Dairy Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 4, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Dairy Products" call Shawn Clark at (202) 720-4448, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. December 1997 Highlights American type cheese production totaled 277 million pounds, 1.1 percent below December 1996 but 10.2 percent above November 1997. Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 629 million pounds, 0.9 percent above December 1996 and 4.5 percent above November 1997. Cream cottage cheese production was 27.8 million pounds, 3.1 percent above December 1996 and 0.2 percent above November 1997. Lowfat cottage cheese production was 25.6 million pounds, 6.7 percent above December 1996 but 4.4 percent below November 1997. Butter production was 116 million pounds in December, 4.5 percent above December 1996 and 31.1 percent above November 1997. Frozen dessert: (comparisons with December 1996) Ice cream, Regular (hard) --- 53.6 million gallons, up 0.8 percent. Ice cream, Lowfat (total) --- 22.2 million gallons, up 3.9 percent. Ice cream, Nonfat (hard) --- 2.12 million gallons, up 23.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) --- 2.99 million gallons, down 2.9 percent. Frozen Yogurt (total) --- 4.83 million gallons, down 27.7 percent. Dry milk products: (comparisons with December 1996) Nonfat dry milk for human food --- 102 million pounds, up 0.1 percent. Dry whole milk --- 12.2 million pounds, down 7.0 percent. Dry buttermilk --- 4.83 million pounds, up 8.3 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 For example, if North Atlantic can not be published, then it will be combined with South Atlantic to publish Atlantic.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, December, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------- Product : 1996 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- --- Percent -- : Butter : 111,320 88,732 116,284 4.5 31.1 Cheese : American Types 2/ : 280,369 251,566 277,175 -1.1 10.2 Cheddar : 216,085 196,138 221,734 2.6 13.0 Swiss : 17,745 16,005 18,545 4.5 15.9 Brick and Muenster : 9,952 8,421 9,242 -7.1 9.7 Cream and Neufchatel : 52,108 61,911 53,273 2.2 -14.0 Blue : 3,721 4,584 3,296 -11.4 -28.1 Hispanic : 5,557 5,311 6,099 9.8 14.8 Mozzarella : 193,808 184,930 191,450 -1.2 3.5 Other Italian Types : 51,120 58,371 59,098 15.6 1.2 Total Italian Types : 244,928 243,301 250,548 2.3 3.0 All Other Types 3/ : 9,506 11,065 11,034 16.1 -0.3 Total : 623,886 602,164 629,212 0.9 4.5 Cottage Cheese, Curd 4/ : 34,203 34,220 34,797 1.7 1.7 Cottage Cheese, Cream 5/ : 26,980 27,762 27,828 3.1 0.2 Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 6/ : 24,039 26,822 25,642 6.7 -4.4 Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 44,645 53,867 45,993 3.0 -14.6 Dry Whole Milk : 13,129 8,377 12,210 -7.0 45.8 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 101,517 74,625 101,650 0.1 36.2 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 733 357 335 -54.3 -6.2 Dry