Dairy Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 4, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistic02) 720-4448, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. March 1998 Highlights American type cheese production totaled 284 million pounds, 0.4 percent below March 1997 but 8.9 percent above February 1998. Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 644 million pounds, 1.0 percent above March 1997 and 12.2 percent above February 1998. Cream cottage cheese production was 31.2 million pounds, 3.5 percent above March 1997 and 12.6 percent above February 1998. Lowfat cottage cheese production was 30.5 million pounds, 0.7 percent above March 1997 and 10.4 percent above February 1998. Butter production was 100 million pounds in March, 5.1 percent below March 1997 and 2.6 percent below February 1998. Frozen dessert: (comparisons with March 1997) Ice cream, Regular (hard) --- 75.7 million gallons, up 3.2 percent. Ice cream, Lowfat (total) --- 29.3 million gallons, down 15.5 percent. Ice cream, Nonfat (hard) --- 3.12 million gallons, up 6.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) --- 4.37 million gallons, up 1.7 percent. Frozen Yogurt (total) --- 7.32 million gallons, down 21.8 percent. Dry milk products: (comparisons with March 1997) Nonfat dry milk for human food --- 105 million pounds, down 7.9 percent. Dry whole milk --- 11.8 million pounds, up 17.1 percent. Dry buttermilk --- 4.93 million pounds, up 11.5 percent. Da 2-6 (5-98) 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 For example, if North Atlantic can not be published, then it will be combined with South Atlantic to publish Atlantic.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, March, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------- Product : 1997 : 1998 1/ : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- --- Percent -- : Butter : 105,397 102,704 100,068 -5.1 -2.6 Cheese : American Types 2/ : 285,469 261,137 284,338 -0.4 8.9 Cheddar : 231,347 207,494 227,621 -1.6 9.7 Swiss : 16,857 17,110 17,351 2.9 1.4 Brick and Muenster : 9,064 7,601 8,634 -4.7 13.6 Cream and Neufchatel : 52,716 39,682 52,252 -0.9 31.7 Blue : 3,904 3,141 3,456 -11.5 10.0 Hispanic : 5,748 5,728 6,283 9.3 9.7 Mozzarella : 197,893 182,487 205,327 3.8 12.5 Other Italian Types : 56,579 48,909 56,737 0.3 16.0 Total Italian Types : 254,472 231,396 262,064 3.0 13.3 All Other Types : 9,746 8,358 9,864 1.2 18.0 Total : 637,976 574,153 644,242 1.0 12.2 Cottage Cheese, Curd 3/ : 38,825 34,339 38,967 0.4 13.5 Cottage Cheese, Cream 4/ : 30,153 27,730 31,221 3.5 12.6 Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 5/ : 30,313 27,658 30,524 0.7 10.4 Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 53,911 29,404 36,198 -32.9 23.1 Dry Whole Milk : 10,039 10,161 11,757 17.1 15.7 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 114,060 96,995 105,065 -7.9 8.3 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 476 438 492 3.4 12.3 Dry Buttermilk : 4,418 5,062 4,925 11.5 -2.7 Yogurt, Plain & Flavored : 137,611 131,701 156,079 13.4 18.5 : : ------- 1,000 Gallons ------ --- Percent -- : Frozen Products : Ice Cream, Hard : 73,326 64,253 75,701 3.2 17.8 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Hard : 10,836 7,536 9,277 -14.4 23.1 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Soft : 23,855 16,285 20,029 -16.0 23.0 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Total : 34,691 23,821 29,306 -15.5 23.0 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Hard : 2,934 2,661 