Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 3, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2019 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.10 billion pounds, 1.6 percent above May 2018 and 1.5 percent above April 2019. Italian type cheese production totaled 472 million pounds, 2.3 percent above May 2018 but 1.1 percent below April 2019. American type cheese production totaled 441 million pounds, 0.5 percent below May 2018 but 2.1 percent above April 2019. Butter production was 163 million pounds, 4.2 percent below May 2018 and 1.0 percent below April 2019. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with May 2018) Nonfat dry milk, human - 174 million pounds, up 5.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 30.1 million pounds, down 40.2 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with May 2018) Dry whey, total - 78.8 million pounds, down 8.2 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 109 million pounds, up 13.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.2 million pounds, down 2.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with May 2018) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 64.9 million gallons, up 0.5 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 46.2 million gallons, up 8.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.26 million gallons, down 7.1 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.69 million gallons, down 4.0 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2018 and 2019............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2018 and 2019..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2018 and 2019.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................ 18 Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................. 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 170,122 164,674 162,967 -4.2 -1.0 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 442,968 431,588 440,740 -0.5 2.1 Cheddar ............................: 318,665 307,591 319,428 0.2 3.8 Other American types ...............: 124,303 123,997 121,312 -2.4 -2.2 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,994 7,503 8,277 3.5 10.3 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,080 16,869 18,211 6.6 8.0 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 67,467 70,310 75,008 11.2 6.7 Feta .................................: 12,706 12,778 13,384 5.3 4.7 Gouda ................................: 6,123 3,578 3,124 -49.0 -12.7 Hispanic .............................: 26,245 27,205 30,087 14.6 10.6 Italian types ........................: 460,817 476,853 471,544 2.3 -1.1 Mozzarella .........................: 359,072 373,667 370,475 3.2 -0.9 Parmesan ...........................: 37,515 39,218 39,323 4.8 0.3 Provolone ..........................: 34,396 33,003 32,450 -5.7 -1.7 Ricotta ............................: 18,077 19,952 18,491 2.3 -7.3 Romano .............................: 5,086 4,446 4,323 -15.0 -2.8 Other Italian types ................: 6,671 6,567 6,482 -2.8 -1.3 Swiss ................................: 28,816 27,521 29,637 2.8 7.7 All other types ......................: 15,033 12,211 13,134 -12.6 7.6 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,085,249 1,086,416 1,103,146 1.6 1.5 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 36,368 34,529 32,665 -10.2 -5.4 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 32,320 31,141 29,730 -8.0 -4.5 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 31,476 29,221 27,702 -12.0 -5.2 : Sour cream .............................: 119,221 117,612 120,236 0.9 2.2 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 373,431 371,640 349,371 -6.4 -6.0 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 64,551 64,091 64,865 0.5 1.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 17,848 21,798 22,155 24.1 1.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 24,623 22,689 24,072 -2.2 6.1 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 42,471 44,487 46,227 8.8 3.9 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 872 717 677 -22.4 -5.6 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,513 3,236 3,263 -7.1 0.8 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,880 4,896 4,685 -4.0 -4.3 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,695 1,395 1,553 -8.4 11.3 Nonfat, hard .......................: 531 564 478 -10.0 -15.2 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,951 1,725 2,138 9.6 23.9 Water and juice ices .................: 6,592 6,404 7,128 8.1 11.3 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 41,186 39,199 40,728 -1.1 3.