Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 3, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2012 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 916 million pounds, 0.4 percent above May 2011 and 1.4 percent above April 2012. Italian type cheese production totaled 384 million pounds, 2.2 percent below May 2011 but 0.8 percent above April 2012. American type cheese production totaled 376 million pounds, 0.9 percent above May 2011 and 1.1 percent above April 2012. Butter production was 163 million pounds, 4.8 percent above May 2011 but 3.8 percent below April 2012. Dry milk powders (comparisons with May 2011) Nonfat dry milk, human - 195 million pounds, up 31.4 percent. Skim milk powders - 13.3 million pounds, down 62.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons with May 2011) Dry whey, total - 86.3 million pounds, down 5.5 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 87.4 million pounds, up 0.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 36.7 million pounds, up 0.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with May 2011) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 76.3 million gallons, up 5.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 41.8 million gallons, down 0.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.83 million gallons, down 10.7 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.88 million gallons, up 4.3 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2011 and 2012............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2011 and 2012.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 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: May 2011 and 2012..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012................. 17 Dairy Products Regions............................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology............................................................................ 19 Information Contacts............................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 155,873 169,805 163,282 4.8 -3.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 372,499 371,776 375,864 0.9 1.1 Cheddar ............................: 283,544 273,893 277,970 -2.0 1.5 Other American types ...............: 88,955 97,883 97,894 10.0 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,006 7,698 7,996 14.1 3.9 Brick and Muenster ...................: 12,869 11,781 12,702 -1.3 7.8 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 56,645 59,033 59,288 4.7 0.4 Feta .................................: 7,665 7,170 7,152 -6.7 -0.3 Gouda ................................: 1,217 4,103 5,863 381.8 42.9 Hispanic .............................: 19,771 17,899 18,584 -6.0 3.8 Italian types ........................: 392,894 381,140 384,351 -2.2 0.8 Mozzarella .........................: 307,969 299,257 301,464 -2.1 0.7 Parmesan ...........................: 25,410 23,907 26,449 4.1 10.6 Provolone ..........................: 30,541 30,179 29,811 -2.4 -1.2 Ricotta ............................: 19,622 17,569 16,704 -14.9 -4.9 Romano .............................: 4,058 4,631 4,203 3.6 -9.2 Other Italian types ................: 5,294 5,597 5,720 8.0 2.2 Swiss ................................: 29,052 27,718 28,410 -2.2 2.5 All other types ......................: 12,868 14,398 15,573 21.0 8.2 : Total cheese .........................: 912,486 902,716 915,783 0.4 1.4 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 35,981 34,181 37,038 2.9 8.4 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 27,271 25,015 27,917 2.4 11.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 32,613 31,708 34,556 6.0 9.0 : Sour cream .............................: 104,242 96,529 108,170 3.8 12.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 346,409 367,879 371,139 7.1 0.9 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 72,213 69,531 76,277 5.6 9.7 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,901 16,709 17,447 9.7 4.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 26,013 23,994 24,334 -6.5 1.4 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 41,914 40,703 41,781 -0.3 2.6 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,194 1,215 1,461 22.4 20.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,285 3,810 3,827 -10.7 0.4 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,637 5,625 5,881 4.3 4.