Dairy Products
ISSN: 1949-0399
Released June 3, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
April 2015 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 979 million pounds,
1.9 percent above April 2014 but 1.7 percent below March 2015.
Italian type cheese production totaled 428 million pounds, 2.5 percent above
April 2014 but 2.1 percent below March 2015.
American type cheese production totaled 389 million pounds, 2.3 percent above
April 2014 but 0.3 percent below March 2015.
Butter production was 165 million pounds, 1.7 percent below April 2014 but
0.3 percent above March 2015.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with April 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 181 million pounds, up 13.1 percent.
Skim milk powders - 34.5 million pounds, down 30.9 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with April 2014)
Dry whey, total - 77.4 million pounds, up 8.1 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 89.3 million pounds, down 4.4 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.0 million pounds, down 8.7 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with April 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 66.9 million gallons, down 5.1 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 41.0 million gallons, up 1.2 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.67 million gallons, down 9.8 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.94 million gallons, up 6.5 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2014 and 2015............................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2014 and 2015..... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2014 and 2015.. 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015........................... 6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015........ 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015.............................. 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015............................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015......................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015............................ 15
Butter Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015....................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015...................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015............................. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015.................... 17
Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19
Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2014 and 2015
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Butter .................................: 167,730 164,319 164,824 -1.7 0.3
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Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 380,371 390,309 388,982 2.3 -0.3
Cheddar ............................: 285,763 281,825 280,539 -1.8 -0.5
Other American types ...............: 94,608 108,484 108,443 14.6 -
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,328 8,075 7,790 -6.5 -3.5
Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,698 14,535 14,889 8.7 2.4
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 71,431 66,074 64,660 -9.5 -2.1
Feta .................................: 9,681 9,839 11,503 18.8 16.9
Gouda ................................: 2,576 6,475 5,034 95.4 -22.3
Hispanic .............................: 19,713 22,816 20,836 5.7 -8.7
Italian types ........................: 417,225 436,632 427,678 2.5 -2.1
Mozzarella .........................: 332,063 339,697 336,221 1.3 -1.0
Parmesan ...........................: 24,830 30,695 30,021 20.9 -2.2
Provolone ..........................: 30,528 31,324 32,003 4.8 2.2
Ricotta ............................: 19,807 23,456 17,578 -11.3 -25.1
Romano .............................: 3,822 3,913 4,780 25.1 22.2
Other Italian types ................: 6,175 7,547 7,075 14.6 -6.3
Swiss ................................: 25,549 26,623 26,174 2.4 -1.7
All other types ......................: 12,530 14,809 11,577 -7.6 -21.8
:
Total cheese .........................: 961,102 996,187 979,123 1.9 -1.7
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Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 33,719 33,839 32,835 -2.6 -3.0
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,307 26,877 25,843 -1.8 -3.8
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 32,732 32,248 30,001 -8.3 -7.0
:
Sour cream .............................: 107,253 110,663 104,613 -2.5 -5.5
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 391,971 437,096 384,268 -2.0 -12.1
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Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 70,480 70,749 66,917 -5.1 -5.4
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,881 19,244 20,621 3.7 7.2
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 20,620 20,285 20,360 -1.3 0.4
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 40,501 39,529 40,981 1.2 3.7
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 919 856 820 -10.8 -4.2
Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,071 3,792 3,672 -9.8 -3.2
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,519 6,149 6,940 6.5 12.9
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,650 2,526 2,903 9.5 14.9
Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,681 1,485 1,849 10.0 24.5
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,218 1,164 1,269 4.2 9.0
Water and juice ices .................: 7,103 6,961 7,396 4.1 6.2
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Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 41,392 40,988 42,967 3.8 4.8
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 23,352 22,275 23,045 -1.3 3.5
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 526 956 666 26.6 -30.3
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,547 2,443 2,320 -8.9 -5.0
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,335 3,118 3,709 11.2 19.0
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- Represents zero.
1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese.
3/ Fat content 4 percent or more.
4/ Fat content less than 4 percent.
