Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released November 5, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September 2026 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.23 billion pounds, 0.7 percent above September 2025 but 2.5 percent below August 2026. Italian type cheese production totaled 546 million pounds, 4.7 percent above September 2025 but 2.4 percent below August 2026. American type cheese production totaled 464 million pounds, 2.5 percent below September 2025 and 3.0 percent below August 2026. Butter production was 204 million pounds, 10.9 percent above September 2025 and 8.9 percent above August 2026. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with September 2025) Nonfat dry milk, human - 129 million pounds, up 3.7 percent. Skim milk powder - 19.1 million pounds, down 58.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with September 2025) Dry whey, total - 71.7 million pounds, up 3.8 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 92.0 million pounds, down 2.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.8 million pounds, down 2.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with September 2025) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 62.4 million gallons, up 5.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 32.1 million gallons, up 3.1 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.35 million gallons, down 11.6 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.14 million gallons, down 10.1 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2025 and 2026 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2025 and 2026 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 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: September 2025 and 2026 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 183,898 187,363 204,005 10.9 8.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 475,989 478,372 464,255 -2.5 -3.0 Cheddar ............................: 323,844 326,613 310,217 -4.2 -5.0 Other American types ...............: 152,145 151,759 154,038 1.2 1.5 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,667 9,161 8,363 25.4 -8.7 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,960 17,530 16,905 5.9 -3.6 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 100,720 96,915 97,969 -2.7 1.1 Feta .................................: 14,339 13,138 11,570 -19.3 -11.9 Gouda ................................: 6,890 7,986 7,675 11.4 -3.9 Hispanic .............................: 42,138 42,585 42,871 1.7 0.7 Italian types ........................: 521,500 559,211 545,820 4.7 -2.4 Mozzarella .........................: 406,694 438,394 424,588 4.4 -3.1 Parmesan ...........................: 45,712 53,325 52,464 14.8 -1.6 Provolone ..........................: 33,328 34,234 33,904 1.7 -1.0 Ricotta ............................: 21,685 20,505 20,988 -3.2 2.4 Romano .............................: 4,423 3,645 4,194 -5.2 15.1 Other Italian types ................: 9,658 9,108 9,682 0.2 6.3 Swiss ................................: 26,770 26,589 24,898 -7.0 -6.4 All other types ......................: 13,539 12,850 12,722 -6.0 -1.0 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,224,512 1,264,337 1,233,048 0.7 -2.5 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 44,901 51,201 50,660 12.8 -1.1 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 39,398 42,347 42,914 8.9 1.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 38,029 40,442 41,089 8.0 1.6 : Sour cream .............................: 124,270 122,124 125,897 1.3 3.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 464,999 468,068 485,603 4.4 3.7 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 59,085 64,924 62,379 5.6 -3.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 17,588 17,245 16,677 -5.2 -3.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,574 19,335 15,465 13.9 -20.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 31,162 36,580 32,142 3.1 -12.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 510 588 431 -15.5 -26.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,527 1,517 1,350 -11.6 -11.0 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 2,377 2,675 2,138 -10.1 -20.1 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,086 1,038 913 -15.9 -12.0 Nonfat, hard .......................: 199 148 133 -33.2 -10.1 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,052 1,137 851 -19.1 -25.2 Water and juice ices .................: 4,957 5,127 4,694 -5.3 -8.4 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 39,107 43,942 41,039 4.9 -6.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 18,121 20,654 18,038 -0.5 -12.7 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 705 610 606 -14.0 -0.7 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,116 1,257 1,078 -3.4 -14.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,427 1,502 1,245 -12.8 -17.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,031 11,477 10,376 3.4 -9.6 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 67,979 72,610 70,296 3.4 -3.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,127 1,345 1,403 24.5 4.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 69,106 73,955 71,699 3.8 -3.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,215 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,775 42,077 40,280 -1.2 -4.