Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released February 4, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). November 2018 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.08 billion pounds, 1.0 percent above November 2017 but 4.3 percent below October 2018. Italian type cheese production totaled 464 million pounds, 1.6 percent above November 2017 but 2.2 percent below October 2018. American type cheese production totaled 423 million pounds, 2.2 percent above November 2017 but 3.5 percent below October 2018. Butter production was 146 million pounds, 2.7 percent below November 2017 but 1.5 percent above October 2018. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with November 2017) Nonfat dry milk, human - 130 million pounds, down 7.7 percent. Skim milk powder - 30.4 million pounds, down 26.9 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with November 2017) Dry whey, total - 74.7 million pounds, down 8.6 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 97.9 million pounds, up 13.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.4 million pounds, down 2.9 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with November 2017) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 51.9 million gallons, up 4.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 26.9 million gallons, down 3.9 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.37 million gallons, up 0.9 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.89 million gallons, down 4.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2017 and 2018............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: November 2017 and 2018.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: November 2017 and 2018.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 149,721 143,480 145,637 -2.7 1.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 413,714 438,187 422,799 2.2 -3.5 Cheddar ............................: 296,598 307,510 304,507 2.7 -1.0 Other American types ...............: 117,116 130,677 118,292 1.0 -9.5 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,533 7,999 7,385 -2.0 -7.7 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,066 18,079 15,860 -1.3 -12.3 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 88,400 98,983 85,821 -2.9 -13.3 Feta .................................: 8,871 12,915 9,939 12.0 -23.0 Gouda ................................: 8,213 6,190 6,414 -21.9 3.6 Hispanic .............................: 24,440 29,650 26,528 8.5 -10.5 Italian types ........................: 456,821 474,764 464,305 1.6 -2.2 Mozzarella .........................: 351,511 373,332 363,172 3.3 -2.7 Parmesan ...........................: 37,886 32,779 33,259 -12.2 1.5 Provolone ..........................: 32,528 34,502 32,061 -1.4 -7.1 Ricotta ............................: 22,682 23,928 24,383 7.5 1.9 Romano .............................: 4,967 3,962 4,566 -8.1 15.2 Other Italian types ................: 7,247 6,261 6,864 -5.3 9.6 Swiss ................................: 26,837 27,252 28,227 5.2 3.6 All other types ......................: 19,773 15,872 14,361 -27.4 -9.5 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,070,668 1,129,891 1,081,639 1.0 -4.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 29,668 32,520 30,245 1.9 -7.0 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 26,066 29,851 27,230 4.5 -8.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,060 28,298 24,853 -4.6 -12.2 : Sour cream .............................: 129,312 128,045 130,416 0.9 1.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 317,564 369,690 318,964 0.4 -13.7 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 49,618 59,756 51,921 4.6 -13.1 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 12,418 17,784 13,992 12.7 -21.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 15,528 16,107 12,870 -17.1 -20.1 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 27,946 33,891 26,862 -3.9 -20.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 354 707 488 37.9 -31.0 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,352 3,109 2,373 0.9 -23.