HDR1012000160010603961500Dairy Products Released June 3, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Dairy Products" call Kevin Hintzman at (202) 720-4448, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. April 1996 Highlights Butter production was 108 million pounds in April, 10 percent below April 1995 and 4 percent below March 1996. American type cheese production totaled 279 million pounds, 5 percent above April 1995 but 3 percent below March 1996. Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 612 million pounds, up 9 percent from April 1995 but 4 percent below March 1996. Creamed cottage cheese production was 30.1 million pounds, 2 percent below April 1995 and 2 percent below March 1996. Lowfat cottage cheese production was 28.4 million pounds, 9 percent above April 1995 and 2 percent above March 1996. Frozen desserts: (comparisons with April 1995) Ice cream (hard) --- 72.6 million gallons, up 1 percent. Ice cream (lowfat) --- 30.1 million gallons, up 1 percent. Sherbet (hard) --- 4.20 million gallons, down 5 percent. Frozen Yogurt (total) --- 11.1 million gallons, down 13 percent. Dry milk products: (comparisons with April 1995) Nonfat dry milk for human food --- 112 million pounds, down 11 percent. Dry whole milk --- 13.3 million pounds, down 35 percent. Dry buttermilk --- 4.63 million pounds, down 10 percent. Da 2-6 (6-96) State totals are not published when fewer than 3 firms have reported or one firm comprises more than 60 percent of the State total. The map above outlines the regions used in the product tables. If we are not able to publish a region for confidentiality reasons, it will be combined with other regions when possible. For example, if North Atlantic can not be published, then it will be combined with South Atlantic to publish Atlantic. The West North Central and East North Central will be combined, if necessary, to form North Central. In the event that neither could be published, they will be combined with South Central to publish Central. Some tables will have only one or two regions shown, therefore the regions may not add to the United States total. Dairy Products: Production by Product, United States, April 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :----------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent : Butter : 120,641 113,249 108,217 90 96 Cheese : American Types 2/ : 264,907 286,133 278,946 105 97 Swiss : 20,890 17,377 17,767 85 102 Brick and Muenster : 9,491 9,585 9,972 105 104 Cream and Neufchatel : 42,404 59,407 53,099 125 89 Blue : 3,368 3,135 2,779 83 89 Mozzarella : 163,290 195,909 190,632 117 97 Other Italian Types : 44,044 49,453 44,861 102 91 Total Italian Types : 207,334 245,362 235,493 114 96 All Other Types : 15,204 13,669 13,567 89 99 Total : 563,598 634,668 611,623 109 96 Cottage Cheese, Curd 3/ : 36,009 37,691 38,683 107 103 Cottage Cheese, Creamed 4/ : 30,683 30,834 30,112 98 98 Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 5/ : 26,147 27,837 28,422 109 102 Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 51,010 34,987 35,812 70 102 Dry Whole Milk : 20,404 11,636 13,304 65 114 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 125,028 104,443 111,684 89 107 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 744 595 774 104 130 Dry Buttermilk : 5,136 5,023 4,625 90 92 Yogurt, Plain & Flavored : 113,755 124,335 111,565 98 90 : : ------- 1,000 Gallons ------ Percent Frozen Products : Ice Cream, Hard : 72,173 66,892 72,579 101 109 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Hard : 