Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released August 2, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). June 2018 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.06 billion pounds, 1.8 percent above June 2017 but 1.9 percent below May 2018. Italian type cheese production totaled 450 million pounds, 0.1 percent below June 2017 and 1.8 percent below May 2018. American type cheese production totaled 431 million pounds, 2.7 percent above June 2017 but 2.9 percent below May 2018. Butter production was 143 million pounds, 3.1 percent above June 2017 but 14.7 percent below May 2018. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with June 2017) Nonfat dry milk, human - 148 million pounds, down 9.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 58.9 million pounds, up 49.2 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with June 2017) Dry whey, total - 87.4 million pounds, down 0.7 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 91.3 million pounds, down 5.0 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.9 million pounds, down 1.1 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with June 2017) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 71.3 million gallons, down 4.7 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 45.5 million gallons, down 0.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.46 million gallons, down 9.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.43 million gallons, down 3.3 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2017 and 2018............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: June 2017 and 2018..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: June 2017 and 2018.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018.......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 19 Information Contacts................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 139,200 168,109 143,464 3.1 -14.7 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 419,260 443,503 430,523 2.7 -2.9 Cheddar ............................: 302,090 319,684 314,078 4.0 -1.8 Other American types ...............: 117,170 123,819 116,445 -0.6 -6.0 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,938 8,047 7,095 -10.6 -11.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,739 17,036 16,474 4.7 -3.3 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 72,324 69,349 73,292 1.3 5.7 Feta .................................: 11,608 13,229 11,963 3.1 -9.6 Gouda ................................: 4,727 6,236 6,431 36.0 3.1 Hispanic .............................: 24,273 26,053 25,651 5.7 -1.5 Italian types ........................: 450,027 457,691 449,658 -0.1 -1.8 Mozzarella .........................: 349,363 357,591 354,389 1.4 -0.9 Parmesan ...........................: 38,419 36,665 33,679 -12.3 -8.1 Provolone ..........................: 33,992 33,844 32,471 -4.5 -4.1 Ricotta ............................: 16,723 18,030 17,534 4.8 -2.8 Romano .............................: 4,521 4,977 5,238 15.9 5.2 Other Italian types ................: 7,009 6,584 6,347 -9.4 -3.6 Swiss ................................: 26,040 28,824 27,466 5.5 -4.7 All other types ......................: 13,939 14,643 15,815 13.5 8.0 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,045,875 1,084,611 1,064,368 1.8 -1.9 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 32,374 35,510 33,781 4.3 -4.9 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 27,626 32,368 31,058 12.4 -4.0 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 27,924 31,486 28,466 1.9 -9.6 : Sour cream .............................: 117,764 118,874 114,482 -2.8 -3.7 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 376,335 371,391 369,341 -1.9 -0.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 74,788 66,580 71,259 -4.7 7.0 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,238 20,019 21,960 8.5 9.7 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 25,622 25,156 23,524 -8.2 -6.5 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 45,860 45,175 45,484 -0.8 0.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 642 781 683 6.4 -12.5 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,819 3,514 3,456 -9.5 -1.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,609 5,303 5,426 -3.3 2.3 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,633 1,707 1,624 -0.6 -4.9 Nonfat, hard .......................: 750 516 586 -21.9 13.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 2,081 2,186 2,329 11.9 6.5 Water and juice ices .................: 7,537 6,697 7,755 2.9 15.