Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released June 4, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). April 2026 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.27 billion pounds, 1.7 percent above April 2025 and 0.3 percent above March 2026. Italian type cheese production totaled 556 million pounds, 4.2 percent above April 2025 and 2.5 percent above March 2026. American type cheese production totaled 490 million pounds, 1.2 percent below April 2025 and 0.4 percent below March 2026. Butter production was 224 million pounds, 4.5 percent above April 2025 but 1.8 percent below March 2026. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with April 2025) Nonfat dry milk, human - 181 million pounds, up 11.4 percent. Skim milk powder - 35.5 million pounds, up 0.2 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with April 2025) Dry whey, total - 76.9 million pounds, up 7.8 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 92.0 million pounds, down 3.2 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.8 million pounds, down 11.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with April 2025) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 67.0 million gallons, up 5.5 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 37.8 million gallons, down 0.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.87 million gallons, up 12.7 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.81 million gallons, up 0.9 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2025 and 2026 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2025 and 2026 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 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: April 2025 and 2026 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ----- percent ----- : Butter .................................: 214,593 228,497 224,354 4.5 -1.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 495,908 491,917 489,967 -1.2 -0.4 Cheddar ............................: 341,867 340,182 329,840 -3.5 -3.0 Other American types ...............: 154,041 151,735 160,127 4.0 5.5 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,148 6,851 7,267 1.7 6.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 18,101 16,784 17,374 -4.0 3.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 89,524 98,013 91,968 2.7 -6.2 Feta .................................: 11,540 13,433 12,681 9.9 -5.6 Gouda ................................: 8,675 10,102 7,939 -8.5 -21.4 Hispanic .............................: 41,048 41,250 41,631 1.4 0.9 Italian types ........................: 534,049 542,596 556,275 4.2 2.5 Mozzarella .........................: 426,021 421,688 434,894 2.1 3.1 Parmesan ...........................: 44,269 53,575 52,845 19.4 -1.4 Provolone ..........................: 32,835 30,808 33,775 2.9 9.6 Ricotta ............................: 17,852 22,111 20,660 15.7 -6.6 Romano .............................: 4,292 5,282 4,800 11.8 -9.1 Other Italian types ................: 8,780 9,132 9,301 5.9 1.9 Swiss ................................: 26,409 28,153 28,460 7.8 1.1 All other types ......................: 13,299 13,744 13,312 0.1 -3.1 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,245,701 1,262,843 1,266,874 1.7 0.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 41,685 52,446 50,930 22.2 -2.9 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 37,997 42,265 44,084 16.0 4.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 32,822 40,813 37,570 14.5 -7.9 : Sour cream .............................: 125,216 122,064 123,831 -1.1 1.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 451,371 492,277 453,770 0.5 -7.8 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ----- percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 63,484 63,216 66,967 5.5 5.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,945 17,366 20,097 -4.0 15.7 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,095 18,343 17,653 3.3 -3.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 38,040 35,709 37,750 -0.8 5.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 636 617 809 27.2 31.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,655 1,687 1,866 12.7 10.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 2,789 3,225 2,813 0.9 -12.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,057 1,261 1,098 3.9 -12.9 Nonfat, hard .......................: 250 207 233 -6.8 12.