Dairy Products
ISSN: 1949-0399
Released May 5, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
March 2015 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 987 million pounds,
1.8 percent above March 2014 and 11.3 percent above February 2015.
Italian type cheese production totaled 433 million pounds, 1.5 percent above
March 2014 and 9.7 percent above February 2015.
American type cheese production totaled 388 million pounds, 1.7 percent above
March 2014 and 10.6 percent above February 2015.
Butter production was 162 million pounds, 3.0 percent below March 2014 but
3.5 percent above February 2015.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with March 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 182 million pounds, up 8.7 percent.
Skim milk powders - 37.2 million pounds, down 14.1 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with March 2014)
Dry whey, total - 82.8 million pounds, up 15.8 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 93.2 million pounds, down 6.9 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.6 million pounds, down 5.3 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with March 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 70.7 million gallons, up 3.5 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 38.8 million gallons, up 10.1 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.81 million gallons, down 6.2 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.18 million gallons, down 5.4 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2014 and 2015............................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2014 and 2015..... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 2014 and 2015.. 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015........................... 6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015........ 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015.............................. 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015............................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015......................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015............................ 15
Butter Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015....................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015...................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015............................. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015.................... 17
Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19
Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: March : February : March :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Butter .................................: 166,626 156,253 161,676 -3.0 3.5
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 382,105 351,116 388,440 1.7 10.6
Cheddar ............................: 278,529 256,285 279,834 0.5 9.2
Other American types ...............: 103,576 94,831 108,606 4.9 14.5
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,024 7,613 7,988 -0.4 4.9
Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,757 12,887 14,927 8.5 15.8
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 66,734 53,465 63,906 -4.2 19.5
Feta .................................: 9,201 8,355 9,587 4.2 14.7
Gouda ................................: 4,118 6,269 6,508 58.0 3.8
Hispanic .............................: 22,637 19,104 22,399 -1.1 17.2
Italian types ........................: 426,179 394,340 432,667 1.5 9.7
Mozzarella .........................: 335,189 310,077 336,608 0.4 8.6
Parmesan ...........................: 25,563 27,647 31,031 21.4 12.2
Provolone ..........................: 33,214 28,179 31,606 -4.8 12.2
Ricotta ............................: 21,697 17,620 22,271 2.6 26.4
Romano .............................: 3,785 4,562 3,827 1.1 -16.1
Other Italian types ................: 6,731 6,255 7,324 8.8 17.1
Swiss ................................: 25,699 23,535 26,619 3.6 13.1
All other types ......................: 11,772 10,659 14,181 20.5 33.0
:
Total cheese .........................: 970,226 887,343 987,222 1.8 11.3
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,632 29,639 33,358 2.2 12.5
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 25,526 23,498 26,368 3.3 12.2
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 31,462 28,626 31,452 - 9.9
:
Sour cream .............................: 107,414 94,132 110,542 2.9 17.4
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 437,102 421,239 437,385 0.1 3.8
:
: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
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Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 68,261 58,665 70,661 3.5 20.4
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 17,590 16,214 19,118 8.7 17.9
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,684 15,323 19,702 11.4 28.6
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 35,274 31,537 38,820 10.1 23.1
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,117 740 948 -15.1 28.1
Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,067 3,255 3,813 -6.2 17.1
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,529 6,539 6,177 -5.4 -5.5
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,862 2,330 2,554 -10.8 9.6
Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,529 1,421 1,485 -2.9 4.5
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,080 954 1,164 7.8 22.0
Water and juice ices .................: 6,186 5,235 6,900 11.5 31.8
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Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 39,799 34,675 40,975 3.0 18.2
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 20,915 17,709 21,860 4.5 23.4
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 755 644 957 26.8 48.6
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,553 2,012 2,422 -5.1 20.4
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,252 2,923 3,138 -3.5 7.4
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- Represents zero.
1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese.
3/ Fat content 4 percent or more.
4/ Fat content less than 4 percent.
