Dairy Products
ISSN: 1949-0399
Released June 4, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
April 2014 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 950 million pounds,
2.2 percent above April 2013 but 1.4 percent below March 2014.
Italian type cheese production totaled 414 million pounds, 5.2 percent above
April 2013 but 2.8 percent below March 2014.
American type cheese production totaled 377 million pounds, slightly above
April 2013 but 0.7 percent below March 2014.
Butter production was 158 million pounds, 4.9 percent below April 2013 and
4.2 percent below March 2014.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with April 2013)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 158 million pounds, down 1.2 percent.
Skim milk powders - 48.8 million pounds, up 22.8 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with April 2013)
Dry whey, total - 74.5 million pounds, down 12.8 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 92.2 million pounds, up 8.8 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 45.7 million pounds, up 13.0 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with April 2013)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 68.5 million gallons, down 5.1 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 38.9 million gallons, down 33.6 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.98 million gallons, down 11.8 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.13 million gallons, down 21.1 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2013 and 2014............................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2013 and 2014..... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2013 and 2014.. 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014........................... 6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014........ 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014.............................. 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014............................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014......................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014............................ 15
Butter Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014....................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014...................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014............................. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014.................... 17
Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19
Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2013 and 2014
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: April : March : April :-----------------------------
Product : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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Butter .................................: 166,658 165,396 158,423 -4.9 -4.2
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 376,709 379,309 376,745 - -0.7
Cheddar ............................: 278,961 277,503 281,771 1.0 1.5
Other American types ...............: 97,748 101,806 94,974 -2.8 -6.7
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,704 8,062 8,240 7.0 2.2
Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,942 13,944 14,277 2.4 2.4
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 63,998 62,896 66,541 4.0 5.8
Feta .................................: 8,663 9,297 9,227 6.5 -0.8
Gouda ................................: 5,183 5,069 4,469 -13.8 -11.8
Hispanic .............................: 19,981 22,310 19,585 -2.0 -12.2
Italian types ........................: 393,520 426,014 413,877 5.2 -2.8
Mozzarella .........................: 302,585 334,358 327,817 8.3 -2.0
Parmesan ...........................: 30,039 25,854 25,591 -14.8 -1.0
Provolone ..........................: 34,037 33,213 30,544 -10.3 -8.0
Ricotta ............................: 17,724 21,854 19,821 11.8 -9.3
Romano .............................: 3,659 3,794 3,808 4.1 0.4
Other Italian types ................: 5,476 6,941 6,296 15.0 -9.3
Swiss ................................: 25,916 25,593 25,366 -2.1 -0.9
All other types ......................: 13,920 11,138 12,058 -13.4 8.3
:
Total cheese .........................: 929,536 963,632 950,385 2.2 -1.4
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 29,398 31,752 32,351 10.0 1.9
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 24,568 24,953 24,259 -1.3 -2.8
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 30,478 29,527 29,486 -3.3 -0.1
:
Sour cream .............................: 80,381 86,131 85,579 6.5 -0.6
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 387,956 447,683 397,716 2.5 -11.2
:
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Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 72,195 68,501 68,527 -5.1 -
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,704 17,950 19,055 1.9 6.2
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 39,769 17,057 19,800 -50.2 16.1
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 58,473 35,007 38,855 -33.6 11.0
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,134 1,412 1,037 -8.6 -26.6
Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,511 4,208 3,978 -11.8 -5.5
