Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released October 5, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). August 2026 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.25 billion pounds, 1.4 percent above August 2025 but 1.4 percent below July 2026. Italian type cheese production totaled 541 million pounds, 3.7 percent above August 2025 but 1.7 percent below July 2026. American type cheese production totaled 477 million pounds, 0.9 percent below August 2025 and 0.6 percent below July 2026. Butter production was 187 million pounds, 6.3 percent above August 2025 but 0.9 percent below July 2026. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with August 2025) Nonfat dry milk, human - 132 million pounds, up 9.6 percent. Skim milk powder - 28.9 million pounds, down 33.1 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with August 2025) Dry whey, total - 75.1 million pounds, up 8.2 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 94.9 million pounds, down 1.3 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.8 million pounds, up 4.6 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with August 2025) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 64.9 million gallons, down 2.3 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 36.7 million gallons, up 9.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.52 million gallons, down 11.8 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.68 million gallons, down 5.2 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2025 and 2026 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2025 and 2026 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: August 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: August 2025 and 2026 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 176,312 189,113 187,363 6.3 -0.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 481,321 480,089 477,038 -0.9 -0.6 Cheddar ............................: 328,904 328,981 325,876 -0.9 -0.9 Other American types ...............: 152,417 151,108 151,162 -0.8 (Z) Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,465 6,905 9,153 41.6 32.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,817 18,446 17,901 6.4 -3.0 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 97,779 102,447 96,915 -0.9 -5.4 Feta .................................: 14,813 14,869 13,177 -11.0 -11.4 Gouda ................................: 7,732 9,889 7,990 3.3 -19.2 Hispanic .............................: 41,858 38,582 42,478 1.5 10.1 Italian types ........................: 522,071 550,699 541,326 3.7 -1.7 Mozzarella .........................: 413,596 432,871 420,892 1.8 -2.8 Parmesan ...........................: 41,923 50,520 52,801 25.9 4.5 Provolone ..........................: 32,682 32,989 34,416 5.3 4.3 Ricotta ............................: 20,614 19,966 20,505 -0.5 2.7 Romano .............................: 4,820 3,792 3,604 -25.2 -5.0 Other Italian types ................: 8,436 10,561 9,108 8.0 -13.8 Swiss ................................: 26,105 27,660 26,589 1.9 -3.9 All other types ......................: 13,221 13,762 12,851 -2.8 -6.6 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,228,182 1,263,348 1,245,418 1.4 -1.4 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 42,335 51,670 51,283 21.1 -0.7 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 39,230 42,857 42,641 8.7 -0.5 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 36,814 41,197 39,998 8.6 -2.9 : Sour cream .............................: 121,902 123,775 121,404 -0.4 -1.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 460,868 478,163 468,334 1.6 -2.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 66,439 70,430 64,935 -2.3 -7.8 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 17,242 17,856 17,245 (Z) -3.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 16,164 20,212 19,432 20.2 -3.9 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 33,406 38,068 36,677 9.8 -3.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 537 419 588 9.5 40.3 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,720 1,509 1,517 -11.8 0.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 2,824 3,376 2,677 -5.2 -20.7 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,083 1,339 1,040 -4.0 -22.3 Nonfat, hard .......................: 252 228 148 -41.3 -35.1 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,350 1,231 1,137 -15.8 -7.6 Water and juice ices .................: 6,064 6,113 5,127 -15.5 -16.1 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,224 48,161 43,968 -0.6 -8.7 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 19,975 21,501 20,712 3.7 -3.7 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 612 468 610 -0.3 30.3 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,429 1,195 1,257 -12.0 5.