Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 2, 2017, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2017 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.04 billion pounds, 3.7 percent above January 2016 but 1.2 percent below December 2016. Italian type cheese production totaled 452 million pounds, 3.8 percent above January 2016 but 1.5 percent below December 2016. American type cheese production totaled 413 million pounds, 3.0 percent above January 2016 but 1.2 percent below December 2016. Butter production was 178 million pounds, 1.2 percent above January 2016 and 8.5 percent above December 2016. Dry milk powders (comparisons with January 2016) Nonfat dry milk, human - 155 million pounds, up 13.1 percent. Skim milk powders - 50.5 million pounds, down 1.4 percent. Whey products (comparisons with January 2016) Dry whey, total - 82.2 million pounds, down 1.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 92.2 million pounds, up 9.0 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.0 million pounds, up 2.6 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with January 2016) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 56.6 million gallons, down 0.8 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 29.5 million gallons, up 14.7 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.14 million gallons, up 27.4 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.24 million gallons, up 2.7 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2016 and 2017............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2016 and 2017..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2016 and 2017.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 175,654 163,796 177,761 1.2 8.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 400,989 417,812 412,887 3.0 -1.2 Cheddar ............................: 296,492 304,976 306,755 3.5 0.6 Other American types ...............: 104,497 112,836 106,132 1.6 -5.9 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,786 7,113 6,978 2.8 -1.9 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,969 14,690 15,260 1.9 3.9 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 69,074 78,068 77,678 12.5 -0.5 Feta .................................: 11,962 8,585 11,606 -3.0 35.2 Gouda ................................: 4,169 3,790 3,553 -14.8 -6.3 Hispanic .............................: 19,461 22,600 21,046 8.1 -6.9 Italian types ........................: 435,176 458,868 451,890 3.8 -1.5 Mozzarella .........................: 336,865 358,350 352,188 4.5 -1.7 Parmesan ...........................: 34,107 33,272 35,680 4.6 7.2 Provolone ..........................: 33,011 33,190 31,636 -4.2 -4.7 Ricotta ............................: 21,399 22,942 21,248 -0.7 -7.4 Romano .............................: 3,677 3,919 4,478 21.8 14.3 Other Italian types ................: 6,117 7,195 6,660 8.9 -7.4 Swiss ................................: 27,495 26,891 26,010 -5.4 -3.3 All other types ......................: 13,197 14,444 13,102 -0.7 -9.3 : Total cheese .........................: 1,003,278 1,052,861 1,040,010 3.7 -1.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 31,375 31,322 30,778 -1.9 -1.7 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 23,777 25,766 23,809 0.1 -7.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 28,610 27,600 27,088 -5.3 -1.9 : Sour cream .............................: 102,931 130,879 111,200 8.0 -15.0 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 394,767 359,707 375,392 -4.9 4.4 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 57,066 50,626 56,628 -0.8 11.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 14,429 12,383 13,771 -4.6 11.2 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 11,294 13,455 15,723 39.2 16.9 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 25,723 25,838 29,494 14.7 14.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 457 446 501 9.6 12.3 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,461 2,132 3,135 27.4 47.0 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,125 4,005 4,236 2.7 5.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,412 1,699 1,606 13.7 -5.5 Nonfat, hard .......................: 484 289 417 -13.8 44.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 840 688 797 -5.1 15.8 Water and juice ices .................: 4,181 3,126 4,038 -3.4 29.2 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 32,846 28,091 32,705 -0.4 16.4 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 14,357 14,574 16,663 16.1 14.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 467 491 482 3.2 -1.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,671 1,449 2,026 21.2 39.8 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,564 2,739 2,471 -3.6 -9.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 11,373 9,982 8,811 -22.5 -11.7 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 80,450 76,733 79,807 -0.8 4.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,831 1,534 2,413 -14.8 57.