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 7,772 6,168 6,131 -21.1 -0.6
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 3,036 2,597 2,251 -25.9 -13.3
Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,718 912 885 -48.5 -3.0
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,033 1,217 1,179 14.1 -3.1
Water and juice ices .................: 5,975 5,899 5,577 -6.7 -5.5
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Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,222 40,053 40,921 -3.1 2.2
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 22,855 19,661 21,885 -4.2 11.3
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 809 893 681 -15.8 -23.7
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,749 2,647 2,465 -10.3 -6.9
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,665 3,738 3,716 1.4 -0.6
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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: April 2013 and 2014
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,787 6,839 7,188 -7.7 5.1
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Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 82,008 69,510 73,035 -10.9 5.1
Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,392 1,994 1,429 -57.9 -28.3
Dry whey, total ......................: 85,400 71,504 74,464 -12.8 4.1
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Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,071 2,275 1,831 -11.6 -19.5
Animal ...............................: 5,685 5,577 6,562 15.4 17.7
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 39,572 44,418 45,153 14.1 1.7
Animal 2/ ............................: 824 378 508 -38.3 34.4
Total 2/ .............................: 40,396 44,796 45,661 13.0 1.9
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,024 23,685 24,677 23.2 4.2
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,372 21,111 20,984 3.0 -0.6
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,100 6,236 6,612 8.4 6.0
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Lactose, human and animal ..............: 84,768 99,746 92,201 8.8 -7.6
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 66,243 59,123 55,055 -16.9 -6.9
Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,242 595 560 -75.0 -5.9
Dry whey, total ......................: 68,485 59,718 55,615 -18.8 -6.9
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,640 9,257 9,361 41.0 1.1
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 54,591 47,881 45,143 -17.3 -5.7
Animal 2/ ............................: 1,574 1,223 1,314 -16.5 7.4
Total 2/ .............................: 56,165 49,104 46,457 -17.3 -5.4
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,126 23,390 22,516 -10.4 -3.7
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 31,039 25,714 23,941 -22.9 -6.9
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,706 11,031 10,893 1.7 -1.3
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 89,472 99,719 94,918 6.1 -4.8
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 36.9 53.2 49.6 12.7 -3.5
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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: April 2013 and 2014
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: April : March : April :-----------------------------
Product : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 141,783 149,628 155,261 9.5 3.8
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,421 10,736 10,143 -11.2 -5.5
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 729 938 1,104 51.4 17.7
Dry whole milk .......................: 6,169 5,144 4,627 -25.0 -10.1
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 10,750 12,270 14,897 38.6 21.4
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 160,117 162,649 158,185 -1.2 -2.7
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 39,751 42,620 48,806 22.8 14.5
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 17,465 16,896 18,913 8.3 11.9
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,371 2,273 2,388 74.2 5.1
Dry whole milk .......................: 4,479 7,381 5,757 28.5 -22.0
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 207,624 214,028 239,129 15.2 11.7
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 175,170 126,266 154,188 -12.0 22.1
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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: 2013 and 2014
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: : :Change : : :Change
: 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from
: : : 2013 : : : 2013
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: -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
Total cheese :
January ....................: 931,558 952,986 2.3 931,558 952,986 2.3
February ...................: 848,479 850,911 0.3 1,780,037 1,803,897 1.3
March ......................: 954,147 963,632 1.0 2,734,184 2,767,529 1.2
April ......................: 929,536 950,385 2.2 3,663,720 3,717,914 1.5
May ........................: 943,763 4,607,483
June .......................: 912,087 5,519,570
July .......................: 893,794 6,413,364
August .....................: 931,591 7,344,955
September ..................: 899,533 8,244,488
October ....................: 955,088 9,199,576
November ...................: 922,370 10,121,946
