Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released December 3, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). October 2021 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.15 billion pounds, 0.9 percent above October 2020 and 1.1 percent above September 2021. Italian type cheese production totaled 490 million pounds, 3.5 percent above October 2020 and 0.8 percent above September 2021. American type cheese production totaled 457 million pounds, 0.6 percent below October 2020 but 2.0 percent above September 2021. Butter production was 159 million pounds, 1.6 percent below October 2020 but 11.2 percent above September 2021. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with October 2020) Nonfat dry milk, human - 125 million pounds, down 11.7 percent. Skim milk powder - 58.3 million pounds, down 7.9 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with October 2020) Dry whey, total - 78.2 million pounds, up 4.0 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 97.0 million pounds, up 11.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 46.6 million pounds, up 13.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with October 2020) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 55.3 million gallons, down 12.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 33.7 million gallons, down 11.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.12 million gallons, down 26.4 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.61 million gallons, up 5.0 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2020 and 2021............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: October 2020 and 2021..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 2020 and 2021.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October : September : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 161,980 143,409 159,419 -1.6 11.2 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 460,217 448,435 457,453 -0.6 2.0 Cheddar ............................: 325,354 308,505 320,656 -1.4 3.9 Other American types ...............: 134,863 139,930 136,797 1.4 -2.2 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,530 7,532 8,894 36.2 18.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,842 14,653 16,851 0.1 15.0 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 91,338 89,704 85,020 -6.9 -5.2 Feta .................................: 12,583 14,368 12,572 -0.1 -12.5 Gouda ................................: 3,810 2,922 3,703 -2.8 26.7 Hispanic .............................: 29,092 31,144 31,771 9.2 2.0 Italian types ........................: 473,294 486,098 489,772 3.5 0.8 Mozzarella .........................: 371,411 378,479 377,835 1.7 -0.2 Parmesan ...........................: 35,822 38,173 40,481 13.0 6.0 Provolone ..........................: 32,403 33,351 33,110 2.2 -0.7 Ricotta ............................: 22,985 22,551 24,038 4.6 6.6 Romano .............................: 3,950 5,637 5,594 41.6 -0.8 Other Italian types ................: 6,723 7,907 8,714 29.6 10.2 Swiss ................................: 28,070 25,691 26,928 -4.1 4.8 All other types ......................: 15,087 13,198 13,627 -9.7 3.3 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,136,863 1,133,745 1,146,591 0.9 1.1 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 33,867 29,917 30,375 -10.3 1.5 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 32,294 28,632 29,083 -9.9 1.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 27,540 25,583 24,102 -12.5 -5.8 : Sour cream .............................: 138,408 119,780 136,725 -1.2 14.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 386,630 404,137 374,964 -3.0 -7.2 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 63,264 57,718 55,313 -12.6 -4.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,217 18,552 17,218 -14.8 -7.2 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,956 18,092 16,468 -8.3 -9.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 38,173 36,644 33,686 -11.8 -8.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 579 505 527 -9.0 4.4 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,882 2,283 2,121 -26.4 -7.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 2,483 2,892 2,608 5.0 -9.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,104 1,121 999 -9.5 -10.9 Nonfat, hard .......................: 225 195 455 102.2 133.