Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released April 4, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). February 2011 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 807 million pounds, 4.1 percent above February 2010 but 9.0 percent below January 2011. Italian type cheese production totaled 352 million pounds, 6.6 percent above February 2010 but 9.3 percent below January 2011. American type cheese production totaled 329 million pounds, 2.6 percent above February 2010 but 8.5 percent below January 2011. Butter production was 150 million pounds, 6.4 percent above February 2010 but 9.8 percent below January 2011. Dry milk powders (comparisons with February 2010) Nonfat dry milk, human - 110 million pounds, down 6.9 percent. Skim milk powders - 36.2 million pounds, up 64.4 percent. Whey products (comparisons with February 2010) Dry whey, total - 81.8 million pounds, up 4.6 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 74.9 million pounds, up 17.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 31.9 million pounds, up 1.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with February 2010) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 62.3 million gallons, down 1.4 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 27.9 million gallons, up 1.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.11 million gallons, down 15.8 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.23 million gallons, down 5.2 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2010 and 2011............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2010 and 2011.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: February 2010 and 2011.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 141,052 166,425 150,103 6.4 -9.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 320,426 359,347 328,759 2.6 -8.5 Cheddar ............................: 244,389 274,823 242,935 -0.6 -11.6 Other American types ...............: 76,037 84,524 85,824 12.9 1.5 Brick and Muenster ...................: 8,447 10,584 10,022 18.6 -5.3 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 56,718 54,520 51,425 -9.3 -5.7 Hispanic .............................: 15,841 18,427 17,540 10.7 -4.8 Italian types ........................: 330,382 388,351 352,188 6.6 -9.3 Mozzarella .........................: 259,090 308,227 274,181 5.8 -11.0 Parmesan ...........................: 18,937 22,614 22,805 20.4 0.8 Provolone ..........................: 26,305 26,891 27,367 4.0 1.8 Ricotta ............................: 19,548 22,551 18,970 -3.0 -15.9 Romano .............................: 3,364 3,393 3,741 11.2 10.3 Other Italian types ................: 3,138 4,675 5,124 63.3 9.6 Swiss ................................: 24,540 27,086 24,549 -9.4 All other types ......................: 18,919 28,540 22,658 19.8 -20.6 : Total cheese .........................: 775,273 886,855 807,141 4.1 -9.0 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,365 34,673 34,599 6.9 -0.2 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 25,776 26,771 26,556 3.0 -0.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 30,057 31,425 31,191 3.8 -0.7 : Sour cream .............................: 85,163 97,219 88,057 3.4 -9.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 314,514 359,768 351,524 11.8 -2.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 63,171 55,942 62,291 -1.4 11.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 9,819 10,199 12,941 31.8 26.9 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,719 13,624 14,926 -15.8 9.6 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 27,538 23,823 27,867 1.2 17.0 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 971 1,179 916 -5.7 -22.3 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,691 3,189 3,109 -15.8 -2.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,458 3,607 4,226 -5.2 17.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,358 1,213 1,231 -9.4 1.5 Nonfat, hard .......................: 465 345 443 -4.7 28.4 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 764 911 919 20.3 0.9 Water and juice ices .................: 4,009 3,711 5,042 25.8 35.9 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 36,921 31,452 34,439 -6.7 9.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 15,778 13,526 15,749 -0.2 16.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 559 656 528 -5.5 -19.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,369 2,070 2,031 -14.3 -1.9 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,702 2,186 2,561 -5.2 17.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,252 8,522 8,398 15.8 -1.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 75,253 86,471 79,491 5.6 -8.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,991 4,598 2,332 -22.0 -49.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 78,244 91,069 81,823 4.6 -10.2 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,516 2,629 2,240 47.8 -14.8 Animal ...............................: 4,519 4,570 4,327 -4.2 -5.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 29,021 32,579 29,876 2.9 -8.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,370 2,292 2,037 -14.1 -11.1 Total 2/ .............................: 31,391 34,871 31,913 1.7 -8.