December ...................: 979,189 11,101,135
:
Total American cheese types 1/:
January ....................: 377,157 380,374 0.9 377,157 380,374 0.9
February ...................: 347,159 340,745 -1.8 724,316 721,119 -0.4
March ......................: 384,669 379,309 -1.4 1,108,985 1,100,428 -0.8
April ......................: 376,709 376,745 1,485,694 1,477,173 -0.6
May ........................: 387,521 1,873,215
June .......................: 362,898 2,236,113
July .......................: 345,652 2,581,765
August .....................: 381,063 2,962,828
September ..................: 347,378 3,310,206
October ....................: 371,482 3,681,688
November ...................: 356,145 4,037,833
December ...................: 381,405 4,419,238
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Cheddar cheese :
January ....................: 280,844 277,089 -1.3 280,844 277,089 -1.3
February ...................: 251,874 248,829 -1.2 532,718 525,918 -1.3
March ......................: 284,021 277,503 -2.3 816,739 803,421 -1.6
April ......................: 278,961 281,771 1.0 1,095,700 1,085,192 -1.0
May ........................: 281,236 1,376,936
June .......................: 259,549 1,636,485
July .......................: 246,749 1,883,234
August .....................: 269,684 2,152,918
September ..................: 241,616 2,394,534
October ....................: 268,854 2,663,388
November ...................: 252,136 2,915,524
December ...................: 273,693 3,189,217
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2013 and 2014 (continued)
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: 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from
: : : 2013 : : : 2013
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 400,822 420,316 4.9 400,822 420,316 4.9
February ...................: 359,525 374,134 4.1 760,347 794,450 4.5
March ......................: 412,833 426,014 3.2 1,173,180 1,220,464 4.0
April ......................: 393,520 413,877 5.2 1,566,700 1,634,341 4.3
May ........................: 393,568 1,960,268
June .......................: 392,249 2,352,517
July .......................: 391,393 2,743,910
August .....................: 381,612 3,125,522
September ..................: 384,608 3,510,130
October ....................: 408,734 3,918,864
November ...................: 390,179 4,309,043
December ...................: 426,240 4,735,283
:
Mozzarella :
January ....................: 311,786 332,420 6.6 311,786 332,420 6.6
February ...................: 278,506 299,852 7.7 590,292 632,272 7.1
March ......................: 323,043 334,358 3.5 913,335 966,630 5.8
April ......................: 302,585 327,817 8.3 1,215,920 1,294,447 6.5
May ........................: 307,050 1,522,970
June .......................: 308,061 1,831,031
July .......................: 307,906 2,138,937
August .....................: 296,431 2,435,368
September ..................: 302,013 2,737,381
October ....................: 318,853 3,056,234
November ...................: 307,550 3,363,784
December ...................: 335,670 3,699,454
:
Other Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 5,760 5,789 0.5 5,760 5,789 0.5
February ...................: 5,050 5,878 16.4 10,810 11,667 7.9
March ......................: 6,168 6,941 12.5 16,978 18,608 9.6
April ......................: 5,476 6,296 15.0 22,454 24,904 10.9
May ........................: 5,340 27,794
June .......................: 5,797 33,591
July .......................: 5,532 39,123
August .....................: 6,175 45,298
September ..................: 5,513 50,811
October ....................: 6,376 57,187
November ...................: 6,124 63,311
December ...................: 6,289 69,600
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2013 and 2014 (continued)
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: : :Change : : :Change
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: : : 2013 : : : 2013
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ....................: 188,037 182,444 -3.0 188,037 182,444 -3.0
February ...................: 173,335 163,916 -5.4 361,372 346,360 -4.2
March ......................: 181,421 165,396 -8.8 542,793 511,756 -5.7
April ......................: 166,658 158,423 -4.9 709,451 670,179 -5.5
May ........................: 163,785 873,236
June .......................: 140,124 1,013,360
July .......................: 132,746 1,146,106
August .....................: 134,370 1,280,476
September ..................: 132,232 1,412,708
October ....................: 145,886 1,558,594
November ...................: 142,192 1,700,786
December ...................: 161,730 1,862,516
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Nonfat dry milk, human :
January ....................: 142,799 138,858 -2.8 142,799 138,858 -2.8
February ...................: 137,674 140,559 2.1 280,473 279,417 -0.4
March ......................: 146,576 162,649 11.0 427,049 442,066 3.5
April ......................: 160,117 158,185 -1.2 587,166 600,251 2.2
May ........................: 150,531 737,697
June .......................: 130,901 868,598
July .......................: 116,616 985,214
August .....................: 106,039 1,091,253
September ..................: 74,026 1,165,279
October ....................: 85,830 1,251,109