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 45,927 40,882 43,696 -4.9 6.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 25,015 25,600 25,644 2.5 0.2 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 557 607 597 7.2 -1.6 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,485 2,376 2,294 -7.7 -3.5 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,103 2,936 2,824 -9.0 -3.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,724 7,113 6,558 -24.8 -7.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 86,617 83,506 85,933 -0.8 2.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,447 2,015 1,481 2.3 -26.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 88,064 85,521 87,414 -0.7 2.2 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,190 2,743 1,803 -17.7 -34.3 Animal ...............................: 2,553 2,872 2,736 7.2 -4.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 39,028 41,521 39,519 1.3 -4.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,269 349 334 -73.7 -4.3 Total 2/ .............................: 40,297 41,870 39,853 -1.1 -4.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,288 14,856 14,030 -8.2 -5.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,009 27,014 25,823 3.3 -4.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,189 9,283 9,745 -4.4 5.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,082 92,544 91,265 -5.0 -1.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 82,721 66,352 71,293 -13.8 7.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,952 2,176 2,295 17.6 5.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 84,673 68,528 73,588 -13.1 7.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,859 4,384 4,168 -39.2 -4.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 67,454 69,878 63,757 -5.5 -8.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,239 775 697 -43.7 -10.1 Total 2/ .............................: 68,693 70,653 64,454 -6.2 -8.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,579 20,254 19,613 -20.2 -3.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 44,114 50,399 44,841 1.6 -11.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 25,152 25,933 27,060 7.6 4.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 137,404 105,504 102,016 -25.8 -3.3 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 40.6 21.2 18.4 -22.2 -2.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: June 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 148,196 142,974 139,102 -6.1 -2.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,044 10,882 7,862 -2.3 -27.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,164 1,399 1,736 49.1 24.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,737 25,411 11,160 44.2 -56.1 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 13,818 17,413 17,577 27.2 0.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 162,814 159,893 148,188 -9.0 -7.3 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 39,515 50,365 58,947 49.2 17.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 16,025 18,772 14,853 -7.3 -20.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,230 3,151 2,638 18.3 -16.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 21,224 59,625 56,525 166.3 -5.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 297,773 270,727 301,905 1.4 11.5 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 144,441 146,299 111,057 -23.1 -24.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 February ...................: 957,650 985,969 3.0 2,021,882 2,082,489 3.0 March ......................:1,071,819 1,108,389 3.4 3,093,701 3,190,878 3.1 April ......................:1,057,848 1,073,438 1.5 4,151,549 4,264,316 2.7 May ........................:1,076,171 1,084,611 0.8 5,227,720 5,348,927 2.3 June .......................:1,045,875 1,064,368 1.8 6,273,595 6,413,295 2.2 July .......................:1,051,675 7,325,270 August .....................:1,046,041 8,371,311 September ..................:1,024,757 9,396,068 October ....................:1,086,865 10,482,933 November ...................:1,070,668 11,553,601 December ...................:1,105,490 12,659,091 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 434,627 433,670 -0.2 434,627 433,670 -0.2 February ...................: 390,314 397,364 1.8 824,941 831,034 0.7 March ......................: 429,558 443,491 3.2 1,254,499 1,274,525 1.6 April ......................: 434,657 443,257 2.0 1,689,156 1,717,782 1.7 May ........................: 443,083 443,503 0.1 2,132,239 2,161,285 1.4 June .......................: 419,260 430,523 