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,997 19,391 18,068 -4.9 -6.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 12,394 15,480 13,845 11.7 -10.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,303 5,303 4,005 -6.9 -24.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 63,620 81,410 74,872 17.7 -8.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 42,435 45,151 46,972 10.7 4.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,592 3,769 2,236 40.5 -40.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 44,027 48,920 49,208 11.8 0.6 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 8,422 5,748 4,401 -47.7 -23.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 33,494 32,429 32,256 -3.7 -0.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,123 1,507 1,407 -33.7 -6.6 Total 2/ .............................: 35,617 33,936 33,663 -5.5 -0.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,488 15,847 14,452 -32.7 -8.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,129 18,089 19,211 36.0 6.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,391 5,198 4,278 -58.8 -17.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 65,736 79,573 76,934 17.0 -3.3 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 29.4 35.7 34.9 5.5 -0.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 111,811 122,611 116,031 3.8 -5.4 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 37,809 38,979 39,625 4.8 1.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,816 11,486 8,596 10.0 -25.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 667 632 679 1.8 7.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,107 6,206 4,985 -2.4 -19.7 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 6,869 7,433 7,196 4.8 -3.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 117,768 117,033 109,585 -6.9 -6.4 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 22,029 39,988 36,209 64.4 -9.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 61,508 61,340 43,679 -29.0 -28.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 15,293 9,694 10,395 -32.0 7.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,322 1,193 1,647 24.6 38.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,563 7,699 7,277 10.9 -5.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 151,639 97,753 99,689 -34.3 2.0 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 98,390 117,582 94,034 -4.4 -20.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2010 and 2011 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2010 : 2011 : from : 2010 : 2011 : from : : : 2010 : : : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 841,646 886,855 5.4 841,646 886,855 5.4 February ...................: 775,273 807,141 4.1 1,616,919 1,693,996 4.8 March ......................: 891,633 2,508,552 April ......................: 862,016 3,370,568 May ........................: 879,255 4,249,823 June .......................: 880,850 5,130,673 July .......................: 881,641 6,012,314 August .....................: 875,194 6,887,508 September ..................: 878,632 7,766,140 October ....................: 891,852 8,657,992 November ...................: 882,960 9,540,952 December ...................: 907,782 10,448,734 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 347,563 359,347 3.4 347,563 359,347 3.4 February ...................: 320,426 328,759 2.6 667,989 688,106 3.0 March ......................: 362,257 1,030,246 April ......................: 358,530 1,388,776 May ........................: 370,281 1,759,057 June .......................: 369,978 2,129,035 July .......................: 368,415 2,497,450 August .....................: 353,703 2,851,153 September ..................: 353,837 3,204,990 October ....................: 363,022 3,568,012 November ...................: 350,033 3,918,045 December ...................: 371,137 4,289,182 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 266,552 274,823 3.1 266,552 274,823 3.1 February ...................: 244,389 242,935 -0.6 510,941 517,758 1.3 March ......................: 281,966 792,907 April ......................: 270,957 1,063,864 May ........................: 287,213 1,351,077 June .......................: 286,084 1,637,161 July .......................: 276,134 1,913,295 August .....................: 264,096 2,177,391 September ..................: 258,581 2,435,972 October ....................: 273,568 2,709,540 November ...................: 263,607 2,973,147 December ...................: 281,875 3,255,022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2010 : 2011 : from : 2010 : 2011 : from : : : 2010 : : : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 362,733 388,351 7.1 362,733 388,351 7.1 February ...................: 330,382 352,188 6.6 693,115 740,539 6.8 March ......................: 380,577 1,073,692 April ......................: 366,567 1,440,259 May ........................: 369,452 1,809,711 June .......................: 362,990 2,172,701 July .......................: 364,325 2,537,026 August .....................: 366,651 2,903,677 September ..................: 365,874 3,269,551 October ....................: 369,232 3,638,783 November ...................: 