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2014 and 2015
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,188 7,584 7,381 2.7 -2.7
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Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 70,236 85,040 75,828 8.0 -10.8
Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,393 1,419 1,591 14.2 12.1
Dry whey, total ......................: 71,629 86,459 77,419 8.1 -10.5
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Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 1,589 3,315 2,489 56.6 -24.9
Animal ...............................: 6,841 2,467 2,958 -56.8 19.9
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Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 45,468 41,551 41,574 -8.6 0.1
Animal 2/ ............................: 511 473 398 -22.1 -15.9
Total 2/ .............................: 45,979 42,024 41,972 -8.7 -0.1
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,717 18,651 19,395 -21.5 4.0
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,262 23,373 22,577 6.2 -3.4
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Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,644 8,912 7,786 17.2 -12.6
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 93,492 93,936 89,339 -4.4 -4.9
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 56,725 67,666 66,004 16.4 -2.5
Dry whey, animal .....................: 564 661 716 27.0 8.3
Dry whey, total ......................: 57,289 68,327 66,720 16.5 -2.4
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Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,682 9,656 9,462 -2.3 -2.0
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Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 46,571 69,354 70,016 50.3 1.0
Animal 2/ ............................: 1,316 1,119 974 -26.0 -13.0
Total 2/ .............................: 47,887 70,473 70,990 48.2 0.7
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,302 32,468 31,257 34.1 -3.7
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,585 38,005 39,733 61.6 4.5
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,819 12,685 11,049 2.1 -12.9
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 95,970 136,724 136,451 42.2 -0.2
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 53.1 48.3 48.3 -4.8 0.1
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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: April 2014 and 2015
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: April : March : April :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 147,468 127,642 136,826 -7.2 7.2
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,369 8,764 8,318 -11.2 -5.1
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,105 918 966 -12.6 5.2
Dry whole milk .......................: 4,914 13,289 14,739 199.9 10.9
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 15,266 12,146 18,523 21.3 52.5
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 160,342 180,004 181,386 13.1 0.8
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 49,951 39,442 34,531 -30.9 -12.5
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 17,398 20,633 21,123 21.4 2.4
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,173 1,772 1,939 -10.8 9.4
Dry whole milk .......................: 5,757 17,010 23,882 314.8 40.4
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 239,792 251,210 248,619 3.7 -1.0
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 154,778 160,325 172,738 11.6 7.7
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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: 2014 and 2015
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: : :Change : : :Change
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: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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:--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
Total cheese :
January ....................: 957,780 977,439 2.1 957,780 977,439 2.1
February ...................: 854,426 887,343 3.9 1,812,206 1,864,782 2.9
March ......................: 970,226 996,187 2.7 2,782,432 2,860,969 2.8
April ......................: 961,102 979,123 1.9 3,743,534 3,840,092 2.6
May ........................: 970,995 4,714,529
June .......................: 945,056 5,659,585
July .......................: 958,491 6,618,076
August .....................: 941,939 7,560,015
September ..................: 933,903 8,493,918
October ....................: 976,400 9,470,318
November ...................: 970,077 10,440,395
December ...................:1,009,722 11,450,117
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Total American cheese types 1/:
January ....................: 383,537 396,697 3.4 383,537 396,697 3.4
February ...................: 341,044 351,116 3.0 724,581 747,813 3.2
March ......................: 382,105 390,309 2.1 1,106,686 1,138,122 2.8
April ......................: 380,371 388,982 2.3 1,487,057 1,527,104 2.7
May ........................: 394,294 1,881,351
June .......................: 369,657 2,251,008
July .......................: 380,317 2,631,325
August .....................: 375,711 3,007,036
September ..................: 365,401 3,372,437
October ....................: 388,428 3,760,865
November ...................: 378,508 4,139,373
