Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released June 4, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2021 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.14 billion pounds, 8.0 percent above April 2020 but 3.4 percent below March 2021. Italian type cheese production totaled 481 million pounds, 7.4 percent above April 2020 but 4.3 percent below March 2021. American type cheese production totaled 473 million pounds, 6.0 percent above April 2020 but 0.7 percent below March 2021. Butter production was 185 million pounds, 18.5 percent below April 2020 and 6.9 percent below March 2021. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with April 2020) Nonfat dry milk, human - 195 million pounds, down 4.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 41.6 million pounds, down 19.4 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with April 2020) Dry whey, total - 74.4 million pounds, down 1.8 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 91.8 million pounds, up 3.6 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.7 million pounds, up 6.4 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with April 2020) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 68.4 million gallons, up 7.8 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 40.5 million gallons, up 2.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.80 million gallons, up 15.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.46 million gallons, down 4.3 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2020 and 2021................................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2020 and 2021......... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2020 and 2021...... 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021............................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021.. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021........................ 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021......................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021...................... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021................................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021................ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021....................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021.............. 17 Dairy Products Regions...................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology..................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts........................................................................................ 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 227,200 198,920 185,173 -18.5 -6.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 446,525 476,720 473,422 6.0 -0.7 Cheddar ............................: 330,119 333,787 334,162 1.2 0.1 Other American types ...............: 116,406 142,933 139,260 19.6 -2.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 3,131 7,802 7,308 133.4 -6.3 Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,573 17,195 15,639 15.2 -9.0 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 63,071 81,820 76,033 20.6 -7.1 Feta .................................: 7,473 13,100 9,404 25.8 -28.2 Gouda ................................: 3,231 5,244 3,783 17.1 -27.9 Hispanic .............................: 28,953 32,550 28,399 -1.9 -12.8 Italian types ........................: 447,648 502,468 480,703 7.4 -4.3 Mozzarella .........................: 353,043 392,357 376,418 6.6 -4.1 Parmesan ...........................: 37,774 41,184 40,822 8.1 -0.9 Provolone ..........................: 26,762 31,326 30,661 14.6 -2.1 Ricotta ............................: 19,610 25,143 20,486 4.5 -18.5 Romano .............................: 5,307 5,350 5,788 9.1 8.2 Other Italian types ................: 5,152 7,108 6,528 26.7 -8.2 Swiss ................................: 25,754 25,894 28,843 12.0 11.4 All other types ......................: 12,600 13,196 12,653 0.4 -4.1 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,051,959 1,175,989 1,136,187 8.0 -3.4 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 33,349 34,320 29,555 -11.4 -13.9 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 31,530 31,376 27,384 -13.1 -12.7 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,753 28,722 24,219 -9.5 -15.7 : Sour cream .............................: 110,956 133,250 120,958 9.0 -9.2 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 361,848 442,886 412,149 13.9 -6.9 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 63,439 70,028 68,368 7.8 -2.4 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,731 24,726 21,359 3.0 -13.