Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 2, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2026 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.28 billion pounds, 2.0 percent above May 2025 and 1.1 percent above April 2026. Italian type cheese production totaled 560 million pounds, 6.5 percent above May 2025 and 0.7 percent above April 2026. American type cheese production totaled 499 million pounds, 2.6 percent below May 2025 but 1.5 percent above April 2026. Butter production was 224 million pounds, 3.5 percent above May 2025 but slightly below April 2026. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with May 2025) Nonfat dry milk, human - 173 million pounds, up 10.3 percent. Skim milk powder - 29.4 million pounds, down 39.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with May 2025) Dry whey, total - 82.6 million pounds, up 12.2 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 98.3 million pounds, down 0.6 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 43.6 million pounds, up 3.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with May 2025) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 69.2 million gallons, up 7.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 36.4 million gallons, up 1.5 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.95 million gallons, up 16.1 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.17 million gallons, up 2.7 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2025 and 2026 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2025 and 2026 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 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: May 2025 and 2026 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 216,713 224,282 224,250 3.5 (Z) : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 512,263 491,594 498,863 -2.6 1.5 Cheddar ............................: 354,737 330,126 350,487 -1.2 6.2 Other American types ...............: 157,526 161,468 148,376 -5.8 -8.1 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,804 7,220 6,688 -14.3 -7.4 Brick and Muenster ...................: 18,965 17,501 16,362 -13.7 -6.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 90,000 91,975 95,216 5.8 3.5 Feta .................................: 14,000 12,886 14,032 0.2 8.9 Gouda ................................: 6,293 7,936 8,958 42.3 12.9 Hispanic .............................: 40,697 41,606 38,761 -4.8 -6.8 Italian types ........................: 525,307 555,596 559,588 6.5 0.7 Mozzarella .........................: 415,793 434,025 441,502 6.2 1.7 Parmesan ...........................: 47,999 53,343 51,647 7.6 -3.2 Provolone ..........................: 32,303 33,956 33,574 3.9 -1.1 Ricotta ............................: 17,492 20,614 18,013 3.0 -12.6 Romano .............................: 4,388 4,631 4,554 3.8 -1.7 Other Italian types ................: 7,332 9,027 10,298 40.5 14.1 Swiss ................................: 27,925 28,693 29,705 6.4 3.5 All other types ......................: 14,274 13,314 14,243 -0.2 7.0 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,257,528 1,268,321 1,282,416 2.0 1.1 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 45,216 48,530 50,035 10.7 3.1 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 40,184 43,970 44,830 11.6 2.0 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 34,057 37,657 39,188 15.1 4.1 : Sour cream .............................: 129,931 123,861 124,298 -4.3 0.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 441,473 463,229 463,763 5.0 0.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 64,672 66,577 69,238 7.1 4.0 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,498 20,188 17,966 -2.9 -11.0 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,361 17,566 18,442 6.2 5.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 35,859 37,754 36,408 1.5 -3.6 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 607 809 451 -25.7 -44.3 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,681 1,866 1,951 16.1 4.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,083 2,832 3,165 2.7 11.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,084 1,117 1,104 1.8 -1.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 282 233 344 22.0 47.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,239 1,157 1,074 -13.3 -7.2 Water and juice ices .................: 6,375 5,869 6,455 1.3 10.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 43,575 43,986 44,276 1.6 0.7 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 21,497 21,144 20,499 -4.6 -3.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 615 742 554 -9.9 -25.3 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,593 1,433 1,342 -15.8 -6.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,984 1,758 1,994 0.5 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: May 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,700 10,682 10,874 1.6 1.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 71,177 75,599 81,366 14.3 7.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,402 1,275 1,222 -49.1 -4.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 73,579 76,874 82,588 12.2 7.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,920 3,192 3,462 -11.7 8.