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,070 4,074 3,889 -4.4 -4.5 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,375 1,216 1,271 -7.6 4.5 Nonfat, hard .......................: 355 505 278 -21.7 -45.0 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 2,178 1,891 1,135 -47.9 -40.0 Water and juice ices .................: 3,437 4,399 4,008 16.6 -8.9 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 29,828 34,834 30,226 1.3 -13.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 14,708 19,005 15,071 2.5 -20.7 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 402 432 342 -14.9 -20.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,586 2,558 1,555 -2.0 -39.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,197 2,004 1,822 -17.1 -9.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,493 6,029 6,850 -27.8 13.6 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 79,807 85,322 72,983 -8.6 -14.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,850 1,645 1,685 -8.9 2.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 81,657 86,967 74,668 -8.6 -14.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,298 1,367 1,409 8.6 3.1 Animal ...............................: 2,621 3,646 2,806 7.1 -23.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 39,999 42,531 39,172 -2.1 -7.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 552 359 218 -60.5 -39.3 Total 2/ .............................: 40,551 42,890 39,390 -2.9 -8.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,083 16,163 14,442 -4.2 -10.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,468 26,727 24,948 -2.0 -6.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,885 11,173 9,749 9.7 -12.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 86,105 85,771 97,884 13.7 14.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 98,453 72,140 63,938 -35.1 -11.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,830 1,690 1,669 -8.8 -1.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 100,283 73,830 65,607 -34.6 -11.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,314 4,163 4,058 -23.6 -2.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 80,817 58,273 59,483 -26.4 2.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 737 885 895 21.4 1.1 Total 2/ .............................: 81,554 59,158 60,378 -26.0 2.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,004 19,842 21,400 -10.8 7.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 57,550 39,316 38,978 -32.3 -0.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 27,998 23,610 24,562 -12.3 4.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 143,073 89,824 86,321 -39.7 -3.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 15.1 22.7 32.6 17.5 9.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 107,444 118,055 102,981 -4.2 -12.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,119 9,367 9,011 -10.9 -3.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 956 728 522 -45.4 -28.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 15,853 5,520 7,378 -53.5 33.7 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 5,779 8,101 8,983 55.4 10.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 141,440 125,067 130,493 -7.7 4.3 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 41,609 37,464 30,399 -26.9 -18.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 21,094 12,836 10,828 -48.7 -15.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,023 4,028 3,626 79.2 -10.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 27,878 18,733 17,483 -37.3 -6.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 316,969 252,045 287,120 -9.4 13.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 121,488 118,620 105,000 -13.6 -11.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 February ...................: 957,650 985,969 3.0 2,021,882 2,082,489 3.0 March ......................:1,071,819 1,108,389 3.4 3,093,701 3,190,878 3.1 April ......................:1,057,848 1,073,438 1.5 4,151,549 4,264,316 2.7 May ........................:1,076,171 1,084,611 0.8 5,227,720 5,348,927 2.3 June .......................:1,045,875 1,062,520 1.6 6,273,595 6,411,447 2.2 July .......................:1,051,675 1,082,772 3.0 7,325,270 7,494,219 2.3 August .....................:1,046,041 1,078,404 3.1 8,371,311 8,572,623 2.4 September ..................:1,024,757 1,054,470 2.9 9,396,068 9,627,093 2.5 October ....................:1,086,865 1,129,891 