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,155 972 1,336 15.7 37.4 Water and juice ices .................: 5,849 5,396 5,869 0.3 8.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,046 40,929 43,717 4.0 6.8 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 21,792 20,124 21,148 -3.0 5.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 661 695 742 12.3 6.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,519 1,260 1,436 -5.5 14.0 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,636 2,023 1,739 6.3 -14.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,091 10,734 10,682 5.9 -0.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 69,566 77,727 75,599 8.7 -2.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,739 930 1,275 -26.7 37.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 71,305 78,657 76,874 7.8 -2.3 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,803 3,391 3,150 -17.2 -7.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 43,040 40,069 37,057 -13.9 -7.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 573 1,488 1,747 204.9 17.4 Total 2/ .............................: 43,613 41,557 38,804 -11.0 -6.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 11,952 7,995 8,592 -28.1 7.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 31,661 33,562 30,212 -4.6 -10.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,770 20,720 17,525 4.5 -15.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 95,091 92,788 92,034 -3.2 -0.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 57,061 63,396 60,856 6.7 -4.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,148 602 732 -65.9 21.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 59,209 63,998 61,588 4.0 -3.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,731 4,849 5,567 -17.3 14.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 56,630 43,433 44,849 -20.8 3.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 862 1,194 1,746 102.6 46.2 Total 2/ .............................: 57,492 44,627 46,595 -19.0 4.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,715 15,113 14,808 -40.1 -2.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 32,777 29,514 31,787 -3.0 7.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,168 16,340 18,921 17.0 15.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 102,952 97,739 96,207 -6.6 -1.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 35.2 40.7 40.7 5.5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: April 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 124,273 128,699 127,606 2.7 -0.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,890 11,785 10,245 -20.5 -13.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 766 776 784 2.3 1.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,130 11,062 11,151 10.1 0.8 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 26,561 23,176 22,582 -15.0 -2.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 162,788 175,944 181,383 11.4 3.1 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 35,471 37,387 35,540 0.2 -4.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 31,865 22,850 25,950 -18.6 13.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,891 3,569 3,754 -3.5 5.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 21,574 18,578 18,301 -15.2 -1.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 272,083 228,726 253,351 -6.9 10.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 146,630 164,026 154,344 5.3 -5.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................:1,220,535 1,275,690 4.5 1,220,535 1,275,690 4.5 February .....................:1,122,356 1,164,121 3.7 2,342,891 2,439,811 4.1 March ........................:1,243,436 1,262,843 1.6 3,586,327 3,702,654 3.2 April ........................:1,245,701 1,266,874 1.7 4,832,028 4,969,528 2.8 May ..........................:1,257,528 6,089,556 June .........................:1,218,094 7,307,650 July .........................:1,237,630 8,545,280 August .......................:1,228,182 9,773,462 September ....................:1,224,512 10,997,974 October ......................:1,272,884 12,270,858 November .....................:1,241,023 13,511,881 December .....................:1,288,183 14,800,064 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 480,932 497,132 3.4 480,932 497,132 3.4 February .....................: 442,666 454,687 2.7 923,598 951,819 3.1 March ........................: 499,593 491,917 -1.5 1,423,191 1,443,736 1.4 April ........................: 495,908 489,967 -1.2 1,919,099 1,933,703 0.8 May ..........................: 512,263 2,431,362 June .........................: 479,371 2,910,733 July .........................: 485,117 3,395,850 August .......................: 481,321 3,877,171 September ....................: 475,989 4,353,160 October ......................: 491,479 4,844,639 November .....................: 483,837 5,328,476 December .....................: 503,875 5,832,351 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 329,481 351,866 6.8 329,481 351,866 6.8 February .....................: 307,858 316,595 2.8 637,339 668,461 4.9 March ........................: 348,904 340,182 -2.5 986,243 1,008,643 2.3 April ........................: 341,867 329,840 -3.5 1,328,110 1,338,483 0.8 May ..........................: 354,737 1,682,847 June .........................: 334,882 2,017,729 July .........................: 334,424 2,352,153 August .......................: 328,904 2,681,057 September ....................: 323,844 3,004,901 October ......................: 325,301 3,330,202 November .....................: 327,912 3,658,114 December .....................: 345,576 4,003,690 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 518,772 555,424 7.1 518,772 555,424 7.1 February .....................: 480,063 508,741 6.0 998,835 1,064,165 6.5 March ........................: 530,080 542,596 2.4 1,528,915 1,606,761 5.1 April ........................: 534,049 556,275 4.2 2,062,964 2,163,036 4.9 May ..........................: 525,307 2,588,271 June .........................: 523,354 3,111,625 July .........................: 529,258 3,640,883 August .......................: 522,071 4,162,954 September ....................: 521,500 4,684,454 October ......................: 541,492 5,225,946 November .....................: 535,320 5,761,266 December .....................: 567,906 6,329,172 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 413,660 431,117 4.2 413,660 431,117 4.2 February .....................: 381,590 395,689 3.7 795,250 826,806 4.0 March ........................: 419,320 421,688 0.6 1,214,570 1,248,494 2.8 April ........................: 426,021 434,894 2.1 1,640,591 1,683,388 2.6 May ..........................: 415,793 2,056,384 June .........................: 415,838 2,472,222 July .........................: 421,034 2,893,256 August .......................: 413,596 3,306,852 September ....................: 406,694 3,713,546 October ......................: 423,465 4,137,011 November .....................: 423,952 4,560,963 December .....................: 445,398 5,006,361 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,875 11,523 46.3 7,875 11,523 46.3 February .....................: 8,074 8,370 3.7 15,949 19,893 24.7 March ........................: 8,611 9,132 6.1 24,560 29,025 18.2 April ........................: 8,780 9,301 5.9 33,340 38,326 15.0 May ..........................: 7,332 40,672 June .........................: 6,560 47,232 July .........................: 8,214 55,446 August .......................: 8,436 63,882 September ....................: 9,658 73,540 October ......................: 9,627 83,167 November .....................: 11,167 94,334 December .....................: 11,140 105,474 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 218,393 240,890 10.3 218,393 240,890 10.3 February .....................: 201,773 222,399 10.2 420,166 463,289 10.3 March ........................: 228,844 228,497 -0.2 649,010 691,786 6.6 April ........................: 214,593 224,354 4.5 863,603 916,140 6.1 May ..........................: 216,713 1,080,316 June .........................: 191,789 1,272,105 July .........................: 179,391 1,451,496 August .......................: 176,312 1,627,808 September ....................: 183,898 1,811,706 October ......................: 188,338 2,000,044 November .....................: 178,831 2,178,875 December .....................: 207,530 2,386,405 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 156,933 151,434 -3.5 156,933 151,434 -3.5 February .....................: 138,977 151,857 9.3 295,910 303,291 2.5 March ........................: 159,469 175,944 10.3 455,379 479,235 5.2 April ........................: 162,788 181,383 11.4 618,167 660,618 6.9 May ..........................: 157,142 775,309 June .........................: 144,374 919,683 July .........................: 