Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 2, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2012 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 912 million pounds, 2.9 percent above January 2011 but 1.9 percent below December 2011. Italian type cheese production totaled 397 million pounds, 2.3 percent above January 2011 but 2.8 percent below December 2011. American type cheese production totaled 371 million pounds, 3.1 percent above January 2011 and slightly above December 2011. Butter production was 181 million pounds, 8.5 percent above January 2011 and 9.0 percent above December 2011. Dry milk powders (comparisons with January 2011) Nonfat dry milk, human - 153 million pounds, up 30.6 percent. Skim milk powders - 39.7 million pounds, down 1 percent. Whey products (comparisons with January 2011) Dry whey, total - 95.1 million pounds, up 4.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 87.7 million pounds, up 7.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.4 million pounds, up 10.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with January 2011) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 55.0 million gallons, down 1.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 28.6 million gallons, up 20.0 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.03 million gallons, down 4.9 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.43 million gallons, down 4.9 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2011 and 2012............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2011 and 2012.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2011 and 2012.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012.......................... 6 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued).............. 7 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued).............. 8 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued).............. 9 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued).............. 10 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued).............. 11 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued).............. 12 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012................. 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 19 Information Contacts................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 166,425 165,695 180,591 8.5 9.0 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 359,347 370,588 370,605 3.1 Cheddar ............................: 274,823 274,662 277,330 0.9 1.0 Other American types ...............: 84,524 95,926 93,275 10.4 -2.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 10,584 11,957 11,690 10.4 -2.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 54,520 62,730 57,659 5.8 -8.1 Hispanic .............................: 18,427 18,122 18,486 0.3 2.0 Italian types ........................: 388,351 408,650 397,219 2.3 -2.8 Mozzarella .........................: 308,227 321,009 309,617 0.5 -3.5 Parmesan ...........................: 22,614 25,814 28,534 26.2 10.5 Provolone ..........................: 26,891 28,275 28,806 7.1 1.9 Ricotta ............................: 22,551 24,588 21,873 -3.0 -11.0 Romano .............................: 3,393 3,677 3,290 -3.0 -10.5 Other Italian types ................: 4,675 5,287 5,099 9.1 -3.6 Swiss ................................: 27,086 27,765 27,924 3.1 0.6 All other types ......................: 28,540 30,382 28,749 0.7 -5.4 : Total cheese .........................: 886,855 930,194 912,332 2.9 -1.9 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 34,673 32,171 35,261 1.7 9.6 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,771 23,282 25,862 -3.4 11.1 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 31,425 29,033 33,444 6.4 15.2 : Sour cream .............................: 97,219 114,679 102,791 5.7 -10.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 359,768 328,799 382,799 6.4 16.4 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 55,942 50,894 55,035 -1.6 8.1 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 10,199 12,397 13,436 31.7 8.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,624 12,457 15,161 11.3 21.7 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 23,823 24,854 28,597 20.0 15.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,179 1,012 1,111 -5.8 9.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,189 2,424 3,032 -4.9 25.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,607 3,251 3,432 -4.9 5.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,213 1,576 1,539 26.9 -2.3 Nonfat, hard .......................: 345 383 310 -10.1 -19.1 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 911 793 956 4.9 20.6 Water and juice ices .................: 3,711 2,234 4,044 9.0 81.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 31,452 28,122 32,024 1.8 13.