Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released January 5, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). November 2016 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.01 billion pounds, 2.7 percent above November 2015 but 2.6 percent below October 2016. Italian type cheese production totaled 436 million pounds, 2.6 percent above November 2015 but 2.3 percent below October 2016. American type cheese production totaled 395 million pounds, 3.9 percent above November 2015 but 1.0 percent below October 2016. Butter production was 144 million pounds, 5.7 percent below November 2015 but 1.5 percent above October 2016. Dry milk powders (comparisons with November 2015) Nonfat dry milk, human - 127 million pounds, down 0.9 percent. Skim milk powders - 48.1 million pounds, up 7.0 percent. Whey products (comparisons with November 2015) Dry whey, total - 73.5 million pounds, down 6.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 87.2 million pounds, up 5.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 37.6 million pounds, down 8.9 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with November 2015) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 52.0 million gallons, down 5.3 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 27.8 million gallons, up 3.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.97 million gallons, down 22.1 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.56 million gallons, up 1.5 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2015 and 2016............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: November 2015 and 2016.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: November 2015 and 2016.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 152,329 141,606 143,683 -5.7 1.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 380,090 398,746 394,843 3.9 -1.0 Cheddar ............................: 266,026 280,176 281,648 5.9 0.5 Other American types ...............: 114,064 118,570 113,195 -0.8 -4.5 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,842 7,538 7,573 -3.4 0.5 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,051 16,411 15,186 -5.4 -7.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 81,217 88,352 81,845 0.8 -7.4 Feta .................................: 7,572 11,572 7,951 5.0 -31.3 Gouda ................................: 5,739 6,636 5,308 -7.5 -20.0 Hispanic .............................: 21,142 22,361 21,832 3.3 -2.4 Italian types ........................: 425,075 445,974 435,925 2.6 -2.3 Mozzarella .........................: 333,437 344,404 338,808 1.6 -1.6 Parmesan ...........................: 25,499 31,563 28,841 13.1 -8.6 Provolone ..........................: 31,175 35,228 33,356 7.0 -5.3 Ricotta ............................: 24,101 23,340 23,503 -2.5 0.7 Romano .............................: 4,551 4,881 4,713 3.6 -3.4 Other Italian types ................: 6,312 6,558 6,704 6.2 2.2 Swiss ................................: 25,153 26,005 25,958 3.2 -0.2 All other types ......................: 14,839 14,480 14,543 -2.0 0.4 : Total cheese .........................: 984,720 1,038,075 1,010,964 2.7 -2.6 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 30,026 32,875 31,012 3.3 -5.7 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 24,212 26,651 25,605 5.8 -3.9 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 26,652 29,870 27,951 4.9 -6.4 : Sour cream .............................: 123,532 125,142 132,381 7.2 5.8 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 347,738 381,021 326,436 -6.1 -14.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ----------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 54,953 59,783 52,022 -5.3 -13.0 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 12,281 14,882 12,303 0.2 -17.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 14,507 16,540 15,450 6.5 -6.6 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 26,788 31,422 27,753 3.6 -11.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 390 593 517 32.6 -12.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,531 2,517 1,971 -22.1 -21.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,496 5,167 4,562 1.5 -11.7 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,560 1,613 1,578 1.2 -2.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 406 486 454 11.8 -6.