130,483 1,050,166 August .......................: 120,693 1,170,859 September ....................: 124,854 1,295,713 October ......................: 123,000 1,418,713 November .....................: 111,131 1,529,844 December .....................: 127,737 1,657,581 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 34,512 47,134 36.6 34,512 47,134 36.6 February .....................: 30,761 27,656 -10.1 65,273 74,790 14.6 March ........................: 33,969 37,387 10.1 99,242 112,177 13.0 April ........................: 35,471 35,540 0.2 134,713 147,717 9.7 May ..........................: 48,716 183,429 June .........................: 53,900 237,329 July .........................: 44,361 281,690 August .......................: 43,276 324,966 September ....................: 46,395 371,361 October ......................: 42,171 413,532 November .....................: 42,888 456,420 December .....................: 47,902 504,322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 74,462 77,623 4.2 74,462 77,623 4.2 February .....................: 63,083 67,323 6.7 137,545 144,946 5.4 March ........................: 75,954 78,657 3.6 213,499 223,603 4.7 April ........................: 71,305 76,874 7.8 284,804 300,477 5.5 May ..........................: 73,579 358,383 June .........................: 75,423 433,806 July .........................: 68,365 502,171 August .......................: 69,456 571,627 September ....................: 69,106 640,733 October ......................: 66,177 706,910 November .....................: 65,300 772,210 December .....................: 72,675 844,885 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 93,088 95,920 3.0 93,088 95,920 3.0 February .....................: 85,201 83,823 -1.6 178,289 179,743 0.8 March ........................: 98,475 92,788 -5.8 276,764 272,531 -1.5 April ........................: 95,091 92,034 -3.2 371,855 364,565 -2.0 May ..........................: 98,977 470,832 June .........................: 97,968 568,800 July .........................: 97,008 665,808 August .......................: 96,192 762,000 September ....................: 94,666 856,666 October ......................: 99,084 955,750 November .....................: 86,788 1,042,538 December .....................: 94,637 1,137,175 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 39,594 40,364 1.9 39,594 40,364 1.9 February .....................: 37,547 38,231 1.8 77,141 78,595 1.9 March ........................: 44,051 41,557 -5.7 121,192 120,152 -0.9 April ........................: 43,613 38,804 -11.0 164,805 158,956 -3.5 May ..........................: 42,333 207,138 June .........................: 44,541 251,679 July .........................: 42,031 293,710 August .......................: 40,918 334,628 September ....................: 42,959 377,587 October ......................: 39,808 417,395 November .....................: 40,392 457,787 December .....................: 44,005 501,792 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 40,039 41,380 3.3 40,039 41,380 3.3 February .....................: 35,799 40,273 12.5 75,838 81,653 7.7 March ........................: 39,946 42,265 5.8 115,784 123,918 7.0 April ........................: 37,997 44,084 16.0 153,781 168,002 9.2 May ..........................: 40,184 193,965 June .........................: 39,160 233,125 July .........................: 40,178 273,303 August .......................: 39,230 312,533 September ....................: 39,398 351,931 October ......................: 42,324 394,255 November .....................: 37,094 431,349 December .....................: 39,459 470,808 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 32,149 36,206 12.6 32,149 36,206 12.6 February .....................: 32,233 32,858 1.9 64,382 69,064 7.3 March ........................: 38,099 40,813 7.1 102,481 109,877 7.2 April ........................: 32,822 37,570 14.5 135,303 147,447 9.0 May ..........................: 34,057 169,360 June .........................: 34,890 204,250 July .........................: 37,212 241,462 August .......................: 36,814 278,276 September ....................: 38,029 316,305 October ......................: 37,780 354,085 November .....................: 34,452 388,537 December .....................: 33,656 422,193 : Sour cream : January ......................: 133,880 124,984 -6.6 133,880 124,984 -6.6 February .....................: 