December ...................: 394,864 4,534,237
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Cheddar cheese :
January ....................: 278,712 291,813 4.7 278,712 291,813 4.7
February ...................: 249,721 256,285 2.6 528,433 548,098 3.7
March ......................: 278,529 281,825 1.2 806,962 829,923 2.8
April ......................: 285,763 280,539 -1.8 1,092,725 1,110,462 1.6
May ........................: 288,979 1,381,704
June .......................: 269,542 1,651,246
July .......................: 269,305 1,920,551
August .....................: 265,426 2,185,977
September ..................: 257,788 2,443,765
October ....................: 272,849 2,716,614
November ...................: 261,033 2,977,647
December ...................: 285,611 3,263,258
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 420,356 425,473 1.2 420,356 425,473 1.2
February ...................: 374,311 394,340 5.4 794,667 819,813 3.2
March ......................: 426,179 436,632 2.5 1,220,846 1,256,445 2.9
April ......................: 417,225 427,678 2.5 1,638,071 1,684,123 2.8
May ........................: 415,122 2,053,193
June .......................: 410,323 2,463,516
July .......................: 409,409 2,872,925
August .....................: 399,986 3,272,911
September ..................: 402,020 3,674,931
October ....................: 411,682 4,086,613
November ...................: 423,917 4,510,530
December ...................: 439,071 4,949,601
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Mozzarella :
January ....................: 333,353 335,677 0.7 333,353 335,677 0.7
February ...................: 300,495 310,077 3.2 633,848 645,754 1.9
March ......................: 335,189 339,697 1.3 969,037 985,451 1.7
April ......................: 332,063 336,221 1.3 1,301,100 1,321,672 1.6
May ........................: 331,061 1,632,161
June .......................: 328,664 1,960,825
July .......................: 327,416 2,288,241
August .....................: 318,834 2,607,075
September ..................: 315,867 2,922,942
October ....................: 320,731 3,243,673
November ...................: 336,417 3,580,090
December ...................: 343,390 3,923,480
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Other Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 5,490 5,941 8.2 5,490 5,941 8.2
February ...................: 5,729 6,255 9.2 11,219 12,196 8.7
March ......................: 6,731 7,547 12.1 17,950 19,743 10.0
April ......................: 6,175 7,075 14.6 24,125 26,818 11.2
May ........................: 5,625 29,750
June .......................: 5,983 35,733
July .......................: 5,462 41,195
August .....................: 5,668 46,863
September ..................: 6,145 53,008
October ....................: 6,189 59,197
November ...................: 6,421 65,618
December ...................: 6,775 72,393
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ....................: 184,030 179,583 -2.4 184,030 179,583 -2.4
February ...................: 166,097 156,253 -5.9 350,127 335,836 -4.1
March ......................: 166,626 164,319 -1.4 516,753 500,155 -3.2
April ......................: 167,730 164,824 -1.7 684,483 664,979 -2.8
May ........................: 166,285 850,768
June .......................: 140,391 991,159
July .......................: 137,788 1,128,947
August .....................: 130,167 1,259,114
September ..................: 132,767 1,391,881
October ....................: 150,177 1,542,058
November ...................: 144,518 1,686,576
December ...................: 169,754 1,856,330
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Nonfat dry milk, human :
January ....................: 138,661 164,897 18.9 138,661 164,897 18.9
February ...................: 141,187 150,832 6.8 279,848 315,729 12.8
March ......................: 167,853 180,004 7.2 447,701 495,733 10.7
April ......................: 160,342 181,386 13.1 608,043 677,119 11.4
May ........................: 162,139 770,182
June .......................: 148,648 918,830
July .......................: 166,602 1,085,432
August .....................: 116,521 1,201,953
September ..................: 112,338 1,314,291
October ....................: 134,694 1,448,985
November ...................: 151,692 1,600,677
December ...................: 163,833 1,764,510
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Skim milk powders 2/ :
January ....................: 60,401 43,670 -27.7 60,401 43,670 -27.7
February ...................: 36,621 32,442 -11.4 97,022 76,112 -21.6
March ......................: 43,272 39,442 -8.9 140,294 115,554 -17.6
April ......................: 49,951 34,531 -30.9 190,245 150,085 -21.1
May ........................: 59,441 249,686
June .......................: 53,036 302,722
July .......................: 28,514 331,236
August .....................: 54,073 385,309
September ..................: 40,931 426,240
October ....................: 43,443 469,683
November ...................: 30,635 500,318
December ...................: 43,186 543,504
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Dry whey, total 3/ :
January ......................: 70,011 75,580 8.0 70,011 75,580 8.0
February .....................: 65,603 77,913 18.8 135,614 153,493 13.2