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 13,526 13,984 16,150 19.4 15.5 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 656 600 734 11.9 22.3 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,070 1,542 1,919 -7.3 24.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,186 1,970 2,080 -4.8 5.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,522 8,340 8,044 -5.6 -3.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 86,471 77,356 89,096 3.0 15.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,598 5,648 5,975 29.9 5.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 91,069 83,004 95,071 4.4 14.5 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,629 2,724 2,699 2.7 -0.9 Animal ...............................: 4,570 5,253 5,280 15.5 0.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 32,579 37,473 36,185 11.1 -3.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,292 2,156 2,173 -5.2 0.8 Total 2/ .............................: 34,871 39,629 38,358 10.0 -3.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,391 21,122 21,757 12.2 3.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,480 18,507 16,601 7.2 -10.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,303 5,322 5,517 4.0 3.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 81,410 85,791 87,698 7.7 2.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 45,151 41,372 44,528 -1.4 7.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,769 4,209 4,842 28.5 15.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 48,920 45,581 49,370 0.9 8.3 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,748 4,976 5,623 -2.2 13.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 32,429 40,057 40,542 25.0 1.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,507 1,777 1,655 9.8 -6.9 Total 2/ .............................: 33,936 41,834 42,197 24.3 0.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,847 22,312 23,661 49.3 6.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,089 19,522 18,536 2.5 -5.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,198 6,869 6,652 28.0 -3.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 79,573 66,583 64,338 -19.1 -3.4 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 35.7 49.0 54.2 18.5 5.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 122,611 101,514 121,515 -0.9 19.7 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 38,979 36,247 42,692 9.5 17.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,486 10,277 12,679 10.4 23.4 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 632 795 713 12.8 -10.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,206 4,119 5,479 -11.7 33.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 7,433 8,373 8,892 19.6 6.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 117,033 150,202 152,879 30.6 1.8 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 39,988 36,579 39,704 -0.7 8.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 61,340 37,134 48,369 -21.1 30.3 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,694 15,170 18,388 89.7 21.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,193 840 814 -31.8 -3.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,699 6,524 7,277 -5.5 11.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 97,753 165,444 158,847 62.5 -4.0 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 117,582 128,926 154,239 31.2 19.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2011 and 2012 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 886,855 912,332 2.9 886,855 912,332 2.9 February ...................: 807,451 1,694,306 March ......................: 911,470 2,605,776 April ......................: 881,790 3,487,566 May ........................: 915,503 4,403,069 June .......................: 894,931 5,298,000 July .......................: 855,414 6,153,414 August .....................: 868,906 7,022,320 September ..................: 867,824 7,890,144 October ....................: 897,655 8,787,799 November ...................: 891,775 9,679,574 December ...................: 930,194 10,609,768 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 359,347 370,605 3.1 359,347 370,605 3.1 February ...................: 328,861 688,208 March ......................: 365,884 1,054,092 April ......................: 357,080 1,411,172 May ........................: 371,227 1,782,399 June .......................: 364,710 2,147,109 July .......................: 350,491 2,497,600 August .....................: 348,269 2,845,869 September ..................: 338,860 3,184,729 October ....................: 352,437 3,537,166 November ...................: 350,991 3,888,157 December ...................: 370,588 4,258,745 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 274,823 277,330 0.9 274,823 277,330 0.9 February ...................: 242,945 517,768 March ......................: 267,044 784,812 April ......................: 263,875 1,048,687 May ........................: 283,515 1,332,202 June .......................: 270,813 1,603,015 July .......................: 259,234 1,862,249 August .....................: 255,894 2,118,143 September ..................: 250,017 2,368,160 October ....................: 249,973 2,618,133 November ...................: 255,574 2,873,707 December ...................: 274,662 3,148,369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 388,351 397,219 2.3 388,351 397,219 2.3 February ...................: 351,162 739,513 March ......................: 399,734 1,139,247 April ......................: 385,081 1,524,328 May ........................: 393,758 1,918,086 June .......................: 381,419 2,299,505 July .......................: 361,663 2,661,168 August .....................: 363,286 3,024,454 September ..................: 368,591 3,393,045 October ....................: 383,025 3,776,070 November ...................: 383,912 4,159,982 December ...................: 408,650 4,568,632 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 308,227 309,617 0.5 308,227 309,617 0.5 February ...................: 273,513 581,740 March ......................: 310,395 892,135 April ......................: 300,230 1,192,365 May ........................: 309,182 1,501,547 June .......................: 298,173 1,799,720 July .......................: 288,306 2,088,026 August .....................: 286,405 2,374,431 September ..................: 286,437 2,660,868 October ....................: 296,361 2,957,229 November ...................: 294,968 3,252,197 December ...................: 321,009 3,573,206 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 4,675 5,099 9.1 4,675 5,099 9.1 February ...................: 5,106 9,781 March ......................: 5,178 14,959 April ......................: 5,322 20,281 May ........................: 5,044 25,325 June .......................: 5,173 30,498 July .......................: 5,080 35,578 August .....................: 4,925 40,503 September ..................: 5,626 46,129 October ....................: 5,532 51,661 November ...................: 5,580 57,241 December ...................: 5,287 62,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 166,425 180,591 8.5 166,425 180,591 8.5 February ...................: 149,333 315,758 March ......................: 164,934 480,692 April ......................: 158,811 639,503 May ........................: 155,481 794,984 June .......................: 140,656 935,640 July .......................: 135,141 1,070,781 August .....................: 133,015 1,203,796 September ..................: 137,341 1,341,137 October ....................: 146,083 1,487,220 November ...................: 152,331 1,639,551 December ...................: 165,695 1,805,246 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 117,033 152,879 30.6 117,033 152,879 30.6 February ...................: 110,378 227,411 March ......................: 125,876 353,287 April ......................: 146,242 499,529 May ........................: 148,024 647,553 June .......................: 146,726 794,279 July .......................: 133,476 927,755 August .....................: 114,912 1,042,667 September ..................: 103,824 1,146,491 October ....................: 100,607 1,247,098 November ...................: 120,315 1,367,413 December ...................: 150,202 1,517,615 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 39,988 39,704 -0.7 39,988 39,704 -0.7 February ...................: 36,278 76,266 March ......................: 41,788 118,054 April ......................: 27,008 145,062 May ........................: 35,667 180,729 June .......................: 33,284 214,013 July .......................: 39,653 253,666 August .....................: 38,677 292,343 September ..................: 35,593 327,936 October ....................: 41,985 369,921 November ...................: 39,586 409,507 December ...................: 36,579 446,086 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 91,069 95,071 4.4 91,069 95,071 4.4 February .....................: 81,758 172,827 March ........................: 94,329 267,156 April ........................: 92,067 359,223 May ..........................: 91,532 450,755 June .........................: 83,914 534,669 July .........................: 81,783 616,452 August .......................: 79,789 696,241 September ....................: 76,265 772,506 October ......................: 76,841 849,347 November .....................: 77,478 926,825 December .....................: 83,004 1,009,829 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 81,410 87,698 7.7 81,410 87,698 7.7 February .....................: 74,777 156,187 March ........................: 84,844 241,031 April ........................: 80,048 321,079 May ..........................: 86,002 407,081 June .........................: 89,481 496,562 July .........................: 85,078 581,640 August .......................: 82,902 664,542 September ....................: 83,073 747,615 October ......................: 82,105 829,720 November .....................: 81,505 911,225 December .....................: 85,791 997,016 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 34,871 38,358 10.0 34,871 38,358 10.0 February .....................: 31,900 66,771 March ........................: 37,263 104,034 April ........................: 34,102 138,136 May ..........................: 36,839 174,975 June .........................: 36,549 211,524 July .........................: 34,927 246,451 August .......................: 35,554 282,005 September ....................: 35,598 317,603 October ......................: 36,896 354,499 November .....................: 36,818 391,317 December .....................: 39,629 430,946 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,771 25,862 -3.4 26,771 25,862 -3.4 February ...................: 26,390 53,161 March ......................: 28,964 82,125 April ......................: 27,112 109,237 May ........................: 27,270 136,507 June .......................: 28,630 165,137 July .......................: 27,670 192,807 August .....................: 30,371 223,178 September ..................: 28,182 251,360 October ....................: 25,079 276,439 November ...................: 24,227 300,666 December ...................: 23,282 323,948 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,425 33,444 6.4 31,425 33,444 6.4 February ...................: 31,405 62,830 March ......................: 36,731 99,561 April ......................: 32,341 131,902 May ........................: 32,694 164,596 June .......................: 34,355 198,951 July .......................: 31,856 230,807 August .....................: 34,075 264,882 September ..................: 31,626 296,508 October ....................: 29,086 325,594 November ...................: 30,485 356,079 December ...................: 29,033 385,112 : Sour cream : January ....................: 97,219 102,791 5.7 97,219 102,791 5.7 February ...................: 86,457 183,676 March ......................: 110,891 294,567 April ......................: 103,868 398,435 May ........................: 106,063 504,498 June .......................: 106,959 611,457 July .......................: 100,249 711,706 August .....................: 110,393 822,099 September ..................: 97,597 919,696 October ....................: 106,079 1,025,775 November ...................: 124,348 1,150,123 December ...................: 114,679 1,264,802 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 55,942 55,035 -1.6 55,942 55,035 -1.6 February ...................: 61,802 117,744 March ......................: 74,616 192,360 April ......................: 74,088 266,448 May ........................: 74,980 341,428 June .......................: 75,131 416,559 July .......................: 71,229 487,788 August .....................: 77,396 565,184 September ..................: 69,286 634,470 October ....................: 59,559 694,029 November ...................: 52,314 746,343 December ...................: 50,894 797,237 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 23,823 28,597 20.0 23,823 28,597 20.0 February ...................: 27,925 51,748 March ......................: 36,537 88,285 April ......................: 38,428 126,713 May ........................: 38,848 165,561 June .......................: 43,420 208,981 July .......................: 41,888 250,869 August .....................: 40,653 291,522 September ..................: 33,977 325,499 October ....................: 30,114 355,613 November ...................: 26,035 381,648 December ...................: 24,854 406,502 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,189 3,032 -4.9 3,189 3,032 -4.9 February ...................: 3,007 6,196 March ......................: 4,435 10,631 April ......................: 3,709 14,340 May ........................: 4,240 18,580 June .......................: 4,553 23,133 July .......................: 3,723 26,856 August .....................: 4,199 31,055 September ..................: 3,121 34,176 October ....................: 2,558 36,734 November ...................: 2,519 39,253 December ...................: 2,424 41,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 359,768 382,799 6.4 359,768 382,799 6.4 February ...................: 349,604 709,372 March ......................: 397,101 1,106,473 April ......................: 357,666 1,464,139 May ........................: 347,920 1,812,059 June .......................: 376,044 2,188,103 July .......................: 336,900 2,525,003 August .....................: 372,402 2,897,405 September ..................: 391,267 3,288,672 October ....................: 346,086 3,634,758 November ...................: 313,045 3,947,803 December ...................: 328,799 4,276,602 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 3,607 3,432 -4.9 3,607 3,432 -4.9 February ...................: 4,410 8,017 March ......................: 4,696 12,713 April ......................: 4,115 16,828 May ........................: 4,569 21,397 June .......................: 4,937 26,334 July .......................: 5,026 31,360 August .....................: 5,394 36,754 September ..................: 4,392 41,146 October ....................: 3,808 44,954 November ...................: 3,262 48,216 December ...................: 3,251 51,467 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 188,939 195,627 197,483 4.5 0.9 Idaho ..........: 68,436 75,675 71,388 4.3 -5.7 Illinois .......: 6,152 5,034 5,216 -15.2 3.6 Iowa ...........: 21,107 22,307 21,032 -0.4 -5.7 Minnesota ......: 53,688 52,107 52,172 -2.8 0.1 New Mexico .....: 68,333 64,647 64,702 -5.3 0.1 New York .......: 56,872 68,552 62,561 10.0 -8.7 Ohio ...........: 17,556 16,331 17,998 2.5 10.2 Pennsylvania ...: 34,623 34,992 35,238 1.8 0.7 South Dakota ...: 23,034 23,382 23,696 2.9 1.3 Vermont ........: 9,877 10,083 10,895 10.3 8.1 Wisconsin ......: 218,265 230,917 225,512 3.3 -2.3 : Other States 1/ : 119,973 130,540 124,439 3.7 -4.7 : United States ..: 886,855 930,194 912,332 2.9 -1.9 : Atlantic .......: 109,451 122,340 116,340 6.3 -4.9 Central ........: 394,341 409,940 404,334 2.5 -1.4 West ...........: 383,063 397,914 391,658 2.2 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,128 50,129 51,768 3.3 3.3 Idaho ..........: 54,226 56,075 55,630 2.6 -0.8 Iowa ...........: 17,130 17,267 16,739 -2.3 -3.1 Oregon .........: 13,726 14,221 13,848 0.9 -2.6 Wisconsin ......: 66,453 68,597 68,900 3.7 0.4 : Other States 1/ : 157,684 164,299 163,720 3.8 -0.4 : United States ..: 359,347 370,588 370,605 3.1 : Atlantic .......: 16,087 16,650 16,114 0.2 -3.2 Central ........: 169,105 175,164 174,334 3.1 -0.5 West ...........: 174,155 178,774 180,157 3.4 0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 29,821 27,785 29,103 -2.4 4.7 Idaho ..........: 44,972 44,670 45,848 1.9 2.6 Iowa ...........: 10,361 11,164 11,255 8.6 0.8 Minnesota ......: 41,843 38,832 39,547 -5.5 1.8 Wisconsin ......: 46,044 49,372 48,100 4.5 -2.6 : Other States 1/ : 101,782 102,839 103,477 1.7 0.6 : United States ..: 274,823 274,662 277,330 0.9 1.0 : Atlantic .......: 15,954 16,557 15,843 -0.7 -4.3 Central ........: 125,048 127,266 127,117 1.7 -0.1 West ...........: 133,821 130,839 134,370 0.4 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 119,106 127,009 125,989 5.8 -0.8 New York .......: 30,393 33,835 30,780 1.3 -9.0 Pennsylvania ...: 23,583 22,017 23,444 -0.6 6.5 Wisconsin ......: 111,512 121,615 116,721 4.7 -4.0 : Other States 1/ : 103,757 104,174 100,285 -3.3 -3.7 : United States ..: 388,351 408,650 397,219 2.3 -2.8 : Atlantic .......: 60,339 62,532 60,357 -3.5 Central ........: 153,020 163,421 159,813 4.4 -2.2 West ...........: 174,992 182,697 177,049 1.2 -3.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 111,618 118,448 114,154 2.3 -3.6 New York .......: 16,144 17,138 15,648 -3.1 -8.7 Wisconsin ......: 74,189 81,356 78,400 5.7 -3.6 : Other States 1/ : 106,276 104,067 101,415 -4.6 -2.5 : United States ..: 308,227 321,009 309,617 0.5 -3.5 : Atlantic .......: 40,504 40,248 39,990 -1.3 -0.6 Central ........: 103,177 109,695 106,595 3.3 -2.8 West ...........: 164,546 171,066 163,032 -0.9 -4.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: January 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,996 58,087 62,659 16.0 7.9 : Other States 1/ : 112,429 107,608 117,932 4.9 9.6 : United States ..: 166,425 165,695 180,591 8.5 9.0 : Atlantic .......: 17,861 16,076 20,376 14.1 26.7 Central ........: 67,176 63,700 67,461 0.4 5.9 West ...........: 81,388 85,919 92,754 14.0 8.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 61,477 73,970 75,614 23.0 2.2 : Other States 1/ : 55,556 76,232 77,265 39.1 1.4 : United States ..: 117,033 150,202 152,879 30.6 1.8 : Atlantic .......: 12,888 18,930 18,064 40.2 -4.6 Central ........: 9,642 18,149 15,350 59.2 -15.4 West ...........: 94,503 113,123 119,465 26.4 5.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 26,338 26,253 24,824 -5.7 -5.4 : Other States 1/ : 60,133 51,103 64,272 6.9 25.8 : United States ..: 86,471 77,356 89,096 3.0 15.2 : Atlantic .......: 17,971 21,024 21,674 20.6 3.1 Central ........: 41,131 40,060 39,345 -4.3 -1.8 West ...........: 27,369 16,272 28,077 2.6 72.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2011 : 2012 : January : December : : : : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 10,457 8,753 7,408 -29.2 -15.4 : Other States 1/ ....: 45,485 42,141 47,627 4.7 13.0 : United States ......: 55,942 50,894 55,035 -1.6 8.1 : Atlantic ...........: 11,043 11,758 13,632 23.4 15.9 Central ............: 29,813 26,478 28,729 -3.6 8.5 West ...............: 15,086 12,658 12,674 -16.0 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 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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