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 26,059 25,059 26,075 0.1 4.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 625 546 440 -29.6 -19.4 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,336 2,102 2,255 -3.5 7.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,886 2,584 2,761 -4.3 6.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,568 8,698 9,034 -5.6 3.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 83,731 73,801 77,544 -7.4 5.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,173 1,196 1,278 -41.2 6.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 85,904 74,997 78,822 -8.2 5.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,743 2,061 2,082 -24.1 1.0 Animal ...............................: 2,872 2,811 2,829 -1.5 0.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 42,054 40,121 40,975 -2.6 2.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 370 608 257 -30.5 -57.7 Total 2/ .............................: 42,424 40,729 41,232 -2.8 1.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,295 15,949 14,814 -3.1 -7.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,129 24,780 26,418 -2.6 6.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,452 9,460 10,368 9.7 9.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,204 108,038 109,465 13.8 1.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 66,468 74,342 63,479 -4.5 -14.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,221 1,097 1,261 -43.2 14.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 68,689 75,439 64,740 -5.7 -14.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,384 5,702 5,468 24.7 -4.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 69,855 57,278 58,922 -15.7 2.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 775 859 511 -34.1 -40.5 Total 2/ .............................: 70,630 58,137 59,433 -15.9 2.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,254 24,123 24,532 21.1 1.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 50,376 34,014 34,901 -30.7 2.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 25,933 20,107 22,731 -12.3 13.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 105,669 115,951 122,763 16.2 5.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 20.0 19.4 18.9 -1.2 -0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 140,407 126,344 137,182 -2.3 8.6 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,882 10,036 9,915 -8.9 -1.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,407 587 902 -35.9 53.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 25,411 24,681 24,430 -3.9 -1.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 17,413 15,801 17,116 -1.7 8.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 165,670 165,049 173,872 5.0 5.3 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 50,374 45,014 30,102 -40.2 -33.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 18,768 16,351 15,415 -17.9 -5.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,151 2,064 1,940 -38.4 -6.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 59,625 38,146 45,821 -23.2 20.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 270,489 275,401 281,847 4.2 2.3 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 143,020 173,315 160,758 12.4 -7.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2018 and 2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,098,670 1,098,353 - 1,098,670 1,098,353 - February ...................: 992,824 991,346 -0.1 2,091,494 2,089,699 -0.1 March ......................:1,108,022 1,120,525 1.1 3,199,516 3,210,224 0.3 April ......................:1,078,148 1,086,416 0.8 4,277,664 4,296,640 0.4 May ........................:1,085,249 1,103,146 1.6 5,362,913 5,399,786 0.7 June .......................:1,065,989 6,428,902 July .......................:1,087,097 7,515,999 August .....................:1,086,966 8,602,965 September ..................:1,059,076 9,662,041 October ....................:1,154,170 10,816,211 November ...................:1,095,965 11,912,176 December ...................:1,112,411 13,024,587 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 448,124 439,283 -2.0 448,124 439,283 -2.0 February ...................: 406,189 391,027 -3.7 854,313 830,310 -2.8 March ......................: 443,185 440,262 -0.7 1,297,498 1,270,572 -2.1 April ......................: 444,287 431,588 -2.9 1,741,785 1,702,160 -2.3 May ........................: 442,968 440,740 -0.5 2,184,753 2,142,900 -1.9 June .......................: 429,076 2,613,829 July .......................: 440,937 3,054,766 August .....................: 435,388 3,490,154 September ..................: 424,032 3,914,186 October ....................: 457,122 4,371,308 November ...................: 434,185 4,805,493 December ...................: 448,340 5,253,833 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 331,985 323,210 -2.6 331,985 323,210 -2.6 February ...................: 301,256 280,816 -6.8 633,241 604,026 -4.6 March ......................: 320,257 312,494 -2.4 953,498 916,520 -3.9 April ......................: 319,153 307,591 -3.6 1,272,651 1,224,111 -3.8 May ........................: 318,665 319,428 0.2 1,591,316 1,543,539 -3.0 June .......................: 312,869 1,904,185 July .......................: 325,217 2,229,402 August .....................: 311,974 2,541,376 September ..................: 297,632 2,839,008 October ....................: 323,213 3,162,221 November ...................: 314,170 3,476,391 December ...................: 326,117 3,802,508 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 473,913 480,134 1.3 473,913 480,134 1.3 February ...................: 428,100 441,082 3.0 902,013 921,216 2.1 March ......................: 483,095 494,933 2.5 1,385,108 1,416,149 2.2 April ......................: 460,768 476,853 3.5 1,845,876 1,893,002 2.6 May ........................: 460,817 471,544 2.3 2,306,693 2,364,546 2.5 June .......................: 450,929 2,757,622 July .......................: 462,769 3,220,391 August .....................: 453,431 3,673,822 September ..................: 450,964 4,124,786 October ....................: 483,852 4,608,638 November ...................: 469,207 5,077,845 December ...................: 479,005 5,556,850 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 365,563 379,627 3.8 365,563 379,627 3.8 February ...................: 328,591 347,234 5.7 694,154 726,861 4.7 March ......................: 372,712 392,018 5.2 1,066,866 1,118,879 4.9 April ......................: 358,320 373,667 4.3 1,425,186 1,492,546 4.7 May ........................: 359,072 370,475 3.2 1,784,258 1,863,021 4.4 June .......................: 355,249 2,139,507 July .......................: 367,437 2,506,944 August .....................: 357,346 2,864,290 September ..................: 358,579 3,222,869 October ....................: 381,217 3,604,086 November ...................: 370,269 3,974,355 December ...................: 377,006 4,351,361 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 5,549 6,750 21.6 5,549 6,750 21.6 February ...................: 5,689 6,076 6.8 11,238 12,826 14.1 March ......................: 6,417 7,328 14.2 17,655 20,154 14.2 April ......................: 5,909 6,567 11.1 23,564 26,721 13.4 May ........................: 6,671 6,482 -2.8 30,235 33,203 9.8 June .......................: 6,828 37,063 July .......................: 6,084 43,147 August .....................: 6,181 49,328 September ..................: 6,728 56,056 October ....................: 6,257 62,313 November ...................: 6,987 69,300 December ...................: 6,393 75,693 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 182,143 189,642 4.1 182,143 189,642 4.1 February ...................: 167,669 164,525 -1.9 349,812 354,167 1.2 March ......................: 181,847 173,558 -4.6 531,659 527,725 -0.7 April ......................: 175,216 164,674 -6.0 706,875 692,399 -2.0 May ........................: 170,122 162,967 -4.2 876,997 855,366 -2.5 June .......................: 142,122 1,019,119 July .......................: 134,564 1,153,683 August .....................: 133,571 1,287,254 September ..................: 135,041 1,422,295 October ....................: 148,896 1,571,191 November ...................: 149,428 1,720,619 December ...................: 170,388 1,891,007 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 159,272 172,690 8.4 159,272 172,690 8.4 February ...................: 157,105 153,806 -2.1 316,377 326,496 3.2 March ......................: 177,980 163,944 -7.9 494,357 490,440 -0.8 April ......................: 169,428 165,049 -2.6 663,785 655,489 -1.2 May ........................: 165,670 173,872 5.0 829,455 829,361 - June .......................: 152,244 981,699 July .......................: 150,193 1,131,892 August .....................: 129,077 1,260,969 September ..................: 114,030 1,374,999 October ....................: 121,595 1,496,594 November ...................: 134,424 1,631,018 December ...................: 142,522 1,773,540 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 44,033 39,784 -9.6 44,033 39,784 -9.6 February ...................: 38,034 35,630 -6.3 82,067 