Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released January 3, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). November 2011 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 886 million pounds, 0.3 percent above November 2010 but 1.2 percent below October 2011. Italian type cheese production totaled 383 million pounds, 0.6 percent below November 2010 but 0.1 percent above October 2011. American type cheese production totaled 348 million pounds, 0.7 percent above November 2010 but 1.3 percent below October 2011. Butter production was 153 million pounds, 14.2 percent above November 2010 and 4.4 percent above October 2011. Dry milk powders (comparisons with November 2010) Nonfat dry milk, human - 120 million pounds, up 2.9 percent. Skim milk powders - 39.6 million pounds, up 106.1 percent. Whey products (comparisons with November 2010) Dry whey, total - 77.5 million pounds, down 2.5 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 80.0 million pounds, up 5.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 36.2 million pounds, up 3.5 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with November 2010) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 53.1 million gallons, up 4.2 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 26.1 million gallons, up 12.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.43 million gallons, down 9.0 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.25 million gallons, down slightly. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2010 and 2011............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: November 2010 and 2011.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: November 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: November 2010 and 2011..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 133,492 146,083 152,509 14.2 4.4 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 345,450 352,437 347,847 0.7 -1.3 Cheddar ............................: 256,450 249,973 252,211 -1.7 0.9 Other American types ...............: 89,000 102,464 95,636 7.5 -6.7 Brick and Muenster ...................: 11,118 11,783 12,430 11.8 5.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 65,923 69,772 67,996 3.1 -2.5 Hispanic .............................: 17,687 19,594 18,144 2.6 -7.4 Italian types ........................: 385,689 383,025 383,446 -0.6 0.1 Mozzarella .........................: 299,416 296,361 294,956 -1.5 -0.5 Parmesan ...........................: 21,085 21,990 25,168 19.4 14.5 Provolone ..........................: 30,320 30,722 30,431 0.4 -0.9 Ricotta ............................: 26,849 24,699 24,003 -10.6 -2.8 Romano .............................: 3,214 3,721 3,275 1.9 -12.0 Other Italian types ................: 4,805 5,532 5,613 16.8 1.5 Swiss ................................: 27,976 27,351 24,718 -11.6 -9.6 All other types ......................: 30,126 33,693 31,879 5.8 -5.4 : Total cheese .........................: 883,969 897,655 886,460 0.3 -1.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 34,670 32,845 33,664 -2.9 2.5 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,799 25,079 24,232 -9.6 -3.4 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 30,475 29,086 30,472 4.8 : Sour cream .............................: 119,556 106,079 125,060 4.6 17.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 321,741 346,086 314,748 -2.2 -9.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 50,934 59,559 53,076 4.2 -10.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 9,173 13,458 11,402 24.3 -15.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 14,095 16,656 14,694 4.2 -11.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 23,268 30,114 26,096 12.2 -13.3 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 712 1,065 897 26.0 -15.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,672 2,558 2,432 -9.0 -4.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,252 3,808 3,247 -0.2 -14.7 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,377 1,544 1,482 7.6 -4.0 Nonfat, hard .......................: 355 432 378 6.5 -12.5 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 773 863 799 3.4 -7.4 Water and juice ices .................: 3,262 3,109 2,531 -22.4 -18.6 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 29,558 33,475 29,415 -0.5 -12.1 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 13,947 17,057 14,800 6.1 -13.2 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 420 691 546 30.0 -21.0 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,758 1,682 1,503 -14.5 -10.