2.7 2,551,499 2,591,808 1.6 July .......................: 414,495 2,965,994 August .....................: 414,280 3,380,274 September ..................: 403,544 3,783,818 October ....................: 430,485 4,214,303 November ...................: 413,714 4,628,017 December ...................: 443,974 5,071,991 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 327,328 318,254 -2.8 327,328 318,254 -2.8 February ...................: 291,508 293,255 0.6 618,836 611,509 -1.2 March ......................: 323,442 321,144 -0.7 942,278 932,653 -1.0 April ......................: 329,671 318,849 -3.3 1,271,949 1,251,502 -1.6 May ........................: 327,456 319,684 -2.4 1,599,405 1,571,186 -1.8 June .......................: 302,090 314,078 4.0 1,901,495 1,885,264 -0.9 July .......................: 298,285 2,199,780 August .....................: 298,306 2,498,086 September ..................: 291,755 2,789,841 October ....................: 307,833 3,097,674 November ...................: 296,598 3,394,272 December ...................: 327,062 3,721,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 454,575 474,348 4.3 454,575 474,348 4.3 February ...................: 406,179 426,472 5.0 860,754 900,820 4.7 March ......................: 470,053 481,404 2.4 1,330,807 1,382,224 3.9 April ......................: 447,937 455,198 1.6 1,778,744 1,837,422 3.3 May ........................: 452,332 457,691 1.2 2,231,076 2,295,113 2.9 June .......................: 450,027 449,658 -0.1 2,681,103 2,744,771 2.4 July .......................: 451,922 3,133,025 August .....................: 437,003 3,570,028 September ..................: 432,619 4,002,647 October ....................: 454,641 4,457,288 November ...................: 456,821 4,914,109 December ...................: 469,755 5,383,864 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,768 366,988 4.0 352,768 366,988 4.0 February ...................: 314,602 327,413 4.1 667,370 694,401 4.1 March ......................: 361,368 371,264 2.7 1,028,738 1,065,665 3.6 April ......................: 347,399 353,725 1.8 1,376,137 1,419,390 3.1 May ........................: 350,530 357,591 2.0 1,726,667 1,776,981 2.9 June .......................: 349,363 354,389 1.4 2,076,030 2,131,370 2.7 July .......................: 352,014 2,428,044 August .....................: 335,867 2,763,911 September ..................: 332,180 3,096,091 October ....................: 347,688 3,443,779 November ...................: 351,511 3,795,290 December ...................: 365,309 4,160,599 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,600 5,549 -15.9 6,600 5,549 -15.9 February ...................: 6,498 5,680 -12.6 13,098 11,229 -14.3 March ......................: 7,614 6,460 -15.2 20,712 17,689 -14.6 April ......................: 6,666 5,869 -12.0 27,378 23,558 -14.0 May ........................: 6,556 6,584 0.4 33,934 30,142 -11.2 June .......................: 7,009 6,347 -9.4 40,943 36,489 -10.9 July .......................: 6,055 46,998 August .....................: 5,634 52,632 September ..................: 6,747 59,379 October ....................: 6,271 65,650 November ...................: 7,247 72,897 December ...................: 6,351 79,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 178,060 182,088 2.3 178,060 182,088 2.3 February ...................: 161,013 170,116 5.7 339,073 352,204 3.9 March ......................: 177,021 182,046 2.8 516,094 534,250 3.5 April ......................: 161,956 175,297 8.2 678,050 709,547 4.6 May ........................: 163,397 168,109 2.9 841,447 877,656 4.3 June .......................: 139,200 143,464 3.1 980,647 1,021,120 4.1 July .......................: 135,625 1,116,272 August .....................: 131,152 1,247,424 September ..................: 134,552 1,381,976 October ....................: 144,671 1,526,647 November ...................: 149,721 1,676,368 December ...................: 171,105 1,847,473 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 153,848 160,301 4.2 153,848 160,301 4.2 February ...................: 143,231 157,833 10.2 297,079 318,134 7.1 March ......................: 160,916 178,694 11.0 457,995 496,828 8.5 April ......................: 172,821 163,859 -5.2 630,816 660,687 4.7 May ........................: 167,910 159,893 -4.8 798,726 820,580 2.7 June .......................: 162,814 148,188 -9.0 961,540 968,768 0.8 July .......................: 151,825 1,113,365 August .....................: 136,753 1,250,118 September ..................: 134,572 1,384,690 October ....................: 145,008 1,529,698 