Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released June 2, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This is the first issue produced using the new layout. This report issue is published using both layouts but future issues will only be produced using this layout. The previous layout is available on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov. April 2010 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 863 million pounds, 1.8 percent above April 2009 but 3.2 percent below March 2010. Italian type cheese production totaled 366 million pounds, 5.9 percent above April 2009 but 3.7 percent below March 2010. American type cheese production totaled 360 million pounds, 1.5 percent above April 2009 but 0.6 percent below March 2010. Butter production was 139 million pounds, 2.5 percent below April 2009 and slightly below March 2010. Dry milk powders (comparisons with April 2009) Nonfat dry milk, human - 152 million pounds, up 7.7 percent. Skim milk powders - 14.5 million pounds, down 41.3 percent. Whey products (comparisons with April 2009) Dry whey, total - 90.8 million pounds, up 9.1 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 71.6 million pounds, up 23.2 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 35.7 million pounds, up 8.4 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with April 2009) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 78.5 million gallons, down 0.7 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 38.5 million gallons, up 9.9 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 4.79 million gallons, down 4.4 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.81 million gallons, down 3.0 percent. United States Geographic Regions Dairy Products Beginning in 2010, USDA will no longer issue data for North Atlantic, South Atlantic, East North Central, West North Central, or South Central regions. North Atlantic and South Atlantic were combined to form the data for the Atlantic region. East North Central, West North Central, and South Central were combined to form the data for the Central region. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States .................................................................................4 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States...............................................5 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States...............................6 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States ....................................................................7 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States..................................................14 American Cheese Production - States and United States..............................................................................15 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States................................................................................15 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States...........................................................................16 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States.............................................................................16 Butter Production - States and United States............................................................................................17 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States....................................................................17 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States...........................................................................18 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States...................................................................18 Statistical Methodology .....................................................................................................................19 Information Contacts ......................................................................................................................19 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 142,216 138,837 138,636 -2.5 -0.1 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 354,781 362,257 360,126 1.5 -0.6 Cheddar ............................: 272,691 281,966 272,711 -3.3 Other American types ...............: 82,090 80,291 87,415 6.5 8.9 Brick and Muenster ...................: 9,362 10,677 10,325 10.3 -3.3 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 63,619 65,037 56,465 -11.2 -13.2 Hispanic .............................: 17,696 19,690 17,153 -3.1 -12.9 Italian types ........................: 346,047 380,577 366,496 5.9 -3.7 Mozzarella .........................: 270,604 300,297 288,554 6.6 -3.9 Parmesan ...........................: 19,158 21,625 21,170 10.5 -2.1 Provolone ..........................: 29,421 29,473 30,678 4.3 4.1 Ricotta ............................: 18,867 22,116 19,227 1.9 -13.1 Romano .............................: 4,070 2,935 3,028 -25.6 3.2 Other Italian types ................: 3,927 4,131 3,839 -2.2 -7.1 Swiss ................................: 28,890 27,328 28,419 -1.6 4.0 All other types ......................: 27,198 26,067 23,833 -12.4 -8.6 : Total cheese .........................: 847,593 891,633 862,817 1.8 -3.