Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released November 5, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September 2020 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.09 billion pounds, 1.1 percent above September 2019 and 0.6 percent above August 2020. Italian type cheese production totaled 463 million pounds, 1.7 percent below September 2019 but 4.4 percent above August 2020. American type cheese production totaled 432 million pounds, 4.0 percent above September 2019 but 3.3 percent below August 2020. Butter production was 152 million pounds, 5.4 percent above September 2019 and 0.3 percent above August 2020. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with September 2019) Nonfat dry milk, human - 124 million pounds, up 5.5 percent. Skim milk powder - 72.5 million pounds, up 23.3 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with September 2019) Dry whey, total - 74.9 million pounds, down 17.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 97.1 million pounds, up 1.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.1 million pounds, down 2.3 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with September 2019) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 63.4 million gallons, up 9.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 40.0 million gallons, up 7.4 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.09 million gallons, up 14.3 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.50 million gallons, down 0.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2019 and 2020............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2019 and 2020.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 2019 and 2020.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020............................ 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020.................................................................................. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020.................. 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020............ 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020............... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020.......................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020......... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020................ 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020....... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 144,334 151,631 152,117 5.4 0.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 415,687 447,095 432,465 4.0 -3.3 Cheddar ............................: 284,142 324,030 306,094 7.7 -5.5 Other American types ...............: 131,545 123,065 126,371 -3.9 2.7 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,099 8,579 6,621 -18.2 -22.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,664 14,218 14,790 -5.6 4.0 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 86,328 90,167 92,683 7.4 2.8 Feta .................................: 10,710 8,739 9,420 -12.0 7.8 Gouda ................................: 4,810 2,941 3,017 -37.3 2.6 Hispanic .............................: 28,068 28,626 29,813 6.2 4.1 Italian types ........................: 470,642 443,457 462,810 -1.7 4.4 Mozzarella .........................: 375,726 351,956 365,807 -2.6 3.9 Parmesan ...........................: 30,153 31,388 33,223 10.2 5.8 Provolone ..........................: 33,468 28,929 30,581 -8.6 5.7 Ricotta ............................: 20,130 21,205 22,241 10.5 4.9 Romano .............................: 4,148 3,928 4,004 -3.5 1.9 Other Italian types ................: 7,017 6,051 6,954 -0.9 14.9 Swiss ................................: 27,705 28,601 27,510 -0.7 -3.8 All other types ......................: 12,813 12,803 12,998 1.4 1.5 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,080,526 1,085,226 1,092,127 1.1 0.6 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 31,108 33,193 35,598 14.4 7.2 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,488 32,431 34,954 18.5 7.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,427 27,264 27,131 2.7 -0.5 : Sour cream .............................: 111,282 117,762 119,681 7.5 1.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 381,495 382,283 388,339 1.8 1.