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,746 1,632 1,758 0.7 7.7 Nonfat, hard .......................: 545 501 516 -5.3 3.0 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,205 985 985 -18.3 Water and juice ices .................: 7,888 6,345 6,586 -16.5 3.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,389 39,564 44,213 4.3 11.8 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 22,271 23,162 23,754 6.7 2.6 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 793 834 929 17.2 11.4 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,771 2,506 2,580 -6.9 3.0 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,455 3,409 3,564 3.2 4.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,413 9,735 9,020 -4.2 -7.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 86,866 80,391 81,993 -5.6 2.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,427 5,599 4,309 -2.7 -23.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 91,293 85,990 86,302 -5.5 0.4 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,210 3,357 3,059 -4.7 -8.9 Animal ...............................: 4,934 4,784 4,866 -1.4 1.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 33,774 34,271 33,967 0.6 -0.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,895 2,861 2,776 -4.1 -3.0 Total 2/ .............................: 36,669 37,132 36,743 0.2 -1.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,354 20,295 20,794 2.2 2.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,315 16,837 15,949 -2.2 -5.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,357 5,660 5,422 1.2 -4.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 87,301 87,231 87,373 0.1 0.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 49,149 47,744 46,598 -5.2 -2.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,221 2,985 3,029 36.4 1.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 51,370 50,729 49,627 -3.4 -2.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,768 7,702 8,765 83.8 13.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 30,098 45,531 47,629 58.2 4.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,331 1,855 2,397 80.1 29.2 Total 2/ .............................: 31,429 47,386 50,026 59.2 5.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,060 28,323 30,632 117.9 8.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 17,369 19,063 19,394 11.7 1.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,288 7,247 7,199 36.1 -0.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 74,253 79,400 80,977 9.1 2.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 33.1 40.4 34.9 1.9 -5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ------ Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 148,824 140,202 146,210 -1.8 4.3 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 41,490 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,283 9,478 8,688 4.9 -8.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 753 1,193 1,070 42.1 -10.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,587 4,397 5,448 18.8 23.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 9,169 12,315 10,979 19.7 -10.8 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 148,783 192,147 195,490 31.4 1.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 35,667 17,451 13,321 -62.7 -23.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 69,664 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 17,972 23,505 19,206 6.9 -18.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,019 2,728 3,593 252.6 31.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,699 6,929 7,962 3.4 14.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 162,970 226,385 215,346 32.1 -4.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 128,232 171,440 198,201 54.6 15.