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: March : February : March :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 6,839 6,644 7,505 9.7 13.0
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 69,510 76,529 81,359 17.0 6.3
Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,994 1,384 1,424 -28.6 2.9
Dry whey, total ......................: 71,504 77,913 82,783 15.8 6.3
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,275 2,365 3,181 39.8 34.5
Animal ...............................: 5,919 3,111 2,467 -58.3 -20.7
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 44,649 38,513 42,175 -5.5 9.5
Animal 2/ ............................: 378 359 471 24.6 31.2
Total 2/ .............................: 45,027 38,872 42,646 -5.3 9.7
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,685 16,902 19,299 -18.5 14.2
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,342 21,970 23,347 9.4 6.3
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,236 7,123 6,624 6.2 -7.0
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 100,126 80,347 93,197 -6.9 16.0
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 59,338 61,733 66,598 12.2 7.9
Dry whey, animal .....................: 538 847 662 23.0 -21.8
Dry whey, total ......................: 59,876 62,580 67,260 12.3 7.5
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,257 9,969 9,560 3.3 -4.1
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 49,419 64,586 70,243 42.1 8.8
Animal 2/ ............................: 1,223 855 962 -21.3 12.5
Total 2/ .............................: 50,642 65,441 71,205 40.6 8.8
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,390 30,678 32,669 39.7 6.5
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,252 34,763 38,536 41.4 10.9
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 11,031 11,754 12,175 10.4 3.6
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 99,720 134,064 136,663 37.0 1.9
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 53.5 57.6 48.4 -5.0 -9.2
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1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further
processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey.
2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent.
3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal.
4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater.
5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.
6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms.
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: March : February : March :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 141,226 115,976 125,544 -11.1 8.2
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,707 9,431 8,886 -8.5 -5.8
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 947 787 791 -16.5 0.5
Dry whole milk .......................: 5,719 10,541 13,289 132.4 26.1
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 12,744 14,003 11,460 -10.1 -18.2
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 167,853 150,832 182,432 8.7 21.0
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 43,272 32,442 37,189 -14.1 14.6
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 15,470 25,269 25,520 65.0 1.0
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,031 1,982 1,638 -19.4 -17.4
Dry whole milk .......................: 7,381 17,408 17,010 130.5 -2.3
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 215,974 240,490 254,473 17.8 5.8
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 125,493 137,002 158,211 26.1 15.5
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1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent.
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.
3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.
4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods.
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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:--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
Total cheese :
January ....................: 957,780 977,439 2.1 957,780 977,439 2.1
February ...................: 854,426 887,343 3.9 1,812,206 1,864,782 2.9
March ......................: 970,226 987,222 1.8 2,782,432 2,852,004 2.5
April ......................: 961,102 3,743,534
May ........................: 970,995 4,714,529
June .......................: 945,056 5,659,585
July .......................: 958,491 6,618,076
August .....................: 941,939 7,560,015
September ..................: 933,903 8,493,918
October ....................: 976,400 9,470,318
November ...................: 970,077 10,440,395
December ...................:1,009,722 11,450,117
:
Total American cheese types 1/:
January ....................: 383,537 396,697 3.4 383,537 396,697 3.4
February ...................: 341,044 351,116 3.0 724,581 747,813 3.2
March ......................: 382,105 388,440 1.7 1,106,686 1,136,253 2.7
April ......................: 380,371 1,487,057
May ........................: 394,294 1,881,351
June .......................: 369,657 2,251,008
July .......................: 380,317 2,631,325
August .....................: 375,711 3,007,036
