Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 6, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2017 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.05 billion pounds, 4.0 percent above May 2016 and 0.8 percent above April 2017. Italian type cheese production totaled 451 million pounds, 1.2 percent above May 2016 and 0.6 percent above April 2017. American type cheese production totaled 425 million pounds, 5.7 percent above May 2016 and 0.4 percent above April 2017. Butter production was 164 million pounds, 1.5 percent below May 2016 but 0.6 percent above April 2017. Dry milk powders (comparisons with May 2016) Nonfat dry milk, human - 168 million pounds, up 1.2 percent. Skim milk powders - 51.0 million pounds, up slightly. Whey products (comparisons with May 2016) Dry whey, total - 82.8 million pounds, up 0.5 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 94.8 million pounds, up 1.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.7 million pounds, up 6.1 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with May 2016) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 72.6 million gallons, down slightly. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 42.5 million gallons, up 5.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.40 million gallons, down 4.1 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.23 million gallons, down 1.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2016 and 2017............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2016 and 2017..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2016 and 2017.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................ 18 Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................. 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 166,017 162,519 163,506 -1.5 0.6 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 402,266 423,774 425,276 5.7 0.4 Cheddar ............................: 292,636 318,867 312,703 6.9 -1.9 Other American types ...............: 109,630 104,907 112,573 2.7 7.3 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,685 7,955 8,444 -2.8 6.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,252 16,504 16,651 2.5 0.9 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 61,733 69,095 70,950 14.9 2.7 Feta .................................: 10,930 11,312 11,678 6.8 3.2 Gouda ................................: 6,346 4,989 3,886 -38.8 -22.1 Hispanic .............................: 20,902 23,353 24,117 15.4 3.3 Italian types ........................: 444,995 447,658 450,519 1.2 0.6 Mozzarella .........................: 346,457 347,614 348,497 0.6 0.3 Parmesan ...........................: 35,073 37,224 36,838 5.0 -1.0 Provolone ..........................: 34,445 33,088 32,497 -5.7 -1.8 Ricotta ............................: 18,203 18,143 19,659 8.0 8.4 Romano .............................: 4,407 5,045 6,431 45.9 27.5 Other Italian types ................: 6,410 6,544 6,597 2.9 0.8 Swiss ................................: 26,336 26,172 25,990 -1.3 -0.7 All other types ......................: 12,979 11,971 13,899 7.1 16.1 : Total cheese .........................: 1,011,424 1,042,783 1,051,410 4.0 0.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 35,043 32,704 35,383 1.0 8.2 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 28,946 25,568 28,812 -0.5 12.7 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 32,490 29,731 31,249 -3.8 5.1 : Sour cream .............................: 113,737 108,816 118,414 4.1 8.8 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 364,164 368,594 372,707 2.3 1.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 72,760 69,572 72,555 -0.3 4.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,314 18,693 19,186 4.8 2.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 22,092 20,317 23,360 5.7 15.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 40,406 39,010 42,546 5.3 9.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 841 645 540 -35.8 -16.3 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,545 3,463 3,398 -4.1 -1.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,321 6,820 6,234 -1.4 -8.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,302 2,456 2,117 -8.0 -13.8 Nonfat, hard .......................: 538 639 636 18.2 -0.5 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,330 1,979 2,066 55.3 4.4 Water and juice ices .................: 6,372 6,112 7,024 10.2 14.9 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,447 42,615 43,111 -3.0 1.