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,847 38,969 42,359 3.7 8.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,486 1,744 1,231 -17.2 -29.4 Total 2/ .............................: 42,333 40,713 43,590 3.0 7.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 10,276 8,771 9,657 -6.0 10.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 32,057 31,942 33,933 5.9 6.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 17,719 17,525 17,625 -0.5 0.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 98,977 92,832 98,342 -0.6 5.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 59,657 60,125 62,342 4.5 3.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,792 732 658 -76.4 -10.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 62,449 60,857 63,000 0.9 3.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,946 5,355 5,328 -23.3 -0.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 55,818 44,243 44,979 -19.4 1.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,791 1,754 1,371 -23.5 -21.8 Total 2/ .............................: 57,609 45,997 46,350 -19.5 0.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,031 14,799 12,752 -52.8 -13.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 30,578 31,198 33,598 9.9 7.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 17,012 18,954 19,318 13.6 1.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 104,443 98,699 107,609 3.0 9.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 30.5 40.7 39.7 9.2 -1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 127,441 128,047 124,000 -2.7 -3.2 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,670 9,934 10,998 -13.2 10.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 833 842 765 -8.2 -9.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,109 10,111 12,126 9.2 19.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 26,689 22,582 22,116 -17.1 -2.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 157,142 180,201 173,300 10.3 -3.8 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 48,716 35,540 29,362 -39.7 -17.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 30,362 25,604 26,285 -13.4 2.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,777 3,941 2,481 -10.7 -37.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 22,891 17,331 19,954 -12.8 15.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 256,848 245,708 246,782 -3.9 0.4 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 167,700 160,906 168,144 0.3 4.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,268,321 1.8 4,832,028 4,970,975 2.9 May ..........................:1,257,528 1,282,416 2.0 6,089,556 6,253,391 2.7 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 ........................: 495,908 491,594 -0.9 1,919,099 1,935,330 0.8 May ..........................: 512,263 498,863 -2.6 2,431,362 2,434,193 0.1 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 ........................: 341,867 330,126 -3.4 1,328,110 1,338,769 0.8 May ..........................: 354,737 350,487 -1.2 1,682,847 1,689,256 0.4 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 ........................: 534,049 555,596 4.0 2,062,964 2,162,357 4.8 May ..........................: 525,307 559,588 6.5 2,588,271 2,721,945 5.2 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 ........................: 426,021 434,025 1.9 1,640,591 1,682,519 2.6 May ..........................: 415,793 441,502 6.2 2,056,384 2,124,021 3.3 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 9,027 2.8 33,340 38,052 14.1 May ..........................: 7,332 10,298 40.5 40,672 48,350 18.9 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 ........................: 214,593 224,282 4.5 863,603 916,068 6.1 May ..........................: 216,713 224,250 3.5 1,080,316 1,140,318 5.6 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 ........................: 162,788 180,201 10.7 618,167 659,436 6.7 May ..........................: 157,142 173,300 10.3 775,309 832,736 7.4 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 29,362 -39.7 183,429 177,079 -3.5 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 82,588 12.2 358,383 383,065 6.9 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 92,832 -2.4 371,855 365,363 -1.7 May ..........................: 98,977 98,342 -0.6 470,832 463,705 -1.5 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 40,713 -6.6 164,805 160,865 -2.4 May ..........................: 42,333 43,590 3.0 207,138 204,455 -1.3 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 43,970 15.7 153,781 167,888 9.2 May ..........................: 40,184 44,830 11.6 193,965 212,718 9.7 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 37,657 14.7 135,303 147,534 9.0 May ..........................: 34,057 39,188 15.1 169,360 186,722 10.3 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 ........................: 125,216 123,861 -1.1 492,189 486,378 -1.2 May ..........................: 129,931 124,298 -4.3 622,120 610,676 -1.8 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 66,577 4.9 237,447 243,699 2.6 May ..........................: 64,672 69,238 7.1 302,119 312,937 3.6 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 37,754 -0.8 129,061 132,412 