 March ......................: 41,611 105,405 April ......................: 44,487 149,892 May ........................: 48,594 198,486 June .......................: 45,579 244,065 July .......................: 43,393 287,458 August .....................: 37,929 325,387 September ..................: 32,503 357,890 October ....................: 31,828 389,718 November ...................: 25,179 414,897 December ...................: 25,084 439,981 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,551 2,563 0.5 2,551 2,563 0.5 February ...................: 2,653 5,204 March ......................: 3,502 8,706 April ......................: 3,236 11,942 May ........................: 3,294 15,236 June .......................: 3,346 18,582 July .......................: 2,974 21,556 August .....................: 2,563 24,119 September ..................: 2,702 26,821 October ....................: 2,450 29,271 November ...................: 2,164 31,435 December ...................: 2,131 33,566 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 360,050 345,769 -4.0 360,050 345,769 -4.0 February ...................: 365,389 725,439 March ......................: 390,607 1,116,046 April ......................: 371,640 1,487,686 May ........................: 347,538 1,835,224 June .......................: 360,060 2,195,284 July .......................: 348,256 2,543,540 August .....................: 357,283 2,900,823 September ..................: 357,865 3,258,688 October ....................: 352,291 3,610,979 November ...................: 320,475 3,931,454 December ...................: 336,480 4,267,934 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,145 4,406 -14.4 5,145 4,406 -14.4 February ...................: 4,500 9,645 March ......................: 4,750 14,395 April ......................: 4,896 19,291 May ........................: 4,673 23,964 June .......................: 2,936 26,900 July .......................: 4,078 30,978 August .....................: 4,011 34,989 September ..................: 3,817 38,806 October ....................: 2,955 41,761 November ...................: 3,170 44,931 December ...................: 2,917 47,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 213,927 217,239 212,033 -0.9 -2.4 Idaho ..........: 86,681 88,880 85,193 -1.7 -4.1 Illinois .......: 5,908 7,051 5,593 -5.3 -20.7 Iowa ...........: 29,105 29,289 28,676 -1.5 -2.1 Minnesota ......: 65,281 63,349 61,901 -5.2 -2.3 New Jersey .....: 5,064 5,547 5,168 2.1 -6.8 New Mexico .....: 80,184 82,564 83,890 4.6 1.6 New York .......: 72,566 68,213 71,573 -1.4 4.9 Ohio ...........: 18,156 20,506 22,061 21.5 7.6 Oregon .........: 18,035 18,354 18,110 0.4 -1.3 Pennsylvania ...: 37,962 39,904 41,252 8.7 3.4 South Dakota ...: 26,577 33,747 32,951 24.0 -2.4 Vermont ........: 12,662 12,516 12,617 -0.4 0.8 Wisconsin ......: 276,493 278,482 273,962 -0.9 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 149,752 162,834 148,054 -1.1 -9.1 : United States ..: 1,098,353 1,128,475 1,103,034 0.4 -2.3 : Atlantic .......: 138,079 137,239 140,236 1.6 2.2 Central ........: 490,982 513,740 498,595 1.6 -2.9 West ...........: 469,292 477,496 464,203 -1.1 -2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,076 50,039 49,666 1.2 -0.7 Idaho ..........: 51,639 53,302 50,626 -2.0 -5.0 Iowa ...........: 16,781 18,772 18,742 11.7 -0.2 Minnesota ......: 52,921 55,373 51,601 -2.5 -6.8 New York .......: 12,203 11,712 11,823 -3.1 0.9 Oregon .........: 17,954 18,262 18,015 0.3 -1.4 Wisconsin ......: 87,296 87,574 86,600 -0.8 -1.1 : Other States 1/ : 151,413 163,883 149,183 -1.5 -9.0 : United States ..: 439,283 458,917 436,256 -0.7 -4.9 : Atlantic .......: 29,792 28,301 29,288 -1.7 3.5 Central ........: 216,554 233,184 216,235 -0.1 -7.3 West ...........: 192,937 197,432 190,733 -1.1 -3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 31,289 24,343 27,716 -11.4 13.9 Idaho ..........: 38,013 41,701 41,076 8.1 -1.5 Iowa ...........: 