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 22,130 22,004 24,086 8.8 9.5 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 632 600 505 -20.1 -15.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,308 2,350 2,215 -4.0 -5.7 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,689 3,731 3,440 -6.7 -7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 11,257 9,644 9,771 -13.2 1.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 80,930 82,916 81,645 0.9 -1.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,456 1,699 1,147 -21.2 -32.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 82,386 84,615 82,792 0.5 -2.2 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,848 2,384 3,212 12.8 34.7 Animal ...............................: 2,485 2,885 2,549 2.6 -11.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 39,043 42,346 41,334 5.9 -2.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 306 544 415 35.6 -23.7 Total 2/ .............................: 39,349 42,890 41,749 6.1 -2.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,819 16,472 14,668 -1.0 -11.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,530 26,418 27,081 10.4 2.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,578 8,833 9,599 11.9 8.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 93,097 95,901 94,787 1.8 -1.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 86,589 83,722 85,362 -1.4 2.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,368 1,971 2,014 47.2 2.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 87,957 85,693 87,376 -0.7 2.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 8,008 5,871 6,735 -15.9 14.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 66,995 63,420 65,235 -2.6 2.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 596 855 896 50.3 4.8 Total 2/ .............................: 67,591 64,275 66,131 -2.2 2.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,058 24,782 24,797 -1.0 0.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 42,533 39,493 41,334 -2.8 4.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 17,561 24,404 25,450 44.9 4.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 128,293 113,923 126,873 -1.1 11.4 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 15.2 34.7 27.9 12.7 -6.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 157,553 139,771 149,053 -5.4 6.6 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,775 8,733 9,362 6.7 7.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 821 1,100 1,156 40.8 5.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 8,513 7,069 7,389 -13.2 4.5 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 18,839 18,187 16,664 -11.5 -8.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 166,022 171,889 167,977 1.2 -2.3 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 50,865 50,206 51,012 0.3 1.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 24,112 26,424 20,673 -14.3 -21.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,402 2,622 1,967 -18.1 -25.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 15,338 23,060 22,071 43.9 -4.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 232,158 267,458 282,289 21.6 5.5 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 174,255 137,302 141,296 -18.9 2.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................:1,024,566 1,044,983 2.0 1,024,566 1,044,983 2.0 February ...................: 948,740 942,361 -0.7 1,973,306 1,987,344 0.7 March ......................:1,028,308 1,061,402 3.2 3,001,614 3,048,746 1.6 April ......................:1,002,315 1,042,783 4.0 4,003,929 4,091,529 2.2 May ........................:1,011,424 1,051,410 4.0 5,015,353 5,142,939 2.5 June .......................: 997,528 6,012,881 July .......................:1,017,092 7,029,973 August .....................:1,004,907 8,034,880 September ..................: 987,256 9,022,136 October ....................:1,048,119 10,070,255 November ...................:1,025,928 11,096,183 December ...................:1,061,514 12,157,697 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 401,810 417,584 3.9 401,810 417,584 3.9 February ...................: 367,399 373,688 1.7 769,209 791,272 2.9 March ......................: 401,665 415,940 3.6 1,170,874 1,207,212 3.1 April ......................: 398,307 423,774 6.4 1,569,181 1,630,986 3.9 May ........................: 402,266 425,276 5.7 1,971,447 2,056,262 4.3 June .......................: 392,168 2,363,615 July .......................: 401,061 2,764,676 August .....................: 392,532 3,157,208 September ..................: 378,004 3,535,212 October ....................: 401,681 3,936,893 November ...................: 398,690 4,335,583 December ...................: 420,617 4,756,200 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 297,072 311,603 4.9 297,072 311,603 4.9 February ...................: 257,987 275,988 7.0 555,059 587,591 5.9 March ......................: 286,220 309,569 8.2 841,279 897,160 6.6 April ......................: 299,780 318,867 6.4 1,141,059 1,216,027 6.6 May ........................: 292,636 312,703 6.9 1,433,695 1,528,730 6.6 June .......................: 280,376 1,714,071 July .......................: 284,173 1,998,244 August .....................: 281,287 2,279,531 September ..................: 270,531 2,550,062 October ....................: 282,640 2,832,702 November ...................: 284,679 3,117,381 December ...................: 307,338 3,424,719 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 450,991 454,006 0.7 450,991 454,006 0.7 February ...................: 416,850 406,570 -2.5 867,841 860,576 -0.8 March ......................: 458,613 469,197 2.3 1,326,454 1,329,773 0.3 April ......................: 438,588 447,658 2.1 1,765,042 1,777,431 0.7 May ........................: 444,995 450,519 1.2 2,210,037 2,227,950 0.8 June .......................: 435,342 2,645,379 July .......................: 444,306 3,089,685 August .....................: 425,216 3,514,901 September ..................: 429,204 3,944,105 October ....................: 447,342 4,391,447 November ...................: 438,866 4,830,313 December ...................: 462,330 5,292,643 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,402 352,375 - 352,402 352,375 - February ...................: 325,516 314,758 -3.3 677,918 667,133 -1.6 March ......................: 358,031 361,564 1.0 1,035,949 1,028,697 -0.7 April ......................: 340,164 347,614 2.2 1,376,113 1,376,311 - May ........................: 346,457 348,497 0.6 1,722,570 1,724,808 0.1 June .......................: 338,997 2,061,567 July .......................: 348,321 2,409,888 August .....................: 328,240 2,738,128 September ..................: 333,318 3,071,446 October ....................: 344,711 3,416,157 November ...................: 339,289 3,755,446 December ...................: 358,327 4,113,773 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,097 6,337 3.9 6,097 6,337 3.9 February ...................: 5,718 6,293 10.1 11,815 12,630 6.9 March ......................: 5,863 7,498 27.9 17,678 20,128 13.9 April ......................: 5,530 6,544 18.3 23,208 26,672 14.9 May ........................: 6,410 6,597 2.9 29,618 33,269 12.3 June .......................: 5,890 35,508 July .......................: 5,497 41,005 August .....................: 4,940 45,945 September ..................: 6,465 52,410 October ....................: 6,685 59,095 November ...................: 6,593 65,688 December ...................: 7,310 72,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 170,735 177,818 4.1 170,735 177,818 4.1 February ...................: 168,263 161,052 -4.3 338,998 338,870 - March ......................: 174,907 176,067 0.7 513,905 514,937 0.2 April ......................: 171,199 162,519 -5.1 685,104 677,456 -1.1 May ........................: 166,017 163,506 -1.5 851,121 840,962 -1.2 June .......................: 147,696 998,817 July .......................: 135,160 1,133,977 August .....................: 123,514 1,257,491 September ..................: 135,273 1,392,764 October ....................: 139,849 1,532,613 November ...................: 143,077 1,675,690 December ...................: 163,443 1,839,133 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 137,463 153,374 11.6 137,463 153,374 11.6 February ...................: 143,032 141,402 -1.1 280,495 294,776 5.1 March ......................: 172,110 159,742 -7.2 452,605 454,518 0.4 April ......................: 170,927 171,889 0.6 623,532 626,407 0.5 May ........................: 166,022 167,977 1.2 789,554 794,384 0.6 June .......................: 146,668 936,222 July .......................: 150,873 1,087,095 August .....................: 117,674 1,204,769 September ..................: 125,602 1,330,371 October ....................: 140,051 1,470,422 November ...................: 128,105 1,598,527 December ...................: 154,980 1,753,507 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 