HDR1012000160010703961500Dairy Products Released July 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. May 1996 Highlights Butter production was 99.7 million pounds in May, 17 percent below May 1995 and 8 percent below April 1996. American type cheese production reached a record high of 300 million pounds, 8 percent above both May 1995 and April 1996. Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 635 million pounds, up 6 percent from May 1995 and 4 percent above April 1996. Creamed cottage cheese production was 32.0 million pounds, 5 percent below May 1995 but 6 percent above April 1996. Lowfat cottage cheese production was 28.6 million pounds, 2 percent below May 1995 but slightly above April 1996. Frozen desserts: (comparisons with May 1995) Ice cream (hard) --- 80.4 million gallons, up 5 percent. Ice cream (lowfat) --- 33.2 million gallons, down 1 percent. Sherbet (hard) --- 4.88 million gallons, down 3 percent. Frozen Yogurt (total) --- 12.1 million gallons, down 16 percent. Dry milk products: (comparisons with May 1995) Nonfat dry milk for human food --- 112 million pounds, down 19 percent. Dry whole milk --- 11.2 million pounds, down 19 percent. Dry buttermilk --- 4.14 million pounds, down 23 percent. 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 For example, if North Atlantic can not be published, then it will be combined with South Atlantic to publish Atlantic.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, May 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :----------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : May : Apr : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent : Butter : 119,435 107,907 99,654 83 92 Cheese : American Types 2/ : 278,284 277,215 299,798 108 108 Swiss : 22,551 17,767 20,709 92 117 Brick and Muenster : 9,509 10,097 10,400 109 103 Cream and Neufchatel : 46,846 53,140 51,783 111 97 Blue : 2,670 2,779 3,239 121 117 Mozzarella : 177,397 190,049 191,933 108 101 Other Italian Types : 46,415 44,859 43,905 95 98 Total Italian Types : 223,812 234,908 235,838 105 100 All Other Types : 16,021 14,015 12,841 80 92 Total : 599,693 609,921 634,608 106 104 Cottage Cheese, Curd 3/ : 41,098 38,623 39,207 95 102 Cottage Cheese, Creamed 4/ : 33,601 30,162 31,976 95 106 Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 5/ : 29,294 28,522 28,570 98 100 Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 51,778 35,812 40,971 79 114 Dry Whole Milk : 13,701 13,159 11,162 81 85 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 137,075 113,063 111,544 81 99 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 1,094 761 690 63 91 Dry Buttermilk : 5,386 4,666 4,140 77 89 Yogurt, Plain & Flavored : 118,800 114,727 115,433 97 101 : : ------- 1,000 Gallons ------ Percent Frozen Products : Ice Cream, Hard : 76,625 72,948 80,391 105 110 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Hard : 9,435 9,205 10,217 108 111 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Soft : 24,127 20,802 22,975 95 110 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Total : 33,562 30,007 33,192 99 111 Sherbet, Hard : 5,025 4,260 4,878 97 115 Water and Juice Ices : 7,566 6,461 6,797 90 105 Frozen Yogurt, Total : 14,514 11,308 12,141 84 107 Regular & Lowfat, Hard : 6,175 5,767 5,346 87 93 Nonfat, Hard : 2,411 1,865 2,482 103 133 Other Frozen Dairy : Products : 1,436 1,319 1,348 94 102 : Mixed for Frozen Products : Ice Cream Mix : 42,312 40,270 43,972 104 109 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Mix : 20,041 18,713 20,694 103 111 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Mix : 2,219 1,837 1,908 86 104 Sherbet Mix : 3,416 3,171 3,553 104 112 Yogurt Mix : 9,186 7,157 7,684 84 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : May : Apr : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ -- Percent -- Condensed Whey, Solids Content 2/ : Sweet-Type, Human : 7,718 5,102 4,594 60 90 Sweet-Type, Animal : 2,011 3,110 2,269 113 73 Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 98,794 90,909 94,200 95 104 Dry Whey, Animal : 11,896 6,982 