Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 5, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2026 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.28 billion pounds, 4.7 percent above January 2025 and 0.1 percent above December 2025. Italian type cheese production totaled 554 million pounds, 6.5 percent above January 2025 but 1.6 percent below December 2025. American type cheese production totaled 500 million pounds, 3.9 percent above January 2025 and slightly above December 2025. Butter production was 231 million pounds, 6.0 percent above January 2025 and 11.5 percent above December 2025. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with January 2025) Nonfat dry milk, human - 145 million pounds, down 6.4 percent. Skim milk powder - 41.8 million pounds, up 21.2 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with January 2025) Dry whey, total - 77.4 million pounds, up 7.5 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 94.9 million pounds, up 2.0 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.2 million pounds, up 4.3 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with January 2025) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 57.7 million gallons, down 3.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 29.6 million gallons, up 1.1 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.62 million gallons, up 4.3 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.22 million gallons, down 41.9 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2025 and 2026 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2025 and 2026 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2025 and 2026 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2025 and 2026 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 218,242 207,522 231,424 6.0 11.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 481,440 500,028 500,081 3.9 (Z) Cheddar ............................: 328,960 345,076 353,343 7.4 2.4 Other American types ...............: 152,480 154,952 146,738 -3.8 -5.3 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,689 7,038 6,430 -16.4 -8.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,533 18,232 18,351 4.7 0.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 97,651 90,039 99,035 1.4 10.0 Feta .................................: 12,109 9,008 11,902 -1.7 32.1 Gouda ................................: 6,980 6,602 7,602 8.9 15.1 Hispanic .............................: 33,859 38,768 38,621 14.1 -0.4 Italian types ........................: 520,335 563,262 554,110 6.5 -1.6 Mozzarella .........................: 411,987 440,366 429,974 4.4 -2.4 Parmesan ...........................: 44,952 52,566 52,536 16.9 -0.1 Provolone ..........................: 29,593 31,870 32,847 11.0 3.1 Ricotta ............................: 20,701 22,012 23,347 12.8 6.1 Romano .............................: 5,146 5,467 4,433 -13.9 -18.9 Other Italian types ................: 7,956 10,981 10,973 37.9 -0.1 Swiss ................................: 27,823 29,546 28,341 1.9 -4.1 All other types ......................: 15,164 13,845 13,690 -9.7 -1.1 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,220,583 1,276,368 1,278,163 4.7 0.1 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 40,417 42,346 47,214 16.8 11.5 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 39,893 39,377 41,624 4.3 5.7 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 31,752 33,778 36,378 14.6 7.7 : Sour cream .............................: 133,957 135,830 125,132 -6.6 -7.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 420,826 418,051 445,699 5.9 6.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 59,544 48,898 57,672 -3.1 17.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 17,122 12,433 16,651 -2.8 33.9 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 12,110 11,059 12,915 6.6 16.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 29,232 23,492 29,566 1.1 25.9 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 386 439 335 -13.2 -23.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,550 1,437 1,616 4.3 12.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,825 2,740 2,223 -41.9 -18.9 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,199 1,386 981 -18.2 -29.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 109 93 123 12.8 32.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 880 988 989 12.4 0.1 Water and juice ices .................: 4,445 4,113 4,186 -5.8 1.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 36,197 31,416 36,589 1.1 16.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 16,263 13,166 16,497 1.4 25.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 569 524 538 -5.4 2.7 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,399 1,091 1,307 -6.6 19.8 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,449 1,541 1,334 -7.9 -13.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 6,518 10,494 10,445 60.2 -0.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 68,335 70,806 75,862 11.0 7.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,627 1,890 1,508 -58.4 -20.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 71,962 72,696 77,370 7.5 6.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,955 2,851 3,210 -18.8 12.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,047 44,531 39,265 3.2 -11.