Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 1, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2010 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 878 million pounds, 2.5 percent above May 2009 and 1.8 percent above April 2010. Italian type cheese production totaled 370 million pounds, 6.8 percent above May 2009 and 0.8 percent above April 2010. American type cheese production totaled 369 million pounds, 0.3 percent above May 2009 and 3.0 percent above April 2010. Butter production was 131 million pounds, 5.6 percent below May 2009 and 1.3 percent below April 2010. Dry milk powders (comparisons with May 2009) Nonfat dry milk, human - 154 million pounds, up 2.6 percent. Skim milk powders - 17.1 million pounds, down 35.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons with May 2009) Dry whey, total - 89.7 million pounds, up 2.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 75.1 million pounds, up 25.9 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 35.9 million pounds, up 3.4 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with May 2009) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 82.2 million gallons, up 2.0 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 37.3 million gallons, up 3.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 4.60 million gallons, down 7.7 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.83 million gallons, up 1.3 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: May 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 139,178 133,152 131,436 -5.6 -1.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 368,021 358,530 369,267 0.3 3.0 Cheddar ............................: 287,422 270,957 286,331 -0.4 5.7 Other American types ...............: 80,599 87,573 82,936 2.9 -5.3 Brick and Muenster ...................: 9,722 10,352 10,612 9.2 2.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 59,703 56,351 56,682 -5.1 0.6 Hispanic .............................: 16,057 17,309 16,050 -7.3 Italian types ........................: 345,905 366,567 369,511 6.8 0.8 Mozzarella .........................: 271,395 288,293 293,880 8.3 1.9 Parmesan ...........................: 18,603 21,252 19,818 6.5 -6.7 Provolone ..........................: 29,423 31,056 30,659 4.2 -1.3 Ricotta ............................: 17,917 19,238 17,933 0.1 -6.8 Romano .............................: 4,693 2,792 2,685 -42.8 -3.8 Other Italian types ................: 3,874 3,936 4,536 17.1 15.2 Swiss ................................: 27,487 28,437 28,867 5.0 1.5 All other types ......................: 29,205 24,470 26,891 -7.9 9.9 : Total cheese .........................: 856,100 862,016 877,880 2.5 1.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 37,665 35,110 33,564 -10.9 -4.4 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 30,210 26,462 26,440 -12.5 -0.1 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 32,644 32,043 29,695 -9.0 -7.3 : Sour cream .............................: 93,504 90,309 91,775 -1.8 1.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 328,934 332,315 339,917 3.3 2.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ----- percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 80,604 78,499 82,208 2.0 4.7 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 13,248 14,020 12,654 -4.5 -9.7 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 22,867 24,581 24,663 7.9 0.3 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 36,115 38,601 37,317 3.3 -3.3 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,264 1,201 1,354 7.1 12.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,985 4,790 4,602 -7.7 -3.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,741 6,816 6,828 1.3 0.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,486 1,609 1,709 15.0 6.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 607 562 565 -6.9 0.5 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,291 1,267 1,375 6.5 8.5 Water and juice ices .................: 7,249 6,700 7,081 -2.3 5.7 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,512 43,508 45,461 2.1 4.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 21,395 22,098 21,428 0.2 -3.0 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 812 800 823 1.4 2.9 Sherbet mix ..........................: 3,190 2,987 2,955 -7.4 -1.1 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,645 4,131 4,138 13.5 0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,822 7,000 7,199 -8.0 2.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 83,325 85,579 83,654 0.4 -2.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,800 5,147 6,020 58.4 17.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 87,125 90,726 89,674 2.9 -1.2 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,695 2,055 2,340 -13.2 13.9 Animal ...............................: 4,745 4,323 4,820 1.6 11.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 31,478 33,295 33,704 7.1 1.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 3,227 2,386 2,195 -32.0 -8.0 Total 2/ .............................: 34,705 35,681 35,899 3.4 0.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,733 19,967 20,473 -9.9 2.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 11,972 15,714 15,426 28.9 -1.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 3,957 4,552 4,899 23.8 7.