9,400 9,604 8,860 94 92 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Soft : 20,522 18,050 21,223 103 118 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Total : 29,922 27,654 30,083 101 109 Sherbet, Hard : 4,447 4,039 4,203 95 104 Water and Juice Ices : 6,550 5,399 6,218 95 115 Frozen Yogurt, Total : 12,763 10,779 11,137 87 103 Regular & Lowfat, Hard : 5,830 4,417 5,690 98 129 Nonfat, Hard : 2,448 2,013 1,829 75 91 Other Frozen Dairy : Products : 1,354 1,156 1,319 97 114 : Mixed for Frozen Products : Ice Cream Mix : 38,964 37,002 40,032 103 108 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Mix : 17,318 17,088 18,812 109 110 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Mix : 1,558 2,002 1,886 121 94 Sherbet Mix : 3,050 3,099 3,167 104 102 Yogurt Mix : 8,078 6,822 7,049 87 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Whole milk cheese, including cheddar, colby, washed curd, stirred curd, monterey, and jack. 3/ Mostly used for processing into creamed or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products: Production, Stocks, and Prices, United States, April, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ Percent Condensed Whey, Solids Content 2/ : Sweet-Type, Human : 8,009 7,369 5,102 64 69 Sweet-Type, Animal : 1,689 3,021 3,110 184 103 Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 91,409 91,223 91,269 100 100 Dry Whey, Animal : 11,379 6,208 6,980 61 112 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human Food : 7,504 8,301 8,460 113 102 Animal Feed : 2,604 1,452 2,228 86 153 Lactose, Human and Animal : 26,812 25,643 26,596 99 104 Whey : Solids in Wet Blends, Animal : 6,412 4,976 5,322 83 107 Protein Concentrate, Human : 14,494 15,054 15,162 105 101 Protein Concentrate, Animal : 2,765 2,982 3,006 109 101 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ Percent Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 36,270 35,914 41,044 113 114 Dry Whey, Animal : 10,813 4,006 4,387 41 110 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human and Animal 4/ : 11,684 9,021 8,786 75 97 Lactose, Human and Animal : 18,586 17,434 15,476 83 89 Whey Protein Concentrate, Human : 7,049 6,179 7,259 103 117 Whey Protein Concentrate, Animal : 535 476 361 67 76 : : Manufacturers' Selling Price 5/ : ---- Cents per Pound --- Cents Change : Dry Whey, Human : 18.7 21.7 21.8 3.1 .1 Dry Whey, Animal : 18.5 21.2 21.4 2.9 .2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 5/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1996 : : : 1996 Month : 1995 : 1996 : as % of : 1995 : 1996 :as % of : : : 1995 : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds --- Percent Butter : Jan : 135,639 125,431 92 135,639 125,431 92 Feb : 121,719 118,088 97 257,358 243,519 95 Mar : 127,338 113,249 89 384,696 356,768 93 Apr : 120,641 108,217 90 505,337 464,985 92 May : 119,435 624,772 Jun : 98,401 723,173 Jul : 84,989 808,162 Aug : 76,025 884,187 Sep : 80,218 964,405 Oct : 93,461 1,057,866 Nov : 90,451 1,148,317 Dec : 112,419 1,260,736 : American Cheese : Jan : 263,879 275,432 104 263,879 275,432 104 Feb : 243,162 270,824 111 507,041 546,256 108 Mar : 269,545 286,133 106 776,586 832,389 107 Apr : 264,907 278,946 105 1,041,493 1,111,335 107 May : 278,284 1,319,777 Jun : 264,457 1,584,234 Jul : 262,443 1,846,677 Aug : 245,069 2,091,746 Sep : 251,379 2,343,125 Oct : 252,814 2,595,939 Nov : 252,752 2,848,691 Dec : 279,877 3,128,568 : Italian Cheese : Jan : 214,778 228,900 107 214,778 228,900 107 Feb : 206,112 224,937 109 420,890 453,837 108 Mar : 228,619 