4.0 10,482,933 10,756,984 2.6 November ...................:1,070,668 1,081,639 1.0 11,553,601 11,838,623 2.5 December ...................:1,105,490 12,659,091 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 434,627 433,670 -0.2 434,627 433,670 -0.2 February ...................: 390,314 397,364 1.8 824,941 831,034 0.7 March ......................: 429,558 443,491 3.2 1,254,499 1,274,525 1.6 April ......................: 434,657 443,257 2.0 1,689,156 1,717,782 1.7 May ........................: 443,083 443,503 0.1 2,132,239 2,161,285 1.4 June .......................: 419,260 429,895 2.5 2,551,499 2,591,180 1.6 July .......................: 414,495 440,653 6.3 2,965,994 3,031,833 2.2 August .....................: 414,280 426,427 2.9 3,380,274 3,458,260 2.3 September ..................: 403,544 417,313 3.4 3,783,818 3,875,573 2.4 October ....................: 430,485 438,187 1.8 4,214,303 4,313,760 2.4 November ...................: 413,714 422,799 2.2 4,628,017 4,736,559 2.3 December ...................: 443,974 5,071,991 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 327,328 318,254 -2.8 327,328 318,254 -2.8 February ...................: 291,508 293,255 0.6 618,836 611,509 -1.2 March ......................: 323,442 321,144 -0.7 942,278 932,653 -1.0 April ......................: 329,671 318,849 -3.3 1,271,949 1,251,502 -1.6 May ........................: 327,456 319,684 -2.4 1,599,405 1,571,186 -1.8 June .......................: 302,090 313,351 3.7 1,901,495 1,884,537 -0.9 July .......................: 298,285 326,370 9.4 2,199,780 2,210,907 0.5 August .....................: 298,306 303,563 1.8 2,498,086 2,514,470 0.7 September ..................: 291,755 290,846 -0.3 2,789,841 2,805,316 0.6 October ....................: 307,833 307,510 -0.1 3,097,674 3,112,826 0.5 November ...................: 296,598 304,507 2.7 3,394,272 3,417,333 0.7 December ...................: 327,062 3,721,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 454,575 474,348 4.3 454,575 474,348 4.3 February ...................: 406,179 426,472 5.0 860,754 900,820 4.7 March ......................: 470,053 481,404 2.4 1,330,807 1,382,224 3.9 April ......................: 447,937 455,198 1.6 1,778,744 1,837,422 3.3 May ........................: 452,332 457,691 1.2 2,231,076 2,295,113 2.9 June .......................: 450,027 449,219 -0.2 2,681,103 2,744,332 2.4 July .......................: 451,922 463,547 2.6 3,133,025 3,207,879 2.4 August .....................: 437,003 455,993 4.3 3,570,028 3,663,872 2.6 September ..................: 432,619 450,871 4.2 4,002,647 4,114,743 2.8 October ....................: 454,641 474,764 4.4 4,457,288 4,589,507 3.0 November ...................: 456,821 464,305 1.6 4,914,109 5,053,812 2.8 December ...................: 469,755 5,383,864 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,768 366,988 4.0 352,768 366,988 4.0 February ...................: 314,602 327,413 4.1 667,370 694,401 4.1 March ......................: 361,368 371,264 2.7 1,028,738 1,065,665 3.6 April ......................: 347,399 353,725 1.8 1,376,137 1,419,390 3.1 May ........................: 350,530 357,591 2.0 1,726,667 1,776,981 2.9 June .......................: 349,363 353,869 1.3 2,076,030 2,130,850 2.6 July .......................: 352,014 367,215 4.3 2,428,044 2,498,065 2.9 August .....................: 335,867 358,177 6.6 2,763,911 2,856,242 3.3 September ..................: 332,180 358,006 7.8 3,096,091 3,214,248 3.8 October ....................: 347,688 373,332 7.4 3,443,779 3,587,580 4.2 November ...................: 351,511 363,172 3.3 3,795,290 3,950,752 4.1 December ...................: 365,309 4,160,599 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,600 5,549 -15.9 6,600 5,549 -15.9 February ...................: 6,498 5,680 -12.6 13,098 11,229 -14.3 March ......................: 7,614 6,460 -15.2 20,712 17,689 -14.6 April ......................: 6,666 5,869 -12.0 27,378 23,558 -14.0 May ........................: 6,556 6,584 0.4 33,934 30,142 -11.2 June .......................: 7,009 6,423 -8.4 40,943 36,565 -10.7 July .......................: 6,055 6,041 -0.2 46,998 42,606 -9.3 August .....................: 5,634 6,171 9.5 52,632 48,777 -7.3 September ..................: 6,747 6,757 0.1 59,379 55,534 -6.5 October ....................: 6,271 6,261 -0.2 65,650 61,795 -5.9 November ...................: 7,247 6,864 -5.3 72,897 68,659 -5.8 December ...................: 6,351 79,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 178,060 182,088 2.3 178,060 182,088 2.3 February ...................: 161,013 170,116 5.7 339,073 352,204 3.9 March ......................: 177,021 182,046 2.8 516,094 534,250 3.5 April ......................: 161,956 175,297 8.2 678,050 709,547 4.6 May ........................: 163,397 168,109 2.9 841,447 877,656 4.3 June .......................: 139,200 142,540 2.4 980,647 1,020,196 4.0 July .......................: 135,625 134,561 -0.8 1,116,272 1,154,757 3.4 August .....................: 131,152 133,982 2.2 1,247,424 1,288,739 3.3 September ..................: 134,552 134,800 0.2 1,381,976 1,423,539 3.0 October ....................: 144,671 143,480 -0.8 1,526,647 1,567,019 2.6 November ...................: 149,721 145,637 -2.7 1,676,368 1,712,656 2.2 December ...................: 171,105 1,847,473 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 153,848 160,301 4.2 153,848 160,301 4.2 February ...................: 143,231 157,833 10.2 297,079 318,134 7.1 March ......................: 160,916 178,694 11.0 457,995 496,828 8.5 April ......................: 172,821 163,859 -5.2 630,816 660,687 4.7 May ........................: 167,910 159,893 -4.8 798,726 820,580 2.7 June .......................: 162,814 146,911 -9.8 961,540 967,491 0.6 July .......................: 151,825 144,296 -5.0 1,113,365 1,111,787 -0.1 August .....................: 136,753 122,805 -10.2 1,250,118 1,234,592 -1.2 September ..................: 134,572 108,826 -19.1 1,384,690 1,343,418 -3.0 October ....................: 145,008 125,067 -13.8 1,529,698 1,468,485 -4.0 November ...................: 141,440 130,493 -7.7 1,671,138 1,598,978 -4.3 December ...................: 164,014 1,835,152 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 55,590 45,753 -17.7 55,590 45,753 -17.7 February ...................: 41,391 37,666 -9.0 96,981 83,419 -14.0 March ......................: 52,693 42,055 -20.2 149,674 125,474 -16.2 April ......................: 50,206 49,446 -1.5 199,880 174,920 -12.5 May ........................: 51,012 50,365 -1.3 250,892 225,285 -10.2 June .......................: 39,515 58,947 49.2 290,407 284,232 -2.1 July .......................: 47,842 47,488 -0.7 338,249 331,720 -1.9 August .....................: 44,813 47,560 6.1 383,062 379,280 -1.0 September ..................: 29,102 46,592 60.1 412,164 425,872 3.3 October ....................: 25,965 37,464 44.3 438,129 463,336 5.8 November ...................: 41,609 30,399 -26.9 479,738 493,735 2.9 December ...................: 49,895 529,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,255 90,319 9.8 82,255 90,319 9.8 February .....................: 77,895 89,599 15.0 160,150 179,918 12.3 March ........................: 86,689 90,653 4.6 246,839 270,571 9.6 April ........................: 84,640 85,149 0.6 331,479 355,720 7.3 May ..........................: 82,950 85,521 3.1 414,429 441,241 6.5 June .........................: 88,064 87,803 -0.3 502,493 529,044 5.3 July .........................: 100,402 92,595 -7.8 602,895 621,639 3.1 August .......................: 94,276 78,954 -16.3 697,171 700,593 0.5 September ....................: 91,302 71,228 -22.0 788,473 771,821 -2.1 October ......................: 80,750 86,967 7.7 869,223 858,788 -1.2 November .....................: 81,657 74,668 -8.6 950,880 933,456 -1.8 December .....................: 86,024 1,036,904 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 92,320 94,834 2.7 92,320 94,834 2.7 February .....................: 84,386 86,294 2.3 176,706 181,128 2.5 March ........................: 95,317 99,650 4.5 272,023 280,778 3.2 April ........................: 96,265 94,011 -2.3 368,288 374,789 1.8 May ..........................: 93,634 92,544 -1.2 461,922 467,333 1.2 June .........................: 96,082 91,796 -4.5 558,004 559,129 0.2 July .........................: 98,117 97,044 -1.1 656,121 656,173 - August .......................: 96,679 94,380 -2.4 752,800 750,553 -0.3 September ....................: 94,903 88,157 -7.1 847,703 838,710 -1.1 October ......................: 93,098 85,771 -7.9 940,801 