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 550 2,097 983 78.7 -53.1 Total 2/ .............................: 38,597 46,628 40,248 4.3 -13.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 10,090 10,194 8,267 -18.1 -18.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 28,507 36,434 31,981 12.2 -12.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,920 20,311 19,011 12.4 -6.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 93,082 97,301 94,936 2.0 -2.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 56,671 57,195 61,136 7.9 6.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,159 814 930 -70.6 14.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 59,830 58,009 62,066 3.7 7.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,496 4,689 4,604 -29.1 -1.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 56,956 43,690 44,788 -21.4 2.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,243 2,615 2,224 78.9 -15.0 Total 2/ .............................: 58,199 46,305 47,012 -19.2 1.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,574 15,758 15,904 -29.5 0.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 35,625 30,547 31,108 -12.7 1.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,389 14,425 15,829 2.9 9.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 101,051 89,616 98,728 -2.3 10.2 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 38.5 41.6 41.0 2.5 -0.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 111,892 105,369 107,236 -4.2 1.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 16,302 10,927 15,284 -6.2 39.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 738 992 708 -4.1 -28.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 9,697 14,404 12,403 27.9 -13.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 29,952 23,554 26,413 -11.8 12.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 154,663 127,362 144,841 -6.4 13.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 34,514 50,146 41,841 21.2 -16.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 35,823 21,655 24,776 -30.8 14.4 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 7,809 4,113 3,363 -56.9 -18.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 12,757 18,265 20,355 59.6 11.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 301,383 214,986 214,821 -28.7 -0.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 107,263 115,769 140,979 31.4 21.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2025 and 2026 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2025 : 2026 : from : 2025 : 2026 : from : : : 2025 : : : 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,220,583 1,278,163 4.7 1,220,583 1,278,163 4.7 February .....................:1,116,498 2,337,081 March ........................:1,234,197 3,571,278 April ........................:1,234,932 4,806,210 May ..........................:1,251,908 6,058,118 June .........................:1,203,603 7,261,721 July .........................:1,216,644 8,478,365 August .......................:1,202,079 9,680,444 September ....................:1,215,718 10,896,162 October ......................:1,261,313 12,157,475 November .....................:1,224,436 13,381,911 December .....................:1,276,368 14,658,279 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 481,440 500,081 3.9 481,440 500,081 3.9 February .....................: 442,498 923,938 March ........................: 499,929 1,423,867 April ........................: 495,470 1,919,337 May ..........................: 509,117 2,428,454 June .........................: 473,977 2,902,431 July .........................: 481,556 3,383,987 August .......................: 473,888 3,857,875 September ....................: 474,067 4,331,942 October ......................: 492,167 4,824,109 November .....................: 473,117 5,297,226 December .....................: 500,028 5,797,254 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 328,960 353,343 7.4 328,960 353,343 7.4 February .....................: 307,696 636,656 March ........................: 349,089 985,745 April ........................: 340,841 1,326,586 May ..........................: 355,437 1,682,023 June .........................: 332,003 2,014,026 July .........................: 330,803 2,344,829 August .......................: 323,188 2,668,017 September ....................: 325,274 2,993,291 October ......................: 328,278 3,321,569 November .....................: 322,291 3,643,860 December .....................: 345,076 3,988,936 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2025 and 2026 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2025 : 2026 : from : 2025 : 2026 : from : : : 2025 : : : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 520,335 554,110 6.5 520,335 554,110 6.5 February .....................: 474,243 994,578 March ........................: 523,416 1,517,994 April ........................: 522,584 2,040,578 May ..........................: 522,351 2,562,929 June .........................: 510,302 3,073,231 July .........................: 515,826 3,589,057 August .......................: 510,288 4,099,345 September ....................: 516,220 4,615,565 October ......................: 540,623 5,156,188 November .....................: 533,279 5,689,467 December .....................: 563,262 6,252,729 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 411,987 429,974 4.4 411,987 429,974 4.4 February .....................: 373,136 785,123 March ........................: 411,172 1,196,295 April ........................: 415,337 1,611,632 May ..........................: 413,101 2,024,733 June .........................: 404,783 2,429,516 July .........................: 407,309 2,836,825 August .......................: 404,800 3,241,625 September ....................: 403,451 3,645,076 October ......................: 421,707 4,066,783 November .....................: 421,881 4,488,664 December .....................: 440,366 4,929,030 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,956 10,973 37.9 7,956 10,973 37.9 February .....................: 8,177 16,133 March ........................: 8,732 24,865 April ........................: 8,765 33,630 May ..........................: 7,316 40,946 June .........................: 6,485 47,431 July .........................: 8,140 55,571 August .......................: 8,229 63,800 September ....................: 9,579 73,379 October ......................: 9,607 82,986 November .....................: 10,775 93,761 December .....................: 10,981 104,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2025 and 2026 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2025 : 2026 : from : 2025 : 2026 : from : : : 2025 : : : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 218,242 231,424 6.0 218,242 231,424 6.0 February .....................: 202,719 420,961 March ........................: 229,024 649,985 April ........................: 214,433 864,418 May ..........................: 211,949 1,076,367 June .........................: 188,330 1,264,697 July .........................: 178,326 1,443,023 August .......................: 173,200 1,616,223 September ....................: 179,133 1,795,356 October ......................: 186,193 1,981,549 November .....................: 177,238 2,158,787 December .....................: 207,522 2,366,309 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 154,663 144,841 -6.4 154,663 144,841 -6.4 February .....................: 146,611 301,274 March ........................: 168,003 469,277 April ........................: 162,873 632,150 May ..........................: 156,267 788,417 June .........................: 140,491 928,908 July .........................: 128,617 1,057,525 August .......................: 122,755 1,180,280 September ....................: 118,231 1,298,511 October ......................: 120,644 1,419,155 November .....................: 108,017 1,527,172 December .....................: 127,362 1,654,534 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 34,514 41,841 21.2 34,514 41,841 21.2 February .....................: 30,762 65,276 March ........................: 33,980 99,256 April ........................: 35,471 134,727 May ..........................: 47,322 182,049 June .........................: 56,746 238,795 July .........................: 44,361 283,156 August .......................: 42,317 325,473 September ....................: 43,705 369,178 October ......................: 35,511 404,689 November .....................: 40,517 445,206 December .....................: 50,146 495,352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2025 and 2026 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2025 : 2026 : from : 2025 : 2026 : from : : : 2025 : : : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 71,962 77,370 7.5 71,962 77,370 7.5 February .....................: 60,110 132,072 March ........................: 70,748 202,820 April ........................: 69,603 272,423 May ..........................: 71,549 343,972 June .........................: 75,723 419,695 July .........................: 69,809 489,504 August .......................: 68,291 557,795 September ....................: 69,106 626,901 October ......................: 67,885 694,786 November .....................: 64,072 758,858 December .....................: 72,696 831,554 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 93,082 94,936 2.0 93,082 94,936 2.0 February .....................: 83,824 176,906 March ........................: 100,368 277,274 April ........................: 95,059 372,333 May ..........................: 98,067 470,400 June .........................: 94,925 565,325 July .........................: 95,978 661,303 August .......................: 94,185 755,488 September ....................: 94,051 849,539 October ......................: 89,885 939,424 November .....................: 86,891 1,026,315 December .....................: 97,301 1,123,616 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 38,597 40,248 4.3 38,597 40,248 4.3 February .....................: 36,190 74,787 March ........................: 42,310 117,097 April ........................: 42,124 159,221 May ..........................: 41,794 201,015 June .........................: 42,955 243,970 July .........................: 40,977 284,947 August .......................: 40,430 325,377 September ....................: 42,190 367,567 October ......................: 41,710 409,277 November .....................: 42,280 451,557 December .....................: 46,628 498,185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2025 