Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 5, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2011 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 915 million pounds, 3.9 percent above May 2010 and 3.8 percent above April 2011. Italian type cheese production totaled 394 million pounds, 6.6 percent above May 2010 and 2.2 percent above April 2011. American type cheese production totaled 371 million pounds, 0.1 percent below May 2010 but 3.9 percent above April 2011. Butter production was 156 million pounds, 18.3 percent above May 2010 but 1.8 percent below April 2011. Dry milk powders (comparisons with May 2010) Nonfat dry milk, human - 148 million pounds, down 4.6 percent. Skim milk powders - 35.7 million pounds, up 108.0 percent. Whey products (comparisons with May 2010) Dry whey, total - 91.5 million pounds, up 2.6 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 86.0 million pounds, up 13.4 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 36.6 million pounds, down 0.5 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with May 2010) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 75.1 million gallons, down 5.7 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 38.6 million gallons, up 9.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 4.29 million gallons, down 4.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.33 million gallons, down 11.0 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2010 and 2011............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2010 and 2011.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 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: May 2010 and 2011..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011................. 17 Dairy Products Regions............................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology............................................................................ 19 Information Contacts............................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 131,878 158,811 155,946 18.3 -1.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 371,440 357,080 371,164 -0.1 3.9 Cheddar ............................: 287,584 263,875 283,682 -1.4 7.5 Other American types ...............: 83,856 93,205 87,482 4.3 -6.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 10,611 11,111 12,263 15.6 10.4 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 56,658 54,370 60,959 7.6 12.1 Hispanic .............................: 17,063 18,476 19,648 15.1 6.3 Italian types ........................: 369,323 385,081 393,584 6.6 2.2 Mozzarella .........................: 293,976 300,230 308,948 5.1 2.9 Parmesan ...........................: 20,138 21,972 25,396 26.1 15.6 Provolone ..........................: 30,503 28,853 30,614 0.4 6.1 Ricotta ............................: 17,858 23,037 19,569 9.6 -15.1 Romano .............................: 2,448 5,667 4,000 63.4 -29.4 Other Italian types ................: 4,400 5,322 5,057 14.9 -5.0 Swiss ................................: 28,895 27,643 29,134 0.8 5.4 All other types ......................: 26,886 28,029 28,451 5.8 1.5 : Total cheese .........................: 880,876 881,790 915,203 3.9 3.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 34,545 35,203 35,846 3.8 1.8 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 27,334 27,112 27,244 -0.3 0.5 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 31,759 32,341 32,629 2.7 0.9 : Sour cream .............................: 97,387 103,868 105,562 8.4 1.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 333,895 357,666 344,095 3.1 -3.8 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 79,640 74,088 75,118 -5.7 1.4 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 12,627 13,791 14,084 11.5 2.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 22,517 24,637 24,498 8.8 -0.6 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 35,144 38,428 38,582 9.8 0.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,474 1,119 1,028 -30.3 -8.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,488 3,709 4,287 -4.5 15.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,867 4,115 4,330 -11.0 5.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,776 1,521 1,657 -6.7 8.9 Nonfat, hard .......................: 565 496 499 -11.7 0.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,269 1,029 1,227 -3.3 19.2 Water and juice ices .................: 6,416 6,500 7,448 16.1 14.6 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 45,148 42,967 43,912 -2.7 2.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 21,408 22,011 22,082 3.1 0.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 886 666 643 -27.4 -3.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,864 2,348 2,779 -3.0 18.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,790 2,494 2,624 -5.9 5.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 4/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,175 7,114 9,413 31.2 32.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 83,218 85,783 87,107 4.7 1.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 6,037 6,284 4,425 -26.7 -29.