8,569 72 123 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human Food : 7,335 8,460 7,712 105 91 Animal Feed : 2,874 2,228 2,199 77 99 Lactose, Human and Animal : 28,212 26,637 26,730 95 100 Whey : Solids in Wet Blends, Animal : 6,569 5,322 6,648 101 125 Protein Concentrate, Human : 16,288 15,318 15,554 95 102 Protein Concentrate, Animal : 2,821 2,808 2,906 103 103 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ -- Percent -- Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 42,092 41,294 37,903 90 92 Dry Whey, Animal : 9,568 4,360 5,559 58 128 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human and Animal 4/ : 12,402 8,786 8,085 65 92 Lactose, Human and Animal : 18,947 14,933 16,675 88 112 Whey Protein Concentrate, Human : 8,231 7,872 9,207 112 117 Whey Protein Concentrate, Animal : 645 475 434 67 91 : : Manufacturers' Selling Price 5/ : ---- Cents per Pound ---- Cents Change : Dry Whey, Human : 18.5 21.8 21.0 2.5 -.8 Dry Whey, Animal : 18.0 21.4 20.4 2.4 -1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 120,641 107,907 89 505,337 464,675 92 May : 119,435 99,654 83 624,772 564,329 90 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 : 264,907 277,215 105 1,041,493 1,109,604 107 May : 278,284 299,798 108 1,319,777 1,409,402 107 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 : 207,334 234,908 113 856,843 934,107 109 May : 223,812 235,838 105 1,080,655 1,169,945 108 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 : 563,598 609,921 108 2,254,664 2,420,051 107 May : 599,693 634,608 106 2,854,357 3,054,659 107 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 : 125,028 113,063 90 455,959 409,418 90 May : 137,075 111,544 81 593,034 520,962 88 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 97,891 95 405,971 378,462 93 May : 110,690 102,769 93 516,661 481,231 93 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 30,162 98 129,023 120,337 93 May : 33,601 31,976 95 162,624 152,313 94 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 28,522 109 108,735 107,814 99 May : 29,294 28,570 98 138,029 136,384 99 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 72,948 101 263,936 254,802 97 May : 76,625 80,391 105 340,561 335,193 98 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 30,007 100 105,770 99,081 94 May : 33,562 33,192 99 139,332 132,273 95 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 4,260 96 15,823 15,319 97 May : 5,025 4,878 97 20,848 20,197 97 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 11,308 89 48,065 38,821 81 May : 14,514 12,141 84 62,579 50,962 81 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, May 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May : Apr : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 32,487 25,557 38,843 120 152 ID : 27,021 31,532 31,979 118 101 IA : 8,744 8,401 8,495 97 101 KS : 3,392 3,308 3,234 95 98 MN : 55,720 52,260 52,865 95 101 NY : 7,588 8,227 8,779 116 107 ND : 3,028 2,203 2,450 81 111 OH : 2,077 2,814 2,938 141 104 OR : 4,428 4,348 4,339 98 100 SD : 3,320 4,450 4,691 141 105 TN : 1,710 1,863 655 38 35 UT : 3,540 3,155 3,005 85 95 VT : 1,685 4,256 4,389 260 103 WA : 1,187 3,700 4,756 401 129 WI : 86,176 82,000 86,800 101 106 : Oth Sts 1/ : 36,181 39,141 41,580 115 106 : US : 278,284 277,215 299,798 108 108 : Atlantic : 12,391 14,282 15,526 125 109 E N Central : 90,492 86,501 91,466 101 106 W N Central : 79,834 76,104 77,627 97 102 S Central : 15,281 15,487 13,710 90 89 West : 80,286 84,841 101,469 126 120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May : Apr : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 37,419 42,473 41,910 112 99 NY : 16,877 17,713 17,490 104 99 PA : 19,248 17,723 19,890 103 112 WI : 51,095 53,600 53,000 104 99 : Oth Sts 1/ : 52,758 58,540 59,643 113 102 : US : 177,397 190,049 191,933 108 101 : Atlantic : 41,928 41,737 43,179 103 103 E N Central : 62,274 64,145 63,867 103 100 W N Central : 20,928 21,534 22,230 106 103 West : 51,146 62,633 62,657 123 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter: Production by State and United States, May 