Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released May 2, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March 2012 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 946 million pounds, 3.7 percent above March 2011 and 10.3 percent above February 2012. Italian type cheese production totaled 405 million pounds, 1.4 percent above March 2011 and 10.4 percent above February 2012. American type cheese production totaled 382 million pounds, 4.1 percent above March 2011 and 9.9 percent above February 2012. Butter production was 176 million pounds, 6.4 percent above March 2011 and 3.9 percent above February 2012. Dry milk powders (comparisons with March 2011) Nonfat dry milk, human - 189 million pounds, up 49.9 percent. Skim milk powders - 11.9 million pounds, down 71.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons with March 2011) Dry whey, total - 90.2 million pounds, down 4.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 89.9 million pounds, up 5.4 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.9 million pounds, up 5.6 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with March 2011) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 72.5 million gallons, down 3.3 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 39.6 million gallons, up 0.4 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 4.08 million gallons, down 8.1 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.67 million gallons, down 4.0 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2011 and 2012............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2011 and 2012.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 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: March 2011 and 2012..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012................. 17 Dairy Products Regions............................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.............................................................................. 19 Information Contacts................................................................................. 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 165,359 169,444 176,005 6.4 3.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 367,302 347,854 382,273 4.1 9.9 Cheddar ............................: 266,690 258,157 280,606 5.2 8.7 Other American types ...............: 100,612 89,697 101,667 1.0 13.3 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,307 6,465 8,209 12.3 27.0 Brick and Muenster ...................: 12,122 10,307 11,819 -2.5 14.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 57,260 58,620 67,527 17.9 15.2 Feta .................................: 7,484 5,849 7,350 -1.8 25.7 Gouda ................................: 747 2,895 2,958 296.0 2.2 Hispanic .............................: 20,386 17,749 18,442 -9.5 3.9 Italian types ........................: 399,604 367,120 405,379 1.4 10.4 Mozzarella .........................: 309,433 287,631 316,191 2.2 9.9 Parmesan ...........................: 25,100 23,801 25,780 2.7 8.3 Provolone ..........................: 31,201 28,348 30,137 -3.4 6.3 Ricotta ............................: 23,654 18,867 24,026 1.6 27.3 Romano .............................: 4,832 3,396 3,742 -22.6 10.2 Other Italian types ................: 5,384 5,077 5,503 2.2 8.4 Swiss ................................: 27,739 25,672 27,572 -0.6 7.4 All other types ......................: 12,511 14,995 14,728 17.7 -1.8 : Total cheese .........................: 912,462 857,526 946,257 3.7 10.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 38,331 34,694 35,558 -7.2 2.5 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 28,469 25,805 26,404 -7.3 2.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 35,986 32,168 33,018 -8.2 2.6 : Sour cream .............................: 108,308 97,554 111,192 2.7 14.0 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 389,247 365,731 397,219 2.0 8.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ----- percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 74,970 63,128 72,487 -3.3 14.8 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,467 14,463 15,820 2.3 9.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 23,970 16,628 23,759 -0.9 42.9 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 39,437 31,091 39,579 0.4 27.3 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,082 1,352 1,462 35.1 8.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,437 3,130 4,076 -8.1 30.2 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,905 5,292 5,669 -4.0 7.1 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,642 1,861 1,738 5.8 -6.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 617 452 585 -5.2 29.4 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,059 888 1,087 2.6 22.4 Water and juice ices .................: 6,570 5,109 6,240 -5.0 22.1 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 43,572 35,135 41,279 -5.3 17.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 21,634 17,569 22,553 4.2 28.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 769 855 950 23.5 11.1 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,746 2,068 2,577 -6.2 24.