Buttermilk : 4,458 3,944 4,826 8.3 22.4 Yogurt, Plain & Flavored : 114,050 111,313 112,575 -1.3 1.1 : : ------- 1,000 Gallons ------ --- Percent -- : Frozen Products : Ice Cream, Hard : 53,106 54,004 53,554 0.8 -0.8 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Hard : 6,513 7,022 6,275 -3.7 -10.6 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Soft : 14,819 14,457 15,887 7.2 9.9 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Total : 21,332 21,479 22,162 3.9 3.2 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Hard : 1,722 2,180 2,121 23.2 -2.7 Sherbet, Hard : 3,081 2,870 2,991 -2.9 4.2 Water and Juice Ices : 2,484 3,201 2,427 -2.3 -24.2 Frozen Yogurt, Total : 6,672 5,991 4,827 -27.7 -19.4 Regular & Lowfat, Hard : 2,906 2,125 2,021 -30.5 -4.9 Nonfat, Hard : 1,314 1,650 1,459 11.0 -11.6 Other Frozen Dairy : Products : 854 643 776 -9.1 20.7 : Mix for Frozen Products : Ice Cream Mix : 28,943 30,261 28,568 -1.3 -5.6 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Mix : 12,317 13,334 13,894 12.8 4.2 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Mix : 1,002 1,165 1,127 12.5 -3.3 Sherbet Mix : 2,163 2,042 2,040 -5.7 -0.1 Yogurt Mix : 4,223 3,792 3,055 -27.7 -19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Does not include Part Skim cheese beginning January 1996 or Hispanic cheese beginning June 1996. 4/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 5/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 6/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products: Production, Stocks, and Prices, United States, December, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------- Product : 1996 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ -- Percent -- Condensed Whey, Solids Content 2/ : Sweet-Type, Human : 7,999 3,064 5,488 -31.4 79.1 Sweet-Type, Animal : 2,131 1,789 2,263 6.2 26.5 Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 83,812 83,723 97,951 16.9 17.0 Dry Whey, Animal : 5,167 3,749 5,923 14.6 58.0 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human Food : 6,429 4,430 4,951 -23.0 11.8 Animal Feed : 2,332 2,281 2,397 2.8 5.1 Lactose, Human and Animal : 34,907 30,546 34,086 -2.4 11.6 Whey : Solids in Wet Blends, Animal : 5,003 5,200 5,500 9.9 5.8 Protein Concentrate, Human : 22,477 22,750 25,425 13.1 11.8 Protein Concentrate, Animal : 3,134 3,118 3,393 8.3 8.8 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ -- Percent -- Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 31,169 27,465 32,489 4.2 18.3 Dry Whey, Animal : 3,004 2,397 2,015 -32.9 -15.9 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human and Animal 4/ : 6,201 8,702 9,075 46.3 4.3 Lactose, Human and Animal : 16,956 19,003 20,927 23.4 10.1 Whey Protein Concentrate, Human : 10,203 8,739 11,451 12.2 31.0 Whey Protein Concentrate, Animal : 652 1,268 929 42.5 -26.7 : : Manufacturers' Selling Price 5/ : ---- Cents per Pound --- Cents Change : Dry Whey, Human : 17.9 27.4 29.2 11.3 1.8 Dry Whey, Animal : 16.9 27.3 27.9 11.0 