Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released December 5, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). October 2016 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.03 billion pounds, 0.5 percent above October 2015 and 4.8 percent above September 2016. Italian type cheese production totaled 442 million pounds, 1.0 percent above October 2015 and 3.3 percent above September 2016. American type cheese production totaled 398 million pounds, 1.4 percent above October 2015 and 5.7 percent above September 2016. Butter production was 143 million pounds, 3.6 percent below October 2015 but 5.7 percent above September 2016. Dry milk powders (comparisons with October 2015) Nonfat dry milk, human - 140 million pounds, up 18.0 percent. Skim milk powders - 42.9 million pounds, up 8.1 percent. Whey products (comparisons with October 2015) Dry whey, total - 84.1 million pounds, up 9.0 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 89.3 million pounds, up 7.5 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 36.3 million pounds, down 13.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with October 2015) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 60.1 million gallons, down 5.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 31.4 million gallons, down 1.7 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.56 million gallons, down 12.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.06 million gallons, down 8.8 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2015 and 2016............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: October 2015 and 2016..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 2015 and 2016.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October : September : : : : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 148,424 135,346 143,028 -3.6 5.7 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 392,516 376,427 397,969 1.4 5.7 Cheddar ............................: 278,831 268,541 279,514 0.2 4.1 Other American types ...............: 113,685 107,886 118,455 4.2 9.8 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,750 7,087 7,522 -2.9 6.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,667 15,078 17,065 2.4 13.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 96,108 78,573 88,593 -7.8 12.8 Feta .................................: 9,109 10,539 9,490 4.2 -10.0 Gouda ................................: 4,524 5,823 6,730 48.8 15.6 Hispanic .............................: 21,602 22,907 22,361 3.5 -2.4 Italian types ........................: 437,762 428,277 442,333 1.0 3.3 Mozzarella .........................: 342,127 334,566 340,755 -0.4 1.8 Parmesan ...........................: 27,643 27,405 32,320 16.9 17.9 Provolone ..........................: 32,875 33,954 34,914 6.2 2.8 Ricotta ............................: 24,234 22,211 23,118 -4.6 4.1 Romano .............................: 4,137 4,109 4,953 19.7 20.5 Other Italian types ................: 6,746 6,032 6,273 -7.0 4.0 Swiss ................................: 26,532 25,164 25,901 -2.4 2.9 All other types ......................: 14,709 15,437 14,593 -0.8 -5.5 : Total cheese .........................: 1,027,279 985,312 1,032,557 0.5 4.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 33,065 34,567 33,245 0.5 -3.8 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 27,130 27,410 26,650 -1.8 -2.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 29,543 30,221 30,316 2.6 0.3 : Sour cream .............................: 119,063 109,965 125,553 5.5 14.2 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 387,836 436,390 380,952 -1.8 -12.7 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 63,356 62,326 60,099 -5.1 -3.6 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,563 17,212 14,864 -4.5 -13.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 16,355 17,433 16,496 0.9 -5.4 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 31,918 34,645 31,360 -1.7 -9.5 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 608 502 593 -2.5 18.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,927 3,229 2,560 -12.5 -20.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,543 5,213 5,055 -8.8 -3.0 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,913 1,556 1,501 -21.5 -3.5 Nonfat, hard .......................: 562 574 486 -13.5 -15.