September ..................: 365,401 3,372,437
October ....................: 388,428 3,760,865
November ...................: 378,508 4,139,373
December ...................: 394,864 4,534,237
:
Cheddar cheese :
January ....................: 278,712 291,813 4.7 278,712 291,813 4.7
February ...................: 249,721 256,285 2.6 528,433 548,098 3.7
March ......................: 278,529 279,834 0.5 806,962 827,932 2.6
April ......................: 285,763 1,092,725
May ........................: 288,979 1,381,704
June .......................: 269,542 1,651,246
July .......................: 269,305 1,920,551
August .....................: 265,426 2,185,977
September ..................: 257,788 2,443,765
October ....................: 272,849 2,716,614
November ...................: 261,033 2,977,647
December ...................: 285,611 3,263,258
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 420,356 425,473 1.2 420,356 425,473 1.2
February ...................: 374,311 394,340 5.4 794,667 819,813 3.2
March ......................: 426,179 432,667 1.5 1,220,846 1,252,480 2.6
April ......................: 417,225 1,638,071
May ........................: 415,122 2,053,193
June .......................: 410,323 2,463,516
July .......................: 409,409 2,872,925
August .....................: 399,986 3,272,911
September ..................: 402,020 3,674,931
October ....................: 411,682 4,086,613
November ...................: 423,917 4,510,530
December ...................: 439,071 4,949,601
:
Mozzarella :
January ....................: 333,353 335,677 0.7 333,353 335,677 0.7
February ...................: 300,495 310,077 3.2 633,848 645,754 1.9
March ......................: 335,189 336,608 0.4 969,037 982,362 1.4
April ......................: 332,063 1,301,100
May ........................: 331,061 1,632,161
June .......................: 328,664 1,960,825
July .......................: 327,416 2,288,241
August .....................: 318,834 2,607,075
September ..................: 315,867 2,922,942
October ....................: 320,731 3,243,673
November ...................: 336,417 3,580,090
December ...................: 343,390 3,923,480
:
Other Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 5,490 5,941 8.2 5,490 5,941 8.2
February ...................: 5,729 6,255 9.2 11,219 12,196 8.7
March ......................: 6,731 7,324 8.8 17,950 19,520 8.7
April ......................: 6,175 24,125
May ........................: 5,625 29,750
June .......................: 5,983 35,733
July .......................: 5,462 41,195
August .....................: 5,668 46,863
September ..................: 6,145 53,008
October ....................: 6,189 59,197
November ...................: 6,421 65,618
December ...................: 6,775 72,393
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ....................: 184,030 179,583 -2.4 184,030 179,583 -2.4
February ...................: 166,097 156,253 -5.9 350,127 335,836 -4.1
March ......................: 166,626 161,676 -3.0 516,753 497,512 -3.7
April ......................: 167,730 684,483
May ........................: 166,285 850,768
June .......................: 140,391 991,159
July .......................: 137,788 1,128,947
August .....................: 130,167 1,259,114
September ..................: 132,767 1,391,881
October ....................: 150,177 1,542,058
November ...................: 144,518 1,686,576
December ...................: 169,754 1,856,330
:
Nonfat dry milk, human :
January ....................: 138,661 164,897 18.9 138,661 164,897 18.9
February ...................: 141,187 150,832 6.8 279,848 315,729 12.8
March ......................: 167,853 182,432 8.7 447,701 498,161 11.3
April ......................: 160,342 608,043
May ........................: 162,139 770,182
June .......................: 148,648 918,830
July .......................: 166,602 1,085,432
August .....................: 116,521 1,201,953
September ..................: 112,338 1,314,291
October ....................: 134,694 1,448,985
November ...................: 151,692 1,600,677
December ...................: 163,833 1,764,510
:
Skim milk powders 2/ :
January ....................: 60,401 43,670 -27.7 60,401 43,670 -27.7
February ...................: 36,621 32,442 -11.4 97,022 76,112 -21.6
March ......................: 43,272 37,189 -14.1 140,294 113,301 -19.2
April ......................: 49,951 190,245
May ........................: 59,441 249,686
June .......................: 53,036 302,722
July .......................: 28,514 331,236
August .....................: 54,073 385,309
September ..................: 40,931 426,240
October ....................: 43,443 469,683
November ...................: 30,635 500,318
December ...................: 43,186 543,504
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Dry whey, total 3/ :
January ......................: 70,011 75,580 8.0 70,011 75,580 8.0
February .....................: 65,603 77,913 18.8 135,614 153,493 13.2
March ........................: 71,504 82,783 15.8 207,118 236,276 14.1
April ........................: 71,629 278,747