75,414 -8.1 March ......................: 42,066 46,677 11.0 124,133 122,091 -1.6 April ......................: 49,457 45,014 -9.0 173,590 167,105 -3.7 May ........................: 50,374 30,102 -40.2 223,964 197,207 -11.9 June .......................: 59,439 283,403 July .......................: 47,498 330,901 August .....................: 47,558 378,459 September ..................: 46,694 425,153 October ....................: 48,580 473,733 November ...................: 42,455 516,188 December ...................: 50,316 566,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 90,569 81,202 -10.3 90,569 81,202 -10.3 February .....................: 89,431 74,948 -16.2 180,000 156,150 -13.3 March ........................: 91,368 76,372 -16.4 271,368 232,522 -14.3 April ........................: 85,731 74,997 -12.5 357,099 307,519 -13.9 May ..........................: 85,904 78,822 -8.2 443,003 386,341 -12.8 June .........................: 86,603 529,606 July .........................: 90,171 619,777 August .......................: 78,814 698,591 September ....................: 69,951 768,542 October ......................: 84,003 852,545 November .....................: 72,306 924,851 December .....................: 74,505 999,356 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 94,822 111,586 17.7 94,822 111,586 17.7 February .....................: 86,232 98,080 13.7 181,054 209,666 15.8 March ........................: 100,861 114,527 13.5 281,915 324,193 15.0 April ........................: 93,472 108,038 15.6 375,387 432,231 15.1 May ..........................: 96,204 109,465 13.8 471,591 541,696 14.9 June .........................: 95,874 567,465 July .........................: 98,603 666,068 August .......................: 97,273 763,341 September ....................: 91,391 854,732 October ......................: 90,025 944,757 November .....................: 103,137 1,047,894 December .....................: 110,406 1,158,300 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 44,257 43,170 -2.5 44,257 43,170 -2.5 February .....................: 41,182 39,295 -4.6 85,439 82,465 -3.5 March ........................: 50,463 42,769 -15.2 135,902 125,234 -7.8 April ........................: 41,887 40,729 -2.8 177,789 165,963 -6.7 May ..........................: 42,424 41,232 -2.8 220,213 207,195 -5.9 June .........................: 41,001 261,214 July .........................: 40,877 302,091 August .......................: 42,856 344,947 September ....................: 41,991 386,938 October ......................: 42,392 429,330 November .....................: 40,919 470,249 December .....................: 43,722 513,971 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 27,933 28,322 1.4 27,933 28,322 1.4 February ...................: 27,261 26,094 -4.3 55,194 54,416 -1.4 March ......................: 32,655 30,228 -7.4 87,849 84,644 -3.6 April ......................: 29,410 31,141 5.9 117,259 115,785 -1.3 May ........................: 32,320 29,730 -8.0 149,579 145,515 -2.7 June .......................: 31,006 180,585 July .......................: 30,114 210,699 August .....................: 31,920 242,619 September ..................: 27,141 269,760 October ....................: 29,828 299,588 November ...................: 27,051 326,639 December ...................: 26,146 352,785 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 29,299 28,134 -4.0 29,299 28,134 -4.0 February ...................: 27,577 25,374 -8.0 56,876 53,508 -5.9 March ......................: 31,340 28,122 -10.3 88,216 81,630 -7.5 April ......................: 29,982 29,221 -2.5 118,198 110,851 -6.2 May ........................: 31,476 27,702 -12.0 149,674 138,553 -7.4 June .......................: 28,321 177,995 July .......................: 29,296 207,291 August .....................: 29,342 236,633 September ..................: 26,943 263,576 October ....................: 28,706 292,282 November ...................: 25,181 317,463 December ...................: 24,621 342,084 : Sour cream : January ....................: 120,265 120,975 0.6 120,265 120,975 0.6 February ...................: 98,965 100,923 2.0 219,230 221,898 1.2 March ......................: 116,365 108,829 -6.5 335,595 330,727 -1.5 April ......................: 111,335 117,612 5.6 446,930 448,339 0.3 May ........................: 119,221 120,236 0.9 566,151 568,575 0.4 June .......................: 114,106 680,257 July .......................: 109,820 790,077 August .....................: 119,327 909,404 September ..................: 107,914 1,017,318 October ....................: 