Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released June 1, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2011 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 882 million pounds, 2.1 percent above April 2010 but 3.2 percent below March 2011. Italian type cheese production totaled 385 million pounds, 5.0 percent above April 2010 but 3.7 percent below March 2011. American type cheese production totaled 357 million pounds, 1.0 percent below April 2010 and 2.6 percent below March 2011. Butter production was 159 million pounds, 19.4 percent above April 2010 but 3.7 percent below March 2011. Dry milk powders (comparisons with April 2010) Nonfat dry milk, human - 146 million pounds, down 4.4 percent. Skim milk powders - 27.0 million pounds, up 86.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons with April 2010) Dry whey, total - 92.2 million pounds, up 5.0 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 80.3 million pounds, up 9.5 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 34.1 million pounds, down 6.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with April 2010) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 75.5 million gallons, down 3.7 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 36.1 million gallons, down 1.5 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.79 million gallons, down 24.3 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.33 million gallons, down 5.1 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2010 and 2011............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2010 and 2011.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 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: April 2010 and 2011..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011................. 17 Dairy Products Regions............................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.............................................................................. 19 Information Contacts................................................................................. 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 133,056 164,934 158,819 19.4 -3.7 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 360,258 365,884 356,552 -1.0 -2.6 Cheddar ............................: 272,308 267,044 263,376 -3.3 -1.4 Other American types ...............: 87,950 98,840 93,176 5.9 -5.7 Brick and Muenster ...................: 10,340 12,046 11,071 7.1 -8.1 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 56,300 57,262 54,370 -3.4 -5.1 Hispanic .............................: 17,888 20,454 18,513 3.5 -9.5 Italian types ........................: 366,601 399,734 384,872 5.0 -3.7 Mozzarella .........................: 288,133 310,395 300,015 4.1 -3.3 Parmesan ...........................: 21,517 24,513 22,018 2.3 -10.2 Provolone ..........................: 31,031 31,298 28,892 -6.9 -7.7 Ricotta ............................: 19,404 23,598 23,032 18.7 -2.4 Romano .............................: 2,602 4,752 5,661 117.6 19.1 Other Italian types ................: 3,914 5,178 5,254 34.2 1.5 Swiss ................................: 28,535 28,057 27,633 -3.2 -1.5 All other types ......................: 24,148 28,033 28,982 20.0 3.4 : Total cheese .........................: 864,070 911,470 881,993 2.1 -3.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 36,398 38,571 35,894 -1.4 -6.9 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 27,367 28,964 27,401 0.1 -5.4 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 33,019 36,731 33,410 1.2 -9.0 : Sour cream .............................: 93,538 110,891 104,027 11.2 -6.2 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 341,590 397,101 357,705 4.7 -9.9 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 78,372 74,616 75,467 -3.7 1.1 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 13,482 14,474 13,840 2.7 -4.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 23,219 22,063 22,297 -4.0 1.1 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 36,701 36,537 36,137 -1.5 -1.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,291 1,191 1,272 -1.5 6.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 5,002 4,435 3,786 -24.3 -14.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,556 4,696 4,325 -5.1 -7.9 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,586 1,441 1,543 -2.7 7.1 Nonfat, hard .......................: 582 628 495 -14.9 -21.2 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,263 1,009 1,032 -18.3 2.3 Water and juice ices .................: 6,587 6,292 6,404 -2.8 1.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,730 43,563 43,722 -2.3 0.4 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 22,258 20,829 20,636 -7.3 -0.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 832 707 739 -11.2 4.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 3,253 2,758 2,399 -26.3 -13.0 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,713 2,846 2,621 -3.4 -7.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 4/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 6,976 7,211 7,053 1.1 -2.2 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 82,569 92,131 85,873 4.0 -6.