112,203 115,469 2.9 246,083 240,453 -2.3 March ........................: 120,890 122,064 1.0 366,973 362,517 -1.2 April ........................: 125,216 123,831 -1.1 492,189 486,348 -1.2 May ..........................: 129,931 622,120 June .........................: 122,731 744,851 July .........................: 125,140 869,991 August .......................: 121,902 991,893 September ....................: 124,270 1,116,163 October ......................: 136,189 1,252,352 November .....................: 133,059 1,385,411 December .....................: 135,347 1,520,758 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 58,314 57,093 -2.1 58,314 57,093 -2.1 February .....................: 55,913 56,813 1.6 114,227 113,906 -0.3 March ........................: 59,736 63,216 5.8 173,963 177,122 1.8 April ........................: 63,484 66,967 5.5 237,447 244,089 2.8 May ..........................: 64,672 302,119 June .........................: 65,258 367,377 July .........................: 69,486 436,863 August .......................: 66,439 503,302 September ....................: 59,085 562,387 October ......................: 61,094 623,481 November .....................: 49,570 673,051 December .....................: 49,031 722,082 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 28,105 29,446 4.8 28,105 29,446 4.8 February .....................: 29,310 29,503 0.7 57,415 58,949 2.7 March ........................: 33,606 35,709 6.3 91,021 94,658 4.0 April ........................: 38,040 37,750 -0.8 129,061 132,408 2.6 May ..........................: 35,859 164,920 June .........................: 36,392 201,312 July .........................: 37,894 239,206 August .......................: 33,406 272,612 September ....................: 31,162 303,774 October ......................: 30,572 334,346 November .....................: 24,033 358,379 December .....................: 22,500 380,879 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,541 1,554 0.8 1,541 1,554 0.8 February .....................: 1,314 1,639 24.7 2,855 3,193 11.8 March ........................: 1,494 1,687 12.9 4,349 4,880 12.2 April ........................: 1,655 1,866 12.7 6,004 6,746 12.4 May ..........................: 1,681 7,685 June .........................: 1,907 9,592 July .........................: 1,742 11,334 August .......................: 1,720 13,054 September ....................: 1,527 14,581 October ......................: 1,811 16,392 November .....................: 1,340 17,732 December .....................: 1,450 19,182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 417,671 439,249 5.2 417,671 439,249 5.2 February .....................: 415,082 447,753 7.9 832,753 887,002 6.5 March ........................: 460,568 492,277 6.9 1,293,321 1,379,279 6.6 April ........................: 451,371 453,770 0.5 1,744,692 1,833,049 5.1 May ..........................: 441,473 2,186,165 June .........................: 436,660 2,622,825 July .........................: 449,398 3,072,223 August .......................: 460,868 3,533,091 September ....................: 464,999 3,998,090 October ......................: 452,282 4,450,372 November .....................: 419,578 4,869,950 December .....................: 418,635 5,288,585 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,526 2,247 -11.0 2,526 2,247 -11.0 February .....................: 2,586 3,064 18.5 5,112 5,311 3.9 March ........................: 3,486 3,225 -7.5 8,598 8,536 -0.7 April ........................: 2,789 2,813 0.9 11,387 11,349 -0.3 May ..........................: 3,083 14,470 June .........................: 3,112 17,582 July .........................: 3,325 20,907 August .......................: 2,824 23,731 September ....................: 2,377 26,108 October ......................: 3,038 29,146 November .....................: 2,597 31,743 December .....................: 2,404 34,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 219,115 185,804 202,316 -7.7 8.9 Idaho ..........: 91,327 85,514 91,253 -0.1 6.7 Iowa ...........: 30,714 36,367 35,008 14.0 -3.7 Minnesota ......: 71,036 75,073 71,071 (Z) -5.3 New Mexico .....: 75,662 78,390 75,249 -0.5 -4.0 New York .......: 77,189 80,605 79,483 3.0 -1.4 Ohio ...........: 19,779 21,674 22,068 11.6 1.8 Pennsylvania ...: 38,799 38,222 37,722 -2.8 -1.3 Wisconsin ......: 305,561 312,977 305,206 -0.1 -2.5 : Other States 1/ : 316,519 348,217 347,498 9.8 -0.2 : United States ..: 1,245,701 1,262,843 1,266,874 1.7 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 140,409 144,416 140,465 (Z) -2.7 Central ........: 621,375 671,045 658,567 6.0 -1.9 West ...........: 483,917 447,382 467,842 -3.3 4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 47,062 47,165 48,530 3.1 2.9 Iowa ...........: 15,194 16,916 15,670 3.1 -7.4 Minnesota ......: 61,571 64,489 61,802 0.4 -4.2 New York .......: 18,914 18,917 17,545 -7.2 -7.3 Wisconsin ......: 94,262 84,104 81,327 -13.7 -3.3 : Other States 1/ : 258,905 260,326 265,093 2.4 1.8 : United States ..: 495,908 491,917 489,967 -1.2 -0.4 : Atlantic .......: 29,544 30,206 28,013 -5.2 -7.3 Central ........: 285,475 282,180 281,384 -1.4 -0.3 West ...........: 180,889 179,531 180,570 -0.2 0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 21,913 23,701 25,075 14.4 5.8 Vermont ........: 9,082 9,816 9,018 -0.7 -8.1 Wisconsin ......: 62,033 51,817 49,834 -19.7 -3.8 : Other States 1/ : 248,839 254,848 245,913 -1.2 -3.5 : United States ..: 341,867 340,182 329,840 -3.5 -3.0 : Atlantic .......: 26,873 28,112 26,082 -2.9 -7.2 Central ........: 196,822 195,237 188,193 -4.4 -3.6 West ...........: 118,172 116,833 115,565 -2.2 -1.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 150,595 119,305 135,455 -10.1 13.5 Minnesota ......: 9,277 10,492 9,114 -1.8 -13.1 New York .......: 24,788 30,533 28,210 13.8 -7.6 Pennsylvania ...: 24,433 23,995 23,723 -2.9 -1.1 Wisconsin ......: 151,121 160,030 161,980 7.2 1.2 : Other States 1/ : 173,835 198,241 197,793 13.8 -0.2 : United States ..: 534,049 542,596 556,275 4.2 2.5 : Atlantic .......: 57,159 62,970 59,799 4.6 -5.0 Central ........: 225,065 261,424 259,160 15.1 -0.9 West ...........: 251,825 218,202 237,316 -5.8 8.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 138,508 107,569 123,702 -10.7 15.0 New York .......: 11,245 15,223 12,956 15.2 -14.9 Pennsylvania ...: 20,152 19,231 19,340 -4.0 0.6 Wisconsin ......: 95,734 97,931 96,767 1.1 -1.2 : Other States 1/ : 160,382 181,734 182,129 13.6 0.2 : United States ..: 426,021 421,688 434,894 2.1 3.1 : Atlantic .......: 36,207 39,397 37,062 2.4 -5.9 Central ........: 151,262 177,261 173,349 14.6 -2.2 West ...........: 238,552 205,030 224,483 -5.9 9.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 62,491 63,252 64,553 3.3 2.1 Pennsylvania ...: 7,231 6,849 6,940 -4.0 1.3 : Other States 1/ : 144,871 158,396 152,861 5.5 -3.5 : United States ..: 214,593 228,497 224,354 4.5 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 16,876 16,938 14,958 -11.4 -11.7 Central ........: 89,798 94,042 94,197 4.9 0.2 West ...........: 107,919 117,517 115,199 6.7 -2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 75,232 81,985 82,095 9.1 0.1 Pennsylvania ...: 12,607 11,758 12,057 -4.4 2.5 : Other States 1/ : 74,949 82,201 87,231 16.4 6.1 : United States ..: 162,788 175,944 181,383 11.4 3.1 : Atlantic .......: 28,372 21,043 25,191 -11.2 19.7 Central ........: 31,485 33,448 32,689 3.8 -2.3 West ...........: 102,931 121,453 123,503 20.0 1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 10,130 11,586 10,386 2.5 -10.4 Wisconsin ......: 23,796 26,886 23,458 -1.4 -12.8 : Other States 1/ : 35,640 39,255 41,755 17.2 6.4 : United States ..: 69,566 77,727 75,599 8.7 -2.7 : Atlantic .......: 20,304 21,328 19,691 -3.0 -7.7 Central ........: 36,663 47,601 43,528 18.7 -8.6 West ...........: 12,599 8,798 12,380 -1.7 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: April 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : April : March : April :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : April : March : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .....: 6,287 6,959 6,930 10.2 -0.4 Connecticut ....: 647 761 588 -9.1 -22.7 New York .......: 2,382 1,665 2,463 3.4 47.9 Ohio ...........: 2,402 2,145 2,402 - 12.0 Pennsylvania ...: 2,104 2,304 2,108 0.2 -8.5 Utah ...........: 1,774 1,596 1,723 -2.9 8.0 Wisconsin ......: 1,103 1,059 1,109 0.5 4.7 : Other States 1/ : 46,785 46,727 49,644 6.1 6.2 : United States ..: 63,484 63,216 66,967 5.5 5.9 : Atlantic .......: 12,636 12,261 12,139 -3.9 -1.0 Central ........: 39,221 39,044 42,716 8.9 9.4 West ...........: 11,627 11,911 12,112 4.2 1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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 2025, there were 1,184 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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