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 39,060 38,051 34,909 -10.6 -8.3 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 30,517 29,099 26,855 -12.0 -7.7 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 34,380 35,268 31,361 -8.8 -11.1 : Sour cream .............................: 93,860 105,351 91,165 -2.9 -13.5 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 311,481 399,691 332,611 6.8 -16.8 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 79,022 79,940 78,496 -0.7 -1.8 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 13,360 13,493 14,020 4.9 3.9 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 21,670 23,937 24,494 13.0 2.3 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 35,030 37,430 38,514 9.9 2.9 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,503 1,375 1,385 -7.9 0.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 5,012 5,048 4,789 -4.4 -5.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 7,022 6,526 6,813 -3.0 4.4 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,647 1,724 1,619 -1.7 -6.1 Nonfat, hard .......................: 655 617 562 -14.2 -8.9 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,164 1,179 1,223 5.1 3.7 Water and juice ices .................: 6,633 5,820 6,727 1.4 15.6 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 43,700 44,135 43,757 0.1 -0.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 20,232 21,435 22,046 9.0 2.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 916 833 866 -5.5 4.0 Sherbet mix ..........................: 3,109 2,982 2,999 -3.5 0.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,793 3,955 4,129 8.9 4.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 4/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,383 6,931 6,872 -18.0 -0.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 79,522 87,020 85,615 7.7 -1.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,696 5,484 5,162 39.7 -5.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 83,218 92,504 90,777 9.1 -1.9 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,522 2,173 2,055 35.0 -5.4 Animal ...............................: 4,607 5,168 4,323 -6.2 -16.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 29,408 33,999 33,318 13.3 -2.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 3,563 2,423 2,414 -32.2 -0.4 Total 2/ .............................: 32,971 36,422 35,732 8.4 -1.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,102 21,194 19,967 -5.4 -5.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 11,869 15,228 15,765 32.8 3.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 3,861 4,261 4,552 17.9 6.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 58,153 73,870 71,630 23.2 -3.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 41,193 47,262 50,358 22.2 6.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,110 3,259 2,315 108.6 -29.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 42,303 50,521 52,673 24.5 4.3 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 15,689 8,498 9,822 -37.4 15.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,246 35,898 35,681 4.2 -0.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,486 2,375 2,320 -6.7 -2.3 Total 2/ .............................: 36,732 38,273 38,001 3.5 -0.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,605 24,378 22,457 9.0 -7.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,127 13,895 15,544 -3.6 11.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,766 10,525 9,667 -10.2 -8.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 74,020 67,061 73,543 -0.6 9.7 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 17.8 35.4 31.9 14.1 -3.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 133,622 128,799 129,255 -3.3 0.4 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 42,885 39,593 38,521 -10.2 -2.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk .......................: 5,340 7,210 6,560 22.8 -9.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,290 830 803 -37.8 -3.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 3,002 6,514 3,838 27.8 -41.1 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,355 7,634 11,683 2.9 53.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 141,397 137,179 152,217 7.7 11.0 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 24,645 27,796 14,463 -41.3 -48.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 71,258 76,906 89,368 25.4 16.2 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 3,969 9,600 8,271 108.4 -13.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,152 1,460 1,430 -33.6 -2.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,346 7,159 7,041 31.7 -1.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 179,976 147,657 144,412 -19.8 -2.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 153,063 139,368 150,053 -2.0 7.