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 58,155 68,997 63,427 9.1 -8.1 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,478 23,463 22,225 14.1 -5.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,728 21,376 17,736 - -17.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 37,206 44,839 39,961 7.4 -10.9 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 447 604 478 6.9 -20.9 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,703 3,376 3,090 14.3 -8.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,522 8,119 4,503 -0.4 -44.5 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,045 1,192 932 -10.8 -21.8 Nonfat, hard .......................: 338 370 432 27.8 16.8 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,752 1,388 1,304 -25.6 -6.1 Water and juice ices .................: 5,459 6,596 5,959 9.2 -9.7 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 35,514 46,592 43,436 22.3 -6.8 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 17,848 25,149 22,318 25.0 -11.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 302 486 373 23.5 -23.3 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,845 2,418 2,404 30.3 -0.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,993 2,173 2,291 15.0 5.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: September 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,511 6,894 6,228 -26.8 -9.7 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 89,602 77,374 73,553 -17.9 -4.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,025 1,444 1,379 34.5 -4.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 90,627 78,818 74,932 -17.3 -4.9 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,247 1,843 2,594 15.4 40.7 Animal ...............................: 2,718 2,533 2,574 -5.3 1.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,305 39,142 38,651 0.9 -1.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,763 370 477 -72.9 28.9 Total 2/ .............................: 40,068 39,512 39,128 -2.3 -1.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,755 14,123 13,553 -14.0 -4.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,313 25,389 25,575 5.2 0.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,951 9,986 10,384 4.4 4.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 95,488 97,385 97,131 1.7 -0.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 79,975 85,357 78,069 -2.4 -8.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,621 1,324 1,368 -47.8 3.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 82,596 86,681 79,437 -3.8 -8.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,016 5,482 5,892 17.5 7.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 64,168 66,631 63,247 -1.4 -5.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,511 643 723 -52.2 12.4 Total 2/ .............................: 65,679 67,274 63,970 -2.6 -4.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,926 25,610 23,376 2.0 -8.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 42,753 41,664 40,594 -5.0 -2.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 18,499 16,097 15,464 -16.4 -3.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 112,587 108,933 105,399 -6.4 -3.2 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 22.4 18.3 18.2 -4.3 -0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 113,968 116,173 104,276 -8.5 -10.2 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,847 8,363 9,392 6.2 12.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 544 933 718 32.0 -23.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,603 10,125 10,275 35.1 1.5 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 10,619 15,437 12,729 19.9 -17.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 117,806 144,216 124,275 5.5 -13.8 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 58,764 61,233 72,450 23.3 18.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 13,884 21,599 20,678 48.9 -4.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,135 9,859 8,635 175.4 -12.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 21,782 11,020 9,886 -54.6 -10.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 250,846 270,579 233,247 -7.0 -13.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 121,785 177,935 144,878 19.0 -18.