0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : Change : : : Change Month : 1996 : 1997 : From : 1996 : 1997 : From : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds --- Percent Total Cheese : Jan : 589,952 596,052 1.0 589,952 596,052 1.0 Feb : 576,024 574,617 -0.2 1,165,976 1,170,669 0.4 Mar : 625,400 638,073 2.0 1,791,376 1,808,742 1.0 Apr : 606,017 601,701 -0.7 2,397,393 2,410,443 0.5 May : 636,544 640,474 0.6 3,033,937 3,050,917 0.6 Jun : 595,823 627,510 5.3 3,629,760 3,678,427 1.3 Jul : 582,210 615,269 5.7 4,211,970 4,293,696 1.9 Aug : 589,483 601,012 2.0 4,801,453 4,894,708 1.9 Sep : 584,468 605,713 3.6 5,385,921 5,500,421 2.1 Oct : 612,242 619,598 1.2 5,998,163 6,120,019 2.0 Nov : 595,495 602,164 1.1 6,593,658 6,722,183 1.9 Dec : 623,886 629,212 0.9 7,217,544 7,351,395 1.9 : American Cheese : Jan : 275,726 278,873 1.1 275,726 278,873 1.1 Feb : 266,815 266,818 542,541 545,691 0.6 Mar : 284,675 284,897 0.1 827,216 830,588 0.4 Apr : 278,037 279,162 0.4 1,105,253 1,109,750 0.4 May : 302,187 294,880 -2.4 1,407,440 1,404,630 -0.2 Jun : 278,510 286,145 2.7 1,685,950 1,690,775 0.3 Jul : 269,320 283,901 5.4 1,955,270 1,974,676 1.0 Aug : 262,260 258,742 -1.3 2,217,530 2,233,418 0.7 Sep : 254,489 260,581 2.4 2,472,019 2,493,999 0.9 Oct : 266,208 260,097 -2.3 2,738,227 2,754,096 0.6 Nov : 262,203 251,566 -4.1 3,000,430 3,005,662 0.2 Dec : 280,369 277,175 -1.1 3,280,799 3,282,837 0.1 : Cheddar Cheese : Jan : 216,472 215,919 -0.3 216,472 215,919 -0.3 Feb : 207,412 208,135 0.3 423,884 424,054 Mar : 226,096 231,626 2.4 649,980 655,680 0.9 Apr : 219,048 226,157 3.2 869,028 881,837 1.5 May : 238,814 239,487 0.3 1,107,842 1,121,324 1.2 Jun : 218,137 233,064 6.8 1,325,979 1,354,388 2.1 Jul : 206,801 228,512 10.5 1,532,780 1,582,900 3.3 Aug : 197,738 206,937 4.7 1,730,518 1,789,837 3.4 Sep : 196,774 208,641 6.0 1,927,292 1,998,478 3.7 Oct : 205,862 206,383 0.3 2,133,154 2,204,861 3.4 Nov : 199,753 196,138 -1.8 2,332,907 2,400,999 2.9 Dec : 216,085 221,734 2.6 2,548,992 2,622,733 2.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : Change : : : Change Month : 1996 : 1997 : From : 1996 : 1997 : From : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds --- Percent Italian Cheese : Jan : 234,299 233,867 -0.2 234,299 233,867 -0.2 Feb : 230,311 227,335 -1.3 464,610 461,202 -0.7 Mar : 248,911 256,477 3.0 713,521 717,679 0.6 Apr : 238,601 239,882 0.5 952,122 957,561 0.6 May : 239,149 251,316 5.1 1,191,271 1,208,877 1.5 Jun : 223,238 241,800 8.3 1,414,509 1,450,677 2.6 Jul : 225,012 240,919 7.1 1,639,521 1,691,596 3.2 Aug : 231,172 245,675 6.3 1,870,693 1,937,271 3.6 Sep : 231,391 237,037 2.4 2,102,084 2,174,308 3.4 Oct : 234,731 243,113 3.6 2,336,815 2,417,421 3.4 Nov : 230,654 243,301 5.5 2,567,469 2,660,722 3.6 Dec : 244,928 250,548 2.3 2,812,397 2,911,270 3.5 : Mozzarella Cheese: Jan : 187,781 187,757 187,781 187,757 Feb : 186,002 184,700 -0.7 373,783 372,457 -0.4 Mar : 196,355 198,327 1.0 570,138 570,784 0.1 Apr : 190,988 189,500 -0.8 761,126 760,284 -0.1 May : 192,406 199,537 