3,115 6.2 17.1 Sherbet, Hard : 4,296 3,589 4,367 1.7 21.7 Water and Juice Ices : 6,286 5,107 6,384 1.6 25.0 Frozen Yogurt, Total : 9,362 6,366 7,320 -21.8 15.0 Regular & Lowfat, Hard : 3,607 2,553 2,582 -28.4 1.1 Nonfat, Hard : 2,677 1,613 2,243 -16.2 39.1 Other Frozen Dairy : Products : 1,147 798 1,384 20.7 73.4 : Mix for Frozen Products : Ice Cream Mix : 40,863 35,374 41,023 0.4 16.0 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Mix : 18,461 14,823 18,235 -1.2 23.0 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Mix : 1,873 1,467 1,837 -1.9 25.2 Sherbet Mix : 2,970 2,497 3,000 1.0 20.1 Yogurt Mix : 5,925 4,029 4,633 -21.8 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 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. Whey and Modified Whey Products: Production, Stocks, and Prices, United States, March, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Product : 1997 : 1998 1/ : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ -- Percent -- Condensed Whey, Solids Content 2/ : Sweet-Type, Human : 14,623 8,443 9,501 -35.0 12.5 Sweet-Type, Animal : 2,022 1,874 2,177 7.7 16.2 Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 91,447 88,308 91,263 -0.2 3.3 Dry Whey, Animal : 5,183 5,226 6,021 16.2 15.2 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human Food : 6,172 5,404 6,083 -1.4 12.6 Animal Feed : 2,496 2,540 2,658 6.5 4.6 Lactose, Human and Animal : 35,186 33,337 38,469 9.3 15.4 Whey : Solids in Wet Blends, Animal : 5,206 1,916 3,474 -33.3 81.3 Protein Concentrate, Human : 19,914 16,770 17,979 -9.7 7.2 Protein Concentrate, Animal : 3,039 3,094 3,300 8.6 6.7 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ -- Percent -- Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 32,200 34,409 32,148 -0.2 -6.6 Dry Whey, Animal : 4,182 2,982 2,956 -29.3 -0.9 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human and Animal 4/ : 12,834 7,734 7,386 -42.4 -4.5 Lactose, Human and Animal : 19,559 20,529 24,210 23.8 17.9 Whey Protein Concentrate, Human : 8,766 10,370 11,029 25.8 6.4 Whey Protein Concentrate, Animal : 540 1,155 1,003 85.7 -13.2 : : Manufacturers' Selling Price 5/ : ---- Cents per Pound --- Cents Change : Dry Whey, Human : 20.0 23.2 22.8 2.8 -0.4 Dry Whey, Animal : 19.5 22.8 22.1 2.6 -0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1997-98 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : Change : : : Change Month : 1997 : 1998 : From : 1997 : 1998 : From : : : 1997 : : : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds --- Percent Total Cheese : Jan : 598,134 615,733 2.9 598,134 615,733 2.9 Feb : 577,137 574,153 -0.5 1,175,271 1,189,886 1.2 Mar : 637,976 644,242 1.0 1,813,247 1,834,128 1.2 Apr : 598,487 2,411,734 May : 641,972 3,053,706 Jun : 623,366 3,677,072 Jul : 613,224 4,290,296 Aug : 596,521 4,886,817 Sep : 604,259 5,491,076 Oct : 615,531 6,106,607 Nov : 594,523 6,701,130 Dec : 627,888 7,329,018 : American Cheese : Jan : 278,566 283,248 1.7 278,566 283,248 1.7 Feb : 267,073 261,137 -2.2 545,639 544,385 -0.2 Mar : 285,469 284,338 -0.4 831,108 828,723 -0.3 Apr : 279,556 1,110,664 May : 294,625 1,405,289 Jun : 286,176 1,691,465 Jul : 285,300 1,976,765 Aug : 260,009 2,236,774 Sep : 261,240 2,498,014 Oct : 260,018 2,758,032 Nov : 248,540 3,006,572 Dec : 278,631 3,285,203 : Cheddar Cheese : Jan : 224,901 228,758 1.7 224,901 228,758 1.7 Feb : 216,991 207,494 -4.4 441,892 436,252 -1.3 Mar : 231,347 227,621 -1.6 673,239 663,873 -1.4 Apr : 226,279 899,518 May : 239,693 1,139,211 Jun : 233,125 1,372,336 Jul : 229,217 1,601,553 