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,016 1,118 855 -15.8 -23.5 Water and juice ices .................: 3,915 5,311 4,742 21.1 -10.7 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 31,502 35,045 31,107 -1.3 -11.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 13,946 17,737 15,727 12.8 -11.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 482 594 519 7.7 -12.6 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,591 1,673 1,330 -16.4 -20.5 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,431 3,190 2,754 13.3 -13.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 4/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: November 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,076 10,446 10,644 17.3 1.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 77,265 81,756 71,438 -7.5 -12.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,747 2,211 2,100 20.2 -5.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 79,012 83,967 73,538 -6.9 -12.4 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,778 2,839 2,118 -23.8 -25.4 Animal ...............................: 2,550 3,053 2,720 6.7 -10.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 41,062 35,951 37,365 -9.0 3.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 240 243 257 7.1 5.8 Total 2/ .............................: 41,302 36,194 37,622 -8.9 3.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,110 14,183 16,076 -0.2 13.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,192 22,011 21,546 -14.5 -2.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,465 10,210 10,257 21.2 0.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 82,460 89,280 87,153 5.7 -2.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 56,011 59,654 60,602 8.2 1.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,260 1,269 1,159 -48.7 -8.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 58,271 60,923 61,761 6.0 1.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 8,174 7,261 6,290 -23.0 -13.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 66,088 55,606 59,110 -10.6 6.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 978 668 478 -51.1 -28.4 Total 2/ .............................: 67,066 56,274 59,588 -11.2 5.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,534 18,050 19,311 -21.3 7.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 42,532 38,224 40,277 -5.3 5.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,355 21,721 21,668 41.1 -0.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 101,863 104,225 101,216 -0.6 -2.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 14.5 13.4 13.2 -1.3 -0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 129,439 120,719 114,357 -11.7 -5.3 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,941 8,405 9,760 22.9 16.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 556 787 584 5.0 -25.8 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,016 6,887 6,736 12.0 -2.2 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 8,875 11,250 12,645 42.5 12.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 127,928 140,792 126,769 -0.9 -10.0 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 44,940 41,475 48,101 7.0 16.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,371 17,711 20,079 76.6 13.4 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,992 1,927 1,443 -27.6 -25.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,404 14,087 12,060 62.9 -14.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 198,812 224,577 215,767 8.5 -3.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 104,778 121,614 129,344 23.4 6.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 994,542 1,003,278 0.9 994,542 1,003,278 0.9 February ...................: 896,222 955,051 6.6 1,890,764 1,958,329 3.6 March ......................:1,011,401 1,025,629 1.4 2,902,165 2,983,958 2.8 April ......................: 977,734 991,181 1.4 3,879,899 3,975,139 2.5 May ........................: 986,103 1,002,024 1.6 4,866,002 4,977,163 2.3 June .......................: 976,802 990,753 1.4 5,842,804 5,967,916 2.1 July .......................:1,003,072 1,012,526 0.9 6,845,876 6,980,442 2.0 August .....................: 978,177 999,583 2.2 7,824,053 7,980,025 2.0 September ..................: 966,057 985,312 2.0 8,790,110 8,965,337 2.0 October ....................:1,027,279 1,038,075 1.1 9,817,389 10,003,412 1.9 November ...................: 984,720 1,010,964 2.7 10,802,109 11,014,376 2.0 December ...................:1,036,316 11,838,425 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 402,235 400,989 -0.3 402,235 400,989 -0.3 February ...................: 357,392 366,870 2.7 759,627 767,859 1.1 March ......................: 395,913 399,063 0.8 1,155,540 1,166,922 1.0 April ......................: 396,707 395,527 -0.3 1,552,247 1,562,449 0.7 May ........................: 407,684 400,350 -1.8 1,959,931 1,962,799 0.1 June .......................: 390,457 389,382 -0.3 2,350,388 2,352,181 0.1 July .......................: 397,252 398,996 0.4 2,747,640 2,751,177 0.1 August .....................: 394,944 389,387 -1.4 3,142,584 3,140,564 -0.1 September ..................: 379,532 376,427 -0.8 3,522,116 3,516,991 -0.1 October ....................: 392,516 398,746 1.6 3,914,632 3,915,737 November ...................: 380,090 394,843 3.9 4,294,722 4,310,580 0.4 December ...................: 400,164 4,694,886 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 296,775 296,492 -0.1 296,775 296,492 -0.1 February ...................: 262,614 257,550 -1.9 559,389 554,042 -1.0 March ......................: 287,127 283,957 -1.1 846,516 837,999 -1.0 April ......................: 287,362 297,403 3.5 1,133,878 1,135,402 0.1 May ........................: 296,459 290,549 -2.0 1,430,337 1,425,951 -0.3 June .......................: 287,963 277,668 -3.6 1,718,300 1,703,619 -0.9 July .......................: 286,447 281,801 -1.6 2,004,747 1,985,420 -1.0 August .....................: 279,375 279,186 -0.1 2,284,122 2,264,606 -0.9 September ..................: 271,528 268,541 -1.1 2,555,650 2,533,147 -0.9 October ....................: 278,831 280,176 0.5 2,834,481 2,813,323 -0.7 November ...................: 266,026 281,648 5.9 3,100,507 3,094,971 -0.2 December ...................: 292,957 3,393,464 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 433,575 435,176 0.4 433,575 435,176 0.4 February ...................: 389,448 423,918 8.9 823,023 859,094 4.4 March ......................: 440,148 458,783 4.2 1,263,171 1,317,877 4.3 April ......................: 421,271 436,543 3.6 1,684,442 1,754,420 4.2 May ........................: 417,329 440,810 5.6 2,101,771 2,195,230 4.4 June .......................: 422,827 434,410 2.7 2,524,598 2,629,640 4.2 July .......................: 430,439 443,092 2.9 2,955,037 3,072,732 4.0 August .....................: 402,279 424,496 5.5 3,357,316 3,497,228 4.2 September ..................: 403,028 428,277 6.3 3,760,344 3,925,505 4.4 October ....................: 437,762 445,974 1.9 4,198,106 4,371,479 4.1 November ...................: 425,075 435,925 2.6 4,623,181 4,807,404 4.0 December ...................: 465,574 5,088,755 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 341,435 336,865 -1.3 341,435 336,865 -1.3 February ...................: 304,907 332,553 9.1 646,342 669,418 3.6 March ......................: 342,753 359,034 4.8 989,095 1,028,452 4.0 April ......................: 331,378 340,847 2.9 1,320,473 1,369,299 3.7 May ........................: 331,276 345,427 4.3 1,651,749 1,714,726 3.8 June .......................: 331,891 339,659 2.3 1,983,640 2,054,385 3.6 July .......................: 339,588 348,503 2.6 2,323,228 2,402,888 3.4 August .....................: 315,163 328,638 4.3 2,638,391 2,731,526 3.5 September ..................: 317,118 334,566 5.5 2,955,509 3,066,092 3.7 October ....................: 342,127 344,404 0.7 3,297,636 3,410,496 3.4 November ...................: 333,437 338,808 1.6 3,631,073 3,749,304 3.3 December ...................: 364,737 3,995,810 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,087 6,117 0.5 6,087 6,117 0.5 February ...................: 6,153 5,777 -6.1 12,240 11,894 -2.8 March ......................: 7,506 5,994 -20.1 19,746 17,888 -9.4 April ......................: 6,916 5,376 -22.3 26,662 23,264 -12.7 May ........................: 6,481 6,250 -3.6 33,143 29,514 -10.9 June .......................: 6,297 5,778 -8.2 39,440 35,292 -10.5 July .......................: 5,692 5,296 -7.0 45,132 40,588 -10.1 August .....................: 6,130 4,958 -19.1 51,262 45,546 -11.2 September ..................: 5,560 6,032 8.5 56,822 51,578 -9.2 October ....................: 6,746 6,558 -2.8 63,568 58,136 -8.5 November ...................: 6,312 6,704 6.2 69,880 64,840 -7.2 December ...................: 6,435 76,315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 173,637 175,654 1.2 173,637 175,654 1.2 February ...................: 155,979 174,353 11.8 329,616 350,007 6.2 March ......................: 167,503 182,126 8.7 497,119 532,133 7.0 April ......................: 165,472 176,453 6.6 662,591 708,586 6.9 May ........................: 169,429 170,015 0.3 832,020 878,601 5.6 June .......................: 143,714 151,244 5.2 975,734 1,029,845 5.5 July .......................: 135,525 144,019 6.3 1,111,259 1,173,864 5.6 August .....................: 128,091 130,057 1.5 1,239,350 1,303,921 5.2 September ..................: 133,659 135,346 1.3 1,373,009 1,439,267 4.8 October ....................: 148,424 141,606 -4.6 1,521,433 1,580,873 3.9 November ...................: 152,329 143,683 -5.7 1,673,762 1,724,556 3.0 December ...................: 175,556 1,849,318 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 167,699 137,046 -18.3 167,699 137,046 -18.3 February ...................: 150,953 140,225 -7.1 318,652 277,271 -13.0 March ......................: 180,815 172,009 -4.9 499,467 449,280 -10.0 April ......................: 180,768 169,349 -6.3 680,235 618,629 -9.1 May ........................: 180,001 166,026 -7.8 860,236 784,655 -8.8 June .......................: 165,441 146,017 -11.7 1,025,677 930,672 -9.3 July .......................: 155,245 150,889 -2.8 1,180,922 1,081,561 -8.4 August .....................: 123,885 117,657 -5.0 1,304,807 1,199,218 -8.1 September ..................: 119,947 125,797 4.9 1,424,754 1,325,015 -7.0 October ....................: 118,358 140,792 19.0 1,543,112 1,465,807 -5.0 November ...................: 127,928 126,769 -0.9 1,671,040 1,592,576 -4.7 December ...................: 151,143 1,822,183 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 41,107 51,243 24.7 41,107 51,243 24.7 February ...................: 33,320 40,201 20.7 74,427 91,444 22.9 March ......................: 39,442 40,564 2.8 113,869 132,008 15.9 April ......................: 33,099 43,189 30.5 146,968 175,197 19.2 May ........................: 35,538 50,865 43.1 182,506 226,062 23.9 June .......................: 34,676 55,312 59.5 217,182 281,374 29.6 July .......................: 34,882 48,814 39.9 252,064 330,188 31.0 August .....................: 39,288 46,426 18.2 291,352 376,614 29.3 September ..................: 26,837 38,447 43.3 318,189 415,061 30.4 October ....................: 39,723 41,475 4.4 357,912 456,536 27.6 November ...................: 44,940 48,101 7.0 402,852 504,637 25.3 December ...................: 43,472 446,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 76,418 83,281 9.0 76,418 83,281 9.0 February .....................: 76,735 75,459 -1.7 153,153 158,740 3.6 March ........................: 86,928 82,941 -4.6 240,081 241,681 0.7 April ........................: 78,079 82,348 5.5 318,160 324,029 1.8 May ..........................: 79,396 82,046 3.3 397,556 406,075 2.1 June .........................: 85,761 80,134 -6.6 483,317 486,209 0.6 July .........................: 81,691 82,354 0.8 565,008 568,563 0.6 August .......................: 82,744 76,396 -7.7 647,752 644,959 -0.4 September ....................: 79,247 75,864 -4.3 726,999 720,823 -0.8 October ......................: 77,108 83,967 8.9 804,107 804,790 0.1 November .....................: 79,012 73,538 -6.9 883,119 878,328 -0.5 December .....................: 91,786 974,905 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 90,148 84,602 -6.2 90,148 84,602 -6.2 February .....................: 80,505 83,897 4.2 170,653 168,499 -1.3 March ........................: 92,896 92,710 -0.2 263,549 261,209 -0.9 April ........................: 88,352 87,962 -0.4 351,901 349,171 -0.8 May ..........................: 88,285 91,631 3.8 440,186 440,802 0.1 June .........................: 89,945 93,756 4.2 530,131 534,558 0.8 July .........................: 90,326 97,715 8.2 620,457 632,273 1.9 August .......................: 86,557 92,209 6.5 707,014 724,482 2.5 September ....................: 85,084 94,699 11.3 792,098 819,181 3.4 October ......................: 83,126 89,280 7.4 875,224 908,461 3.8 November .....................: 82,460 87,153 5.7 