Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released December 2, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). October 2010 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 893 million pounds, 3.5 percent above October 2009 and 1.6 percent above September 2010. Italian type cheese production totaled 369 million pounds, 3.1 percent above October 2009 and 0.9 percent above September 2010. American type cheese production totaled 364 million pounds, 4.1 percent above October 2009 and 2.8 percent above September 2010. Butter production was 122 million pounds, 7.5 percent above October 2009 and 6.8 percent above September 2010. Dry milk powders (comparisons with October 2009) Nonfat dry milk, human - 115 million pounds, up 24.2 percent. Skim milk powders - 17.5 million pounds, up 72.2 percent. Whey products (comparisons with October 2009) Dry whey, total - 79.0 million pounds, down 3.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 74.0 million pounds, up 15.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 35.4 million pounds, down 1.3 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with October 2009) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 61.3 million gallons, down 10.7 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 27.9 million gallons, down 1.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.03 million gallons, down 9.4 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.43 million gallons, down 25.5 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: October 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October : September : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 113,084 113,790 121,559 7.5 6.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 349,403 353,837 363,666 4.1 2.8 Cheddar ............................: 263,443 258,581 274,146 4.1 6.0 Other American types ...............: 85,960 95,256 89,520 4.1 -6.0 Brick and Muenster ...................: 11,380 10,189 10,538 -7.4 3.4 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 77,003 73,988 75,805 -1.6 2.5 Hispanic .............................: 17,249 18,857 16,810 -2.5 -10.9 Italian types ........................: 357,854 365,874 369,004 3.1 0.9 Mozzarella .........................: 278,106 291,023 291,769 4.9 0.3 Parmesan ...........................: 18,164 14,667 15,268 -15.9 4.1 Provolone ..........................: 31,662 29,423 28,838 -8.9 -2.0 Ricotta ............................: 22,178 24,263 25,449 14.7 4.9 Romano .............................: 3,737 1,923 3,144 -15.9 63.5 Other Italian types ................: 4,007 4,575 4,536 13.2 -0.9 Swiss ................................: 26,847 28,142 29,940 11.5 6.4 All other types ......................: 23,049 27,745 26,862 16.5 -3.2 : Total cheese .........................: 862,785 878,632 892,625 3.5 1.6 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 35,235 36,202 34,073 -3.3 -5.9 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,685 28,007 25,441 -4.7 -9.2 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 31,246 33,893 29,429 -5.8 -13.2 : Sour cream .............................: 103,645 94,876 102,345 -1.3 7.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 309,431 389,217 351,220 13.5 -9.8 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 68,602 74,089 61,264 -10.7 -17.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 11,503 13,458 9,984 -13.2 -25.8 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 16,888 20,020 17,940 6.2 -10.4 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 28,391 33,478 27,924 -1.6 -16.6 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 934 1,248 946 1.3 -24.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,340 3,540 3,026 -9.4 -14.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,936 5,727 4,425 -25.5 -22.7 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,471 1,402 1,379 -6.3 -1.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 511 691 452 -11.5 -34.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 910 1,084 1,067 17.3 -1.6 Water and juice ices .................: 3,795 4,524 3,870 2.0 -14.5 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 37,020 41,526 34,678 -6.3 -16.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 16,453 19,071 15,997 -2.8 -16.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 570 712 563 -1.2 -20.9 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,127 2,310 2,002 -5.9 -13.