and 2026 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2025 : 2026 : from : 2025 : 2026 : from : : : 2025 : : : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 39,893 41,624 4.3 39,893 41,624 4.3 February .....................: 34,305 74,198 March ........................: 39,291 113,489 April ........................: 37,486 150,975 May ..........................: 39,019 189,994 June .........................: 39,457 229,451 July .........................: 40,070 269,521 August .......................: 38,999 308,520 September ....................: 39,124 347,644 October ......................: 41,091 388,735 November .....................: 37,438 426,173 December .....................: 39,377 465,550 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 31,752 36,378 14.6 31,752 36,378 14.6 February .....................: 32,636 64,388 March ........................: 37,853 102,241 April ........................: 32,186 134,427 May ..........................: 33,247 167,674 June .........................: 34,140 201,814 July .........................: 36,595 238,409 August .......................: 36,226 274,635 September ....................: 35,627 310,262 October ......................: 36,429 346,691 November .....................: 34,825 381,516 December .....................: 33,778 415,294 : Sour cream : January ......................: 133,957 125,132 -6.6 133,957 125,132 -6.6 February .....................: 107,063 241,020 March ........................: 120,999 362,019 April ........................: 125,615 487,634 May ..........................: 129,945 617,579 June .........................: 121,866 739,445 July .........................: 126,399 865,844 August .......................: 123,503 989,347 September ....................: 123,154 1,112,501 October ......................: 137,540 1,250,041 November .....................: 133,972 1,384,013 December .....................: 135,830 1,519,843 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2025 and 2026 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2025 : 2026 : from : 2025 : 2026 : from : : : 2025 : : : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 59,544 57,672 -3.1 59,544 57,672 -3.1 February .....................: 55,577 115,121 March ........................: 60,239 175,360 April ........................: 62,484 237,844 May ..........................: 64,369 302,213 June .........................: 64,893 367,106 July .........................: 69,636 436,742 August .......................: 66,104 502,846 September ....................: 58,684 561,530 October ......................: 60,226 621,756 November .....................: 49,792 671,548 December .....................: 48,898 720,446 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 29,232 29,566 1.1 29,232 29,566 1.1 February .....................: 30,436 59,668 March ........................: 35,447 95,115 April ........................: 38,068 133,183 May ..........................: 38,347 171,530 June .........................: 38,806 210,336 July .........................: 39,072 249,408 August .......................: 35,252 284,660 September ....................: 32,475 317,135 October ......................: 31,482 348,617 November .....................: 24,214 372,831 December .....................: 23,492 396,323 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,550 1,616 4.3 1,550 1,616 4.3 February .....................: 1,332 2,882 March ........................: 1,497 4,379 April ........................: 1,652 6,031 May ..........................: 1,671 7,702 June .........................: 1,876 9,578 July .........................: 1,754 11,332 August .......................: 1,748 13,080 September ....................: 1,450 14,530 October ......................: 1,756 16,286 November .....................: 1,428 17,714 December .....................: 1,437 19,151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2025 and 2026 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2025 : 2026 : from : 2025 : 2026 : from : : : 2025 : : : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 420,826 445,699 5.9 420,826 445,699 5.9 February .....................: 422,522 843,348 March ........................: 465,478 1,308,826 April ........................: 454,329 1,763,155 May ..........................: 433,591 2,196,746 June .........................: 438,543 2,635,289 July .........................: 448,111 3,083,400 August .......................: 449,117 3,532,517 September ....................: 453,105 3,985,622 October ......................: 448,268 4,433,890 November .....................: 416,117 4,850,007 December .....................: 418,051 5,268,058 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 3,825 2,223 -41.9 3,825 2,223 -41.9 February .....................: 2,998 6,823 March ........................: 3,805 10,628 April ........................: 2,971 13,599 May ..........................: 4,124 17,723 June .........................: 3,520 21,243 July .........................: 3,553 24,796 August .......................: 3,444 28,240 September ....................: 2,568 30,808 October ......................: 2,884 33,692 November .....................: 2,418 36,110 December .....................: 2,740 38,850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 