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent--- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 826,893 841,646 1.8 826,893 841,646 1.8 February ...................: 767,975 775,273 1.0 1,594,868 1,616,919 1.4 March ......................: 870,517 891,633 2.4 2,465,385 2,508,552 1.8 April ......................: 847,593 862,817 1.8 3,312,978 3,371,369 1.8 May ........................: 856,100 4,169,078 June .......................: 838,100 5,007,178 July .......................: 842,752 5,849,930 August .....................: 850,684 6,700,614 September ..................: 842,490 7,543,104 October ....................: 862,785 8,405,889 November ...................: 839,532 9,245,421 December ...................: 863,872 10,109,293 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 357,200 347,563 -2.7 357,200 347,563 -2.7 February ...................: 323,370 320,426 -0.9 680,570 667,989 -1.8 March ......................: 364,359 362,257 -0.6 1,044,929 1,030,246 -1.4 April ......................: 354,781 360,126 1.5 1,399,710 1,390,372 -0.7 May ........................: 368,021 1,767,731 June .......................: 356,869 2,124,600 July .......................: 354,695 2,479,295 August .....................: 347,088 2,826,383 September ..................: 342,921 3,169,304 October ....................: 349,403 3,518,707 November ...................: 331,593 3,850,300 December ...................: 352,199 4,202,499 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 278,181 266,552 -4.2 278,181 266,552 -4.2 February ...................: 244,440 244,389 522,621 510,941 -2.2 March ......................: 279,296 281,966 1.0 801,917 792,907 -1.1 April ......................: 272,691 272,711 1,074,608 1,065,618 -0.8 May ........................: 287,422 1,362,030 June .......................: 276,646 1,638,676 July .......................: 269,533 1,908,209 August .....................: 264,743 2,172,952 September ..................: 259,004 2,431,956 October ....................: 263,443 2,695,399 November ...................: 248,976 2,944,375 December ...................: 263,062 3,207,437 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 345,619 362,733 5.0 345,619 362,733 5.0 February ...................: 316,749 330,382 4.3 662,368 693,115 4.6 March ......................: 359,386 380,577 5.9 1,021,754 1,073,692 5.1 April ......................: 346,047 366,496 5.9 1,367,801 1,440,188 5.3 May ........................: 345,905 1,713,706 June .......................: 341,918 2,055,624 July .......................: 346,130 2,401,754 August .....................: 345,799 2,747,553 September ..................: 346,087 3,093,640 October ....................: 357,854 3,451,494 November ...................: 358,986 3,810,480 December ...................: 369,800 4,180,280 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 267,299 285,020 6.6 267,299 285,020 6.6 February ...................: 246,429 259,090 5.1 513,728 544,110 5.9 March ......................: 280,012 300,297 7.2 793,740 844,407 6.4 April ......................: 270,604 288,554 6.6 1,064,344 1,132,961 6.4 May ........................: 271,395 1,335,739 June .......................: 268,901 1,604,640 July .......................: 273,782 1,878,422 August .....................: 272,632 2,151,054 September ..................: 270,262 2,421,316 October ....................: 278,106 2,699,422 November ...................: 279,105 2,978,527 December ...................: 288,779 3,267,306 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 4,303 3,278 -23.8 4,303 3,278 -23.8 February ...................: 4,187 3,138 -25.1 8,490 6,416 -24.4 March ......................: 4,480 4,131 -7.8 12,970 10,547 -18.7 April ......................: 3,927 3,839 -2.2 16,897 14,386 -14.9 May ........................: 3,874 20,771 June .......................: 4,008 24,779 July .......................: 3,754 28,533 August .....................: 3,841 32,374 September ..................: 4,478 36,852 October ....................: 4,007 40,859 November ...................: 4,021 44,880 December ...................: 4,069 48,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 176,988 162,067 -8.4 176,988 162,067 -8.4 February ...................: 147,462 141,052 -4.3 324,450 303,119 -6.6 March ......................: 147,341 138,837 -5.8 471,791 441,956 -6.3 April ......................: 142,216 138,636 -2.5 614,007 580,592 -5.4 May ........................: 139,178 753,185 June .......................: 125,301 878,486 July .......................: 114,388 992,874 August .....................: 101,029 1,093,903 September ..................: 94,690 1,188,593 October ....................: 113,084 1,301,677 November ...................: 120,967 1,422,644 December ...................: 150,837 1,573,481 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 158,286 128,618 -18.7 158,286 128,618 -18.7 February ...................: 125,902 117,768 -6.5 284,188 246,386 -13.3 March ......................: 137,301 137,179 -0.1 421,489 383,565 -9.0 April ......................: 141,397 152,217 7.7 562,886 535,782 -4.8 May ........................: 150,452 713,338 June .......................: 146,065 859,403 July .......................: 133,175 992,578 August .....................: 107,049 1,099,627 September ..................: 87,808 1,187,435 October ....................: 92,800 1,280,235 November ...................: 102,156 1,382,391 December ...................: 126,720 1,509,111 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 17,663 20,581 16.5 17,663 20,581 16.5 February ...................: 22,693 22,029 -2.9 40,356 42,610 5.6 March ......................: 24,432 27,796 13.8 64,788 70,406 8.7 April ......................: 24,645 14,463 -41.3 89,433 84,869 -5.1 May ........................: 26,697 116,130 June .......................: 16,796 132,926 July .......................: 14,023 146,949 August .....................: 10,677 157,626 September ..................: 12,585 170,211 October ....................: 10,174 180,385 November ...................: 18,924 199,309 December ...................: 22,601 221,910 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 79,395 85,971 8.3 79,395 85,971 8.3 February .....................: 74,668 78,244 4.8 154,063 164,215 6.6 March ........................: 82,785 92,504 11.7 236,848 256,719 8.4 April ........................: 83,218 90,777 9.1 320,066 347,496 8.6 May ..........................: 87,125 407,191 June .........................: 92,639 499,830 July .........................: 93,640 593,470 August .......................: 82,555 676,025 September ....................: 79,006 755,031 October ......................: 81,709 836,740 November .....................: 79,361 916,101 December .....................: 85,059 1,001,160 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 58,839 66,864 13.6 58,839 66,864 13.6 February .....................: 51,653 63,620 23.2 110,492 130,484 18.1 March ........................: 59,717 73,870 23.7 170,209 204,354 20.1 April ........................: 58,153 71,630 23.2 228,362 275,984 20.9 May ..........................: 59,639 288,001 June .........................: 60,429 348,430 July .........................: 61,168 409,598 August .......................: 62,065 471,663 September ....................: 60,066 531,729 October ......................: 63,926 595,655 November .....................: 61,927 657,582 December .....................: 64,977 722,559 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 35,177 34,686 -1.4 35,177 34,686 -1.4 February .....................: 32,340 31,391 -2.9 67,517 66,077 -2.1 March ........................: 35,259 36,422 3.3 102,776 102,499 -0.3 April ........................: 32,971 35,732 8.4 135,747 138,231 1.8 May ..........................: 34,705 170,452 June .........................: 34,572 205,024 July .........................: 35,221 240,245 August .......................: 35,284 275,529 September ....................: 34,810 310,339 October ......................: 35,830 346,169 November .....................: 34,061 380,230 December .....................: 34,785 415,015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 25,734 24,963 -3.0 25,734 24,963 -3.0 February ...................: 25,890 25,776 -0.4 51,624 50,739 -1.7 March ......................: 31,314 29,099 -7.1 82,938 79,838 -3.7 April ......................: 30,517 26,855 -12.0 113,455 106,693 -6.0 May ........................: 30,210 143,665 June .......................: 29,707 173,372 July .......................: 30,823 204,195 August .....................: 30,375 234,570 September ..................: 30,995 265,565 October ....................: 26,685 292,250 November ...................: 24,586 316,836 December ...................: 25,064 341,900 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,295 29,093 -7.0 31,295 29,093 -7.0 February ...................: 30,781 30,057 -2.4 62,076 59,150 -4.7 March ......................: 34,759 35,268 1.5 96,835 94,418 -2.5 April ......................: 34,380 31,361 -8.8 131,215 125,779 -4.1 May ........................: 32,644 163,859 June .......................: 32,986 196,845 July .......................: 34,701 231,546 August .....................: 32,107 263,653 September ..................: 35,038 298,691 October ....................: 31,246 329,937 November ...................: 28,733 358,670 December ...................: 28,987 387,657 : Sour cream : January ....................: 87,869 89,580 1.9 87,869 89,580 1.9 February ...................: 81,854 85,163 4.0 169,723 174,743 3.0 March ......................: 99,459 105,351 5.9 269,182 280,094 4.1 April ......................: 93,860 91,165 -2.9 363,042 371,259 2.3 May ........................: 93,504 456,546 June .......................: 93,644 550,190 July .......................: 92,442 642,632 August .....................: 93,770 736,402 September ..................: 92,435 828,837 October ....................: 103,645 