November ...................: 141,440 1,671,138 December ...................: 164,014 1,835,152 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 55,590 45,753 -17.7 55,590 45,753 -17.7 February ...................: 41,391 37,666 -9.0 96,981 83,419 -14.0 March ......................: 52,693 42,055 -20.2 149,674 125,474 -16.2 April ......................: 50,206 49,446 -1.5 199,880 174,920 -12.5 May ........................: 51,012 50,365 -1.3 250,892 225,285 -10.2 June .......................: 39,515 58,947 49.2 290,407 284,232 -2.1 July .......................: 47,842 338,249 August .....................: 44,813 383,062 September ..................: 29,102 412,164 October ....................: 25,965 438,129 November ...................: 41,609 479,738 December ...................: 49,895 529,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,255 90,319 9.8 82,255 90,319 9.8 February .....................: 77,895 89,599 15.0 160,150 179,918 12.3 March ........................: 86,689 90,653 4.6 246,839 270,571 9.6 April ........................: 84,640 85,149 0.6 331,479 355,720 7.3 May ..........................: 82,950 85,521 3.1 414,429 441,241 6.5 June .........................: 88,064 87,414 -0.7 502,493 528,655 5.2 July .........................: 100,402 602,895 August .......................: 94,276 697,171 September ....................: 91,302 788,473 October ......................: 80,750 869,223 November .....................: 81,657 950,880 December .....................: 86,024 1,036,904 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 92,320 94,834 2.7 92,320 94,834 2.7 February .....................: 84,386 86,294 2.3 176,706 181,128 2.5 March ........................: 95,317 99,650 4.5 272,023 280,778 3.2 April ........................: 96,265 94,011 -2.3 368,288 374,789 1.8 May ..........................: 93,634 92,544 -1.2 461,922 467,333 1.2 June .........................: 96,082 91,265 -5.0 558,004 558,598 0.1 July .........................: 98,117 656,121 August .......................: 96,679 752,800 September ....................: 94,903 847,703 October ......................: 93,098 940,801 November .....................: 86,105 1,026,906 December .....................: 97,251 1,124,157 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 40,329 43,461 7.8 40,329 43,461 7.8 February .....................: 36,110 39,391 9.1 76,439 82,852 8.4 March ........................: 42,354 44,932 6.1 118,793 127,784 7.6 April ........................: 42,062 40,926 -2.7 160,855 168,710 4.9 May ..........................: 41,612 41,870 0.6 202,467 210,580 4.0 June .........................: 40,297 39,853 -1.1 242,764 250,433 3.2 July .........................: 41,192 283,956 August .......................: 38,339 322,295 September ....................: 38,720 361,015 October ......................: 40,796 401,811 November .....................: 40,551 442,362 December .....................: 41,914 484,276 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,122 25,546 -2.2 26,122 25,546 -2.2 February ...................: 25,698 26,932 4.8 51,820 52,478 1.3 March ......................: 29,010 32,696 12.7 80,830 85,174 5.4 April ......................: 25,942 29,111 12.2 106,772 114,285 7.0 May ........................: 29,538 32,368 9.6 136,310 146,653 7.6 June .......................: 27,626 31,058 12.4 163,936 177,711 8.4 July .......................: 28,007 191,943 August .....................: 30,434 222,377 September ..................: 27,146 249,523 October ....................: 28,829 278,352 November ...................: 26,066 304,418 December ...................: 26,066 330,484 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,655 26,867 -6.2 28,655 26,867 -6.2 February ...................: 28,142 27,567 -2.0 56,797 54,434 -4.2 March ......................: 30,711 31,348 2.1 87,508 85,782 -2.0 April ......................: 29,610 29,815 0.7 117,118 115,597 -1.3 May ........................: 31,746 31,486 -0.8 148,864 147,083 -1.2 June .......................: 27,924 28,466 1.9 176,788 175,549 -0.7 July .......................: 28,450 205,238 August .....................: 31,370 236,608 September ..................: 27,396 264,004 October ....................: 29,205 293,209 November ...................: 26,060 319,269 December ...................: 25,152 344,421 : Sour cream : January ....................: 113,967 118,603 4.1 113,967 118,603 4.1 February ...................: 99,700 98,994 -0.7 213,667 217,597 1.8 March ......................: 115,648 116,393 0.6 329,315 333,990 1.4 April ......................: 109,615 111,878 2.1 438,930 445,868 1.6 May ........................: 118,884 118,874 557,814 564,742 1.2 June .......................: 117,764 114,482 -2.8 675,578 679,224 0.5 July .......................: 107,401 782,979 August .....................: 118,709 901,688 September ..................: 108,314 1,010,002 October ....................: 126,023 1,136,025 November ...................: 129,312 1,265,337 December ...................: 121,812 1,387,149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,500 54,718 -3.2 56,500 54,718 -3.2 February ...................: 58,988 55,411 -6.1 115,488 110,129 -4.6 March ......................: 74,168 64,388 -13.2 189,656 174,517 -8.0 April ......................: 69,711 63,601 -8.8 259,367 238,118 -8.2 May ........................: 72,167 66,580 -7.7 331,534 304,698 -8.1 June .......................: 74,788 71,259 -4.7 406,322 375,957 -7.5 July .......................: 69,394 475,716 August .....................: 73,596 549,312 September ..................: 60,596 609,908 October ....................: 56,616 666,524 November ...................: 49,618 716,142 December ...................: 46,520 762,662 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,934 31,241 -2.2 31,934 31,241 -2.2 February ...................: 38,363 33,849 -11.8 70,297 65,090 -7.4 March ......................: 44,189 41,268 -6.6 114,486 106,358 -7.1 April ......................: 41,293 40,329 -2.3 155,779 146,687 -5.8 May ........................: 45,772 45,175 -1.3 201,551 191,862 -4.8 June .......................: 45,860 45,484 -0.8 247,411 237,346 -4.1 July .......................: 42,769 290,180 August .....................: 43,344 333,524 September ..................: 35,226 368,750 October ....................: 34,566 403,316 November ...................: 27,946 431,262 December ...................: 28,552 459,814 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,295 2,975 -9.7 3,295 2,975 -9.7 February ...................: 3,005 2,995 -0.3 6,300 5,970 -5.2 March ......................: 3,770 3,292 -12.7 10,070 9,262 -8.0 April ......................: 3,788 3,654 -3.5 13,858 12,916 -6.8 May ........................: 3,582 3,514 -1.9 17,440 16,430 -5.8 June .......................: 3,819 3,456 -9.5 21,259 19,886 -6.5 July .......................: 3,319 24,578 August .....................: 3,697 28,275 September ..................: 3,282 31,557 October ....................: 2,542 34,099 November ...................: 2,352 36,451 December ...................: 2,181 38,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 381,750 365,342 -4.3 381,750 365,342 -4.3 February ...................: 369,841 375,716 1.6 751,591 741,058 -1.4 March ......................: 411,605 390,586 -5.1 1,163,196 1,131,644 -2.7 April ......................: 375,287 358,583 -4.5 1,538,483 1,490,227 -3.1 May ........................: 385,257 371,391 -3.6 1,923,740 1,861,618 -3.2 June .......................: 376,335 369,341 -1.9 2,300,075 2,230,959 -3.0 July .......................: 349,529 2,649,604 August .....................: 396,182 3,045,786 September ..................: 393,654 3,439,440 October ....................: 368,558 3,807,998 November ...................: 317,564 4,125,562 December ...................: 352,746 4,478,308 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,299 4,617 -12.9 5,299 4,617 -12.9 February ...................: 5,424 4,624 -14.7 10,723 9,241 -13.8 March ......................: 6,912 6,583 -4.8 17,635 15,824 -10.3 April ......................: 6,391 5,646 -11.7 24,026 21,470 -10.6 May ........................: 5,771 5,303 -8.1 29,797 26,773 -10.1 June .......................: 5,609 5,426 -3.3 35,406 32,199 -9.1 July .......................: 5,192 40,598 August .....................: 5,653 46,251 September ..................: 4,557 50,808 October ....................: 4,152 54,960 November ...................: 4,070 59,030 December ...................: 3,514 62,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 207,178 216,837 204,975 -1.1 -5.5 Idaho ..........: 82,758 77,397 83,691 1.1 8.1 Illinois .......: 6,958 7,204 7,042 1.2 -2.2 Iowa ...........: 19,557 26,334 25,234 29.0 -4.2 Minnesota ......: 60,422 63,641 61,989 2.6 -2.6 New Jersey .....: 4,919 4,466 4,843 -1.5 8.4 New Mexico .....: 63,634 75,472 73,943 16.2 -2.0 Ohio ...........: 17,338 20,070 19,218 10.8 -4.2 Oregon .........: 17,211 17,297 16,938 -1.6 -2.1 Pennsylvania ...: 34,190 36,659 36,547 6.9 -0.3 South Dakota ...: 23,658 24,820 23,280 -1.6 -6.2 Vermont ........: 11,748 12,365 11,726 -0.2 -5.2 Wisconsin ......: 278,315 285,482 276,501 -0.7 -3.1 : Other States 1/ : 217,989 216,567 218,441 0.2 0.9 : United States ..: 1,045,875 1,084,611 1,064,368 1.8 -1.9 : Atlantic .......: 128,141 125,613 130,911 2.2 4.2 Central ........: 483,217 503,679 490,386 1.5 -2.6 West ...........: 434,517 455,319 443,071 2.0 -2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,636 53,669 49,372 -4.4 -8.0 Idaho ..........: 49,129 50,463 52,741 7.4 4.5 Iowa ...........: 12,878 17,006 16,341 26.9 -3.9 Oregon .........: 17,143 17,218 16,846 -1.7 -2.2 Wisconsin ......: 83,903 86,851 83,400 -0.6 -4.0 : Other States 1/ : 204,571 218,296 211,823 3.5 -3.0 : United States ..: 419,260 443,503 430,523 2.7 -2.9 : Atlantic .......: 26,603 27,892 26,826 0.8 -3.8 Central ........: 214,227 224,643 219,823 2.6 -2.1 West ...........: 178,430 190,968 183,874 3.1 -3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 27,130 29,907 25,818 -4.8 -13.7 Idaho ..........: 39,955 36,973 40,829 2.2 10.4 Iowa ...........: 7,171 11,424 11,178 55.9 -2.2 Minnesota ......: 46,749 48,702 49,947 6.8 2.6 Oregon .........: 13,604 14,493 13,498 -0.8 -6.9 Vermont ........: 8,465 8,412 8,088 -4.5 -3.9 Wisconsin ......: 57,590 60,216 57,100 -0.9 -5.2 : Other States 1/ : 101,426 109,557 107,620 6.1 -1.8 : United States ..: 302,090 319,684 314,078 4.0 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 25,137 26,201 25,112 -0.1 -4.2 Central ........: 152,754 161,361 160,274 4.9 -0.7 West ...........: 124,199 132,122 128,692 3.6 -2.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 133,680 139,619 131,707 -1.5 -5.7 Idaho ..........: 26,982 20,432 24,616 -8.8 20.5 Pennsylvania ...: 20,812 22,023 21,952 5.5 -0.3 Wisconsin ......: 144,833 144,570 144,259 -0.4 -0.2 : Other States 1/ : 123,720 131,047 127,124 2.8 -3.0 : United States ..: 450,027 457,691 449,658 -0.1 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 54,153 55,336 56,552 4.4 2.2 Central ........: 184,840 188,704 183,771 -0.6 -2.6 West ...........: 211,034 213,651 209,335 -0.8 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 121,276 127,706 120,339 -0.8 -5.8 Idaho ..........: 26,002 19,778 23,614 -9.2 19.4 Pennsylvania ...: 18,089 19,225 19,176 6.0 -0.3 Wisconsin ......: 93,539 95,746 95,600 2.2 -0.2 : Other States 1/ : 90,457 95,136 95,660 5.8 0.6 : United States ..: 349,363 357,591 354,389 1.4 -0.9 : Atlantic .......: 36,694 37,004 39,276 7.0 6.1 Central ........: 116,463 121,812 119,562 2.7 -1.8 West ...........: 196,206 198,775 195,551 -0.3 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: June 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 40,596 50,671 44,460 9.5 -12.3 Pennsylvania ...: 7,407 8,602 6,618 -10.7 -23.1 : Other States 1/ : 91,197 108,836 92,386 1.3 -15.1 : United States ..: 139,200 168,109 143,464 3.1 -14.7 : Atlantic .......: 14,147 18,448 13,669 -3.4 -25.9 Central ........: 56,160 68,759 58,745 4.6 -14.6 West ...........: 68,893 80,902 71,050 3.1 -12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 44,549 48,695 37,384 -16.1 -23.2 Pennsylvania ...: 16,197 19,029 17,241 6.4 -9.4 : Other States 1/ : 102,068 92,169 93,563 -8.3 1.5 : United States ..: 162,814 159,893 148,188 -9.0 -7.3 : Atlantic .......: 32,686 37,428 34,874 6.7 -6.8 Central ........: 31,230 27,292 35,474 13.6 30.0 West ...........: 98,898 95,173 77,840 -21.3 -18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 31,000 28,396 28,163 -9.2 -0.8 : Other States 1/ : 55,617 55,110 57,770 3.9 4.8 : United States ..: 86,617 83,506 85,933 -0.8 2.9 : Atlantic .......: 22,927 22,467 22,229 -3.0 -1.1 Central ........: 42,434 40,293 38,996 -8.1 -3.2 West ...........: 21,256 20,746 24,708 16.2 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : June : May : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 10,929 6,166 6,778 -38.0 9.9 Connecticut ........: 1,268 1,248 977 -22.9 -21.7 Missouri ...........: 3,579 3,367 3,991 11.5 18.5 Ohio ...............: 2,312 2,622 2,595 12.2 -1.0 Oregon .............: 1,187 1,386 1,330 12.0 -4.0 Pennsylvania .......: 3,630 3,806 3,678 1.3 -3.4 Tennessee ..........: 2,730 1,972 2,407 -11.8 22.1 Utah ...............: 2,835 3,109 3,033 7.0 -2.4 : Other States 1/ ....: 46,318 42,904 46,470 0.3 8.3 : United States ......: 74,788 66,580 71,259 -4.7 7.0 : Atlantic ...........: 15,544 16,473 15,903 2.3 -3.5 Central ............: 41,922 37,233 42,118 0.5 13.1 West ...............: 17,322 12,874 13,238 -23.6 2.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2017, there were 1,306 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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