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,159 2,198 6,284 21.8 185.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 87,728 94,329 92,157 5.0 -2.3 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,055 1,736 2,154 4.8 24.1 Animal ...............................: 4,323 4,966 4,710 9.0 -5.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 33,737 34,357 31,554 -6.5 -8.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,528 2,906 2,537 0.4 -12.7 Total 2/ .............................: 36,265 37,263 34,091 -6.0 -8.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,136 21,070 18,829 -6.5 -10.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,129 16,193 15,262 -5.4 -5.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,561 5,021 4,680 2.6 -6.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 73,319 84,844 80,250 9.5 -5.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 51,891 48,958 54,431 4.9 11.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,392 2,000 1,877 34.8 -6.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 53,283 50,958 56,308 5.7 10.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,822 3,620 3,800 -61.3 5.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,012 28,794 30,595 -15.0 6.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,503 1,523 1,775 -29.1 16.5 Total 2/ .............................: 38,515 30,317 32,370 -16.0 6.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,671 13,721 14,452 -36.3 5.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,844 16,596 17,918 13.1 8.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,011 4,106 4,291 -57.1 4.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 74,136 74,441 77,404 4.4 4.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 31.6 35.6 36.5 4.9 0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 135,779 137,864 134,366 -1.0 -2.5 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 38,326 47,088 39,536 3.2 -16.0 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 6,575 8,760 7,863 19.6 -10.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 801 657 642 -19.9 -2.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 3,879 7,367 7,681 98.0 4.3 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 12,110 9,478 11,577 -4.4 22.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 152,945 125,876 146,242 -4.4 16.2 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 14,463 41,788 27,008 86.7 -35.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 89,367 53,460 60,565 -32.2 13.3 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,882 16,189 16,828 113.5 3.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,405 1,081 874 -37.8 -19.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,043 7,515 8,608 22.2 14.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 145,361 123,794 149,872 3.1 21.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 152,516 122,851 113,601 -25.5 -7.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 842,126 886,855 5.3 842,126 886,855 5.3 February ...................: 778,252 807,451 3.8 1,620,378 1,694,306 4.6 March ......................: 894,488 911,470 1.9 2,514,866 2,605,776 3.6 April ......................: 864,070 881,993 2.1 3,378,936 3,487,769 3.2 May ........................: 880,876 4,259,812 June .......................: 882,560 5,142,372 July .......................: 877,239 6,019,611 August .....................: 870,703 6,890,314 September ..................: 872,285 7,762,599 October ....................: 881,409 8,644,008 November ...................: 883,969 9,527,977 December ...................: 907,964 10,435,941 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 349,658 359,347 2.8 349,658 359,347 2.8 February ...................: 321,128 328,861 2.4 670,786 688,208 2.6 March ......................: 364,152 365,884 0.5 1,034,938 1,054,092 1.9 April ......................: 360,258 356,552 -1.0 1,395,196 1,410,644 1.1 May ........................: 371,440 1,766,636 June .......................: 370,022 2,136,658 July .......................: 367,664 2,504,322 August .....................: 350,641 2,854,963 September ..................: 351,930 3,206,893 October ....................: 356,640 3,563,533 November ...................: 345,450 3,908,983 December ...................: 366,335 4,275,318 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 268,651 274,823 2.3 268,651 274,823 2.3 February ...................: 244,937 242,945 -0.8 513,588 517,768 0.8 March ......................: 283,554 267,044 -5.8 797,142 784,812 -1.5 April ......................: 272,308 263,376 -3.3 1,069,450 1,048,188 -2.0 May ........................: 287,584 1,357,034 June .......................: 286,101 1,643,135 July .......................: 275,476 1,918,611 August .....................: 261,302 2,179,913 September ..................: 256,970 2,436,883 October ....................: 265,332 2,702,215 November ...................: 256,450 2,958,665 December ...................: 274,719 3,233,384 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ....................: 