Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released February 1, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). December 2017 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.09 billion pounds, 2.6 percent above December 2016 and 3.0 percent above November 2017. Italian type cheese production totaled 467 million pounds, 0.9 percent above December 2016 and 2.4 percent above November 2017. American type cheese production totaled 433 million pounds, 2.9 percent above December 2016 and 7.5 percent above November 2017. Butter production was 170 million pounds, 4.2 percent above December 2016 and 15.5 percent above November 2017. Dry milk products (comparisons with December 2016) Nonfat dry milk, human - 163 million pounds, up 5.4 percent. Skim milk powder - 49.9 million pounds, down 8.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons with December 2016) Dry whey, total - 83.1 million pounds, up 6.1 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 95.7 million pounds, up 3.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.8 million pounds, up 7.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with December 2016) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 49.6 million gallons, down slightly. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 26.0 million gallons, down 7.5 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.22 million gallons, up 3.0 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.23 million gallons, down 8.8 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2016 and 2017............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: December 2016 and 2017.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: December 2016 and 2017.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 163,443 147,425 170,285 4.2 15.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 420,617 402,864 432,946 2.9 7.5 Cheddar ............................: 307,338 286,466 317,084 3.2 10.7 Other American types ...............: 113,279 116,398 115,862 2.3 -0.5 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,110 7,560 7,091 -0.3 -6.2 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,430 16,244 14,662 1.6 -9.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 81,305 87,221 86,022 5.8 -1.4 Feta .................................: 8,409 8,879 9,380 11.5 5.6 Gouda ................................: 3,905 8,053 5,735 46.9 -28.8 Hispanic .............................: 22,606 24,000 22,855 1.1 -4.8 Italian types ........................: 462,330 455,794 466,605 0.9 2.4 Mozzarella .........................: 358,327 351,504 363,436 1.4 3.4 Parmesan ...........................: 35,706 35,901 37,201 4.2 3.6 Provolone ..........................: 33,232 32,459 31,662 -4.7 -2.5 Ricotta ............................: 23,342 23,873 22,982 -1.5 -3.7 Romano .............................: 4,413 4,815 5,334 20.9 10.8 Other Italian types ................: 7,310 7,242 5,990 -18.1 -17.3 Swiss ................................: 27,023 26,629 27,274 0.9 2.4 All other types ......................: 13,779 19,590 16,239 17.9 -17.1 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,061,514 1,056,834 1,088,809 2.6 3.0 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,897 29,525 29,055 -6.0 -1.6 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 25,805 26,307 26,039 0.9 -1.0 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 27,586 26,391 25,346 -8.1 -4.0 : Sour cream .............................: 129,367 128,704 122,437 -5.4 -4.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 359,135 310,270 353,908 -1.5 14.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 49,731 50,343 49,611 -0.2 -1.5 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 13,061 12,361 12,409 -5.0 0.