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,482 3,207 3,436 -1.3 7.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 4/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,211 8,679 8,578 19.0 -1.2 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 92,106 85,122 85,237 -7.5 0.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,198 4,250 4,996 127.3 17.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 94,304 89,372 90,233 -4.3 1.0 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,736 2,659 3,351 93.0 26.0 Animal ...............................: 4,966 5,034 5,183 4.4 3.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,155 32,581 36,323 6.3 11.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,654 2,835 2,558 -3.6 -9.8 Total 2/ .............................: 36,809 35,416 38,881 5.6 9.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,818 20,302 21,018 1.0 3.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,991 15,114 17,863 11.7 18.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,042 5,635 6,000 19.0 6.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 85,312 81,275 89,929 5.4 10.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 48,951 46,847 44,319 -9.5 -5.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,000 4,921 3,800 90.0 -22.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 50,951 51,768 48,119 -5.6 -7.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 3,620 6,783 7,638 111.0 12.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 28,782 39,064 45,196 57.0 15.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,474 1,782 1,932 31.1 8.4 Total 2/ .............................: 30,256 40,846 47,128 55.8 15.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 13,596 22,983 27,496 102.2 19.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,660 17,863 19,632 17.8 9.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,186 7,087 8,421 101.2 18.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 73,683 70,344 74,033 0.5 5.2 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 34.8 49.8 46.9 12.1 -2.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ------ Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 141,874 121,356 138,732 -2.2 14.3 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 47,088 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,760 10,658 10,104 15.3 -5.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 648 689 890 37.3 29.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,142 4,444 4,315 -39.6 -2.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 9,708 9,175 10,935 12.6 19.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 125,809 171,917 188,616 49.9 9.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 41,788 18,233 11,912 -71.5 -34.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 53,460 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 16,189 19,684 21,925 35.4 11.4 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,074 989 1,241 15.5 25.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,544 7,302 6,960 -7.7 -4.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 119,361 193,228 210,290 76.2 8.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 125,258 131,131 166,561 33.0 27.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 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 ....................: 883,783 910,467 3.0 883,783 910,467 3.0 February ...................: 804,818 857,526 6.5 1,688,601 1,767,993 4.7 March ......................: 912,462 946,257 3.7 2,601,063 2,714,250 4.4 April ......................: 883,665 3,484,728 May ........................: 912,486 4,397,214 June .......................: 889,129 5,286,343 July .......................: 855,080 6,141,423 August .....................: 861,966 7,003,389 September ..................: 868,015 7,871,404 October ....................: 899,347 8,770,751 November ...................: 895,680 9,666,431 December ...................: 930,599 10,597,030 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 360,637 370,697 2.8 360,637 370,697 2.8 February ...................: 329,575 347,854 5.5 690,212 718,551 4.1 March ......................: 367,302 382,273 4.1 1,057,514 1,100,824 4.1 April ......................: 359,249 1,416,763 May ........................: 372,499 1,789,262 June .......................: 365,210 2,154,472 July .......................: 351,927 2,506,399 August .....................: 340,494 2,846,893 September ..................: 340,678 3,187,571 October ....................: 355,530 3,543,101 November ...................: 352,564 3,895,665 December ...................: 371,676 4,267,341 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 274,892 277,261 0.9 274,892 277,261 0.9 February ...................: 242,487 258,157 6.5 517,379 535,418 3.5 March ......................: 266,690 280,606 5.2 784,069 816,024 4.1 April ......................: 264,517 1,048,586 May ........................: 283,544 1,332,130 June .......................: 270,008 1,602,138 July .......................: 259,567 1,861,705 August .....................: 246,207 2,107,912 September ..................: 250,629 