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,235 1,229 1,132 -8.3 -7.9 Water and juice ices .................: 5,422 6,014 5,530 2.0 -8.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 36,621 36,433 35,109 -4.1 -3.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 16,694 19,498 17,701 6.0 -9.2 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 583 580 591 1.4 1.9 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,008 2,147 1,714 -14.6 -20.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,259 3,023 3,143 -3.6 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October : September : : : : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,179 10,422 10,453 2.7 0.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 75,439 74,808 81,874 8.5 9.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,669 1,056 2,211 32.5 109.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,108 75,864 84,085 9.0 10.8 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,814 2,671 2,839 0.9 6.3 Animal ...............................: 3,125 2,634 3,000 -4.0 13.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 41,807 34,596 36,026 -13.8 4.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 269 747 243 -9.7 -67.5 Total 2/ .............................: 42,076 35,343 36,269 -13.8 2.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,879 13,685 14,184 -16.0 3.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,197 21,658 22,085 -12.4 2.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,239 10,709 10,280 24.8 -4.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 83,126 94,699 89,342 7.5 -5.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 54,821 50,476 59,652 8.8 18.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,345 1,065 1,269 -45.9 19.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 57,166 51,541 60,921 6.6 18.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,589 7,801 7,494 -21.8 -3.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 67,544 51,832 55,875 -17.3 7.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,192 762 668 -44.0 -12.3 Total 2/ .............................: 68,736 52,594 56,543 -17.7 7.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,731 17,604 17,997 -32.7 2.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 42,005 34,990 38,546 -8.2 10.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,205 19,519 21,618 42.2 10.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 105,109 115,059 107,229 2.0 -6.8 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 14.1 14.1 13.4 -0.7 -0.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October : September : : : : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 136,363 123,290 121,290 -11.1 -1.6 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,445 8,021 8,405 12.9 4.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 689 613 865 25.5 41.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,221 6,921 6,887 31.9 -0.5 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 12,042 10,503 10,894 -9.5 3.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 118,358 125,797 139,621 18.0 11.0 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 39,723 38,447 42,941 8.1 11.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,099 17,602 17,711 59.6 0.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,119 1,636 2,039 -3.8 24.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,039 13,698 14,087 133.3 2.8 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 180,038 216,327 225,420 25.2 4.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 143,720 132,878 122,962 -14.4 -7.