Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released February 1, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). December 2011 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 929 million pounds, 2.4 percent above December 2010 and 4.2 percent above November 2011. Italian type cheese production totaled 409 million pounds, 3.5 percent above December 2010 and 6.4 percent above November 2011. American type cheese production totaled 371 million pounds, 1.2 percent above December 2010 and 5.6 percent above November 2011. Butter production was 166 million pounds, 5.2 percent above December 2010 and 8.9 percent above November 2011. Dry milk powders (comparisons with December 2010) Nonfat dry milk, human - 150 million pounds, up 8.0 percent. Skim milk powders - 36.6 million pounds, up 34.6 percent. Whey products (comparisons with December 2010) Dry whey, total - 83.0 million pounds, down 7.1 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 85.7 million pounds, up 3.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.6 million pounds, up 5.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with December 2010) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 50.3 million gallons, down slightly. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 24.5 million gallons, up 16.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.42 million gallons, down 17.7 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.27 million gallons, up 11.0 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2010 and 2011............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: December 2010 and 2011.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: December 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: December 2010 and 2011..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 157,742 152,331 165,906 5.2 8.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 366,335 350,991 370,684 1.2 5.6 Cheddar ............................: 274,719 255,574 274,666 7.5 Other American types ...............: 91,616 95,417 96,018 4.8 0.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 11,538 12,362 12,072 4.6 -2.3 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 59,905 67,807 61,838 3.2 -8.8 Hispanic .............................: 19,226 18,014 18,038 -6.2 0.1 Italian types ........................: 394,707 383,912 408,602 3.5 6.4 Mozzarella .........................: 308,618 294,968 321,002 4.0 8.8 Parmesan ...........................: 21,862 25,679 25,814 18.1 0.5 Provolone ..........................: 29,096 30,349 28,234 -3.0 -7.0 Ricotta ............................: 26,042 24,003 24,588 -5.6 2.4 Romano .............................: 3,657 3,333 3,677 0.5 10.3 Other Italian types ................: 5,432 5,580 5,287 -2.7 -5.3 Swiss ................................: 29,416 26,584 27,770 -5.6 4.5 All other types ......................: 26,837 32,105 30,450 13.5 -5.2 : Total cheese .........................: 907,964 891,775 929,454 2.4 4.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,545 33,668 31,767 -2.4 -5.6 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 25,019 24,227 23,203 -7.3 -4.2 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 29,440 30,485 28,040 -4.8 -8.0 : Sour cream .............................: 116,189 124,348 114,649 -1.3 -7.8 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 334,769 313,045 327,900 -2.1 4.7 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 50,368 52,314 50,348 -3.8 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 8,675 11,405 11,896 37.1 4.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 12,408 14,630 12,630 1.8 -13.7 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 21,083 26,035 24,526 16.3 -5.8 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 881 863 1,008 14.4 16.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,943 2,519 2,422 -17.7 -3.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 2,947 3,262 3,272 11.0 0.3 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,183 1,466 1,605 35.7 9.5 Nonfat, hard .......................: 405 380 386 -4.7 1.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 741 801 795 7.3 -0.7 Water and juice ices .................: 2,589 2,444 2,404 -7.1 -1.6 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 28,749 29,035 27,689 -3.7 -4.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 12,280 14,763 13,824 12.6 -6.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 526 525 596 13.3 13.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,842 1,560 1,583 -14.1 1.5 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,820 1,977 1,983 9.0 0.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,178 7,749 8,232 0.7 6.2 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 84,107 72,319 77,356 -8.0 7.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,220 5,159 5,648 8.2 9.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 89,327 77,478 83,004 -7.1 7.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,869 2,355 2,724 -5.1 15.7 Animal ...............................: 4,703 5,177 5,253 11.7 1.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,191 34,440 37,473 9.6 8.