Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released August 1, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). June 2012 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 897 million pounds, 0.9 percent above June 2011 but 2.1 percent below May 2012. Italian type cheese production totaled 376 million pounds, 1.0 percent below June 2011 and 2.2 percent below May 2012. American type cheese production totaled 366 million pounds, 0.2 percent above June 2011 but 2.6 percent below May 2012. Butter production was 137 million pounds, 3.2 percent below June 2011 and 16.2 percent below May 2012. Dry milk powders (comparisons with June 2011) Nonfat dry milk, human - 169 million pounds, up 15.1 percent. Skim milk powders - 25.4 million pounds, down 23.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons with June 2011) Dry whey, total - 83.2 million pounds, down 0.7 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 89.2 million pounds, down 0.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.6 million pounds, up 6.4 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with June 2011) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 76.4 million gallons, up 0.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 42.9 million gallons, down 5.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 4.01 million gallons, down 15.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.45 million gallons, up 11.1 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2011 and 2012............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: June 2011 and 2012.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: June 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: June 2011 and 2012..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.............................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology............................................................................. 19 Information Contacts................................................................................ 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 141,293 163,299 136,837 -3.2 -16.2 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 365,210 375,832 365,937 0.2 -2.6 Cheddar ............................: 270,008 277,945 265,088 -1.8 -4.6 Other American types ...............: 95,202 97,887 100,849 5.9 3.0 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,372 7,969 7,636 3.6 -4.2 Brick and Muenster ...................: 11,822 12,816 11,692 -1.1 -8.8 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 56,552 59,288 68,491 21.1 15.5 Feta .................................: 7,963 7,152 7,877 -1.1 10.1 Gouda ................................: 495 5,863 1,432 189.3 -75.6 Hispanic .............................: 18,029 18,589 17,982 -0.3 -3.3 Italian types ........................: 380,159 384,882 376,344 -1.0 -2.2 Mozzarella .........................: 297,124 301,320 297,411 0.1 -1.3 Parmesan ...........................: 24,507 26,909 22,649 -7.6 -15.8 Provolone ..........................: 29,355 29,757 29,430 0.3 -1.1 Ricotta ............................: 19,873 16,704 16,475 -17.1 -1.4 Romano .............................: 3,819 4,338 3,883 1.7 -10.5 Other Italian types ................: 5,481 5,854 6,496 18.5 11.0 Swiss ................................: 28,506 28,413 26,047 -8.6 -8.3 All other types ......................: 13,021 15,599 13,357 2.6 -14.4 : Total cheese .........................: 889,129 916,403 896,795 0.9 -2.1 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 38,056 37,038 33,761 -11.3 -8.8 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 28,487 27,909 26,028 -8.6 -6.7 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 34,411 34,632 31,691 -7.9 -8.5 : Sour cream .............................: 104,735 108,185 104,233 -0.5 -3.7 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 368,055 370,835 370,609 0.7 -0.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 75,974 74,708 76,407 0.6 2.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 16,335 18,579 17,453 6.8 -6.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 28,891 24,371 25,401 -12.1 4.2 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 45,226 42,950 42,854 -5.2 -0.2 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,474 1,455 1,251 -15.1 -14.0 Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,750 3,855 4,014 -15.5 4.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,799 5,900 6,445 11.1 9.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,592 1,785 2,119 33.1 18.7 Nonfat, hard .......................: 564 516 555 -1.6 7.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,311 999 1,209 -7.8 21.0 Water and juice ices .................: 7,491 6,753 7,548 0.8 11.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,224 43,713 44,041 -0.4 0.8 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 23,801 24,372 24,396 2.5 0.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 993 930 839 -15.5 -9.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 3,003 2,588 2,668 -11.2 3.1 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,630 3,576 3,906 7.6 9.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,408 9,168 8,488 1.0 -7.4 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 80,439 81,793 78,925 -1.9 -3.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,301 4,309 4,246 28.6 -1.