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 15,057 14,125 13,597 -9.7 -3.7 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 28,118 26,486 26,006 -7.5 -1.8 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 534 454 682 27.7 50.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,154 2,777 2,218 3.0 -20.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,638 4,289 4,230 -8.8 -1.4 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,643 1,311 1,188 -27.7 -9.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 295 355 342 15.9 -3.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 588 2,035 1,394 137.1 -31.5 Water and juice ices .................: 3,133 3,746 3,162 0.9 -15.6 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 28,773 30,597 27,322 -5.0 -10.7 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 14,418 14,964 14,673 1.8 -1.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 485 414 434 -10.5 4.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,465 1,796 1,425 -2.7 -20.7 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,809 2,049 2,305 -17.9 12.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, 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. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: December 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,801 7,156 6,376 -34.9 -10.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 76,733 79,807 81,471 6.2 2.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,534 1,825 1,606 4.7 -12.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 78,267 81,632 83,077 6.1 1.8 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,309 1,298 1,629 -29.4 25.5 Animal ...............................: 2,570 2,621 2,864 11.4 9.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,747 40,442 41,072 6.0 1.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 306 552 701 129.1 27.0 Total 2/ .............................: 39,053 40,994 41,773 7.0 1.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,511 15,083 14,834 2.2 -1.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,542 25,911 26,939 9.8 4.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,987 8,727 9,574 -12.9 9.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 92,846 86,001 95,687 3.1 11.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 63,842 98,453 96,861 51.7 -1.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,834 1,830 1,531 -16.5 -16.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 65,676 100,283 98,392 49.8 -1.9 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,345 5,314 5,067 -20.1 -4.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 59,786 80,584 83,508 39.7 3.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 650 737 885 36.2 20.1 Total 2/ .............................: 60,436 81,321 84,393 39.6 3.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,406 24,005 24,779 10.6 3.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 38,030 57,316 59,614 56.8 4.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 22,424 27,927 28,129 25.4 0.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 109,277 143,073 136,946 25.3 -4.3 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 27.4 14.8 15.7 -11.6 0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 102,681 108,985 108,601 5.8 -0.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,988 10,176 11,184 1.8 9.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 863 958 1,081 25.3 12.8 Dry whole milk .......................: 9,661 15,853 11,517 19.2 -27.4 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 14,008 7,131 17,351 23.9 143.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 154,980 142,352 163,298 5.4 14.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 54,726 41,887 49,895 -8.8 19.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 22,805 21,097 23,702 3.9 12.