380,701 4,019,484 December ...................: 390,684 4,410,168 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 285,020 308,227 8.1 285,020 308,227 8.1 February ...................: 259,090 274,181 5.8 544,110 582,408 7.0 March ......................: 300,297 844,407 April ......................: 288,293 1,132,700 May ........................: 293,788 1,426,488 June .......................: 290,585 1,717,073 July .......................: 291,658 2,008,731 August .....................: 294,829 2,303,560 September ..................: 291,023 2,594,583 October ....................: 292,007 2,886,590 November ...................: 299,378 3,185,968 December ...................: 308,715 3,494,683 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 3,278 4,675 42.6 3,278 4,675 42.6 February ...................: 3,138 5,124 63.3 6,416 9,799 52.7 March ......................: 4,131 10,547 April ......................: 3,936 14,483 May ........................: 4,536 19,019 June .......................: 4,262 23,281 July .......................: 4,344 27,625 August .....................: 4,447 32,072 September ..................: 4,575 36,647 October ....................: 4,519 41,166 November ...................: 5,074 46,240 December ...................: 5,653 51,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2010 : 2011 : from : 2010 : 2011 : from : : : 2010 : : : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 162,067 166,425 2.7 162,067 166,425 2.7 February ...................: 141,052 150,103 6.4 303,119 316,528 4.4 March ......................: 138,837 441,956 April ......................: 133,152 575,108 May ........................: 130,489 705,597 June .......................: 117,267 822,864 July .......................: 111,001 933,865 August .....................: 101,660 1,035,525 September ..................: 113,790 1,149,315 October ....................: 121,610 1,270,925 November ...................: 133,257 1,404,182 December ...................: 158,051 1,562,233 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 128,618 117,033 -9.0 128,618 117,033 -9.0 February ...................: 117,768 109,585 -6.9 246,386 226,618 -8.0 March ......................: 137,179 383,565 April ......................: 152,373 535,938 May ........................: 154,327 690,265 June .......................: 136,187 826,452 July .......................: 131,819 958,271 August .....................: 119,562 1,077,833 September ..................: 109,296 1,187,129 October ....................: 115,273 1,302,402 November ...................: 116,653 1,419,055 December ...................: 141,394 1,560,449 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 20,581 39,988 94.3 20,581 39,988 94.3 February ...................: 22,029 36,209 64.4 42,610 76,197 78.8 March ......................: 27,796 70,406 April ......................: 14,463 84,869 May ........................: 17,146 102,015 June .......................: 32,708 134,723 July .......................: 22,626 157,349 August .....................: 15,075 172,424 September ..................: 17,469 189,893 October ....................: 17,522 207,415 November ...................: 19,205 226,620 December ...................: 27,184 253,804 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2010 : 2011 : from : 2010 : 2011 : from : : : 2010 : : : 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 85,971 91,069 5.9 85,971 91,069 5.9 February .....................: 78,244 81,823 4.6 164,215 172,892 5.3 March ........................: 92,504 256,719 April ........................: 90,726 347,445 May ..........................: 89,577 437,022 June .........................: 86,053 523,075 July .........................: 87,537 610,612 August .......................: 81,856 692,468 September ....................: 78,126 770,594 October ......................: 78,738 849,332 November .....................: 80,101 929,433 December .....................: 89,353 1,018,786 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 66,864 81,410 21.8 66,864 81,410 21.8 February .....................: 63,620 74,872 17.7 130,484 156,282 19.8 March ........................: 73,870 204,354 April ........................: 71,582 275,936 May ..........................: 74,937 350,873 June .........................: 76,068 426,941 July .........................: 78,557 505,498 August .......................: 79,051 584,549 September ....................: 76,136 660,685 October ......................: 73,585 734,270 November .....................: 74,270 808,540 December .....................: 80,292 888,832 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 34,686 34,871 0.5 34,686 34,871 0.5 February .....................: 31,391 31,913 1.7 66,077 66,784 1.1 March ........................: 36,422 102,499 April ........................: 35,681 138,180 May ..........................: 35,899 174,079 June .........................: 34,231 208,310 July .........................: 36,026 244,336 August .......................: 35,255 279,591 September ....................: 35,728 315,319 October ......................: 35,351 350,670 November .....................: 34,603 385,273 December .....................: 