November ...................: 101,185 1,352,294
December ...................: 125,570 1,477,864
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Skim milk powders 2/ :
January ....................: 47,980 58,830 22.6 47,980 58,830 22.6
February ...................: 43,178 35,384 -18.1 91,158 94,214 3.4
March ......................: 47,546 42,620 -10.4 138,704 136,834 -1.3
April ......................: 39,751 48,806 22.8 178,455 185,640 4.0
May ........................: 54,787 233,242
June .......................: 58,217 291,459
July .......................: 53,131 344,590
August .....................: 55,074 399,664
September ..................: 54,234 453,898
October ....................: 62,402 516,300
November ...................: 56,227 572,527
December ...................: 58,162 630,689
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2013 and 2014 (continued)
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Dry whey, total 3/ :
January ......................: 90,663 70,010 -22.8 90,663 70,010 -22.8
February .....................: 80,471 62,092 -22.8 171,134 132,102 -22.8
March ........................: 87,631 71,504 -18.4 258,765 203,606 -21.3
April ........................: 85,400 74,464 -12.8 344,165 278,070 -19.2
May ..........................: 79,654 423,819
June .........................: 79,564 503,383
July .........................: 79,515 582,898
August .......................: 75,832 658,730
September ....................: 72,334 731,064
October ......................: 71,460 802,524
November .....................: 74,176 876,700
December .....................: 84,320 961,020
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Lactose, human and animal :
January ......................: 85,262 96,929 13.7 85,262 96,929 13.7
February .....................: 74,832 89,463 19.6 160,094 186,392 16.4
March ........................: 89,435 99,746 11.5 249,529 286,138 14.7
April ........................: 84,768 92,201 8.8 334,297 378,339 13.2
May ..........................: 87,184 421,481
June .........................: 88,686 510,167
July .........................: 86,088 596,255
August .......................: 86,433 682,688
September ....................: 88,005 770,693
October ......................: 89,171 859,864
November .....................: 86,706 946,570
December .....................: 92,614 1,039,184
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Whey protein concentrate, total :
January ......................: 39,262 47,041 19.8 39,262 47,041 19.8
February .....................: 36,941 42,174 14.2 76,203 89,215 17.1
March ........................: 41,742 44,796 7.3 117,945 134,011 13.6
April ........................: 40,396 45,661 13.0 158,341 179,672 13.5
May ..........................: 43,391 201,732
June .........................: 41,501 243,233
July .........................: 40,265 283,498
August .......................: 39,461 322,959
September ....................: 39,386 362,345
October ......................: 45,542 407,887
November .....................: 43,194 451,081
December .....................: 46,567 497,648
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2013 and 2014 (continued)
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ....................: 26,946 25,344 -5.9 26,946 25,344 -5.9
February ...................: 23,811 22,639 -4.9 50,757 47,983 -5.5
March ......................: 25,342 24,953 -1.5 76,099 72,936 -4.2
April ......................: 24,568 24,259 -1.3 100,667 97,195 -3.4
May ........................: 25,984 126,651
June .......................: 23,181 149,832
July .......................: 26,152 175,984
August .....................: 26,599 202,583
September ..................: 24,379 226,962
October ....................: 24,925 251,887
November ...................: 22,248 274,135
December ...................: 22,068 296,203
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Cottage cheese, lowfat :
January ....................: 33,686 29,445 -12.6 33,686 29,445 -12.6
February ...................: 28,005 27,427 -2.1 61,691 56,872 -7.8
March ......................: 29,674 29,527 -0.5 91,365 86,399 -5.4
April ......................: 30,478 29,486 -3.3 121,843 115,885 -4.9
May ........................: 31,039 152,882
June .......................: 28,515 181,397
July .......................: 30,886 212,283
August .....................: 30,399 242,682
September ..................: 29,064 271,746
October ....................: 29,494 301,240
November ...................: 25,437 326,677
December ...................: 26,209 352,886
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Sour cream :
January ....................: 107,329 107,891 0.5 107,329 107,891 0.5
February ...................: 75,905 76,459 0.7 183,234 184,350 0.6
March ......................: 85,962 86,131 0.2 269,196 270,481 0.5
April ......................: 80,381 85,579 6.5 349,577 356,060 1.9
May ........................: 91,901 441,478
June .......................: 82,585 524,063
July .......................: 86,731 610,794
August .....................: 88,387 699,181
September ..................: 83,061 782,242
October ....................: 96,496 878,738
November ...................: 97,839 976,577
December ...................: 97,172 1,073,749
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2013 and 2014 (continued)