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,969 2,023 1,743 -11.5 -13.8 Dry whole milk .......................: 13,346 27,878 31,984 139.7 14.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 225,506 317,136 330,433 46.5 4.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 138,346 121,380 133,698 -3.4 10.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,024,566 1,044,983 2.0 1,024,566 1,044,983 2.0 February ...................: 948,740 942,361 -0.7 1,973,306 1,987,344 0.7 March ......................:1,028,308 1,061,402 3.2 3,001,614 3,048,746 1.6 April ......................:1,002,315 1,042,783 4.0 4,003,929 4,091,529 2.2 May ........................:1,011,424 1,055,063 4.3 5,015,353 5,146,592 2.6 June .......................: 997,528 1,029,638 3.2 6,012,881 6,176,230 2.7 July .......................:1,017,092 1,034,596 1.7 7,029,973 7,210,826 2.6 August .....................:1,004,907 1,028,400 2.3 8,034,880 8,239,226 2.5 September ..................: 987,256 1,013,341 2.6 9,022,136 9,252,567 2.6 October ....................:1,048,119 1,076,849 2.7 10,070,255 10,329,416 2.6 November ...................:1,025,928 1,056,834 3.0 11,096,183 11,386,250 2.6 December ...................:1,061,514 1,088,809 2.6 12,157,697 12,475,059 2.6 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 401,810 417,584 3.9 401,810 417,584 3.9 February ...................: 367,399 373,688 1.7 769,209 791,272 2.9 March ......................: 401,665 415,940 3.6 1,170,874 1,207,212 3.1 April ......................: 398,307 423,774 6.4 1,569,181 1,630,986 3.9 May ........................: 402,266 426,550 6.0 1,971,447 2,057,536 4.4 June .......................: 392,168 403,258 2.8 2,363,615 2,460,794 4.1 July .......................: 401,061 400,509 -0.1 2,764,676 2,861,303 3.5 August .....................: 392,532 398,766 1.6 3,157,208 3,260,069 3.3 September ..................: 378,004 393,892 4.2 3,535,212 3,653,961 3.4 October ....................: 401,681 418,155 4.1 3,936,893 4,072,116 3.4 November ...................: 398,690 402,864 1.0 4,335,583 4,474,980 3.2 December ...................: 420,617 432,946 2.9 4,756,200 4,907,926 3.2 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 297,072 311,603 4.9 297,072 311,603 4.9 February ...................: 257,987 275,988 7.0 555,059 587,591 5.9 March ......................: 286,220 309,569 8.2 841,279 897,160 6.6 April ......................: 299,780 318,867 6.4 1,141,059 1,216,027 6.6 May ........................: 292,636 311,990 6.6 1,433,695 1,528,017 6.6 June .......................: 280,376 287,357 2.5 1,714,071 1,815,374 5.9 July .......................: 284,173 285,133 0.3 1,998,244 2,100,507 5.1 August .....................: 281,287 283,813 0.9 2,279,531 2,384,320 4.6 September ..................: 270,531 282,002 4.2 2,550,062 2,666,322 4.6 October ....................: 282,640 294,992 4.4 2,832,702 2,961,314 4.5 November ...................: 284,679 286,466 0.6 3,117,381 3,247,780 4.2 December ...................: 307,338 317,084 3.2 3,424,719 3,564,864 4.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 450,991 454,006 0.7 450,991 454,006 0.7 February ...................: 416,850 406,570 -2.5 867,841 860,576 -0.8 March ......................: 458,613 469,197 2.3 1,326,454 1,329,773 0.3 April ......................: 438,588 447,658 2.1 1,765,042 1,777,431 0.7 May ........................: 444,995 452,567 1.7 2,210,037 2,229,998 0.9 June .......................: 435,342 449,930 3.4 2,645,379 2,679,928 1.3 July .......................: 444,306 451,732 1.7 3,089,685 3,131,660 1.4 August .....................: 425,216 436,258 2.6 3,514,901 3,567,918 1.5 September ..................: 429,204 433,570 1.0 3,944,105 4,001,488 1.5 October ....................: 447,342 457,367 2.2 4,391,447 4,458,855 1.5 November ...................: 438,866 455,794 3.9 4,830,313 4,914,649 1.7 December ...................: 462,330 466,605 0.9 