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 994,542 1,003,278 0.9 994,542 1,003,278 0.9 February ...................: 896,222 955,051 6.6 1,890,764 1,958,329 3.6 March ......................:1,011,401 1,025,629 1.4 2,902,165 2,983,958 2.8 April ......................: 977,734 991,181 1.4 3,879,899 3,975,139 2.5 May ........................: 986,103 1,002,024 1.6 4,866,002 4,977,163 2.3 June .......................: 976,802 990,753 1.4 5,842,804 5,967,916 2.1 July .......................:1,003,072 1,012,526 0.9 6,845,876 6,980,442 2.0 August .....................: 978,177 999,583 2.2 7,824,053 7,980,025 2.0 September ..................: 966,057 985,312 2.0 8,790,110 8,965,337 2.0 October ....................:1,027,279 1,032,557 0.5 9,817,389 9,997,894 1.8 November ...................: 984,720 10,802,109 December ...................:1,036,316 11,838,425 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 402,235 400,989 -0.3 402,235 400,989 -0.3 February ...................: 357,392 366,870 2.7 759,627 767,859 1.1 March ......................: 395,913 399,063 0.8 1,155,540 1,166,922 1.0 April ......................: 396,707 395,527 -0.3 1,552,247 1,562,449 0.7 May ........................: 407,684 400,350 -1.8 1,959,931 1,962,799 0.1 June .......................: 390,457 389,382 -0.3 2,350,388 2,352,181 0.1 July .......................: 397,252 398,996 0.4 2,747,640 2,751,177 0.1 August .....................: 394,944 389,387 -1.4 3,142,584 3,140,564 -0.1 September ..................: 379,532 376,427 -0.8 3,522,116 3,516,991 -0.1 October ....................: 392,516 397,969 1.4 3,914,632 3,914,960 November ...................: 380,090 4,294,722 December ...................: 400,164 4,694,886 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 296,775 296,492 -0.1 296,775 296,492 -0.1 February ...................: 262,614 257,550 -1.9 559,389 554,042 -1.0 March ......................: 287,127 283,957 -1.1 846,516 837,999 -1.0 April ......................: 287,362 297,403 3.5 1,133,878 1,135,402 0.1 May ........................: 296,459 290,549 -2.0 1,430,337 1,425,951 -0.3 June .......................: 287,963 277,668 -3.6 1,718,300 1,703,619 -0.9 July .......................: 286,447 281,801 -1.6 2,004,747 1,985,420 -1.0 August .....................: 279,375 279,186 -0.1 2,284,122 2,264,606 -0.9 September ..................: 271,528 268,541 -1.1 2,555,650 2,533,147 -0.9 October ....................: 278,831 279,514 0.2 2,834,481 2,812,661 -0.8 November ...................: 266,026 3,100,507 December ...................: 292,957 3,393,464 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 433,575 435,176 0.4 433,575 435,176 0.4 February ...................: 389,448 423,918 8.9 823,023 859,094 4.4 March ......................: 440,148 458,783 4.2 1,263,171 1,317,877 4.3 April ......................: 421,271 436,543 3.6 1,684,442 1,754,420 4.2 May ........................: 417,329 440,810 5.6 2,101,771 2,195,230 4.4 June .......................: 422,827 434,410 2.7 2,524,598 2,629,640 4.2 July .......................: 430,439 443,092 2.9 2,955,037 3,072,732 4.0 August .....................: 402,279 424,496 5.5 3,357,316 3,497,228 4.2 September ..................: 403,028 428,277 6.3 3,760,344 3,925,505 4.4 October ....................: 437,762 442,333 1.0 4,198,106 4,367,838 4.0 November ...................: 425,075 4,623,181 December ...................: 465,574 5,088,755 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 341,435 336,865 -1.3 341,435 336,865 -1.3 February ...................: 304,907 332,553 9.1 646,342 669,418 3.6 March ......................: 342,753 359,034 4.8 989,095 1,028,452 4.0 April ......................: 331,378 340,847 2.9 1,320,473 1,369,299 3.7 May ........................: 331,276 345,427 4.3 1,651,749 1,714,726 3.8 June .......................: 331,891 339,659 2.3 1,983,640 2,054,385 3.6 July .......................: 339,588 348,503 2.6 2,323,228 2,402,888 3.4 August .....................: 315,163 328,638 4.3 2,638,391 2,731,526 3.5 September ..................: 317,118 334,566 5.5 2,955,509 3,066,092 3.7 October ....................: 342,127 340,755 -0.4 3,297,636 3,406,847 3.3 November ...................: 333,437 3,631,073 December ...................: 364,737 3,995,810 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,087 6,117 0.5 6,087 6,117 0.5 February ...................: 6,153 5,777 -6.1 12,240 11,894 -2.8 March ......................: 7,506 5,994 -20.1 19,746 17,888 -9.4 April ......................: 6,916 5,376 -22.3 26,662 23,264 -12.7 May ........................: 6,481 6,250 -3.6 33,143 29,514 -10.9 June .......................: 6,297 5,778 -8.2 39,440 35,292 -10.5 July .......................: 5,692 5,296 -7.0 45,132 40,588 -10.1 August .....................: 6,130 4,958 -19.1 51,262 45,546 -11.2 September ..................: 5,560 6,032 8.5 56,822 