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: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 56,582 55,439 -2.0 56,582 55,439 -2.0
February ...................: 63,062 58,610 -7.1 119,644 114,049 -4.7
March ......................: 71,935 68,501 -4.8 191,579 182,550 -4.7
April ......................: 72,195 68,527 -5.1 263,774 251,077 -4.8
May ........................: 76,786 340,560
June .......................: 77,783 418,343
July .......................: 77,278 495,621
August .....................: 72,648 568,269
September ..................: 62,774 631,043
October ....................: 65,276 696,319
November ...................: 52,882 749,201
December ...................: 43,433 792,634
:
Ice cream, lowfat total :
January ....................: 49,801 25,506 -48.8 49,801 25,506 -48.8
February ...................: 49,733 29,648 -40.4 99,534 55,154 -44.6
March ......................: 56,428 35,007 -38.0 155,962 90,161 -42.2
April ......................: 58,473 38,855 -33.6 214,435 129,016 -39.8
May ........................: 62,187 276,622
June .......................: 64,160 340,782
July .......................: 61,162 401,944
August .....................: 58,311 460,255
September ..................: 52,914 513,169
October ....................: 50,025 563,194
November ...................: 45,046 608,240
December ...................: 42,449 650,689
:
Sherbet, hard :
January ....................: 3,100 2,915 -6.0 3,100 2,915 -6.0
February ...................: 3,455 3,355 -2.9 6,555 6,270 -4.3
March ......................: 4,458 4,208 -5.6 11,013 10,478 -4.9
April ......................: 4,511 3,978 -11.8 15,524 14,456 -6.9
May ........................: 4,613 20,137
June .......................: 4,619 24,756
July .......................: 4,208 28,964
August .....................: 3,675 32,639
September ..................: 3,105 35,744
October ....................: 3,264 39,008
November ...................: 2,509 41,517
December ...................: 2,058 43,575
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2013 and 2014 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from
: : : 2013 : : : 2013
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored :
January ....................: 389,927 395,302 1.4 389,927 395,302 1.4
February ...................: 367,232 392,812 7.0 757,159 788,114 4.1
March ......................: 427,747 447,683 4.7 1,184,906 1,235,797 4.3
April ......................: 387,956 397,716 2.5 1,572,862 1,633,513 3.9
May ........................: 404,040 1,976,902
June .......................: 397,221 2,374,123
July .......................: 395,216 2,769,339
August .....................: 421,332 3,190,671
September ..................: 433,913 3,624,584
October ....................: 377,431 4,002,015
November ...................: 330,906 4,332,921
December ...................: 384,714 4,717,635
:
: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
:
Frozen yogurt, total :
January ....................: 5,757 4,518 -21.5 5,757 4,518 -21.5
February ...................: 6,607 5,651 -14.5 12,364 10,169 -17.8
March ......................: 7,719 6,168 -20.1 20,083 16,337 -18.7
April ......................: 7,772 6,131 -21.1 27,855 22,468 -19.3
May ........................: 8,763 36,618
June .......................: 8,748 45,366
July .......................: 7,746 53,112
August .....................: 6,655 59,767
September ..................: 5,667 65,434
October ....................: 5,670 71,104
November ...................: 4,488 75,592
December ...................: 4,783 80,375
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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:
April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 191,616 205,954 203,489 6.2 -1.2
Idaho ..........: 71,699 80,639 69,811 -2.6 -13.4
Illinois .......: 5,657 5,758 6,129 8.3 6.4
Iowa ...........: 23,686 22,549 24,551 3.7 8.9
Minnesota ......: 55,136 50,721 56,609 2.7 11.6
New Mexico .....: 62,375 67,859 64,143 2.8 -5.5
New York .......: 62,240 66,645 61,923 -0.5 -7.1
Ohio ...........: 16,060 17,305 16,320 1.6 -5.7
Pennsylvania ...: 35,684 37,198 37,307 4.5 0.3
South Dakota ...: 22,104 22,292 22,345 1.1 0.2
Vermont ........: 11,185 10,890 10,729 -4.1 -1.5
Wisconsin ......: 241,858 246,733 241,075 -0.3 -2.3
:
Other States 1/ : 130,236 129,089 135,954 4.4 5.3
:
United States ..: 929,536 963,632 950,385 2.2 -1.4
:
Atlantic .......: 117,417 124,031 119,127 1.5 -4.0
Central ........: 423,161 417,244 423,558 0.1 1.5
West ...........: 388,958 422,357 407,700 4.8 -3.5
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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: April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 52,421 52,905 52,261 -0.3 -1.2
Idaho ..........: 48,211 50,580 45,174 -6.3 -10.7
Iowa ...........: 16,224 16,600 17,563 8.3 5.8
Oregon .........: 16,236 17,416 16,805 3.5 -3.5
Wisconsin ......: 75,169 70,253 68,800 -8.5 -2.1
:
Other States 1/ : 168,448 171,555 176,142 4.6 2.7
:
United States ..: 376,709 379,309 376,745 - -0.7
:
Atlantic .......: 17,301 19,103 17,846 3.2 -6.6
Central ........: 183,078 179,779 185,646 1.4 3.3
West ...........: 176,330 180,427 173,253 -1.7 -4.0
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- Represents zero.