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :--------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,116,577 1,110,515 -0.5 1,116,577 1,110,515 -0.5 February ...................:1,003,696 1,031,672 2.8 2,120,273 2,142,187 1.0 March ......................:1,122,414 1,124,028 0.1 3,242,687 3,266,215 0.7 April ......................:1,085,010 1,063,753 -2.0 4,327,697 4,329,968 0.1 May ........................:1,105,886 1,101,005 -0.4 5,433,583 5,430,973 - June .......................:1,067,702 1,111,446 4.1 6,501,285 6,542,419 0.6 July .......................:1,087,602 1,107,633 1.8 7,588,887 7,650,052 0.8 August .....................:1,113,646 1,085,226 -2.6 8,702,533 8,735,278 0.4 September ..................:1,080,526 1,092,127 1.1 9,783,059 9,827,405 0.5 October ....................:1,138,241 10,921,300 November ...................:1,093,397 12,014,697 December ...................:1,122,546 13,137,243 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 451,964 437,451 -3.2 451,964 437,451 -3.2 February ...................: 399,112 418,605 4.9 851,076 856,056 0.6 March ......................: 442,723 450,058 1.7 1,293,799 1,306,114 1.0 April ......................: 430,539 447,044 3.8 1,724,338 1,753,158 1.7 May ........................: 443,683 442,282 -0.3 2,168,021 2,195,440 1.3 June .......................: 427,638 436,406 2.1 2,595,659 2,631,846 1.4 July .......................: 434,449 454,712 4.7 3,030,108 3,086,558 1.9 August .....................: 452,030 447,095 -1.1 3,482,138 3,533,653 1.5 September ..................: 415,687 432,465 4.0 3,897,825 3,966,118 1.8 October ....................: 445,601 4,343,426 November ...................: 432,438 4,775,864 December ...................: 456,378 5,232,242 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 336,801 319,240 -5.2 336,801 319,240 -5.2 February ...................: 289,258 302,408 4.5 626,059 621,648 -0.7 March ......................: 315,229 318,292 1.0 941,288 939,940 -0.1 April ......................: 306,510 330,891 8.0 1,247,798 1,270,831 1.8 May ........................: 321,122 317,737 -1.1 1,568,920 1,588,568 1.3 June .......................: 307,403 309,012 0.5 1,876,323 1,897,580 1.1 July .......................: 305,911 323,991 5.9 2,182,234 2,221,571 1.8 August .....................: 321,190 324,030 0.9 2,503,424 2,545,601 1.7 September ..................: 284,142 306,094 7.7 2,787,566 2,851,695 2.3 October ....................: 309,584 3,097,150 November ...................: 309,223 3,406,373 December ...................: 330,369 3,736,742 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 483,211 485,398 0.5 483,211 485,398 0.5 February ...................: 440,425 448,190 1.8 923,636 933,588 1.1 March ......................: 493,275 486,865 -1.3 1,416,911 1,420,453 0.2 April ......................: 475,467 451,068 -5.1 1,892,378 1,871,521 -1.1 May ........................: 474,522 480,614 1.3 2,366,900 2,352,135 -0.6 June .......................: 461,688 477,058 3.3 2,828,588 2,829,193 - July .......................: 463,865 453,813 -2.2 3,292,453 3,283,006 -0.3 August .....................: 466,578 443,457 -5.0 3,759,031 3,726,463 -0.9 September ..................: 470,642 462,810 -1.7 4,229,673 4,189,273 -1.0 October ....................: 485,559 4,715,232 November ...................: 471,962 5,187,194 December ...................: 483,331 5,670,525 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 381,103 381,983 0.2 381,103 381,983 0.2 February ...................: 346,363 353,200 2.0 727,466 735,183 1.1 March ......................: 391,166 388,257 -0.7 1,118,632 1,123,440 0.4 April ......................: 372,686 351,712 -5.6 1,491,318 1,475,152 -1.1 May ........................: 374,770 378,291 0.9 1,866,088 1,853,443 -0.7 June .......................: 370,364 382,043 3.2 2,236,452 2,235,486 - July .......................: 368,167 365,266 -0.8 2,604,619 2,600,752 -0.1 August .....................: 370,384 351,956 -5.0 2,975,003 2,952,708 -0.7 September ..................: 375,726 365,807 -2.6 3,350,729 3,318,515 -1.0 October ....................: 384,612 3,735,341 November ...................: 375,266 4,110,607 December ...................: 383,976 4,494,583 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,968 6,809 -2.3 6,968 6,809 -2.3 February ...................: 6,184 5,896 -4.7 13,152 12,705 -3.4 March ......................: 7,465 6,687 -10.4 20,617 19,392 -5.9 April ......................: 6,725 5,103 -24.1 27,342 24,495 -10.4 May ........................: 