360,686 388,351 7.7 360,686 388,351 7.7 February ...................: 330,842 351,162 6.1 691,528 739,513 6.9 March ......................: 380,892 399,734 4.9 1,072,420 1,139,247 6.2 April ......................: 366,601 384,872 5.0 1,439,021 1,524,119 5.9 May ........................: 369,323 1,808,344 June .......................: 364,265 2,172,609 July .......................: 365,329 2,537,938 August .....................: 364,603 2,902,541 September ..................: 367,465 3,270,006 October ....................: 373,373 3,643,379 November ...................: 385,689 4,029,068 December ...................: 394,707 4,423,775 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 283,809 308,227 8.6 283,809 308,227 8.6 February ...................: 259,012 273,513 5.6 542,821 581,740 7.2 March ......................: 300,101 310,395 3.4 842,922 892,135 5.8 April ......................: 288,133 300,015 4.1 1,131,055 1,192,150 5.4 May ........................: 293,976 1,425,031 June .......................: 290,452 1,715,483 July .......................: 290,868 2,006,351 August .....................: 291,279 2,297,630 September ..................: 290,871 2,588,501 October ....................: 291,949 2,880,450 November ...................: 299,416 3,179,866 December ...................: 308,618 3,488,484 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 3,200 4,675 46.1 3,200 4,675 46.1 February ...................: 3,286 5,106 55.4 6,486 9,781 50.8 March ......................: 4,057 5,178 27.6 10,543 14,959 41.9 April ......................: 3,914 5,254 34.2 14,457 20,213 39.8 May ........................: 4,400 18,857 June .......................: 4,289 23,146 July .......................: 4,279 27,425 August .....................: 4,470 31,895 September ..................: 5,305 37,200 October ....................: 4,391 41,591 November ...................: 4,805 46,396 December ...................: 5,432 51,828 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 162,333 166,425 2.5 162,333 166,425 2.5 February ...................: 140,553 149,333 6.2 302,886 315,758 4.2 March ......................: 139,231 164,934 18.5 442,117 480,692 8.7 April ......................: 133,056 158,819 19.4 575,173 639,511 11.2 May ........................: 131,878 707,051 June .......................: 117,089 824,140 July .......................: 111,189 935,329 August .....................: 101,518 1,036,847 September ..................: 113,744 1,150,591 October ....................: 122,189 1,272,780 November ...................: 133,492 1,406,272 December ...................: 157,742 1,564,014 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 129,679 117,033 -9.8 129,679 117,033 -9.8 February ...................: 118,999 110,378 -7.2 248,678 227,411 -8.6 March ......................: 138,305 125,876 -9.0 386,983 353,287 -8.7 April ......................: 152,945 146,242 -4.4 539,928 499,529 -7.5 May ........................: 154,757 694,685 June .......................: 136,990 831,675 July .......................: 131,704 963,379 August .....................: 119,562 1,082,941 September ..................: 109,286 1,192,227 October ....................: 114,595 1,306,822 November ...................: 116,653 1,423,475 December ...................: 139,043 1,562,518 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 20,581 39,988 94.3 20,581 39,988 94.3 February ...................: 22,029 36,278 64.7 42,610 76,266 79.0 March ......................: 27,796 41,788 50.3 70,406 118,054 67.7 April ......................: 14,463 27,008 86.7 84,869 145,062 70.9 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 ......................: 85,766 91,069 6.2 85,766 91,069 6.2 February .....................: 78,206 81,758 4.5 163,972 172,827 5.4 March ........................: 92,496 94,329 2.0 256,468 267,156 4.2 April ........................: 87,728 92,157 5.0 344,196 359,313 4.4 May ..........................: 89,255 433,451 June .........................: 86,045 519,496 July .........................: 87,529 607,025 August .......................: 81,519 688,544 September ....................: 77,718 766,262 October ......................: 77,888 844,150 November .....................: 79,536 923,686 December .....................: 89,327 1,013,013 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 66,526 81,410 22.4 66,526 81,410 22.4 February .....................: 63,620 74,777 17.5 130,146 156,187 20.0 March ........................: 76,286 84,844 11.2 206,432 241,031 16.8 April ........................: 73,319 80,250 9.5 279,751 321,281 14.8 May ..........................: 75,812 355,563 June .........................: 78,516 434,079 July .........................: 80,418 514,497 August .......................: 80,143 594,640 September ....................: 78,448 673,088 October ......................: 75,599 748,687 November .....................: 76,132 824,819 December .....................: 82,671 907,490 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 34,765 34,871 0.3 34,765 34,871 0.3 February .....................: 31,417 