51,578 -9.2 October ....................: 6,746 6,273 -7.0 63,568 57,851 -9.0 November ...................: 6,312 69,880 December ...................: 6,435 76,315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 173,637 175,654 1.2 173,637 175,654 1.2 February ...................: 155,979 174,353 11.8 329,616 350,007 6.2 March ......................: 167,503 182,126 8.7 497,119 532,133 7.0 April ......................: 165,472 176,453 6.6 662,591 708,586 6.9 May ........................: 169,429 170,015 0.3 832,020 878,601 5.6 June .......................: 143,714 151,244 5.2 975,734 1,029,845 5.5 July .......................: 135,525 144,019 6.3 1,111,259 1,173,864 5.6 August .....................: 128,091 130,057 1.5 1,239,350 1,303,921 5.2 September ..................: 133,659 135,346 1.3 1,373,009 1,439,267 4.8 October ....................: 148,424 143,028 -3.6 1,521,433 1,582,295 4.0 November ...................: 152,329 1,673,762 December ...................: 175,556 1,849,318 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 167,699 137,046 -18.3 167,699 137,046 -18.3 February ...................: 150,953 140,225 -7.1 318,652 277,271 -13.0 March ......................: 180,815 172,009 -4.9 499,467 449,280 -10.0 April ......................: 180,768 169,349 -6.3 680,235 618,629 -9.1 May ........................: 180,001 166,026 -7.8 860,236 784,655 -8.8 June .......................: 165,441 146,017 -11.7 1,025,677 930,672 -9.3 July .......................: 155,245 150,889 -2.8 1,180,922 1,081,561 -8.4 August .....................: 123,885 117,657 -5.0 1,304,807 1,199,218 -8.1 September ..................: 119,947 125,797 4.9 1,424,754 1,325,015 -7.0 October ....................: 118,358 139,621 18.0 1,543,112 1,464,636 -5.1 November ...................: 127,928 1,671,040 December ...................: 151,143 1,822,183 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 41,107 51,243 24.7 41,107 51,243 24.7 February ...................: 33,320 40,201 20.7 74,427 91,444 22.9 March ......................: 39,442 40,564 2.8 113,869 132,008 15.9 April ......................: 33,099 43,189 30.5 146,968 175,197 19.2 May ........................: 35,538 50,865 43.1 182,506 226,062 23.9 June .......................: 34,676 55,312 59.5 217,182 281,374 29.6 July .......................: 34,882 48,814 39.9 252,064 330,188 31.0 August .....................: 39,288 46,426 18.2 291,352 376,614 29.3 September ..................: 26,837 38,447 43.3 318,189 415,061 30.4 October ....................: 39,723 42,941 8.1 357,912 458,002 28.0 November ...................: 44,940 402,852 December ...................: 43,472 446,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 76,418 83,281 9.0 76,418 83,281 9.0 February .....................: 76,735 75,459 -1.7 153,153 158,740 3.6 March ........................: 86,928 82,941 -4.6 240,081 241,681 0.7 April ........................: 78,079 82,348 5.5 318,160 324,029 1.8 May ..........................: 79,396 82,046 3.3 397,556 406,075 2.1 June .........................: 85,761 80,134 -6.6 483,317 486,209 0.6 July .........................: 81,691 82,354 0.8 565,008 568,563 0.6 August .......................: 82,744 76,396 -7.7 647,752 644,959 -0.4 September ....................: 79,247 75,864 -4.3 726,999 720,823 -0.8 October ......................: 77,108 84,085 9.0 804,107 804,908 0.1 November .....................: 79,012 883,119 December .....................: 91,786 974,905 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 90,148 84,602 -6.2 90,148 84,602 -6.2 February .....................: 80,505 83,897 4.2 170,653 168,499 -1.3 March ........................: 92,896 92,710 -0.2 263,549 261,209 -0.9 April ........................: 88,352 87,962 -0.4 351,901 349,171 -0.8 May ..........................: 88,285 91,631 3.8 440,186 440,802 0.1 June .........................: 89,945 93,756 4.2 530,131 534,558 0.8 July .........................: 90,326 97,715 8.2 620,457 632,273 1.9 August .......................: 86,557 92,209 6.5 707,014 724,482 2.5 September ....................: 85,084 94,699 11.3 792,098 819,181 3.4 October ......................: 83,126 89,342 7.5 875,224 908,523 3.8 November .....................: 82,460 957,684 December .....................: 91,094 1,048,778 