6,450 6,417 -0.5 33,792 30,912 -8.5 June .......................: 6,155 5,975 -2.9 39,947 36,887 -7.7 July .......................: 6,898 5,299 -23.2 46,845 42,186 -9.9 August .....................: 7,143 6,051 -15.3 53,988 48,237 -10.7 September ..................: 7,017 6,954 -0.9 61,005 55,191 -9.5 October ....................: 5,698 66,703 November ...................: 6,714 73,417 December ...................: 7,123 80,540 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 199,038 193,422 -2.8 199,038 193,422 -2.8 February ...................: 172,171 188,035 9.2 371,209 381,457 2.8 March ......................: 180,694 195,886 8.4 551,903 577,343 4.6 April ......................: 172,371 217,531 26.2 724,274 794,874 9.7 May ........................: 170,044 177,966 4.7 894,318 972,840 8.8 June .......................: 154,848 150,200 -3.0 1,049,166 1,123,040 7.0 July .......................: 150,705 154,883 2.8 1,199,871 1,277,923 6.5 August .....................: 141,323 151,631 7.3 1,341,194 1,429,554 6.6 September ..................: 144,334 152,117 5.4 1,485,528 1,581,671 6.5 October ....................: 162,921 1,648,449 November ...................: 161,852 1,810,301 December ...................: 183,774 1,994,075 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 177,280 176,259 -0.6 177,280 176,259 -0.6 February ...................: 153,417 159,128 3.7 330,697 335,387 1.4 March ......................: 161,829 172,389 6.5 492,526 507,776 3.1 April ......................: 167,758 195,159 16.3 660,284 702,935 6.5 May ........................: 173,666 158,591 -8.7 833,950 861,526 3.3 June .......................: 157,948 147,134 -6.8 991,898 1,008,660 1.7 July .......................: 172,329 163,198 -5.3 1,164,227 1,171,858 0.7 August .....................: 132,525 144,216 8.8 1,296,752 1,316,074 1.5 September ..................: 117,806 124,275 5.5 1,414,558 1,440,349 1.8 October ....................: 132,716 1,547,274 November ...................: 138,880 1,686,154 December ...................: 164,869 1,851,023 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 36,153 40,119 11.0 36,153 40,119 11.0 February ...................: 33,901 38,434 13.4 70,054 78,553 12.1 March ......................: 48,274 40,843 -15.4 118,328 119,396 0.9 April ......................: 46,244 40,394 -12.7 164,572 159,790 -2.9 May ........................: 26,604 47,070 76.9 191,176 206,860 8.2 June .......................: 52,062 61,253 17.7 243,238 268,113 10.2 July .......................: 46,708 51,220 9.7 289,946 319,333 10.1 August .....................: 60,768 61,233 0.8 350,714 380,566 8.5 September ..................: 58,764 72,450 23.3 409,478 453,016 10.6 October ....................: 47,386 456,864 November ...................: 50,955 507,819 December ...................: 64,893 572,712 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,765 84,272 1.8 82,765 84,272 1.8 February .....................: 76,146 76,490 0.5 158,911 160,762 1.2 March ........................: 77,378 82,100 6.1 236,289 242,862 2.8 April ........................: 74,998 77,844 3.8 311,287 320,706 3.0 May ..........................: 79,090 86,534 9.4 390,377 407,240 4.3 June .........................: 82,976 84,795 2.2 473,353 492,035 3.9 July .........................: 82,906 84,826 2.3 556,259 576,861 3.7 August .......................: 84,897 78,818 -7.2 641,156 655,679 2.3 September ....................: 90,627 74,932 -17.3 731,783 730,611 -0.2 October ......................: 90,843 822,626 November .....................: 75,111 897,737 December .....................: 79,821 977,558 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 112,832 87,796 -22.2 112,832 87,796 -22.2 February .....................: 98,231 87,435 -11.0 211,063 175,231 -17.0 March ........................: 114,157 97,498 -14.6 325,220 272,729 -16.1 April ........................: 108,057 91,183 -15.6 433,277 363,912 -16.0 May ..........................: 109,722 94,059 -14.3 542,999 457,971 -15.7 June .........................: 108,551 101,024 -6.9 651,550 558,995 -14.2 July .........................: 106,989 100,628 -5.9 758,539 659,623 -13.0 August .......................: 95,074 97,385 2.4 853,613 757,008 -11.3 September ....................: 95,488 97,131 1.7 949,101 854,139 -10.0 October ......................: 96,493 1,045,594 November .....................: 88,375 1,133,969 December .....................: 93,634 1,227,603 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,871 41,935 -4.4 43,871 41,935 -4.4 February .....................: 38,551 35,600 -7.7 82,422 77,535 -5.9 March ........................: 42,026 39,800 -5.3 124,448 117,335 -5.7 April ........................: 40,639 38,650 -4.9 165,087 155,985 -5.5 May ..........................: 41,911 39,715 -5.2 206,998 195,700 -5.5 June .........................: 39,516 39,785 0.7 246,514 235,485 -4.5 July .........................: 39,802 39,600 -0.5 286,316 275,085 -3.9 August .......................: 39,903 39,512 -1.0 326,219 314,597 -3.6 September ....................: 40,068 39,128 -2.3 366,287 353,725 -3.4 October ......................: 40,672 406,959 November .....................: 40,696 447,655 December .....................: 43,106 490,761 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 30,354 27,622 -9.0 30,354 27,622 -9.0 February ...................: 28,399 26,172 -7.8 58,753 53,794 -8.4 March ......................: 29,846 32,439 8.7 88,599 86,233 -2.7 April ......................: 30,945 32,946 6.5 119,544 119,179 -0.3 May ........................: 29,312 31,976 9.1 148,856 151,155 1.5 June .......................: 28,265 31,008 9.7 177,121 182,163 2.8 July .......................: 32,350 32,769 1.3 209,471 214,932 2.6 August .....................: 31,495 32,431 3.0 240,966 247,363 2.7 September ..................: 29,488 34,954 18.5 270,454 282,317 4.4 October ....................: 31,956 302,410 November ...................: 27,025 329,435 December ...................: 28,427 357,862 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 29,450 26,333 -10.6 29,450 26,333 -10.6 February ...................: 26,863 24,434 -9.0 56,313 50,767 -9.8 March ......................: 27,765 27,693 -0.3 84,078 78,460 -6.7 April ......................: 29,039 28,300 -2.5 113,117 106,760 -5.6 May ........................: 27,512 25,959 -5.6 140,629 132,719 -5.6 June .......................: 25,433 25,505 0.3 166,062 158,224 -4.7 July .......................: 29,611 28,793 -2.8 195,673 187,017 -4.4 August .....................: 29,747 27,264 -8.3 225,420 214,281 -4.9 September ..................: 26,427 27,131 2.7 251,847 241,412 -4.1 October ....................: 27,922 279,769 November ...................: 24,008 303,777 December ...................: 23,879 327,656 : Sour cream : January ....................: 122,056 121,591 -0.4 122,056 121,591 -0.4 February ...................: 103,082 101,869 -1.2 225,138 223,460 -0.7 March ......................: 108,617 118,779 9.4 333,755 342,239 2.5 April ......................: 117,973 111,887 -5.2 451,728 454,126 0.5 May ........................: 120,332 136,118 13.1 572,060 590,244 3.2 June .......................: 111,416 121,962 9.5 683,476 712,206 4.2 July .......................: 118,403 113,206 -4.4 801,879 825,412 2.9 August .....................: 119,252 117,762 -1.2 921,131 943,174 2.4 September ..................: 111,282 119,681 7.5 1,032,413 1,062,855 2.9 October ....................: 133,320 1,165,733 November ...................: 129,785 1,295,518 December ...................: 130,139 1,425,657 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 53,064 52,157 -1.7 53,064 52,157 -1.7 February ...................: 53,369 52,484 -1.7 106,433 104,641 -1.7 March ......................: 65,957 63,707 -3.4 172,390 168,348 -2.3 April ......................: 64,681 63,059 -2.5 237,071 231,407 -2.4 May ........................: 67,414 64,092 -4.9 304,485 295,499 -3.0 June .......................: 64,920 71,841 10.7 369,405 367,340 -0.6 July .......................: 64,846 71,669 10.5 434,251 439,009 1.1 August .....................: 64,242 68,997 7.4 498,493 508,006 1.9 September ..................: 58,155 63,427 9.1 556,648 571,433 2.7 October ....................: 58,581 615,229 November ...................: 46,927 662,156 December ...................: 47,039 709,195 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 33,457 30,886 -7.7 33,457 30,886 -7.7 February ...................: 35,760 33,278 -6.9 69,217 64,164 -7.3 March ......................: 42,538 38,109 -10.4 111,755 102,273 -8.5 April ......................: 44,505 35,531 -20.2 156,260 137,804 -11.8 May ........................: 47,873 43,689 -8.7 204,133 181,493 -11.1 June .......................: 44,364 47,333 6.7 248,497 228,826 -7.9 July .......................: 43,582 47,669 9.4 292,079 276,495 -5.3 August .....................: 42,021 44,839 6.7 334,100 321,334 -3.8 September ..................: 37,206 39,961 7.4 371,306 361,295 -2.7 October ....................: 36,315 407,621 November ...................: 29,068 436,689 December ...................: 28,110 464,799 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,437 2,577 5.7 2,437 2,577 5.7 February ...................: 2,700 3,021 11.9 5,137 5,598 9.0 March ......................: 3,225 3,056 -5.2 8,362 8,654 3.5 April ......................: 3,067 2,759 -10.0 11,429 11,413 -0.1 May ........................: 3,191 2,614 -18.1 14,620 14,027 -4.1 June .......................: 3,166 3,475 9.8 17,786 17,502 -1.6 July .......................: 2,795 3,037 8.7 20,581 20,539 -0.2 August .....................: 2,382 3,376 41.7 22,963 23,915 4.1 September ..................: 2,703 3,090 14.3 25,666 27,005 5.2 October ....................: 2,445 28,111 November ...................: 2,053 30,164 December ...................: 2,056 32,220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 369,301 347,758 -5.8 369,301 347,758 -5.8 February ...................: 375,622 375,155 -0.1 744,923 722,913 -3.0 March ......................: 399,699 418,060 4.6 1,144,622 1,140,973 -0.3 April ......................: 379,341 363,628 -4.1 1,523,963 1,504,601 -1.3 May ........................: 354,516 372,064 4.9 1,878,479 1,876,665 -0.1 June .......................: 364,013 396,538 8.9 2,242,492 2,273,203 1.4 July .......................: 348,614 365,970 5.0 2,591,106 2,639,173 1.9 August .....................: 377,322 382,283 1.3 2,968,428 3,021,456 1.8 September ..................: 381,495 388,339 1.8 3,349,923 3,409,795 1.8 October ....................: 357,443 3,707,366 November ...................: 319,612 4,026,978 December ...................: 348,979 4,375,957 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,081 4,032 -1.2 4,081 4,032 -1.2 February ...................: 5,761 4,160 -27.8 9,842 8,192 -16.8 March ......................: 5,691 5,577 -2.0 15,533 13,769 -11.4 April ......................: 5,083 4,762 -6.3 20,616 18,531 -10.1 May ........................: 6,491 6,038 -7.0 27,107 24,569 -9.4 June .......................: 5,641 5,344 -5.3 32,748 29,913 -8.7 July .......................: 5,722 5,619 -1.8 38,470 35,532 -7.6 August .....................: 7,963 8,119 2.0 46,433 43,651 -6.0 September ..................: 4,522 4,503 -0.4 50,955 48,154 -5.5 October ....................: 4,390 55,345 November ...................: 3,868 59,213 December ...................: 2,916 62,129 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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: September 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 203,831 191,487 192,769 -5.4 0.7 Idaho ..........: 83,625 81,355 87,055 4.1 7.0 Illinois .......: 6,269 5,719 5,638 -10.1 -1.4 Iowa ...........: 27,091 30,728 30,570 12.8 -0.5 Minnesota ......: 58,035 61,678 58,039 - -5.9 New Jersey .....: 5,032 4,818 5,570 10.7 15.6 New Mexico .....: 76,619 78,813 77,394 1.0 -1.8 New York .......: 71,151 69,320 70,469 -1.0 1.7 Ohio ...........: 18,751 21,281 21,172 12.9 -0.5 Oregon .........: 17,502 18,890 18,741 7.1 -0.8 Pennsylvania ...: 34,490 37,453 38,803 12.5 3.6 South Dakota ...: 30,592 35,882 36,795 20.3 2.5 Vermont ........: 11,888 12,580 12,356 3.9 -1.8 Wisconsin ......: 280,489 274,509 276,447 -1.4 0.7 : Other States 1/ : 155,161 160,713 160,309 3.3 -0.3 : United States ..: 1,080,526 1,085,226 1,092,127 1.1 0.6 : Atlantic .......: 133,137 135,413 137,674 3.4 1.7 Central ........: 497,207 507,918 508,541 2.3 0.1 West ...........: 450,182 441,895 445,912 -0.9 0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 46,711 48,308 46,071 -1.4 -4.6 Idaho ..........: 47,539 55,032 51,635 8.6 -6.2 Iowa ...........: 16,394 18,399 19,049 16.2 3.5 Minnesota ......: 48,185 53,259 47,083 -2.3 -11.6 New York .......: 10,930 11,252 10,923 -0.1 -2.9 Oregon .........: 17,414 18,764 18,639 7.0 -0.7 Wisconsin ......: 78,554 85,428 85,100 8.3 -0.4 : Other States 1/ : 149,960 156,653 153,965 2.7 -1.7 : United States ..: 415,687 447,095 432,465 4.0 -3.3 : Atlantic .......: 26,595 28,129 26,711 0.4 -5.0 Central ........: 206,837 222,629 217,447 5.1 -2.3 West ...........: 182,255 196,337 188,307 3.3 -4.