36,176 421,449 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2010 : 2011 : from : 2010 : 2011 : from : : : 2010 : : : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 24,963 26,771 7.2 24,963 26,771 7.2 February ...................: 25,776 26,556 3.0 50,739 53,327 5.1 March ......................: 29,099 79,838 April ......................: 26,462 106,300 May ........................: 26,226 132,526 June .......................: 27,061 159,587 July .......................: 27,687 187,274 August .....................: 28,868 216,142 September ..................: 28,007 244,149 October ....................: 25,611 269,760 November ...................: 26,051 295,811 December ...................: 24,120 319,931 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 29,093 31,425 8.0 29,093 31,425 8.0 February ...................: 30,057 31,191 3.8 59,150 62,616 5.9 March ......................: 35,268 94,418 April ......................: 32,043 126,461 May ........................: 29,863 156,324 June .......................: 32,366 188,690 July .......................: 32,571 221,261 August .....................: 32,415 253,676 September ..................: 33,893 287,569 October ....................: 29,527 317,096 November ...................: 29,577 346,673 December ...................: 28,702 375,375 : Sour cream : January ....................: 89,580 97,219 8.5 89,580 97,219 8.5 February ...................: 85,163 88,057 3.4 174,743 185,276 6.0 March ......................: 105,351 280,094 April ......................: 90,309 370,403 May ........................: 93,408 463,811 June .......................: 98,411 562,222 July .......................: 90,130 652,352 August .....................: 101,301 753,653 September ..................: 94,876 848,529 October ....................: 101,306 949,835 November ...................: 116,592 1,066,427 December ...................: 111,923 1,178,350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2010 : 2011 : from : 2010 : 2011 : from : : : 2010 : : : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 55,429 55,942 0.9 55,429 55,942 0.9 February ...................: 63,171 62,291 -1.4 118,600 118,233 -0.3 March ......................: 79,940 198,540 April ......................: 78,499 277,039 May ........................: 81,929 358,968 June .......................: 84,255 443,223 July .......................: 78,706 521,929 August .....................: 75,791 597,720 September ..................: 74,089 671,809 October ....................: 61,146 732,955 November ...................: 51,719 784,674 December ...................: 52,298 836,972 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 22,695 23,823 5.0 22,695 23,823 5.0 February ...................: 27,538 27,867 1.2 50,233 51,690 2.9 March ......................: 37,430 87,663 April ......................: 38,601 126,264 May ........................: 37,466 163,730 June .......................: 45,376 209,106 July .......................: 40,959 250,065 August .....................: 39,949 290,014 September ..................: 33,478 323,492 October ....................: 27,934 351,426 November ...................: 25,618 377,044 December ...................: 22,091 399,135 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,438 3,189 -7.2 3,438 3,189 -7.2 February ...................: 3,691 3,109 -15.8 7,129 6,298 -11.7 March ......................: 5,048 12,177 April ......................: 4,790 16,967 May ........................: 4,622 21,589 June .......................: 4,827 26,416 July .......................: 4,564 30,980 August .....................: 3,822 34,802 September ..................: 3,540 38,342 October ....................: 3,001 41,343 November ...................: 2,725 44,068 December ...................: 2,874 46,942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2010 : 2011 : from : 2010 : 2011 : from : : : 2010 : : : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 339,217 359,768 6.1 339,217 359,768 6.1 February ...................: 314,514 351,524 11.8 653,731 711,292 8.8 March ......................: 399,691 1,053,422 April ......................: 332,315 1,385,737 May ........................: 339,906 1,725,643 June .......................: 353,948 2,079,591 July .......................: 340,025 2,419,616 August .....................: 364,592 2,784,208 September ..................: 389,217 3,173,425 October ....................: 339,803 3,513,228 November ...................: 318,722 3,831,950 December ...................: 341,832 4,173,782 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 3,816 3,607 -5.5 3,816 3,607 -5.5 February ...................: 4,458 4,226 -5.2 8,274 7,833 -5.3 March ......................: 6,526 14,800 April ......................: 6,816 21,616 May ........................: 6,808 28,424 June .......................: 7,630 36,054 July .......................: 7,577 43,631 August .....................: 6,448 50,079 September ..................: 5,727 55,806 October ....................: 4,488 60,294 November ...................: 4,011 64,305 December ...................: 3,815 68,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 161,726 188,939 