Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 5, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2018 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.09 billion pounds, 1.4 percent above May 2017 and 1.7 percent above April 2018. Italian type cheese production totaled 457 million pounds, 1.1 percent above May 2017 and 0.4 percent above April 2018. American type cheese production totaled 443 million pounds, 0.1 percent below May 2017 and 0.1 percent below April 2018. Butter production was 168 million pounds, 2.8 percent above May 2017 but 4.2 percent below April 2018. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with May 2017) Nonfat dry milk, human - 160 million pounds, down 4.5 percent. Skim milk powder - 50.4 million pounds, down 1.3 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with May 2017) Dry whey, total - 85.6 million pounds, up 3.2 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 93.5 million pounds, down 0.2 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.5 million pounds, down 0.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with May 2017) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 65.7 million gallons, down 9.0 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 45.6 million gallons, down 0.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.54 million gallons, down 1.2 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.38 million gallons, down 6.7 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2017 and 2018............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2017 and 2018..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2017 and 2018.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................ 18 Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................. 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 163,397 175,297 167,911 2.8 -4.2 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 443,083 443,257 442,714 -0.1 -0.1 Cheddar ............................: 327,456 318,849 317,523 -3.0 -0.4 Other American types ...............: 115,627 124,408 125,191 8.3 0.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,602 7,908 8,051 -6.4 1.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,728 15,853 16,914 1.1 6.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 74,046 70,950 77,911 5.2 9.8 Feta .................................: 11,891 12,150 13,141 10.5 8.2 Gouda ................................: 4,070 4,656 6,281 54.3 34.9 Hispanic .............................: 24,677 23,598 25,981 5.3 10.1 Italian types ........................: 452,332 455,198 457,184 1.1 0.4 Mozzarella .........................: 350,530 353,725 356,349 1.7 0.7 Parmesan ...........................: 38,033 38,317 37,617 -1.1 -1.8 Provolone ..........................: 32,365 34,885 34,077 5.3 -2.3 Ricotta ............................: 18,572 17,786 17,781 -4.3 Romano .............................: 6,276 4,616 4,888 -22.1 5.9 Other Italian types ................: 6,556 5,869 6,472 -1.3 10.3 Swiss ................................: 26,262 26,831 28,625 9.0 6.7 All other types ......................: 14,480 13,037 14,840 2.5 13.8 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,076,171 1,073,438 1,091,642 1.4 1.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 35,558 32,439 35,833 0.8 10.5 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,538 29,111 32,826 11.1 12.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 31,746 29,815 31,591 -0.5 6.0 : Sour cream .............................: 118,884 111,878 118,107 -0.7 5.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 385,257 358,583 373,909 -2.9 4.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 72,167 63,601 65,702 -9.0 3.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,754 21,208 20,926 0.8 -1.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 25,018 19,121 24,693 -1.3 29.1 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 45,772 40,329 45,619 -0.3 13.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 634 584 750 18.3 28.4 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,582 3,654 3,539 -1.2 -3.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,771 5,646 5,382 -6.7 -4.7 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,885 1,898 1,802 -4.4 -5.1 Nonfat, hard .......................: 806 533 500 -38.0 -6.2 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 2,220 2,283 2,168 -2.3 -5.0 Water and juice ices .................: 6,899 6,497 6,695 -3.0 3.