31,900 1.5 66,182 66,771 0.9 March ........................: 37,775 37,263 -1.4 103,957 104,034 0.1 April ........................: 36,265 34,091 -6.0 140,222 138,125 -1.5 May ..........................: 36,811 177,033 June .........................: 35,307 212,340 July .........................: 36,441 248,781 August .......................: 35,142 283,923 September ....................: 36,005 319,928 October ......................: 35,583 355,511 November .....................: 34,947 390,458 December .....................: 37,447 427,905 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 26,188 26,771 2.2 26,188 26,771 2.2 February ...................: 26,619 26,390 -0.9 52,807 53,161 0.7 March ......................: 29,926 28,964 -3.2 82,733 82,125 -0.7 April ......................: 27,367 27,401 0.1 110,100 109,526 -0.5 May ........................: 27,334 137,434 June .......................: 28,648 166,082 July .......................: 28,455 194,537 August .....................: 29,693 224,230 September ..................: 28,845 253,075 October ....................: 26,293 279,368 November ...................: 26,799 306,167 December ...................: 25,019 331,186 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,256 31,425 0.5 31,256 31,425 0.5 February ...................: 31,047 31,405 1.2 62,303 62,830 0.8 March ......................: 36,335 36,731 1.1 98,638 99,561 0.9 April ......................: 33,019 33,410 1.2 131,657 132,971 1.0 May ........................: 31,759 163,416 June .......................: 33,458 196,874 July .......................: 33,482 230,356 August .....................: 33,547 263,903 September ..................: 34,923 298,826 October ....................: 30,286 329,112 November ...................: 30,475 359,587 December ...................: 29,440 389,027 : Sour cream : January ....................: 96,647 97,219 0.6 96,647 97,219 0.6 February ...................: 88,756 86,457 -2.6 185,403 183,676 -0.9 March ......................: 109,544 110,891 1.2 294,947 294,567 -0.1 April ......................: 93,538 104,027 11.2 388,485 398,594 2.6 May ........................: 97,387 485,872 June .......................: 103,575 589,447 July .......................: 94,045 683,492 August .....................: 104,580 788,072 September ..................: 97,573 885,645 October ....................: 105,403 991,048 November ...................: 119,556 1,110,604 December ...................: 116,189 1,226,793 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 54,485 55,942 2.7 54,485 55,942 2.7 February ...................: 62,506 61,802 -1.1 116,991 117,744 0.6 March ......................: 79,218 74,616 -5.8 196,209 192,360 -2.0 April ......................: 78,372 75,467 -3.7 274,581 267,827 -2.5 May ........................: 79,640 354,221 June .......................: 82,939 437,160 July .......................: 76,827 513,987 August .....................: 73,900 587,887 September ..................: 71,854 659,741 October ....................: 59,228 718,969 November ...................: 50,934 769,903 December ...................: 50,368 820,271 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 23,327 23,823 2.1 23,327 23,823 2.1 February ...................: 25,592 27,925 9.1 48,919 51,748 5.8 March ......................: 35,380 36,537 3.3 84,299 88,285 4.7 April ......................: 36,701 36,137 -1.5 121,000 124,422 2.8 May ........................: 35,144 156,144 June .......................: 42,383 198,527 July .......................: 39,148 237,675 August .....................: 37,745 275,420 September ..................: 33,004 308,424 October ....................: 27,255 335,679 November ...................: 23,268 358,947 December ...................: 21,083 380,030 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,366 3,189 -5.3 3,366 3,189 -5.3 February ...................: 3,566 3,007 -15.7 6,932 6,196 -10.6 March ......................: 4,997 4,435 -11.2 11,929 10,631 -10.9 April ......................: 5,002 3,786 -24.3 16,931 14,417 -14.8 May ........................: 4,488 21,419 June .......................: 4,824 26,243 July .......................: 4,484 30,727 August .....................: 3,854 34,581 September ..................: 3,443 38,024 October ....................: 2,899 40,923 November ...................: 2,672 43,595 December ...................: 2,943 46,538 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 344,591 359,768 4.4 344,591 359,768 4.4 February ...................: 324,354 349,604 7.8 668,945 709,372 6.0 March ......................: 399,326 397,101 -0.6 1,068,271 1,106,473 3.6 April ......................: 341,590 357,705 4.7 1,409,861 1,464,178 3.9 May ........................: 333,895 1,743,756 June .......................: 362,594 2,106,350 July .......................: 340,889 2,447,239 August .....................: 360,459 2,807,698 September ..................: 395,070 3,202,768 October ....................: 321,592 3,524,360 November ...................: 321,741 3,846,101 December ...................: 334,769 4,180,870 