128,883 1,146,201 November ...................: 130,767 1,276,968 December ...................: 126,443 1,403,411 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 53,684 53,551 -0.2 53,684 53,551 -0.2 February ...................: 55,447 52,120 -6.0 109,131 105,671 -3.2 March ......................: 63,553 65,449 3.0 172,684 171,120 -0.9 April ......................: 62,821 64,091 2.0 235,505 235,211 -0.1 May ........................: 64,551 64,865 0.5 300,056 300,076 - June .......................: 70,263 370,319 July .......................: 68,966 439,285 August .....................: 70,111 509,396 September ..................: 56,601 565,997 October ....................: 60,610 626,607 November ...................: 48,070 674,677 December ...................: 43,855 718,532 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 32,568 31,559 -3.1 32,568 31,559 -3.1 February ...................: 34,823 32,235 -7.4 67,391 63,794 -5.3 March ......................: 41,108 41,611 1.2 108,499 105,405 -2.9 April ......................: 40,800 44,487 9.0 149,299 149,892 0.4 May ........................: 42,471 46,227 8.8 191,770 196,119 2.3 June .......................: 45,471 237,241 July .......................: 42,333 279,574 August .....................: 41,742 321,316 September ..................: 34,907 356,223 October ....................: 36,607 392,830 November ...................: 30,121 422,951 December ...................: 28,152 451,103 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,858 2,551 -10.7 2,858 2,551 -10.7 February ...................: 3,112 2,653 -14.7 5,970 5,204 -12.8 March ......................: 3,368 3,502 4.0 9,338 8,706 -6.8 April ......................: 3,578 3,236 -9.6 12,916 11,942 -7.5 May ........................: 3,513 3,263 -7.1 16,429 15,205 -7.5 June .......................: 3,563 19,992 July .......................: 3,151 23,143 August .....................: 3,255 26,398 September ..................: 3,084 29,482 October ....................: 2,978 32,460 November ...................: 2,341 34,801 December ...................: 2,100 36,901 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2018 : 2019 : from : 2018 : 2019 : from : : : 2018 : : : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 372,015 360,050 -3.2 372,015 360,050 -3.2 February ...................: 376,710 365,389 -3.0 748,725 725,439 -3.1 March ......................: 389,848 390,607 0.2 1,138,573 1,116,046 -2.0 April ......................: 358,160 371,640 3.8 1,496,733 1,487,686 -0.6 May ........................: 373,431 349,371 -6.4 1,870,164 1,837,057 -1.8 June .......................: 373,079 2,243,243 July .......................: 360,886 2,604,129 August .....................: 396,296 3,000,425 September ..................: 369,989 3,370,414 October ....................: 363,128 3,733,542 November ...................: 310,848 4,044,390 December ...................: 343,698 4,388,088 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,054 5,145 26.9 4,054 5,145 26.9 February ...................: 4,094 4,500 9.9 8,148 9,645 18.4 March ......................: 5,495 4,750 -13.6 13,643 14,395 5.5 April ......................: 5,212 4,896 -6.1 18,855 19,291 2.3 May ........................: 4,880 4,685 -4.0 23,735 23,976 1.0 June .......................: 5,089 28,824 July .......................: 4,258 33,082 August .....................: 4,005 37,087 September ..................: 3,622 40,709 October ....................: 3,124 43,833 November ...................: 3,261 47,094 December ...................: 3,133 50,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 216,878 212,174 211,261 -2.6 -0.4 Idaho ..........: 77,420 83,824 78,212 1.0 -6.7 Illinois .......: 7,206 6,914 6,987 -3.0 1.1 Iowa ...........: 26,334 26,240 27,697 5.2 5.6 Minnesota ......: 63,641 59,391 63,011 -1.0 6.1 New Jersey .....: 4,638 4,632 4,973 7.2 7.4 New Mexico .....: 76,553 79,104 81,839 6.9 3.5 Ohio ...........: 20,277 18,748 19,487 -3.9 3.9 Oregon .........: 17,309 17,701 17,986 3.9 1.6 Pennsylvania ...: 36,551 35,551 37,130 1.6 4.4 South Dakota ...: 24,820 25,346 27,512 10.8 8.5 Vermont ........: 12,481 11,893 12,359 -1.0 3.9 Wisconsin ......: 287,901 281,676 287,787 - 2.2 : Other States 1/ : 213,240 223,222 226,905 6.4 1.6 : United States ..: 1,085,249 1,086,416 1,103,146 1.6 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 124,146 130,485 132,040 6.4 1.2 Central ........: 504,595 494,049 510,294 1.1 3.3 West ...........: 456,508 461,882 460,812 0.9 -0.