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 43,190 39,225 40,365 -6.5 2.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 24,893 22,612 25,800 3.6 14.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 507 559 595 17.4 6.4 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,329 2,450 2,395 2.8 -2.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,187 3,060 2,940 -7.8 -3.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,476 6,494 6,844 -27.8 5.4 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 81,836 83,917 83,560 2.1 -0.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,114 1,232 2,021 81.4 64.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 82,950 85,149 85,581 3.2 0.5 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,885 2,258 2,608 -9.6 15.5 Animal ...............................: 2,761 3,148 2,869 3.9 -8.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 41,201 40,579 41,177 -0.1 1.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 411 347 347 -15.6 - Total 2/ .............................: 41,612 40,926 41,524 -0.2 1.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,907 14,674 14,558 -2.3 -0.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,705 26,252 26,966 1.0 2.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,767 9,910 9,348 -4.3 -5.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 93,634 94,011 93,464 -0.2 -0.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 83,743 66,247 76,397 -8.8 15.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,832 2,245 2,535 38.4 12.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 85,575 68,492 78,932 -7.8 15.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,907 4,538 4,457 -35.5 -1.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 67,289 74,945 70,225 4.4 -6.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 899 792 767 -14.7 -3.2 Total 2/ .............................: 68,188 75,737 70,992 4.1 -6.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,144 24,046 20,606 -18.0 -14.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 43,044 51,691 50,386 17.1 -2.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 25,470 25,270 25,305 -0.6 0.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 131,593 110,314 109,599 -16.7 -0.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 24.7 15.0 22.2 -2.5 7.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 152,062 134,225 143,782 -5.4 7.1 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,362 10,139 10,882 16.2 7.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,115 1,347 1,403 25.8 4.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,473 13,912 25,445 240.5 82.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 14,785 15,863 17,420 17.8 9.8 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 167,910 163,859 160,393 -4.5 -2.1 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 51,012 49,446 50,365 -1.3 1.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 20,672 23,177 18,772 -9.2 -19.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,915 3,353 3,151 64.5 -6.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 22,961 47,243 59,496 159.1 25.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 280,078 273,346 271,447 -3.1 -0.7 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 141,576 190,012 147,281 4.0 -22.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 February ...................: 957,650 985,969 3.0 2,021,882 2,082,489 3.0 March ......................:1,071,819 1,108,389 3.4 3,093,701 3,190,878 3.1 April ......................:1,057,848 1,073,438 1.5 4,151,549 4,264,316 2.7 May ........................:1,076,171 1,091,642 1.4 5,227,720 5,355,958 2.5 June .......................:1,045,875 6,273,595 July .......................:1,051,675 7,325,270 August .....................:1,046,041 8,371,311 September ..................:1,024,757 9,396,068 October ....................:1,086,865 10,482,933 November ...................:1,070,668 11,553,601 December ...................:1,105,490 12,659,091 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 434,627 433,670 -0.2 434,627 433,670 -0.2 February ...................: 390,314 397,364 1.8 824,941 831,034 0.7 March ......................: 429,558 443,491 3.2 1,254,499 1,274,525 1.6 April ......................: 434,657 443,257 2.0 1,689,156 1,717,782 1.7 May ........................: 443,083 442,714 -0.1 2,132,239 2,160,496 1.3 June .......................: 419,260 