May ..........................: 82,480 361,227
June .........................: 79,309 440,536
July .........................: 73,475 514,011
August .......................: 71,031 585,042
September ....................: 69,726 654,768
October ......................: 68,265 723,033
November .....................: 71,490 794,523
December .....................: 75,137 869,660
:
Lactose, human and animal :
January ......................: 95,675 90,075 -5.9 95,675 90,075 -5.9
February .....................: 88,150 80,347 -8.9 183,825 170,422 -7.3
March ........................: 100,126 93,197 -6.9 283,951 263,619 -7.2
April ........................: 93,492 377,443
May ..........................: 98,951 476,394
June .........................: 102,836 579,230
July .........................: 101,775 681,005
August .......................: 91,392 772,397
September ....................: 91,327 863,724
October ......................: 89,611 953,335
November .....................: 87,623 1,040,958
December .....................: 92,240 1,133,198
:
Whey protein concentrate, total :
January ......................: 44,325 47,134 6.3 44,325 47,134 6.3
February .....................: 42,131 38,872 -7.7 86,456 86,006 -0.5
March ........................: 45,027 42,646 -5.3 131,483 128,652 -2.2
April ........................: 45,979 177,462
May ..........................: 46,380 223,842
June .........................: 43,703 267,545
July .........................: 44,569 312,114
August .......................: 44,949 357,063
September ....................: 41,281 398,344
October ......................: 46,167 444,511
November .....................: 46,655 491,166
December .....................: 46,991 538,157
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ....................: 25,684 21,275 -17.2 25,684 21,275 -17.2
February ...................: 22,672 23,498 3.6 48,356 44,773 -7.4
March ......................: 25,526 26,368 3.3 73,882 71,141 -3.7
April ......................: 26,307 100,189
May ........................: 26,310 126,499
June .......................: 26,149 152,648
July .......................: 26,229 178,877
August .....................: 25,692 204,569
September ..................: 26,810 231,379
October ....................: 25,529 256,908
November ...................: 21,688 278,596
December ...................: 25,376 303,972
:
Cottage cheese, lowfat :
January ....................: 30,052 28,940 -3.7 30,052 28,940 -3.7
February ...................: 28,257 28,626 1.3 58,309 57,566 -1.3
March ......................: 31,462 31,452 89,771 89,018 -0.8
April ......................: 32,732 122,503
May ........................: 31,660 154,163
June .......................: 32,716 186,879
July .......................: 31,398 218,277
August .....................: 30,845 249,122
September ..................: 31,859 280,981
October ....................: 31,399 312,380
November ...................: 25,321 337,701
December ...................: 28,899 366,600
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Sour cream :
January ....................: 107,623 106,097 -1.4 107,623 106,097 -1.4
February ...................: 94,245 94,132 -0.1 201,868 200,229 -0.8
March ......................: 107,414 110,542 2.9 309,282 310,771 0.5
April ......................: 107,253 416,535
May ........................: 105,521 522,056
June .......................: 106,424 628,480
July .......................: 106,856 735,336
August .....................: 105,685 841,021
September ..................: 103,826 944,847
October ....................: 117,570 1,062,417
November ...................: 120,497 1,182,914
December ...................: 121,615 1,304,529
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 56,470 55,556 -1.6 56,470 55,556 -1.6
February ...................: 57,065 58,665 2.8 113,535 114,221 0.6
March ......................: 68,261 70,661 3.5 181,796 184,882 1.7
April ......................: 70,480 252,276
May ........................: 70,643 322,919
June .......................: 73,910 396,829
July .......................: 73,877 470,706
August .....................: 67,848 538,554
September ..................: 62,523 601,077
October ....................: 60,924 662,001
November ...................: 53,664 715,665
December ...................: 52,182 767,847
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Ice cream, lowfat total :
January ....................: 29,325 28,772 -1.9 29,325 28,772 -1.9
February ...................: 30,091 31,537 4.8 59,416 60,309 1.5
March ......................: 35,274 38,820 10.1 94,690 99,129 4.7
April ......................: 40,501 135,191
May ........................: 39,381 174,572
June .......................: 42,699 217,271
July .......................: 40,242 257,513
August .....................: 35,842 293,355
September ..................: 33,616 326,971
October ....................: 31,424 358,395
November ...................: 25,975 384,370
December ...................: 27,247 411,617
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Sherbet, hard :
January ....................: 3,183 3,001 -5.7 3,183 3,001 -5.7
