Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released November 1, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September 2011 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 867 million pounds, 0.6 percent below September 2010 and 0.2 percent below August 2011. Italian type cheese production totaled 370 million pounds, 0.8 percent above September 2010 and 1.9 percent above August 2011. American type cheese production totaled 337 million pounds, 4.2 percent below September 2010 and 3.2 percent below August 2011. Butter production was 138 million pounds, 21.0 percent above September 2010 and 3.5 percent above August 2011. Dry milk powders (comparisons with September 2010) Nonfat dry milk, human - 104 million pounds, down 5.0 percent. Skim milk powders - 35.6 million pounds, up 103.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons with September 2010) Dry whey, total - 77.1 million pounds, down 0.8 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 83.1 million pounds, up 5.9 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 35.6 million pounds, down 1.1 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with September 2010) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 67.2 million gallons, down 6.5 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 34.0 million gallons, up 2.9 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.18 million gallons, down 7.6 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.42 million gallons, down 1.9 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2010 and 2011............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2010 and 2011.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 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: September 2010 and 2011..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011................. 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 113,744 133,015 137,611 21.0 3.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 351,930 348,269 337,012 -4.2 -3.2 Cheddar ............................: 256,970 255,894 249,171 -3.0 -2.6 Other American types ...............: 94,960 92,375 87,841 -7.5 -4.9 Brick and Muenster ...................: 10,156 13,328 12,157 19.7 -8.8 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 67,754 63,596 67,689 -0.1 6.4 Hispanic .............................: 18,986 18,033 20,717 9.1 14.9 Italian types ........................: 367,465 363,286 370,230 0.8 1.9 Mozzarella .........................: 290,871 286,405 288,221 -0.9 0.6 Parmesan ...........................: 14,815 19,050 21,111 42.5 10.8 Provolone ..........................: 30,142 29,953 29,814 -1.1 -0.5 Ricotta ............................: 24,420 20,582 22,286 -8.7 8.3 Romano .............................: 1,912 2,371 3,244 69.7 36.8 Other Italian types ................: 5,305 4,925 5,554 4.7 12.8 Swiss ................................: 28,058 27,921 27,177 -3.1 -2.7 All other types ......................: 27,936 34,473 32,317 15.7 -6.3 : Total cheese .........................: 872,285 868,906 867,299 -0.6 -0.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 37,610 38,002 35,446 -5.8 -6.7 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 28,845 30,371 28,338 -1.8 -6.7 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 34,923 34,075 31,601 -9.5 -7.3 : Sour cream .............................: 97,573 110,393 97,863 0.3 -11.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 395,070 372,402 391,268 -1.0 5.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 71,854 77,396 67,173 -6.5 -13.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 14,328 16,031 15,131 5.6 -5.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 18,676 24,622 18,841 0.9 -23.5 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 33,004 40,653 33,972 2.9 -16.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,264 1,200 1,134 -10.3 -5.5 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,443 4,199 3,183 -7.6 -24.2 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,502 5,394 4,415 -1.9 -18.1 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,617 1,860 2,020 24.9 8.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 650 475 419 -35.5 -11.8 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,040 1,209 1,029 -1.1 -14.9 Water and juice ices .................: 4,675 5,208 4,471 -4.4 -14.2 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 40,963 43,790 37,583 -8.3 -14.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 19,014 23,181 19,246 1.2 -17.0 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 709 801 692 -2.4 -13.6 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,280 2,713 2,054 -9.9 -24.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,685 3,269 2,676 -0.3 -18.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,622 8,366 7,771 2.0 -7.1 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 75,226 71,515 69,585 -7.5 -2.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,492 8,274 7,527 202.0 -9.