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 18,637 19,760 19,111 2.5 -3.3 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 39,368 44,486 40,470 2.8 -9.0 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 467 633 752 61.0 18.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,425 2,559 2,802 15.5 9.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 2,570 3,153 2,459 -4.3 -22.0 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,341 1,058 1,113 -17.0 5.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 97 257 214 120.6 -16.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,105 905 1,078 -2.4 19.1 Water and juice ices .................: 5,510 6,375 6,345 15.2 -0.5 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,244 44,326 45,851 8.5 3.4 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 19,294 24,846 22,685 17.6 -8.7 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 412 442 506 22.8 14.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,641 2,018 2,027 23.5 0.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,153 1,859 1,628 41.2 -12.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,395 6,698 6,543 -30.4 -2.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 73,996 78,445 73,273 -1.0 -6.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,828 1,164 1,171 -35.9 0.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 75,824 79,609 74,444 -1.8 -6.5 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,464 2,267 1,838 25.5 -18.9 Animal ...............................: 2,977 3,455 2,936 -1.4 -15.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,479 41,761 38,678 6.0 -7.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 862 525 1,066 23.7 103.0 Total 2/ .............................: 37,341 42,286 39,744 6.4 -6.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,224 14,926 13,116 -7.8 -12.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,117 27,360 26,628 15.2 -2.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,555 12,136 10,822 13.3 -10.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 88,674 99,375 91,834 3.6 -7.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 76,014 62,759 59,636 -21.5 -5.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,022 946 829 -18.9 -12.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,036 63,705 60,465 -21.5 -5.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,186 6,162 6,084 17.3 -1.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 62,257 59,705 59,094 -5.1 -1.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,048 1,466 1,397 33.3 -4.7 Total 2/ .............................: 63,305 61,171 60,491 -4.4 -1.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,717 23,373 23,092 -10.2 -1.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 37,588 37,798 37,399 -0.5 -1.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,630 14,208 13,295 -9.1 -6.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,709 127,147 125,568 29.8 -1.2 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 23.2 33.7 38.0 14.8 4.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 126,221 119,650 122,822 -2.7 2.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,520 12,418 13,146 25.0 5.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 650 615 591 -9.1 -3.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 14,238 14,683 13,800 -3.1 -6.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 20,698 16,582 18,942 -8.5 14.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 202,632 199,307 194,602 -4.0 -2.4 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 51,611 39,638 41,607 -19.4 5.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 21,375 23,136 23,020 7.7 -0.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 11,963 10,337 9,767 -18.4 -5.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 15,239 15,424 15,720 3.2 1.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 392,643 317,101 302,047 -23.1 -4.7 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 166,863 217,511 193,835 16.2 -10.