3.7 953,532 959,821 0.7 Jun : 180,156 187,653 4.2 1,133,688 1,147,474 1.2 Jul : 179,460 191,304 6.6 1,313,148 1,338,778 2.0 Aug : 186,596 194,596 4.3 1,499,744 1,533,374 2.2 Sep : 186,238 181,461 -2.6 1,685,982 1,714,835 1.7 Oct : 187,062 184,115 -1.6 1,873,044 1,898,950 1.4 Nov : 183,362 184,930 0.9 2,056,406 2,083,880 1.3 Dec : 193,808 191,450 -1.2 2,250,214 2,275,330 1.1 : Other Italian : Jan : 46,518 46,110 -0.9 46,518 46,110 -0.9 Feb : 44,309 42,635 -3.8 90,827 88,745 -2.3 Mar : 52,556 58,150 10.6 143,383 146,895 2.4 Apr : 47,613 50,382 5.8 190,996 197,277 3.3 May : 46,743 51,779 10.8 237,739 249,056 4.8 Jun : 43,082 54,147 25.7 280,821 303,203 8.0 Jul : 45,552 49,615 8.9 326,373 352,818 8.1 Aug : 44,576 51,079 14.6 370,949 403,897 8.9 Sep : 45,153 55,576 23.1 416,102 459,473 10.4 Oct : 47,669 58,998 23.8 463,771 518,471 11.8 Nov : 47,292 58,371 23.4 511,063 576,842 12.9 Dec : 51,120 59,098 15.6 562,183 635,940 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : Change : : : Change Month : 1996 : 1997 : From : 1996 : 1997 : From : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds --- Percent Butter : Jan : 132,408 123,966 -6.4 132,408 123,966 -6.4 Feb : 114,734 108,259 -5.6 247,142 232,225 -6.0 Mar : 111,937 104,081 -7.0 359,079 336,306 -6.3 Apr : 109,345 117,458 7.4 468,424 453,764 -3.1 May : 100,914 103,090 2.2 569,338 556,854 -2.2 Jun : 72,716 81,794 12.5 642,054 638,648 -0.5 Jul : 75,175 81,853 8.9 717,229 720,501 0.5 Aug : 73,217 70,316 -4.0 790,446 790,817 Sep : 80,743 79,682 -1.3 871,189 870,499 -0.1 Oct : 96,623 83,150 -13.9 967,812 953,649 -1.5 Nov : 95,343 88,732 -6.9 1,063,155 1,042,381 -2.0 Dec : 111,320 116,284 4.5 1,174,475 1,158,665 -1.3 : Nonfat Dry Milk, : Human : Jan : 97,413 97,288 -0.1 97,413 97,288 -0.1 Feb : 93,091 91,984 -1.2 190,504 189,272 -0.6 Mar : 105,442 109,033 3.4 295,946 298,305 0.8 Apr : 116,790 127,255 9.0 412,736 425,560 3.1 May : 114,445 132,797 16.0 527,181 558,357 5.9 Jun : 94,341 120,336 27.6 621,522 678,693 9.2 Jul : 78,849 111,986 42.0 700,371 790,679 12.9 Aug : 61,427 90,804 47.8 761,798 881,483 15.7 Sep : 56,034 77,310 38.0 817,832 958,793 17.2 Oct : 65,690 72,535 10.4 883,522 1,031,328 16.7 Nov : 76,732 74,625 -2.7 960,254 1,105,953 15.2 Dec : 101,517 101,650 0.1 1,061,771 1,207,603 13.7 : Total Dry Whey 1/: Jan : 94,663 92,568 -2.2 94,663 92,568 -2.2 Feb : 94,917 86,944 -8.4 189,580 179,512 -5.3 Mar : 98,371 97,365 -1.0 287,951 276,877 -3.8 Apr : 99,674 92,889 -6.8 387,625 369,766 -4.6 May : 100,853 102,061 1.2 488,478 471,827 -3.4 Jun : 98,053 101,402 3.4 586,531 573,229 -2.3 Jul : 95,368 102,444 7.4 681,899 675,673 -0.9 Aug : 93,238 93,755 0.6 775,137 769,428 -0.7 Sep : 86,030 90,530 5.2 861,167 859,958 -0.1 Oct : 87,603 92,197 5.2 948,770 952,155 0.4 Nov : 78,765 87,472 11.1 1,027,535 1,039,627 1.2 Dec : 88,979 103,874 16.7 1,116,514 1,143,501 2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : Change : : : Change Month : 1996 : 1997 : From : 1996 : 1997 : From : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Cream Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 29,524 28,672 -2.9 29,524 28,672 -2.9 Feb : 29,167 27,807 -4.7 58,691 56,479 -3.8 Mar : 30,203 29,471 -2.4 88,894 85,950 -3.3 Apr : 29,365 29,328 -0.1 118,259 115,278 -2.5 May : 31,940 30,963 -3.1 150,199 146,241 -2.6 Jun : 29,813 30,146 1.1 180,012 176,387 -2.0 Jul : 32,230 32,520 0.9 212,242 208,907 -1.6 Aug : 32,058 32,447 1.2 244,300 241,354 -1.2 Sep : 30,607 31,914 4.3 274,907 273,268 -0.6 Oct : 30,662 31,388 2.4 305,569 304,656 -0.3 Nov : 27,864 27,762 -0.4 333,433 332,418 -0.3 Dec : 26,980 27,828 3.1 360,413 360,246 : Lowfat Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 25,843 26,851 3.9 25,843 26,851 3.9 Feb : 26,672 26,731 0.2 52,515 53,582 2.0 Mar : 27,930 29,676 6.3 80,445 83,258 3.5 Apr : 28,295 28,377 0.3 108,740 111,635 2.7 May : 29,113 30,414 4.5 137,853 142,049 3.0 Jun : 27,375 28,542 4.3 165,228 170,591 3.2 Jul : 30,250 31,010 2.5 195,478 201,601 3.1 Aug : 29,428 29,716 1.0 224,906 231,317 2.9 Sep : 28,290 31,131 10.0 253,196 262,448 3.7 Oct : 27,118 30,250 11.5 280,314 292,698 4.4 Nov : 25,537 26,822 5.0 305,851 319,520 4.5 Dec : 24,039 25,642 6.7 329,890 345,162 4.6 : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent : Ice Cream, Hard : Jan : 56,419 58,621 3.9 56,419 58,621 3.9 Feb : 62,337 63,204 1.4 118,756 121,825 2.6 Mar : 68,258 72,641 6.4 187,014 194,466 4.0 Apr : 74,011 74,758 1.0 261,025 269,224 3.1 May : 79,862 78,239 -2.0 340,887 347,463 1.9 Jun : 85,562 84,540 -1.2 426,449 432,003 1.3 Jul : 86,931 84,807 -2.4 513,380 516,810 0.7 Aug : 77,490 75,112 -3.1 590,870 591,922 0.2 Sep : 67,962 66,959 -1.5 658,832 658,881 Oct : 62,395 66,683 6.9 721,227 725,564 0.6 Nov : 50,905 54,004 6.1 772,132 779,568 1.0 Dec : 53,106 53,554 0.8 825,238 833,122 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 1996 : 1997 : From : 1996 : 1997 : From : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent Ice Cream, Lowfat : Jan : 23,291 23,205 -0.4 23,291 23,205 -0.4 Feb : 24,704 23,501 -4.9 47,995 46,706 -2.7 Mar : 31,952 31,646 -1.0 79,947 78,352 -2.0 Apr : 33,111 31,373 -5.2 113,058 109,725 -2.9 May : 36,495 33,650 -7.8 149,553 143,375 -4.1 Jun : 38,647 36,111 -6.6 188,200 179,486 -4.6 Jul : 39,578 37,235 -5.9 227,778 216,721 -4.9 Aug : 36,666 33,503 -8.6 264,444 250,224 -5.4 Sep : 29,763 29,254 -1.7 294,207 279,478 -5.0 Oct : 27,135 26,792 -1.3 321,342 306,270 -4.7 Nov : 23,452 21,479 -8.4 344,794 327,749 -4.9 Dec : 21,332 22,162 3.9 366,126 349,911 -4.4 : Ice Cream, NF, Hard : Jan : 2,383 2,117 -11.2 2,383 2,117 -11.2 Feb : 2,679 2,690 0.4 5,062 4,807 -5.0 Mar : 3,541 2,544 -28.2 8,603 7,351 -14.6 Apr : 3,148 3,070 -2.5 11,751 10,421 -11.3 May : 3,488 3,034 -13.0 15,239 13,455 -11.7 Jun : 3,402 3,987 17.2 18,641 17,442 -6.4 Jul : 3,828 4,698 22.7 22,469 22,140 -1.5 Aug : 3,244 3,101 -4.4 25,713 25,241 -1.8 Sep : 3,087 2,947 -4.5 28,800 28,188 -2.1 Oct : 2,832 2,710 -4.3 31,632 30,898 -2.3 Nov : 1,836 2,180 18.7 33,468 33,078 -1.2 Dec : 1,722 2,121 23.2 35,190 35,199 : Sherbet, Hard : Jan : 3,489 3,331 -4.5 3,489 3,331 -4.5 Feb : 3,587 3,611 0.7 7,076 6,942 -1.9 Mar : 4,245 4,085 -3.8 11,321 11,027 -2.6 Apr : 4,526 4,341 -4.1 15,847 15,368 -3.0 May : 4,919 5,272 7.2 20,766 20,640 -0.6 Jun : 5,113 5,011 -2.0 25,879 25,651 -0.9 Jul : 5,704 5,075 -11.0 31,583 30,726 -2.7 Aug : 4,975 4,230 -15.0 36,558 34,956 -4.4 Sep : 3,649 3,559 -2.5 40,207 38,515 -4.2 Oct : 3,440 3,525 2.5 43,647 42,040 -3.7 Nov : 2,765 2,870 3.8 46,412 44,910 -3.2 Dec : 3,081 2,991 -2.9 49,493 47,901 -3.2 : Frozen Yogurt : Jan : 8,538 6,467 -24.3 8,538 6,467 -24.3 Feb : 9,295 8,034 -13.6 17,833 14,501 -18.7 Mar : 10,815 8,559 -20.9 28,648 23,060 -19.5 Apr : 11,308 8,788 -22.3 39,956 31,848 -20.3 May : 11,841 8,466 -28.5 51,797 40,314 -22.2 Jun : 10,949 9,180 -16.2 62,746 49,494 -21.1 Jul : 12,321 9,162 -25.6 75,067 58,656 -21.9 Aug : 11,205 8,142 -27.3 86,272 66,798 -22.6 Sep : 9,480 8,230 -13.2 95,752 75,028 -21.6 Oct : 8,502 7,044 -17.1 104,254 82,072 -21.3 Nov : 7,205 5,991 -16.8 111,459 88,063 -21.0 Dec : 6,672 4,827 -27.7 118,131 92,890 -21.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese, Excluding Cottage Cheese: Production by State and United States, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 94,023 100,791 102,848 9.4 2.0 ID : 36,965 42,634 42,075 13.8 -1.3 IL : 9,810 9,839 10,779 9.9 9.6 IA : 19,594 19,312 20,524 4.7 6.3 KS : 2,903 1,571 2,428 -16.4 54.6 MA : 89 97 120 34.8 23.7 MN : 58,176 45,767 53,250 -8.5 16.4 MO : 14,164 15,741 15,148 6.9 -3.8 NE : 9,960 8,112 9,081 -8.8 11.9 NY : 51,006 52,080 53,329 4.6 2.4 ND : 1,964 1,379 1,490 -24.1 8.0 OH : 9,770 8,839 9,907 1.4 12.1 OR : 4,589 4,091 4,310 -6.1 5.4 PA : 29,476 26,266 27,652 -6.2 5.3 SD : 12,213 10,868 11,534 -5.6 6.1 TN : 1,857 UT : 7,538 4,632 4,577 -39.3 -1.2 VT : 10,775 7,744 8,382 -22.2 8.2 WA : 8,814 11,633 12,448 41.2 7.0 WI : 179,296 178,291 179,569 0.2 0.7 : Oth Sts 1/ : 60,904 52,477 59,761 -1.9 13.9 : US : 623,886 602,164 629,212 0.9 4.5 : N Atlantic : 97,250 92,103 95,653 -1.6 3.9 S Atlantic : 2,055 2,189 2,130 3.6 -2.7 E N Central : 208,694 206,437 211,408 1.3 2.4 W N Central : 118,974 102,750 113,455 -4.6 10.4 S Central : 14,392 6,597 9,626 -33.1 45.9 West : 182,521 192,088 196,940 7.9 2.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese: Production by State and United States, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 39,864 38,975 41,941 5.2 7.6 ID : 33,444 36,814 38,283 14.5 4.0 IA : 8,589 8,804 9,029 5.1 2.6 KS : 2,903 1,571 2,428 -16.4 54.6 MN : 49,575 37,716 44,153 -10.9 17.1 NY : 7,020 6,248 7,242 3.2 15.9 ND : 1,964 1,379 1,490 -24.1 8.0 OH : 3,222 2,852 2,744 -14.8 -3.8 SD : 4,622 3,862 4,590 -0.7 18.9 TN : 1,857 UT : 4,143 1,915 1,760 -57.5 -8.1 WA : 5,026 6,946 7,983 58.8 14.9 WI : 78,548 71,700 78,100 -0.6 8.9 : Oth Sts 1/ : 39,592 32,784 37,432 -5.5 14.2 : US : 280,369 251,566 277,175 -1.1 10.2 : Atlantic : 10,305 9,928 11,928 15.7 20.1 E N Central : 83,217 75,796 82,113 -1.3 8.3 W N Central : 72,197 56,505 65,396 -9.4 15.7 S Central : 14,110 6,283 9,295 -34.1 47.9 West : 100,540 103,054 108,443 7.9 5.