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 3,256 2,378 2,156 -33.8 -9.3 Total 2/ .............................: 37,447 36,818 39,629 5.8 7.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,750 20,761 21,122 1.8 1.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,697 16,057 18,507 10.8 15.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,434 5,173 5,322 -17.3 2.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 82,671 81,505 85,710 3.7 5.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 42,590 36,937 41,372 -2.9 12.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,422 3,906 4,209 -4.8 7.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 47,012 40,843 45,581 -3.0 11.6 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,427 5,490 4,976 -22.6 -9.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,988 38,542 40,057 14.5 3.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,823 2,126 1,777 -2.5 -16.4 Total 2/ .............................: 36,811 40,668 41,834 13.6 2.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 17,119 21,119 22,312 30.3 5.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,692 19,549 19,522 -0.9 -0.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,452 6,277 6,869 54.3 9.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 81,305 63,924 66,516 -18.2 4.1 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 31.2 46.4 49.0 17.8 2.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 103,407 107,418 101,142 -2.2 -5.8 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 41,588 45,511 36,526 -12.2 -19.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,775 8,625 10,277 5.1 19.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 624 765 795 27.4 3.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,313 5,294 4,119 -22.5 -22.2 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 7,780 5,503 7,612 -2.2 38.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 139,043 120,315 150,202 8.0 24.8 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 27,184 39,586 36,579 34.6 -7.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 52,236 47,502 37,028 -29.1 -22.0 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,996 11,831 15,170 38.0 28.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,054 1,304 840 -20.3 -35.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,660 5,450 6,524 -14.8 19.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 144,596 145,683 165,444 14.4 13.6 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 119,699 113,784 128,926 7.7 13.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 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 ...................: 883,969 891,775 0.9 9,527,977 9,679,574 1.6 December ...................: 907,964 929,454 2.4 10,435,941 10,609,028 1.7 : 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 ...................: 345,450 350,991 1.6 3,908,983 3,888,157 -0.5 December ...................: 366,335 370,684 1.2 4,275,318 4,258,841 -0.4 : 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 ...................: 256,450 255,574 -0.3 2,958,665 2,873,707 -2.9 December ...................: 274,719 274,666 3,233,384 3,148,373 -2.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ...................: 385,689 383,912 -0.5 4,029,068 4,159,982 3.2 December ...................: 394,707 408,602 3.5 4,423,775 4,568,584 3.3 : 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 ...................: 299,416 294,968 -1.5 3,179,866 3,252,197 2.3 December ...................: 308,618 321,002 4.0 3,488,484 3,573,199 2.4 : 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 5,580 16.1 46,396 57,241 23.4 December ...................: 5,432 5,287 -2.7 51,828 62,528 20.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ...................: 133,492 152,331 14.1 1,406,272 1,639,551 16.6 December ...................: 157,742 165,906 5.2 1,564,014 1,805,457 15.4 : 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 ...................: 116,653 120,315 3.1 1,423,475 1,367,413 -3.9 December ...................: 139,043 150,202 8.0 1,562,518 1,517,615 -2.9 : 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 39,586 106.1 226,620 409,507 80.7 December ...................: 27,184 36,579 34.6 253,804 446,086 75.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 77,478 -2.6 923,686 926,825 0.3 December .....................: 89,327 83,004 -7.1 1,013,013 1,009,829 -0.3 : 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 81,505 7.1 824,819 911,225 10.5 December .....................: 82,671 85,710 3.7 907,490 996,935 9.9 : 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 36,818 5.4 390,458 391,317 0.2 December .....................: 37,447 39,629 5.8 427,905 430,946 0.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 24,227 -9.6 306,167 300,666 -1.8 December ...................: 25,019 23,203 -7.3 331,186 323,869 -2.2 : 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 30,485 359,587 356,079 -1.0 December ...................: 29,440 28,040 -4.8 389,027 384,119 -1.3 : 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 ...................: 119,556 124,348 4.0 1,110,604 1,150,123 3.6 December ...................: 116,189 114,649 -1.3 1,226,793 1,264,772 3.