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,428 960 926 -35.2 -3.5 Water and juice ices .................: 5,152 5,347 4,865 -5.6 -9.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 39,813 37,299 35,262 -11.4 -5.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 19,337 20,598 18,923 -2.1 -8.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 490 401 359 -26.7 -10.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,957 1,775 1,595 -18.5 -10.1 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,285 1,460 1,402 9.1 -4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October : September : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,678 6,517 6,325 -27.1 -2.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 74,000 68,807 76,858 3.9 11.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,148 1,391 1,326 15.5 -4.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 75,148 70,198 78,184 4.0 11.4 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,416 1,677 2,731 13.0 62.9 Animal ...............................: 3,070 2,777 3,965 29.2 42.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,547 37,522 45,323 11.8 20.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 424 727 1,313 209.7 80.6 Total 2/ .............................: 40,971 38,249 46,636 13.8 21.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,368 12,527 16,736 2.2 33.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,603 25,722 29,900 21.5 16.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,466 9,725 11,022 5.3 13.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 86,843 91,848 96,970 11.7 5.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 67,986 60,148 56,554 -16.8 -6.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,114 3,174 1,561 40.1 -50.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 69,100 63,322 58,115 -15.9 -8.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,710 6,953 6,476 -3.5 -6.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 61,786 62,993 65,229 5.6 3.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 797 811 816 2.4 0.6 Total 2/ .............................: 62,583 63,804 66,045 5.5 3.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,447 24,832 23,815 -6.4 -4.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 37,136 38,972 42,230 13.7 8.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,099 11,318 11,578 -17.9 2.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 104,707 145,566 149,270 42.6 2.5 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 21.6 25.6 32.0 10.3 6.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October : September : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 102,010 98,471 104,799 2.7 6.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,525 10,418 9,140 7.2 -12.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 786 717 909 15.6 26.8 Dry whole milk .......................: 12,125 9,963 9,445 -22.1 -5.2 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 18,498 12,529 16,363 -11.5 30.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 141,255 119,217 124,718 -11.7 4.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 63,309 63,225 58,335 -7.9 -7.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 16,505 18,586 19,184 16.2 3.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 9,133 9,029 8,072 -11.6 -10.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 13,801 19,884 9,941 -28.0 -50.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 235,547 264,278 221,767 -5.9 -16.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 135,372 158,432 159,812 18.1 0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2020 and 2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 February .....................:1,032,907 1,043,505 1.0 2,157,675 2,179,072 1.0 March ........................:1,121,446 1,175,989 4.9 3,279,121 3,355,061 2.3 April ........................:1,051,959 1,135,900 8.0 4,331,080 4,490,961 3.7 May ..........................:1,101,211 1,157,550 5.1 5,432,291 5,648,511 4.0 June .........................:1,121,598 1,121,555 - 6,553,889 6,770,066 3.3 July .........................:1,110,115 1,143,239 3.0 7,664,004 7,913,305 3.3 August .......................:1,091,546 1,146,746 5.1 8,755,550 