924,481 -1.7 November .....................: 86,105 97,884 13.7 1,026,906 1,022,365 -0.4 December .....................: 97,251 1,124,157 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 40,329 43,461 7.8 40,329 43,461 7.8 February .....................: 36,110 39,391 9.1 76,439 82,852 8.4 March ........................: 42,354 44,932 6.1 118,793 127,784 7.6 April ........................: 42,062 40,926 -2.7 160,855 168,710 4.9 May ..........................: 41,612 41,870 0.6 202,467 210,580 4.0 June .........................: 40,297 39,862 -1.1 242,764 250,442 3.2 July .........................: 41,192 39,798 -3.4 283,956 290,240 2.2 August .......................: 38,339 41,767 8.9 322,295 332,007 3.0 September ....................: 38,720 42,020 8.5 361,015 374,027 3.6 October ......................: 40,796 42,890 5.1 401,811 416,917 3.8 November .....................: 40,551 39,390 -2.9 442,362 456,307 3.2 December .....................: 41,914 484,276 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,122 25,546 -2.2 26,122 25,546 -2.2 February ...................: 25,698 26,932 4.8 51,820 52,478 1.3 March ......................: 29,010 32,696 12.7 80,830 85,174 5.4 April ......................: 25,942 29,111 12.2 106,772 114,285 7.0 May ........................: 29,538 32,368 9.6 136,310 146,653 7.6 June .......................: 27,626 31,058 12.4 163,936 177,711 8.4 July .......................: 28,007 30,126 7.6 191,943 207,837 8.3 August .....................: 30,434 31,415 3.2 222,377 239,252 7.6 September ..................: 27,146 29,013 6.9 249,523 268,265 7.5 October ....................: 28,829 29,851 3.5 278,352 298,116 7.1 November ...................: 26,066 27,230 4.5 304,418 325,346 6.9 December ...................: 26,066 330,484 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,655 26,867 -6.2 28,655 26,867 -6.2 February ...................: 28,142 27,567 -2.0 56,797 54,434 -4.2 March ......................: 30,711 31,348 2.1 87,508 85,782 -2.0 April ......................: 29,610 29,815 0.7 117,118 115,597 -1.3 May ........................: 31,746 31,486 -0.8 148,864 147,083 -1.2 June .......................: 27,924 28,466 1.9 176,788 175,549 -0.7 July .......................: 28,450 29,329 3.1 205,238 204,878 -0.2 August .....................: 31,370 31,958 1.9 236,608 236,836 0.1 September ..................: 27,396 27,266 -0.5 264,004 264,102 - October ....................: 29,205 28,298 -3.1 293,209 292,400 -0.3 November ...................: 26,060 24,853 -4.6 319,269 317,253 -0.6 December ...................: 25,152 344,421 : Sour cream : January ....................: 113,967 118,603 4.1 113,967 118,603 4.1 February ...................: 99,700 98,994 -0.7 213,667 217,597 1.8 March ......................: 115,648 116,393 0.6 329,315 333,990 1.4 April ......................: 109,615 111,878 2.1 438,930 445,868 1.6 May ........................: 118,884 118,874 - 557,814 564,742 1.2 June .......................: 117,764 114,737 -2.6 675,578 679,479 0.6 July .......................: 107,401 110,077 2.5 782,979 789,556 0.8 August .....................: 118,709 118,830 0.1 901,688 908,386 0.7 September ..................: 108,314 108,381 0.1 1,010,002 1,016,767 0.7 October ....................: 126,023 128,045 1.6 1,136,025 1,144,812 0.8 November ...................: 129,312 130,416 0.9 1,265,337 1,275,228 0.8 December ...................: 121,812 1,387,149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,500 54,718 -3.2 56,500 54,718 -3.2 February ...................: 58,988 55,411 -6.1 115,488 110,129 -4.6 March ......................: 74,168 64,388 -13.2 189,656 174,517 -8.0 April ......................: 69,711 63,601 -8.8 259,367 238,118 -8.2 May ........................: 72,167 66,580 -7.7 331,534 304,698 -8.1 June .......................: 74,788 71,761 -4.0 406,322 376,459 -7.3 July .......................: 69,394 70,443 1.5 475,716 446,902 -6.1 August .....................: 73,596 71,559 -2.8 549,312 518,461 -5.6 September ..................: 60,596 59,019 -2.6 609,908 577,480 -5.3 October ....................: 56,616 59,756 5.5 666,524 637,236 -4.4 November ...................: 49,618 51,921 4.6 716,142 689,157 -3.8 December ...................: 46,520 762,662 