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,718 79,789 77,112 -0.8 -3.4 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,044 2,541 2,463 -19.1 -3.1 Animal ...............................: 4,975 4,377 4,755 -4.4 8.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 32,664 33,064 33,008 1.1 -0.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 3,341 2,490 2,583 -22.7 3.7 Total 2/ .............................: 36,005 35,554 35,591 -1.1 0.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,808 20,027 19,944 0.7 -0.4 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,197 15,527 15,647 -3.4 0.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,435 4,629 4,689 -13.7 1.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 78,448 82,902 83,063 5.9 0.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 37,033 39,700 38,776 4.7 -2.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,608 4,597 4,501 -2.3 -2.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 41,641 44,297 43,277 3.9 -2.3 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 10,577 4,456 3,839 -63.7 -13.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 30,462 35,849 35,900 17.9 0.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,670 2,708 2,153 28.9 -20.5 Total 2/ .............................: 32,132 38,557 38,053 18.4 -1.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,249 18,566 19,112 17.6 2.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,883 19,991 18,941 19.3 -5.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 7,921 4,456 4,801 -39.4 7.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 85,955 67,741 68,179 -20.7 0.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 27.4 45.3 47.9 20.5 2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 126,045 138,034 118,232 -6.2 -14.3 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 40,703 40,084 32,659 -19.8 -18.5 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 5,507 6,550 7,284 32.3 11.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 608 833 636 4.6 -23.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,548 7,268 4,220 -23.9 -41.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 3,808 5,852 6,197 62.7 5.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 109,286 114,912 103,870 -5.0 -9.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 17,469 38,677 35,593 103.7 -8.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 112,264 88,183 77,103 -31.3 -12.6 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,622 16,240 12,830 48.8 -21.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 912 1,188 1,055 15.7 -11.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,538 7,752 6,200 36.6 -20.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 139,424 167,887 150,897 8.2 -10.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 130,327 128,616 116,397 -10.7 -9.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 864,070 881,790 2.1 3,378,936 3,487,566 3.2 May ........................: 880,876 915,503 3.9 4,259,812 4,403,069 3.4 June .......................: 882,560 894,931 1.4 5,142,372 5,298,000 3.0 July .......................: 877,239 855,414 -2.5 6,019,611 6,153,414 2.2 August .....................: 870,703 868,906 -0.2 6,890,314 7,022,320 1.9 September ..................: 872,285 867,299 -0.6 7,762,599 7,889,619 1.6 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 ........................: 371,440 371,227 -0.1 1,766,636 1,782,399 0.9 June .......................: 370,022 364,710 -1.4 2,136,658 2,147,109 0.5 July .......................: 367,664 350,491 -4.7 2,504,322 2,497,600 -0.3 August .....................: 350,641 348,269 -0.7 2,854,963 2,845,869 -0.3 September ..................: 351,930 337,012 -4.2 3,206,893 3,182,881 -0.7 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 ........................: 287,584 283,515 -1.4 1,357,034 1,332,202 -1.8 June .......................: 286,101 270,813 -5.3 1,643,135 1,603,015 -2.4 July .......................: 275,476 259,234 -5.9 1,918,611 1,862,249 -2.9 August .....................: 261,302 255,894 -2.1 2,179,913 2,118,143 -2.8 September ..................: 256,970 249,171 -3.0 2,436,883 2,367,314 -2.9 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 ........................: 369,323 393,758 6.6 1,808,344 1,918,086 6.1 June .......................: 364,265 381,419 4.7 2,172,609 2,299,505 5.8 July .......................: 365,329 361,663 -1.0 2,537,938 2,661,168 4.9 August .....................: 364,603 363,286 -0.4 2,902,541 3,024,454 4.2 September ..................: 367,465 370,230 0.8 3,270,006 3,394,684 3.8 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 ........................: 293,976 309,182 5.2 1,425,031 1,501,547 5.4 June .......................: 290,452 298,173 2.7 1,715,483 1,799,720 4.9 July .......................: 290,868 288,306 -0.9 2,006,351 2,088,026 4.1 August .....................: 291,279 286,405 -1.7 2,297,630 2,374,431 3.3 September ..................: 290,871 288,221 -0.9 