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2020 and 2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent -- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 February .....................:1,032,907 1,043,505 1.0 2,157,675 2,179,072 1.0 March ........................:1,121,446 1,175,989 4.9 3,279,121 3,355,061 2.3 April ........................:1,051,959 1,136,187 8.0 4,331,080 4,491,248 3.7 May ..........................:1,101,211 5,432,291 June .........................:1,121,598 6,553,889 July .........................:1,110,115 7,664,004 August .......................:1,091,546 8,755,550 September ....................:1,104,235 9,859,785 October ......................:1,136,863 10,996,648 November .....................:1,102,292 12,098,940 December .....................:1,154,483 13,253,423 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 442,207 474,315 7.3 442,207 474,315 7.3 February .....................: 414,155 426,094 2.9 856,362 900,409 5.1 March ........................: 446,423 476,720 6.8 1,302,785 1,377,129 5.7 April ........................: 446,525 473,422 6.0 1,749,310 1,850,551 5.8 May ..........................: 441,148 2,190,458 June .........................: 431,782 2,622,240 July .........................: 453,096 3,075,336 August .......................: 445,137 3,520,473 September ....................: 432,114 3,952,587 October ......................: 460,217 4,412,804 November .....................: 449,783 4,862,587 December .....................: 474,946 5,337,533 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 323,344 346,949 7.3 323,344 346,949 7.3 February .....................: 296,659 300,535 1.3 620,003 647,484 4.4 March ........................: 314,114 333,787 6.3 934,117 981,271 5.0 April ........................: 330,119 334,162 1.2 1,264,236 1,315,433 4.0 May ..........................: 315,704 1,579,940 June .........................: 302,960 1,882,900 July .........................: 322,775 2,205,675 August .......................: 323,153 2,528,828 September ....................: 303,253 2,832,081 October ......................: 325,354 3,157,435 November .....................: 321,553 3,478,988 December .....................: 349,162 3,828,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 488,692 481,029 -1.6 488,692 481,029 -1.6 February .....................: 445,765 443,254 -0.6 934,457 924,283 -1.1 March ........................: 485,546 502,468 3.5 1,420,003 1,426,751 0.5 April ........................: 447,648 480,703 7.4 1,867,651 1,907,454 2.1 May ..........................: 482,323 2,349,974 June .........................: 485,761 2,835,735 July .........................: 454,998 3,290,733 August .......................: 445,538 3,736,271 September ....................: 469,823 4,206,094 October ......................: 473,294 4,679,388 November .....................: 454,904 5,134,292 December .....................: 490,878 5,625,170 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 384,730 374,948 -2.5 384,730 374,948 -2.5 February .....................: 352,735 345,504 -2.0 737,465 720,452 -2.3 March ........................: 386,397 392,357 1.5 1,123,862 1,112,809 -1.0 April ........................: 353,043 376,418 6.6 1,476,905 1,489,227 0.8 May ..........................: 379,446 1,856,351 June .........................: 389,307 2,245,658 July .........................: 364,832 2,610,490 August .......................: 355,527 2,966,017 September ....................: 371,610 3,337,627 October ......................: 371,411 3,709,038 November .....................: 358,817 4,067,855 December .....................: 382,737 4,450,592 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 6,867 6,284 -8.5 6,867 6,284 -8.5 February .....................: 5,943 6,180 4.0 12,810 12,464 -2.7 March ........................: 6,739 7,108 5.5 19,549 19,572 0.1 April ........................: 5,152 6,528 26.7 24,701 26,100 5.7 May ..........................: 6,572 31,273 June .........................: 6,095 37,368 July .........................: 5,353 42,721 August .......................: 6,113 48,834 September ....................: 6,869 55,703 October ......................: 6,723 62,426 November .....................: 6,653 69,079 December .....................: 6,781 75,860 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 204,937 209,630 2.3 204,937 209,630 2.3 February .....................: 194,746 186,304 -4.3 399,683 395,934 -0.9 March ........................: 200,040 198,920 -0.6 599,723 594,854 -0.8 April ........................: 227,200 185,173 -18.5 826,923 780,027 -5.7 May ..........................: 172,343 999,266 June .........................: 149,135 1,148,401 July .........................: 152,947 1,301,348 August .......................: 150,921 1,452,269 September ....................: 150,709 1,602,978 October ......................: 161,980 1,764,958 November .....................: 172,899 1,937,857 December .....................: 207,529 2,145,386 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 184,097 198,025 7.6 184,097 198,025 7.6 February .....................: 174,749 183,614 5.1 358,846 381,639 6.4 March ........................: 173,665 199,307 14.8 532,511 580,946 9.1 April ........................: 