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 2,909 3,607 24.0 2,909 3,607 24.0 February ...................: 3,533 4,410 24.8 6,442 8,017 24.4 March ......................: 4,828 4,696 -2.7 11,270 12,713 12.8 April ......................: 4,556 4,325 -5.1 15,826 17,038 7.7 May ........................: 4,867 20,693 June .......................: 5,291 25,984 July .......................: 4,752 30,736 August .....................: 4,748 35,484 September ..................: 4,502 39,986 October ....................: 3,555 43,541 November ...................: 3,252 46,793 December ...................: 2,947 49,740 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 180,642 193,074 183,214 1.4 -5.1 Idaho ..........: 70,760 73,337 70,745 -3.5 Illinois .......: 6,679 5,573 5,957 -10.8 6.9 Iowa ...........: 20,826 21,154 20,536 -1.4 -2.9 Minnesota ......: 53,739 53,528 52,543 -2.2 -1.8 New Mexico .....: 61,308 65,613 62,895 2.6 -4.1 New York .......: 59,189 58,570 61,571 4.0 5.1 Ohio ...........: 17,069 18,366 16,567 -2.9 -9.8 Pennsylvania ...: 34,221 35,254 35,445 3.6 0.5 South Dakota ...: 17,555 22,416 22,117 26.0 -1.3 Vermont ........: 9,700 10,357 9,944 2.5 -4.0 Wisconsin ......: 217,073 228,091 217,968 0.4 -4.4 : Other States 1/ : 115,309 126,137 122,491 6.2 -2.9 : United States ..: 864,070 911,470 881,993 2.1 -3.2 : Atlantic .......: 110,371 113,650 115,654 4.8 1.8 Central ........: 384,283 409,777 391,440 1.9 -4.5 West ...........: 369,416 388,043 374,899 1.5 -3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 51,325 50,534 49,162 -4.2 -2.7 Idaho ..........: 56,855 55,384 54,587 -4.0 -1.4 Iowa ...........: 15,885 17,013 16,641 4.8 -2.2 Oregon .........: 13,816 12,763 13,847 0.2 8.5 Wisconsin ......: 73,774 66,625 66,300 -10.1 -0.5 : Other States 1/ : 148,603 163,565 156,015 5.0 -4.6 : United States ..: 360,258 365,884 356,552 -1.0 -2.6 : Atlantic .......: 14,065 16,582 15,845 12.7 -4.4 Central ........: 168,463 172,817 167,135 -0.8 -3.3 West ...........: 177,730 176,485 173,572 -2.3 -1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 27,065 25,280 26,364 -2.6 4.3 Idaho ..........: 45,032 42,551 42,340 -6.0 -0.5 Iowa ...........: 9,509 9,686 9,517 0.1 -1.7 Minnesota ......: 40,542 40,796 39,176 -3.4 -4.0 Wisconsin ......: 57,058 46,436 47,100 -17.5 1.4 : Other States 1/ : 93,102 102,295 98,879 6.2 -3.3 : United States ..: 272,308 267,044 263,376 -3.3 -1.4 : Atlantic .......: 13,508 16,488 15,710 16.3 -4.7 Central ........: 130,919 126,258 121,970 -6.8 -3.4 West ...........: 127,881 124,298 125,696 -1.7 1.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 112,931 122,991 113,684 0.7 -7.6 New York .......: 29,468 31,583 34,277 16.3 8.5 Pennsylvania ...: 23,181 21,891 23,418 1.0 7.0 Wisconsin ......: 104,040 118,681 111,936 7.6 -5.7 : Other States 1/ : 96,981 104,588 101,557 4.7 -2.9 : United States ..: 366,601 399,734 384,872 5.0 -3.7 : Atlantic .......: 59,429 61,066 64,486 8.5 5.6 Central ........: 143,404 160,115 153,346 6.9 -4.2 West ...........: 163,768 178,553 167,040 2.0 -6.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 102,805 112,701 106,125 3.2 -5.8 New York .......: 16,434 15,948 18,282 11.2 14.6 Wisconsin ......: 71,338 78,409 74,300 4.2 -5.2 : Other States 1/ : 97,556 103,337 101,308 3.8 -2.0 : United States ..: 288,133 310,395 300,015 4.1 -3.3 : Atlantic .......: 40,330 39,440 42,599 5.6 8.0 Central ........: 96,646 105,949 101,698 5.2 -4.0 West ...........: 151,157 165,006 155,718 3.0 -5.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: April 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 48,323 55,984 54,702 13.2 -2.3 : Other States 1/ : 84,733 108,950 104,117 22.9 -4.4 : United States ..: 133,056 164,934 158,819 19.4 -3.7 : Atlantic .......: 14,184 15,716 15,793 11.3 0.5 Central ........: 46,554 65,604 60,716 30.4 -7.5 West ...........: 72,318 83,614 82,310 13.8 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 84,449 66,908 76,300 -9.6 14.0 : Other States 1/ : 68,496 58,968 69,942 2.1 18.6 : United States ..: 152,945 125,876 146,242 -4.4 16.2 : Atlantic .......: 25,399 11,179 20,665 -18.6 84.9 Central ........: 16,946 13,951 15,318 -9.6 9.8 West ...........: 110,600 100,746 110,259 -0.3 9.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 25,871 26,928 23,900 -7.6 -11.2 : Other States 1/ : 56,698 65,203 61,973 9.3 -5.0 : United States ..: 82,569 92,131 85,873 4.0 -6.8 : Atlantic .......: 18,787 21,414 19,211 2.3 -10.3 Central ........: 41,650 41,150 38,189 -8.3 -7.2 West ...........: 22,132 29,567 28,473 28.7 -3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : April : March : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 13,785 11,778 11,844 -14.1 0.6 : Other States 1/ ....: 64,587 62,838 63,623 -1.5 1.2 : United States ......: 78,372 74,616 75,467 -3.7 1.1 : Atlantic ...........: 16,503 15,238 16,008 -3.0 5.1 Central ............: 40,811 40,513 40,584 -0.6 0.2 West ...............: 21,058 18,865 18,875 -10.4 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology 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 Travis Averill - Dairy Products Prices ....... 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