51,225 55,264 7.9 51,225 55,264 7.9 February ...................: 40,201 40,031 -0.4 91,426 95,295 4.2 March ......................: 40,564 52,693 29.9 131,990 147,988 12.1 April ......................: 43,189 50,206 16.2 175,179 198,194 13.1 May ........................: 50,865 51,012 0.3 226,044 249,206 10.2 June .......................: 55,853 281,897 July .......................: 48,814 330,711 August .....................: 46,426 377,137 September ..................: 38,447 415,584 October ....................: 41,475 457,059 November ...................: 47,388 504,447 December ...................: 54,726 559,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 82,918 82,316 -0.7 82,918 82,316 -0.7 February .....................: 75,535 77,997 3.3 158,453 160,313 1.2 March ........................: 82,656 86,689 4.9 241,109 247,002 2.4 April ........................: 81,817 84,615 3.4 322,926 331,617 2.7 May ..........................: 82,386 82,792 0.5 405,312 414,409 2.2 June .........................: 79,751 485,063 July .........................: 81,952 567,015 August .......................: 77,009 644,024 September ....................: 75,517 719,541 October ......................: 83,823 803,364 November .....................: 73,315 876,679 December .....................: 78,267 954,946 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 88,943 92,658 4.2 88,943 92,658 4.2 February .....................: 83,703 84,794 1.3 172,646 177,452 2.8 March ........................: 92,796 97,334 4.9 265,442 274,786 3.5 April ........................: 91,527 95,901 4.8 356,969 370,687 3.8 May ..........................: 93,097 94,787 1.8 450,066 465,474 3.4 June .........................: 93,713 543,779 July .........................: 97,841 641,620 August .......................: 92,635 734,255 September ....................: 94,882 829,137 October ......................: 89,840 918,977 November .....................: 86,913 1,005,890 December .....................: 92,846 1,098,736 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 42,602 40,161 -5.7 42,602 40,161 -5.7 February .....................: 39,780 36,064 -9.3 82,382 76,225 -7.5 March ........................: 41,851 42,338 1.2 124,233 118,563 -4.6 April ........................: 39,030 42,890 9.9 163,263 161,453 -1.1 May ..........................: 39,349 41,749 6.1 202,612 203,202 0.3 June .........................: 38,036 240,648 July .........................: 38,437 279,085 August .......................: 35,665 314,750 September ....................: 36,745 351,495 October ......................: 38,060 389,555 November .....................: 39,268 428,823 December .....................: 39,053 467,876 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 25,636 23,743 -7.4 25,636 23,743 -7.4 February ...................: 26,945 26,208 -2.7 52,581 49,951 -5.0 March ......................: 29,154 28,381 -2.7 81,735 78,332 -4.2 April ......................: 27,052 25,568 -5.5 108,787 103,900 -4.5 May ........................: 28,946 28,812 -0.5 137,733 132,712 -3.6 June .......................: 28,335 166,068 July .......................: 27,163 193,231 August .....................: 29,684 222,915 September ..................: 27,782 250,697 October ....................: 26,901 277,598 November ...................: 26,041 303,639 December ...................: 25,805 329,444 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 30,270 26,988 -10.8 30,270 26,988 -10.8 February ...................: 30,311 28,297 -6.6 60,581 55,285 -8.7 March ......................: 34,486 30,809 -10.7 95,067 86,094 -9.4 April ......................: 30,326 29,731 -2.0 125,393 115,825 -7.6 May ........................: 32,490 31,249 -3.8 157,883 147,074 -6.8 June .......................: 30,751 188,634 July .......................: 30,359 218,993 August .....................: 32,260 251,253 September ..................: 30,566 281,819 October ....................: 29,954 311,773 November ...................: 28,456 340,229 December ...................: 27,586 367,815 : Sour cream : January ....................: 106,503 111,173 4.4 106,503 111,173 4.4 February ...................: 106,171 100,873 -5.0 212,674 212,046 -0.3 March ......................: 115,470 115,459 - 328,144 327,505 -0.2 April ......................: 100,460 108,816 8.3 428,604 436,321 1.8 May ........................: 113,737 118,414 4.1 542,341 554,735 2.3 June .......................: 117,910 