March ........................: 71,504 86,459 20.9 207,118 239,952 15.9
April ........................: 71,629 77,419 8.1 278,747 317,371 13.9
May ..........................: 82,480 361,227
June .........................: 79,309 440,536
July .........................: 73,475 514,011
August .......................: 71,031 585,042
September ....................: 69,726 654,768
October ......................: 68,265 723,033
November .....................: 71,490 794,523
December .....................: 75,137 869,660
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Lactose, human and animal :
January ......................: 95,675 90,075 -5.9 95,675 90,075 -5.9
February .....................: 88,150 80,347 -8.9 183,825 170,422 -7.3
March ........................: 100,126 93,936 -6.2 283,951 264,358 -6.9
April ........................: 93,492 89,339 -4.4 377,443 353,697 -6.3
May ..........................: 98,951 476,394
June .........................: 102,836 579,230
July .........................: 101,775 681,005
August .......................: 91,392 772,397
September ....................: 91,327 863,724
October ......................: 89,611 953,335
November .....................: 87,623 1,040,958
December .....................: 92,240 1,133,198
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Whey protein concentrate, total :
January ......................: 44,325 47,134 6.3 44,325 47,134 6.3
February .....................: 42,131 38,872 -7.7 86,456 86,006 -0.5
March ........................: 45,027 42,024 -6.7 131,483 128,030 -2.6
April ........................: 45,979 41,972 -8.7 177,462 170,002 -4.2
May ..........................: 46,380 223,842
June .........................: 43,703 267,545
July .........................: 44,569 312,114
August .......................: 44,949 357,063
September ....................: 41,281 398,344
October ......................: 46,167 444,511
November .....................: 46,655 491,166
December .....................: 46,991 538,157
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ....................: 25,684 21,275 -17.2 25,684 21,275 -17.2
February ...................: 22,672 23,498 3.6 48,356 44,773 -7.4
March ......................: 25,526 26,877 5.3 73,882 71,650 -3.0
April ......................: 26,307 25,843 -1.8 100,189 97,493 -2.7
May ........................: 26,310 126,499
June .......................: 26,149 152,648
July .......................: 26,229 178,877
August .....................: 25,692 204,569
September ..................: 26,810 231,379
October ....................: 25,529 256,908
November ...................: 21,688 278,596
December ...................: 25,376 303,972
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Cottage cheese, lowfat :
January ....................: 30,052 28,940 -3.7 30,052 28,940 -3.7
February ...................: 28,257 28,626 1.3 58,309 57,566 -1.3
March ......................: 31,462 32,248 2.5 89,771 89,814
April ......................: 32,732 30,001 -8.3 122,503 119,815 -2.2
May ........................: 31,660 154,163
June .......................: 32,716 186,879
July .......................: 31,398 218,277
August .....................: 30,845 249,122
September ..................: 31,859 280,981
October ....................: 31,399 312,380
November ...................: 25,321 337,701
December ...................: 28,899 366,600
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Sour cream :
January ....................: 107,623 106,097 -1.4 107,623 106,097 -1.4
February ...................: 94,245 94,132 -0.1 201,868 200,229 -0.8
March ......................: 107,414 110,663 3.0 309,282 310,892 0.5
April ......................: 107,253 104,613 -2.5 416,535 415,505 -0.2
May ........................: 105,521 522,056
June .......................: 106,424 628,480
July .......................: 106,856 735,336
August .....................: 105,685 841,021
September ..................: 103,826 944,847
October ....................: 117,570 1,062,417
November ...................: 120,497 1,182,914
December ...................: 121,615 1,304,529
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 56,470 55,556 -1.6 56,470 55,556 -1.6
February ...................: 57,065 58,665 2.8 113,535 114,221 0.6
March ......................: 68,261 70,749 3.6 181,796 184,970 1.7
April ......................: 70,480 66,917 -5.1 252,276 251,887 -0.2
May ........................: 70,643 322,919
June .......................: 73,910 396,829
July .......................: 73,877 470,706
August .....................: 67,848 538,554
September ..................: 62,523 601,077
October ....................: 60,924 662,001
November ...................: 53,664 715,665
December ...................: 52,182 767,847
:
Ice cream, lowfat total :
January ....................: 29,325 28,772 -1.9 29,325 28,772 -1.9
February ...................: 30,091 31,537 4.8 59,416 60,309 1.5
March ......................: 35,274 39,529 12.1 94,690 99,838 5.4
April ......................: 40,501 40,981 1.2 135,191 140,819 4.2
May ........................: 39,381 174,572
June .......................: 42,699 217,271
July .......................: 40,242 257,513
August .....................: 35,842 293,355
September ..................: 33,616 326,971