Aug : 206,744 1,808,297 Sep : 208,094 2,016,391 Oct : 205,449 2,221,840 Nov : 193,921 2,415,761 Dec : 223,765 2,639,526 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1997-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : Change : : : Change Month : 1997 : 1998 : From : 1997 : 1998 : From : : : 1997 : : : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Italian Cheese : Jan : 235,577 244,105 3.6 235,577 244,105 3.6 Feb : 228,794 231,396 1.1 464,371 475,501 2.4 Mar : 254,472 262,064 3.0 718,843 737,565 2.6 Apr : 232,936 951,779 May : 251,485 1,203,264 Jun : 237,485 1,440,749 Jul : 237,561 1,678,310 Aug : 240,727 1,919,037 Sep : 234,897 2,153,934 Oct : 238,902 2,392,836 Nov : 239,570 2,632,406 Dec : 247,998 2,880,404 : Mozzarella Cheese: Jan : 183,894 188,661 2.6 183,894 188,661 2.6 Feb : 181,482 182,487 0.6 365,376 371,148 1.6 Mar : 197,893 205,327 3.8 563,269 576,475 2.3 Apr : 183,080 746,349 May : 200,164 946,513 Jun : 188,265 1,134,778 Jul : 188,058 1,322,836 Aug : 189,506 1,512,342 Sep : 179,037 1,691,379 Oct : 181,442 1,872,821 Nov : 181,941 2,054,762 Dec : 189,243 2,244,005 : Other Italian : Jan : 51,683 55,444 7.3 51,683 55,444 7.3 Feb : 47,312 48,909 3.4 98,995 104,353 5.4 Mar : 56,579 56,737 0.3 155,574 161,090 3.5 Apr : 49,856 205,430 May : 51,321 256,751 Jun : 49,220 305,971 Jul : 49,503 355,474 Aug : 51,221 406,695 Sep : 55,860 462,555 Oct : 57,460 520,015 Nov : 57,629 577,644 Dec : 58,755 636,399 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1997-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : Change : : : Change Month : 1997 : 1998 : From : 1997 : 1998 : From : : : 1997 : : : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Butter : Jan : 127,575 113,512 -11.0 127,575 113,512 -11.0 Feb : 108,633 102,704 -5.5 236,208 216,216 -8.5 Mar : 105,397 100,068 -5.1 341,605 316,284 -7.4 Apr : 118,268 459,873 May : 102,735 562,608 Jun : 82,017 644,625 Jul : 80,040 724,665 Aug : 68,812 793,477 Sep : 79,346 872,823 Oct : 83,326 956,149 Nov : 89,131 1,045,280 Dec : 105,970 1,151,250 : Nonfat Dry Milk, : Human : Jan : 100,927 103,703 2.8 100,927 103,703 2.8 Feb : 93,024 96,995 4.3 193,951 200,698 3.5 Mar : 114,060 105,065 -7.9 308,011 305,763 -0.7 Apr : 127,731 435,742 May : 132,711 568,453 Jun : 120,065 688,518 Jul : 111,669 800,187 Aug : 90,237 890,424 Sep : 77,354 967,778 Oct : 72,550 1,040,328 Nov : 75,228 1,115,556 Dec : 102,006 1,217,562 : Total Dry Whey 2/: Jan : 91,794 101,524 10.6 91,794 101,524 10.6 Feb : 87,165 93,534 7.3 178,959 195,058 9.0 Mar : 96,630 97,284 0.7 275,589 292,342 6.1 Apr : 93,521 369,110 May : 102,262 471,372 Jun : 101,491 572,863 Jul : 101,697 674,560 Aug : 93,156 767,716 Sep : 89,681 857,397 Oct : 92,451 949,848 Nov : 85,884 1,035,732 Dec : 101,092 1,136,824 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1997-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : Change : : : Change Month : 1997 : 1998 : From : 1997 : 1998 : From : : : 1997 : : : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Cream Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 28,520 28,644 0.4 28,520 28,644 0.4 Feb : 27,829 27,730 -0.4 56,349 56,374 Mar : 30,153 31,221 3.5 86,502 87,595 1.3 Apr : 29,807 116,309 May : 31,538 147,847 Jun : 29,863 177,710 Jul : 32,223 209,933 Aug : 32,038 241,971 Sep : 31,408 273,379 Oct : 31,097 304,476 Nov : 27,514 331,990 Dec : 27,535 359,525 : Lowfat Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 27,080 28,203 4.1 27,080 28,203 4.1 Feb : 26,950 27,658 2.6 54,030 55,861 3.4 Mar : 30,313 30,524 0.7 84,343 