957,684 995,614 4.0 December .....................: 91,094 1,048,778 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,826 39,051 -10.9 43,826 39,051 -10.9 February .....................: 38,516 36,775 -4.5 82,342 75,826 -7.9 March ........................: 42,131 39,232 -6.9 124,473 115,058 -7.6 April ........................: 42,622 36,808 -13.6 167,095 151,866 -9.1 May ..........................: 43,898 37,992 -13.5 210,993 189,858 -10.0 June .........................: 39,008 36,983 -5.2 250,001 226,841 -9.3 July .........................: 41,723 36,664 -12.1 291,724 263,505 -9.7 August .......................: 39,564 34,337 -13.2 331,288 297,842 -10.1 September ....................: 37,440 35,343 -5.6 368,728 333,185 -9.6 October ......................: 42,076 36,194 -14.0 410,804 369,379 -10.1 November .....................: 41,302 37,622 -8.9 452,106 407,001 -10.0 December .....................: 42,299 494,405 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 24,103 23,777 -1.4 24,103 23,777 -1.4 February ...................: 25,188 25,233 0.2 49,291 49,010 -0.6 March ......................: 26,991 28,607 6.0 76,282 77,617 1.8 April ......................: 25,811 26,717 3.5 102,093 104,334 2.2 May ........................: 26,281 27,985 6.5 128,374 132,319 3.1 June .......................: 27,179 27,852 2.5 155,553 160,171 3.0 July .......................: 28,791 26,482 -8.0 184,344 186,653 1.3 August .....................: 27,810 28,855 3.8 212,154 215,508 1.6 September ..................: 27,369 27,410 0.1 239,523 242,918 1.4 October ....................: 27,130 26,651 -1.8 266,653 269,569 1.1 November ...................: 24,212 25,605 5.8 290,865 295,174 1.5 December ...................: 26,663 317,528 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,993 28,610 -1.3 28,993 28,610 -1.3 February ...................: 28,913 28,708 -0.7 57,906 57,318 -1.0 March ......................: 32,157 34,290 6.6 90,063 91,608 1.7 April ......................: 29,848 30,499 2.2 119,911 122,107 1.8 May ........................: 29,920 31,902 6.6 149,831 154,009 2.8 June .......................: 32,113 30,459 -5.2 181,944 184,468 1.4 July .......................: 31,483 29,912 -5.0 213,427 214,380 0.4 August .....................: 31,377 31,646 0.9 244,804 246,026 0.5 September ..................: 31,918 30,221 -5.3 276,722 276,247 -0.2 October ....................: 29,543 29,870 1.1 306,265 306,117 November ...................: 26,652 27,951 4.9 332,917 334,068 0.3 December ...................: 30,088 363,005 : Sour cream : January ....................: 109,699 102,931 -6.2 109,699 102,931 -6.2 February ...................: 96,386 103,420 7.3 206,085 206,351 0.1 March ......................: 110,976 116,668 5.1 317,061 323,019 1.9 April ......................: 103,658 102,123 -1.5 420,719 425,142 1.1 May ........................: 104,420 113,759 8.9 525,139 538,901 2.6 June .......................: 110,834 119,715 8.0 635,973 658,616 3.6 July .......................: 105,243 104,836 -0.4 741,216 763,452 3.0 August .....................: 107,410 116,521 8.5 848,626 879,973 3.7 September ..................: 106,825 109,965 2.9 955,451 989,938 3.6 October ....................: 119,063 125,142 5.1 1,074,514 1,115,080 3.8 November ...................: 123,532 132,381 7.2 1,198,046 1,247,461 4.1 December ...................: 118,408 1,316,454 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 57,106 57,066 -0.1 57,106 57,066 -0.1 February ...................: 59,797 60,423 1.0 116,903 117,489 0.5 March ......................: 71,808 71,024 -1.1 188,711 188,513 -0.1 April ......................: 68,771 71,328 3.7 257,482 259,841 0.9 May ........................: 65,517 71,903 9.7 322,999 331,744 2.7 June .......................: 72,534 76,135 5.0 395,533 407,879 3.1 July .......................: 72,356 69,600 -3.8 467,889 477,479 2.0 August .....................: 69,503 70,965 2.1 537,392 548,444 2.1 September ..................: 65,391 62,326 -4.7 602,783 610,770 1.3 October ....................: 63,356 59,783 -5.6 666,139 670,553 0.7 November ...................: 54,953 52,022 -5.3 721,092 722,575 0.2 December ...................: 56,472 777,564 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 29,598 25,723 -13.1 29,598 25,723 -13.1 February ...................: 31,465 