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 89,255 92,067 91,532 2.6 -0.6 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,340 2,154 3,210 37.2 49.0 Animal ...............................: 4,820 4,873 4,934 2.4 1.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,279 31,565 33,636 -1.9 6.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,532 2,537 2,978 17.6 17.4 Total 2/ .............................: 36,811 34,102 36,614 -0.5 7.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,836 18,829 20,214 -3.0 7.4 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,975 15,273 16,400 2.7 7.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,908 4,868 5,349 9.0 9.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 75,812 80,048 86,002 13.4 7.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 48,193 54,478 49,421 2.5 -9.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,784 1,877 1,255 -78.3 -33.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 53,977 56,355 50,676 -6.1 -10.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 10,604 3,823 4,768 -55.0 24.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,740 30,620 30,329 -17.4 -1.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,743 1,775 1,445 -17.1 -18.6 Total 2/ .............................: 38,483 32,395 31,774 -17.4 -1.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,275 14,477 14,250 -33.0 -1.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 17,208 17,918 17,524 1.8 -2.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,611 4,371 5,172 -46.2 18.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 76,920 75,948 73,502 -4.4 -3.2 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 32.4 36.5 33.7 1.3 -2.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 145,318 134,511 142,153 -2.2 5.7 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 41,028 39,589 41,516 1.2 4.9 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 6,596 7,863 8,283 25.6 5.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 783 642 756 -3.4 17.8 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,233 7,589 4,390 -39.3 -42.2 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 12,757 11,577 9,322 -26.9 -19.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 154,757 146,242 147,670 -4.6 1.0 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 17,146 27,008 35,667 108.0 32.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 109,947 60,565 69,992 -36.3 15.6 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,836 16,882 17,692 125.8 4.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,474 868 1,090 -26.1 25.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,913 8,907 7,703 11.4 -13.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 148,818 149,872 166,166 11.7 10.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 147,761 113,601 125,877 -14.8 10.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 864,070 881,790 2.1 3,378,936 3,487,566 3.2 May ........................: 880,876 915,203 3.9 4,259,812 4,402,769 3.4 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 ......................: 360,258 357,080 -0.9 1,395,196 1,411,172 1.1 May ........................: 371,440 371,164 -0.1 1,766,636 1,782,336 0.9 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 ......................: 272,308 263,875 -3.1 1,069,450 1,048,687 -1.9 May ........................: 287,584 283,682 -1.4 1,357,034 1,332,369 -1.8 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 ......................: 366,601 385,081 5.0 1,439,021 1,524,328 5.9 May ........................: 369,323 393,584 6.6 1,808,344 1,917,912 6.1 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 ......................: 288,133 300,230 4.2 1,131,055 1,192,365 5.4 May ........................: 293,976 308,948 5.1 1,425,031 1,501,313 5.4 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 5,322 36.0 14,457 20,281 40.3 May ........................: 4,400 5,057 14.9 18,857 25,338 34.4 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 ......................: 133,056 158,811 19.4 575,173 639,503 11.2 May ........................: 131,878 155,946 18.3 707,051 795,449 12.5 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 ........................: 154,757 147,670 -4.6 694,685 647,199 -6.8 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 35,667 108.0 102,015 180,729 77.2 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 92,067 4.9 344,196 359,223 4.4 May ..........................: 89,255 91,532 2.6 433,451 450,755 4.0 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 80,048 9.2 279,751 321,079 14.8 May ..........................: 75,812 86,002 13.4 355,563 407,081 14.5 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 34,102 -6.0 140,222 138,136 -1.5 May ..........................: 36,811 36,614 -0.5 177,033 174,750 -1.3 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 27,112 -0.9 110,100 109,237 -0.8 May ........................: 27,334 27,244 -0.3 137,434 136,481 -0.7 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 32,341 -2.1 131,657 131,902 0.2 May ........................: 31,759 32,629 2.7 163,416 164,531 0.7 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 ......................: 93,538 103,868 11.0 388,485 398,435 2.6 May ........................: 97,387 105,562 8.4 485,872 503,997 3.7 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 