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,934 31,241 -2.2 31,934 31,241 -2.2 February ...................: 38,363 33,849 -11.8 70,297 65,090 -7.4 March ......................: 44,189 41,268 -6.6 114,486 106,358 -7.1 April ......................: 41,293 40,329 -2.3 155,779 146,687 -5.8 May ........................: 45,772 45,175 -1.3 201,551 191,862 -4.8 June .......................: 45,860 46,310 1.0 247,411 238,172 -3.7 July .......................: 42,769 43,435 1.6 290,180 281,607 -3.0 August .....................: 43,344 42,970 -0.9 333,524 324,577 -2.7 September ..................: 35,226 34,572 -1.9 368,750 359,149 -2.6 October ....................: 34,566 33,891 -2.0 403,316 393,040 -2.5 November ...................: 27,946 26,862 -3.9 431,262 419,902 -2.6 December ...................: 28,552 459,814 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,295 2,975 -9.7 3,295 2,975 -9.7 February ...................: 3,005 2,995 -0.3 6,300 5,970 -5.2 March ......................: 3,770 3,292 -12.7 10,070 9,262 -8.0 April ......................: 3,788 3,654 -3.5 13,858 12,916 -6.8 May ........................: 3,582 3,514 -1.9 17,440 16,430 -5.8 June .......................: 3,819 3,409 -10.7 21,259 19,839 -6.7 July .......................: 3,319 3,151 -5.1 24,578 22,990 -6.5 August .....................: 3,697 3,467 -6.2 28,275 26,457 -6.4 September ..................: 3,282 3,188 -2.9 31,557 29,645 -6.1 October ....................: 2,542 3,109 22.3 34,099 32,754 -3.9 November ...................: 2,352 2,373 0.9 36,451 35,127 -3.6 December ...................: 2,181 38,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 381,750 365,342 -4.3 381,750 365,342 -4.3 February ...................: 369,841 375,716 1.6 751,591 741,058 -1.4 March ......................: 411,605 390,586 -5.1 1,163,196 1,131,644 -2.7 April ......................: 375,287 358,583 -4.5 1,538,483 1,490,227 -3.1 May ........................: 385,257 371,391 -3.6 1,923,740 1,861,618 -3.2 June .......................: 376,335 368,426 -2.1 2,300,075 2,230,044 -3.0 July .......................: 349,529 358,204 2.5 2,649,604 2,588,248 -2.3 August .....................: 396,182 397,456 0.3 3,045,786 2,985,704 -2.0 September ..................: 393,654 369,615 -6.1 3,439,440 3,355,319 -2.4 October ....................: 368,558 369,690 0.3 3,807,998 3,725,009 -2.2 November ...................: 317,564 318,964 0.4 4,125,562 4,043,973 -2.0 December ...................: 352,746 4,478,308 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,299 4,617 -12.9 5,299 4,617 -12.9 February ...................: 5,424 4,624 -14.7 10,723 9,241 -13.8 March ......................: 6,912 6,583 -4.8 17,635 15,824 -10.3 April ......................: 6,391 5,646 -11.7 24,026 21,470 -10.6 May ........................: 5,771 5,303 -8.1 29,797 26,773 -10.1 June .......................: 5,609 5,529 -1.4 35,406 32,302 -8.8 July .......................: 5,192 4,937 -4.9 40,598 37,239 -8.3 August .....................: 5,653 4,567 -19.2 46,251 41,806 -9.6 September ..................: 4,557 4,403 -3.4 50,808 46,209 -9.1 October ....................: 4,152 4,074 -1.9 54,960 50,283 -8.5 November ...................: 4,070 3,889 -4.4 59,030 54,172 -8.2 December ...................: 3,514 62,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 and United States: November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 211,090 214,685 216,314 2.5 0.8 Idaho ..........: 76,881 91,442 77,031 0.2 -15.8 Illinois .......: 6,995 6,119 7,171 2.5 17.2 Iowa ...........: 21,045 23,974 24,472 16.3 2.1 Minnesota ......: 58,382 61,834 63,044 8.0 2.0 New Jersey .....: 4,362 4,951 4,332 -0.7 -12.5 New Mexico .....: 64,483 78,860 78,479 21.7 -0.5 Ohio ...........: 19,354 20,980 19,294 -0.3 -8.0 Oregon .........: 17,456 18,796 18,024 3.3 -4.1 Pennsylvania ...: 36,152 40,429 36,024 -0.4 -10.9 South Dakota ...: 23,514 24,252 24,543 4.4 1.2 Vermont ........: 12,096 11,956 12,303 1.7 2.9 Wisconsin ......: 281,195 300,223 277,656 -1.3 -7.5 : Other States 1/ : 237,663 231,390 222,952 -6.2 -3.6 : United States ..: 1,070,668 1,129,891 1,081,639 1.0 -4.3 : Atlantic .......: 140,049 143,994 135,467 -3.3 -5.9 Central ........: 492,554 509,876 485,286 -1.5 -4.8 West ...........: 438,065 476,021 460,886 5.2 -3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,623 53,699 52,146 3.0 -2.9 Idaho ..........: 52,012 54,116 48,261 -7.2 -10.8 Iowa ...........: 11,390 14,697 17,314 52.0 17.8 Oregon .........: 17,367 18,693 17,930 3.2 -4.1 Wisconsin ......: 84,027 87,035 80,900 -3.7 -7.0 : Other States 1/ : 198,295 209,947 206,248 4.0 -1.8 : United States ..: 413,714 438,187 422,799 2.2 -3.5 : Atlantic .......: 27,136 27,594 27,794 2.4 0.7 Central ........: 211,721 212,171 207,687 -1.9 -2.1 West ...........: 174,857 198,422 187,318 7.1 -5.