October ....................: 31,424 358,395
November ...................: 25,975 384,370
December ...................: 27,247 411,617
:
Sherbet, hard :
January ....................: 3,183 3,001 -5.7 3,183 3,001 -5.7
February ...................: 3,409 3,255 -4.5 6,592 6,256 -5.1
March ......................: 4,067 3,792 -6.8 10,659 10,048 -5.7
April ......................: 4,071 3,672 -9.8 14,730 13,720 -6.9
May ........................: 3,870 18,600
June .......................: 4,183 22,783
July .......................: 4,013 26,796
August .....................: 3,271 30,067
September ..................: 3,510 33,577
October ....................: 2,821 36,398
November ...................: 2,688 39,086
December ...................: 2,604 41,690
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored :
January ....................: 393,002 376,810 -4.1 393,002 376,810 -4.1
February ...................: 403,524 421,239 4.4 796,526 798,049 0.2
March ......................: 437,102 437,096 - 1,233,628 1,235,145 0.1
April ......................: 391,971 384,268 -2.0 1,625,599 1,619,413 -0.4
May ........................: 389,529 2,015,128
June .......................: 400,537 2,415,665
July .......................: 388,217 2,803,882
August .....................: 406,115 3,209,997
September ..................: 463,263 3,673,260
October ....................: 381,223 4,054,483
November ...................: 320,295 4,374,778
December ...................: 381,767 4,756,545
:
: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
:
Frozen yogurt, total :
January ....................: 5,425 4,344 -19.9 5,425 4,344 -19.9
February ...................: 5,816 6,539 12.4 11,241 10,883 -3.2
March ......................: 6,529 6,149 -5.8 17,770 17,032 -4.2
April ......................: 6,519 6,940 6.5 24,289 23,972 -1.3
May ........................: 6,100 30,389
June .......................: 6,254 36,643
July .......................: 6,085 42,728
August .....................: 5,648 48,376
September ..................: 5,128 53,504
October ....................: 5,144 58,648
November ...................: 4,409 63,057
December ...................: 3,703 66,760
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- Represents zero.
1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.
3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products.
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States:
April 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 206,406 211,593 204,008 -1.2 -3.6
Idaho ..........: 69,821 82,206 77,743 11.3 -5.4
Illinois .......: 6,176 6,560 6,595 6.8 0.5
Iowa ...........: 24,768 18,699 22,042 -11.0 17.9
Minnesota ......: 56,609 58,194 57,912 2.3 -0.5
New Mexico .....: 64,143 65,938 64,537 0.6 -2.1
New York .......: 64,361 68,764 60,680 -5.7 -11.8
Ohio ...........: 16,322 17,725 17,486 7.1 -1.3
Pennsylvania ...: 36,775 33,065 36,262 -1.4 9.7
South Dakota ...: 21,040 24,120 23,331 10.9 -3.3
Vermont ........: 10,101 10,498 10,576 4.7 0.7
Wisconsin ......: 246,378 258,989 255,866 3.9 -1.2
:
Other States 1/ : 138,202 139,836 142,085 2.8 1.6
:
United States ..: 961,102 996,187 979,123 1.9 -1.7
:
Atlantic .......: 120,238 119,450 113,616 -5.5 -4.9
Central ........: 428,324 443,718 442,724 3.4 -0.2
West ...........: 412,540 433,019 422,783 2.5 -2.4
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
American Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 54,859 56,170 55,772 1.7 -0.7
Idaho ..........: 45,173 51,629 50,079 10.9 -3.0
Iowa ...........: 17,776 11,188 11,465 -35.5 2.5
Oregon .........: 16,835 16,952 16,461 -2.2 -2.9
Wisconsin ......: 70,711 76,504 75,900 7.3 -0.8
:
Other States 1/ : 175,017 177,866 179,305 2.5 0.8
:
United States ..: 380,371 390,309 388,982 2.3 -0.3
:
Atlantic .......: 18,609 20,308 18,890 1.5 -7.0
Central ........: 185,882 188,603 189,276 1.8 0.4
West ...........: 175,880 181,398 180,816 2.8 -0.3
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 35,183 29,777 30,625 -13.0 2.8
Idaho ..........: 34,536 39,725 38,991 12.9 -1.8
Iowa ...........: 11,882 7,169 7,719 -35.0 7.7
Minnesota ......: 47,712 44,897 44,008 -7.8 -2.0
Wisconsin ......: 47,851 53,323 52,600 9.9 -1.4
:
Other States 1/ : 108,599 106,934 106,596 -1.8 -0.3
:
United States ..: 285,763 281,825 280,539 -1.8 -0.5
:
Atlantic .......: 17,765 19,432 18,006 1.4 -7.3
Central ........: 136,987 135,437 135,127 -1.4 -0.2
West ...........: 131,011 126,956 127,406 -2.8 0.4
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 132,518 134,229 131,516 -0.8 -2.0
Idaho ..........: 19,407 24,781 21,831 12.5 -11.9
New York .......: 30,216 32,932 26,832 -11.2 -18.5
Pennsylvania ...: 23,222 20,261 24,016 3.4 18.5
Wisconsin ......: 123,503 129,610 126,870 2.7 -2.1
:
Other States 1/ : 88,359 94,819 96,613 9.3 1.9
:
United States ..: 417,225 436,632 427,678 2.5 -2.1
:
Atlantic .......: 60,584 58,354 55,123 -9.0 -5.5
Central ........: 158,822 171,526 170,614 7.4 -0.5
West ...........: 197,819 206,752 201,941 2.1 -2.3
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 123,215 122,372 119,865 -2.7 -2.0
Idaho ..........: 18,289 22,863 20,706 13.2 -9.4
New York .......: 16,073 17,713 14,911 -7.2 -15.8
Pennsylvania ...: 20,359 17,177 20,840 2.4 21.3
Wisconsin ......: 83,482 88,244 87,300 4.6 -1.1
:
Other States 1/ : 70,645 71,328 72,599 2.8 1.8