2,358,541 October ....................: 251,802 2,610,343 November ...................: 256,099 2,866,442 December ...................: 274,618 3,141,060 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ....................: 387,269 397,806 2.7 387,269 397,806 2.7 February ...................: 350,806 367,120 4.7 738,075 764,926 3.6 March ......................: 399,604 405,379 1.4 1,137,679 1,170,305 2.9 April ......................: 384,671 1,522,350 May ........................: 392,894 1,915,244 June .......................: 380,159 2,295,403 July .......................: 359,571 2,654,974 August .....................: 362,937 3,017,911 September ..................: 367,961 3,385,872 October ....................: 382,508 3,768,380 November ...................: 383,693 4,152,073 December ...................: 408,066 4,560,139 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 307,024 310,177 1.0 307,024 310,177 1.0 February ...................: 272,708 287,631 5.5 579,732 597,808 3.1 March ......................: 309,433 316,191 2.2 889,165 913,999 2.8 April ......................: 299,245 1,188,410 May ........................: 307,969 1,496,379 June .......................: 297,124 1,793,503 July .......................: 286,431 2,079,934 August .....................: 285,659 2,365,593 September ..................: 285,460 2,651,053 October ....................: 295,388 2,946,441 November ...................: 294,303 3,240,744 December ...................: 319,921 3,560,665 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 4,856 5,113 5.3 4,856 5,113 5.3 February ...................: 5,251 5,077 -3.3 10,107 10,190 0.8 March ......................: 5,384 5,503 2.2 15,491 15,693 1.3 April ......................: 5,663 21,154 May ........................: 5,294 26,448 June .......................: 5,481 31,929 July .......................: 5,424 37,353 August .....................: 5,370 42,723 September ..................: 6,153 48,876 October ....................: 6,068 54,944 November ...................: 5,994 60,938 December ...................: 5,797 66,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 167,059 180,586 8.1 167,059 180,586 8.1 February ...................: 150,070 169,444 12.9 317,129 350,030 10.4 March ......................: 165,359 176,005 6.4 482,488 526,035 9.0 April ......................: 158,670 641,158 May ........................: 155,873 797,031 June .......................: 141,293 938,324 July .......................: 135,460 1,073,784 August .....................: 133,749 1,207,533 September ..................: 137,907 1,345,440 October ....................: 145,667 1,491,107 November ...................: 152,781 1,643,888 December ...................: 165,866 1,809,754 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 115,242 154,065 33.7 115,242 154,065 33.7 February ...................: 107,827 171,917 59.4 223,069 325,982 46.1 March ......................: 125,809 188,616 49.9 348,878 514,598 47.5 April ......................: 146,708 495,586 May ........................: 148,783 644,369 June .......................: 146,906 791,275 July .......................: 133,273 924,548 August .....................: 114,912 1,039,460 September ..................: 103,824 1,143,284 October ....................: 100,607 1,243,891 November ...................: 120,315 1,364,206 December ...................: 150,202 1,514,408 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 39,988 39,704 -0.7 39,988 39,704 -0.7 February ...................: 36,209 18,233 -49.6 76,197 57,937 -24.0 March ......................: 41,788 11,912 -71.5 117,985 69,849 -40.8 April ......................: 27,008 144,993 May ........................: 35,667 180,660 June .......................: 33,284 213,944 July .......................: 39,653 253,597 August .....................: 38,677 292,274 September ..................: 35,593 327,867 October ....................: 41,985 369,852 November ...................: 39,586 409,438 December ...................: 36,579 446,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 90,192 96,072 6.5 90,192 96,072 6.5 February .....................: 82,035 89,372 8.9 172,227 185,444 7.7 March ........................: 94,304 90,233 -4.3 266,531 275,677 3.4 April ........................: 92,037 358,568 May ..........................: 91,293 449,861 June .........................: 83,740 533,601 July .........................: 81,752 615,353 August .......................: 79,759 695,112 September ....................: 76,800 771,912 October ......................: 77,517 849,429 November .....................: 77,614 927,043 December .....................: 83,074 1,010,117 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 81,122 86,711 6.9 81,122 86,711 6.9 February .....................: 74,812 81,275 8.6 155,934 167,986 7.7 March ........................: 85,312 89,929 5.4 241,246 257,915 6.9 April ........................: 80,547 321,793 May ..........................: 87,301 409,094 June .........................: 89,870 498,964 July .........................: 85,263 584,227 August .......................: 83,098 667,325 September ....................: 82,853 750,178 October ......................: 83,402 833,580 November .....................: 81,668 915,248 December .....................: 84,953 1,000,201 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 34,871 38,520 10.5 34,871 38,520 10.5 February .....................: 32,701 35,416 8.3 67,572 73,936 9.4 March ........................: 36,809 38,881 5.6 104,381 112,817 8.1 April ........................: 34,668 139,049 May ..........................: 36,669 175,718 June .........................: 36,292 212,010 July .........................: 34,683 246,693 August .......................: 35,248 281,941 September ....................: 35,571 317,512 October ......................: 37,323 354,835 November .....................: 36,818 391,653 December .....................: 39,285 430,938 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 26,467 26,026 -1.7 26,467 26,026 -1.7 February ...................: 25,848 25,805 -0.2 52,315 51,831 -0.9 March ......................: 28,469 26,404 -7.3 80,784 78,235 -3.2 April ......................: 26,906 107,690 May ........................: 27,271 134,961 June .......................: 28,487 163,448 July .......................: 27,449 190,897 August .....................: 30,481 221,378 September ..................: 28,098 249,476 October ....................: 25,120 274,596 November ...................: 24,345 298,941 December ...................: 23,157 322,098 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,093 33,450 7.6 31,093 33,450 7.6 February ...................: 30,490 32,168 5.5 61,583 65,618 6.6 March ......................: 35,986 33,018 -8.2 97,569 98,636 1.1 April ......................: 32,149 129,718 May ........................: 32,613 162,331 June .......................: 34,411 196,742 July .......................: 31,616 228,358 August .....................: 34,168 262,526 September ..................: 31,639 294,165 October ....................: 28,976 323,141 November ...................: 30,725 353,866 December ...................: 27,615 381,481 : Sour cream : January ....................: 98,471 102,908 4.5 98,471 102,908 4.5 February ...................: 87,685 97,554 11.3 186,156 200,462 7.7 March ......................: 108,308 111,192 2.7 294,464 311,654 5.8 April ......................: 101,797 396,261 May ........................: 104,242 500,503 June .......................: 104,735 605,238 July .......................: 98,374 703,612 August .....................: 109,288 812,900 September ..................: 97,587 910,487 October ....................: 105,944 1,016,431 November ...................: 123,865 1,140,296 December ...................: 114,599 1,254,895 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 58,484 55,169 -5.7 58,484 55,169 -5.7 February ...................: 62,269 63,128 1.4 120,753 118,297 -2.0 March ......................: 74,970 72,487 -3.3 195,723 190,784 -2.5 April ......................: 71,310 267,033 May ........................: 72,213 339,246 June .......................: 75,974 415,220 July .......................: 72,796 488,016 August .....................: 78,724 566,740 September ..................: 69,043 635,783 October ....................: 60,282 696,065 November ...................: 53,052 749,117 December ...................: 50,564 799,681 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 28,317 28,525 0.7 28,317 28,525 0.7 February ...................: 31,606 31,091 -1.6 59,923 59,616 -0.5 March ......................: 39,437 39,579 0.4 99,360 99,195 -0.2 April ......................: 40,051 139,411 May ........................: 41,914 181,325 June .......................: 45,226 226,551 July .......................: 43,397 269,948 August .....................: 43,169 313,117 September ..................: 37,306 350,423 October ....................: 33,808 384,231 November ...................: 28,086 412,317 December ...................: 27,231 439,548 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,140 3,059 -2.6 3,140 3,059 -2.6 February ...................: 3,006 3,130 4.1 6,146 6,189 0.7 March ......................: 4,437 4,076 -8.1 10,583 10,265 -3.0 April ......................: 3,696 14,279 May ........................: 4,285 18,564 June .......................: 4,750 23,314 July .......................: 3,788 27,102 August .....................: 4,366 31,468 September ..................: 3,217 34,685 October ....................: 2,578 37,263 November ...................: 2,615 39,878 December ...................: 2,383 42,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 371,955 391,660 5.3 371,955 391,660 5.3 February ...................: 349,256 365,731 4.7 721,211 757,391 5.0 March ......................: 389,247 397,219 2.0 1,110,458 1,154,610 4.0 April ......................: 364,801 1,475,259 May ........................: 346,409 1,821,668 June .......................: 368,055 2,189,723 July .......................: 337,614 2,527,337 August .....................: 372,306 2,899,643 September ..................: 382,227 3,281,870 October ....................: 355,478 3,637,348 November ...................: 314,135 