2,551,499 July .......................: 414,495 2,965,994 August .....................: 414,280 3,380,274 September ..................: 403,544 3,783,818 October ....................: 430,485 4,214,303 November ...................: 413,714 4,628,017 December ...................: 443,974 5,071,991 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 327,328 318,254 -2.8 327,328 318,254 -2.8 February ...................: 291,508 293,255 0.6 618,836 611,509 -1.2 March ......................: 323,442 321,144 -0.7 942,278 932,653 -1.0 April ......................: 329,671 318,849 -3.3 1,271,949 1,251,502 -1.6 May ........................: 327,456 317,523 -3.0 1,599,405 1,569,025 -1.9 June .......................: 302,090 1,901,495 July .......................: 298,285 2,199,780 August .....................: 298,306 2,498,086 September ..................: 291,755 2,789,841 October ....................: 307,833 3,097,674 November ...................: 296,598 3,394,272 December ...................: 327,062 3,721,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 454,575 474,348 4.3 454,575 474,348 4.3 February ...................: 406,179 426,472 5.0 860,754 900,820 4.7 March ......................: 470,053 481,404 2.4 1,330,807 1,382,224 3.9 April ......................: 447,937 455,198 1.6 1,778,744 1,837,422 3.3 May ........................: 452,332 457,184 1.1 2,231,076 2,294,606 2.8 June .......................: 450,027 2,681,103 July .......................: 451,922 3,133,025 August .....................: 437,003 3,570,028 September ..................: 432,619 4,002,647 October ....................: 454,641 4,457,288 November ...................: 456,821 4,914,109 December ...................: 469,755 5,383,864 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,768 366,988 4.0 352,768 366,988 4.0 February ...................: 314,602 327,413 4.1 667,370 694,401 4.1 March ......................: 361,368 371,264 2.7 1,028,738 1,065,665 3.6 April ......................: 347,399 353,725 1.8 1,376,137 1,419,390 3.1 May ........................: 350,530 356,349 1.7 1,726,667 1,775,739 2.8 June .......................: 349,363 2,076,030 July .......................: 352,014 2,428,044 August .....................: 335,867 2,763,911 September ..................: 332,180 3,096,091 October ....................: 347,688 3,443,779 November ...................: 351,511 3,795,290 December ...................: 365,309 4,160,599 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,600 5,549 -15.9 6,600 5,549 -15.9 February ...................: 6,498 5,680 -12.6 13,098 11,229 -14.3 March ......................: 7,614 6,460 -15.2 20,712 17,689 -14.6 April ......................: 6,666 5,869 -12.0 27,378 23,558 -14.0 May ........................: 6,556 6,472 -1.3 33,934 30,030 -11.5 June .......................: 7,009 40,943 July .......................: 6,055 46,998 August .....................: 5,634 52,632 September ..................: 6,747 59,379 October ....................: 6,271 65,650 November ...................: 7,247 72,897 December ...................: 6,351 79,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 178,060 182,088 2.3 178,060 182,088 2.3 February ...................: 161,013 170,116 5.7 339,073 352,204 3.9 March ......................: 177,021 182,046 2.8 516,094 534,250 3.5 April ......................: 161,956 175,297 8.2 678,050 709,547 4.6 May ........................: 163,397 167,911 2.8 841,447 877,458 4.3 June .......................: 139,200 980,647 July .......................: 135,625 1,116,272 August .....................: 131,152 1,247,424 September ..................: 134,552 1,381,976 October ....................: 144,671 1,526,647 November ...................: 149,721 1,676,368 December ...................: 171,105 1,847,473 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 153,848 160,301 4.2 153,848 160,301 4.2 February ...................: 143,231 157,833 10.2 297,079 318,134 7.1 March ......................: 160,916 178,694 11.0 457,995 496,828 8.5 April ......................: 172,821 163,859 -5.2 630,816 660,687 4.7 May ........................: 167,910 160,393 -4.5 798,726 821,080 2.8 June .......................: 162,814 961,540 July .......................: 151,825 1,113,365 August .....................: 136,753 1,250,118 September ..................: 134,572 1,384,690 October ....................: 145,008 1,529,698 November ...................: 141,440 1,671,138 December ...................: 