932,482 November ...................: 108,446 1,040,928 December ...................: 107,081 1,148,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 58,615 55,429 -5.4 58,615 55,429 -5.4 February ...................: 64,870 63,171 -2.6 123,485 118,600 -4.0 March ......................: 75,674 79,940 5.6 199,159 198,540 -0.3 April ......................: 79,022 78,496 -0.7 278,181 277,036 -0.4 May ........................: 80,604 358,785 June .......................: 89,319 448,104 July .......................: 84,319 532,423 August .....................: 79,273 611,696 September ..................: 74,304 686,000 October ....................: 68,602 754,602 November ...................: 53,003 807,605 December ...................: 49,098 856,703 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 24,433 22,695 -7.1 24,433 22,695 -7.1 February ...................: 26,401 27,538 4.3 50,834 50,233 -1.2 March ......................: 35,833 37,430 4.5 86,667 87,663 1.1 April ......................: 35,030 38,514 9.9 121,697 126,177 3.7 May ........................: 36,115 157,812 June .......................: 42,050 199,862 July .......................: 38,736 238,598 August .....................: 36,183 274,781 September ..................: 31,395 306,176 October ....................: 28,391 334,567 November ...................: 23,855 358,422 December ...................: 23,033 381,455 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,482 3,438 -1.3 3,482 3,438 -1.3 February ...................: 4,039 3,691 -8.6 7,521 7,129 -5.2 March ......................: 5,056 5,048 -0.2 12,577 12,177 -3.2 April ......................: 5,012 4,789 -4.4 17,589 16,966 -3.5 May ........................: 4,985 22,574 June .......................: 5,497 28,071 July .......................: 5,104 33,175 August .....................: 4,257 37,432 September ..................: 4,266 41,698 October ....................: 3,340 45,038 November ...................: 2,572 47,610 December ...................: 2,670 50,280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 304,553 339,217 11.4 304,553 339,217 11.4 February ...................: 304,155 314,514 3.4 608,708 653,731 7.4 March ......................: 355,911 399,691 12.3 964,619 1,053,422 9.2 April ......................: 311,481 332,611 6.8 1,276,100 1,386,033 8.6 May ........................: 328,934 1,605,034 June .......................: 332,379 1,937,413 July .......................: 309,910 2,247,323 August .....................: 323,373 2,570,696 September ..................: 369,995 2,940,691 October ....................: 309,431 3,250,122 November ...................: 271,793 3,521,915 December ...................: 310,056 3,831,971 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,638 3,816 -17.7 4,638 3,816 -17.7 February ...................: 5,138 4,458 -13.2 9,776 8,274 -15.4 March ......................: 6,492 6,526 0.5 16,268 14,800 -9.0 April ......................: 7,022 6,813 -3.0 23,290 21,613 -7.2 May ........................: 6,741 30,031 June .......................: 7,544 37,575 July .......................: 7,931 45,506 August .....................: 7,313 52,819 September ..................: 6,627 59,446 October ....................: 5,936 65,382 November ...................: 4,647 70,029 December ...................: 4,388 74,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 174,011 186,833 180,437 3.7 -3.4 Idaho ..........: 70,465 72,477 70,760 0.4 -2.4 Illinois .......: 8,695 7,124 6,301 -27.5 -11.6 Iowa ...........: 18,965 19,950 20,814 9.7 4.3 Minnesota ......: 55,679 55,393 53,739 -3.5 -3.0 New Jersey .....: 2,527 New Mexico .....: 48,294 61,804 61,230 26.8 -0.9 New York .......: 61,780 64,628 59,113 -4.3 -8.5 Ohio ...........: 15,830 16,984 16,982 7.3 Pennsylvania ...: 33,931 37,566 34,244 0.9 -8.8 South Dakota ...: 19,593 18,173 17,612 -10.1 -3.1 Utah ...........: 7,631 Vermont ........: 10,851 10,732 9,779 -9.9 -8.9 Wisconsin ......: 217,818 222,708 215,187 -1.2 -3.4 : Other States 1/ : 101,523 117,261 116,619 : United States ..: 847,593 891,633 862,817 1.8 -3.2 : Atlantic .......: 114,788 121,110 110,213 -4.0 -9.0 Central ........: 385,125 393,445 383,470 -0.4 -2.5 West ...........: 347,680 377,078 369,134 6.2 -2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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 - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 56,649 52,963 51,322 -9.4 -3.1 Idaho ..........: 56,737 58,292 56,855 0.2 -2.5 Iowa ...........: 14,359 15,234 15,885 10.6 4.3 Ohio ...........: 973 Oregon .........: 14,602 14,222 13,817 -5.4 -2.8 Wisconsin ......: 69,206 71,873 72,200 4.3 0.5 : Other States 1/ : 142,255 149,673 150,047 : United States ..: 354,781 362,257 360,126 1.5 -0.6 : Atlantic .......: 12,794 13,821 14,065 9.9 1.8 Central ........: 166,797 170,423 168,598 1.1 -1.1 West ...........: 175,190 178,013 177,463 1.3 -0.