2,588,501 2,662,652 2.9 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 5,044 14.6 18,857 25,325 34.3 June .......................: 4,289 5,173 20.6 23,146 30,498 31.8 July .......................: 4,279 5,080 18.7 27,425 35,578 29.7 August .....................: 4,470 4,925 10.2 31,895 40,503 27.0 September ..................: 5,305 5,554 4.7 37,200 46,057 23.8 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 ........................: 131,878 155,481 17.9 707,051 794,984 12.4 June .......................: 117,089 140,656 20.1 824,140 935,640 13.5 July .......................: 111,189 135,141 21.5 935,329 1,070,781 14.5 August .....................: 101,518 133,015 31.0 1,036,847 1,203,796 16.1 September ..................: 113,744 137,611 21.0 1,150,591 1,341,407 16.6 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 ........................: 154,757 148,024 -4.4 694,685 647,553 -6.8 June .......................: 136,990 146,726 7.1 831,675 794,279 -4.5 July .......................: 131,704 133,476 1.3 963,379 927,755 -3.7 August .....................: 119,562 114,912 -3.9 1,082,941 1,042,667 -3.7 September ..................: 109,286 103,870 -5.0 1,192,227 1,146,537 -3.8 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 33,284 1.8 134,723 214,013 58.9 July .......................: 22,626 39,653 75.3 157,349 253,666 61.2 August .....................: 15,075 38,677 156.6 172,424 292,343 69.5 September ..................: 17,469 35,593 103.7 189,893 327,936 72.7 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 83,914 -2.5 519,496 534,669 2.9 July .........................: 87,529 81,783 -6.6 607,025 616,452 1.6 August .......................: 81,519 79,789 -2.1 688,544 696,241 1.1 September ....................: 77,718 77,112 -0.8 766,262 773,353 0.9 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 89,481 14.0 434,079 496,562 14.4 July .........................: 80,418 85,078 5.8 514,497 581,640 13.1 August .......................: 80,143 82,902 3.4 594,640 664,542 11.8 September ....................: 78,448 83,063 5.9 673,088 747,605 11.1 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 36,839 0.1 177,033 174,975 -1.2 June .........................: 35,307 36,549 3.5 212,340 211,524 -0.4 July .........................: 36,441 34,927 -4.2 248,781 246,451 -0.9 August .......................: 35,142 35,554 1.2 283,923 282,005 -0.7 September ....................: 36,005 35,591 -1.1 319,928 317,596 -0.7 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 27,270 -0.2 137,434 136,507 -0.7 June .......................: 28,648 28,630 -0.1 166,082 165,137 -0.6 July .......................: 28,455 27,670 -2.8 194,537 192,807 -0.9 August .....................: 29,693 30,371 2.3 224,230 223,178 -0.5 September ..................: 28,845 28,338 -1.8 253,075 251,516 -0.6 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 32,694 2.9 163,416 164,596 0.7 June .......................: 33,458 34,355 2.7 196,874 198,951 1.1 July .......................: 33,482 31,856 -4.9 230,356 230,807 0.2 August .....................: 33,547 34,075 1.6 263,903 264,882 0.4 September ..................: 34,923 31,601 -9.5 298,826 296,483 -0.8 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 ........................: 97,387 106,063 8.9 485,872 504,498 3.8 June .......................: 103,575 106,959 3.3 589,447 611,457 3.7 July .......................: 94,045 100,249 6.6 683,492 711,706 4.1 August .....................: 104,580 110,393 5.6 788,072 822,099 4.3 September ..................: 97,573 97,863 0.3 885,645 919,962 3.9 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 74,980 -5.9 354,221 341,428 -3.6 June .......................: 82,939 75,131 -9.4 437,160 416,559 -4.7 July .......................: 76,827 71,229 -7.3 513,987 487,788 -5.1 August .....................: 73,900 77,396 4.7 587,887 565,184 -3.9 September ..................: 71,854 67,173 -6.5 659,741 632,357 -4.2 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 38,848 10.5 156,144 165,561 6.0 June .......................: 42,383 43,420 2.4 198,527 208,981 5.3 July .......................: 39,148 41,888 7.0 237,675 250,869 5.6 August .....................: 37,745 40,653 7.7 275,420 291,522 5.8 September ..................: 33,004 33,972 2.9 308,424 325,494 5.5 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 4,240 -5.5 21,419 18,580 -13.3 June .......................: 4,824 4,553 -5.6 26,243 23,133 -11.9 July .......................: 4,484 3,723 -17.0 30,727 26,856 -12.6 August .....................: 3,854 4,199 9.0 34,581 31,055 -10.2 September ..................: 3,443 3,183 -7.6 38,024 34,238 -10.0 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 ........................: 333,895 347,920 4.2 1,743,756 1,812,059 3.9 June .......................: 362,594 376,044 3.7 2,106,350 2,188,103 3.9 July .......................: 340,889 336,900 -1.2 2,447,239 2,525,003 3.2 August .....................: 360,459 372,402 3.3 2,807,698 2,897,405 3.2 September ..................: 