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,826 39,051 -10.9 43,826 39,051 -10.9 February .....................: 38,516 36,775 -4.5 82,342 75,826 -7.9 March ........................: 42,131 39,232 -6.9 124,473 115,058 -7.6 April ........................: 42,622 36,808 -13.6 167,095 151,866 -9.1 May ..........................: 43,898 37,992 -13.5 210,993 189,858 -10.0 June .........................: 39,008 36,983 -5.2 250,001 226,841 -9.3 July .........................: 41,723 36,664 -12.1 291,724 263,505 -9.7 August .......................: 39,564 34,337 -13.2 331,288 297,842 -10.1 September ....................: 37,440 35,343 -5.6 368,728 333,185 -9.6 October ......................: 42,076 36,269 -13.8 410,804 369,454 -10.1 November .....................: 41,302 452,106 December .....................: 42,299 494,405 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 24,103 23,777 -1.4 24,103 23,777 -1.4 February ...................: 25,188 25,233 0.2 49,291 49,010 -0.6 March ......................: 26,991 28,607 6.0 76,282 77,617 1.8 April ......................: 25,811 26,717 3.5 102,093 104,334 2.2 May ........................: 26,281 27,985 6.5 128,374 132,319 3.1 June .......................: 27,179 27,852 2.5 155,553 160,171 3.0 July .......................: 28,791 26,482 -8.0 184,344 186,653 1.3 August .....................: 27,810 28,855 3.8 212,154 215,508 1.6 September ..................: 27,369 27,410 0.1 239,523 242,918 1.4 October ....................: 27,130 26,650 -1.8 266,653 269,568 1.1 November ...................: 24,212 290,865 December ...................: 26,663 317,528 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,993 28,610 -1.3 28,993 28,610 -1.3 February ...................: 28,913 28,708 -0.7 57,906 57,318 -1.0 March ......................: 32,157 34,290 6.6 90,063 91,608 1.7 April ......................: 29,848 30,499 2.2 119,911 122,107 1.8 May ........................: 29,920 31,902 6.6 149,831 154,009 2.8 June .......................: 32,113 30,459 -5.2 181,944 184,468 1.4 July .......................: 31,483 29,912 -5.0 213,427 214,380 0.4 August .....................: 31,377 31,646 0.9 244,804 246,026 0.5 September ..................: 31,918 30,221 -5.3 276,722 276,247 -0.2 October ....................: 29,543 30,316 2.6 306,265 306,563 0.1 November ...................: 26,652 332,917 December ...................: 30,088 363,005 : Sour cream : January ....................: 109,699 102,931 -6.2 109,699 102,931 -6.2 February ...................: 96,386 103,420 7.3 206,085 206,351 0.1 March ......................: 110,976 116,668 5.1 317,061 323,019 1.9 April ......................: 103,658 102,123 -1.5 420,719 425,142 1.1 May ........................: 104,420 113,759 8.9 525,139 538,901 2.6 June .......................: 110,834 119,715 8.0 635,973 658,616 3.6 July .......................: 105,243 104,836 -0.4 741,216 763,452 3.0 August .....................: 107,410 116,521 8.5 848,626 879,973 3.7 September ..................: 106,825 109,965 2.9 955,451 989,938 3.6 October ....................: 119,063 125,553 5.5 1,074,514 1,115,491 3.8 November ...................: 123,532 1,198,046 December ...................: 118,408 1,316,454 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 57,106 57,066 -0.1 57,106 57,066 -0.1 February ...................: 59,797 60,423 1.0 116,903 117,489 0.5 March ......................: 71,808 71,024 -1.1 188,711 188,513 -0.1 April ......................: 68,771 71,328 3.7 257,482 259,841 0.9 May ........................: 65,517 71,903 9.7 322,999 331,744 2.7 June .......................: 72,534 76,135 5.0 395,533 407,879 3.1 July .......................: 72,356 69,600 -3.8 467,889 477,479 2.0 August .....................: 69,503 70,965 2.1 537,392 548,444 2.1 September ..................: 65,391 62,326 -4.7 602,783 610,770 1.3 October ....................: 63,356 60,099 -5.1 666,139 670,869 0.7 November ...................: 54,953 721,092 December ...................: 56,472 777,564 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 29,598 25,723 -13.1 29,598 25,723 -13.1 February ...................: 31,465 31,137 -1.0 61,063 56,860 -6.9 March ......................: 38,086 40,926 7.5 99,149 97,786 -1.4 April ......................: 39,693 