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 52,314 2.7 769,903 746,343 -3.1 December ...................: 50,368 50,348 820,271 796,691 -2.9 : 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 26,035 11.9 358,947 381,648 6.3 December ...................: 21,083 24,526 16.3 380,030 406,174 6.9 : 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 2,519 -5.7 43,595 39,253 -10.0 December ...................: 2,943 2,422 -17.7 46,538 41,675 -10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2010 and 2011 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ...................: 321,741 313,045 -2.7 3,846,101 3,947,803 2.6 December ...................: 334,769 327,900 -2.1 4,180,870 4,275,703 2.3 : : 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 3,262 0.3 46,793 48,216 3.0 December ...................: 2,947 3,272 11.0 49,740 51,488 3.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 190,335 188,740 195,489 2.7 3.6 Idaho ..........: 74,674 69,645 75,675 1.3 8.7 Illinois .......: 6,953 5,140 5,033 -27.6 -2.1 Iowa ...........: 21,309 19,329 22,305 4.7 15.4 Minnesota ......: 53,119 47,024 52,107 -1.9 10.8 New Mexico .....: 66,528 63,012 64,691 -2.8 2.7 New York .......: 64,794 63,773 68,602 5.9 7.6 Ohio ...........: 18,168 16,222 16,331 -10.1 0.7 Pennsylvania ...: 34,914 34,934 34,992 0.2 0.2 South Dakota ...: 23,012 23,740 23,382 1.6 -1.5 Vermont ........: 10,543 11,086 10,046 -4.7 -9.4 Wisconsin ......: 222,357 221,384 230,238 3.5 4.0 : Other States 1/ : 121,258 127,746 130,563 7.7 2.2 : United States ..: 907,964 891,775 929,454 2.4 4.2 : Atlantic .......: 118,919 118,696 122,381 2.9 3.1 Central ........: 401,405 393,429 409,269 2.0 4.0 West ...........: 387,640 379,650 397,804 2.6 4.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,034 49,552 50,129 -1.8 1.2 Idaho ..........: 57,709 54,217 56,075 -2.8 3.4 Iowa ...........: 16,801 14,952 17,265 2.8 15.5 Oregon .........: 12,842 13,604 14,213 10.7 4.5 Wisconsin ......: 68,110 64,356 68,700 0.9 6.7 : Other States 1/ : 159,839 154,310 164,302 2.8 6.5 : United States ..: 366,335 350,991 370,684 1.2 5.6 : Atlantic .......: 16,456 15,519 16,650 1.2 7.3 Central ........: 173,107 162,534 175,267 1.2 7.8 West ...........: 176,772 172,938 178,767 1.1 3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 27,808 26,116 27,785 -0.1 6.4 Idaho ..........: 45,867 44,060 44,670 -2.6 1.4 Iowa ...........: 10,152 9,272 11,163 10.0 20.4 Minnesota ......: 42,836 33,819 38,832 -9.3 14.8 Wisconsin ......: 49,813 45,540 49,400 -0.8 8.5 : Other States 1/ : 98,243 96,767 102,816 4.7 6.3 : United States ..: 274,719 255,574 274,666 7.5 : Atlantic .......: 16,262 15,071 16,557 1.8 9.9 Central ........: 131,586 116,328 127,280 -3.3 9.4 West ...........: 126,871 124,175 130,829 3.1 5.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 120,177 120,314 127,009 5.7 5.6 New York .......: 34,222 29,452 33,835 -1.1 14.9 Pennsylvania ...: 22,774 19,889 22,017 -3.3 10.7 Wisconsin ......: 114,904 115,198 121,602 5.8 5.6 : Other States 1/ : 102,630 99,059 104,139 1.5 5.1 : United States ..: 394,707 383,912 408,602 3.5 6.4 : Atlantic .......: 63,645 56,524 62,498 -1.8 10.6 Central ........: 153,933 156,456 163,407 6.2 4.4 West ...........: 177,129 170,932 182,697 3.1 6.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 110,872 108,931 118,448 6.8 8.7 New York .......: 16,901 13,762 17,138 1.4 24.5 Wisconsin ......: 76,106 76,512 81,400 7.0 6.4 : Other States 1/ : 104,739 95,763 104,016 -0.7 8.6 : United States ..: 308,618 294,968 321,002 4.0 8.8 : Atlantic .......: 39,204 34,545 40,198 2.5 16.4 Central ........: 104,802 104,020 109,738 4.7 5.5 West ...........: 164,612 156,403 171,066 3.9 9.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,624 52,441 58,087 8.3 10.8 : Other States 1/ : 104,118 99,890 107,819 3.6 7.9 : United States ..: 157,742 152,331 165,906 5.2 8.9 : Atlantic .......: 17,287 12,363 16,082 -7.0 30.1 Central ........: 58,884 61,400 63,905 8.5 4.1 West ...........: 81,571 78,568 85,919 5.3 9.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 72,699 61,739 73,970 1.7 19.8 : Other States 1/ : 66,344 58,576 76,232 14.9 30.1 : United States ..: 139,043 120,315 150,202 8.0 24.8 : Atlantic .......: 19,748 8,761 18,930 -4.1 116.1 Central ........: 13,306 13,456 18,149 36.4 34.9 West ...........: 105,989 98,098 113,123 6.7 15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2010 and 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 25,566 23,805 26,253 2.7 10.3 : Other States 1/ : 58,541 48,514 51,103 -12.7 5.3 : United States ..: 84,107 72,319 77,356 -8.0 7.0 : Atlantic .......: 18,005 19,826 21,024 16.8 6.0 Central ........: 40,284 36,739 40,060 -0.6 9.0 West ...........: 25,818 15,754 16,272 -37.0 3.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : December : November : : : : 2010 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 6,536 10,267 8,696 33.0 -15.3 : Other States 1/ ....: 43,832 42,047 41,652 -5.0 -0.9 : United States ......: 50,368 52,314 50,348 -3.8 : Atlantic ...........: 10,368 11,978 11,758 13.4 -1.8 Central ............: 29,771 25,548 25,978 -12.7 1.7 West ...............: 10,229 14,788 12,612 23.3 -14.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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