202,632 194,602 -4.0 735,143 775,548 5.5 May ..........................: 157,236 892,379 June .........................: 154,033 1,046,412 July .........................: 166,138 1,212,550 August .......................: 147,194 1,359,744 September ....................: 126,249 1,485,993 October ......................: 141,255 1,627,248 November .....................: 155,435 1,782,683 December .....................: 208,252 1,990,935 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 41,232 35,992 -12.7 41,232 35,992 -12.7 February .....................: 38,751 31,639 -18.4 79,983 67,631 -15.4 March ........................: 55,841 39,638 -29.0 135,824 107,269 -21.0 April ........................: 51,611 41,607 -19.4 187,435 148,876 -20.6 May ..........................: 56,669 244,104 June .........................: 60,519 304,623 July .........................: 61,369 365,992 August .......................: 69,232 435,224 September ....................: 81,084 516,308 October ......................: 63,309 579,617 November .....................: 64,961 644,578 December .....................: 50,648 695,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 85,353 83,988 -1.6 85,353 83,988 -1.6 February .....................: 77,137 75,323 -2.4 162,490 159,311 -2.0 March ........................: 83,482 79,609 -4.6 245,972 238,920 -2.9 April ........................: 75,824 74,444 -1.8 321,796 313,364 -2.6 May ..........................: 84,109 405,905 June .........................: 81,713 487,618 July .........................: 82,616 570,234 August .......................: 78,720 648,954 September ....................: 76,954 725,908 October ......................: 75,148 801,056 November .....................: 68,652 869,708 December .....................: 81,301 951,009 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 84,665 93,798 10.8 84,665 93,798 10.8 February .....................: 84,265 79,123 -6.1 168,930 172,921 2.4 March ........................: 94,831 99,375 4.8 263,761 272,296 3.2 April ........................: 88,674 91,834 3.6 352,435 364,130 3.3 May ..........................: 90,928 443,363 June .........................: 102,804 546,167 July .........................: 99,916 646,083 August .......................: 95,837 741,920 September ....................: 93,454 835,374 October ......................: 86,843 922,217 November .....................: 85,542 1,007,759 December .....................: 95,013 1,102,772 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,350 43,800 5.9 41,350 43,800 5.9 February .....................: 35,487 37,512 5.7 76,837 81,312 5.8 March ........................: 40,094 42,286 5.5 116,931 123,598 5.7 April ........................: 37,341 39,744 6.4 154,272 163,342 5.9 May ..........................: 39,074 193,346 June .........................: 40,189 233,535 July .........................: 39,655 273,190 August .......................: 40,061 313,251 September ....................: 40,988 354,239 October ......................: 40,971 395,210 November .....................: 39,311 434,521 December .....................: 43,137 477,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,957 26,622 -4.8 27,957 26,622 -4.8 February .....................: 26,723 27,470 2.8 54,680 54,092 -1.1 March ........................: 31,391 31,376 - 86,071 85,468 -0.7 April ........................: 31,530 27,384 -13.1 117,601 112,852 -4.0 May ..........................: 31,032 148,633 June .........................: 29,649 178,282 July .........................: 31,016 209,298 August .......................: 30,517 239,815 September ....................: 33,831 273,646 October ......................: 32,294 305,940 November .....................: 27,508 333,448 December .....................: 29,258 362,706 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 26,533 24,428 -7.9 26,533 24,428 -7.9 February .....................: 24,575 24,271 -1.2 51,108 48,699 -4.7 March ........................: 27,979 28,722 2.7 79,087 77,421 -2.1 April ........................: 26,753 24,219 -9.5 105,840 101,640 -4.0 May ..........................: 24,688 130,528 June .........................: 24,951 155,479 July .........................: 27,393 182,872 August .......................: 25,885 208,757 September ....................: 26,719 235,476 October ......................: 27,540 263,016 November .....................: 22,228 285,244 December .....................: 23,495 308,739 : Sour cream : January ......................: 120,042 115,248 -4.0 120,042 115,248 -4.0 February .....................: 104,435 113,749 8.9 224,477 228,997 2.0 March ........................: 115,545 133,250 15.3 