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 59,639 71,582 75,064 25.9 4.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 42,709 48,114 48,185 12.8 0.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,329 4,472 5,693 328.4 27.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 44,038 52,586 53,878 22.3 2.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 15,184 9,822 10,604 -30.2 8.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,102 35,677 36,217 0.3 1.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,419 2,367 1,645 -32.0 -30.5 Total 2/ .............................: 38,521 38,044 37,862 -1.7 -0.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,346 22,457 21,101 -5.6 -6.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,175 15,587 16,761 3.6 7.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 11,353 9,667 9,582 -15.6 -0.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 71,655 73,543 76,170 6.3 3.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 21.2 31.9 32.8 11.6 0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 132,525 129,233 135,674 2.4 5.0 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 43,267 38,326 40,137 -7.2 4.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 5,526 6,575 6,611 19.6 0.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 861 803 783 -9.1 -2.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,587 3,879 6,759 21.0 74.2 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,268 11,741 12,289 9.1 4.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 150,452 152,373 154,387 2.6 1.3 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 26,697 14,463 17,146 -35.8 18.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 85,299 89,368 108,558 27.3 21.5 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 5,318 7,813 8,118 52.7 3.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,464 1,430 1,474 -40.2 3.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,563 7,043 6,894 23.9 -2.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 198,155 144,044 147,574 -25.5 2.5 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 134,933 150,590 147,616 9.4 -2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 847,593 862,016 1.7 3,312,978 3,370,568 1.7 May ........................: 856,100 877,880 2.5 4,169,078 4,248,448 1.9 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 ......................: 354,781 358,530 1.1 1,399,710 1,388,776 -0.8 May ........................: 368,021 369,267 0.3 1,767,731 1,758,043 -0.5 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 ......................: 272,691 270,957 -0.6 1,074,608 1,063,864 -1.0 May ........................: 287,422 286,331 -0.4 1,362,030 1,350,195 -0.9 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 ......................: 346,047 366,567 5.9 1,367,801 1,440,259 5.3 May ........................: 345,905 369,511 6.8 1,713,706 1,809,770 5.6 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 ......................: 270,604 288,293 6.5 1,064,344 1,132,700 6.4 May ........................: 271,395 293,880 8.3 1,335,739 1,426,580 6.8 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 3,936 0.2 16,897 14,483 -14.3 May ........................: 3,874 4,536 17.1 20,771 19,019 -8.4 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 ......................: 142,216 133,152 -6.4 614,007 575,108 -6.3 May ........................: 139,178 131,436 -5.6 753,185 706,544 -6.2 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 ......................: 141,397 152,373 7.8 562,886 535,938 -4.8 May ........................: 150,452 154,387 2.6 713,338 690,325 -3.2 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 17,146 -35.8 116,130 102,015 -12.2 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 90,726 9.0 320,066 347,445 8.6 May ..........................: 87,125 89,674 2.9 407,191 437,119 7.3 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 71,582 23.1 228,362 275,936 20.8 May ..........................: 59,639 75,064 25.9 288,001 351,000 21.9 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 35,681 8.2 135,747 138,180 1.8 May ..........................: 34,705 35,899 3.4 170,452 174,079 2.1 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 26,462 -13.3 113,455 106,300 -6.3 May ........................: 30,210 26,440 -12.5 143,665 132,740 -7.6 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 32,043 -6.8 131,215 126,461 -3.6 May ........................: 32,644 29,695 -9.0 163,859 156,156 -4.7 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 90,309 -3.8 363,042 370,403 2.0 May ........................: 93,504 91,775 -1.8 456,546 462,178 1.2 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 78,499 -0.7 278,181 277,039 -0.4 May ........................: 80,604 82,208 2.0 358,785 359,247 0.1 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 38,601 10.2 121,697 126,264 3.8 May ........................: 36,115 37,317 3.3 157,812 163,581 3.7 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 4,790 -4.4 17,589 16,967 -3.5 May ........................: 4,985 4,602 -7.7 22,574 21,569 -4.5 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 ......................: 311,481 332,315 6.7 1,276,100 1,385,737 8.6 May ........................: 328,934 339,917 3.3 1,605,034 1,725,654 7.5 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 6,816 -2.9 23,290 