February ...................: 3,409 3,255 -4.5 6,592 6,256 -5.1
March ......................: 4,067 3,813 -6.2 10,659 10,069 -5.5
April ......................: 4,071 14,730
May ........................: 3,870 18,600
June .......................: 4,183 22,783
July .......................: 4,013 26,796
August .....................: 3,271 30,067
September ..................: 3,510 33,577
October ....................: 2,821 36,398
November ...................: 2,688 39,086
December ...................: 2,604 41,690
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored :
January ....................: 393,002 376,810 -4.1 393,002 376,810 -4.1
February ...................: 403,524 421,239 4.4 796,526 798,049 0.2
March ......................: 437,102 437,385 0.1 1,233,628 1,235,434 0.1
April ......................: 391,971 1,625,599
May ........................: 389,529 2,015,128
June .......................: 400,537 2,415,665
July .......................: 388,217 2,803,882
August .....................: 406,115 3,209,997
September ..................: 463,263 3,673,260
October ....................: 381,223 4,054,483
November ...................: 320,295 4,374,778
December ...................: 381,767 4,756,545
:
: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
:
Frozen yogurt, total :
January ....................: 5,425 4,344 -19.9 5,425 4,344 -19.9
February ...................: 5,816 6,539 12.4 11,241 10,883 -3.2
March ......................: 6,529 6,177 -5.4 17,770 17,060 -4.0
April ......................: 6,519 24,289
May ........................: 6,100 30,389
June .......................: 6,254 36,643
July .......................: 6,085 42,728
August .....................: 5,648 48,376
September ..................: 5,128 53,504
October ....................: 5,144 58,648
November ...................: 4,409 63,057
December ...................: 3,703 66,760
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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:
March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 208,965 189,923 211,605 1.3 11.4
Idaho ..........: 80,646 66,899 82,206 1.9 22.9
Illinois .......: 5,789 5,380 6,560 13.3 21.9
Iowa ...........: 22,607 18,905 18,270 -19.2 -3.4
Minnesota ......: 50,721 53,223 58,194 14.7 9.3
New Mexico .....: 67,859 60,426 65,938 -2.8 9.1
New York .......: 66,891 59,324 68,006 1.7 14.6
Ohio ...........: 17,305 15,990 17,725 2.4 10.9
Pennsylvania ...: 37,300 33,906 33,065 -11.4 -2.5
South Dakota ...: 21,698 21,791 23,699 9.2 8.8
Vermont ........: 9,832 9,982 10,498 6.8 5.2
Wisconsin ......: 249,576 226,343 255,871 2.5 13.0
:
Other States 1/ : 131,037 125,251 135,585 3.5 8.3
:
United States ..: 970,226 887,343 987,222 1.8 11.3
:
Atlantic .......: 123,126 109,017 118,697 -3.6 8.9
Central ........: 419,584 393,943 437,950 4.4 11.2
West ...........: 427,516 384,383 430,575 0.7 12.0
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
American Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 55,750 50,698 56,182 0.8 10.8
Idaho ..........: 50,578 43,878 51,629 2.1 17.7
Iowa ...........: 16,658 10,586 10,731 -35.6 1.4
Oregon .........: 17,442 15,113 16,952 -2.8 12.2
Wisconsin ......: 70,615 68,563 75,100 6.4 9.5
:
Other States 1/ : 171,062 162,278 177,846 4.0 9.6
:
United States ..: 382,105 351,116 388,440 1.7 10.6
:
Atlantic .......: 19,201 18,666 20,288 5.7 8.7
Central ........: 179,608 170,444 186,742 4.0 9.6
West ...........: 183,296 162,006 181,410 -1.0 12.0
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 33,861 29,932 29,789 -12.0 -0.5
Idaho ..........: 39,657 33,651 39,725 0.2 18.0
Iowa ...........: 10,878 7,016 6,766 -37.8 -3.6
Minnesota ......: 41,097 41,240 44,897 9.2 8.9
Wisconsin ......: 47,286 47,297 51,800 9.5 9.5
:
Other States 1/ : 105,750 97,149 106,857 1.0 10.0
:
United States ..: 278,529 256,285 279,834 0.5 9.2
:
Atlantic .......: 18,357 17,836 19,355 5.4 8.5
Central ........: 126,459 122,802 133,511 5.6 8.7
West ...........: 133,713 115,647 126,968 -5.0 9.8
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 131,616 122,061 134,229 2.0 10.0
Idaho ..........: 24,578 18,187 24,781 0.8 36.3
New York .......: 32,433 27,655 32,442 - 17.3
Pennsylvania ...: 24,416 23,103 20,261 -17.0 -12.3
Wisconsin ......: 125,996 114,958 128,011 1.6 11.4
:
Other States 1/ : 87,140 88,376 92,943 6.7 5.2
:
United States ..: 426,179 394,340 432,667 1.5 9.7
:
Atlantic .......: 63,690 54,698 57,865 -9.1 5.8
Central ........: 161,200 154,365 168,050 4.2 8.9
West ...........: 201,289 185,277 206,752 2.7 11.6
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- 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: March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 119,862 111,731 122,372 2.1 9.5
Idaho ..........: 23,381 16,670 22,863 -2.2 37.2
New York .......: 18,275 15,441 17,768 -2.8 15.1
Pennsylvania ...: 21,128 20,251 17,177 -18.7 -15.2
Wisconsin ......: 84,397 77,808 86,900 3.0 11.7
:
Other States 1/ : 68,146 68,176 69,528 2.0 2.0
:
United States ..: 335,189 310,077 336,608 0.4 8.6
:
Atlantic .......: 42,420 37,499 36,969 -12.9 -1.4
Central ........: 106,393 100,096 108,640 2.1 8.5