340,022 362,247 6.5 April ........................: 110,956 120,958 9.0 450,978 483,205 7.1 May ..........................: 135,931 586,909 June .........................: 121,733 708,642 July .........................: 112,681 821,323 August .......................: 117,149 938,472 September ....................: 120,885 1,059,357 October ......................: 138,408 1,197,765 November .....................: 130,353 1,328,118 December .....................: 132,789 1,460,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,775 56,990 4.0 54,775 56,990 4.0 February .....................: 55,045 55,630 1.1 109,820 112,620 2.5 March ........................: 64,287 70,028 8.9 174,107 182,648 4.9 April ........................: 63,439 68,368 7.8 237,546 251,016 5.7 May ..........................: 64,598 302,144 June .........................: 72,777 374,921 July .........................: 73,592 448,513 August .......................: 70,473 518,986 September ....................: 68,194 587,180 October ......................: 63,264 650,444 November .....................: 54,826 705,270 December .....................: 53,441 758,711 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 33,533 30,737 -8.3 33,533 30,737 -8.3 February .....................: 37,999 33,507 -11.8 71,532 64,244 -10.2 March ........................: 42,867 44,486 3.8 114,399 108,730 -5.0 April ........................: 39,368 40,470 2.8 153,767 149,200 -3.0 May ..........................: 45,133 198,900 June .........................: 47,269 246,169 July .........................: 45,547 291,716 August .......................: 45,371 337,087 September ....................: 41,756 378,843 October ......................: 38,173 417,016 November .....................: 33,279 450,295 December .....................: 32,167 482,462 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,386 2,666 11.7 2,386 2,666 11.7 February .....................: 2,840 2,605 -8.3 5,226 5,271 0.9 March ........................: 2,721 2,559 -6.0 7,947 7,830 -1.5 April ........................: 2,425 2,802 15.5 10,372 10,632 2.5 May ..........................: 2,328 12,700 June .........................: 3,246 15,946 July .........................: 3,210 19,156 August .......................: 3,416 22,572 September ....................: 2,962 25,534 October ......................: 2,882 28,416 November .....................: 2,300 30,716 December .....................: 2,816 33,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 355,942 385,594 8.3 355,942 385,594 8.3 February .....................: 380,263 381,121 0.2 736,205 766,715 4.1 March ........................: 438,213 442,886 1.1 1,174,418 1,209,601 3.0 April ........................: 361,848 412,149 13.9 1,536,266 1,621,750 5.6 May ..........................: 373,099 1,909,365 June .........................: 398,683 2,308,048 July .........................: 365,149 2,673,197 August .......................: 382,228 3,055,425 September ....................: 391,449 3,446,874 October ......................: 386,630 3,833,504 November .....................: 326,611 4,160,115 December .....................: 358,291 4,518,406 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,818 3,804 35.0 2,818 3,804 35.0 February .....................: 3,223 4,101 27.2 6,041 7,905 30.9 March ........................: 3,602 3,153 -12.5 9,643 11,058 14.7 April ........................: 2,570 2,459 -4.3 12,213 13,517 10.7 May ..........................: 2,623 14,836 June .........................: 3,440 18,276 July .........................: 3,564 21,840 August .......................: 3,231 25,071 September ....................: 3,156 28,227 October ......................: 2,483 30,710 November .....................: 2,130 32,840 December .....................: 2,636 35,476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 197,806 210,810 207,267 4.8 -1.7 Idaho ..........: 85,524 90,172 86,973 1.7 -3.5 Illinois .......: 4,940 6,125 5,008 1.4 -18.2 Iowa ...........: 28,613 27,890 29,196 2.0 4.7 Minnesota ......: 61,951 65,892 63,994 3.3 -2.9 New Jersey .....: 3,913 5,519 4,581 17.1 -17.0 New Mexico .....: 77,067 82,570 78,630 2.0 -4.8 New York .......: 66,224 75,986 67,044 1.2 -11.8 Ohio ...........: 18,498 20,902 20,833 12.6 -0.3 Oregon .........: 18,661 20,367 19,837 6.3 -2.6 Pennsylvania ...: 35,625 40,746 39,665 11.3 -2.7 South Dakota ...: 34,237 42,725 40,463 18.2 -5.3 Vermont ........: 11,164 12,269 12,898 15.5 5.1 Wisconsin ......: 265,490 303,120 282,550 6.4 -6.8 : Other States 1/ : 142,246 170,896 177,248 24.6 3.7 : United States ..: 1,051,959 1,175,989 1,136,187 8.0 -3.4 : Atlantic .......: 128,981 144,749 136,119 5.5 -6.0 