245,362 107 649,509 699,199 108 Apr : 207,334 235,493 114 856,843 934,692 109 May : 223,812 1,080,655 Jun : 220,246 1,300,901 Jul : 207,511 1,508,412 Aug : 211,872 1,720,284 Sep : 221,655 1,941,939 Oct : 229,139 2,171,078 Nov : 228,193 2,399,271 Dec : 242,753 2,642,024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1996 : : : 1996 Month : 1995 : 1996 : as % of : 1995 : 1996 :as % of : : : 1995 : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds --- Percent Total Cheese : Jan : 562,558 588,044 105 562,558 588,044 105 Feb : 527,310 587,418 111 1,089,868 1,175,462 108 Mar : 601,198 634,668 106 1,691,066 1,810,130 107 Apr : 563,598 611,623 109 2,254,664 2,421,753 107 May : 599,693 2,854,357 Jun : 584,684 3,439,041 Jul : 559,878 3,998,919 Aug : 556,090 4,555,009 Sep : 577,685 5,132,694 Oct : 594,037 5,726,731 Nov : 589,728 6,316,459 Dec : 623,780 6,940,239 : Nonfat Dry Milk, : Human : Jan : 113,913 98,945 87 113,913 98,945 87 Feb : 98,292 92,967 95 212,205 191,912 90 Mar : 118,726 104,443 88 330,931 296,355 90 Apr : 125,028 111,684 89 455,959 408,039 89 May : 137,075 593,034 Jun : 128,149 721,183 Jul : 107,578 828,761 Aug : 82,401 911,162 Sep : 72,046 983,208 Oct : 75,732 1,058,940 Nov : 73,099 1,132,039 Dec : 101,799 1,233,838 : Total Dry Whey 1/: Jan : 102,090 89,595 88 102,090 89,595 88 Feb : 95,744 93,545 98 197,834 183,140 93 Mar : 105,349 97,431 92 303,183 280,571 93 Apr : 102,788 98,249 96 405,971 378,820 93 May : 110,690 516,661 Jun : 104,435 621,096 Jul : 101,225 722,321 Aug : 92,475 814,796 Sep : 86,370 901,166 Oct : 89,684 990,850 Nov : 89,296 1,080,146 Dec : 93,139 1,173,285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1996 : : : 1996 Month : 1995 : 1996 : as % of : 1995 : 1996 :as % of : : : 1995 : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Cream Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 31,225 29,830 96 31,225 29,830 96 Feb : 30,166 29,511 98 61,391 59,341 97 Mar : 36,949 30,834 83 98,340 90,175 92 Apr : 30,683 30,112 98 129,023 120,287 93 May : 33,601 162,624 Jun : 34,242 196,866 Jul : 31,309 228,175 Aug : 34,602 262,777 Sep : 30,714 293,491 Oct : 29,758 323,249 Nov : 29,633 352,882 Dec : 27,480 380,362 : Lowfat Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 26,576 25,174 95 26,576 25,174 95 Feb : 26,469 26,281 99 53,045 51,455 97 Mar : 29,543 27,837 94 82,588 79,292 96 Apr : 26,147 28,422 109 108,735 107,714 99 May : 29,294 138,029 Jun : 29,897 167,926 Jul : 27,002 194,928 Aug : 28,409 223,337 Sep : 25,504 248,841 Oct : 25,037 273,878 Nov : 23,518 297,396 Dec : 20,902 318,298 : : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent Ice Cream, Hard : Jan : 57,909 54,090 93 57,909 54,090 93 Feb : 60,387 60,872 101 118,296 114,962 97 Mar : 73,467 66,892 91 191,763 181,854 95 Apr : 72,173 72,579 101 263,936 254,433 96 May : 76,625 340,561 Jun : 84,608 425,169 Jul : 81,712 506,881 Aug : 82,358 589,239 Sep : 64,717 653,956 Oct : 62,023 715,979 Nov : 54,261 770,240 Dec : 46,671 816,911 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1996 : : : 1996 Month : 1995 : 1996 :as % of: 1995 : 1996 :as % of : : : 1995 : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent Ice Cream, Lowfat : Jan : 22,143 20,183 91 22,143 20,183 91 Feb : 22,159 21,237 96 44,302 41,420 93 Mar : 31,546 27,654 88 75,848 69,074 91 Apr : 29,922 30,083 101 105,770 99,157 94 May : 33,562 139,332 Jun : 38,689 178,021 Jul : 36,790 214,811 Aug : 37,173 251,984 Sep : 28,846 280,830 Oct : 27,161 307,991 Nov : 21,847 329,838 Dec : 20,015 349,853 : Sherbet, Hard : Jan : 3,205 3,451 