:
United States ..: 332,063 339,697 336,221 1.3 -1.0
:
Atlantic .......: 39,814 36,914 37,622 -5.5 1.9
Central ........: 106,383 111,784 110,924 4.3 -0.8
West ...........: 185,866 190,999 187,675 1.0 -1.7
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Butter Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 57,608 57,003 56,960 -1.1 -0.1
Pennsylvania ...: 8,662 8,772 8,192 -5.4 -6.6
:
Other States 1/ : 101,460 98,544 99,672 -1.8 1.1
:
United States ..: 167,730 164,319 164,824 -1.7 0.3
:
Atlantic .......: 16,840 18,015 16,723 -0.7 -7.2
Central ........: 65,764 63,824 65,755 - 3.0
West ...........: 85,126 82,480 82,346 -3.3 -0.2
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- Represents zero.
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States:
April 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 65,993 76,297 76,580 16.0 0.4
:
Other States 1/ : 94,349 103,707 104,806 11.1 1.1
:
United States ..: 160,342 180,004 181,386 13.1 0.8
:
Atlantic .......: 28,765 29,300 33,213 15.5 13.4
Central ........: 26,026 27,638 28,448 9.3 2.9
West ...........: 105,551 123,066 119,725 13.4 -2.7
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
New York .......: 7,715 12,369 12,138 57.3 -1.9
Wisconsin ......: 26,254 26,476 25,369 -3.4 -4.2
:
Other States 1/ : 36,267 46,195 38,321 5.7 -17.0
:
United States ..: 70,236 85,040 75,828 8.0 -10.8
:
Atlantic .......: 17,611 21,569 22,283 26.5 3.3
Central ........: 36,587 37,815 37,528 2.6 -0.8
West ...........: 16,038 25,656 16,017 -0.1 -37.6
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: April 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : April : March
: : : : 2014 : 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 11,415 11,413 11,718 2.7 2.7
Missouri ...........: 2,603 2,630 2,230 -14.3 -15.2
Ohio ...............: 1,761 1,876 1,564 -11.2 -16.6
Oregon .............: 1,196 1,332 1,349 12.8 1.3
Pennsylvania .......: 3,020 3,002 2,880 -4.6 -4.1
Wisconsin ..........: 2,025 1,643 1,548 -23.6 -5.8
:
Other States 1/ ....: 48,460 48,853 45,628 -5.8 -6.6
:
United States ......: 70,480 70,749 66,917 -5.1 -5.4
:
Atlantic ...........: 13,560 13,624 13,578 0.1 -0.3
Central ............: 40,262 40,317 36,290 -9.9 -10.0
West ...............: 16,658 16,808 17,049 2.3 1.4
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Statistical Methodology
Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data
collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the
firms producing dairy products.
Sampling frames and sample size: In 2014, there were 1,267 manufacturers that
produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants,
reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers
of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all
large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State
Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates
duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden.
Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone
interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail.
Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard
industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions
provided on the questionnaire.
Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of
all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms
producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller
firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those
small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year
to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not
contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check
data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do
not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing
nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in
Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants
storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state
governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy
Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census,
sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling
errors are possible.
Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by
firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data
reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State.
Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are
submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting
comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and
national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes
contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB
review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary.
Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month
following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late
April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any
revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due
to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current
report.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock
Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent
to nass@nass.usda.gov.
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Vacant - Sheep and Goats ..................... (202) 720-3570
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