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 ......................: 912,462 947,041 3.8 2,601,063 2,715,034 4.4 April ......................: 883,665 902,716 2.2 3,484,728 3,617,750 3.8 May ........................: 912,486 915,783 0.4 4,397,214 4,533,533 3.1 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 ......................: 367,302 382,445 4.1 1,057,514 1,100,996 4.1 April ......................: 359,249 371,776 3.5 1,416,763 1,472,772 4.0 May ........................: 372,499 375,864 0.9 1,789,262 1,848,636 3.3 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 ......................: 266,690 280,918 5.3 784,069 816,336 4.1 April ......................: 264,517 273,893 3.5 1,048,586 1,090,229 4.0 May ........................: 283,544 277,970 -2.0 1,332,130 1,368,199 2.7 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 ......................: 399,604 405,460 1.5 1,137,679 1,170,386 2.9 April ......................: 384,671 381,140 -0.9 1,522,350 1,551,526 1.9 May ........................: 392,894 384,351 -2.2 1,915,244 1,935,877 1.1 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 ......................: 309,433 316,114 2.2 889,165 913,922 2.8 April ......................: 299,245 299,257 1,188,410 1,213,179 2.1 May ........................: 307,969 301,464 -2.1 1,496,379 1,514,643 1.2 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 5,363 -0.4 15,491 15,553 0.4 April ......................: 5,663 5,597 -1.2 21,154 21,150 May ........................: 5,294 5,720 8.0 26,448 26,870 1.6 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 ......................: 165,359 175,993 6.4 482,488 526,023 9.0 April ......................: 158,670 169,805 7.0 641,158 695,828 8.5 May ........................: 155,873 163,282 4.8 797,031 859,110 7.8 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 ......................: 125,809 188,659 50.0 348,878 514,641 47.5 April ......................: 146,708 192,147 31.0 495,586 706,788 42.6 May ........................: 148,783 195,490 31.4 644,369 902,278 40.0 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 17,451 -35.4 144,993 87,300 -39.8 May ........................: 35,667 13,321 -62.7 180,660 100,621 -44.3 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 88,211 -6.5 266,531 273,655 2.7 April ........................: 92,037 85,990 -6.6 358,568 359,645 0.3 May ..........................: 91,293 86,302 -5.5 449,861 445,947 -0.9 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 87,231 8.3 321,793 345,146 7.3 May ..........................: 87,301 87,373 0.1 409,094 432,519 5.7 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 37,132 7.1 139,049 149,949 7.8 May ..........................: 36,669 36,743 0.2 175,718 186,692 6.2 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 26,375 -7.4 80,784 78,206 -3.2 April ......................: 26,906 25,015 -7.0 107,690 103,221 -4.1 May ........................: 27,271 27,917 2.4 134,961 131,138 -2.8 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 32,935 -8.5 97,569 98,553 1.0 April ......................: 32,149 31,708 -1.4 129,718 130,261 0.4 May ........................: 32,613 34,556 6.0 162,331 164,817 1.5 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 ......................: 108,308 111,356 2.8 294,464 311,818 5.9 April ......................: 101,797 96,529 -5.2 396,261 408,347 3.1 May ........................: 104,242 108,170 3.8 500,503 516,517 3.2 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 72,476 -3.3 195,723 190,773 -2.5 April ......................: 71,310 69,531 -2.5 267,033 260,304 -2.5 May ........................: 72,213 76,277 5.6 339,246 336,581 -0.8 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 40,703 1.6 139,411 139,898 0.3 May ........................: 41,914 41,781 -0.3 181,325 181,679 0.2 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 4,075 -8.2 10,583 10,264 -3.0 April ......................: 3,696 3,810 3.1 14,279 14,074 -1.4 May ........................: 4,285 3,827 -10.7 18,564 17,901 -3.6 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 ......................: 389,247 396,980 2.0 1,110,458 1,154,371 4.0 April ......................: 364,801 367,879 0.8 1,475,259 1,522,250 3.2 May ........................: 346,409 371,139 7.1 1,821,668 1,893,389 3.9 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 5,717 -3.2 14,105 14,491 2.7 April ......................: 5,338 5,625 5.4 19,443 20,116 3.5 May ........................: 5,637 5,881 4.3 25,080 25,997 3.7 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: May 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 196,889 189,005 193,910 -1.5 2.6 Idaho ..........: 70,825 70,412 70,784 -0.1 0.5 Illinois .......: 6,165 5,967 6,275 1.8 5.2 Iowa ...........: 20,757 22,782 22,887 10.3 