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 32,381 30,538 27,063 -16.4 -11.4 Idaho ..........: 47,794 47,763 45,032 -5.8 -5.7 Iowa ...........: 9,130 10,263 9,509 4.2 -7.3 Minnesota ......: 45,666 43,482 40,542 -11.2 -6.8 Ohio ...........: 712 Wisconsin ......: 52,871 57,577 56,000 5.9 -2.7 : Other States 1/ : 84,137 92,343 94,565 : United States ..: 272,691 281,966 272,711 -3.3 : Atlantic .......: 12,550 13,433 13,502 7.6 0.5 Central ........: 130,201 136,351 131,595 1.1 -3.5 West ...........: 129,940 132,182 127,614 -1.8 -3.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 98,647 116,181 112,897 14.4 -2.8 New York .......: 30,583 32,832 29,385 -3.9 -10.5 Pennsylvania ...: 22,759 24,382 23,184 1.9 -4.9 Wisconsin ......: 102,040 106,808 103,937 1.9 -2.7 : Other States 1/ : 92,018 100,374 97,093 5.5 -3.3 : United States ..: 346,047 380,577 366,496 5.9 -3.7 : Atlantic .......: 61,893 64,832 59,394 -4.0 -8.4 Central ........: 139,602 145,793 143,368 2.7 -1.7 West ...........: 144,552 169,952 163,734 13.3 -3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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 - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 88,906 104,772 102,771 15.6 -1.9 New York .......: 16,187 19,024 16,362 1.1 -14.0 Wisconsin ......: 71,766 74,151 71,700 -0.1 -3.3 : Other States 1/ : 93,745 102,350 97,721 4.2 -4.5 : United States ..: 270,604 300,297 288,554 6.6 -3.9 : Atlantic .......: 41,541 44,849 40,414 -2.7 -9.9 Central ........: 97,111 100,281 97,017 -0.1 -3.3 West ...........: 131,952 155,167 151,123 14.5 -2.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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 - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 45,673 51,837 48,320 5.8 -6.8 Pennsylvania ...: 6,809 : Other States 1/ : 89,734 87,000 90,316 : United States ..: 142,216 138,837 138,636 -2.5 -0.1 : Atlantic .......: 13,457 14,172 14,226 5.7 0.4 Central ........: 62,413 48,409 52,096 -16.5 7.6 West ...........: 66,346 76,256 72,314 9.0 -5.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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 - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 69,514 74,117 84,449 21.5 13.9 : Other States 1/ : 71,883 63,062 67,768 -5.7 7.5 : United States ..: 141,397 137,179 152,217 7.7 11.0 : Atlantic .......: 25,215 19,863 25,399 0.7 27.9 Central ........: 18,473 15,520 16,790 -9.1 8.2 West ...........: 97,709 101,796 110,028 12.6 8.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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 - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 11,490 9,260 11,727 2.1 26.6 Wisconsin ......: 25,628 24,842 25,900 1.1 4.3 : Other States 1/ : 42,404 52,918 47,988 13.2 -9.3 : United States ..: 79,522 87,020 85,615 7.7 -1.6 : Atlantic .......: 21,127 19,877 21,787 3.1 9.6 Central ........: 40,433 41,258 41,687 3.1 1.0 West ...........: 17,962 25,885 22,141 23.3 -14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: April 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : April : March : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 gallons ------- --- percent --- : California .............: 12,976 13,599 13,780 6.2 1.3 Indiana ................: 7,067 7,564 7,406 4.8 -2.1 Massachusetts ..........: 2,479 2,954 2,527 1.9 -14.5 Missouri ...............: 2,865 3,515 2,485 -13.3 -29.3 New York ...............: 2,584 North Carolina .........: 1,461 1,253 1,043 -28.6 -16.8 Ohio ...................: 2,508 2,255 2,069 -17.5 -8.2 Oregon .................: 1,155 1,193 1,250 8.2 4.8 Pennsylvania ...........: 2,761 2,402 2,886 4.5 20.1 Tennessee ..............: 1,155 Texas ..................: 4,565 3,962 4,292 -6.0 8.3 Utah ...................: 1,856 2,316 2,190 18.0 -5.4 Wisconsin ..............: 1,365 1,380 1,407 3.1 2.0 : Other States 1/ ........: 34,225 37,547 37,161 : United States ..........: 79,022 79,940 78,496 -0.7 -1.8 : North Atlantic .........: 11,175 South Atlantic .........: 5,299 Atlantic ...............: 16,383 16,090 East North Central .....: 16,516 West North Central .....: 14,188 South Central ..........: 11,472 Central ................: 43,030 41,281 West ...................: 20,372 20,527 21,125 3.7 2.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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. Statistical Methodology: Dairy Products Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2009, there were 1,178 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing a large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the field office (FO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each field office summarizes data at the State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both FO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, FO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the "Dairy Products Yearly Summary" report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Jim Collom - Dairy Products .................. (202) 690-3236 Joe Gaynor - Dairy Products Prices ........... (202) 690-2168 Jason Hardegree - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... 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