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 22,278 24,173 24,684 10.8 2.1 Iowa ...........: 8,061 11,038 10,155 26.0 -8.0 Minnesota ......: 46,655 51,913 46,719 0.1 -10.0 Oregon .........: 14,324 15,966 16,093 12.3 0.8 Vermont ........: 8,151 8,208 8,258 1.3 0.6 Wisconsin ......: 54,084 59,784 58,800 8.7 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 130,589 152,948 141,385 8.3 -7.6 : United States ..: 284,142 324,030 306,094 7.7 -5.5 : Atlantic .......: 25,242 26,229 25,246 - -3.7 Central ........: 141,910 155,815 147,617 4.0 -5.3 West ...........: 116,990 141,986 133,231 13.9 -6.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: September 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 135,780 123,070 125,818 -7.3 2.2 Idaho ..........: 30,259 21,561 31,083 2.7 44.2 Minnesota ......: 9,498 8,217 10,700 12.7 30.2 New Jersey .....: 2,939 2,505 2,886 -1.8 15.2 New York .......: 28,759 29,350 30,584 6.3 4.2 Pennsylvania ...: 20,947 21,850 22,669 8.2 3.7 Wisconsin ......: 141,705 128,644 132,660 -6.4 3.1 : Other States 1/ : 100,755 108,260 106,410 5.6 -1.7 : United States ..: 470,642 443,457 462,810 -1.7 4.4 : Atlantic .......: 56,716 57,369 60,208 6.2 4.9 Central ........: 191,871 182,172 188,564 -1.7 3.5 West ...........: 222,055 203,916 214,038 -3.6 5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 126,313 114,697 117,286 -7.1 2.3 Idaho ..........: 29,546 21,331 30,356 2.7 42.3 New Jersey .....: 1,532 1,269 1,377 -10.1 8.5 New York .......: 15,492 14,380 15,065 -2.8 4.8 Pennsylvania ...: 17,411 17,766 18,713 7.5 5.3 Wisconsin ......: 91,452 85,008 86,400 -5.5 1.6 : Other States 1/ : 93,980 97,505 96,610 2.8 -0.9 : United States ..: 375,726 351,956 365,807 -2.6 3.9 : Atlantic .......: 37,423 35,799 38,142 1.9 6.5 Central ........: 127,611 122,687 124,454 -2.5 1.4 West ...........: 210,692 193,470 203,211 -3.6 5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 44,225 49,491 48,459 9.6 -2.1 New York .......: 1,602 1,044 1,323 -17.4 26.7 Pennsylvania ...: 7,154 7,587 6,579 -8.0 -13.3 : Other States 1/ : 91,353 93,509 95,756 4.8 2.4 : United States ..: 144,334 151,631 152,117 5.4 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 12,689 12,024 12,347 -2.7 2.7 Central ........: 53,827 55,916 58,085 7.9 3.9 West ...........: 77,818 83,691 81,685 5.0 -2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 39,027 46,281 40,657 4.2 -12.2 Pennsylvania ...: 12,720 13,678 14,741 15.9 7.8 : Other States 1/ : 66,059 84,257 68,877 4.3 -18.3 : United States ..: 117,806 144,216 124,275 5.5 -13.8 : Atlantic .......: 23,787 24,736 25,880 8.8 4.6 Central ........: 22,868 34,180 25,897 13.2 -24.2 West ...........: 71,151 85,300 72,498 1.9 -15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,250 12,420 12,010 6.8 -3.3 Wisconsin ......: 24,380 22,613 20,847 -14.5 -7.8 : Other States 1/ : 53,972 42,341 40,696 -24.6 -3.9 : United States ..: 89,602 77,374 73,553 -17.9 -4.9 : Atlantic .......: 22,024 22,280 21,878 -0.7 -1.8 Central ........: 37,979 32,980 30,680 -19.2 -7.0 West ...........: 29,599 22,114 20,995 -29.1 -5.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 :September : August : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---- : California .........: 5,261 6,296 6,509 23.7 3.4 Connecticut ........: 1,121 1,367 1,297 15.7 -5.1 Missouri ...........: 2,927 3,123 2,685 -8.3 -14.0 New Jersey 1/ ......: 95 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New York ...........: 2,115 2,117 1,936 -8.5 -8.5 Ohio ...............: 2,159 2,803 2,898 34.2 3.4 Oregon .............: 994 1,390 1,377 38.5 -0.9 Pennsylvania .......: 3,070 4,048 3,882 26.4 -4.1 Tennessee ..........: 1,668 2,250 1,929 15.6 -14.3 Utah ...............: 1,730 1,925 1,958 13.2 1.7 Wisconsin ..........: 655 920 727 11.0 -21.0 : Other States 2/ ....: 36,360 42,758 38,229 5.1 -10.6 : United States ......: 58,155 68,997 63,427 9.1 -8.1 : Atlantic ...........: 12,694 16,150 13,617 7.3 -15.7 Central ............: 35,296 41,230 37,789 7.1 -8.3 West ...............: 10,165 11,617 12,021 18.3 3.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Included in Other States in 2020. 2/ 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 2019, there were 1,266 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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