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 83,281 78,267 82,220 -1.3 5.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,000 2,309 2,737 -8.8 18.5 Animal ...............................: 2,976 2,570 2,679 -10.0 4.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,858 38,747 39,720 2.2 2.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 193 307 328 69.9 6.8 Total 2/ .............................: 39,051 39,054 40,048 2.6 2.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,045 14,511 14,981 -0.4 3.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,006 24,543 25,067 4.4 2.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,792 10,988 9,914 12.8 -9.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 84,602 93,210 92,178 9.0 -1.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 81,822 63,803 66,396 -18.9 4.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,028 1,834 817 -59.7 -55.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 83,850 65,637 67,213 -19.8 2.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,351 6,345 6,092 -17.1 -4.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 64,059 55,846 55,372 -13.6 -0.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,290 640 1,490 15.5 132.8 Total 2/ .............................: 65,349 56,486 56,862 -13.0 0.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 28,173 19,192 19,347 -31.3 0.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 37,176 37,294 37,515 0.9 0.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,651 22,596 23,096 38.7 2.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 115,434 100,474 108,977 -5.6 8.5 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 15.2 17.0 10.1 -5.1 -6.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ----- percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 140,637 102,549 141,898 0.9 38.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,414 10,988 11,788 3.3 7.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 638 863 791 24.0 -8.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 9,947 9,661 10,660 7.2 10.3 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 15,896 14,008 17,297 8.8 23.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 137,046 154,980 155,039 13.1 - Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 51,243 54,726 50,540 -1.4 -7.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 21,409 22,805 22,272 4.0 -2.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,498 1,969 1,898 26.7 -3.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 13,065 13,346 16,456 26.0 23.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 226,446 227,970 229,046 1.1 0.5 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 112,723 138,346 149,035 32.2 7.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................:1,003,278 1,040,010 3.7 1,003,278 1,040,010 3.7 February ...................: 955,051 1,958,329 March ......................:1,025,629 2,983,958 April ......................: 991,181 3,975,139 May ........................:1,002,024 4,977,163 June .......................: 990,753 5,967,916 July .......................:1,012,526 6,980,442 August .....................: 999,583 7,980,025 September ..................: 985,312 8,965,337 October ....................:1,038,075 10,003,412 November ...................:1,019,809 11,023,221 December ...................:1,052,861 12,076,082 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 400,989 412,887 3.0 400,989 412,887 3.0 February ...................: 366,870 767,859 March ......................: 399,063 1,166,922 April ......................: 395,527 1,562,449 May ........................: 400,350 1,962,799 June .......................: 389,382 2,352,181 July .......................: 398,996 2,751,177 August .....................: 389,387 3,140,564 September ..................: 376,427 3,516,991 October ....................: 398,746 3,915,737 November ...................: 395,590 4,311,327 December ...................: 417,812 4,729,139 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 296,492 306,755 3.5 296,492 306,755 3.5 February ...................: 257,550 554,042 March ......................: 283,957 837,999 April ......................: 297,403 1,135,402 May ........................: 290,549 1,425,951 June .......................: 277,668 1,703,619 July .......................: 281,801 1,985,420 August .....................: 279,186 2,264,606 September ..................: 268,541 2,533,147 October ....................: 280,176 2,813,323 November ...................: 282,446 3,095,769 December ...................: 304,976 3,400,745 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 435,176 451,890 3.8 435,176 451,890 3.8 February ...................: 423,918 859,094 March ......................: 458,783 1,317,877 April ......................: 436,543 1,754,420 May ........................: 440,810 2,195,230 June .......................: 434,410 2,629,640 July .......................: 443,092 3,072,732 August .....................: 424,496 3,497,228 September ..................: 428,277 3,925,505 October ....................: 445,974 4,371,479 November ...................: 436,519 4,807,998 December ...................: 458,868 5,266,866 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 336,865 352,188 4.5 336,865 352,188 4.5 February ...................: 332,553 669,418 March ......................: 359,034 1,028,452 April ......................: 340,847 1,369,299 May ........................: 345,427 1,714,726 June .......................: 339,659 2,054,385 July .......................: 348,503 2,402,888 August .....................: 328,638 2,731,526 September ..................: 334,566 3,066,092 October ....................: 344,404 3,410,496 November ...................: 338,781 3,749,277 December ...................: 358,350 4,107,627 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,117 6,660 8.9 6,117 6,660 8.9 February ...................: 5,777 11,894 March ......................: 5,994 17,888 April ......................: 5,376 23,264 May ........................: 6,250 29,514 June .......................: 5,778 35,292 July .......................: 5,296 40,588 August .....................: 4,958 45,546 September ..................: 6,032 51,578 October ....................: 6,558 58,136 November ...................: 6,493 64,629 December ...................: 7,195 71,824 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 175,654 177,761 1.2 175,654 177,761 1.2 February ...................: 174,353 350,007 March ......................: 182,126 532,133 April ......................: 176,453 708,586 May ........................: 170,015 878,601 June .......................: 151,244 1,029,845 July .......................: 144,019 1,173,864 August .....................: 130,057 1,303,921 September ..................: 135,346 1,439,267 October ....................: 141,606 1,580,873 November ...................: 144,580 1,725,453 December ...................: 163,796 1,889,249 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 137,046 155,039 13.1 137,046 155,039 13.1 February ...................: 140,225 277,271 March ......................: 172,009 449,280 April ......................: 169,349 618,629 May ........................: 166,026 784,655 June .......................: 146,017 930,672 July .......................: 150,889 1,081,561 August .....................: 117,657 1,199,218 September ..................: 125,797 1,325,015 October ....................: 140,792 1,465,807 November ...................: 128,166 1,593,973 December ...................: 154,980 1,748,953 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 51,243 50,540 -1.4 51,243 50,540 -1.4 February ...................: 40,201 91,444 March ......................: 40,564 132,008 April ......................: 43,189 175,197 May ........................: 50,865 226,062 June .......................: 55,312 281,374 July .......................: 48,814 330,188 August .....................: 46,426 376,614 September ..................: 38,447 415,061 October ....................: 41,475 456,536 November ...................: 50,112 506,648 December ...................: 54,726 561,374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 83,281 82,220 -1.3 83,281 82,220 -1.3 February .....................: 75,459 158,740 March ........................: 82,941 241,681 April ........................: 82,348 324,029 May ..........................: 82,046 406,075 June .........................: 80,134 486,209 July .........................: 82,354 568,563 August .......................: 76,396 644,959 September ....................: 75,864 720,823 October ......................: 83,967 804,790 November .....................: 72,893 877,683 December .....................: 78,267 955,950 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 84,602 92,178 9.0 84,602 92,178 9.0 February .....................: 83,897 168,499 March ........................: 92,710 261,209 April ........................: 87,962 349,171 May ..........................: 91,631 440,802 June .........................: 93,756 534,558 July .........................: 97,715 632,273 August .......................: 92,209 724,482 September ....................: 94,699 819,181 October ......................: 89,280 908,461 November .....................: 87,250 995,711 December .....................: 93,210 1,088,921 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 39,051 40,048 2.6 39,051 40,048 2.6 February .....................: 36,775 75,826 March ........................: 39,232 115,058 April ........................: 36,808 151,866 May ..........................: 37,992 189,858 June .........................: 36,983 226,841 July .........................: 36,664 263,505 August .......................: 34,337 297,842 September ....................: 35,343 333,185 October ......................: 36,194 369,379 November .....................: 37,479 406,858 December .....................: 39,054 445,912 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 23,777 23,809 0.1 23,777 