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: May 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent -- : California .....: 53,669 49,856 50,789 -5.4 1.9 Idaho ..........: 50,463 51,005 53,179 5.4 4.3 Iowa ...........: 17,006 15,876 16,698 -1.8 5.2 Minnesota ......: 52,779 47,096 51,093 -3.2 8.5 Oregon .........: 17,232 17,612 17,896 3.9 1.6 Wisconsin ......: 87,614 84,141 84,200 -3.9 0.1 : Other States 1/ : 164,205 166,002 166,885 1.6 0.5 : United States ..: 442,968 431,588 440,740 -0.5 2.1 : Atlantic .......: 28,145 28,342 28,624 1.7 1.0 Central ........: 223,842 214,135 216,826 -3.1 1.3 West ...........: 190,981 189,111 195,290 2.3 3.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 29,907 27,424 26,136 -12.6 -4.7 Idaho ..........: 36,973 35,165 39,933 8.0 13.6 Iowa ...........: 11,424 8,889 9,401 -17.7 5.8 Minnesota ......: 48,702 45,357 50,020 2.7 10.3 Oregon .........: 14,507 14,966 14,511 - -3.0 Vermont ........: 8,412 8,323 8,706 3.5 4.6 Wisconsin ......: 60,545 60,434 60,200 -0.6 -0.4 : Other States 1/ : 108,195 107,033 110,521 2.1 3.3 : United States ..: 318,665 307,591 319,428 0.2 3.8 : Atlantic .......: 26,400 26,770 26,951 2.1 0.7 Central ........: 160,130 155,750 161,119 0.6 3.4 West ...........: 132,135 125,071 131,358 -0.6 5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: May 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 139,619 141,457 137,126 -1.8 -3.1 Idaho ..........: 20,432 26,651 18,960 -7.2 -28.9 Minnesota ......: 10,700 11,935 11,554 8.0 -3.2 Pennsylvania ...: 22,236 22,409 22,851 2.8 2.0 Wisconsin ......: 145,713 144,725 147,571 1.3 2.0 : Other States 1/ : 122,117 129,676 133,482 9.3 2.9 : United States ..: 460,817 476,853 471,544 2.3 -1.1 : Atlantic .......: 56,023 58,488 58,030 3.6 -0.8 Central ........: 189,827 191,641 196,882 3.7 2.7 West ...........: 214,967 226,724 216,632 0.8 -4.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 127,706 128,887 126,313 -1.1 -2.0 Idaho ..........: 19,778 25,909 18,435 -6.8 -28.8 Pennsylvania ...: 19,068 18,483 19,563 2.6 5.8 Wisconsin ......: 96,178 94,233 97,400 1.3 3.4 : Other States 1/ : 96,342 106,155 108,764 12.9 2.5 : United States ..: 359,072 373,667 370,475 3.2 -0.9 : Atlantic .......: 36,836 37,195 37,948 3.0 2.0 Central ........: 122,236 124,262 129,082 5.6 3.9 West ...........: 200,000 212,210 203,445 1.7 -4.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: May 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 50,671 54,518 51,789 2.2 -5.0 Pennsylvania ...: 8,602 7,323 7,969 -7.4 8.8 : Other States 1/ : 110,849 102,833 103,209 -6.9 0.4 : United States ..: 170,122 164,674 162,967 -4.2 -1.0 : Atlantic .......: 18,453 16,851 17,518 -5.1 4.0 Central ........: 70,767 61,891 62,650 -11.5 1.2 West ...........: 80,902 85,932 82,799 2.3 -3.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 54,218 69,211 69,617 28.4 0.6 Pennsylvania ...: 19,173 16,005 17,516 -8.6 9.4 : Other States 1/ : 92,279 79,833 86,739 -6.0 8.7 : United States ..: 165,670 165,049 173,872 5.0 5.3 : Atlantic .......: 37,639 36,098 38,471 2.2 6.6 Central ........: 27,335 24,679 28,569 4.5 15.8 West ...........: 100,696 104,272 106,832 6.1 2.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2018 and 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 28,396 21,475 24,289 -14.5 13.1 : Other States 1/ : 55,335 52,326 53,255 -3.8 1.8 : United States ..: 83,731 73,801 77,544 -7.4 5.1 : Atlantic .......: 22,255 21,781 22,139 -0.5 1.6 Central ........: 40,293 31,073 34,622 -14.1 11.4 West ...........: 21,183 20,947 20,783 -1.9 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2018 and 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : May : April : : : : 2018 : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 6,165 5,663 7,002 13.6 23.6 Connecticut ........: 1,255 1,092 1,146 -8.7 4.9 Missouri ...........: 3,266 3,020 3,219 -1.4 6.6 Ohio ...............: 2,608 2,099 2,636 1.1 25.6 Oregon .............: 1,449 1,464 1,500 3.5 2.5 Pennsylvania .......: 3,623 3,649 3,360 -7.3 -7.9 Tennessee ..........: 1,972 2,349 1,899 -3.7 -19.2 Utah ...............: 3,109 2,218 2,222 -28.5 0.2 : Other States 1/ ....: 41,104 42,537 41,881 1.9 -1.5 : United States ......: 64,551 64,091 64,865 0.5 1.2 : Atlantic ...........: 14,810 13,927 13,833 -6.6 -0.7 Central ............: 36,805 38,505 38,078 3.5 -1.1 West ...............: 12,936 11,659 12,954 0.1 11.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2018, there were 1,273 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 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 Lanouette - 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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