5,292,643 5,381,254 1.7 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,402 352,375 - 352,402 352,375 - February ...................: 325,516 314,758 -3.3 677,918 667,133 -1.6 March ......................: 358,031 361,564 1.0 1,035,949 1,028,697 -0.7 April ......................: 340,164 347,614 2.2 1,376,113 1,376,311 - May ........................: 346,457 350,712 1.2 1,722,570 1,727,023 0.3 June .......................: 338,997 349,793 3.2 2,061,567 2,076,816 0.7 July .......................: 348,321 352,474 1.2 2,409,888 2,429,290 0.8 August .....................: 328,240 335,818 2.3 2,738,128 2,765,108 1.0 September ..................: 333,318 333,695 0.1 3,071,446 3,098,803 0.9 October ....................: 344,711 349,517 1.4 3,416,157 3,448,320 0.9 November ...................: 339,289 351,504 3.6 3,755,446 3,799,824 1.2 December ...................: 358,327 363,436 1.4 4,113,773 4,163,260 1.2 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,097 6,337 3.9 6,097 6,337 3.9 February ...................: 5,718 6,293 10.1 11,815 12,630 6.9 March ......................: 5,863 7,498 27.9 17,678 20,128 13.9 April ......................: 5,530 6,544 18.3 23,208 26,672 14.9 May ........................: 6,410 6,553 2.2 29,618 33,225 12.2 June .......................: 5,890 6,953 18.0 35,508 40,178 13.2 July .......................: 5,497 6,093 10.8 41,005 46,271 12.8 August .....................: 4,940 5,719 15.8 45,945 51,990 13.2 September ..................: 6,465 6,625 2.5 52,410 58,615 11.8 October ....................: 6,685 6,176 -7.6 59,095 64,791 9.6 November ...................: 6,593 7,242 9.8 65,688 72,033 9.7 December ...................: 7,310 5,990 -18.1 72,998 78,023 6.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 170,735 177,818 4.1 170,735 177,818 4.1 February ...................: 168,263 161,052 -4.3 338,998 338,870 - March ......................: 174,907 176,067 0.7 513,905 514,937 0.2 April ......................: 171,199 162,519 -5.1 685,104 677,456 -1.1 May ........................: 166,017 163,524 -1.5 851,121 840,980 -1.2 June .......................: 147,696 140,157 -5.1 998,817 981,137 -1.8 July .......................: 135,160 135,834 0.5 1,133,977 1,116,971 -1.5 August .....................: 123,514 131,188 6.2 1,257,491 1,248,159 -0.7 September ..................: 135,273 134,357 -0.7 1,392,764 1,382,516 -0.7 October ....................: 139,849 143,382 2.5 1,532,613 1,525,898 -0.4 November ...................: 143,077 147,425 3.0 1,675,690 1,673,323 -0.1 December ...................: 163,443 170,285 4.2 1,839,133 1,843,608 0.2 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 137,463 153,374 11.6 137,463 153,374 11.6 February ...................: 143,032 141,402 -1.1 280,495 294,776 5.1 March ......................: 172,110 159,742 -7.2 452,605 454,518 0.4 April ......................: 170,927 171,889 0.6 623,532 626,407 0.5 May ........................: 166,022 168,325 1.4 789,554 794,732 0.7 June .......................: 146,668 163,344 11.4 936,222 958,076 2.3 July .......................: 150,873 148,073 -1.9 1,087,095 1,106,149 1.8 August .....................: 117,674 135,479 15.1 1,204,769 1,241,628 3.1 September ..................: 125,602 133,485 6.3 1,330,371 1,375,113 3.4 October ....................: 140,051 144,659 3.3 1,470,422 1,519,772 3.4 November ...................: 128,105 142,352 11.1 1,598,527 1,662,124 4.0 December ...................: 154,980 163,298 5.4 1,753,507 1,825,422 4.1 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 51,225 55,264 7.9 51,225 55,264 7.9 February ...................: 40,201 40,031 -0.4 91,426 95,295 4.2 March ......................: 40,564 52,693 29.9 131,990 147,988 12.1 April ......................: 43,189 50,206 16.2 175,179 198,194 13.1 May ........................: 50,865 51,012 0.3 226,044 249,206 10.2 June .......................: 55,853 39,997 -28.4 281,897 289,203 2.6 July .......................: 48,814 51,788 6.1 330,711 340,991 3.1 August .....................: 46,426 45,793 -1.4 377,137 386,784 2.6 September ..................: 38,447 29,793 -22.5 415,584 416,577 0.2 October ....................: 41,475 25,612 -38.2 457,059 442,189 -3.3 November ...................: 47,388 41,887 -11.6 504,447 484,076 -4.0 December ...................: 54,726 49,895 -8.8 559,173 533,971 -4.