23,809 0.1 February ...................: 25,233 49,010 March ......................: 28,607 77,617 April ......................: 26,717 104,334 May ........................: 27,985 132,319 June .......................: 27,852 160,171 July .......................: 26,482 186,653 August .....................: 28,855 215,508 September ..................: 27,410 242,918 October ....................: 26,651 269,569 November ...................: 25,510 295,079 December ...................: 25,766 320,845 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,610 27,088 -5.3 28,610 27,088 -5.3 February ...................: 28,708 57,318 March ......................: 34,290 91,608 April ......................: 30,499 122,107 May ........................: 31,902 154,009 June .......................: 30,459 184,468 July .......................: 29,912 214,380 August .....................: 31,646 246,026 September ..................: 30,221 276,247 October ....................: 29,870 306,117 November ...................: 28,515 334,632 December ...................: 27,600 362,232 : Sour cream : January ....................: 102,931 111,200 8.0 102,931 111,200 8.0 February ...................: 103,420 206,351 March ......................: 116,668 323,019 April ......................: 102,123 425,142 May ........................: 113,759 538,901 June .......................: 119,715 658,616 July .......................: 104,836 763,452 August .....................: 116,521 879,973 September ..................: 109,965 989,938 October ....................: 125,142 1,115,080 November ...................: 133,949 1,249,029 December ...................: 130,879 1,379,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 57,066 56,628 -0.8 57,066 56,628 -0.8 February ...................: 60,423 117,489 March ......................: 71,024 188,513 April ......................: 71,328 259,841 May ........................: 71,903 331,744 June .......................: 76,135 407,879 July .......................: 69,600 477,479 August .....................: 70,965 548,444 September ..................: 62,326 610,770 October ....................: 59,783 670,553 November ...................: 52,324 722,877 December ...................: 50,626 773,503 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 25,723 29,494 14.7 25,723 29,494 14.7 February ...................: 31,137 56,860 March ......................: 40,926 97,786 April ......................: 39,789 137,575 May ........................: 40,290 177,865 June .......................: 42,259 220,124 July .......................: 41,608 261,732 August .....................: 44,432 306,164 September ..................: 34,645 340,809 October ....................: 31,422 372,231 November ...................: 27,649 399,880 December ...................: 25,838 425,718 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,461 3,135 27.4 2,461 3,135 27.4 February ...................: 3,200 5,661 March ......................: 3,726 9,387 April ......................: 3,567 12,954 May ........................: 3,484 16,438 June .......................: 3,597 20,035 July .......................: 3,229 23,264 August .....................: 3,120 26,384 September ..................: 3,229 29,613 October ....................: 2,517 32,130 November ...................: 1,959 34,089 December ...................: 2,132 36,221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2016 and 2017 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2016 : 2017 : from : 2016 : 2017 : from : : : 2016 : : : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 394,767 375,392 -4.9 394,767 375,392 -4.9 February ...................: 396,799 791,566 March ......................: 421,450 1,213,016 April ......................: 392,006 1,605,022 May ........................: 380,186 1,985,208 June .......................: 397,126 2,382,334 July .......................: 361,949 2,744,283 August .....................: 419,109 3,163,392 September ..................: 436,390 3,599,782 October ....................: 381,021 3,980,803 November ...................: 327,942 4,308,745 December ...................: 359,707 4,668,452 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,125 4,236 2.7 4,125 4,236 2.7 February ...................: 5,377 9,502 March ......................: 6,079 15,581 April ......................: 6,281 21,862 May ........................: 5,755 27,617 June .......................: 6,320 33,937 July .......................: 6,004 39,941 August .....................: 5,926 45,867 September ..................: 5,213 51,080 October ....................: 5,167 56,247 November ...................: 4,627 60,874 December ...................: 4,005 64,879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 205,856 216,976 210,964 2.5 -2.8 Idaho ..........: 80,111 81,746 82,439 2.9 0.8 Illinois .......: 5,546 7,156 5,307 -4.3 -25.8 Iowa ...........: 22,878 20,105 23,596 3.1 17.4 Minnesota ......: 57,443 57,654 57,218 -0.4 -0.8 New Jersey .....: 5,078 5,515 4,180 -17.7 -24.2 New Mexico .....: 65,368 68,165 67,436 3.2 -1.1 New York .......: 69,100 71,865 77,137 11.6 7.3 Ohio ...........: 18,208 19,815 17,788 -2.3 -10.2 Pennsylvania ...: 33,482 34,476 35,814 7.0 3.9 South Dakota ...: 23,198 25,253 20,932 -9.8 -17.1 Vermont ........: 11,041 12,157 12,022 8.9 -1.1 Wisconsin ......: 263,271 273,097 268,214 1.9 -1.8 : Other States 1/ : 142,698 158,881 156,963 10.0 -1.2 : United States ..: 1,003,278 1,052,861 1,040,010 3.7 -1.2 : Atlantic .......: 125,576 131,464 136,605 8.8 3.9 Central ........: 449,478 472,836 461,984 2.8 -2.3 West ...........: 428,224 448,561 441,421 3.1 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 55,889 57,363 54,077 -3.2 -5.7 Idaho ..........: 51,843 50,852 51,365 -0.9 1.0 Iowa ...........: 12,935 14,327 16,053 24.1 12.0 New York .......: 11,340 11,408 11,260 -0.7 -1.3 Oregon .........: 17,585 16,830 16,916 -3.8 0.5 Pennsylvania ...: 56 70 52 -7.1 -25.7 Wisconsin ......: 81,527 80,966 79,200 -2.9 -2.2 : Other States 1/ : 169,814 185,996 183,964 8.3 -1.1 : United States ..: 400,989 417,812 412,887 3.0 -1.2 : Atlantic .......: 25,153 26,329 26,705 6.2 1.4 Central ........: 190,105 203,537 200,696 5.6 -1.4 West ...........: 185,731 187,946 185,486 -0.1 -1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 32,139 33,596 32,248 0.3 -4.0 Idaho ..........: 41,959 40,639 41,319 -1.5 1.7 Iowa ...........: 7,209 9,056 10,727 48.8 18.5 Minnesota ......: 44,208 45,116 44,886 1.5 -0.5 Vermont ........: 7,835 8,735 8,474 8.2 -3.0 Wisconsin ......: 57,299 56,458 55,200 -3.7 -2.2 : Other States 1/ : 105,843 111,376 113,901 7.6 2.3 : United States ..: 296,492 304,976 306,755 3.5 0.6 : Atlantic .......: 24,327 25,327 25,636 5.4 1.2 Central ........: 136,797 142,078 143,176 4.7 0.8 West ...........: 135,368 137,571 137,943 1.9 0.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 132,876 141,865 137,956 3.8 -2.8 Idaho ..........: 22,552 24,897 24,772 9.8 -0.5 New York .......: 29,907 30,961 32,040 7.1 3.5 Pennsylvania ...: 21,425 21,229 22,405 4.6 5.5 Wisconsin ......: 132,209 141,902 138,114 4.5 -2.7 : Other States 1/ : 96,207 98,014 96,603 0.4 -1.4 : United States ..: 435,176 458,868 451,890 3.8 -1.5 : Atlantic .......: 56,038 57,488 58,532 4.5 1.8 Central ........: 176,950 182,183 178,400 0.8 -2.1 West ...........: 202,188 219,197 214,958 6.3 -1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 119,630 130,477 125,110 4.6 -4.1 Idaho ..........: 20,932 23,189 23,260 11.1 0.3 New York .......: 16,353 16,753 17,765 8.6 6.0 Pennsylvania ...: 18,250 18,303 19,595 7.4 7.1 Wisconsin ......: 89,995 92,671 90,700 0.8 -2.1 : Other States 1/ : 71,705 76,957 75,758 5.7 -1.6 : United States ..: 336,865 358,350 352,188 4.5 -1.7 : Atlantic .......: 36,412 37,120 39,210 7.7 5.6 Central ........: 114,981 116,794 113,694 -1.1 -2.7 West ...........: 185,472 204,436 199,284 7.4 -2.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: January 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 52,775 50,429 51,552 -2.3 2.2 New York .......: 2,984 2,814 3,229 8.2 14.7 Pennsylvania ...: 8,985 9,189 9,430 5.0 2.6 : Other States 1/ : 110,910 101,364 113,550 2.4 12.0 : United States ..: 175,654 163,796 177,761 1.2 8.5 : Atlantic .......: 20,165 18,022 22,093 9.6 22.6 Central ........: 68,964 66,631 75,337 9.2 13.1 West ...........: 86,525 79,143 80,331 -7.2 1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 46,948 53,415 53,490 13.9 0.1 Pennsylvania ...: 15,111 15,513 14,925 -1.2 -3.8 : Other States 1/ : 74,987 86,052 86,624 15.5 0.7 : United States ..: 137,046 154,980 155,039 13.1 0.0 : Atlantic .......: 29,339 28,217 30,151 2.8 6.9 Central ........: 25,513 32,215 28,766 12.8 -10.7 West ...........: 82,194 94,548 96,122 16.9 1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2016 and 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,224 11,653 12,699 3.9 9.0 Wisconsin ......: 25,959 27,493 27,458 5.8 -0.1 : Other States 1/ : 42,267 37,587 39,650 -6.2 5.5 : United States ..: 80,450 76,733 79,807 -0.8 4.0 : Atlantic .......: 21,306 20,584 22,312 4.7 8.4 Central ........: 37,449 39,345 39,242 4.8 -0.3 West ...........: 21,695 16,804 18,253 -15.9 8.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2016 and 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2016 : 2016 : 2017 : January : December : : : : 2016 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 8,380 6,219 9,475 13.1 52.4 Connecticut ........: 1,007 705 898 -10.8 27.4 Missouri ...........: 2,062 699 2,119 2.8 203.1 Ohio ...............: 1,331 1,600 1,768 32.8 10.5 Oregon .............: 844 981 838 -0.7 -14.6 Pennsylvania .......: 2,940 3,839 2,898 -1.4 -24.5 Wisconsin ..........: 1,361 986 1,335 -1.9 35.4 : Other States 1/ ....: 39,141 35,597 37,297 -4.7 4.8 : United States ......: 57,066 50,626 56,628 -0.8 11.9 : Atlantic ...........: 11,662 12,537 13,065 12.0 4.2 Central ............: 31,932 27,001 29,280 -8.3 8.4 West ...............: 13,472 11,088 14,283 6.0 28.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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