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 26,672 29,413 29,485 10.5 0.2 Idaho ..........: 40,099 38,986 36,528 -8.9 -6.3 Iowa ...........: 6,025 8,571 10,007 66.1 16.8 Minnesota ......: 45,721 48,240 50,901 11.3 5.5 Oregon .........: 14,935 15,984 14,312 -4.2 -10.5 Vermont ........: 8,452 8,408 8,486 0.4 0.9 Wisconsin ......: 57,015 59,571 56,200 -1.4 -5.7 : Other States 1/ : 97,679 98,337 98,588 0.9 0.3 : United States ..: 296,598 307,510 304,507 2.7 -1.0 : Atlantic .......: 25,833 26,194 26,371 2.1 0.7 Central ........: 149,806 145,197 146,240 -2.4 0.7 West ...........: 120,959 136,119 131,896 9.0 -3.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 136,884 134,036 139,873 2.2 4.4 Idaho ..........: 18,399 29,324 22,104 20.1 -24.6 Pennsylvania ...: 21,505 22,292 21,377 -0.6 -4.1 Wisconsin ......: 140,662 150,347 139,393 -0.9 -7.3 : Other States 1/ : 139,371 138,765 141,558 1.6 2.0 : United States ..: 456,821 474,764 464,305 1.6 -2.2 : Atlantic .......: 60,493 60,026 60,559 0.1 0.9 Central ........: 184,737 194,789 182,642 -1.1 -6.2 West ...........: 211,591 219,949 221,104 4.5 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 125,114 123,147 129,090 3.2 4.8 Idaho ..........: 17,383 28,539 21,459 23.4 -24.8 Pennsylvania ...: 18,737 19,074 18,378 -1.9 -3.6 Wisconsin ......: 90,445 99,690 90,200 -0.3 -9.5 : Other States 1/ : 99,832 102,882 104,045 4.2 1.1 : United States ..: 351,511 373,332 363,172 3.3 -2.7 : Atlantic .......: 37,831 36,674 37,746 -0.2 2.9 Central ........: 116,844 129,592 118,062 1.0 -8.9 West ...........: 196,836 207,066 207,364 5.3 0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 42,079 40,972 41,258 -2.0 0.7 Pennsylvania ...: 7,279 6,483 6,127 -15.8 -5.5 : Other States 1/ : 100,363 96,025 98,252 -2.1 2.3 : United States ..: 149,721 143,480 145,637 -2.7 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 14,940 13,651 13,035 -12.8 -4.5 Central ........: 65,351 59,068 63,262 -3.2 7.1 West ...........: 69,430 70,761 69,340 -0.1 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 41,963 49,322 44,914 7.0 -8.9 Pennsylvania ...: 14,056 10,706 12,205 -13.2 14.0 : Other States 1/ : 85,421 65,039 73,374 -14.1 12.8 : United States ..: 141,440 125,067 130,493 -7.7 4.3 : Atlantic .......: 26,957 22,563 24,767 -8.1 9.8 Central ........: 29,545 18,532 24,227 -18.0 30.7 West ...........: 84,938 83,972 81,499 -4.0 -2.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 27,446 24,097 22,588 -17.7 -6.3 : Other States 1/ : 52,361 61,225 50,395 -3.8 -17.7 : United States ..: 79,807 85,322 72,983 -8.6 -14.5 : Atlantic .......: 20,238 20,621 20,623 1.9 - Central ........: 39,459 33,678 31,610 -19.9 -6.1 West ...........: 20,110 31,023 20,750 3.2 -33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: November 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : November : October : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 5,238 5,367 4,468 -14.7 -16.8 Connecticut ........: 861 1,216 974 13.1 -19.9 Missouri ...........: 1,631 2,465 2,279 39.7 -7.5 Ohio ...............: 1,934 2,247 2,005 3.7 -10.8 Oregon .............: 778 1,091 984 26.5 -9.8 Pennsylvania .......: 3,847 3,353 3,830 -0.4 14.2 Tennessee ..........: 1,785 1,905 1,648 -7.7 -13.5 Utah ...............: 1,701 2,316 2,130 25.2 -8.0 : Other States 1/ ....: 31,843 39,796 33,603 5.5 -15.6 : United States ......: 49,618 59,756 51,921 4.6 -13.1 : Atlantic ...........: 12,541 14,815 13,072 4.2 -11.8 Central ............: 27,447 33,966 29,268 6.6 -13.8 West ...............: 9,630 10,975 9,581 -0.5 -12.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2017, there were 1,306 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. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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