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,918 82,316 -0.7 82,918 82,316 -0.7 February .....................: 75,535 77,997 3.3 158,453 160,313 1.2 March ........................: 82,656 86,689 4.9 241,109 247,002 2.4 April ........................: 81,817 84,615 3.4 322,926 331,617 2.7 May ..........................: 82,386 82,950 0.7 405,312 414,567 2.3 June .........................: 79,751 88,064 10.4 485,063 502,631 3.6 July .........................: 81,952 100,402 22.5 567,015 603,033 6.4 August .......................: 77,009 94,277 22.4 644,024 697,310 8.3 September ....................: 75,517 91,302 20.9 719,541 788,612 9.6 October ......................: 83,823 80,728 -3.7 803,364 869,340 8.2 November .....................: 73,315 81,632 11.3 876,679 950,972 8.5 December .....................: 78,267 83,077 6.1 954,946 1,034,049 8.3 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 88,943 92,658 4.2 88,943 92,658 4.2 February .....................: 83,703 84,794 1.3 172,646 177,452 2.8 March ........................: 92,796 97,334 4.9 265,442 274,786 3.5 April ........................: 91,527 95,901 4.8 356,969 370,687 3.8 May ..........................: 93,097 94,919 2.0 450,066 465,606 3.5 June .........................: 93,713 97,069 3.6 543,779 562,675 3.5 July .........................: 97,841 99,539 1.7 641,620 662,214 3.2 August .......................: 92,635 97,226 5.0 734,255 759,440 3.4 September ....................: 94,882 95,016 0.1 829,137 854,456 3.1 October ......................: 89,840 93,260 3.8 918,977 947,716 3.1 November .....................: 86,913 86,001 -1.0 1,005,890 1,033,717 2.8 December .....................: 92,846 95,687 3.1 1,098,736 1,129,404 2.8 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 42,602 40,161 -5.7 42,602 40,161 -5.7 February .....................: 39,780 36,064 -9.3 82,382 76,225 -7.5 March ........................: 41,851 42,338 1.2 124,233 118,563 -4.6 April ........................: 39,030 42,890 9.9 163,263 161,453 -1.1 May ..........................: 39,349 42,774 8.7 202,612 204,227 0.8 June .........................: 38,036 40,751 7.1 240,648 244,978 1.8 July .........................: 38,437 42,040 9.4 279,085 287,018 2.8 August .......................: 35,665 38,106 6.8 314,750 325,124 3.3 September ....................: 36,745 38,891 5.8 351,495 364,015 3.6 October ......................: 38,060 41,059 7.9 389,555 405,074 4.0 November .....................: 39,268 40,994 4.4 428,823 446,068 4.0 December .....................: 39,053 41,773 7.0 467,876 487,841 4.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 25,636 23,743 -7.4 25,636 23,743 -7.4 February ...................: 26,945 26,208 -2.7 52,581 49,951 -5.0 March ......................: 29,154 28,381 -2.7 81,735 78,332 -4.2 April ......................: 27,052 25,568 -5.5 108,787 103,900 -4.5 May ........................: 28,946 29,071 0.4 137,733 132,971 -3.5 June .......................: 28,335 27,754 -2.1 166,068 160,725 -3.2 July .......................: 27,163 27,774 2.2 193,231 188,499 -2.4 August .....................: 29,684 30,295 2.1 222,915 218,794 -1.8 September ..................: 27,782 26,976 -2.9 250,697 245,770 -2.0 October ....................: 26,901 28,867 7.3 277,598 274,637 -1.1 November ...................: 26,041 26,307 1.0 303,639 300,944 -0.9 December ...................: 25,805 26,039 0.9 329,444 326,983 -0.7 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 30,270 26,988 -10.8 30,270 26,988 -10.8 February ...................: 30,311 28,297 -6.6 60,581 55,285 -8.7 March ......................: 34,486 30,809 -10.7 95,067 86,094 -9.4 April ......................: 30,326 29,731 -2.0 125,393 115,825 -7.6 May ........................: 32,490 31,324 -3.6 157,883 147,149 -6.8 June .......................: 30,751 27,804 -9.6 188,634 174,953 -7.3 July .......................: 30,359 28,068 -7.5 218,993 203,021 -7.3 August .....................: 32,260 31,571 -2.1 251,253 234,592 -6.6 September ..................: 30,566 27,553 -9.9 281,819 262,145 -7.0 October ....................: 29,954 30,270 1.1 311,773 292,415 -6.2 November ...................: 28,456 26,391 -7.3 340,229 318,806 -6.3 December ...................: 27,586 25,346 -8.1 367,815 344,152 -6.4 : Sour cream : January ....................: 106,503 111,173 4.4 106,503 111,173 4.4 February ...................: 106,171 100,873 -5.0 212,674 212,046 -0.3 March ......................: 115,470 115,459 - 328,144 327,505 -0.2 April ......................: 100,460 108,816 8.3 428,604 436,321 1.8 May ........................: 113,737 118,460 4.2 542,341 554,781 2.3 June .......................: 117,910 117,623 -0.2 660,251 672,404 1.8 July .......................: 103,526 107,802 4.1 763,777 780,206 2.2 August .....................: 114,546 117,657 2.7 878,323 897,863 2.2 September ..................: 108,619 108,089 -0.5 986,942 1,005,952 1.9 October ....................: 123,458 125,192 1.4 1,110,400 1,131,144 1.9 November ...................: 133,291 128,704 -3.4 1,243,691 1,259,848 1.3 December ...................: 129,367 122,437 -5.4 1,373,058 1,382,285 0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 59,344 57,108 -3.8 59,344 57,108 -3.8 February ...................: 61,786 58,971 -4.6 121,130 116,079 -4.2 March ......................: 72,870 75,411 3.5 194,000 191,490 -1.3 April ......................: 73,116 69,572 -4.8 267,116 261,062 -2.3 May ........................: 72,760 72,703 -0.1 339,876 333,765 -1.8 June .......................: 77,004 75,426 -2.0 416,880 409,191 -1.8 July .......................: 71,837 70,705 -1.6 488,717 479,896 -1.8 August .....................: 73,038 73,477 0.6 561,755 553,373 -1.5 September ..................: 63,570 60,924 -4.2 625,325 614,297 -1.8 October ....................: 59,850 58,215 -2.7 685,175 672,512 -1.8 November ...................: 51,941 50,343 -3.1 737,116 722,855 -1.9 December ...................: 49,731 49,611 -0.2 786,847 772,466 -1.8 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 29,641 28,935 -2.4 29,641 28,935 -2.4 February ...................: 32,454 34,035 4.9 62,095 62,970 1.4 March ......................: 40,693 41,263 1.4 102,788 104,233 1.4 April ......................: 40,257 39,010 -3.1 143,045 143,243 0.1 May ........................: 40,406 43,609 7.9 183,451 186,852 1.9 June .......................: 43,003 44,929 4.5 226,454 231,781 2.4 July .......................: 41,076 42,299 3.0 267,530 274,080 2.4 August .....................: 43,730 43,250 -1.1 311,260 317,330 2.0 September ..................: 35,310 32,551 -7.8 346,570 349,881 1.0 October ....................: 32,352 32,603 0.8 378,922 382,484 0.9 November ...................: 28,279 26,486 -6.3 407,201 408,970 0.4 December ...................: 28,118 26,006 -7.5 435,319 434,976 -0.1 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,443 3,024 23.8 2,443 3,024 23.8 February ...................: 3,196 2,710 -15.2 5,639 5,734 1.7 March ......................: 3,724 3,530 -5.2 9,363 9,264 -1.1 April ......................: 3,694 3,463 -6.3 13,057 12,727 -2.5 May ........................: 3,545 3,290 -7.2 16,602 16,017 -3.5 June .......................: 3,672 