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 30,357 32,868 34,175 12.6 4.0
Idaho ..........: 35,756 39,659 34,537 -3.4 -12.9
Iowa ...........: 9,728 10,820 11,155 14.7 3.1
Minnesota ......: 42,427 41,097 47,712 12.5 16.1
Wisconsin ......: 52,418 47,198 46,300 -11.7 -1.9
:
Other States 1/ : 108,275 105,861 107,892 -0.4 1.9
:
United States ..: 278,961 277,503 281,771 1.0 1.5
:
Atlantic .......: 17,093 18,365 17,113 0.1 -6.8
Central ........: 134,261 126,442 134,683 0.3 6.5
West ...........: 127,607 132,696 129,975 1.9 -2.1
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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: April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 119,251 131,589 132,498 11.1 0.7
Idaho ..........: 18,428 24,578 19,407 5.3 -21.0
New York .......: 28,954 32,031 29,686 2.5 -7.3
Pennsylvania ...: 22,646 24,426 22,761 0.5 -6.8
Wisconsin ......: 118,377 126,021 122,025 3.1 -3.2
:
Other States 1/ : 85,864 87,369 87,500 1.9 0.1
:
United States ..: 393,520 426,014 413,877 5.2 -2.8
:
Atlantic .......: 58,059 63,531 59,814 3.0 -5.9
Central ........: 161,579 161,223 156,265 -3.3 -3.1
West ...........: 173,882 201,260 197,798 13.8 -1.7
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 109,836 119,858 123,208 12.2 2.8
Idaho ..........: 15,669 23,381 18,289 16.7 -21.8
New York .......: 16,666 17,874 15,542 -6.7 -13.0
Pennsylvania ...: 19,757 21,130 19,909 0.8 -5.8
Wisconsin ......: 76,669 84,215 81,900 6.8 -2.7
:
Other States 1/ : 63,988 67,900 68,969 7.8 1.6
:
United States ..: 302,585 334,358 327,817 8.3 -2.0
:
Atlantic .......: 39,771 41,777 38,786 -2.5 -7.2
Central ........: 102,964 106,209 103,172 0.2 -2.9
West ...........: 159,850 186,372 185,859 16.3 -0.3
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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: April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 56,822 59,048 57,604 1.4 -2.4
Pennsylvania ...: 8,796 9,002 8,625 -1.9 -4.2
:
Other States 1/ : 101,040 97,346 92,194 -8.8 -5.3
:
United States ..: 166,658 165,396 158,423 -4.9 -4.2
:
Atlantic .......: 18,898 17,610 16,915 -10.5 -3.9
Central ........: 59,850 60,194 56,386 -5.8 -6.3
West ...........: 87,910 87,592 85,122 -3.2 -2.8
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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:
April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 70,167 77,505 65,048 -7.3 -16.1
:
Other States 1/ : 89,950 85,144 93,137 3.5 9.4
:
United States ..: 160,117 162,649 158,185 -1.2 -2.7
:
Atlantic .......: 23,607 24,126 28,449 20.5 17.9
Central ........: 25,210 24,487 25,130 -0.3 2.6
West ...........: 111,300 114,036 104,606 -6.0 -8.3
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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: April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
New York .......: 13,069 11,406 11,739 -10.2 2.9
Wisconsin ......: 28,307 25,128 25,194 -11.0 0.3
:
Other States 1/ : 40,632 32,976 36,102 -11.1 9.5
:
United States ..: 82,008 69,510 73,035 -10.9 5.1
:
Atlantic .......: 22,661 17,613 21,354 -5.8 21.2
Central ........: 41,374 35,686 35,643 -13.9 -0.1
West ...........: 17,973 16,211 16,038 -10.8 -1.1
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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: April 2013 and 2014
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : April : March
: : : : 2013 : 2014
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: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 12,562 11,187 11,304 -10.0 1.0
Missouri ...........: 1,981 2,653 1,949 -1.6 -26.5
Ohio ...............: 1,879 1,797 1,739 -7.5 -3.2
Oregon .............: 1,154 1,054 1,215 5.3 15.3
Pennsylvania .......: 3,171 2,855 2,895 -8.7 1.4
Wisconsin ..........: 2,487 1,389 2,032 -18.3 46.3
:
Other States 1/ ....: 48,961 47,566 47,393 -3.2 -0.4
:
United States ......: 72,195 68,501 68,527 -5.1 0.0
:
Atlantic ...........: 14,860 12,718 12,976 -12.7 2.0
Central ............: 38,685 38,718 38,646 -0.1 -0.2
West ...............: 18,650 17,065 16,905 -9.4 -0.9
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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 2013, there were 1,272 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
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Sheep and Goats......... (202) 720-4751
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Tiffany Hora - Livestock Slaughter ........... (515) 284-4340
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
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