2.6 May ..........................: 35,859 36,408 1.5 164,920 168,820 2.4 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 1,951 16.1 7,685 8,697 13.2 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 ........................: 451,371 463,229 2.6 1,744,692 1,842,508 5.6 May ..........................: 441,473 463,763 5.0 2,186,165 2,306,271 5.5 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 2,832 1.5 11,387 11,368 -0.2 May ..........................: 3,083 3,165 2.7 14,470 14,533 0.4 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: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 222,001 202,280 207,142 -6.7 2.4 Idaho ..........: 87,563 91,530 88,360 0.9 -3.5 Iowa ...........: 33,546 35,515 37,177 10.8 4.7 Minnesota ......: 72,576 71,071 72,415 -0.2 1.9 New Mexico .....: 81,539 75,244 75,603 -7.3 0.5 New York .......: 73,179 79,719 77,735 6.2 -2.5 Ohio ...........: 20,434 22,068 21,369 4.6 -3.2 Pennsylvania ...: 39,785 37,729 38,629 -2.9 2.4 Wisconsin ......: 313,545 306,055 308,231 -1.7 0.7 : Other States 1/ : 313,360 347,110 355,755 13.5 2.5 : United States ..: 1,257,528 1,268,321 1,282,416 2.0 1.1 : Atlantic .......: 138,417 140,708 140,723 1.7 (Z) Central ........: 644,666 659,535 669,854 3.9 1.6 West ...........: 474,445 468,078 471,839 -0.5 0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 48,232 48,530 49,628 2.9 2.3 Iowa ...........: 17,475 16,350 17,254 -1.3 5.5 Minnesota ......: 61,012 61,802 62,479 2.4 1.1 New York .......: 19,670 17,541 20,097 2.2 14.6 Wisconsin ......: 90,537 82,278 83,082 -8.2 1.0 : Other States 1/ : 275,337 265,093 266,323 -3.3 0.5 : United States ..: 512,263 491,594 498,863 -2.6 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 30,901 28,009 31,370 1.5 12.0 Central ........: 289,307 283,015 284,480 -1.7 0.5 West ...........: 192,055 180,570 183,013 -4.7 1.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 24,357 25,075 27,317 12.2 8.9 Vermont ........: 9,754 9,018 9,804 0.5 8.7 Wisconsin ......: 56,547 49,805 48,365 -14.5 -2.9 : Other States 1/ : 264,079 246,228 265,001 0.3 7.6 : United States ..: 354,737 330,126 350,487 -1.2 6.2 : Atlantic .......: 27,894 24,977 28,432 1.9 13.8 Central ........: 199,827 189,584 196,034 -1.9 3.4 West ...........: 127,016 115,565 126,021 -0.8 9.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 152,932 135,440 140,240 -8.3 3.5 Minnesota ......: 11,290 9,114 9,774 -13.4 7.2 New York .......: 26,985 28,212 28,184 4.4 -0.1 Pennsylvania ...: 23,207 23,723 22,667 -2.3 -4.5 Wisconsin ......: 155,995 161,961 160,770 3.1 -0.7 : Other States 1/ : 154,898 197,146 197,953 27.8 0.4 : United States ..: 525,307 555,596 559,588 6.5 0.7 : Atlantic .......: 58,304 59,801 58,727 0.7 -1.8 Central ........: 233,805 258,499 261,750 12.0 1.3 West ...........: 233,198 237,296 239,111 2.5 0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 140,469 123,710 128,159 -8.8 3.6 New York .......: 14,091 12,958 14,417 2.3 11.3 Pennsylvania ...: 19,180 19,340 18,102 -5.6 -6.4 Wisconsin ......: 98,964 96,471 98,442 -0.5 2.0 : Other States 1/ : 143,089 181,546 182,382 27.5 0.5 : United States ..: 415,793 434,025 441,502 6.2 1.7 : Atlantic .......: 38,478 37,064 37,437 -2.7 1.0 Central ........: 157,756 172,475 178,534 13.2 3.5 West ...........: 219,559 224,486 225,531 2.7 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 65,428 64,553 64,319 -1.7 -0.4 Pennsylvania ...: 7,029 6,846 6,472 -7.9 -5.5 : Other States 1/ : 144,256 152,883 153,459 6.4 0.4 : United States ..: 216,713 224,282 224,250 3.5 (Z) : Atlantic .......: 15,090 14,881 14,115 -6.5 -5.1 Central ........: 90,537 94,202 94,000 3.8 -0.2 West ...........: 111,086 115,199 116,135 4.5 0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 71,007 82,095 79,338 11.7 -3.4 Pennsylvania ...: 12,724 10,989 9,941 -21.9 -9.5 : Other States 1/ : 73,411 87,117 84,021 14.5 -3.6 : United States ..: 157,142 180,201 173,300 10.3 -3.8 : Atlantic .......: 26,646 24,123 20,716 -22.3 -14.1 Central ........: 34,748 32,575 30,920 -11.0 -5.1 West ...........: 95,748 123,503 121,664 27.1 -1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 11,110 10,386 12,993 16.9 25.1 Wisconsin ......: 24,025 23,458 24,276 1.0 3.5 : Other States 1/ : 36,042 41,755 44,097 22.3 5.6 : United States ..: 71,177 75,599 81,366 14.3 7.6 : Atlantic .......: 21,498 19,691 22,455 4.5 14.0 Central ........: 37,005 43,528 46,301 25.1 6.4 West ...........: 12,674 12,380 12,610 -0.5 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : May : April : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 7,229 6,930 7,279 0.7 5.0 Connecticut ....: 800 588 736 -8.0 25.2 New York .......: 2,182 2,463 2,073 -5.0 -15.8 Ohio ...........: 2,577 2,402 1,943 -24.6 -19.1 Pennsylvania ...: 2,996 2,108 2,996 - 42.1 Utah ...........: 1,912 1,723 1,678 -12.2 -2.6 Wisconsin ......: 1,145 1,109 1,078 -5.9 -2.8 : Other States 1/ : 45,831 49,254 51,455 12.3 4.5 : United States ..: 64,672 66,577 69,238 7.1 4.0 : Atlantic .......: 13,386 12,137 13,629 1.8 12.3 Central ........: 38,434 42,328 42,871 11.5 1.3 West ...........: 12,852 12,112 12,738 -0.9 5.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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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