3,582 -2.5 20,274 19,599 -3.3 July .......................: 3,136 2,978 -5.0 23,410 22,577 -3.6 August .....................: 3,109 3,483 12.0 26,519 26,060 -1.7 September ..................: 3,368 3,192 -5.2 29,887 29,252 -2.1 October ....................: 2,584 2,675 3.5 32,471 31,927 -1.7 November ...................: 1,939 2,777 43.2 34,410 34,704 0.9 December ...................: 2,154 2,218 3.0 36,564 36,922 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 379,223 374,817 -1.2 379,223 374,817 -1.2 February ...................: 376,949 363,051 -3.7 756,172 737,868 -2.4 March ......................: 400,584 399,565 -0.3 1,156,756 1,137,433 -1.7 April ......................: 373,054 368,594 -1.2 1,529,810 1,506,027 -1.6 May ........................: 364,164 374,375 2.8 1,893,974 1,880,402 -0.7 June .......................: 378,544 369,950 -2.3 2,272,518 2,250,352 -1.0 July .......................: 341,666 342,213 0.2 2,614,184 2,592,565 -0.8 August .....................: 399,394 388,659 -2.7 3,013,578 2,981,224 -1.1 September ..................: 411,003 386,285 -6.0 3,424,581 3,367,509 -1.7 October ....................: 361,120 359,744 -0.4 3,785,701 3,727,253 -1.5 November ...................: 310,983 310,270 -0.2 4,096,684 4,037,523 -1.4 December ...................: 359,135 353,908 -1.5 4,455,819 4,391,431 -1.4 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,065 4,817 -4.9 5,065 4,817 -4.9 February ...................: 5,802 5,124 -11.7 10,867 9,941 -8.5 March ......................: 7,204 7,459 3.5 18,071 17,400 -3.7 April ......................: 6,279 6,820 8.6 24,350 24,220 -0.5 May ........................: 6,321 6,056 -4.2 30,671 30,276 -1.3 June .......................: 6,404 6,057 -5.4 37,075 36,333 -2.0 July .......................: 5,676 5,475 -3.5 42,751 41,808 -2.2 August .....................: 5,675 5,503 -3.0 48,426 47,311 -2.3 September ..................: 5,074 4,899 -3.4 53,500 52,210 -2.4 October ....................: 4,550 4,559 0.2 58,050 56,769 -2.2 November ...................: 4,238 4,289 1.2 62,288 61,058 -2.0 December ...................: 4,638 4,230 -8.8 66,926 65,288 -2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 217,234 211,091 217,423 0.1 3.0 Idaho ..........: 81,734 76,876 84,748 3.7 10.2 Illinois .......: 7,309 6,988 7,272 -0.5 4.1 Iowa ...........: 20,105 21,044 19,802 -1.5 -5.9 Minnesota ......: 57,654 58,381 62,858 9.0 7.7 New Jersey .....: 5,257 4,348 5,363 2.0 23.3 New Mexico .....: 68,165 64,483 66,689 -2.2 3.4 New York .......: 71,704 79,194 77,691 8.3 -1.9 Ohio ...........: 19,816 19,353 19,767 -0.2 2.1 Pennsylvania ...: 34,486 36,156 34,989 1.5 -3.2 South Dakota ...: 25,462 23,515 25,669 0.8 9.2 Vermont ........: 12,188 12,363 12,804 5.1 3.6 Wisconsin ......: 281,327 277,738 288,691 2.6 3.9 : Other States 1/ : 159,073 165,304 165,043 3.8 -0.2 : United States ..: 1,061,514 1,056,834 1,088,809 2.6 3.0 : Atlantic .......: 131,121 140,051 139,232 6.2 -0.6 Central ........: 481,548 479,468 494,996 2.8 3.2 West ...........: 448,845 437,315 454,581 1.3 3.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 57,363 50,623 56,105 -2.2 10.8 Idaho ..........: 50,851 52,013 53,175 4.6 2.2 Iowa ...........: 14,327 11,390 12,033 -16.0 5.6 New York .......: 11,393 11,220 11,361 -0.3 1.3 Oregon .........: 16,816 17,359 17,725 5.4 2.1 Pennsylvania ...: 74 143 164 121.6 14.7 Wisconsin ......: 83,665 83,253 89,000 6.4 6.9 : Other States 1/ : 186,128 176,863 193,383 3.9 9.3 : United States ..: 420,617 402,864 432,946 2.9 7.5 : Atlantic .......: 26,327 26,679 27,775 5.5 4.1 Central ........: 206,350 201,335 216,558 4.9 7.6 West ...........: 187,940 174,850 188,613 0.4 7.