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,623 2,047 1,502 -7.5 -26.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: August 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,423 10,021 11,308 8.5 12.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 67,409 79,695 74,073 9.9 -7.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,047 1,461 1,060 -48.2 -27.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 69,456 81,156 75,133 8.2 -7.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,362 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 39,760 40,105 41,519 4.4 3.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,158 965 1,274 10.0 32.0 Total 2/ .............................: 40,918 41,070 42,793 4.6 4.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 9,052 6,886 7,698 -15.0 11.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 31,866 34,184 35,095 10.1 2.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 17,080 17,667 16,032 -6.1 -9.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,192 93,101 94,900 -1.3 1.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 49,400 67,375 60,305 22.1 -10.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 996 1,047 977 -1.9 -6.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 50,396 68,422 61,282 21.6 -10.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,543 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 49,639 45,198 49,538 -0.2 9.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,468 1,613 1,493 1.7 -7.4 Total 2/ .............................: 51,107 46,811 51,031 -0.1 9.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,541 12,034 17,951 -16.7 49.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 29,566 34,777 33,080 11.9 -4.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,444 18,157 17,457 20.9 -3.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,779 95,469 94,827 -2.0 -0.7 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 36.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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: August 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 106,625 120,982 109,775 3.0 -9.3 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,879 9,601 12,093 22.4 26.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 517 732 1,037 100.6 41.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,886 10,034 9,244 17.2 -7.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 20,337 24,681 21,477 5.6 -13.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 120,693 165,133 132,242 9.6 -19.9 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 43,276 22,033 28,946 -33.1 31.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 25,733 23,914 25,456 -1.1 6.4 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,653 3,732 5,061 38.5 35.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 12,905 14,989 14,551 12.8 -2.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 224,438 232,781 216,333 -3.6 -7.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 134,921 169,805 146,739 8.8 -13.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,283,363 2.1 6,089,556 6,254,338 2.7 June .........................:1,218,094 1,235,683 1.4 7,307,650 7,490,021 2.5 July .........................:1,237,630 1,263,348 2.1 8,545,280 8,753,369 2.4 August .......................:1,228,182 1,245,418 1.4 9,773,462 9,998,787 2.3 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 ..........................: 512,263 497,748 -2.8 2,431,362 2,433,078 0.1 June .........................: 479,371 482,748 0.7 2,910,733 2,915,826 0.2 July .........................: 485,117 480,089 -1.0 3,395,850 3,395,915 (Z) August .......................: 481,321 477,038 -0.9 3,877,171 3,872,953 -0.1 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 ..........................: 354,737 346,408 -2.3 1,682,847 1,685,177 0.1 June .........................: 334,882 335,512 0.2 2,017,729 2,020,689 0.1 July .........................: 334,424 328,981 -1.6 2,352,153 2,349,670 -0.1 August .......................: 328,904 325,876 -0.9 2,681,057 2,675,546 -0.2 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 ..........................: 525,307 559,719 6.6 2,588,271 2,722,076 5.2 June .........................: 523,354 522,384 -0.2 3,111,625 3,244,460 4.3 July .........................: 529,258 550,699 4.1 3,640,883 3,795,159 4.2 August .......................: 522,071 541,326 3.7 4,162,954 4,336,485 4.2 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 ..........................: 415,793 441,599 6.2 2,056,384 2,124,118 3.3 June .........................: 415,838 406,256 -2.3 2,472,222 2,530,374 2.4 July .........................: 421,034 432,871 2.8 2,893,256 2,963,245 