8,777 9,745 9,499 8.2 -2.5 Minnesota ......: 51,493 53,584 50,220 -2.5 -6.3 Oregon .........: 13,385 15,641 15,219 13.7 -2.7 Vermont ........: 8,935 8,872 9,135 2.2 3.0 Wisconsin ......: 65,191 61,838 61,200 -6.1 -1.0 : Other States 1/ : 106,127 117,613 103,366 -2.6 -12.1 : United States ..: 323,210 333,337 317,431 -1.8 -4.8 : Atlantic .......: 28,009 27,203 27,789 -0.8 2.2 Central ........: 158,800 165,671 151,454 -4.6 -8.6 West ...........: 136,401 140,463 138,188 1.3 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 143,873 147,259 142,616 -0.9 -3.2 Idaho ..........: 27,969 30,982 29,504 5.5 -4.8 Minnesota ......: 12,162 7,732 10,028 -17.5 29.7 New York .......: 31,609 29,040 31,398 -0.7 8.1 Pennsylvania ...: 22,959 22,441 23,003 0.2 2.5 Wisconsin ......: 141,794 137,655 139,243 -1.8 1.2 : Other States 1/ : 99,768 108,328 106,443 6.7 -1.7 : United States ..: 480,134 483,437 482,235 0.4 -0.2 : Atlantic .......: 60,000 59,041 59,552 -0.7 0.9 Central ........: 189,475 187,535 192,714 1.7 2.8 West ...........: 230,659 236,861 229,969 -0.3 -2.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 131,870 136,534 131,178 -0.5 -3.9 Idaho ..........: 27,194 30,327 28,872 6.2 -4.8 New York .......: 16,991 14,563 17,360 2.2 19.2 Pennsylvania ...: 20,093 18,712 19,502 -2.9 4.2 Wisconsin ......: 93,071 88,632 88,600 -4.8 - : Other States 1/ : 90,408 95,241 94,662 4.7 -0.6 : United States ..: 379,627 384,009 380,174 0.1 -1.0 : Atlantic .......: 39,805 36,776 39,595 -0.5 7.7 Central ........: 123,272 123,090 123,845 0.5 0.6 West ...........: 216,550 224,143 216,734 0.1 -3.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: January 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 52,754 55,483 56,871 7.8 2.5 New York .......: 2,511 2,413 2,508 -0.1 3.9 Pennsylvania ...: 8,842 8,914 9,999 13.1 12.2 : Other States 1/ : 125,535 109,970 121,368 -3.3 10.4 : United States ..: 189,642 176,780 190,746 0.6 7.9 : Atlantic .......: 20,908 18,978 22,442 7.3 18.3 Central ........: 82,889 69,521 79,731 -3.8 14.7 West ...........: 85,845 88,281 88,573 3.2 0.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 65,802 56,994 68,525 4.1 20.2 Pennsylvania ...: 14,255 18,042 16,473 15.6 -8.7 : Other States 1/ : 92,633 89,692 88,218 -4.8 -1.6 : United States ..: 172,690 164,728 173,216 0.3 5.2 : Atlantic .......: 27,010 33,665 33,297 23.3 -1.1 Central ........: 35,989 29,168 31,937 -11.3 9.5 West ...........: 109,691 101,895 107,982 -1.6 6.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,428 10,854 10,986 -3.9 1.2 Wisconsin ......: 21,735 26,638 25,434 17.0 -4.5 : Other States 1/ : 46,540 41,203 46,735 0.4 13.4 : United States ..: 79,703 78,695 83,155 4.3 5.7 : Atlantic .......: 21,706 21,206 21,579 -0.6 1.8 Central ........: 31,347 40,207 39,626 26.4 -1.4 West ...........: 26,650 17,282 21,950 -17.6 27.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2019 : 2020 : January : December : : : : 2019 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 4,390 3,155 4,767 8.6 51.1 Connecticut ........: 953 774 868 -8.9 12.1 Missouri ...........: 1,852 1,424 1,847 -0.3 29.7 New York ...........: 3,016 1,618 2,328 -22.8 43.9 Ohio ...............: 2,138 1,765 2,013 -5.8 14.1 Oregon .............: 1,258 1,148 1,167 -7.2 1.7 Pennsylvania .......: 2,697 3,325 2,969 10.1 -10.7 Tennessee ..........: 1,813 1,569 1,873 3.3 19.4 Utah ...............: 1,478 1,201 1,438 -2.7 19.7 : Other States 1/ ....: 33,956 31,339 32,461 -4.4 3.6 : United States ......: 53,551 47,318 51,731 -3.4 9.3 : Atlantic ...........: 12,815 10,722 12,070 -5.8 12.6 Central ............: 31,749 29,825 30,706 -3.3 3.0 West ...............: 8,987 6,771 8,955 -0.4 32.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2018, there were 1,273 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 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Heidi Lanouette - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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