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,837 2,308 1,968 7.1 -14.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 4/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: November 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,306 8,278 7,749 -6.7 -6.4 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 77,580 70,631 72,351 -6.7 2.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,956 6,210 5,159 163.8 -16.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 79,536 76,841 77,510 -2.5 0.9 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,004 3,264 2,355 -21.6 -27.8 Animal ...............................: 4,270 4,660 5,177 21.2 11.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 32,179 34,524 33,967 5.6 -1.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,768 2,372 2,211 -20.1 -6.8 Total 2/ .............................: 34,947 36,896 36,178 3.5 -1.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,649 20,778 20,691 5.3 -0.4 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,298 16,118 15,487 1.2 -3.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,779 5,201 5,292 -8.4 1.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 76,132 82,105 79,978 5.1 -2.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 40,648 37,604 36,937 -9.1 -1.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 947 4,399 3,906 312.5 -11.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 41,595 42,003 40,843 -1.8 -2.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 8,140 4,811 5,490 -32.6 14.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 31,573 35,646 38,315 21.4 7.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,010 2,508 2,187 8.8 -12.8 Total 2/ .............................: 33,583 38,154 40,502 20.6 6.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,962 20,295 20,950 31.2 3.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 17,621 17,859 19,552 11.0 9.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,085 5,481 6,278 3.2 14.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 81,921 69,845 64,140 -21.7 -8.2 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 21.9 45.9 46.4 24.5 0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 109,504 134,996 107,418 -1.9 -20.4 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 43,190 42,160 45,511 5.4 7.9 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 6,667 7,608 8,625 29.4 13.4 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 751 637 765 1.9 20.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 8,890 5,142 5,246 -41.0 2.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 4,974 6,025 5,404 8.6 -10.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 116,653 100,607 120,090 2.9 19.4 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 19,205 41,985 39,574 106.1 -5.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 64,407 59,298 54,690 -15.1 -7.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,542 11,951 11,862 2.8 -0.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,291 1,068 1,304 1.0 22.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,083 5,040 5,390 -23.9 6.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 127,882 143,354 146,332 14.4 2.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 108,865 105,704 113,451 4.2 7.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ..................: 872,285 867,824 -0.5 7,762,599 7,890,144 1.6 October ....................: 881,409 897,655 1.8 8,644,008 8,787,799 1.7 November ...................: 883,969 886,460 0.3 9,527,977 9,674,259 1.5 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 ..................: 351,930 338,860 -3.7 3,206,893 3,184,729 -0.7 October ....................: 356,640 352,437 -1.2 3,563,533 3,537,166 -0.7 November ...................: 345,450 347,847 0.7 3,908,983 3,885,013 -0.6 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 ..................: 256,970 250,017 -2.7 2,436,883 2,368,160 -2.8 October ....................: 265,332 