86,385 2.4 Apr : 28,680 113,023 May : 30,663 143,686 Jun : 28,527 172,213 Jul : 30,930 203,143 Aug : 29,798 232,941 Sep : 31,217 264,158 Oct : 30,246 294,404 Nov : 26,668 321,072 Dec : 25,615 346,687 : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent : Ice Cream, Hard : Jan : 60,232 58,121 -3.5 60,232 58,121 -3.5 Feb : 63,896 64,253 0.6 124,128 122,374 -1.4 Mar : 73,326 75,701 3.2 197,454 198,075 0.3 Apr : 76,869 274,323 May : 80,522 354,845 Jun : 85,403 440,248 Jul : 85,798 526,046 Aug : 76,904 602,950 Sep : 68,001 670,951 Oct : 66,889 737,840 Nov : 54,114 791,954 Dec : 53,945 845,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1997-98 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 1997 : 1998 : From : 1997 : 1998 : From : : : 1997 : : : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent Ice Cream, Lowfat : Jan : 25,831 21,724 -15.9 25,831 21,724 -15.9 Feb : 27,672 23,821 -13.9 53,503 45,545 -14.9 Mar : 34,691 29,306 -15.5 88,194 74,851 -15.1 Apr : 33,008 121,202 May : 37,492 158,694 Jun : 40,387 199,081 Jul : 40,893 239,974 Aug : 37,695 277,669 Sep : 31,520 309,189 Oct : 29,329 338,518 Nov : 23,470 361,988 Dec : 23,603 385,591 : Ice Cream, NF, Hard : Jan : 2,293 2,857 24.6 2,293 2,857 24.6 Feb : 2,594 2,661 2.6 4,887 5,518 12.9 Mar : 2,934 3,115 6.2 7,821 8,633 10.4 Apr : 3,121 10,942 May : 3,289 14,231 Jun : 3,996 18,227 Jul : 4,698 22,925 Aug : 3,107 26,032 Sep : 3,003 29,035 Oct : 2,708 31,743 Nov : 2,191 33,934 Dec : 2,181 36,115 : Sherbet, Hard : Jan : 3,463 3,459 -0.1 3,463 3,459 -0.1 Feb : 3,730 3,589 -3.8 7,193 7,048 -2.0 Mar : 4,296 4,367 1.7 11,489 11,415 -0.6 Apr : 4,581 16,070 May : 5,482 21,552 Jun : 5,161 26,713 Jul : 5,280 31,993 Aug : 4,553 36,546 Sep : 3,826 40,372 Oct : 3,516 43,888 Nov : 2,954 46,842 Dec : 3,094 49,936 : Frozen Yogurt : Jan : 5,119 5,897 15.2 5,119 5,897 15.2 Feb : 7,928 6,366 -19.7 13,047 12,263 -6.0 Mar : 9,362 7,320 -21.8 22,409 19,583 -12.6 Apr : 8,899 31,306 May : 8,865 40,173 Jun : 9,331 49,504 Jul : 10,112 59,616 Aug : 8,216 67,832 Sep : 8,131 75,963 Oct : 6,598 82,561 Nov : 5,151 87,712 Dec : 4,685 92,397 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ February 1998 data revised. 2/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese, Excluding Cottage Cheese: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 97,339 94,600 105,817 8.7 11.9 ID : 38,221 38,149 42,083 10.1 10.3 IL : 9,936 9,036 10,135 2.0 12.2 IA : 19,345 18,939 22,188 14.7 17.2 KS : 2,857 2,788 2,908 1.8 4.3 MA : 80 89 11.3 MN : 58,048 49,864 54,792 -5.6 9.9 MO : 14,552 9,475 14,376 -1.2 51.7 NE : 8,317 8,501 8,272 -0.5 -2.7 NJ : 3,588 3,540 4,036 12.5 14.0 NM : 17,421 15,114 19,634 12.7 29.9 NY : 55,645 45,621 53,733 -3.4 17.8 ND : 1,703 1,565 1,664 -2.3 6.3 OH : 9,552 9,302 9,954 4.2 7.0 OR : 4,090 4,669 14.2 PA : 31,020 29,201 33,797 9.0 15.7 SD : 11,448 10,690 12,265 7.1 14.7 UT : 5,999 4,204 4,029 -32.8 -4.2 VT : 10,595 7,616 8,156 -23.0 7.1 WA : 9,379 13,635 14,159 51.0 3.8 WI : 184,526 161,602 178,091 -3.5 10.2 : Oth Sts 2/ : 48,485 36,511 39,395 -18.7 7.9 : US : 637,976 574,153 644,242 1.0 12.2 : N Atlantic : 101,862 86,798 100,643 -1.2 16.0 S Atlantic : 2,087 2,365 2,561 22.7 8.3 E N Central : 214,402 189,070 209,053 -2.5 10.6 W N Central : 116,270 101,822 116,465 0.2 14.4 S Central : 13,785 5,742 6,238 -54.7 8.6 West : 189,570 188,356 209,282 10.4 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. American Cheese: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 38,669 39,507 43,303 12.0 9.6 ID : 34,813 35,037 38,707 11.2 10.5 IA : 8,732 8,219 9,113 4.4 10.9 KS : 2,857 2,788 2,908 1.8 4.3 MN : 47,978 43,774 46,844 -2.4 7.0 NM : 5,550 4,184 4,928 -11.2 17.8 NY : 8,327 6,966 7,719 -7.3 10.8 ND : 1,703 1,565 1,664 -2.3 6.3 OH : 2,475 2,535 2,870 16.0 13.2 OR : 4,371 SD : 4,117 4,182 4,707 14.3 12.6 UT : 3,028 1,479 1,534 -49.3 3.7 WA : 4,997 9,190 8,888 77.9 -3.3 WI : 82,353 72,000 79,000 -4.1 9.7 : Oth Sts 2/ : 35,499 29,711 32,153 -9.4 8.2 : US : 285,469 261,137 284,338 -0.4 8.9 : Atlantic : 12,658 11,618 12,698 0.3 9.3 E N Central : 86,124 75,791 83,520 -3.0 10.2 W N Central : 70,706 63,705 69,044 -2.4 8.4 S Central : 13,553 5,546 6,061 -55.3 9.3 West : 102,428 104,477 113,015 10.3 8.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. Mozzarella Cheese: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : CA : 44,024 41,721 47,435 7.7 13.7 ID : 323 378 482 49.2 27.5 NY : 18,208 15,944 17,204 -5.5 7.9 PA : 20,083 19,036 21,036 4.7 10.5 VT : 2,310 2,681 16.1 WI : 57,866 50,000 56,000 -3.2 12.0 : Oth Sts 2/ : 57,389 53,098 60,489 5.4 13.9 : US : 197,893 182,487 205,327 3.8 12.5 : Atlantic : 44,407 39,763 43,636 -1.7 9.7 E N Central : 68,736 59,676 66,961 -2.6 12.2 W N Central : 19,217 19,096 20,116 4.7 5.3 West : 65,533 63,952 74,614 13.9 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. Butter: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 26,598 21,758 21,557 -19.0 -0.9 MN : 6,545 5,924 4,716 -27.9 -20.4 NY : 2,260 2,477 2,081 -7.9 -16.0 ND : 291 297 359 23.4 20.9 OR : 2,109 2,200 2,100 -0.4 -4.5 PA : 6,283 5,165 5,147 -18.1 -0.3 TN : 2,672 2,514 3,117 16.7 24.0 WA : 8,046 5,492 6,007 -25.3 9.4 WI : 25,782 28,000 28,000 8.6 : Oth Sts 2/ : 24,811 28,877 26,984 8.8 -6.6 : US : 105,397 102,704 100,068 -5.1 -2.6 : N Atlantic : 11,068 11,302 9,787 -11.6 -13.4 S Atlantic : 4,692 4,512 4,488 -4.3 -0.5 E N Central : 33,861 35,849 35,262 4.1 -1.6 W N Central : 11,361 10,524 9,582 -15.7 -9.0 S Central : 6,753 9,918 9,753 44.4 -1.7 West : 37,662 30,599 31,196 -17.2 2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. Nonfat Dry Milk, Human: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 47,350 37,594 42,066 -11.2 11.9 IA : 5,841 4,633 4,779 -18.2 3.2 MN : 1,047 NM : 2,705 NY : 1,786 WA : 15,377 10,257 12,526 -18.5 22.1 WI : 2,250 873 732 -67.5 -16.2 : Oth Sts 2/ : 39,490 41,852 44,962 13.9 7.4 : US : 114,060 96,995 105,065 -7.9 8.3 : Atlantic : 21,745 21,556 22,622 4.0 4.9 E N Central : 6,427 5,953 4,932 -23.3 -17.2 W N Central : 8,330 7,325 7,425 -10.9 1.4 S Central : 6,309 6,896 7,589 20.3 10.0 West : 71,249 55,265 62,497 -12.3 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. Dry Whey, Human: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 10,565 8,771 8,934 -15.4 1.9 MN : 9,519 9,305 9,371 -1.6 0.7 NY : 9,967 8,672 9,698 -2.7 11.8 PA : 3,472 8,175 9,508 173.9 16.3 UT : 1,753 1,257 1,289 -26.5 2.5 WA : 4,307 6,675 7,413 72.1 11.1 WI : 26,668 23,200 23,700 -11.1 2.2 : Oth Sts 2/ : 25,196 22,253 21,350 15.3 4.1 : US : 91,447 88,308 91,263 -0.2 3.3 : Atlantic : 15,372 18,054 20,507 33.4 13.6 N Central : 45,266 41,870 42,131 -6.9 0.6 West : 26,103 27,798 28,039 7.4 0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. Lactose: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent --- : MN : 9,057 8,851 11,020 21.7 24.5 WI : 8,688 8,500 9,570 10.2 12.6 : Oth Sts 2/ : 17,441 15,986 17,879 2.5 11.8 : US : 35,186 33,337 38,469 9.3 15.4 : E N Central : 8,688 8,500 9,570 10.2 12.6 W N Central : 14,567 13,597 16,565 13.7 21.8 West : 10,389 9,527 10,749 3.5 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. Whey Protein Concentrate, Human: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- ---- Percent --- : CA : 2,957 3,855 4,446 50.4 15.3 MN : 6,788 3,934 4,614 -32.0 17.3 WI : 3,024 2,300 2,220 -26.6 -3.5 : Oth Sts 2/ : 7,145 6,681 6,699 -6.2 0.3 : US : 19,914 16,770 17,979 -9.7 7.