108 3,205 3,451 108 Feb : 3,725 3,569 96 6,930 7,020 101 Mar : 4,446 4,039 91 11,376 11,059 97 Apr : 4,447 4,203 95 15,823 15,262 96 May : 5,025 20,848 Jun : 5,329 26,177 Jul : 5,145 31,322 Aug : 5,503 36,825 Sep : 4,131 40,956 Oct : 3,331 44,287 Nov : 3,051 47,338 Dec : 2,884 50,222 : Frozen Yogurt : Jan : 9,305 7,420 80 9,305 7,420 80 Feb : 11,333 9,314 82 20,638 16,734 81 Mar : 14,664 10,779 74 35,302 27,513 78 Apr : 12,763 11,137 87 48,065 38,650 80 May : 14,514 62,579 Jun : 16,393 78,972 Jul : 15,287 94,259 Aug : 16,088 110,347 Sep : 12,991 123,338 Oct : 11,845 135,183 Nov : 9,387 144,570 Dec : 7,012 151,582 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. American Cheese: Production by State and United States, April 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 28,714 25,564 26,561 93 104 ID : 25,656 34,951 32,594 127 93 IA : 7,936 8,717 8,401 106 96 KS : 3,280 3,478 3,308 101 95 MN : 54,156 57,234 52,260 96 91 NY : 7,308 8,009 8,227 113 103 ND : 2,751 2,119 2,203 80 104 OH : 1,537 2,756 2,814 183 102 OR : 4,294 4,408 4,348 101 99 SD : 3,025 4,107 4,450 147 108 TN : 2,311 1,589 1,863 81 117 UT : 3,576 3,013 3,155 88 105 VT : 1,468 4,513 4,256 290 94 WA : 1,637 3,683 3,700 226 100 WI : 79,599 83,300 82,000 103 98 : Oth Sts 1/ : 37,659 38,692 38,806 103 100 : US : 264,907 286,133 278,946 105 97 : Atlantic : 12,664 15,309 14,282 113 93 E N Central : 83,593 87,540 86,166 103 98 W N Central : 77,253 80,017 76,104 99 95 S Central : 15,815 15,097 15,487 98 103 West : 75,582 88,170 86,907 115 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese: Production by State and United States, April 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 34,058 44,486 43,056 126 97 MI : 8,027 8,752 8,182 102 93 NY : 15,218 18,097 17,713 116 98 PA : 17,688 18,890 17,723 100 94 WI : 48,234 56,700 53,600 111 95 : Oth Sts 1/ : 40,065 48,984 50,358 126 103 : US : 163,290 195,909 190,632 117 97 : Atlantic : 39,019 43,473 41,737 107 96 E N Central : 58,133 67,651 64,145 110 95 W N Central : 20,513 21,298 21,534 105 101 West : 43,872 63,487 63,216 144 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter: Production by State and United States, April 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 28,469 28,445 27,394 96 96 MI : 1,917 2,550 2,800 146 110 MN : 5,833 5,876 5,765 99 98 NY : 2,541 2,658 2,337 92 88 ND : 324 365 369 114 101 OR : 1,521 1,400 1,620 107 116 PA : 7,570 7,890 7,695 102 98 WA : 10,680 6,219 6,308 59 101 WI : 27,887 27,660 26,500 95 96 : Oth Sts 1/ : 33,899 30,186 27,429 81 91 : US : 120,641 113,249 108,217 90 96 : N Atlantic : 12,537 13,276 12,798 102 96 S Atlantic : 4,227 4,788 4,481 106 94 E N Central : 36,263 36,741 35,535 98 97 W N Central : 15,765 11,831 10,175 65 86 S Central : 8,265 8,780 8,296 100 94 West : 43,584 37,833 36,932 85 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk, Human: Production by State and United States, April 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 37,895 34,360 36,334 96 106 IA : 6,497 4,969 4,996 77 101 MI : 3,532 4,392 4,843 137 110 MN : 3,626 1,247 1,742 48 140 NY : 3,299 2,242 3,268 99 146 ND : 182 TN : 712 1,291 181 WA : 19,936 15,686 15,600 78 99 WI : 7,398 4,200 5,200 70 124 : Oth Sts 1/ : 42,663 36,635 38,410 90 105 : US : 125,028 104,443 111,684 89 107 : Atlantic : 21,097 18,767 20,787 99 111 E N Central : 12,663 9,745 12,177 96 125 W N Central : 17,658 10,800 11,359 64 105 S Central : 10,503 9,338 9,245 88 99 West : 63,107 55,793 58,116 92 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Hard: Production