249,973 -5.8 2,702,215 2,618,133 -3.1 November ...................: 256,450 252,211 -1.7 2,958,665 2,870,344 -3.0 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 ..................: 367,465 368,591 0.3 3,270,006 3,393,045 3.8 October ....................: 373,373 383,025 2.6 3,643,379 3,776,070 3.6 November ...................: 385,689 383,446 -0.6 4,029,068 4,159,516 3.2 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 ..................: 290,871 286,437 -1.5 2,588,501 2,660,868 2.8 October ....................: 291,949 296,361 1.5 2,880,450 2,957,229 2.7 November ...................: 299,416 294,956 -1.5 3,179,866 3,252,185 2.3 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 5,626 6.1 37,200 46,129 24.0 October ....................: 4,391 5,532 26.0 41,591 51,661 24.2 November ...................: 4,805 5,613 16.8 46,396 57,274 23.4 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 ..................: 113,744 137,341 20.7 1,150,591 1,341,137 16.6 October ....................: 122,189 146,083 19.6 1,272,780 1,487,220 16.8 November ...................: 133,492 152,509 14.2 1,406,272 1,639,729 16.6 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 ..................: 109,286 103,824 -5.0 1,192,227 1,146,491 -3.8 October ....................: 114,595 100,607 -12.2 1,306,822 1,247,098 -4.6 November ...................: 116,653 120,090 2.9 1,423,475 1,367,188 -4.0 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 41,985 139.6 207,415 369,921 78.3 November ...................: 19,205 39,574 106.1 226,620 409,495 80.7 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 76,265 -1.9 766,262 772,506 0.8 October ......................: 77,888 76,841 -1.3 844,150 849,347 0.6 November .....................: 79,536 77,510 -2.5 923,686 926,857 0.3 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 83,073 5.9 673,088 747,615 11.1 October ......................: 75,599 82,105 8.6 748,687 829,720 10.8 November .....................: 76,132 79,978 5.1 824,819 909,698 10.3 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 35,598 -1.1 319,928 317,603 -0.7 October ......................: 35,583 36,896 3.7 355,511 354,499 -0.3 November .....................: 34,947 36,178 3.5 390,458 390,677 0.1 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 28,182 -2.3 253,075 251,360 -0.7 October ....................: 26,293 25,079 -4.6 279,368 276,439 -1.0 November ...................: 26,799 24,232 -9.6 306,167 300,671 -1.8 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 31,626 -9.4 298,826 296,508 -0.8 October ....................: 30,286 29,086 -4.0 329,112 325,594 -1.1 November ...................: 30,475 30,472 359,587 356,066 -1.0 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 97,597 885,645 919,696 3.8 October ....................: 105,403 106,079 0.6 991,048 1,025,775 3.5 November ...................: 119,556 125,060 4.6 1,110,604 1,150,835 3.6 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 69,286 -3.6 659,741 634,470 -3.8 October ....................: 59,228 59,559 0.6 718,969 694,029 -3.5 November ...................: 50,934 53,076 4.2 769,903 747,105 -3.0 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 33,977 2.9 308,424 325,499 5.5 October ....................: 27,255 30,114 10.5 335,679 355,613 5.9 November ...................: 23,268 26,096 12.2 358,947 381,709 6.3 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 3,121 -9.4 38,024 34,176 -10.1 October ....................: 2,899 2,558 -11.8 40,923 36,734 -10.2 November ...................: 2,672 2,432 -9.0 43,595 39,166 -10.2 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 ..................: 395,070 391,267 -1.0 3,202,768 3,288,672 2.7 October ....................: 321,592 346,086 7.6 3,524,360 3,634,758 3.1 November ...................: 321,741 314,748 -2.2 3,846,101 3,949,506 2.7 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 4,392 -2.4 39,986 41,146 2.9 October ....................: 3,555 3,808 7.1 43,541 44,954 3.2 November ...................: 3,252 3,247 -0.2 46,793 48,201 3.0 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: November 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 189,030 189,773 188,896 -0.1 -0.5 Idaho ..........: 70,721 70,230 69,646 -1.5 -0.8 Illinois .......: 6,691 4,979 5,139 -23.2 3.2 Iowa ...........: 19,571 20,581 19,332 -1.2 -6.1 Minnesota ......: 48,673 47,740 47,024 -3.4 -1.5 New Mexico .....: 66,271 61,743 63,012 -4.9 2.1 New York .......: 67,323 65,215 63,790 -5.2 -2.2 Ohio ...........: 17,565 17,351 14,591 -16.9 -15.9 Pennsylvania ...: 34,148 32,598 34,914 2.2 7.1 South Dakota ...: 20,974 23,745 23,738 13.2 Vermont ........: 9,860 10,796 11,090 12.5 2.7 Wisconsin ......: 212,817 222,023 219,958 3.4 -0.9 : Other States 1/ : 120,325 130,881 125,330 4.2 -4.2 : United States ..: 883,969 897,655 886,460 0.3 -1.2 : Atlantic .......: 119,798 118,247 118,716 -0.9 0.4 Central ........: 379,815 397,512 387,937 2.1 -2.4 West ...........: 384,356 381,896 379,807 -1.2 -0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,034 50,773 49,578 1.1 -2.4 Idaho ..........: 56,666 54,408 54,218 -4.3 -0.3 Iowa ...........: 15,299 15,317 14,952 -2.3 -2.4 Oregon .........: 14,066 13,877 13,604 -3.3 -2.0 Wisconsin ......: 60,736 63,182 63,600 4.7 0.7 : Other States 1/ : 149,649 154,880 151,895 1.5 -1.9 : United States ..: 345,450 352,437 347,847 0.7 -1.3 : Atlantic .......: 15,245 16,084 15,536 1.9 -3.4 Central ........: 154,146 161,773 159,346 3.4 -1.5 West ...........: 176,059 174,580 172,965 -1.8 -0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 26,396 24,480 26,116 -1.1 6.7 Idaho ..........: 45,676 43,110 44,061 -3.5 2.2 Iowa ...........: 8,899 10,265 9,272 4.2 -9.7 Minnesota ......: 37,918 35,901 33,819 -10.8 -5.8 Wisconsin ......: 42,305 44,740 44,600 5.4 -0.3 : Other States 1/ : 95,256 91,477 94,343 -1.0 3.1 : United States ..: 256,450 249,973 252,211 -1.7 0.9 : Atlantic .......: 14,926 15,064 15,071 1.0 Central ........: 112,334 114,625 112,964 0.6 -1.4 West ...........: 129,190 120,284 124,176 -3.9 3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 118,731 117,927 120,314 1.3 2.0 New York .......: 34,303 29,915 29,452 -14.1 -1.5 Pennsylvania ...: 22,026 19,421 19,889 -9.7 2.4 Wisconsin ......: 111,478 115,762 114,731 2.9 -0.9 : Other States 1/ : 99,151 100,000 99,060 -0.1 -0.9 : United States ..: 385,689 383,025 383,446 -0.6 0.1 : Atlantic .......: 63,037 57,157 56,525 -10.3 -1.1 Central ........: 150,330 157,162 155,989 3.8 -0.7 West ...........: 172,322 168,706 170,932 -0.8 1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 110,630 108,441 108,931 -1.5 0.5 New York .......: 15,140 14,883 13,762 -9.1 -7.5 Wisconsin ......: 72,987 76,762 76,500 4.8 -0.3 : Other States 1/ : 100,659 96,275 95,763 -4.9 -0.5 : United States ..: 299,416 296,361 294,956 -1.5 -0.5 : Atlantic .......: 37,728 35,099 34,545 -8.4 -1.6 Central ........: 100,303 105,187 104,008 3.7 -1.1 West ...........: 161,385 156,075 156,403 -3.1 0.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: November 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 44,720 50,195 52,441 17.3 4.5 : Other States 1/ : 88,772 95,888 100,068 12.7 4.4 : United States ..: 133,492 146,083 152,509 14.2 4.4 : Atlantic .......: 11,398 10,801 12,358 8.4 14.4 Central ........: 52,435 58,193 61,583 17.4 5.8 West ...........: 69,659 77,089 78,568 12.8 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 72,796 54,001 61,739 -15.2 14.3 : Other States 1/ : 43,857 46,606 58,351 33.0 25.2 : United States ..: 116,653 100,607 120,090 2.9 19.4 : Atlantic .......: 9,771 6,178 8,761 -10.3 41.8 Central ........: 7,855 10,026 13,231 68.4 32.0 West ...........: 99,027 84,403 98,098 -0.9 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 24,335 21,446 23,805 -2.2 11.0 : Other States 1/ : 53,245 49,185 48,546 -8.8 -1.3 : United States ..: 77,580 70,631 72,351 -6.7 2.4 : Atlantic .......: 19,987 18,832 19,826 -0.8 5.3 Central ........: 37,462 35,249 36,771 -1.8 4.3 West ...........: 20,131 16,550 15,754 -21.7 -4.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : November : October : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 7,686 11,412 10,267 33.6 -10.0 : Other States 1/ ....: 43,248 48,147 42,809 -1.0 -11.1 : United States ......: 50,934 59,559 53,076 4.2 -10.9 : Atlantic ...........: 12,703 12,996 11,979 -5.7 -7.8 Central ............: 26,112 29,925 26,103 -12.8 West ...............: 12,119 16,638 14,994 23.7 -9.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 - Cattle, Cattle on Feed....... 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