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May : Apr : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 32,150 27,084 23,257 72 86 MI : 2,558 2,800 3,000 117 107 MN : 5,561 5,765 5,423 98 94 NY : 2,313 2,337 2,357 102 101 ND : 370 369 349 94 95 OR : 1,959 1,620 1,950 100 120 PA : 8,292 7,695 7,255 87 94 WA : 9,640 6,308 8,500 88 135 WI : 26,192 26,500 24,400 93 92 : Oth Sts 1/ : 30,400 27,429 23,163 76 84 : US : 119,435 107,907 99,654 83 92 : N Atlantic : 12,662 12,798 11,496 91 90 S Atlantic : 3,863 4,481 3,684 95 82 E N Central : 35,065 35,535 33,067 94 93 W N Central : 12,253 10,175 9,850 80 97 S Central : 9,493 8,296 7,037 74 85 West : 46,099 36,622 34,520 75 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May : Apr : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- -- Percent -- : CA : 41,879 37,713 36,252 87 96 IA : 6,429 4,996 5,477 85 110 MI : 5,695 4,843 4,688 82 97 MN : 3,674 1,742 1,894 52 109 NY : 3,687 3,268 2,940 80 90 ND : 204 TN : 1,507 1,291 1,300 86 101 WA : 21,544 15,600 17,101 79 110 WI : 9,018 5,200 5,300 59 102 : Oth Sts 1/ : 43,438 38,410 36,592 84 95 : US : 137,075 113,063 111,544 81 99 : Atlantic : 23,478 20,787 20,436 87 98 E N Central : 16,492 12,177 11,467 70 94 W N Central : 17,595 11,359 11,932 68 105 S Central : 13,052 9,245 8,823 68 95 West : 66,458 59,495 58,886 89 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : May : Apr : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Gallons --------- --- Percent -- : AZ : 625 747 751 120 101 AR : 316 377 344 109 91 CA : 9,229 8,793 9,851 107 112 CO : 872 882 980 112 111 FL : 2,177 1,900 1,840 85 97 GA : 1,077 899 1,048 97 117 ID : 633 678 713 113 105 IL : 3,119 2,812 3,110 100 111 IN : 3,585 4,035 4,047 113 100 KS : 276 335 252 91 75 MD : 1,536 1,769 1,877 122 106 MA : 4,119 5,123 5,149 125 101 MI : 2,460 2,006 2,280 93 114 MN : 3,387 3,256 3,898 115 120 MO : 1,454 950 1,110 76 117 NM : 229 527 527 230 100 NY : 3,126 3,100 2,800 90 90 NC : 2,861 2,429 2,918 102 120 ND : 80 56 84 105 150 OH : 4,247 3,150 3,600 85 114 OR : 1,039 740 1,100 106 149 PA : 5,558 6,355 6,400 115 101 SC : 1,142 1,067 993 87 93 TN : 1,022 935 946 93 101 TX : 4,883 3,861 4,050 83 105 UT : 986 1,102 976 99 89 WA : 1,984 1,871 2,075 105 111 WI : 775 700 800 103 114 : Oth Sts 1/ : 13,828 12,493 15,872 115 127 : US : 76,625 72,948 80,391 105 110 : N Atlantic : 16,581 19,281 19,684 119 102 S Atlantic : 10,592 9,306 10,429 98 112 E N Central : 14,186 12,703 13,837 98 109 W N Central : 9,645 8,442 10,869 113 129 S Central : 9,725 7,723 8,423 87 109 West : 15,896 15,493 17,149 108 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : May : Apr : May :------------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : May : Apr : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Manufacturers' Shipments 2/ : --------- 1,000 Pounds --------- ---- Percent ---- : Dry Whole Milk : 13,514 9,825 9,829 73 100 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 113,504 90,947 105,029 93 115 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 1,106 934 610 55 65 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 3,617 3,907 3,595 99 92 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : --------- 1,000 Pounds --------- ---- Percent ---- Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 95,775 49,932 51,780 54 104 Dry Whole Milk : 14,440 10,214 9,197 64 90 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 128,964 100,272 86,105 67 86 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 1,896 1,083 1,291 68 119 Dry Buttermilk, Total : 7,675 3,345 3,278 43 98 : : Manufacturers' Selling Prices 4/ : -------- Cents per Pound ------- Cents Change : Dry Whole Milk : 110.81 117.70 126.08 15.27 8.38 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 105.95 107.98 111.42 5.47 3.44 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 53.34 63.96 64.75 11.41 .79 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 84.34 92.38 102.48 18.14 10.10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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