164,014 1,835,152 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 55,590 45,753 -17.7 55,590 45,753 -17.7 February ...................: 41,391 37,666 -9.0 96,981 83,419 -14.0 March ......................: 52,693 42,055 -20.2 149,674 125,474 -16.2 April ......................: 50,206 49,446 -1.5 199,880 174,920 -12.5 May ........................: 51,012 50,365 -1.3 250,892 225,285 -10.2 June .......................: 39,515 290,407 July .......................: 47,842 338,249 August .....................: 44,813 383,062 September ..................: 29,102 412,164 October ....................: 25,965 438,129 November ...................: 41,609 479,738 December ...................: 49,895 529,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,255 90,319 9.8 82,255 90,319 9.8 February .....................: 77,895 89,599 15.0 160,150 179,918 12.3 March ........................: 86,689 90,653 4.6 246,839 270,571 9.6 April ........................: 84,640 85,149 0.6 331,479 355,720 7.3 May ..........................: 82,950 85,581 3.2 414,429 441,301 6.5 June .........................: 88,064 502,493 July .........................: 100,402 602,895 August .......................: 94,276 697,171 September ....................: 91,302 788,473 October ......................: 80,750 869,223 November .....................: 81,657 950,880 December .....................: 86,024 1,036,904 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 92,320 94,834 2.7 92,320 94,834 2.7 February .....................: 84,386 86,294 2.3 176,706 181,128 2.5 March ........................: 95,317 99,650 4.5 272,023 280,778 3.2 April ........................: 96,265 94,011 -2.3 368,288 374,789 1.8 May ..........................: 93,634 93,464 -0.2 461,922 468,253 1.4 June .........................: 96,082 558,004 July .........................: 98,117 656,121 August .......................: 96,679 752,800 September ....................: 94,903 847,703 October ......................: 93,098 940,801 November .....................: 86,105 1,026,906 December .....................: 97,251 1,124,157 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 40,329 43,461 7.8 40,329 43,461 7.8 February .....................: 36,110 39,391 9.1 76,439 82,852 8.4 March ........................: 42,354 44,932 6.1 118,793 127,784 7.6 April ........................: 42,062 40,926 -2.7 160,855 168,710 4.9 May ..........................: 41,612 41,524 -0.2 202,467 210,234 3.8 June .........................: 40,297 242,764 July .........................: 41,192 283,956 August .......................: 38,339 322,295 September ....................: 38,720 361,015 October ......................: 40,796 401,811 November .....................: 40,551 442,362 December .....................: 41,914 484,276 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,122 25,546 -2.2 26,122 25,546 -2.2 February ...................: 25,698 26,932 4.8 51,820 52,478 1.3 March ......................: 29,010 32,696 12.7 80,830 85,174 5.4 April ......................: 25,942 29,111 12.2 106,772 114,285 7.0 May ........................: 29,538 32,826 11.1 136,310 147,111 7.9 June .......................: 27,626 163,936 July .......................: 28,007 191,943 August .....................: 30,434 222,377 September ..................: 27,146 249,523 October ....................: 28,829 278,352 November ...................: 26,066 304,418 December ...................: 26,066 330,484 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,655 26,867 -6.2 28,655 26,867 -6.2 February ...................: 28,142 27,567 -2.0 56,797 54,434 -4.2 March ......................: 30,711 31,348 2.1 87,508 85,782 -2.0 April ......................: 29,610 29,815 0.7 117,118 115,597 -1.3 May ........................: 31,746 31,591 -0.5 148,864 147,188 -1.1 June .......................: 27,924 176,788 July .......................: 28,450 205,238 August .....................: 31,370 236,608 September ..................: 27,396 264,004 October ....................: 29,205 293,209 November ...................: 26,060 319,269 December ...................: 25,152 344,421 : Sour cream : January ....................: 113,967 118,603 4.1 113,967 118,603 4.1 February ...................: 99,700 98,994 -0.7 213,667 217,597 1.8 March ......................: 115,648 116,393 0.6 329,315 333,990 1.4 April ......................: 109,615 111,878 2.1 438,930 445,868 1.6 May ........................: 118,884 118,107 -0.7 