31,137 -1.0 61,063 56,860 -6.9 March ......................: 38,086 40,926 7.5 99,149 97,786 -1.4 April ......................: 39,693 39,789 0.2 138,842 137,575 -0.9 May ........................: 41,140 40,290 -2.1 179,982 177,865 -1.2 June .......................: 46,491 42,259 -9.1 226,473 220,124 -2.8 July .......................: 43,126 41,608 -3.5 269,599 261,732 -2.9 August .....................: 42,556 44,432 4.4 312,155 306,164 -1.9 September ..................: 35,441 34,645 -2.2 347,596 340,809 -2.0 October ....................: 31,918 31,422 -1.6 379,514 372,231 -1.9 November ...................: 26,788 27,753 3.6 406,302 399,984 -1.6 December ...................: 25,399 431,701 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,982 2,461 -17.5 2,982 2,461 -17.5 February ...................: 3,225 3,200 -0.8 6,207 5,661 -8.8 March ......................: 3,989 3,726 -6.6 10,196 9,387 -7.9 April ......................: 3,527 3,567 1.1 13,723 12,954 -5.6 May ........................: 3,739 3,484 -6.8 17,462 16,438 -5.9 June .......................: 3,875 3,597 -7.2 21,337 20,035 -6.1 July .......................: 3,766 3,229 -14.3 25,103 23,264 -7.3 August .....................: 3,553 3,120 -12.2 28,656 26,384 -7.9 September ..................: 3,407 3,229 -5.2 32,063 29,613 -7.6 October ....................: 2,927 2,517 -14.0 34,990 32,130 -8.2 November ...................: 2,531 1,971 -22.1 37,521 34,101 -9.1 December ...................: 2,178 39,699 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 370,650 394,767 6.5 370,650 394,767 6.5 February ...................: 419,288 396,799 -5.4 789,938 791,566 0.2 March ......................: 436,581 421,450 -3.5 1,226,519 1,213,016 -1.1 April ......................: 384,158 392,006 2.0 1,610,677 1,605,022 -0.4 May ........................: 396,737 380,186 -4.2 2,007,414 1,985,208 -1.1 June .......................: 395,772 397,126 0.3 2,403,186 2,382,334 -0.9 July .......................: 388,817 361,949 -6.9 2,792,003 2,744,283 -1.7 August .....................: 401,818 419,109 4.3 3,193,821 3,163,392 -1.0 September ..................: 445,270 436,390 -2.0 3,639,091 3,599,782 -1.1 October ....................: 387,836 381,021 -1.8 4,026,927 3,980,803 -1.1 November ...................: 347,738 326,436 -6.1 4,374,665 4,307,239 -1.5 December ...................: 367,422 4,742,087 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,699 4,125 -12.2 4,699 4,125 -12.2 February ...................: 5,614 5,377 -4.2 10,313 9,502 -7.9 March ......................: 6,283 6,079 -3.2 16,596 15,581 -6.1 April ......................: 7,000 6,281 -10.3 23,596 21,862 -7.3 May ........................: 5,827 5,755 -1.2 29,423 27,617 -6.1 June .......................: 7,069 6,320 -10.6 36,492 33,937 -7.0 July .......................: 6,616 6,004 -9.3 43,108 39,941 -7.3 August .....................: 5,891 5,926 0.6 48,999 45,867 -6.4 September ..................: 5,673 5,213 -8.1 54,672 51,080 -6.6 October ....................: 5,543 5,167 -6.8 60,215 56,247 -6.6 November ...................: 4,496 4,562 1.5 64,711 60,809 -6.0 December ...................: 4,004 68,715 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 199,722 212,724 209,352 4.8 -1.6 Idaho ..........: 76,406 83,877 74,257 -2.8 -11.5 Illinois .......: 6,481 6,664 6,973 7.6 4.6 Iowa ...........: 20,170 23,942 21,591 7.0 -9.8 Minnesota ......: 55,817 53,476 53,801 -3.6 0.6 New Jersey .....: 5,027 5,465 4,854 -3.4 -11.2 New Mexico .....: 65,068 62,991 65,488 0.6 4.0 New York .......: 69,797 74,627 69,838 0.1 -6.4 Ohio ...........: 17,257 18,004 18,110 4.9 0.6 Pennsylvania ...: 31,725 35,302 35,119 10.7 -0.5 South Dakota ...: 23,307 25,131 24,585 5.5 -2.2 Vermont ........: 11,656 11,740 12,175 4.5 3.7 Wisconsin ......: 255,813 271,805 265,519 3.8 -2.3 : Other States 1/ : 146,474 152,327 149,302 1.9 -2.0 : United States ..: 984,720 1,038,075 1,010,964 2.7 -2.6 : Atlantic .......: 124,894 134,169 129,111 3.4 -3.8 Central ........: 441,152 465,146 455,522 3.3 -2.1 West ...........: 418,674 438,760 426,331 1.8 -2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,940 53,792 53,214 2.5 -1.1 Idaho ..........: 48,978 50,406 50,388 2.9 - Iowa ...........: 12,134 15,667 14,608 20.4 -6.8 New York .......: 10,929 10,843 10,851 -0.7 0.1 Oregon .........: 16,915 16,746 16,297 -3.7 -2.7 Pennsylvania ...: 77 85 74 -3.9 -12.9 Wisconsin ......: 73,916 76,681 75,000 1.5 -2.2 : Other States 1/ : 165,201 174,526 174,411 5.6 -0.1 : United States ..: 380,090 398,746 394,843 3.9 -1.0 : Atlantic .......: 24,136 24,578 24,885 3.1 1.2 Central ........: 184,084 193,412 190,537 3.5 -1.5 West ...........: 171,870 180,756 179,421 4.4 -0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 28,485 27,848 28,236 -0.9 1.4 Idaho ..........: 38,479 39,837 39,083 1.6 -1.9 Iowa ...........: 6,393 8,303 7,925 24.0 -4.6 Minnesota ......: 43,682 40,189 41,577 -4.8 3.5 Vermont ........: 7,182 7,872 8,199 14.2 4.2 Wisconsin ......: 48,812 51,562 50,000 2.4 -3.0 : Other States 1/ : 92,993 104,565 106,628 14.7 2.0 : United States ..: 266,026 280,176 281,648 5.9 0.5 : Atlantic .......: 23,055 23,587 24,283 5.3 3.0 Central ........: 122,278 128,718 131,160 7.3 1.9 West ...........: 120,693 127,871 126,205 4.6 -1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 129,226 137,409 135,369 4.8 -1.5 Idaho ..........: 21,155 26,321 17,220 -18.6 -34.6 New York .......: 31,424 32,064 31,423 - -2.0 Pennsylvania ...: 18,751 19,838 20,705 10.4 4.4 Wisconsin ......: 127,000 138,773 136,955 7.8 -1.3 : Other States 1/ : 97,519 91,569 94,253 -3.3 2.9 : United States ..: 425,075 445,974 435,925 2.6 -2.3 : Atlantic .......: 55,277 57,142 57,118 3.3 - Central ........: 168,082 179,454 176,865 5.2 -1.4 West ...........: 201,716 209,378 201,942 0.1 -3.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 118,269 125,087 125,234 5.9 0.1 Idaho ..........: 19,909 24,700 16,293 -18.2 -34.0 New York .......: 15,590 16,070 15,590 - -3.0 Pennsylvania ...: 15,532 16,806 17,730 14.2 5.5 Wisconsin ......: 86,953 90,736 88,900 2.2 -2.0 : Other States 1/ : 77,184 71,005 75,061 -2.8 5.7 : United States ..: 333,437 344,404 338,808 1.6 -1.6 : Atlantic .......: 33,214 35,198 35,639 7.3 1.3 Central ........: 112,363 115,529 114,126 1.6 -1.2 West ...........: 187,860 193,677 189,043 0.6 -2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 45,514 42,247 42,091 -7.5 -0.4 New York .......: 2,006 2,222 2,013 0.3 -9.4 Pennsylvania ...: 7,871 7,539 8,060 2.4 6.9 : Other States 1/ : 96,938 89,598 91,519 -5.6 2.1 : United States ..: 152,329 141,606 143,683 -5.7 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 13,984 13,651 14,638 4.7 7.2 Central ........: 61,564 58,144 59,802 -2.9 2.9 West ...........: 76,781 69,811 69,243 -9.8 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 47,909 43,891 38,452 -19.7 -12.4 Pennsylvania ...: 12,563 16,572 15,156 20.6 -8.5 : Other States 1/ : 67,456 80,329 73,161 8.5 -8.9 : United States ..: 127,928 140,792 126,769 -0.9 -10.0 : Atlantic .......: 20,719 28,432 24,338 17.5 -14.4 Central ........: 26,693 29,349 30,268 13.4 3.1 West ...........: 80,516 83,011 72,163 -10.4 -13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,366 12,745 12,719 2.9 -0.2 Wisconsin ......: 25,911 25,925 25,609 -1.2 -1.2 : Other States 1/ : 38,988 43,086 33,110 -15.1 -23.2 : United States ..: 77,265 81,756 71,438 -7.5 -12.6 : Atlantic .......: 20,884 20,923 21,169 1.4 1.2 Central ........: 33,689 36,570 36,038 7.0 -1.5 West ...........: 22,692 24,263 14,231 -37.3 -41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : November : October : : : : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 8,272 8,037 6,705 -18.9 -16.6 Connecticut ........: 1,046 960 864 -17.4 -10.0 Missouri ...........: 1,370 2,110 1,211 -11.6 -42.6 Ohio ...............: 1,656 2,258 2,035 22.9 -9.9 Oregon .............: 721 1,245 880 22.1 -29.3 Pennsylvania .......: 3,485 3,649 3,570 2.4 -2.2 Wisconsin ..........: 1,112 1,141 1,217 9.4 6.7 : Other States 1/ ....: 37,291 40,383 35,540 -4.7 -12.0 : United States ......: 54,953 59,783 52,022 -5.3 -13.0 : Atlantic ...........: 13,992 14,252 13,562 -3.1 -4.8 Central ............: 28,023 32,661 26,806 -4.3 -17.9 West ...............: 12,938 12,870 11,654 -9.9 -9.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2015, there were 1,267 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240 David Colwell - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-8784 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Michael Klamm - 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 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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