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 41,923 45,450 45,473 8.5 0.1 ID : 215 544 627 191.6 15.3 NY : 16,928 15,716 18,267 7.9 16.2 PA : 20,066 15,278 14,956 -25.5 -2.1 VT : 4,653 2,759 2,703 -41.9 -2.0 WI : 54,283 57,000 55,500 2.2 -2.6 : Oth Sts 1/ : 55,740 48,183 53,924 -3.3 11.9 : US : 193,808 184,930 191,450 -1.2 3.5 : Atlantic : 44,148 36,561 38,665 -12.4 5.8 E N Central : 64,255 66,827 66,955 4.2 0.2 W N Central : 23,682 18,334 19,753 -16.6 7.7 West : 61,723 63,208 66,077 7.1 4.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter: Production by State and United States, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 30,147 23,806 36,284 20.4 52.4 MI : 3,007 MN : 5,780 4,304 5,266 -8.9 22.4 NY : 2,490 1,863 1,695 -31.9 -9.0 ND : 434 355 385 -11.3 8.5 OR : 1,738 1,900 2,190 26.0 15.3 PA : 7,014 4,646 5,631 -19.7 21.2 WA : 8,523 5,565 6,795 -20.3 22.1 WI : 28,288 27,200 32,100 13.5 18.0 : Oth Sts 1/ : 23,899 19,093 25,938 8.5 35.9 : US : 111,320 88,732 116,284 4.5 31.1 : N Atlantic : 12,218 8,294 10,644 -12.9 28.3 S Atlantic : 3,265 1,603 2,949 -9.7 84.0 E N Central : 37,288 33,264 40,281 8.0 21.1 W N Central : 10,176 8,776 9,706 -4.6 10.6 S Central : 6,615 4,720 6,619 0.1 40.2 West : 41,758 32,075 46,085 10.4 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 42,527 44,032 47,861 12.5 8.7 IA : 6,318 2,462 4,670 -26.1 89.7 MI : 3,503 MN : 1,390 368 1,031 -25.8 180.2 NM : 3,848 NY : 1,740 537 1,936 11.3 260.5 WA : 16,142 9,594 12,059 -25.3 25.7 WI : 1,111 539 695 -37.4 28.9 : Oth Sts 1/ : 24,938 17,093 33,398 33.9 95.4 : US : 101,517 74,625 101,650 0.1 36.2 : Atlantic : 13,948 10,364 17,845 27.9 72.2 E N Central : 5,941 2,166 6,260 5.4 189.0 W N Central : 9,258 4,275 7,310 -21.0 71.0 S Central : 5,187 350 3,254 -37.3 829.7 West : 67,183 57,470 66,981 -0.3 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey, Human: Production by State and United States, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 6,542 9,548 10,648 62.8 11.5 MN : 9,283 7,363 8,888 -4.3 20.7 NY : 9,286 8,418 9,468 2.0 12.5 UT : 1,541 1,449 1,377 -10.6 -5.0 WA : 3,885 5,460 6,316 62.6 15.7 WI : 24,139 22,900 28,000 16.0 22.3 : Oth Sts 1/ : 29,136 28,585 33,254 14.1 16.3 : US : 83,812 83,723 97,951 16.9 17.0 : Atlantic : 16,058 16,408 19,976 24.4 21.7 N Central : 42,349 38,906 46,832 10.6 20.4 West : 20,873 26,872 29,086 39.3 8.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Lactose: Production by State and United States, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : MN : 10,782 7,748 9,589 -11.1 23.8 WI : 8,326 7,700 7,841 -5.8 1.8 : Oth Sts 1/ : 15,799 15,098 16,656 5.4 10.3 : US : 34,907 30,546 34,086 -2.4 11.6 : E N Central : 8,326 7,700 7,841 -5.8 1.8 W N Central : 16,409 12,582 14,951 -8.9 18.8 West : 9,566 8,681 9,979 4.3 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Whey Protein Concentrate, Human: Production by State and United States, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : CA : 4,204 4,630 5,218 24.1 12.7 MN : 4,750 4,202 4,696 -1.1 11.8 WI : 6,753 6,558 7,650 13.3 16.7 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6,770 7,360 7,861 16.1 6.8 : US : 22,477 22,750 25,425 13.1 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Gallons --------- ---- Percent --- : AZ : 311 400 416 33.8 4.0 AR : 195 210 210 7.7 CA : 6,099 6,442 6,453 5.8 0.2 FL : 1,714 1,760 2,000 16.7 13.6 GA : 554 465 641 15.7 37.8 ID : 481 434 465 -3.3 7.1 IL : 2,625 2,328 2,078 -20.8 -10.7 IN : 3,903 4,894 4,642 18.9 -5.1 KS : 151 187 484 220.5 158.8 KY : 300 208 268 -10.7 28.8 ME : 70 78 79 12.9 1.3 MD : 745 909 966 29.7 6.3 MA : 3,000 2,808 3,428 14.3 22.1 MI : 1,765 2,738 1,896 7.4 -30.8 MN : 2,442 3,027 2,857 17.0 -5.6 MO : 837 945 950 13.5 0.5 NM : 212 420 412 94.3 -1.9 NY : 1,734 1,700 1,600 -7.7 -5.9 NC : 1,564 1,142 1,103 -29.5 -3.4 ND : 78 62 92 17.9 48.4 OH : 2,771 2,425 2,606 -6.0 7.5 OR : 646 710 670 3.7 -5.6 PA : 2,997 3,023 2,985 -0.4 -1.3 SC : 720 477 712 -1.1 49.3 TN : 802 875 1,053 31.3 20.3 TX : 3,353 3,191 2,907 -13.3 -8.9 UT : 732 691 627 -14.3 -9.3 VT : 812 804 516 -36.5 -35.8 WA : 1,391 1,323 1,436 3.2 8.5 WI : 519 440 495 -4.6 12.5 : Oth Sts 1/ : 9,583 8,888 8,507 -11.2 -4.3 : US : 53,106 54,004 53,554 0.8 -0.8 : N Atlantic : 11,008 10,350 10,682 -3.0 3.2 S Atlantic : 6,174 5,504 6,082 -1.5 10.5 E N Central : 11,583 12,825 11,717 1.2 -8.6 W N Central : 7,247 7,671 7,941 9.6 3.5 S Central : 6,003 5,577 5,645 -6.0 1.2 West : 11,091 12,077 11,487 3.6 -4.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------- Product : 1996 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : Dec : Nov : : : : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Manufacturers' Shipments 2/ : ------- 1,000 Pounds ------ --- Percent -- : Dry Whole Milk : 6,221 7,662 6,569 5.6 -14.3 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 65,863 80,166 80,318 21.9 0.2 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 421 459 159 -62.2 -65.4 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 2,031 3,227 2,920 43.8 -9.5 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : ------- 1,000 Pounds ------ --- Percent -- Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 19,485 19,918 22,182 13.8 11.4 Dry Whole Milk : 6,422 3,968 5,605 -12.7 41.3 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 71,110 95,276 103,326 45.3 8.4 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 967 807 791 -18.2 -2.0 Dry Buttermilk, Total : 4,075 3,168 3,569 -12.4 12.7 : : Manufacturers' Selling Price 4/ : ----- Cents per Pound ----- Cents Change : Dry Whole Milk : 130.48 118.90 120.68 -9.80 1.78 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 117.75 105.49 104.58 -13.17 -0.91 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 62.56 62.81 59.47 -3.09 -3.34 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 103.08 99.35 97.84 -5.24 -1.51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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