9,060,051 3.5 September ....................:1,104,235 1,133,745 2.7 9,859,785 10,193,796 3.4 October ......................:1,136,863 1,146,591 0.9 10,996,648 11,340,387 3.1 November .....................:1,102,292 12,098,940 December .....................:1,154,483 13,253,423 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 442,207 474,315 7.3 442,207 474,315 7.3 February .....................: 414,155 426,094 2.9 856,362 900,409 5.1 March ........................: 446,423 476,720 6.8 1,302,785 1,377,129 5.7 April ........................: 446,525 472,424 5.8 1,749,310 1,849,553 5.7 May ..........................: 441,148 478,522 8.5 2,190,458 2,328,075 6.3 June .........................: 431,782 453,428 5.0 2,622,240 2,781,503 6.1 July .........................: 453,096 466,236 2.9 3,075,336 3,247,739 5.6 August .......................: 445,137 458,518 3.0 3,520,473 3,706,257 5.3 September ....................: 432,114 448,435 3.8 3,952,587 4,154,692 5.1 October ......................: 460,217 457,453 -0.6 4,412,804 4,612,145 4.5 November .....................: 449,783 4,862,587 December .....................: 474,946 5,337,533 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 323,344 346,949 7.3 323,344 346,949 7.3 February .....................: 296,659 300,535 1.3 620,003 647,484 4.4 March ........................: 314,114 333,787 6.3 934,117 981,271 5.0 April ........................: 330,119 334,079 1.2 1,264,236 1,315,350 4.0 May ..........................: 315,704 345,978 9.6 1,579,940 1,661,328 5.2 June .........................: 302,960 326,915 7.9 1,882,900 1,988,243 5.6 July .........................: 322,775 324,233 0.5 2,205,675 2,312,476 4.8 August .......................: 323,153 319,498 -1.1 2,528,828 2,631,974 4.1 September ....................: 303,253 308,505 1.7 2,832,081 2,940,479 3.8 October ......................: 325,354 320,656 -1.4 3,157,435 3,261,135 3.3 November .....................: 321,553 3,478,988 December .....................: 349,162 3,828,150 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 488,692 481,029 -1.6 488,692 481,029 -1.6 February .....................: 445,765 443,254 -0.6 934,457 924,283 -1.1 March ........................: 485,546 502,468 3.5 1,420,003 1,426,751 0.5 April ........................: 447,648 481,988 7.7 1,867,651 1,908,739 2.2 May ..........................: 482,323 481,370 -0.2 2,349,974 2,390,109 1.7 June .........................: 485,761 470,553 -3.1 2,835,735 2,860,662 0.9 July .........................: 454,998 483,375 6.2 3,290,733 3,344,037 1.6 August .......................: 445,538 485,061 8.9 3,736,271 3,829,098 2.5 September ....................: 469,823 486,098 3.5 4,206,094 4,315,196 2.6 October ......................: 473,294 489,772 3.5 4,679,388 4,804,968 2.7 November .....................: 454,904 5,134,292 December .....................: 490,878 5,625,170 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 384,730 374,948 -2.5 384,730 374,948 -2.5 February .....................: 352,735 345,504 -2.0 737,465 720,452 -2.3 March ........................: 386,397 392,357 1.5 1,123,862 1,112,809 -1.0 April ........................: 353,043 376,809 6.7 1,476,905 1,489,618 0.9 May ..........................: 379,446 376,774 -0.7 1,856,351 1,866,392 0.5 June .........................: 389,307 369,194 -5.2 2,245,658 2,235,586 -0.4 July .........................: 364,832 376,286 3.1 2,610,490 2,611,872 0.1 August .......................: 355,527 379,576 6.8 2,966,017 2,991,448 0.9 September ....................: 371,610 378,479 1.8 3,337,627 3,369,927 1.0 October ......................: 371,411 377,835 1.7 3,709,038 3,747,762 1.0 November .....................: 358,817 4,067,855 December .....................: 382,737 4,450,592 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 6,867 6,284 -8.5 6,867 6,284 -8.5 February .....................: 5,943 6,180 4.0 12,810 12,464 -2.7 March ........................: 6,739 7,108 5.5 19,549 19,572 0.1 April ........................: 5,152 6,549 27.1 24,701 26,121 5.7 May ..........................: 6,572 6,792 3.3 31,273 32,913 5.2 June .........................: 6,095 7,609 24.8 37,368 40,522 8.4 July .........................: 5,353 7,690 43.7 42,721 48,212 12.9 August .......................: 6,113 7,673 25.5 48,834 55,885 14.4 