39,789 0.2 138,842 137,575 -0.9 May ........................: 41,140 40,290 -2.1 179,982 177,865 -1.2 June .......................: 46,491 42,259 -9.1 226,473 220,124 -2.8 July .......................: 43,126 41,608 -3.5 269,599 261,732 -2.9 August .....................: 42,556 44,432 4.4 312,155 306,164 -1.9 September ..................: 35,441 34,645 -2.2 347,596 340,809 -2.0 October ....................: 31,918 31,360 -1.7 379,514 372,169 -1.9 November ...................: 26,788 406,302 December ...................: 25,399 431,701 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,982 2,461 -17.5 2,982 2,461 -17.5 February ...................: 3,225 3,200 -0.8 6,207 5,661 -8.8 March ......................: 3,989 3,726 -6.6 10,196 9,387 -7.9 April ......................: 3,527 3,567 1.1 13,723 12,954 -5.6 May ........................: 3,739 3,484 -6.8 17,462 16,438 -5.9 June .......................: 3,875 3,597 -7.2 21,337 20,035 -6.1 July .......................: 3,766 3,229 -14.3 25,103 23,264 -7.3 August .....................: 3,553 3,120 -12.2 28,656 26,384 -7.9 September ..................: 3,407 3,229 -5.2 32,063 29,613 -7.6 October ....................: 2,927 2,560 -12.5 34,990 32,173 -8.1 November ...................: 2,531 37,521 December ...................: 2,178 39,699 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2015 and 2016 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2015 : 2016 : from : 2015 : 2016 : from : : : 2015 : : : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 370,650 394,767 6.5 370,650 394,767 6.5 February ...................: 419,288 396,799 -5.4 789,938 791,566 0.2 March ......................: 436,581 421,450 -3.5 1,226,519 1,213,016 -1.1 April ......................: 384,158 392,006 2.0 1,610,677 1,605,022 -0.4 May ........................: 396,737 380,186 -4.2 2,007,414 1,985,208 -1.1 June .......................: 395,772 397,126 0.3 2,403,186 2,382,334 -0.9 July .......................: 388,817 361,949 -6.9 2,792,003 2,744,283 -1.7 August .....................: 401,818 419,109 4.3 3,193,821 3,163,392 -1.0 September ..................: 445,270 436,390 -2.0 3,639,091 3,599,782 -1.1 October ....................: 387,836 380,952 -1.8 4,026,927 3,980,734 -1.1 November ...................: 347,738 4,374,665 December ...................: 367,422 4,742,087 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,699 4,125 -12.2 4,699 4,125 -12.2 February ...................: 5,614 5,377 -4.2 10,313 9,502 -7.9 March ......................: 6,283 6,079 -3.2 16,596 15,581 -6.1 April ......................: 7,000 6,281 -10.3 23,596 21,862 -7.3 May ........................: 5,827 5,755 -1.2 29,423 27,617 -6.1 June .......................: 7,069 6,320 -10.6 36,492 33,937 -7.0 July .......................: 6,616 6,004 -9.3 43,108 39,941 -7.3 August .....................: 5,891 5,926 0.6 48,999 45,867 -6.4 September ..................: 5,673 5,213 -8.1 54,672 51,080 -6.6 October ....................: 5,543 5,055 -8.8 60,215 56,135 -6.8 November ...................: 4,496 64,711 December ...................: 4,004 68,715 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 198,373 203,198 211,462 6.6 4.1 Idaho ..........: 80,119 81,737 81,874 2.2 0.2 Illinois .......: 6,475 6,703 6,664 2.9 -0.6 Iowa ...........: 22,572 19,053 23,940 6.1 25.6 Minnesota ......: 55,301 52,898 53,476 -3.3 1.1 New Jersey .....: 5,654 5,498 5,465 -3.3 -0.6 New Mexico .....: 63,453 59,907 62,991 -0.7 5.1 New York .......: 73,960 71,001 73,948 - 4.2 Ohio ...........: 18,795 17,145 18,004 -4.2 5.0 Pennsylvania ...: 42,250 31,896 35,232 -16.6 10.5 South Dakota ...: 24,663 21,337 25,896 5.0 21.4 Vermont ........: 11,527 10,434 11,709 1.6 12.2 Wisconsin ......: 267,153 261,855 269,564 0.9 2.9 : Other States 1/ : 156,984 142,650 152,332 -3.0 6.8 : United States ..: 1,027,279 985,312 1,032,557 0.5 4.8 : Atlantic .......: 140,393 125,103 133,394 -5.0 6.6 Central ........: 456,465 439,871 463,668 1.6 5.4 West ...........: 430,421 420,338 435,495 1.2 3.