21,616 -7.2 May ........................: 6,741 6,828 1.3 30,031 28,444 -5.3 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: May 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 175,497 180,645 184,033 4.9 1.9 Idaho ..........: 70,431 70,760 69,448 -1.4 -1.9 Illinois .......: 6,719 6,301 6,184 -8.0 -1.9 Iowa ...........: 18,803 20,814 20,938 11.4 0.6 Minnesota ......: 57,472 53,739 55,000 -4.3 2.3 New Jersey .....: 2,240 New Mexico .....: 50,389 61,230 61,776 22.6 0.9 New York .......: 57,220 59,175 58,441 2.1 -1.2 Ohio ...........: 16,952 16,982 17,386 2.6 2.4 Pennsylvania ...: 34,784 34,244 34,899 0.3 1.9 South Dakota ...: 20,327 17,555 18,239 -10.3 3.9 Utah ...........: 8,606 Vermont ........: 10,491 9,778 8,439 -19.6 -13.7 Wisconsin ......: 220,438 215,330 224,993 2.1 4.5 : Other States 1/ : 105,731 115,463 118,104 : United States ..: 856,100 862,016 877,880 2.5 1.8 : Atlantic .......: 109,115 110,273 108,751 -0.3 -1.4 Central ........: 392,565 382,401 394,542 0.5 3.2 West ...........: 354,420 369,342 374,587 5.7 1.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 58,599 51,325 52,704 -10.1 2.7 Idaho ..........: 57,486 56,855 54,935 -4.4 -3.4 Iowa ...........: 14,461 15,885 15,762 9.0 -0.8 Ohio ...........: 1,271 Oregon .........: 14,898 13,817 14,279 -4.2 3.3 Wisconsin ......: 72,803 72,326 76,300 4.8 5.5 : Other States 1/ : 148,503 148,322 155,287 : United States ..: 368,021 358,530 369,267 0.3 3.0 : Atlantic .......: 13,209 14,065 15,807 19.7 12.4 Central ........: 174,773 166,999 175,681 0.5 5.2 West ...........: 180,039 177,466 177,779 -1.3 0.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 34,007 27,065 29,226 -14.1 8.0 Idaho ..........: 48,433 45,032 46,982 -3.0 4.3 Iowa ...........: 10,437 9,509 9,876 -5.4 3.9 Minnesota ......: 46,349 40,542 43,585 -6.0 7.5 Ohio ...........: 1,026 Wisconsin ......: 56,873 55,969 58,700 3.2 4.9 : Other States 1/ : 90,297 92,840 97,962 : United States ..: 287,422 270,957 286,331 -0.4 5.7 : Atlantic .......: 12,958 13,502 15,205 17.3 12.6 Central ........: 139,783 129,839 137,052 -2.0 5.6 West ...........: 134,681 127,616 134,074 -0.5 5.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 99,233 112,931 115,345 16.2 2.1 New York .......: 31,731 29,396 28,760 -9.4 -2.2 Pennsylvania ...: 22,714 23,184 24,286 6.9 4.8 Wisconsin ......: 100,185 104,021 105,639 5.4 1.6 : Other States 1/ : 92,042 97,035 95,481 3.7 -1.6 : United States ..: 345,905 366,567 369,511 6.8 0.8 : Atlantic .......: 60,845 59,404 58,251 -4.3 -1.9 Central ........: 138,426 143,395 143,222 3.5 -0.1 West ...........: 146,634 163,768 168,038 14.6 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. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 90,727 102,805 104,870 15.6 2.0 New York .......: 16,974 16,362 16,438 -3.2 0.5 Wisconsin ......: 70,283 71,405 73,800 5.0 3.4 : Other States 1/ : 93,411 97,721 98,772 5.7 1.1 : United States ..: 271,395 288,293 293,880 8.3 1.9 : Atlantic .......: 40,181 40,414 40,016 -0.4 -1.0 Central ........: 95,905 96,722 99,017 3.2 2.4 West ...........: 135,309 151,157 154,847 14.4 2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 43,029 48,322 47,582 10.6 -1.5 Pennsylvania ...: 6,514 : Other States 1/ : 89,635 84,830 83,854 : United States ..: 139,178 133,152 131,436 -5.6 -1.3 : Atlantic .......: 11,962 14,228 12,731 6.4 -10.5 Central ........: 60,943 46,608 46,682 -23.4 0.2 West ...........: 66,273 72,316 72,023 8.7 -0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 75,657 84,449 84,647 11.9 0.2 : Other States 1/ : 74,795 67,924 69,740 -6.8 2.7 : United States ..: 150,452 152,373 154,387 2.6 1.3 : Atlantic .......: 27,082 25,399 24,333 -10.2 -4.2 Central ........: 19,409 16,946 16,722 -13.8 -1.3 West ...........: 103,961 110,028 113,332 9.0 3.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,674 11,727 9,423 -19.3 -19.6 Wisconsin ......: 25,590 25,864 26,200 2.4 1.3 : Other States 1/ : 46,061 47,988 48,031 4.3 0.1 : United States ..: 83,325 85,579 83,654 0.4 -2.2 : Atlantic .......: 21,512 21,787 20,082 -6.6 -7.8 Central ........: 41,203 41,651 41,484 0.7 -0.4 West ...........: 20,610 22,141 22,088 7.2 -0.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : May : April : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 15,049 13,782 13,336 -11.4 -3.2 Indiana ............: 7,913 7,406 8,546 8.0 15.4 Massachusetts ......: 3,269 2,527 2,573 -21.3 1.8 Missouri ...........: 2,693 2,485 3,000 11.4 20.7 New York ...........: 3,140 North Carolina .....: 1,412 1,046 1,300 -7.9 24.3 Ohio ...............: 2,254 2,069 1,990 -11.7 -3.8 Oregon .............: 1,505 1,250 1,805 19.9 44.4 Pennsylvania .......: 3,013 2,886 2,856 -5.2 -1.0 Tennessee ..........: 913 Texas ..............: 4,307 4,292 5,019 16.5 16.9 Utah ...............: 1,901 2,190 2,195 15.5 0.2 Wisconsin ..........: 1,412 1,407 1,535 8.7 9.1 : Other States 1/ ....: 31,823 37,159 38,053 : United States ......: 80,604 78,499 82,208 2.0 4.7 : North Atlantic .....: 12,915 South Atlantic .....: 5,177 Atlantic ...........: 16,091 17,471 East North Central .: 16,970 West North Central .: 13,860 South Central ......: 9,630 Central ............: 41,280 43,842 West ...............: 22,052 21,128 20,895 -5.2 -1.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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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