September ....................: 6,869 7,907 15.1 55,703 63,792 14.5 October ......................: 6,723 8,714 29.6 62,426 72,506 16.1 November .....................: 6,653 69,079 December .....................: 6,781 75,860 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 204,937 209,630 2.3 204,937 209,630 2.3 February .....................: 194,746 186,304 -4.3 399,683 395,934 -0.9 March ........................: 200,040 198,920 -0.6 599,723 594,854 -0.8 April ........................: 227,200 183,851 -19.1 826,923 778,705 -5.8 May ..........................: 172,343 184,894 7.3 999,266 963,599 -3.6 June .........................: 149,135 160,335 7.5 1,148,401 1,123,934 -2.1 July .........................: 152,947 150,625 -1.5 1,301,348 1,274,559 -2.1 August .......................: 150,921 147,982 -1.9 1,452,269 1,422,541 -2.0 September ....................: 150,709 143,409 -4.8 1,602,978 1,565,950 -2.3 October ......................: 161,980 159,419 -1.6 1,764,958 1,725,369 -2.2 November .....................: 172,899 1,937,857 December .....................: 207,529 2,145,386 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 184,097 198,025 7.6 184,097 198,025 7.6 February .....................: 174,749 183,614 5.1 358,846 381,639 6.4 March ........................: 173,665 199,307 14.8 532,511 580,946 9.1 April ........................: 202,632 194,262 -4.1 735,143 775,208 5.4 May ..........................: 157,236 205,427 30.6 892,379 980,635 9.9 June .........................: 154,033 187,018 21.4 1,046,412 1,167,653 11.6 July .........................: 166,138 157,662 -5.1 1,212,550 1,325,315 9.3 August .......................: 147,194 121,978 -17.1 1,359,744 1,447,293 6.4 September ....................: 126,249 119,217 -5.6 1,485,993 1,566,510 5.4 October ......................: 141,255 124,718 -11.7 1,627,248 1,691,228 3.9 November .....................: 155,435 1,782,683 December .....................: 208,252 1,990,935 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 41,232 35,992 -12.7 41,232 35,992 -12.7 February .....................: 38,751 31,639 -18.4 79,983 67,631 -15.4 March ........................: 55,841 39,638 -29.0 135,824 107,269 -21.0 April ........................: 51,611 46,966 -9.0 187,435 154,235 -17.7 May ..........................: 56,669 35,704 -37.0 244,104 189,939 -22.2 June .........................: 60,519 43,452 -28.2 304,623 233,391 -23.4 July .........................: 61,369 51,215 -16.5 365,992 284,606 -22.2 August .......................: 69,232 61,493 -11.2 435,224 346,099 -20.5 September ....................: 81,084 63,225 -22.0 516,308 409,324 -20.7 October ......................: 63,309 58,335 -7.9 579,617 467,659 -19.3 November .....................: 64,961 644,578 December .....................: 50,648 695,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 85,353 83,988 -1.6 85,353 83,988 -1.6 February .....................: 77,137 75,323 -2.4 162,490 159,311 -2.0 March ........................: 83,482 79,609 -4.6 245,972 238,920 -2.9 April ........................: 75,824 74,694 -1.5 321,796 313,614 -2.5 May ..........................: 84,109 77,738 -7.6 405,905 391,352 -3.6 June .........................: 81,713 71,356 -12.7 487,618 462,708 -5.1 July .........................: 82,616 81,094 -1.8 570,234 543,802 -4.6 August .......................: 78,720 76,697 -2.6 648,954 620,499 -4.4 September ....................: 76,954 70,198 -8.8 725,908 690,697 -4.9 October ......................: 75,148 78,184 4.0 801,056 768,881 -4.0 November .....................: 68,652 869,708 December .....................: 81,301 951,009 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 84,665 93,798 10.8 84,665 93,798 10.8 February .....................: 84,265 79,123 -6.1 168,930 172,921 2.4 March ........................: 94,831 99,375 4.8 263,761 272,296 3.2 April ........................: 88,674 91,508 3.2 352,435 363,804 3.2 May ..........................: 90,928 95,288 4.8 443,363 459,092 3.5 June .........................: 102,804 94,642 -7.9 546,167 553,734 1.4 July .........................: 99,916 98,099 -1.8 646,083 651,833 0.9 August .......................: 95,837 92,290 -3.7 741,920 744,123 0.3 September ....................: 93,454 91,848 -1.7 835,374 835,971 0.1 October ......................: 86,843 