74,088 -5.5 274,581 266,448 -3.0 May ........................: 79,640 75,118 -5.7 354,221 341,566 -3.6 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 38,428 4.7 121,000 126,713 4.7 May ........................: 35,144 38,582 9.8 156,144 165,295 5.9 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 3,709 -25.8 16,931 14,340 -15.3 May ........................: 4,488 4,287 -4.5 21,419 18,627 -13.0 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 ......................: 341,590 357,666 4.7 1,409,861 1,464,139 3.8 May ........................: 333,895 344,095 3.1 1,743,756 1,808,234 3.7 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 4,115 -9.7 15,826 16,828 6.3 May ........................: 4,867 4,330 -11.0 20,693 21,158 2.2 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: May 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 184,081 183,714 196,736 6.9 7.1 Idaho ..........: 69,449 70,683 70,729 1.8 0.1 Illinois .......: 6,488 5,957 6,299 -2.9 5.7 Iowa ...........: 20,942 20,536 20,765 -0.8 1.1 Minnesota ......: 55,000 52,543 55,345 0.6 5.3 New Mexico .....: 61,821 62,895 63,340 2.5 0.7 New York .......: 58,349 61,570 60,334 3.4 -2.0 Ohio ...........: 17,135 16,567 17,794 3.8 7.4 Pennsylvania ...: 34,917 35,445 36,975 5.9 4.3 South Dakota ...: 18,239 22,177 23,790 30.4 7.3 Vermont ........: 8,437 9,943 10,133 20.1 1.9 Wisconsin ......: 227,912 217,453 226,182 -0.8 4.0 : Other States 1/ : 118,106 122,307 126,781 7.3 3.7 : United States ..: 880,876 881,790 915,203 3.9 3.8 : Atlantic .......: 108,762 115,654 115,203 5.9 -0.4 Central ........: 397,415 390,799 409,780 3.1 4.9 West ...........: 374,699 375,337 390,220 4.1 4.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 52,704 49,880 51,247 -2.8 2.7 Idaho ..........: 54,936 54,524 57,271 4.3 5.0 Iowa ...........: 15,764 16,641 16,336 3.6 -1.8 Oregon .........: 14,277 13,847 13,268 -7.1 -4.2 Wisconsin ......: 78,509 66,170 67,700 -13.8 2.3 : Other States 1/ : 155,250 156,018 165,342 6.5 6.0 : United States ..: 371,440 357,080 371,164 -0.1 3.9 : Atlantic .......: 15,824 15,845 16,409 3.7 3.6 Central ........: 177,655 167,008 177,181 -0.3 6.1 West ...........: 177,961 174,227 177,574 -0.2 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 29,226 26,917 28,323 -3.1 5.2 Idaho ..........: 46,983 42,311 46,307 -1.4 9.4 Iowa ...........: 9,878 9,517 10,355 4.8 8.8 Minnesota ......: 43,585 39,176 43,190 -0.9 10.2 Wisconsin ......: 60,034 47,072 49,300 -17.9 4.7 : Other States 1/ : 97,878 98,882 106,207 8.5 7.4 : United States ..: 287,584 263,875 283,682 -1.4 7.5 : Atlantic .......: 15,221 15,710 16,307 7.1 3.8 Central ........: 138,106 121,945 136,177 -1.4 11.7 West ...........: 134,257 126,220 131,198 -2.3 3.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 115,345 113,517 125,344 8.7 10.4 New York .......: 28,746 34,276 31,879 10.9 -7.0 Pennsylvania ...: 24,288 23,418 23,748 -2.2 1.4 Wisconsin ......: 105,538 112,253 114,298 8.3 1.8 : Other States 1/ : 95,406 101,617 98,315 3.0 -3.2 : United States ..: 369,323 385,081 393,584 6.6 2.2 : Atlantic .......: 58,169 64,485 61,539 5.8 -4.6 Central ........: 143,116 153,723 155,169 8.4 0.9 West ...........: 168,038 166,873 176,876 5.3 6.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 104,870 105,952 114,440 9.1 8.0 New York .......: 16,453 18,282 17,932 9.0 -1.9 Wisconsin ......: 73,915 74,688 76,326 3.3 2.2 : Other States 1/ : 98,738 101,308 100,250 1.5 -1.0 : United States ..: 293,976 300,230 308,948 5.1 2.9 : Atlantic .......: 40,000 42,599 41,984 5.0 -1.4 Central ........: 99,129 102,086 103,873 4.8 1.8 West ...........: 154,847 155,545 163,091 5.3 4.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: May 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,598 54,705 56,272 18.2 2.9 : Other States 1/ : 84,280 104,106 99,674 18.3 -4.3 : United States ..: 131,878 158,811 155,946 18.3 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 12,723 15,793 16,087 26.4 1.9 Central ........: 47,115 60,706 54,882 16.5 -9.6 West ...........: 72,040 82,312 84,977 18.0 3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 84,862 76,300 74,130 -12.6 -2.8 : Other States 1/ : 69,895 69,942 73,540 5.2 5.1 : United States ..: 154,757 146,242 147,670 -4.6 1.0 : Atlantic .......: 24,333 20,665 17,448 -28.3 -15.6 Central ........: 16,448 15,318 16,915 2.8 10.4 West ...........: 113,976 110,259 113,307 -0.6 2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 25,783 23,810 24,615 -4.5 3.4 : Other States 1/ : 57,435 61,973 62,492 8.8 0.8 : United States ..: 83,218 85,783 87,107 4.7 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 20,082 19,211 22,963 14.3 19.5 Central ........: 41,059 38,099 40,010 -2.6 5.0 West ...........: 22,077 28,473 24,134 9.3 -15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : May : April : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 13,342 11,844 11,657 -12.6 -1.6 : Other States 1/ ....: 66,298 62,244 63,461 -4.3 2.0 : United States ......: 79,640 74,088 75,118 -5.7 1.4 : Atlantic ...........: 16,805 15,095 15,608 -7.1 3.4 Central ............: 41,867 40,712 40,069 -4.3 -1.6 West ...............: 20,968 18,281 19,441 -7.3 6.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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