3,951,483 December ...................: 320,753 4,272,236 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 3,767 3,482 -7.6 3,767 3,482 -7.6 February ...................: 4,433 5,292 19.4 8,200 8,774 7.0 March ......................: 5,905 5,669 -4.0 14,105 14,443 2.4 April ......................: 5,338 19,443 May ........................: 5,637 25,080 June .......................: 5,799 30,879 July .......................: 5,525 36,404 August .....................: 6,600 43,004 September ..................: 5,327 48,331 October ....................: 4,411 52,742 November ...................: 3,885 56,627 December ...................: 4,049 60,676 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 193,074 184,811 198,687 2.9 7.5 Idaho ..........: 73,354 62,713 76,223 3.9 21.5 Illinois .......: 5,331 4,894 5,615 5.3 14.7 Iowa ...........: 21,188 19,479 22,241 5.0 14.2 Minnesota ......: 53,528 51,111 55,003 2.8 7.6 New Mexico .....: 65,613 58,926 64,058 -2.4 8.7 New York .......: 58,541 58,492 67,940 16.1 16.2 Ohio ...........: 18,185 16,148 17,394 -4.3 7.7 Pennsylvania ...: 35,272 33,597 35,473 0.6 5.6 South Dakota ...: 22,416 22,490 22,601 0.8 0.5 Vermont ........: 10,409 10,096 10,584 1.7 4.8 Wisconsin ......: 229,343 212,076 237,300 3.5 11.9 : Other States 1/ : 126,208 122,693 133,138 5.5 8.5 : United States ..: 912,462 857,526 946,257 3.7 10.3 : Atlantic .......: 113,702 110,232 123,892 9.0 12.4 Central ........: 410,680 385,791 423,382 3.1 9.7 West ...........: 388,080 361,503 398,983 2.8 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,534 47,003 51,902 2.7 10.4 Idaho ..........: 55,384 49,809 56,113 1.3 12.7 Iowa ...........: 17,051 16,362 18,432 8.1 12.7 Oregon .........: 12,760 12,055 14,104 10.5 17.0 Wisconsin ......: 67,944 65,004 71,900 5.8 10.6 : Other States 1/ : 163,629 157,621 169,822 3.8 7.7 : United States ..: 367,302 347,854 382,273 4.1 9.9 : Atlantic .......: 16,654 15,825 16,263 -2.3 2.8 Central ........: 174,166 169,931 183,830 5.5 8.2 West ...........: 176,482 162,098 182,180 3.2 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 25,280 25,155 27,636 9.3 9.9 Idaho ..........: 42,551 39,958 45,960 8.0 15.0 Iowa ...........: 9,724 10,955 11,594 19.2 5.8 Minnesota ......: 40,796 40,167 40,844 0.1 1.7 Wisconsin ......: 45,972 46,196 50,600 10.1 9.5 : Other States 1/ : 102,367 95,726 103,972 1.6 8.6 : United States ..: 266,690 258,157 280,606 5.2 8.7 : Atlantic .......: 16,547 15,576 16,126 -2.5 3.5 Central ........: 125,844 128,304 133,842 6.4 4.3 West ...........: 124,299 114,277 130,638 5.1 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 122,991 118,268 125,083 1.7 5.8 New York .......: 31,598 28,261 33,990 7.6 20.3 Pennsylvania ...: 21,885 21,811 21,211 -3.1 -2.8 Wisconsin ......: 118,477 108,982 122,463 3.4 12.4 : Other States 1/ : 104,653 89,798 102,632 -1.9 14.3 : United States ..: 399,604 367,120 405,379 1.4 10.4 : Atlantic .......: 61,119 56,546 63,522 3.9 12.3 Central ........: 159,933 146,915 163,418 2.2 11.2 West ...........: 178,552 163,659 178,439 -0.1 9.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 112,701 109,222 115,625 2.6 5.9 New York .......: 15,962 14,641 18,135 13.6 23.9 Wisconsin ......: 77,687 73,547 83,500 7.5 13.5 : Other States 1/ : 103,083 90,221 98,931 -4.0 9.7 : United States ..: 309,433 287,631 316,191 2.2 9.9 : Atlantic .......: 39,190 36,983 40,998 4.6 10.9 Central ........: 105,237 98,535 109,378 3.9 11.0 West ...........: 165,006 152,113 165,815 0.5 9.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: March 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 55,985 59,317 64,209 14.7 8.2 : Other States 1/ : 109,374 110,127 111,796 2.2 1.5 : United States ..: 165,359 169,444 176,005 6.4 3.9 : Atlantic .......: 15,767 18,115 16,101 2.1 -11.1 Central ........: 65,977 64,173 66,880 1.4 4.2 West ...........: 83,615 87,156 93,024 11.3 6.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 66,908 89,385 101,962 52.4 14.1 : Other States 1/ : 58,901 82,532 86,654 47.1 5.0 : United States ..: 125,809 171,917 188,616 49.9 9.7 : Atlantic .......: 11,179 18,665 22,118 97.9 18.5 Central ........: 13,951 16,626 17,439 25.0 4.9 West ...........: 100,679 136,626 149,059 48.1 9.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,829 11,376 12,480 5.5 9.7 Wisconsin ......: 26,928 23,221 26,133 -3.0 12.5 : Other States 1/ : 53,349 50,525 46,624 -12.6 -7.7 : United States ..: 92,106 85,122 85,237 -7.5 0.1 : Atlantic .......: 21,414 20,760 21,818 1.9 5.1 Central ........: 41,125 37,375 40,993 -0.3 9.7 West ...........: 29,567 26,987 22,426 -24.2 -16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : March : February : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 11,836 10,531 11,963 1.1 13.6 : Other States 1/ ....: 63,134 52,597 60,524 -4.1 15.1 : United States ......: 74,970 63,128 72,487 -3.3 14.8 : Atlantic ...........: 15,565 12,565 14,430 -7.3 14.8 Central ............: 40,839 34,251 38,569 -5.6 12.6 West ...............: 18,566 16,312 19,488 5.0 19.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2011, there were 1,278 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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