96,970 11.7 922,217 932,941 1.2 November .....................: 85,542 1,007,759 December .....................: 95,013 1,102,772 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,350 43,800 5.9 41,350 43,800 5.9 February .....................: 35,487 37,512 5.7 76,837 81,312 5.8 March ........................: 40,094 42,286 5.5 116,931 123,598 5.7 April ........................: 37,341 39,159 4.9 154,272 162,757 5.5 May ..........................: 39,074 42,393 8.5 193,346 205,150 6.1 June .........................: 40,189 38,328 -4.6 233,535 243,478 4.3 July .........................: 39,655 39,821 0.4 273,190 283,299 3.7 August .......................: 40,061 38,565 -3.7 313,251 321,864 2.7 September ....................: 40,988 38,249 -6.7 354,239 360,113 1.7 October ......................: 40,971 46,636 13.8 395,210 406,749 2.9 November .....................: 39,311 434,521 December .....................: 43,137 477,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,957 26,622 -4.8 27,957 26,622 -4.8 February .....................: 26,723 27,470 2.8 54,680 54,092 -1.1 March ........................: 31,391 31,376 - 86,071 85,468 -0.7 April ........................: 31,530 27,227 -13.6 117,601 112,695 -4.2 May ..........................: 31,032 28,246 -9.0 148,633 140,941 -5.2 June .........................: 29,649 28,923 -2.4 178,282 169,864 -4.7 July .........................: 31,016 29,483 -4.9 209,298 199,347 -4.8 August .......................: 30,517 29,433 -3.6 239,815 228,780 -4.6 September ....................: 33,831 28,632 -15.4 273,646 257,412 -5.9 October ......................: 32,294 29,083 -9.9 305,940 286,495 -6.4 November .....................: 27,508 333,448 December .....................: 29,258 362,706 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 26,533 24,428 -7.9 26,533 24,428 -7.9 February .....................: 24,575 24,271 -1.2 51,108 48,699 -4.7 March ........................: 27,979 28,722 2.7 79,087 77,421 -2.1 April ........................: 26,753 25,170 -5.9 105,840 102,591 -3.1 May ..........................: 24,688 24,261 -1.7 130,528 126,852 -2.8 June .........................: 24,951 24,447 -2.0 155,479 151,299 -2.7 July .........................: 27,393 26,314 -3.9 182,872 177,613 -2.9 August .......................: 25,885 25,972 0.3 208,757 203,585 -2.5 September ....................: 26,719 25,583 -4.3 235,476 229,168 -2.7 October ......................: 27,540 24,102 -12.5 263,016 253,270 -3.7 November .....................: 22,228 285,244 December .....................: 23,495 308,739 : Sour cream : January ......................: 120,042 115,248 -4.0 120,042 115,248 -4.0 February .....................: 104,435 113,749 8.9 224,477 228,997 2.0 March ........................: 115,545 133,250 15.3 340,022 362,247 6.5 April ........................: 110,956 119,400 7.6 450,978 481,647 6.8 May ..........................: 135,931 120,542 -11.3 586,909 602,189 2.6 June .........................: 121,733 123,718 1.6 708,642 725,907 2.4 July .........................: 112,681 121,354 7.7 821,323 847,261 3.2 August .......................: 117,149 123,136 5.1 938,472 970,397 3.4 September ....................: 120,885 119,780 -0.9 1,059,357 1,090,177 2.9 October ......................: 138,408 136,725 -1.2 1,197,765 1,226,902 2.4 November .....................: 130,353 1,328,118 December .....................: 132,789 1,460,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,775 56,990 4.0 54,775 56,990 4.0 February .....................: 55,045 55,630 1.1 109,820 112,620 2.5 March ........................: 64,287 70,028 8.9 174,107 182,648 4.9 April ........................: 63,439 67,955 7.1 237,546 250,603 5.5 May ..........................: 64,598 61,173 -5.3 302,144 311,776 3.2 June .........................: 72,777 67,019 -7.9 374,921 378,795 1.0 July .........................: 73,592 64,506 -12.3 448,513 443,301 -1.2 August .......................: 70,473 63,596 -9.8 518,986 506,897 -2.3 September ....................: 68,194 57,718 -15.4 587,180 564,615 -3.8 October ......................: 63,264 55,313 -12.6 650,444 619,928 -4.7 November .....................: 54,826 705,270 December .....................: 53,441 758,711 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 33,533 30,737 -8.3 33,533 30,737 -8.3 