660,251 July .......................: 103,526 763,777 August .....................: 114,546 878,323 September ..................: 108,619 986,942 October ....................: 123,458 1,110,400 November ...................: 133,291 1,243,691 December ...................: 129,367 1,373,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 59,344 57,108 -3.8 59,344 57,108 -3.8 February ...................: 61,786 58,971 -4.6 121,130 116,079 -4.2 March ......................: 72,870 75,411 3.5 194,000 191,490 -1.3 April ......................: 73,116 69,572 -4.8 267,116 261,062 -2.3 May ........................: 72,760 72,555 -0.3 339,876 333,617 -1.8 June .......................: 77,004 416,880 July .......................: 71,837 488,717 August .....................: 73,038 561,755 September ..................: 63,570 625,325 October ....................: 59,850 685,175 November ...................: 51,941 737,116 December ...................: 49,731 786,847 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 29,641 28,935 -2.4 29,641 28,935 -2.4 February ...................: 32,454 34,035 4.9 62,095 62,970 1.4 March ......................: 40,693 41,263 1.4 102,788 104,233 1.4 April ......................: 40,257 39,010 -3.1 143,045 143,243 0.1 May ........................: 40,406 42,546 5.3 183,451 185,789 1.3 June .......................: 43,003 226,454 July .......................: 41,076 267,530 August .....................: 43,730 311,260 September ..................: 35,310 346,570 October ....................: 32,352 378,922 November ...................: 28,279 407,201 December ...................: 28,118 435,319 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,443 3,024 23.8 2,443 3,024 23.8 February ...................: 3,196 2,710 -15.2 5,639 5,734 1.7 March ......................: 3,724 3,530 -5.2 9,363 9,264 -1.1 April ......................: 3,694 3,463 -6.3 13,057 12,727 -2.5 May ........................: 3,545 3,398 -4.1 16,602 16,125 -2.9 June .......................: 3,672 20,274 July .......................: 3,136 23,410 August .....................: 3,109 26,519 September ..................: 3,368 29,887 October ....................: 2,584 32,471 November ...................: 1,939 34,410 December ...................: 2,154 36,564 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 379,223 374,817 -1.2 379,223 374,817 -1.2 February ...................: 376,949 363,051 -3.7 756,172 737,868 -2.4 March ......................: 400,584 399,565 -0.3 1,156,756 1,137,433 -1.7 April ......................: 373,054 368,594 -1.2 1,529,810 1,506,027 -1.6 May ........................: 364,164 372,707 2.3 1,893,974 1,878,734 -0.8 June .......................: 378,544 2,272,518 July .......................: 341,666 2,614,184 August .....................: 399,394 3,013,578 September ..................: 411,003 3,424,581 October ....................: 361,120 3,785,701 November ...................: 310,983 4,096,684 December ...................: 359,135 4,455,819 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,065 4,817 -4.9 5,065 4,817 -4.9 February ...................: 5,802 5,124 -11.7 10,867 9,941 -8.5 March ......................: 7,204 7,459 3.5 18,071 17,400 -3.7 April ......................: 6,279 6,820 8.6 24,350 24,220 -0.5 May ........................: 6,321 6,234 -1.4 30,671 30,454 -0.7 June .......................: 6,404 37,075 July .......................: 5,676 42,751 August .....................: 5,675 48,426 September ..................: 5,074 53,500 October ....................: 4,550 58,050 November ...................: 4,238 62,288 December ...................: 4,638 66,926 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 213,641 210,454 219,594 2.8 4.3 Idaho ..........: 76,022 89,305 79,070 4.0 -11.5 Illinois .......: 7,063 6,346 6,739 -4.6 6.2 Iowa ...........: 21,492 23,167 20,916 -2.7 -9.7 Minnesota ......: 57,437 59,853 62,872 9.5 5.0 New Jersey .....: 4,192 4,769 4,262 1.7 -10.6 New Mexico .....: 67,916 64,331 66,093 -2.7 2.7 New York .......: 59,396 65,926 71,243 19.9 8.1 Ohio ...........: 17,822 17,872 18,987 6.5 6.2 Pennsylvania ...: 34,950 34,719 33,303 -4.7 -4.1 South Dakota ...: 22,371 23,510 24,240 8.4 3.1 Vermont ........: 11,089 11,538 12,216 10.2 5.9 Wisconsin ......: 271,421 275,645 272,078 0.2 -1.3 : Other States 1/ : 146,612 155,348 159,797 9.0 2.9 : United States ..: 1,011,424 1,042,783 1,051,410 4.0 0.8 : Atlantic .......: 116,622 124,718 129,349 10.9 3.7 Central ........: 461,187 