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,079 3,471 2,682 -12.9 -22.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October : September : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,635 7,646 8,250 8.1 7.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 77,594 75,624 76,800 -1.0 1.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,115 2,502 2,248 -45.4 -10.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 81,709 78,126 79,048 -3.3 1.2 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,956 3,044 2,322 -21.4 -23.7 Animal ...............................: 4,359 4,975 4,809 10.3 -3.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 32,870 32,256 32,537 -1.0 0.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,960 3,472 2,825 -4.6 -18.6 Total 2/ .............................: 35,830 35,728 35,362 -1.3 -1.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,980 19,913 19,915 -5.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,850 15,815 15,447 4.0 -2.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,682 5,426 5,607 19.8 3.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 63,926 76,136 74,020 15.8 -2.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 38,174 38,045 40,181 5.3 5.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,512 4,675 1,295 -14.4 -72.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 39,686 42,720 41,476 4.5 -2.9 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 11,972 10,577 9,631 -19.6 -8.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 33,858 30,045 27,923 -17.5 -7.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,877 1,704 1,677 -10.7 -1.6 Total 2/ .............................: 35,735 31,749 29,600 -17.2 -6.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,829 16,207 14,394 -34.1 -11.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 13,906 15,542 15,206 9.3 -2.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 11,173 7,892 6,931 -38.0 -12.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 53,921 85,240 81,734 51.6 -4.1 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 26.6 27.4 22.7 -3.9 -4.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October : September : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 115,809 123,962 125,041 8.0 0.9 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 50,486 40,702 44,331 -12.2 8.9 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 6,005 5,542 5,989 -0.3 8.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 505 608 561 11.1 -7.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,583 5,555 6,827 22.3 22.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 5,293 3,428 2,955 -44.2 -13.8 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 92,800 109,296 115,286 24.2 5.5 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 10,174 17,469 17,522 72.2 0.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 78,179 112,264 79,459 1.6 -29.2 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 3,909 8,643 9,877 152.7 14.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,428 912 917 -62.2 0.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,132 4,549 4,856 17.5 6.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 90,864 139,344 123,855 36.3 -11.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 115,987 130,365 129,064 11.3 -1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ........................: 856,100 879,255 2.7 4,169,078 4,249,823 1.9 June .......................: 838,100 880,850 5.1 5,007,178 5,130,673 2.5 July .......................: 842,752 881,641 4.6 5,849,930 6,012,314 2.8 August .....................: 850,684 875,194 2.9 6,700,614 6,887,508 2.8 September ..................: 842,490 878,632 4.3 7,543,104 7,766,140 3.0 October ....................: 862,785 892,625 3.5 8,405,889 8,658,765 3.0 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 ........................: 368,021 370,281 0.6 1,767,731 1,759,057 -0.5 June .......................: 356,869 369,978 3.7 2,124,600 2,129,035 0.2 July .......................: 354,695 368,415 3.9 2,479,295 2,497,450 0.7 August .....................: 347,088 353,703 1.9 2,826,383 2,851,153 0.9 September ..................: 342,921 353,837 3.2 3,169,304 3,204,990 1.1 October ....................: 349,403 363,666 4.1 3,518,707 3,568,656 1.4 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 ........................: 287,422 287,213 -0.1 1,362,030 1,351,077 -0.8 June .......................: 276,646 286,084 3.4 1,638,676 1,637,161 -0.1 July .......................: 269,533 276,134 2.4 1,908,209 1,913,295 0.3 August .....................: 264,743 264,096 -0.2 2,172,952 2,177,391 0.2 September ..................: 259,004 258,581 -0.2 2,431,956 2,435,972 0.2 October ....................: 263,443 274,146 4.1 2,695,399 2,710,118 0.5 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 ........................: 345,905 369,452 6.8 1,713,706 1,809,711 5.6 June .......................: 341,918 362,990 6.2 2,055,624 2,172,701 5.7 July .......................: 346,130 364,325 5.3 2,401,754 2,537,026 5.6 August .....................: 345,799 366,651 6.0 2,747,553 2,903,677 5.7 September ..................: 346,087 365,874 5.7 3,093,640 3,269,551 5.7 October ....................: 357,854 369,004 3.1 3,451,494 3,638,555 5.4 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 ........................: 271,395 293,788 8.3 1,335,739 1,426,488 6.8 June .......................: 268,901 290,585 8.1 1,604,640 1,717,073 7.0 July .......................: 273,782 291,658 6.5 1,878,422 2,008,731 6.9 August .....................: 272,632 294,829 8.1 2,151,054 2,303,560 7.1 September ..................: 270,262 291,023 7.7 2,421,316 2,594,583 7.2 October ....................: 278,106 291,769 4.9 2,699,422 2,886,352 6.9 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 4,262 6.3 24,779 23,281 -6.0 July .......................: 3,754 4,344 15.7 28,533 27,625 -3.2 August .....................: 3,841 4,447 15.8 32,374 32,072 -0.9 September ..................: 4,478 4,575 2.2 36,852 36,647 -0.6 October ....................: 4,007 4,536 13.2 40,859 41,183 0.8 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 ........................: 139,178 130,489 -6.2 753,185 705,597 -6.3 June .......................: 125,301 117,267 -6.4 878,486 822,864 -6.3 July .......................: 114,388 111,001 -3.0 992,874 933,865 -5.9 August .....................: 101,029 101,660 0.6 1,093,903 1,035,525 -5.3 September ..................: 94,690 113,790 20.2 1,188,593 1,149,315 -3.3 October ....................: 113,084 121,559 7.5 1,301,677 1,270,874 -2.4 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 ........................: 150,452 154,327 2.6 713,338 690,265 -3.2 June .......................: 146,065 136,187 -6.8 859,403 826,452 -3.8 July .......................: 133,175 131,819 -1.0 992,578 958,271 -3.5 August .....................: 107,049 119,562 11.7 1,099,627 1,077,833 -2.0 September ..................: 87,808 109,296 24.5 1,187,435 1,187,129 October ....................: 92,800 115,286 24.2 1,280,235 1,302,415 1.7 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 32,708 94.7 132,926 134,723 1.4 July .......................: 14,023 22,626 61.3 146,949 157,349 7.1 August .....................: 10,677 15,075 41.2 157,626 172,424 9.4 September ..................: 12,585 17,469 38.8 170,211 189,893 11.6 October ....................: 10,174 17,522 72.2 180,385 207,415 15.0 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 89,577 2.8 407,191 437,022 7.3 June .........................: 92,639 86,053 -7.1 499,830 523,075 4.7 July .........................: 93,640 87,537 -6.5 593,470 610,612 2.9 August .......................: 82,555 81,856 -0.8 676,025 692,468 2.4 September ....................: 79,006 78,126 -1.1 755,031 770,594 2.1 October ......................: 81,709 79,048 -3.3 836,740 849,642 1.5 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 74,937 25.7 288,001 350,873 21.8 June .........................: 60,429 76,068 25.9 348,430 426,941 22.5 July .........................: 61,168 78,557 28.4 409,598 505,498 23.4 August .......................: 62,065 79,051 27.4 471,663 584,549 23.9 September ....................: 60,066 76,136 26.8 531,729 660,685 24.3 October ......................: 63,926 74,020 15.8 595,655 734,705 23.3 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 34,231 -1.0 205,024 208,310 1.6 July .........................: 35,221 36,026 2.3 240,245 244,336 1.7 August .......................: 35,284 35,255 -0.1 275,529 279,591 1.5 September ....................: 34,810 35,728 2.6 310,339 315,319 1.6 October ......................: 35,830 35,362 -1.3 346,169 350,681 1.3 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 26,226 -13.2 143,665 132,526 -7.8 June .......................: 29,707 