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 83,740 86,102 83,171 -0.7 -3.4 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,176 3,059 1,891 -40.5 -38.2 Animal ...............................: 4,855 4,866 5,003 3.0 2.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 32,812 34,221 35,479 8.1 3.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 3,480 2,776 3,138 -9.8 13.0 Total 2/ .............................: 36,292 36,997 38,617 6.4 4.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,563 20,648 20,218 -1.7 -2.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,729 16,349 18,399 17.0 12.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,414 5,422 5,311 -1.9 -2.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 89,870 87,347 89,222 -0.7 2.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 44,505 46,598 48,564 9.1 4.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,558 3,029 3,402 33.0 12.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 47,063 49,627 51,966 10.4 4.7 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,479 8,765 7,810 74.4 -10.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 32,937 49,368 52,806 60.3 7.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,866 2,397 2,721 45.8 13.5 Total 2/ .............................: 34,803 51,765 55,527 59.5 7.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,754 32,016 36,238 116.3 13.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,049 19,749 19,289 6.9 -2.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,538 7,247 7,541 66.2 4.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 76,944 84,677 88,436 14.9 4.4 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 41.4 34.9 34.8 -6.6 -0.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ------ Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 141,237 146,256 137,266 -2.8 -6.1 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 44,808 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,549 8,728 7,812 3.5 -10.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 754 1,073 915 21.4 -14.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,824 5,278 4,649 -3.6 -11.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 10,161 11,077 8,968 -11.7 -19.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 146,906 194,828 169,135 15.1 -13.2 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 33,284 13,321 25,362 -23.8 90.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 82,323 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 18,906 19,206 14,849 -21.5 -22.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 949 3,605 3,961 317.4 9.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,061 7,962 6,039 -14.5 -24.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 186,115 215,513 144,821 -22.2 -32.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 118,518 196,925 230,608 94.6 17.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 ........................: 912,486 916,403 0.4 4,397,214 4,534,153 3.1 June .......................: 889,129 896,795 0.9 5,286,343 5,430,948 2.7 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 ........................: 372,499 375,832 0.9 1,789,262 1,848,604 3.3 June .......................: 365,210 365,937 0.2 2,154,472 2,214,541 2.8 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 ........................: 283,544 277,945 -2.0 1,332,130 1,368,174 2.7 June .......................: 270,008 265,088 -1.8 1,602,138 1,633,262 1.9 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 ........................: 392,894 384,882 -2.0 1,915,244 1,936,408 1.1 June .......................: 380,159 376,344 -1.0 2,295,403 2,312,752 0.8 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 ........................: 307,969 301,320 -2.2 1,496,379 1,514,499 1.2 June .......................: 297,124 297,411 0.1 1,793,503 1,811,910 1.0 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 5,854 10.6 26,448 27,004 2.1 June .......................: 5,481 6,496 18.5 31,929 33,500 4.9 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 ........................: 155,873 163,299 4.8 797,031 859,127 7.8 June .......................: 141,293 136,837 -3.2 938,324 995,964 6.1 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 ........................: 148,783 194,828 30.9 644,369 901,616 39.9 June .......................: 146,906 169,135 15.1 791,275 1,070,751 35.3 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 25,362 -23.8 213,944 125,983 -41.1 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 86,102 -5.7 449,861 445,747 -0.9 June .........................: 83,740 83,171 -0.7 533,601 528,918 -0.9 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 87,347 0.1 409,094 432,493 5.7 June .........................: 89,870 89,222 -0.7 498,964 521,715 4.6 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 36,997 0.9 175,718 186,946 6.4 June .........................: 36,292 38,617 6.4 212,010 225,563 6.4 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 27,909 2.3 134,961 131,130 -2.8 June .......................: 28,487 26,028 -8.6 163,448 157,158 -3.8 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 34,632 6.2 162,331 164,893 1.6 June .......................: 34,411 31,691 -7.9 196,742 196,584 -0.1 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 ........................: 104,242 108,185 3.8 500,503 516,532 3.2 June .......................: 104,735 104,233 -0.5 605,238 620,765 2.6 