557,814 563,975 1.1 June .......................: 117,764 675,578 July .......................: 107,401 782,979 August .....................: 118,709 901,688 September ..................: 108,314 1,010,002 October ....................: 126,023 1,136,025 November ...................: 129,312 1,265,337 December ...................: 121,812 1,387,149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,500 54,718 -3.2 56,500 54,718 -3.2 February ...................: 58,988 55,411 -6.1 115,488 110,129 -4.6 March ......................: 74,168 64,388 -13.2 189,656 174,517 -8.0 April ......................: 69,711 63,601 -8.8 259,367 238,118 -8.2 May ........................: 72,167 65,702 -9.0 331,534 303,820 -8.4 June .......................: 74,788 406,322 July .......................: 69,394 475,716 August .....................: 73,596 549,312 September ..................: 60,596 609,908 October ....................: 56,616 666,524 November ...................: 49,618 716,142 December ...................: 46,520 762,662 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,934 31,241 -2.2 31,934 31,241 -2.2 February ...................: 38,363 33,849 -11.8 70,297 65,090 -7.4 March ......................: 44,189 41,268 -6.6 114,486 106,358 -7.1 April ......................: 41,293 40,329 -2.3 155,779 146,687 -5.8 May ........................: 45,772 45,619 -0.3 201,551 192,306 -4.6 June .......................: 45,860 247,411 July .......................: 42,769 290,180 August .....................: 43,344 333,524 September ..................: 35,226 368,750 October ....................: 34,566 403,316 November ...................: 27,946 431,262 December ...................: 28,552 459,814 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,295 2,975 -9.7 3,295 2,975 -9.7 February ...................: 3,005 2,995 -0.3 6,300 5,970 -5.2 March ......................: 3,770 3,292 -12.7 10,070 9,262 -8.0 April ......................: 3,788 3,654 -3.5 13,858 12,916 -6.8 May ........................: 3,582 3,539 -1.2 17,440 16,455 -5.6 June .......................: 3,819 21,259 July .......................: 3,319 24,578 August .....................: 3,697 28,275 September ..................: 3,282 31,557 October ....................: 2,542 34,099 November ...................: 2,352 36,451 December ...................: 2,181 38,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 381,750 365,342 -4.3 381,750 365,342 -4.3 February ...................: 369,841 375,716 1.6 751,591 741,058 -1.4 March ......................: 411,605 390,586 -5.1 1,163,196 1,131,644 -2.7 April ......................: 375,287 358,583 -4.5 1,538,483 1,490,227 -3.1 May ........................: 385,257 373,909 -2.9 1,923,740 1,864,136 -3.1 June .......................: 376,335 2,300,075 July .......................: 349,529 2,649,604 August .....................: 396,182 3,045,786 September ..................: 393,654 3,439,440 October ....................: 368,558 3,807,998 November ...................: 317,564 4,125,562 December ...................: 352,746 4,478,308 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,299 4,617 -12.9 5,299 4,617 -12.9 February ...................: 5,424 4,624 -14.7 10,723 9,241 -13.8 March ......................: 6,912 6,583 -4.8 17,635 15,824 -10.3 April ......................: 6,391 5,646 -11.7 24,026 21,470 -10.6 May ........................: 5,771 5,382 -6.7 29,797 26,852 -9.9 June .......................: 5,609 35,406 July .......................: 5,192 40,598 August .....................: 5,653 46,251 September ..................: 4,557 50,808 October ....................: 4,152 54,960 November ...................: 4,070 59,030 December ...................: 3,514 62,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and United States: May 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 219,599 210,730 216,838 -1.3 2.9 Idaho ..........: 79,063 85,558 77,430 -2.1 -9.5 Illinois .......: 6,877 6,766 7,230 5.1 6.9 Iowa ...........: 21,629 24,042 25,386 17.4 5.6 Minnesota ......: 62,872 61,934 62,480 -0.6 0.9 New Jersey .....: 4,499 4,586 4,466 -0.7 -2.6 New Mexico .....: 66,093 73,790 75,472 14.2 2.3 Ohio ...........: 18,984 19,017 20,056 5.6 5.5 Oregon .........: 17,582 17,669 17,297 -1.6 -2.1 Pennsylvania ...: 33,412 35,521 36,659 9.7 3.2 South Dakota ...: 24,238 24,010 24,821 2.4 3.4 Vermont ........: 12,266 12,328 12,368 0.8 0.3 Wisconsin ......: 286,036 284,229 287,481 0.5 1.1 : Other States 1/ : 223,021 213,258 