0.5 Minnesota ......: 55,346 53,960 54,131 -2.2 0.3 New Mexico .....: 63,340 63,006 65,655 3.7 4.2 New York .......: 60,360 60,274 60,029 -0.5 -0.4 Ohio ...........: 17,806 16,747 15,794 -11.3 -5.7 Pennsylvania ...: 36,975 35,391 34,980 -5.4 -1.2 South Dakota ...: 23,790 21,424 21,297 -10.5 -0.6 Vermont ........: 10,189 10,514 9,154 -10.2 -12.9 Wisconsin ......: 223,314 226,341 228,441 2.3 0.9 : Other States 1/ : 126,730 126,893 132,446 4.5 4.4 : United States ..: 912,486 902,716 915,783 0.4 1.4 : Atlantic .......: 115,418 115,244 112,811 -2.3 -2.1 Central ........: 406,593 408,700 410,159 0.9 0.4 West ...........: 390,475 378,772 392,813 0.6 3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 51,246 50,133 50,405 -1.6 0.5 Idaho ..........: 57,350 54,122 56,545 -1.4 4.5 Iowa ...........: 16,336 18,155 17,798 8.9 -2.0 Oregon .........: 13,267 13,246 15,700 18.3 18.5 Wisconsin ......: 69,013 72,293 72,200 4.6 -0.1 : Other States 1/ : 165,287 163,827 163,216 -1.3 -0.4 : United States ..: 372,499 371,776 375,864 0.9 1.1 : Atlantic .......: 16,477 15,413 14,835 -10.0 -3.8 Central ........: 178,372 182,698 180,152 1.0 -1.4 West ...........: 177,650 173,665 180,877 1.8 4.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 28,322 27,436 29,286 3.4 6.7 Idaho ..........: 46,334 42,377 47,391 2.3 11.8 Iowa ...........: 10,355 11,579 11,444 10.5 -1.2 Minnesota ......: 43,190 41,695 40,960 -5.2 -1.8 Wisconsin ......: 49,187 51,608 49,800 1.2 -3.5 : Other States 1/ : 106,156 99,198 99,089 -6.7 -0.1 : United States ..: 283,544 273,893 277,970 -2.0 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 16,374 15,319 14,675 -10.4 -4.2 Central ........: 135,945 134,894 129,417 -4.8 -4.1 West ...........: 131,225 123,680 133,878 2.0 8.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 125,351 119,702 124,155 -1.0 3.7 New York .......: 31,889 29,325 28,655 -10.1 -2.3 Pennsylvania ...: 23,751 23,946 22,394 -5.7 -6.5 Wisconsin ......: 113,438 112,667 114,495 0.9 1.6 : Other States 1/ : 98,465 95,500 94,652 -3.9 -0.9 : United States ..: 392,894 381,140 384,351 -2.2 0.8 : Atlantic .......: 61,697 60,734 58,218 -5.6 -4.1 Central ........: 154,313 151,525 153,695 -0.4 1.4 West ...........: 176,884 168,881 172,438 -2.5 2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 114,440 110,484 113,149 -1.1 2.4 New York .......: 17,941 16,795 16,950 -5.5 0.9 Wisconsin ......: 75,501 75,875 77,800 3.0 2.5 : Other States 1/ : 100,087 96,103 93,565 -6.5 -2.6 : United States ..: 307,969 299,257 301,464 -2.1 0.7 : Atlantic .......: 41,829 41,474 40,571 -3.0 -2.2 Central ........: 103,049 100,987 102,544 -0.5 1.5 West ...........: 163,091 156,796 158,349 -2.9 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 56,275 59,806 59,734 6.1 -0.1 : Other States 1/ : 99,598 109,999 103,548 4.0 -5.9 : United States ..: 155,873 169,805 163,282 4.8 -3.8 : Atlantic .......: 16,147 17,545 15,340 -5.0 -12.6 Central ........: 54,747 64,552 59,814 9.3 -7.3 West ...........: 84,979 87,708 88,128 3.7 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 74,130 92,507 99,218 33.8 7.3 : Other States 1/ : 74,653 99,640 96,272 29.0 -3.4 : United States ..: 148,783 192,147 195,490 31.4 1.7 : Atlantic .......: 17,448 26,567 19,711 13.0 -25.8 Central ........: 17,253 24,590 26,825 55.5 9.1 West ...........: 114,082 140,990 148,954 30.6 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: May 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,495 12,524 12,657 1.3 1.1 Wisconsin ......: 24,404 25,095 23,922 -2.0 -4.7 : Other States 1/ : 49,967 42,772 45,414 -9.1 6.2 : United States ..: 86,866 80,391 81,993 -5.6 2.0 : Atlantic .......: 22,963 22,616 22,256 -3.1 -1.6 Central ........: 39,769 39,680 38,489 -3.2 -3.0 West ...........: 24,134 18,095 21,248 -12.0 17.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : May : April : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 11,905 11,429 12,687 6.6 11.0 : Other States 1/ ....: 60,308 58,102 63,590 5.4 9.4 : United States ......: 72,213 69,531 76,277 5.6 9.7 : Atlantic ...........: 15,467 14,486 15,843 2.4 9.4 Central ............: 37,330 37,144 40,401 8.2 8.8 West ...............: 19,416 17,901 20,033 3.2 11.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 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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