395,070 391,268 -1.0 3,202,768 3,288,673 2.7 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 4,569 -6.1 20,693 21,397 3.4 June .......................: 5,291 4,937 -6.7 25,984 26,334 1.3 July .......................: 4,752 5,026 5.8 30,736 31,360 2.0 August .....................: 4,748 5,394 13.6 35,484 36,754 3.6 September ..................: 4,502 4,415 -1.9 39,986 41,169 3.0 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: September 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 186,122 186,900 181,037 -2.7 -3.1 Idaho ..........: 72,359 68,466 69,823 -3.5 2.0 Illinois .......: 6,600 5,635 5,368 -18.7 -4.7 Iowa ...........: 18,788 18,991 18,355 -2.3 -3.3 Minnesota ......: 48,713 46,663 46,729 -4.1 0.1 New Mexico .....: 60,803 56,146 56,147 -7.7 New York .......: 64,898 64,264 63,990 -1.4 -0.4 Ohio ...........: 17,391 17,180 16,225 -6.7 -5.6 Pennsylvania ...: 33,609 35,620 34,105 1.5 -4.3 South Dakota ...: 20,701 22,108 22,839 10.3 3.3 Vermont ........: 8,666 10,574 10,412 20.1 -1.5 Wisconsin ......: 217,046 214,479 218,897 0.9 2.1 : Other States 1/ : 116,589 121,880 123,372 5.8 1.2 : United States ..: 872,285 868,906 867,299 -0.6 -0.2 : Atlantic .......: 116,004 119,556 117,489 1.3 -1.7 Central ........: 379,355 375,705 382,353 0.8 1.8 West ...........: 376,926 373,645 367,457 -2.5 -1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,962 50,409 47,226 -1.5 -6.3 Idaho ..........: 57,628 55,245 53,868 -6.5 -2.5 Iowa ...........: 14,348 14,330 13,284 -7.4 -7.3 Oregon .........: 13,031 15,794 14,866 14.1 -5.9 Wisconsin ......: 66,630 61,078 60,400 -9.4 -1.1 : Other States 1/ : 152,331 151,413 147,368 -3.3 -2.7 : United States ..: 351,930 348,269 337,012 -4.2 -3.2 : Atlantic .......: 14,748 15,438 14,322 -2.9 -7.2 Central ........: 161,185 154,654 153,436 -4.8 -0.8 West ...........: 175,997 178,177 169,254 -3.8 -5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 23,703 27,782 25,243 6.5 -9.1 Idaho ..........: 45,471 44,456 44,276 -2.6 -0.4 Iowa ...........: 8,593 8,705 8,526 -0.8 -2.1 Minnesota ......: 40,026 36,887 35,063 -12.4 -4.9 Wisconsin ......: 49,251 42,456 40,900 -17.0 -3.7 : Other States 1/ : 89,926 95,608 95,163 5.8 -0.5 : United States ..: 256,970 255,894 249,171 -3.0 -2.6 : Atlantic .......: 14,174 14,809 13,797 -2.7 -6.8 Central ........: 120,683 109,709 110,823 -8.2 1.0 West ...........: 122,113 131,376 124,551 2.0 -5.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 118,717 114,231 112,557 -5.2 -1.5 New York .......: 31,242 30,180 29,745 -4.8 -1.4 Pennsylvania ...: 20,997 21,638 20,098 -4.3 -7.1 Wisconsin ......: 107,299 111,291 115,636 7.8 3.9 : Other States 1/ : 89,210 85,946 92,194 3.3 7.3 : United States ..: 367,465 363,286 370,230 0.8 1.9 : Atlantic .......: 58,971 59,177 56,752 -3.8 -4.1 Central ........: 140,087 146,158 153,711 9.7 5.2 West ...........: 168,407 157,951 159,767 -5.1 1.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 108,802 107,166 104,588 -3.9 -2.4 New York .......: 15,549 16,052 14,720 -5.3 -8.3 Wisconsin ......: 74,180 75,531 78,500 5.8 3.9 : Other States 1/ : 92,340 87,656 90,413 -2.1 3.1 : United States ..: 290,871 286,405 288,221 -0.9 0.6 : Atlantic .......: 37,235 38,639 35,633 -4.3 -7.8 Central ........: 97,837 99,957 103,777 6.1 3.8 West ...........: 155,799 147,809 148,811 -4.5 0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: September 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 39,457 46,244 45,582 15.5 -1.4 : Other States 1/ : 74,287 86,771 92,029 23.9 6.1 : United States ..: 113,744 133,015 137,611 21.0 3.5 : Atlantic .......: 10,095 6,631 13,064 29.4 97.0 Central ........: 41,784 54,375 53,479 28.0 -1.6 West ...........: 61,865 72,009 71,068 14.9 -1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 69,676 61,333 55,692 -20.1 -9.2 : Other States 1/ : 39,610 53,579 48,178 21.6 -10.1 : United States ..: 109,286 114,912 103,870 -5.0 -9.6 : Atlantic .......: 9,677 7,241 6,119 -36.8 -15.5 Central ........: 5,977 10,632 8,486 42.0 -20.2 West ...........: 93,632 97,039 89,265 -4.7 -8.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 23,833 23,533 23,147 -2.9 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 51,393 47,982 46,438 -9.6 -3.2 : United States ..: 75,226 71,515 69,585 -7.5 -2.7 : Atlantic .......: 18,177 17,186 16,922 -6.9 -1.5 Central ........: 37,665 36,828 35,938 -4.6 -2.4 West ...........: 19,384 17,501 16,725 -13.7 -4.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 :September : August : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 13,087 15,102 12,919 -1.3 -14.5 : Other States 1/ ....: 58,767 62,294 54,254 -7.7 -12.9 : United States ......: 71,854 77,396 67,173 -6.5 -13.2 : Atlantic ...........: 14,967 15,856 13,958 -6.7 -12.0 Central ............: 37,985 39,415 34,253 -9.8 -13.1 West ...............: 18,902 22,125 18,962 0.3 -14.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2010, there were 1,228 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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