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 74,708 3.5 339,246 335,012 -1.2 June .......................: 75,974 76,407 0.6 415,220 411,419 -0.9 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 42,950 2.5 181,325 182,848 0.8 June .......................: 45,226 42,854 -5.2 226,551 225,702 -0.4 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 3,855 -10.0 18,564 17,929 -3.4 June .......................: 4,750 4,014 -15.5 23,314 21,943 -5.9 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 ........................: 346,409 370,835 7.1 1,821,668 1,893,085 3.9 June .......................: 368,055 370,609 0.7 2,189,723 2,263,694 3.4 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 5,900 4.7 25,080 26,016 3.7 June .......................: 5,799 6,445 11.1 30,879 32,461 5.1 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: June 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 184,970 193,910 183,448 -0.8 -5.4 Idaho ..........: 73,217 70,784 74,636 1.9 5.4 Illinois .......: 5,971 6,275 6,237 4.5 -0.6 Iowa ...........: 20,378 22,887 22,261 9.2 -2.7 Minnesota ......: 51,671 54,131 51,115 -1.1 -5.6 New Mexico .....: 62,013 65,655 60,506 -2.4 -7.8 New York .......: 55,726 60,029 62,214 11.6 3.6 Ohio ...........: 17,103 15,794 13,923 -18.6 -11.8 Pennsylvania ...: 34,602 34,980 35,110 1.5 0.4 South Dakota ...: 22,924 21,477 20,593 -10.2 -4.1 Vermont ........: 9,907 9,155 10,557 6.6 15.3 Wisconsin ......: 222,680 228,871 226,987 1.9 -0.8 : Other States 1/ : 127,967 132,455 129,208 1.0 -2.5 : United States ..: 889,129 916,403 896,795 0.9 -2.1 : Atlantic .......: 108,928 112,818 116,551 7.0 3.3 Central ........: 399,268 410,772 401,954 0.7 -2.1 West ...........: 380,933 392,813 378,290 -0.7 -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: June 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 48,938 50,405 48,772 -0.3 -3.2 Idaho ..........: 54,825 56,545 55,496 1.2 -1.9 Iowa ...........: 16,296 17,798 17,140 5.2 -3.7 Oregon .........: 14,795 15,700 14,421 -2.5 -8.1 Wisconsin ......: 68,238 72,166 69,500 1.8 -3.7 : Other States 1/ : 162,118 163,218 160,608 -0.9 -1.6 : United States ..: 365,210 375,832 365,937 0.2 -2.6 : Atlantic .......: 15,891 14,835 14,665 -7.7 -1.1 Central ........: 172,679 180,120 173,956 0.7 -3.4 West ...........: 176,640 180,877 177,316 0.4 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 27,473 29,286 25,538 -7.0 -12.8 Idaho ..........: 43,511 47,391 44,540 2.4 -6.0 Iowa ...........: 10,242 11,444 10,748 4.9 -6.1 Minnesota ......: 38,856 40,960 39,356 1.3 -3.9 Wisconsin ......: 47,322 49,774 48,300 2.1 -3.0 : Other States 1/ : 102,604 99,090 96,606 -5.8 -2.5 : United States ..: 270,008 277,945 265,088 -1.8 -4.6 : Atlantic .......: 15,757 14,675 14,427 -8.4 -1.7 Central ........: 125,496 129,392 124,125 -1.1 -4.1 West ...........: 128,755 133,878 126,536 -1.7 -5.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 116,032 124,155 115,444 -0.5 -7.0 New York .......: 31,394 28,655 30,000 -4.4 4.7 Pennsylvania ...: 21,781 22,394 21,126 -3.0 -5.7 Wisconsin ......: 110,920 114,845 113,746 2.5 -1.0 : Other States 1/ : 100,032 94,833 96,028 -4.0 1.3 : United States ..: 380,159 384,882 376,344 -1.0 -2.2 : Atlantic .......: 59,876 58,219 58,156 -2.9 -0.1 Central ........: 150,329 154,225 150,892 0.4 -2.2 West ...........: 169,954 172,438 167,296 -1.6 -3.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 105,176 113,149 106,715 1.5 -5.7 New York .......: 16,927 16,950 18,384 8.6 8.5 Wisconsin ......: 74,815 77,656 78,000 4.3 0.4 : Other States 1/ : 100,206 93,565 94,312 -5.9 0.8 : United States ..: 297,124 301,320 297,411 0.1 -1.3 : Atlantic .......: 39,847 40,571 40,235 1.0 -0.8 Central ........: 101,491 102,400 101,965 0.5 -0.4 West ...........: 155,786 158,349 155,211 -0.4 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 51,776 59,734 54,213 4.7 -9.2 : Other States 1/ : 89,517 103,565 82,624 -7.7 -20.2 : United States ..: 141,293 163,299 136,837 -3.2 -16.2 : Atlantic .......: 11,758 15,340 10,350 -12.0 -32.5 Central ........: 52,421 59,831 47,486 -9.4 -20.6 West ...........: 77,114 88,128 79,001 2.4 -10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: June 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 72,000 99,218 81,272 12.9 -18.1 : Other States 1/ : 74,906 95,610 87,863 17.3 -8.1 : United States ..: 146,906 194,828 169,135 15.1 -13.2 : Atlantic .......: 20,218 19,711 17,860 -11.7 -9.4 Central ........: 17,622 26,905 26,209 48.7 -2.6 West ...........: 109,066 148,212 125,066 14.7 -15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 10,902 12,657 12,239 12.3 -3.3 Wisconsin ......: 25,284 23,922 25,445 0.6 6.4 : Other States 1/ : 44,253 45,214 41,241 -6.8 -8.8 : United States ..: 80,439 81,793 78,925 -1.9 -3.5 : Atlantic .......: 20,361 22,256 21,406 5.1 -3.8 Central ........: 40,156 38,289 39,854 -0.8 4.1 West ...........: 19,922 21,248 17,665 -11.3 -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: June 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : June : May : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 12,396 12,687 13,028 5.1 2.7 : Other States 1/ ....: 63,578 62,021 63,379 -0.3 2.2 : United States ......: 75,974 74,708 76,407 0.6 2.3 : Atlantic ...........: 16,389 15,342 15,893 -3.0 3.6 Central ............: 39,687 39,840 41,441 4.4 4.0 West ...............: 19,898 19,526 19,073 -4.1 -2.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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