February .....................: 37,999 33,507 -11.8 71,532 64,244 -10.2 March ........................: 42,867 44,486 3.8 114,399 108,730 -5.0 April ........................: 39,368 41,177 4.6 153,767 149,907 -2.5 May ..........................: 45,133 44,880 -0.6 198,900 194,787 -2.1 June .........................: 47,269 44,076 -6.8 246,169 238,863 -3.0 July .........................: 45,547 44,102 -3.2 291,716 282,965 -3.0 August .......................: 45,371 41,993 -7.4 337,087 324,958 -3.6 September ....................: 41,756 36,644 -12.2 378,843 361,602 -4.6 October ......................: 38,173 33,686 -11.8 417,016 395,288 -5.2 November .....................: 33,279 450,295 December .....................: 32,167 482,462 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,386 2,666 11.7 2,386 2,666 11.7 February .....................: 2,840 2,605 -8.3 5,226 5,271 0.9 March ........................: 2,721 2,559 -6.0 7,947 7,830 -1.5 April ........................: 2,425 2,797 15.3 10,372 10,627 2.5 May ..........................: 2,328 2,334 0.3 12,700 12,961 2.1 June .........................: 3,246 2,678 -17.5 15,946 15,639 -1.9 July .........................: 3,210 2,856 -11.0 19,156 18,495 -3.5 August .......................: 3,416 2,372 -30.6 22,572 20,867 -7.6 September ....................: 2,962 2,283 -22.9 25,534 23,150 -9.3 October ......................: 2,882 2,121 -26.4 28,416 25,271 -11.1 November .....................: 2,300 30,716 December .....................: 2,816 33,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 355,942 385,594 8.3 355,942 385,594 8.3 February .....................: 380,263 381,121 0.2 736,205 766,715 4.1 March ........................: 438,213 442,886 1.1 1,174,418 1,209,601 3.0 April ........................: 361,848 413,835 14.4 1,536,266 1,623,436 5.7 May ..........................: 373,099 388,759 4.2 1,909,365 2,012,195 5.4 June .........................: 398,683 385,738 -3.2 2,308,048 2,397,933 3.9 July .........................: 365,149 392,305 7.4 2,673,197 2,790,238 4.4 August .......................: 382,228 402,655 5.3 3,055,425 3,192,893 4.5 September ....................: 391,449 404,137 3.2 3,446,874 3,597,030 4.4 October ......................: 386,630 374,964 -3.0 3,833,504 3,971,994 3.6 November .....................: 326,611 4,160,115 December .....................: 358,291 4,518,406 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,818 3,804 35.0 2,818 3,804 35.0 February .....................: 3,223 4,101 27.2 6,041 7,905 30.9 March ........................: 3,602 3,153 -12.5 9,643 11,058 14.7 April ........................: 2,570 2,431 -5.4 12,213 13,489 10.4 May ..........................: 2,623 2,318 -11.6 14,836 15,807 6.5 June .........................: 3,440 3,400 -1.2 18,276 19,207 5.1 July .........................: 3,564 3,174 -10.9 21,840 22,381 2.5 August .......................: 3,231 2,869 -11.2 25,071 25,250 0.7 September ....................: 3,156 2,892 -8.4 28,227 28,142 -0.3 October ......................: 2,483 2,608 5.0 30,710 30,750 0.1 November .....................: 2,130 32,840 December .....................: 2,636 35,476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 200,299 201,377 205,639 2.7 2.1 Idaho ..........: 85,855 83,351 85,107 -0.9 2.1 Illinois .......: 5,453 4,658 5,837 7.0 25.3 Iowa ...........: 29,633 28,288 27,373 -7.6 -3.2 Minnesota ......: 64,308 63,809 63,337 -1.5 -0.7 New Jersey .....: 6,077 5,751 5,947 -2.1 3.4 New Mexico .....: 83,278 69,384 81,731 -1.9 17.8 New York .......: 77,854 73,223 70,024 -10.1 -4.4 Ohio ...........: 21,075 20,156 21,080 - 4.6 Oregon .........: 20,111 21,229 20,355 1.2 -4.1 Pennsylvania ...: 36,317 36,600 37,734 3.9 3.1 South Dakota ...: 41,237 43,621 43,181 4.7 -1.0 Vermont ........: 12,364 11,695 12,274 -0.7 5.0 Wisconsin ......: 296,634 287,810 288,656 -2.7 0.3 : Other States 1/ : 156,368 182,793 178,316 14.0 -2.4 : United States ..: 1,136,863 1,133,745 1,146,591 0.9 1.1 : Atlantic .......: 143,905 138,904 137,815 -4.2 -0.8 Central ........: 538,546 548,787 551,240 2.4 0.4 West ...........: 454,412 446,054 457,536 0.7 2.