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. Ice Cream, Hard: Production by State and United States, March 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Gallons --------- ---- Percent --- : AZ : 301 423 40.5 AR : 301 237 241 -19.9 1.7 CA : 9,412 7,700 9,907 5.3 28.7 FL : 2,083 1,280 2,250 8.0 75.8 GA : 1,018 603 667 -34.5 10.6 ID : 470 541 15.1 IL : 3,767 2,398 3,705 -1.6 54.5 IN : 6,435 5,566 6,618 2.8 18.9 KS : 197 300 180 -8.6 -40.0 KY : 407 533 538 32.2 0.9 ME : 148 99 135 -8.8 36.4 MD : 1,615 1,539 1,548 -4.1 0.6 MA : 4,207 4,335 4,796 14.0 10.6 MI : 2,188 1,520 1,676 -23.4 10.3 MN : 3,734 2,736 3,774 1.1 37.9 MO : 1,255 1,325 1,720 37.1 29.8 NM : 235 395 395 68.1 NY : 2,591 2,500 2,500 -3.5 NC : 1,981 1,524 1,813 -8.5 19.0 ND : 78 101 69 -11.5 -31.7 OH : 3,525 3,020 3,450 -2.1 14.2 OR : 711 710 800 12.5 12.7 PA : 4,045 3,100 3,880 -4.1 25.2 SD : 3 3 2 -33.3 -33.3 TN : 1,201 1,095 1,471 22.5 34.3 TX : 4,037 4,063 4,332 7.3 6.6 UT : 886 678 912 2.9 34.5 VT : 840 1,049 1,308 55.7 24.7 WA : 1,962 1,355 1,825 -7.0 34.7 WI : 600 630 5.0 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,464 13,118 13,595 -6.0 3.6 : US : 73,326 64,253 75,701 3.2 17.8 : N Atlantic : 14,524 13,761 15,773 8.6 14.6 S Atlantic : 8,547 6,845 8,508 -0.5 24.3 E N Central : 16,655 13,104 16,079 -3.5 22.7 W N Central : 9,554 9,909 10,779 12.8 8.8 S Central : 7,684 7,164 7,967 3.7 11.2 West : 16,362 13,470 16,595 1.4 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable states are included in the calculation. Canned Milk and Dry Milk Products: Manufacturers' shipments, Stocks, and Selling Prices, March, 1997-98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change From : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Product : 1997 : 1998 1/ : 1998 : Mar : Feb : : : : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Manufacturers' Shipments 2/ : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ -- Percent -- : Dry Whole Milk : 6,519 7,898 8,140 24.9 3.1 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 96,490 86,737 99,018 2.6 14.2 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 673 471 383 -43.1 -18.7 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 2,872 3,216 2,447 -14.8 -23.9 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ -- Percent -- Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 24,929 36,396 39,617 58.9 8.8 Dry Whole Milk : 5,203 6,690 6,830 31.3 2.1 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 80,345 105,272 95,315 18.6 -9.5 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 681 734 883 29.7 20.3 Dry Buttermilk, Total : 3,089 3,927 4,514 46.1 14.9 : : Manufacturers' Selling Price 4/ : ----- Cents per Pound ---- Cents Change : Dry Whole Milk : 123.98 119.20 119.28 -4.70 0.08 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 113.08 103.89 103.82 -9.26 -0.07 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 54.67 59.65 69.60 14.93 9.95 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 102.71 93.66 97.31 -5.40 3.65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,384 manufacturers that made one or more products in 1997. 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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