207,835 216,717 207,239 -0.3 -4.4 Idaho ..........: 89,905 87,289 91,439 1.7 4.8 Illinois .......: 6,977 9,634 9,221 32.2 -4.3 Iowa ...........: 32,096 34,167 32,489 1.2 -4.9 Minnesota ......: 69,990 75,704 75,972 8.5 0.4 New Jersey .....: 8,591 9,057 8,659 0.8 -4.4 New Mexico .....: 75,804 78,072 76,151 0.5 -2.5 New York .......: 76,222 69,632 84,264 10.6 21.0 Ohio ...........: 21,625 22,782 22,825 5.5 0.2 Pennsylvania ...: 38,077 37,692 39,086 2.6 3.7 South Dakota ...: 50,230 (D) (D) (X) (X) Vermont ........: 13,114 12,943 13,228 0.9 2.2 Wisconsin ......: 310,216 314,052 311,548 0.4 -0.8 : Other States 1/ : 219,901 308,627 306,042 39.2 -0.8 : United States ..: 1,220,583 1,276,368 1,278,163 4.7 0.1 : Atlantic .......: 141,250 133,723 149,669 6.0 11.9 Central ........: 606,741 664,855 657,852 8.4 -1.1 West ...........: 472,592 477,790 470,642 -0.4 -1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 47,719 47,911 49,963 4.7 4.3 Iowa ...........: 16,766 15,209 14,655 -12.6 -3.6 Minnesota ......: 60,222 64,417 65,989 9.6 2.4 New York .......: 13,564 18,545 18,883 39.2 1.8 Wisconsin ......: 96,959 89,353 89,760 -7.4 0.5 : Other States 1/ : 246,210 264,593 260,831 5.9 -1.4 : United States ..: 481,440 500,028 500,081 3.9 (Z) : Atlantic .......: 24,565 30,166 30,641 24.7 1.6 Central ........: 273,546 285,356 285,165 4.2 -0.1 West ...........: 183,329 184,506 184,275 0.5 -0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 21,710 23,227 25,379 16.9 9.3 Iowa ...........: 10,229 (D) (D) (X) (X) Vermont ........: 9,516 10,119 10,292 8.2 1.7 Wisconsin ......: 63,499 57,948 57,688 -9.2 -0.4 : Other States 1/ : 224,006 253,782 259,984 16.1 2.4 : United States ..: 328,960 345,076 353,343 7.4 2.4 : Atlantic .......: 22,599 28,081 27,925 23.6 -0.6 Central ........: 184,749 193,236 203,166 10.0 5.1 West ...........: 121,612 123,759 122,252 0.5 -1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 142,679 147,666 139,116 -2.5 -5.8 Minnesota ......: 9,571 11,179 9,862 3.0 -11.8 New Jersey .....: 5,864 5,727 5,905 0.7 3.1 New York .......: 27,605 27,346 29,364 6.4 7.4 Pennsylvania ...: 23,895 23,174 24,438 2.3 5.5 Wisconsin ......: 148,834 161,262 157,332 5.7 -2.4 : Other States 1/ : 161,887 186,908 188,093 16.2 0.6 : United States ..: 520,335 563,262 554,110 6.5 -1.6 : Atlantic .......: 61,104 59,156 62,998 3.1 6.5 Central ........: 215,757 259,873 253,295 17.4 -2.5 West ...........: 243,474 244,233 237,817 -2.3 -2.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 129,914 135,494 125,081 -3.7 -7.7 New Jersey .....: 3,913 3,936 3,946 0.8 0.3 New York .......: 14,154 11,736 12,177 -14.0 3.8 Pennsylvania ...: 20,005 19,558 20,443 2.2 4.5 Wisconsin ......: 94,675 97,513 96,431 1.9 -1.1 : Other States 1/ : 149,326 172,129 171,896 15.1 -0.1 : United States ..: 411,987 440,366 429,974 4.4 -2.4 : Atlantic .......: 40,426 36,803 38,130 -5.7 3.6 Central ........: 141,420 172,256 169,633 19.9 -1.5 West ...........: 230,141 231,307 222,211 -3.4 -3.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 59,919 51,178 56,804 -5.2 11.0 Pennsylvania ...: 7,631 7,572 7,915 3.7 4.5 : Other States 1/ : 150,692 148,772 166,705 10.6 12.1 : United States ..: 218,242 207,522 231,424 6.0 11.5 : Atlantic .......: 18,688 15,189 16,057 -14.1 5.7 Central ........: 93,065 91,304 105,456 13.3 15.5 West ...........: 106,489 101,029 109,911 3.2 8.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 70,010 49,554 69,243 -1.1 39.7 Pennsylvania ...: 12,006 11,439 10,978 -8.6 -4.0 : Other States 1/ : 72,647 66,369 64,620 -11.0 -2.6 : United States ..: 154,663 127,362 144,841 -6.4 13.7 : Atlantic .......: 24,069 22,884 21,573 -10.4 -5.7 Central ........: 29,988 27,171 30,715 2.4 13.0 West ...........: 100,606 77,307 92,553 -8.0 19.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 7,234 10,905 11,028 52.4 1.1 Wisconsin ......: 26,216 22,818 22,303 -14.9 -2.3 : Other States 1/ : 34,885 37,083 42,531 21.9 14.7 : United States ..: 68,335 70,806 75,862 11.0 7.1 : Atlantic .......: 16,952 20,497 21,039 24.1 2.6 Central ........: 35,347 41,392 40,003 13.2 -3.4 West ...........: 16,036 8,917 14,820 -7.6 66.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2025 : 2026 : January : December : : : : 2025 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 5,766 3,837 5,386 -6.6 40.4 Connecticut ....: (D) 786 695 (X) -11.6 New York .......: 2,055 1,284 1,817 -11.6 41.5 Ohio ...........: 2,305 2,175 2,040 -11.5 -6.2 Pennsylvania ...: (D) 3,269 2,833 (X) -13.3 Utah ...........: 1,387 939 1,427 2.9 52.0 Wisconsin ......: 948 649 902 -4.9 39.0 : Other States 1/ : 47,083 35,959 42,572 -9.6 18.4 : United States ..: 59,544 48,898 57,672 -3.1 17.9 : Atlantic .......: 11,334 11,109 11,171 -1.4 0.6 Central ........: 37,442 30,195 36,632 -2.2 21.3 West ...........: 10,768 7,594 9,869 -8.3 30.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. 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 2024, there were 1,183 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 Regional Field Office (RFO), 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 RFO summarizes data at the Individual 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 RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO 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. 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