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 50,001 46,691 48,819 -2.4 4.6 Idaho ..........: 55,841 48,288 52,608 -5.8 8.9 Iowa ...........: 15,930 15,045 13,331 -16.3 -11.4 Minnesota ......: 53,574 52,161 52,001 -2.9 -0.3 New York .......: 11,467 11,649 7,433 -35.2 -36.2 Oregon .........: 20,001 21,143 20,245 1.2 -4.2 Wisconsin ......: 93,898 88,251 88,300 -6.0 0.1 : Other States 1/ : 159,505 165,207 174,716 9.5 5.8 : United States ..: 460,217 448,435 457,453 -0.6 2.0 : Atlantic .......: 27,613 26,516 24,190 -12.4 -8.8 Central ........: 231,777 243,027 242,928 4.8 - West ...........: 200,827 178,892 190,335 -5.2 6.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 23,928 22,301 25,185 5.3 12.9 Iowa ...........: 10,067 9,036 8,399 -16.6 -7.0 Minnesota ......: 52,819 50,466 50,766 -3.9 0.6 Oregon .........: 17,645 18,848 18,348 4.0 -2.7 Vermont ........: 7,888 7,942 8,620 9.3 8.5 Wisconsin ......: 65,179 59,372 60,300 -7.5 1.6 : Other States 1/ : 147,828 140,540 149,038 0.8 6.0 : United States ..: 325,354 308,505 320,656 -1.4 3.9 : Atlantic .......: 25,745 25,152 22,994 -10.7 -8.6 Central ........: 161,488 165,327 168,478 4.3 1.9 West ...........: 138,121 118,026 129,184 -6.5 9.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 128,442 133,870 133,796 4.2 -0.1 Idaho ..........: 25,280 29,953 27,238 7.7 -9.1 Minnesota ......: 10,466 11,371 11,090 6.0 -2.5 New Jersey .....: 3,089 2,772 3,205 3.8 15.6 New York .......: 32,545 29,712 31,893 -2.0 7.3 Pennsylvania ...: 19,830 21,636 22,560 13.8 4.3 Wisconsin ......: 139,711 138,073 135,791 -2.8 -1.7 : Other States 1/ : 113,931 118,711 124,199 9.0 4.6 : United States ..: 473,294 486,098 489,772 3.5 0.8 : Atlantic .......: 59,524 59,301 61,728 3.7 4.1 Central ........: 197,849 202,229 201,893 2.0 -0.2 West ...........: 215,921 224,568 226,151 4.7 0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 119,448 125,299 124,407 4.2 -0.7 Idaho ..........: 24,757 29,176 26,402 6.6 -9.5 New York .......: 15,126 13,934 14,494 -4.2 4.0 Pennsylvania ...: 16,723 17,568 18,608 11.3 5.9 Wisconsin ......: 89,498 87,075 83,571 -6.6 -4.0 : Other States 1/ : 105,859 105,427 110,353 4.2 4.7 : United States ..: 371,411 378,479 377,835 1.7 -0.2 : Atlantic .......: 35,941 36,227 37,257 3.7 2.8 Central ........: 130,126 128,339 126,205 -3.0 -1.7 West ...........: 205,344 213,913 214,373 4.4 0.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 51,584 47,394 51,786 0.4 9.3 New York .......: 2,030 324 735 -63.8 126.9 Pennsylvania ...: 8,170 6,536 6,519 -20.2 -0.3 : Other States 1/ : 100,196 89,155 100,379 0.2 12.6 : United States ..: 161,980 143,409 159,419 -1.6 11.2 : Atlantic .......: 14,897 10,334 10,724 -28.0 3.8 Central ........: 60,523 53,392 56,341 -6.9 5.5 West ...........: 86,560 79,683 92,354 6.7 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 47,797 41,228 46,485 -2.7 12.8 Pennsylvania ...: 12,892 12,186 12,356 -4.2 1.4 : Other States 1/ : 80,566 65,803 65,877 -18.2 0.1 : United States ..: 141,255 119,217 124,718 -11.7 4.6 : Atlantic .......: 25,233 21,206 21,691 -14.0 2.3 Central ........: 33,419 23,408 22,113 -33.8 -5.5 West ...........: 82,603 74,603 80,914 -2.0 8.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 11,498 11,253 13,748 19.6 22.2 Wisconsin ......: 21,275 21,575 23,904 12.4 10.8 : Other States 1/ : 41,227 35,979 39,206 -4.9 9.0 : United States ..: 74,000 68,807 76,858 3.9 11.7 : Atlantic .......: 21,214 20,719 23,434 10.5 13.1 Central ........: 32,106 32,099 34,394 7.1 7.1 West ...........: 20,680 15,989 19,030 -8.0 19.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : October :September : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 6,048 5,687 4,450 -26.4 -21.8 Connecticut ....: 1,263 1,393 1,321 4.6 -5.2 Missouri .......: 2,720 2,875 2,755 1.3 -4.2 New York .......: 2,330 1,812 1,796 -22.9 -0.9 Ohio ...........: 2,706 2,383 2,379 -12.1 -0.2 Oregon .........: 1,124 809 871 -22.5 7.7 Pennsylvania ...: 3,990 3,419 3,178 -20.4 -7.0 Tennessee ......: 1,736 2,336 2,093 20.6 -10.4 Utah ...........: 2,837 1,237 1,145 -59.6 -7.4 Wisconsin ......: 938 613 597 -36.4 -2.6 : Other States 1/ : 37,572 35,154 34,728 -7.6 -1.2 : United States ..: 63,264 57,718 55,313 -12.6 -4.2 : Atlantic .......: 15,352 13,375 12,994 -15.4 -2.8 Central ........: 36,307 35,040 34,279 -5.6 -2.2 West ...........: 11,605 9,303 8,040 -30.7 -13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2020, there were 1,242 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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