West ...........: 186,376 172,482 190,999 2.5 10.7
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Butter Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 59,048 50,897 57,003 -3.5 12.0
Pennsylvania ...: 9,037 8,118 8,772 -2.9 8.1
:
Other States 1/ : 98,541 97,238 95,901 -2.7 -1.4
:
United States ..: 166,626 156,253 161,676 -3.0 3.5
:
Atlantic .......: 17,577 18,707 18,354 4.4 -1.9
Central ........: 61,457 64,747 60,842 -1.0 -6.0
West ...........: 87,592 72,799 82,480 -5.8 13.3
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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:
March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 78,354 59,748 76,297 -2.6 27.7
:
Other States 1/ : 89,499 91,084 106,135 18.6 16.5
:
United States ..: 167,853 150,832 182,432 8.7 21.0
:
Atlantic .......: 24,442 27,845 31,326 28.2 12.5
Central ........: 26,022 23,532 28,040 7.8 19.2
West ...........: 117,389 99,455 123,066 4.8 23.7
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
New York .......: 11,406 11,178 12,519 9.8 12.0
Wisconsin ......: 25,128 21,730 23,145 -7.9 6.5
:
Other States 1/ : 32,976 43,621 45,695 38.6 4.8
:
United States ..: 69,510 76,529 81,359 17.0 6.3
:
Atlantic .......: 17,613 20,695 21,719 23.3 4.9
Central ........: 35,686 31,870 33,984 -4.8 6.6
West ...........: 16,211 23,964 25,656 58.3 7.1
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: March : February : March :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : March : February
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent ---
:
California .........: 11,286 7,103 11,417 1.2 60.7
Missouri ...........: 2,653 1,833 2,630 -0.9 43.5
Ohio ...............: 1,826 1,639 1,876 2.7 14.5
Oregon .............: 1,040 723 1,332 28.1 84.2
Pennsylvania .......: 2,916 2,261 3,002 2.9 32.8
Wisconsin ..........: 1,406 1,317 1,840 30.9 39.7
:
Other States 1/ ....: 47,134 43,789 48,564 3.0 10.9
:
United States ......: 68,261 58,665 70,661 3.5 20.4
:
Atlantic ...........: 12,339 13,215 13,645 10.6 3.3
Central ............: 39,193 33,840 40,558 3.5 19.9
West ...............: 16,729 11,610 16,458 -1.6 41.8
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Statistical Methodology
Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data
collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the
firms producing dairy products.
Sampling frames and sample size: In 2014, there were 1,267 manufacturers that
produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants,
reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers
of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all
large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State
Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates
duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden.
Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone
interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail.
Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard
industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions
provided on the questionnaire.
Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of
all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms
producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller
firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those
small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year
to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not
contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check
data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do
not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing
nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in
Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants
storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state
governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy
Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census,
sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling
errors are possible.
Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by
firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data
reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State.
Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are
submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting
comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and
national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes
contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB
review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary.
Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month
following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late
April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any
revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due
to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current
report.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock
Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent
to nass@nass.usda.gov.
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Evan Schulz - Sheep and Goats ................ (202) 720-6147
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