27,061 -8.9 173,372 159,587 -8.0 July .......................: 30,823 27,687 -10.2 204,195 187,274 -8.3 August .....................: 30,375 28,868 -5.0 234,570 216,142 -7.9 September ..................: 30,995 28,007 -9.6 265,565 244,149 -8.1 October ....................: 26,685 25,441 -4.7 292,250 269,590 -7.8 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 29,863 -8.5 163,859 156,324 -4.6 June .......................: 32,986 32,366 -1.9 196,845 188,690 -4.1 July .......................: 34,701 32,571 -6.1 231,546 221,261 -4.4 August .....................: 32,107 32,415 1.0 263,653 253,676 -3.8 September ..................: 35,038 33,893 -3.3 298,691 287,569 -3.7 October ....................: 31,246 29,429 -5.8 329,937 316,998 -3.9 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 93,408 -0.1 456,546 463,811 1.6 June .......................: 93,644 98,411 5.1 550,190 562,222 2.2 July .......................: 92,442 90,130 -2.5 642,632 652,352 1.5 August .....................: 93,770 101,301 8.0 736,402 753,653 2.3 September ..................: 92,435 94,876 2.6 828,837 848,529 2.4 October ....................: 103,645 102,345 -1.3 932,482 950,874 2.0 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 81,929 1.6 358,785 358,968 0.1 June .......................: 89,319 84,255 -5.7 448,104 443,223 -1.1 July .......................: 84,319 78,706 -6.7 532,423 521,929 -2.0 August .....................: 79,273 75,791 -4.4 611,696 597,720 -2.3 September ..................: 74,304 74,089 -0.3 686,000 671,809 -2.1 October ....................: 68,602 61,264 -10.7 754,602 733,073 -2.9 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 37,466 3.7 157,812 163,730 3.8 June .......................: 42,050 45,376 7.9 199,862 209,106 4.6 July .......................: 38,736 40,959 5.7 238,598 250,065 4.8 August .....................: 36,183 39,949 10.4 274,781 290,014 5.5 September ..................: 31,395 33,478 6.6 306,176 323,492 5.7 October ....................: 28,391 27,924 -1.6 334,567 351,416 5.0 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 4,622 -7.3 22,574 21,589 -4.4 June .......................: 5,497 4,827 -12.2 28,071 26,416 -5.9 July .......................: 5,104 4,564 -10.6 33,175 30,980 -6.6 August .....................: 4,257 3,822 -10.2 37,432 34,802 -7.0 September ..................: 4,266 3,540 -17.0 41,698 38,342 -8.0 October ....................: 3,340 3,026 -9.4 45,038 41,368 -8.1 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 ........................: 328,934 339,906 3.3 1,605,034 1,725,643 7.5 June .......................: 332,379 353,948 6.5 1,937,413 2,079,591 7.3 July .......................: 309,910 340,025 9.7 2,247,323 2,419,616 7.7 August .....................: 323,373 364,592 12.7 2,570,696 2,784,208 8.3 September ..................: 369,995 389,217 5.2 2,940,691 3,173,425 7.9 October ....................: 309,431 351,220 13.5 3,250,122 3,524,645 8.4 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 6,808 1.0 30,031 28,424 -5.4 June .......................: 7,544 7,630 1.1 37,575 36,054 -4.0 July .......................: 7,931 7,577 -4.5 45,506 43,631 -4.1 August .....................: 7,313 6,448 -11.8 52,819 50,079 -5.2 September ..................: 6,627 5,727 -13.6 59,446 55,806 -6.1 October ....................: 5,936 4,425 -25.5 65,382 60,231 -7.9 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: October 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 175,056 185,973 182,708 4.4 -1.8 Idaho ..........: 70,939 72,361 72,667 2.4 0.4 Illinois .......: 6,786 6,992 6,615 -2.5 -5.4 Iowa ...........: 20,246 18,781 19,906 -1.7 6.0 Minnesota ......: 53,508 48,713 50,171 -6.2 3.0 New Jersey .....: 3,193 New Mexico .....: 53,193 60,803 63,648 19.7 4.7 New York .......: 66,992 64,952 65,452 -2.3 0.8 Ohio ...........: 17,246 17,381 18,487 7.2 6.4 Pennsylvania ...: 32,840 33,612 35,867 9.2 6.7 South Dakota ...: 20,306 20,701 21,139 4.1 2.1 Utah ...........: 9,757 Vermont ........: 10,755 9,102 9,954 -7.4 9.4 Wisconsin ......: 224,904 222,775 225,003 1.0 : Other States 1/ : 97,064 116,486 121,008 : United States ..: 862,785 878,632 892,625 3.5 1.6 : Atlantic .......: 118,352 116,409 119,650 1.1 2.8 Central ........: 387,946 385,447 394,331 1.6 2.3 West ...........: 356,487 376,776 378,644 6.2 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent -- : California .....: 53,417 47,962 49,544 -7.3 3.3 Idaho ..........: 56,976 57,630 57,943 1.7 0.5 Iowa ...........: 16,449 14,348 15,577 -5.3 8.6 Ohio ...........: 915 Oregon .........: 14,928 13,031 13,526 -9.4 3.8 Wisconsin ......: 72,226 68,542 69,200 -4.2 1.0 : Other States 1/ : 134,492 152,324 157,876 : United States ..: 349,403 353,837 363,666 4.1 2.8 : Atlantic .......: 11,761 14,753 15,498 31.8 5.0 Central ........: 166,613 163,085 165,992 -0.4 1.8 West ...........: 171,029 175,999 182,176 6.5 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. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 29,778 23,703 27,172 -8.8 14.6 Idaho ..........: 47,992 45,473 46,439 -3.2 2.1 Iowa ...........: 10,246 8,593 9,231 -9.9 7.4 Minnesota ......: 42,480 40,026 39,832 -6.2 -0.5 Ohio ...........: 638 Wisconsin ......: 55,528 50,851 52,300 -5.8 2.8 : Other States 1/ : 76,781 89,935 99,172 : United States ..: 263,443 258,581 274,146 4.1 6.0 : Atlantic .......: 11,412 14,178 15,037 31.8 6.1 Central ........: 129,379 122,289 124,876 -3.5 2.1 West ...........: 122,652 122,114 134,233 9.4 9.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 107,845 118,717 116,515 8.0 -1.9 New York .......: 31,339 31,331 31,792 1.4 1.5 Pennsylvania ...: 20,719 20,991 23,110 11.5 10.1 Wisconsin ......: 103,165 105,777 106,025 2.8 0.2 : Other States 1/ : 94,786 89,058 91,562 -3.4 2.8 : United States ..: 357,854 365,874 369,004 3.1 0.9 : Atlantic .......: 59,257 58,901 61,474 3.7 4.4 Central ........: 139,489 138,565 141,446 1.4 2.1 West ...........: 159,108 168,408 166,084 4.4 -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. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 96,965 108,802 107,504 10.9 -1.2 New York .......: 15,608 15,637 15,677 0.4 0.3 Wisconsin ......: 70,782 74,294 73,200 3.4 -1.5 : Other States 1/ : 94,751 92,290 95,388 0.7 3.4 : United States ..: 278,106 291,023 291,769 4.9 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 37,066 37,273 38,980 5.2 4.6 Central ........: 95,722 97,951 98,561 3.0 0.6 West ...........: 145,318 155,799 154,228 6.1 -1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Butter Production - States and United States: October 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent -- : California .....: 41,872 39,457 42,398 1.3 7.5 Pennsylvania ...: 5,649 : Other States 1/ : 65,563 74,333 79,161 : United States ..: 113,084 113,790 121,559 7.5 6.8 : Atlantic .......: 8,857 10,075 10,507 18.6 4.3 Central ........: 42,896 41,852 44,015 2.6 5.2 West ...........: 61,331 61,863 67,037 9.3 8.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 63,174 69,676 69,059 9.3 -0.9 : Other States 1/ : 29,626 39,620 46,227 56.0 16.7 : United States ..: 92,800 109,296 115,286 24.2 5.5 : Atlantic .......: 5,661 9,677 8,437 49.0 -12.8 Central ........: 6,043 5,987 6,645 10.0 11.0 West ...........: 81,096 93,632 100,204 23.6 7.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 10,478 9,179 8,537 -18.5 -7.0 Wisconsin ......: 24,380 24,223 25,100 3.0 3.6 : Other States 1/ : 42,736 42,222 43,163 1.0 2.2 : United States ..: 77,594 75,624 76,800 -1.0 1.6 : Atlantic .......: 19,021 18,177 18,515 -2.7 1.9 Central ........: 38,241 38,063 38,603 0.9 1.4 West ...........: 20,332 19,384 19,682 -3.2 1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : October :September : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 12,449 13,084 9,249 -25.7 -29.3 Indiana ............: 7,017 7,618 6,578 -6.3 -13.7 Massachusetts ......: 3,082 2,687 2,297 -25.5 -14.5 Missouri ...........: 2,263 2,270 2,335 3.2 2.9 New York ...........: 2,754 North Carolina .....: 1,002 986 981 -2.1 -0.5 Ohio ...............: 1,771 1,906 1,623 -8.4 -14.8 Oregon .............: 1,005 1,388 1,091 8.6 -21.4 Pennsylvania .......: 2,847 2,835 2,882 1.2 1.7 Tennessee ..........: 937 Texas ..............: 3,393 3,937 3,319 -2.2 -15.7 Utah ...............: 1,645 2,014 1,555 -5.5 -22.8 Wisconsin ..........: 848 1,110 897 5.8 -19.2 : Other States 1/ ....: 27,589 34,254 28,457 : United States ......: 68,602 74,089 61,264 -10.7 -17.3 : North Atlantic .....: 11,043 South Atlantic .....: 4,589 Atlantic ...........: 15,090 14,011 East North Central .: 14,242 West North Central .: 12,176 South Central ......: 8,151 Central ............: 39,639 32,138 West ...............: 18,401 19,360 15,115 -17.9 -21.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Lorie Warren - 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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