2.4 August .......................: 413,596 420,892 1.8 3,306,852 3,384,137 2.3 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 9,966 35.9 40,672 48,018 18.1 June .........................: 6,560 9,765 48.9 47,232 57,783 22.3 July .........................: 8,214 10,561 28.6 55,446 68,344 23.3 August .......................: 8,436 9,108 8.0 63,882 77,452 21.2 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 ..........................: 216,713 224,272 3.5 1,080,316 1,140,340 5.6 June .........................: 191,789 207,890 8.4 1,272,105 1,348,230 6.0 July .........................: 179,391 189,113 5.4 1,451,496 1,537,343 5.9 August .......................: 176,312 187,363 6.3 1,627,808 1,724,706 6.0 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 ..........................: 157,142 173,301 10.3 775,309 832,737 7.4 June .........................: 144,374 163,828 13.5 919,683 996,565 8.4 July .........................: 130,483 165,133 26.6 1,050,166 1,161,698 10.6 August .......................: 120,693 132,242 9.6 1,170,859 1,293,940 10.5 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 29,462 -39.5 183,429 177,179 -3.4 June .........................: 53,900 28,669 -46.8 237,329 205,848 -13.3 July .........................: 44,361 22,033 -50.3 281,690 227,881 -19.1 August .......................: 43,276 28,946 -33.1 324,966 256,827 -21.0 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 82,184 11.7 358,383 382,661 6.8 June .........................: 75,423 81,118 7.6 433,806 463,779 6.9 July .........................: 68,365 81,156 18.7 502,171 544,935 8.5 August .......................: 69,456 75,133 8.2 571,627 620,068 8.5 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 97,972 -1.0 470,832 463,335 -1.6 June .........................: 97,968 87,044 -11.2 568,800 550,379 -3.2 July .........................: 97,008 93,101 -4.0 665,808 643,480 -3.4 August .......................: 96,192 94,900 -1.3 762,000 738,380 -3.1 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 44,347 4.8 207,138 205,212 -0.9 June .........................: 44,541 41,734 -6.3 251,679 246,946 -1.9 July .........................: 42,031 41,070 -2.3 293,710 288,016 -1.9 August .......................: 40,918 42,793 4.6 334,628 330,809 -1.1 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 45,236 12.6 193,965 213,124 9.9 June .........................: 39,160 42,665 9.0 233,125 255,789 9.7 July .........................: 40,178 42,857 6.7 273,303 298,646 9.3 August .......................: 39,230 42,641 8.7 312,533 341,287 9.2 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 38,806 13.9 169,360 186,340 10.0 June .........................: 34,890 40,740 16.8 204,250 227,080 11.2 July .........................: 37,212 41,197 10.7 241,462 268,277 11.1 August .......................: 36,814 39,998 8.6 278,276 308,275 10.8 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 ..........................: 129,931 124,902 -3.9 622,120 611,280 -1.7 June .........................: 122,731 126,862 3.4 744,851 738,142 -0.9 July .........................: 125,140 123,775 -1.1 869,991 861,917 -0.9 August .......................: 121,902 121,404 -0.4 991,893 983,321 -0.9 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 69,263 7.1 302,119 312,962 3.6 June .........................: 65,258 69,010 5.7 367,377 381,972 4.0 July .........................: 69,486 70,430 1.4 436,863 452,402 3.6 August .......................: 66,439 64,935 -2.3 503,302 517,337 2.8 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 37,394 4.3 164,920 169,806 3.0 June .........................: 36,392 39,024 7.2 201,312 208,830 3.7 July .........................: 37,894 38,068 0.5 239,206 246,898 3.2 August .......................: 33,406 36,677 9.8 272,612 283,575 4.0 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 1,929 14.8 7,685 8,675 12.9 June .........................: 1,907 2,045 7.2 9,592 10,720 11.8 July .........................: 1,742 1,509 -13.4 11,334 12,229 7.9 August .......................: 1,720 1,517 -11.8 13,054 13,746 5.3 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 ..........................: 441,473 477,163 8.1 2,186,165 2,319,671 6.1 June .........................: 436,660 457,696 4.8 2,622,825 2,777,367 5.9 July .........................: 449,398 478,163 6.4 3,072,223 3,255,530 6.0 August .......................: 460,868 468,334 1.6 3,533,091 3,723,864 5.4 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 3,200 3.8 14,470 14,568 0.7 June .........................: 3,112 3,183 2.3 17,582 17,751 1.0 July .........................: 3,325 3,376 1.5 20,907 21,127 1.1 August .......................: 2,824 2,677 -5.2 23,731 23,804 0.3 September ....................: 2,377 26,108 October ......................: 3,038 29,146 November .....................: 2,597 31,743 December .....................: 2,404 34,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 210,887 204,694 197,005 -6.6 -3.8 Idaho ..........: 85,990 85,064 85,644 -0.4 0.7 Iowa ...........: 30,177 33,768 34,468 14.2 2.1 Minnesota ......: 69,451 69,531 70,966 2.2 2.1 New Mexico .....: 73,944 76,014 71,537 -3.3 -5.9 New York .......: 77,288 73,774 78,966 2.2 7.0 Ohio ...........: 20,131 21,273 20,503 1.8 -3.6 Pennsylvania ...: 38,768 40,001 38,280 -1.3 -4.3 Wisconsin ......: 296,030 308,677 303,124 2.4 -1.8 : Other States 1/ : 325,516 350,552 344,925 6.0 -1.6 : United States ..: 1,228,182 1,263,348 1,245,418 1.4 -1.4 : Atlantic .......: 141,820 140,002 142,704 0.6 1.9 Central ........: 616,819 657,439 652,671 5.8 -0.7 West ...........: 469,543 465,907 450,043 -4.2 -3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 48,569 48,384 49,272 1.4 1.8 Iowa ...........: 14,412 14,677 15,239 5.7 3.8 Minnesota ......: 59,975 60,833 61,278 2.2 0.7 New York .......: 18,163 18,349 19,686 8.4 7.3 Wisconsin ......: 82,041 78,188 73,719 -10.1 -5.7 : Other States 1/ : 258,161 259,658 257,844 -0.1 -0.7 : United States ..: 481,321 480,089 477,038 -0.9 -0.6 : Atlantic .......: 29,178 29,324 30,532 4.6 4.1 Central ........: 268,302 272,039 266,528 -0.7 -2.0 West ...........: 183,841 178,726 179,978 -2.1 0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 23,988 24,240 25,162 4.9 3.8 Vermont ........: 9,535 9,525 9,406 -1.4 -1.2 Wisconsin ......: 51,749 47,243 44,151 -14.7 -6.5 : Other States 1/ : 243,632 247,973 247,157 1.4 -0.3 : United States ..: 328,904 328,981 325,876 -0.9 -0.9 : Atlantic .......: 25,617 26,465 27,044 5.6 2.2 Central ........: 183,272 183,393 181,921 -0.7 -0.8 West ...........: 120,015 119,123 116,911 -2.6 -1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 141,040 135,501 126,801 -10.1 -6.4 Minnesota ......: 9,216 8,686 9,682 5.1 11.5 New York .......: 27,163 26,052 30,091 10.8 15.5 Pennsylvania ...: 21,954 23,150 21,553 -1.8 -6.9 Wisconsin ......: 148,999 156,882 161,142 8.1 2.7 : Other States 1/ : 173,699 200,428 192,057 10.6 -4.2 : United States ..: 522,071 550,699 541,326 3.7 -1.7 : Atlantic .......: 57,567 58,383 60,380 4.9 3.4 Central ........: 231,192 256,986 260,401 12.6 1.3 West ...........: 233,312 235,330 220,545 -5.5 -6.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 129,960 125,868 115,722 -11.0 -8.1 New York .......: 12,290 12,323 14,558 18.5 18.1 Pennsylvania ...: 17,531 18,966 16,537 -5.7 -12.8 Wisconsin ......: 95,298 92,386 97,355 2.2 5.4 : Other States 1/ : 158,517 183,328 176,720 11.5 -3.6 : United States ..: 413,596 432,871 420,892 1.8 -2.8 : Atlantic .......: 35,064 36,687 36,556 4.3 -0.4 Central ........: 157,395 172,103 176,072 11.9 2.3 West ...........: 221,137 224,081 208,264 -5.8 -7.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 53,687 56,805 57,208 6.6 0.7 Pennsylvania ...: 3,806 6,007 5,671 49.0 -5.6 : Other States 1/ : 118,819 126,301 124,484 4.8 -1.4 : United States ..: 176,312 189,113 187,363 6.3 -0.9 : Atlantic .......: 8,739 12,140 10,885 24.6 -10.3 Central ........: 70,259 69,225 69,502 -1.1 0.4 West ...........: 97,314 107,748 106,976 9.9 -0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 53,289 82,842 68,314 28.2 -17.5 Pennsylvania ...: 9,762 11,113 9,028 -7.5 -18.8 : Other States 1/ : 57,642 71,178 54,900 -4.8 -22.9 : United States ..: 120,693 165,133 132,242 9.6 -19.9 : Atlantic .......: 19,127 19,471 17,101 -10.6 -12.2 Central ........: 23,265 26,766 17,029 -26.8 -36.4 West ...........: 78,301 118,896 98,112 25.3 -17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,938 11,887 12,611 -2.5 6.1 Wisconsin ......: 18,934 23,950 23,574 24.5 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 35,537 43,858 37,888 6.6 -13.6 : United States ..: 67,409 79,695 74,073 9.9 -7.1 : Atlantic .......: 21,458 21,576 20,834 -2.9 -3.4 Central ........: 32,864 44,957 44,167 34.4 -1.8 West ...........: 13,087 13,162 9,072 -30.7 -31.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : August : July : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 7,022 7,213 7,181 2.3 -0.4 Connecticut ....: 758 617 762 0.5 23.5 New York .......: 2,156 2,440 2,269 5.2 -7.0 Ohio ...........: 2,312 2,231 2,043 -11.6 -8.4 Pennsylvania ...: 3,687 3,539 3,566 -3.3 0.8 Utah ...........: 1,449 1,641 1,393 -3.9 -15.1 Wisconsin ......: 1,075 1,237 1,017 -5.4 -17.8 : Other States 1/ : 47,980 51,512 46,704 -2.7 -9.3 : United States ..: 66,439 70,430 64,935 -2.3 -7.8 : Atlantic .......: 14,735 15,322 14,209 -3.6 -7.3 Central ........: 39,832 42,541 38,427 -3.5 -9.7 West ...........: 11,872 12,567 12,299 3.6 -2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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