172,162 6.5 -8.9 Idaho ..........: 61,636 68,436 61,085 -0.9 -10.7 Illinois .......: 5,675 6,152 4,946 -12.8 -19.6 Iowa ...........: 18,856 21,107 18,665 -1.0 -11.6 Minnesota ......: 50,282 53,688 47,635 -5.3 -11.3 New Mexico .....: 50,002 68,333 58,858 17.7 -13.9 New York .......: 55,292 56,872 54,857 -0.8 -3.5 Ohio ...........: 15,320 17,556 15,793 3.1 -10.0 Pennsylvania ...: 32,631 34,623 30,959 -5.1 -10.6 South Dakota ...: 16,136 23,034 20,152 24.9 -12.5 Vermont ........: 8,825 9,877 8,701 -1.4 -11.9 Wisconsin ......: 197,168 218,265 203,601 3.3 -6.7 : Other States 1/ : 101,724 119,973 109,727 7.9 -8.5 : United States ..: 775,273 886,855 807,141 4.1 -9.0 : Atlantic .......: 102,758 109,451 101,699 -1.0 -7.1 Central ........: 348,311 394,341 360,968 3.6 -8.5 West ...........: 324,204 383,063 344,474 6.3 -10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 46,865 50,128 44,974 -4.0 -10.3 Idaho ..........: 51,405 54,226 49,285 -4.1 -9.1 Iowa ...........: 15,398 17,130 14,754 -4.2 -13.9 Oregon .........: 12,413 13,726 12,575 1.3 -8.4 Wisconsin ......: 65,303 66,453 61,161 -6.3 -8.0 : Other States 1/ : 129,042 157,684 146,010 13.1 -7.4 : United States ..: 320,426 359,347 328,759 2.6 -8.5 : Atlantic .......: 12,047 16,087 15,052 24.9 -6.4 Central ........: 153,459 169,105 154,511 0.7 -8.6 West ...........: 154,920 174,155 159,196 2.8 -8.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 27,068 29,821 24,875 -8.1 -16.6 Idaho ..........: 41,988 44,972 37,902 -9.7 -15.7 Iowa ...........: 9,365 10,361 8,876 -5.2 -14.3 Minnesota ......: 38,125 41,843 36,779 -3.5 -12.1 Wisconsin ......: 51,928 46,044 43,161 -16.9 -6.3 : Other States 1/ : 75,915 101,782 91,342 20.3 -10.3 : United States ..: 244,389 274,823 242,935 -0.6 -11.6 : Atlantic .......: 11,565 15,954 14,949 29.3 -6.3 Central ........: 120,729 125,048 114,619 -5.1 -8.3 West ...........: 112,095 133,821 113,367 1.1 -15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 100,257 119,106 112,000 11.7 -6.0 New York .......: 28,527 30,393 27,064 -5.1 -11.0 Pennsylvania ...: 21,483 23,583 20,195 -6.0 -14.4 Wisconsin ......: 95,963 111,512 104,651 9.1 -6.2 : Other States 1/ : 84,152 103,757 88,278 4.9 -14.9 : United States ..: 330,382 388,351 352,188 6.6 -9.3 : Atlantic .......: 55,572 60,339 52,831 -4.9 -12.4 Central ........: 130,498 153,020 140,950 8.0 -7.9 West ...........: 144,312 174,992 158,407 9.8 -9.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 90,194 111,618 101,348 12.4 -9.2 New York .......: 15,867 16,144 14,189 -10.6 -12.1 Wisconsin ......: 65,595 74,189 69,500 6.0 -6.3 : Other States 1/ : 87,434 106,276 89,144 2.0 -16.1 : United States ..: 259,090 308,227 274,181 5.8 -11.0 : Atlantic .......: 38,025 40,504 34,961 -8.1 -13.7 Central ........: 89,300 103,177 94,244 5.5 -8.7 West ...........: 131,765 164,546 144,976 10.0 -11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,363 53,996 49,751 0.8 -7.9 : Other States 1/ : 91,689 112,429 100,352 9.4 -10.7 : United States ..: 141,052 166,425 150,103 6.4 -9.8 : Atlantic .......: 14,530 17,861 15,257 5.0 -14.6 Central ........: 53,130 67,176 59,416 11.8 -11.6 West ...........: 73,392 81,388 75,430 2.8 -7.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 64,986 61,477 53,446 -17.8 -13.1 : Other States 1/ : 52,782 55,556 56,139 6.4 1.0 : United States ..: 117,768 117,033 109,585 -6.9 -6.4 : Atlantic .......: 15,406 12,888 14,732 -4.4 14.3 Central ........: 11,112 9,642 11,058 -0.5 14.7 West ...........: 91,250 94,503 83,795 -8.2 -11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 10,401 7,788 10,677 2.7 37.1 Wisconsin ......: 21,927 26,338 24,100 9.9 -8.5 : Other States 1/ : 42,925 52,345 44,714 4.2 -14.6 : United States ..: 75,253 86,471 79,491 5.6 -8.1 : Atlantic .......: 19,848 17,971 19,722 -0.6 9.7 Central ........: 36,373 41,131 36,616 0.7 -11.0 West ...........: 19,032 27,369 23,153 21.7 -15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: February 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : February : January : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 10,121 10,457 11,193 10.6 7.0 Indiana ............: 6,397 5,392 6,053 -5.4 12.3 Massachusetts ......: 2,490 654 1,945 -21.9 197.4 Missouri ...........: 2,468 2,196 2,804 13.6 27.7 North Carolina .....: 1,071 896 1,038 -3.1 15.8 Ohio ...............: 1,593 1,634 1,453 -8.8 -11.1 Oregon .............: 944 916 1,113 17.9 21.5 Pennsylvania .......: 1,963 3,038 2,204 12.3 -27.5 Texas ..............: 3,229 3,151 2,861 -11.4 -9.2 Utah ...............: 1,897 1,394 2,050 8.1 47.1 Wisconsin ..........: 1,188 1,038 1,253 5.5 20.7 : Other States 1/ ....: 29,810 25,176 28,324 -5.0 12.5 : United States ......: 63,171 55,942 62,291 -1.4 11.3 : Atlantic ...........: 13,864 11,043 12,799 -7.7 15.9 Central ............: 33,451 29,813 32,263 -3.6 8.2 West ...............: 15,856 15,086 17,229 8.7 14.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 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 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 as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 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 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... 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