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,380 53,190 53,792 0.8 1.1 Idaho ..........: 52,433 49,184 50,405 -3.9 2.5 Iowa ...........: 14,570 13,257 15,665 7.5 18.2 New York .......: 10,830 10,512 10,373 -4.2 -1.3 Oregon .........: 16,885 16,397 16,746 -0.8 2.1 Pennsylvania ...: 87 78 85 -2.3 9.0 Wisconsin ......: 77,284 70,953 76,400 -1.1 7.7 : Other States 1/ : 167,047 162,856 174,503 4.5 7.2 : United States ..: 392,516 376,427 397,969 1.4 5.7 : Atlantic .......: 24,578 23,030 24,086 -2.0 4.6 Central ........: 188,235 177,772 193,128 2.6 8.6 West ...........: 179,703 175,625 180,755 0.6 2.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 27,013 27,937 27,848 3.1 -0.3 Idaho ..........: 40,904 36,558 39,836 -2.6 9.0 Iowa ...........: 9,383 8,323 8,301 -11.5 -0.3 Minnesota ......: 42,088 41,173 40,189 -4.5 -2.4 Vermont ........: 7,525 7,443 8,072 7.3 8.5 Wisconsin ......: 50,059 47,426 51,200 2.3 8.0 : Other States 1/ : 101,859 99,681 104,068 2.2 4.4 : United States ..: 278,831 268,541 279,514 0.2 4.1 : Atlantic .......: 23,551 22,053 23,291 -1.1 5.6 Central ........: 129,619 122,652 128,353 -1.0 4.6 West ...........: 125,661 123,836 127,870 1.8 3.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 127,078 127,674 137,409 8.1 7.6 Idaho ..........: 20,858 26,134 24,320 16.6 -6.9 New York .......: 31,612 31,003 31,829 0.7 2.7 Pennsylvania ...: 19,894 19,628 19,838 -0.3 1.1 Wisconsin ......: 132,564 138,841 136,601 3.0 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 105,756 84,997 92,336 -12.7 8.6 : United States ..: 437,762 428,277 442,333 1.0 3.3 : Atlantic .......: 56,767 55,658 56,908 0.2 2.2 Central ........: 174,273 174,339 178,048 2.2 2.1 West ...........: 206,722 198,280 207,377 0.3 4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 115,675 118,325 125,087 8.1 5.7 Idaho ..........: 19,642 24,722 22,700 15.6 -8.2 New York .......: 16,496 15,712 16,057 -2.7 2.2 Pennsylvania ...: 16,535 16,902 16,806 1.6 -0.6 Wisconsin ......: 90,355 92,458 89,100 -1.4 -3.6 : Other States 1/ : 83,424 66,447 71,005 -14.9 6.9 : United States ..: 342,127 334,566 340,755 -0.4 1.8 : Atlantic .......: 35,153 35,251 35,185 0.1 -0.2 Central ........: 114,882 113,782 113,893 -0.9 0.1 West ...........: 192,092 185,533 191,677 -0.2 3.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: October 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 41,750 39,971 42,246 1.2 5.7 New York .......: 3,295 2,385 2,831 -14.1 18.7 Pennsylvania ...: 7,746 7,010 7,539 -2.7 7.5 : Other States 1/ : 95,633 85,980 90,412 -5.5 5.2 : United States ..: 148,424 135,346 143,028 -3.6 5.7 : Atlantic .......: 15,699 14,116 14,260 -9.2 1.0 Central ........: 60,160 55,750 58,958 -2.0 5.8 West ...........: 72,565 65,480 69,810 -3.8 6.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 45,530 41,801 43,891 -3.6 5.0 Pennsylvania ...: 13,494 11,658 16,572 22.8 42.2 : Other States 1/ : 59,334 72,338 79,158 33.4 9.4 : United States ..: 118,358 125,797 139,621 18.0 11.0 : Atlantic .......: 21,796 19,250 26,672 22.4 38.6 Central ........: 23,993 24,814 29,938 24.8 20.6 West ...........: 72,569 81,733 83,011 14.4 1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2015 and 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 11,294 13,151 12,863 13.9 -2.2 Wisconsin ......: 24,876 24,504 25,925 4.2 5.8 : Other States 1/ : 39,269 37,153 43,086 9.7 16.0 : United States ..: 75,439 74,808 81,874 8.5 9.4 : Atlantic .......: 21,383 20,870 21,041 -1.6 0.8 Central ........: 36,593 35,473 36,570 -0.1 3.1 West ...........: 17,463 18,465 24,263 38.9 31.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2015 and 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2015 : 2016 : 2016 : October :September : : : : 2015 : 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 11,200 9,124 8,037 -28.2 -11.9 Connecticut ........: 1,261 1,086 960 -23.9 -11.6 Missouri ...........: 2,277 1,915 2,110 -7.3 10.2 Ohio ...............: 1,899 1,997 2,258 18.9 13.1 Oregon .............: 1,011 1,106 1,245 23.1 12.6 Pennsylvania .......: 3,274 2,872 3,649 11.5 27.1 Wisconsin ..........: 1,236 1,768 1,141 -7.7 -35.5 : Other States 1/ ....: 41,198 42,458 40,699 -1.2 -4.1 : United States ......: 63,356 62,326 60,099 -5.1 -3.6 : Atlantic ...........: 14,952 13,043 14,356 -4.0 10.1 Central ............: 31,731 34,444 32,873 3.6 -4.6 West ...............: 16,673 14,839 12,870 -22.8 -13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2015, there were 1,267 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... 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