Central ........: 487,570 559,226 537,309 10.2 -3.9 West ...........: 435,408 472,014 462,759 6.3 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 45,443 50,926 51,685 13.7 1.5 Idaho ..........: 54,218 51,600 52,873 -2.5 2.5 Iowa ...........: 16,684 16,782 16,097 -3.5 -4.1 Minnesota ......: 52,587 53,621 51,978 -1.2 -3.1 New York .......: 12,559 12,612 12,599 0.3 -0.1 Oregon .........: 18,538 20,235 19,708 6.3 -2.6 Wisconsin ......: 93,834 95,250 91,600 -2.4 -3.8 : Other States 1/ : 152,662 175,694 176,882 15.9 0.7 : United States ..: 446,525 476,720 473,422 6.0 -0.7 : Atlantic .......: 28,645 28,951 28,901 0.9 -0.2 Central ........: 229,023 252,044 247,102 7.9 -2.0 West ...........: 188,857 195,725 197,419 4.5 0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 25,580 25,268 26,047 1.8 3.1 Iowa ...........: 9,453 8,964 7,784 -17.7 -13.2 Minnesota ......: 51,434 51,031 49,471 -3.8 -3.1 Oregon .........: 14,384 16,765 16,688 16.0 -0.5 Vermont ........: 8,403 9,353 8,699 3.5 -7.0 Wisconsin ......: 68,069 64,780 62,800 -7.7 -3.1 : Other States 1/ : 152,796 157,626 162,673 6.5 3.2 : United States ..: 330,119 333,787 334,162 1.2 0.1 : Atlantic .......: 27,429 28,154 27,835 1.5 -1.1 Central ........: 164,348 171,031 173,108 5.3 1.2 West ...........: 138,342 134,602 133,219 -3.7 -1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 135,167 135,885 135,047 -0.1 -0.6 Idaho ..........: 26,267 33,597 29,062 10.6 -13.5 Minnesota ......: 9,074 12,018 11,755 29.5 -2.2 New Jersey .....: 2,383 2,760 1,939 -18.6 -29.7 New York .......: 28,860 32,980 29,707 2.9 -9.9 Pennsylvania ...: 22,190 23,342 23,062 3.9 -1.2 Wisconsin ......: 128,798 148,401 138,691 7.7 -6.5 : Other States 1/ : 94,909 113,485 111,440 17.4 -1.8 : United States ..: 447,648 502,468 480,703 7.4 -4.3 : Atlantic .......: 58,736 62,676 59,834 1.9 -4.5 Central ........: 179,040 211,398 199,428 11.4 -5.7 West ...........: 209,872 228,394 221,441 5.5 -3.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 124,317 125,953 124,826 0.4 -0.9 Idaho ..........: 25,878 32,736 28,475 10.0 -13.0 New York .......: 15,517 15,624 15,339 -1.1 -1.8 Pennsylvania ...: 18,740 18,895 18,786 0.2 -0.6 Wisconsin ......: 83,938 98,175 89,300 6.4 -9.0 : Other States 1/ : 84,653 100,974 99,692 17.8 -1.3 : United States ..: 353,043 392,357 376,418 6.6 -4.1 : Atlantic .......: 37,817 37,258 37,712 -0.3 1.2 Central ........: 117,061 138,693 128,590 9.8 -7.3 West ...........: 198,165 216,406 210,116 6.0 -2.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 64,603 62,573 59,185 -8.4 -5.4 New York .......: 3,342 1,873 1,563 -53.2 -16.6 Pennsylvania ...: 8,737 8,478 7,579 -13.3 -10.6 : Other States 1/ : 150,518 125,996 116,846 -22.4 -7.3 : United States ..: 227,200 198,920 185,173 -18.5 -6.9 : Atlantic .......: 22,267 17,766 17,780 -20.2 0.1 Central ........: 96,662 77,266 69,696 -27.9 -9.8 West ...........: 108,271 103,888 97,697 -9.8 -6.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 92,035 92,911 91,076 -1.0 -2.0 Pennsylvania ...: 17,910 15,537 16,826 -6.1 8.3 : Other States 1/ : 92,687 90,859 86,700 -6.5 -4.6 : United States ..: 202,632 199,307 194,602 -4.0 -2.4 : Atlantic .......: 31,000 30,315 31,087 0.3 2.5 Central ........: 42,297 38,269 38,882 -8.1 1.6 West ...........: 129,335 130,723 124,633 -3.6 -4.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,152 11,826 9,040 -25.6 -23.6 Wisconsin ......: 21,705 30,747 23,879 10.0 -22.3 : Other States 1/ : 40,139 35,872 40,354 0.5 12.5 : United States ..: 73,996 78,445 73,273 -1.0 -6.6 : Atlantic .......: 22,462 22,557 19,715 -12.2 -12.6 Central ........: 31,560 41,122 35,023 11.0 -14.8 West ...........: 19,974 14,766 18,535 -7.2 25.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : April : March : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 5,808 7,448 7,755 33.5 4.1 Connecticut ....: 1,264 1,325 1,216 -3.8 -8.2 Missouri .......: 2,589 3,199 2,694 4.1 -15.8 New York .......: 2,555 2,215 2,167 -15.2 -2.2 Ohio ...........: 2,565 2,876 2,612 1.8 -9.2 Oregon .........: 1,125 1,053 1,022 -9.2 -2.9 Pennsylvania ...: 3,391 2,945 2,857 -15.7 -3.0 Tennessee ......: 2,389 2,036 2,294 -4.0 12.7 Utah ...........: 2,374 2,002 2,373 - 18.5 Wisconsin ......: 575 694 595 3.5 -14.3 : Other States 1/ : 38,804 44,235 42,783 10.3 -3.3 : United States ..: 63,439 70,028 68,368 7.8 -2.4 : Atlantic .......: 13,768 14,849 14,793 7.4 -0.4 Central ........: 38,507 42,363 40,511 5.2 -4.4 West ...........: 11,164 12,816 13,064 17.0 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2020, there were 1,242 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@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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