473,003 474,492 2.9 0.3 West ...........: 433,615 445,062 447,569 3.2 0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,733 51,245 56,009 4.2 9.3 Idaho ..........: 50,311 58,058 53,990 7.3 -7.0 Iowa ...........: 13,889 13,709 12,556 -9.6 -8.4 New York .......: 10,960 10,690 10,981 0.2 2.7 Oregon .........: 17,778 17,055 17,492 -1.6 2.6 Pennsylvania ...: 76 101 70 -7.9 -30.7 Wisconsin ......: 81,809 86,886 82,200 0.5 -5.4 : Other States 1/ : 173,710 186,030 191,978 10.5 3.2 : United States ..: 402,266 423,774 425,276 5.7 0.4 : Atlantic .......: 24,659 25,878 26,977 9.4 4.2 Central ........: 196,696 210,424 208,453 6.0 -0.9 West ...........: 180,911 187,472 189,846 4.9 1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 28,366 29,810 30,933 9.0 3.8 Idaho ..........: 41,381 49,023 44,543 7.6 -9.1 Iowa ...........: 7,611 9,052 8,033 5.5 -11.3 Minnesota ......: 41,712 46,643 48,949 17.3 4.9 Vermont ........: 7,886 8,371 8,922 13.1 6.6 Wisconsin ......: 56,178 61,050 56,100 -0.1 -8.1 : Other States 1/ : 109,502 114,918 115,223 5.2 0.3 : United States ..: 292,636 318,867 312,703 6.9 -1.9 : Atlantic .......: 23,751 24,981 26,107 9.9 4.5 Central ........: 137,976 152,096 148,653 7.7 -2.3 West ...........: 130,909 141,790 137,943 5.4 -2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 140,600 138,306 141,544 0.7 2.3 Idaho ..........: 19,858 24,597 18,973 -4.5 -22.9 New York .......: 27,719 29,389 29,820 7.6 1.5 Pennsylvania ...: 23,166 20,953 22,391 -3.3 6.9 Wisconsin ......: 136,872 136,924 138,527 1.2 1.2 : Other States 1/ : 96,780 97,489 99,264 2.6 1.8 : United States ..: 444,995 447,658 450,519 1.2 0.6 : Atlantic .......: 55,195 54,964 56,621 2.6 3.0 Central ........: 179,326 177,794 181,526 1.2 2.1 West ...........: 210,474 214,900 212,372 0.9 -1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 129,101 124,453 130,085 0.8 4.5 Idaho ..........: 18,224 23,568 17,971 -1.4 -23.7 New York .......: 14,887 16,266 15,769 5.9 -3.1 Pennsylvania ...: 19,963 18,309 19,611 -1.8 7.1 Wisconsin ......: 90,849 89,519 89,500 -1.5 - : Other States 1/ : 73,433 75,499 75,561 2.9 0.1 : United States ..: 346,457 347,614 348,497 0.6 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 37,112 36,903 37,699 1.6 2.2 Central ........: 113,795 112,488 112,545 -1.1 0.1 West ...........: 195,550 198,223 198,253 1.4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,549 48,027 45,825 -7.5 -4.6 New York .......: 2,671 2,529 2,543 -4.8 0.6 Pennsylvania ...: 8,280 8,297 8,989 8.6 8.3 : Other States 1/ : 105,517 103,666 106,149 0.6 2.4 : United States ..: 166,017 162,519 163,506 -1.5 0.6 : Atlantic .......: 17,501 18,250 18,878 7.9 3.4 Central ........: 69,928 68,549 70,813 1.3 3.3 West ...........: 78,588 75,720 73,815 -6.1 -2.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 50,566 56,497 41,683 -17.6 -26.2 Pennsylvania ...: 17,558 18,379 18,164 3.5 -1.2 : Other States 1/ : 97,898 97,013 108,130 10.5 11.5 : United States ..: 166,022 171,889 167,977 1.2 -2.3 : Atlantic .......: 36,069 36,520 37,420 3.7 2.5 Central ........: 37,183 32,975 32,922 -11.5 -0.2 West ...........: 92,770 102,394 97,635 5.2 -4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 11,560 12,966 12,784 10.6 -1.4 Wisconsin ......: 28,123 29,590 29,476 4.8 -0.4 : Other States 1/ : 41,247 40,360 39,385 -4.5 -2.4 : United States ..: 80,930 82,916 81,645 0.9 -1.5 : Atlantic .......: 21,969 22,120 22,792 3.7 3.0 Central ........: 40,383 41,680 42,016 4.0 0.8 West ...........: 18,578 19,116 16,837 -9.4 -11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : May : April : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 12,262 10,195 10,810 -11.8 6.0 Connecticut ........: 1,143 1,075 1,334 16.7 24.1 Missouri ...........: 2,744 3,062 3,584 30.6 17.0 Ohio ...............: 2,158 2,156 2,587 19.9 20.0 Oregon .............: 1,324 1,161 1,287 -2.8 10.9 Pennsylvania .......: 3,598 3,275 3,749 4.2 14.5 Wisconsin ..........: 1,619 1,660 1,718 6.1 3.5 : Other States 1/ ....: 47,912 46,988 47,486 -0.9 1.1 : United States ......: 72,760 69,572 72,555 -0.3 4.3 : Atlantic ...........: 16,102 13,214 16,508 2.5 24.9 Central ............: 37,542 40,167 39,512 5.2 -1.6 West ...............: 19,116 16,191 16,535 -13.5 2.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2016, there were 1,272 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. Vacant, Chief, Livestock Branch ................. (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... 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