223,658 0.3 4.9 : United States ..: 1,076,171 1,073,438 1,091,642 1.4 1.7 : Atlantic .......: 130,735 124,902 132,707 1.5 6.2 Central ........: 497,881 493,846 503,582 1.1 2.0 West ...........: 447,555 454,690 455,353 1.7 0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 56,003 52,790 53,669 -4.2 1.7 Idaho ..........: 53,992 56,079 50,463 -6.5 -10.0 Iowa ...........: 13,207 14,555 16,759 26.9 15.1 Oregon .........: 17,497 17,595 17,218 -1.6 -2.1 Wisconsin ......: 89,439 87,744 87,900 -1.7 0.2 : Other States 1/ : 212,945 214,494 216,705 1.8 1.0 : United States ..: 443,083 443,257 442,714 -0.1 -0.1 : Atlantic .......: 28,420 27,999 27,892 -1.9 -0.4 Central ........: 224,815 220,149 223,854 -0.4 1.7 West ...........: 189,848 195,109 190,968 0.6 -2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 30,929 23,830 29,907 -3.3 25.5 Idaho ..........: 44,545 46,346 36,973 -17.0 -20.2 Iowa ...........: 7,192 8,771 10,675 48.4 21.7 Minnesota ......: 48,949 47,488 46,805 -4.4 -1.4 Oregon .........: 15,459 15,202 14,493 -6.2 -4.7 Vermont ........: 8,924 8,786 8,412 -5.7 -4.3 Wisconsin ......: 62,242 62,641 60,700 -2.5 -3.1 : Other States 1/ : 109,216 105,785 109,558 0.3 3.6 : United States ..: 327,456 318,849 317,523 -3.0 -0.4 : Atlantic .......: 27,084 26,988 26,201 -3.3 -2.9 Central ........: 162,422 158,736 159,200 -2.0 0.3 West ...........: 137,950 133,125 132,122 -4.2 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 141,544 138,332 139,620 -1.4 0.9 Idaho ..........: 18,973 23,602 20,432 7.7 -13.4 Pennsylvania ...: 22,395 21,703 22,023 -1.7 1.5 Wisconsin ......: 140,503 143,779 145,477 3.5 1.2 : Other States 1/ : 128,917 127,782 129,632 0.6 1.4 : United States ..: 452,332 455,198 457,184 1.1 0.4 : Atlantic .......: 56,454 52,244 53,559 -5.1 2.5 Central ........: 183,504 187,653 189,973 3.5 1.2 West ...........: 212,374 215,301 213,652 0.6 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 130,085 124,366 127,707 -1.8 2.7 Idaho ..........: 17,971 22,688 19,778 10.1 -12.8 Pennsylvania ...: 19,613 19,111 19,225 -2.0 0.6 Wisconsin ......: 91,697 95,310 96,000 4.7 0.7 : Other States 1/ : 91,164 92,250 93,639 2.7 1.5 : United States ..: 350,530 353,725 356,349 1.7 0.7 : Atlantic .......: 37,533 34,033 35,475 -5.5 4.2 Central ........: 114,744 120,907 122,098 6.4 1.0 West ...........: 198,253 198,785 198,776 0.3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 45,828 53,467 50,671 10.6 -5.2 Pennsylvania ...: 8,990 8,582 8,602 -4.3 0.2 : Other States 1/ : 108,579 113,248 108,638 0.1 -4.1 : United States ..: 163,397 175,297 167,911 2.8 -4.2 : Atlantic .......: 18,883 19,059 18,448 -2.3 -3.2 Central ........: 70,705 73,649 68,561 -3.0 -6.9 West ...........: 73,809 82,589 80,902 9.6 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 41,683 53,289 48,695 16.8 -8.6 Pennsylvania ...: 18,242 18,681 19,029 4.3 1.9 : Other States 1/ : 107,985 91,889 92,669 -14.2 0.8 : United States ..: 167,910 163,859 160,393 -4.5 -2.1 : Atlantic .......: 37,114 35,965 38,177 2.9 6.2 Central ........: 33,161 33,119 27,043 -18.4 -18.3 West ...........: 97,635 94,775 95,173 -2.5 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 29,453 29,501 28,396 -3.6 -3.7 : Other States 1/ : 52,383 54,416 55,164 5.3 1.4 : United States ..: 81,836 83,917 83,560 2.1 -0.4 : Atlantic .......: 23,006 22,354 22,467 -2.3 0.5 Central ........: 41,993 41,020 40,347 -3.9 -1.6 West ...........: 16,837 20,543 20,746 23.2 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : May : April : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 10,826 5,606 6,161 -43.1 9.9 Connecticut ........: 1,352 1,101 1,240 -8.3 12.6 Missouri ...........: 3,582 3,295 3,367 -6.0 2.2 Ohio ...............: 2,579 2,529 2,622 1.7 3.7 Oregon .............: 1,209 1,355 1,386 14.6 2.3 Pennsylvania .......: 3,772 3,327 3,806 0.9 14.4 Tennessee ..........: 2,382 1,603 1,972 -17.2 23.0 Utah ...............: 2,346 2,768 3,064 30.6 10.7 : Other States 1/ ....: 44,119 42,017 42,084 -4.6 0.2 : United States ......: 72,167 63,601 65,702 -9.0 3.3 : Atlantic ...........: 15,684 14,956 16,495 5.2 10.3 Central ............: 39,907 36,780 36,383 -8.8 -1.1 West ...............: 16,576 11,865 12,824 -22.6 8.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2017, there were 1,306 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) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 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 ................. 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