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 33,596 26,672 31,682 -5.7 18.8 Idaho ..........: 40,638 40,100 43,517 7.1 8.5 Iowa ...........: 9,056 6,025 6,418 -29.1 6.5 Minnesota ......: 45,116 45,721 50,100 11.0 9.6 Vermont ........: 8,734 8,453 8,960 2.6 6.0 Wisconsin ......: 58,694 56,617 62,800 7.0 10.9 : Other States 1/ : 111,504 102,878 113,607 1.9 10.4 : United States ..: 307,338 286,466 317,084 3.2 10.7 : Atlantic .......: 25,355 25,699 26,770 5.6 4.2 Central ........: 144,419 139,815 155,556 7.7 11.3 West ...........: 137,564 120,952 134,758 -2.0 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 141,865 136,884 137,440 -3.1 0.4 Idaho ..........: 24,897 18,399 25,914 4.1 40.8 New York .......: 31,718 34,299 33,998 7.2 -0.9 Pennsylvania ...: 21,232 21,505 21,054 -0.8 -2.1 Wisconsin ......: 144,619 139,697 146,528 1.3 4.9 : Other States 1/ : 97,999 105,010 101,671 3.7 -3.2 : United States ..: 462,330 455,794 466,605 0.9 2.4 : Atlantic .......: 58,030 60,432 60,272 3.9 -0.3 Central ........: 185,106 183,770 189,209 2.2 3.0 West ...........: 219,194 211,592 217,124 -0.9 2.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 130,477 125,114 125,944 -3.5 0.7 Idaho ..........: 23,189 17,383 24,218 4.4 39.3 New York .......: 16,965 17,430 19,151 12.9 9.9 Pennsylvania ...: 18,305 18,737 18,139 -0.9 -3.2 Wisconsin ......: 92,476 90,102 96,500 4.4 7.1 : Other States 1/ : 76,915 82,738 79,484 3.3 -3.9 : United States ..: 358,327 351,504 363,436 1.4 3.4 : Atlantic .......: 37,294 38,168 39,358 5.5 3.1 Central ........: 116,597 116,500 121,640 4.3 4.4 West ...........: 204,436 196,836 202,438 -1.0 2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,429 42,077 50,282 -0.3 19.5 New York .......: 2,810 2,139 2,820 0.4 31.8 Pennsylvania ...: 9,189 7,279 8,862 -3.6 21.7 : Other States 1/ : 101,015 95,930 108,321 7.2 12.9 : United States ..: 163,443 147,425 170,285 4.2 15.5 : Atlantic .......: 18,015 14,863 18,360 1.9 23.5 Central ........: 66,285 63,132 70,387 6.2 11.5 West ...........: 79,143 69,430 81,538 3.0 17.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,415 41,963 55,900 4.7 33.2 Pennsylvania ...: 15,513 14,056 15,026 -3.1 6.9 : Other States 1/ : 86,052 86,333 92,372 7.3 7.0 : United States ..: 154,980 142,352 163,298 5.4 14.7 : Atlantic .......: 28,217 27,950 30,110 6.7 7.7 Central ........: 32,215 29,464 31,288 -2.9 6.2 West ...........: 94,548 84,938 101,900 7.8 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent -- : New York .......: 11,653 11,201 11,729 0.7 4.7 Wisconsin ......: 27,493 27,446 28,188 2.5 2.7 : Other States 1/ : 37,587 41,160 41,554 10.6 1.0 : United States ..: 76,733 79,807 81,471 6.2 2.1 : Atlantic .......: 20,584 20,238 20,652 0.3 2.0 Central ........: 39,345 39,459 39,880 1.4 1.1 West ...........: 16,804 20,110 20,939 24.6 4.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: December 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2017 : 2017 : December : November : : : : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 6,225 5,228 5,131 -17.6 -1.9 Connecticut ........: 716 850 735 2.7 -13.5 Missouri ...........: 688 1,682 1,394 102.6 -17.1 Ohio ...............: 1,618 1,940 1,720 6.3 -11.3 Oregon .............: 959 866 957 -0.2 10.5 Pennsylvania .......: 3,851 3,797 3,800 -1.3 0.1 Wisconsin ..........: 979 844 894 -8.7 5.9 : Other States 1/ ....: 34,695 35,136 34,980 0.8 -0.4 : United States ......: 49,731 50,343 49,611 -0.2 -1.5 : Atlantic ...........: 12,084 12,280 11,870 -1.8 -3.3 Central ............: 26,519 27,676 28,446 7.3 2.8 West ...............: 11,128 10,387 9,295 -16.5 -10.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2016, there were 1,272 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. (202) 720-3106 Vacant - Sheep and Goats ..................... (202) 720-0585 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit www.nass.usda.gov and click on "National" or "State" in upper right corner above "search" box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov. 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