by State and United States, April 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Gallons --------- --- Percent -- : AZ : 605 762 747 123 98 AR : 347 339 377 109 111 CA : 9,518 8,660 8,868 93 102 CO : 806 924 882 109 95 FL : 2,254 1,961 1,900 84 97 GA : 962 1,025 899 93 88 ID : 666 572 664 100 116 IL : 2,579 3,400 2,812 109 83 IN : 3,605 3,456 4,035 112 117 KS : 319 218 335 105 154 MD : 1,564 1,502 1,769 113 118 MA : 4,192 4,110 5,123 122 125 MI : 2,363 1,853 2,006 85 108 MN : 3,464 3,322 3,256 94 98 MO : 1,163 890 950 82 107 NM : 375 299 527 141 176 NY : 2,766 2,600 3,100 112 119 NC : 2,522 2,182 2,429 96 111 ND : 66 85 56 85 66 OH : 3,815 3,300 3,150 83 95 OR : 776 800 740 95 93 PA : 5,956 5,495 6,355 107 116 SC : 1,167 759 1,067 91 141 TN : 856 1,047 935 109 89 TX : 4,083 3,431 3,861 95 113 UT : 1,005 996 1,102 110 111 WA : 1,693 1,438 1,871 111 130 WI : 675 680 700 104 103 : Oth Sts 1/ : 12,011 10,786 12,063 100 112 : US : 72,173 66,892 72,579 101 109 : N Atlantic : 15,689 15,041 18,851 120 125 S Atlantic : 10,452 8,350 9,306 89 111 E N Central : 13,037 12,689 12,703 97 100 W N Central : 9,109 8,886 8,442 93 95 S Central : 8,199 7,303 7,723 94 106 West : 15,687 14,623 15,554 99 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Canned Milk and Dry Milk Products: Manufacturers' Shipments, Stocks, and Selling Prices, April 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :------------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : Apr : Mar : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Manufacturers' Shipments 2/ : --------- 1,000 Pounds -------- --- Percent -- : Dry Whole Milk : 15,063 5,311 9,825 65 185 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 87,414 79,835 90,947 104 114 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 420 720 934 222 130 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 3,435 2,872 3,907 114 136 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : --------- 1,000 Pounds -------- --- Percent -- Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 81,436 43,409 49,932 61 115 Dry Whole Milk : 16,499 9,809 10,214 62 104 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 127,069 98,399 100,053 79 102 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 1,725 1,033 1,080 63 105 Dry Buttermilk, Total : 6,939 5,250 3,345 48 64 : : Manufacturers' Selling Prices 4/ : ------- Cents per Pound ------ Cents Change : Dry Whole Milk : 112.68 116.68 117.70 5.02 1.02 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 105.70 107.91 107.98 2.28 .07 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 47.87 58.21 63.96 16.09 5.75 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 90.12 92.64 92.38 2.26 -.26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods only. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms, weighted by shipments of each firm. Procedures and Reliability: Estimates included in this report are based on data provided each month by manufacturers of these products. In 32 States, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews following the close of each month. There were 1,495 manufacturers that made one or more products in 1995. Each month, reports are generally received from all dairy plants in States with small numbers of plants. 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. Monthly estimates are based upon returns from about 70 percent of the plants which account for 70 to 90 percent of the total production of major dairy products. 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