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,184 1,235 1,504 -31.1 21.8 Total 2/ .............................: 42,959 43,312 41,784 -2.7 -3.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 11,365 7,604 8,007 -29.5 5.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 31,594 35,708 33,777 6.9 -5.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 18,802 16,616 20,466 8.9 23.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 94,666 94,953 92,025 -2.8 -3.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 51,014 62,036 57,542 12.8 -7.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 959 1,142 822 -14.3 -28.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 51,973 63,178 58,364 12.3 -7.6 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,546 (D) (D) (D) (D) : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 48,254 47,368 49,768 3.1 5.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,610 1,721 1,555 -40.4 -9.6 Total 2/ .............................: 50,864 49,089 51,323 0.9 4.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,885 12,999 12,191 -44.3 -6.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 28,979 36,090 39,132 35.0 8.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,015 19,499 19,998 42.7 2.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 92,525 104,996 99,657 7.7 -5.1 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 35.7 (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: September 2025 and 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 100,771 109,712 100,613 -0.2 -8.3 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,967 12,093 10,535 -3.9 -12.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 841 1,037 553 -34.2 -46.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,562 9,244 6,745 2.8 -27.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 20,546 21,477 26,254 27.8 22.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 124,854 129,152 129,425 3.7 0.2 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 46,395 28,880 19,109 -58.8 -33.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 26,508 25,456 25,710 -3.0 1.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,933 5,061 3,465 -11.9 -31.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,657 14,551 11,274 5.8 -22.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 217,439 216,333 206,691 -4.9 -4.5 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 136,197 146,739 137,788 1.2 -6.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,264,337 2.9 9,773,462 10,017,706 2.5 September ....................:1,224,512 1,233,048 0.7 10,997,974 11,250,754 2.3 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 .......................: 481,321 478,372 -0.6 3,877,171 3,874,287 -0.1 September ....................: 475,989 464,255 -2.5 4,353,160 4,338,542 -0.3 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 .......................: 328,904 326,613 -0.7 2,681,057 2,676,283 -0.2 September ....................: 323,844 310,217 -4.2 3,004,901 2,986,500 -0.6 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 .......................: 522,071 559,211 7.1 4,162,954 4,354,370 4.6 September ....................: 521,500 545,820 4.7 4,684,454 4,900,190 4.6 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 .......................: 413,596 438,394 6.0 3,306,852 3,401,639 2.9 September ....................: 406,694 424,588 4.4 3,713,546 3,826,227 3.0 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 9,682 0.2 73,540 87,134 18.5 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 ....................: 183,898 204,005 10.9 1,811,706 1,928,711 6.5 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 .......................: 120,693 129,152 7.0 1,170,859 1,290,850 10.2 September ....................: 124,854 129,425 3.7 1,295,713 1,420,275 9.6 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 28,880 -33.3 324,966 256,761 -21.0 September ....................: 46,395 19,109 -58.8 371,361 275,870 -25.7 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 73,955 6.5 571,627 618,890 8.3 September ....................: 69,106 71,699 3.8 640,733 690,589 7.8 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 94,953 -1.3 762,000 738,433 -3.1 September ....................: 94,666 92,025 -2.8 856,666 830,458 -3.1 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 43,312 5.9 334,628 331,328 -1.0 September ....................: 42,959 41,784 -2.7 377,587 373,112 -1.2 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 42,347 7.9 312,533 340,993 9.1 September ....................: 39,398 42,914 8.9 351,931 383,907 9.1 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 40,442 9.9 278,276 308,719 10.9 September ....................: 38,029 41,089 8.0 316,305 349,808 10.6 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 .......................: 121,902 122,124 0.2 991,893 984,041 -0.8 September ....................: 124,270 125,897 1.3 1,116,163 1,109,938 -0.6 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 64,924 -2.3 503,302 517,326 2.8 September ....................: 59,085 62,379 5.6 562,387 579,705 3.1 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 36,580 9.5 272,612 283,478 4.0 September ....................: 31,162 32,142 3.1 303,774 315,620 3.9 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 1,350 -11.6 14,581 15,096 3.5 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 .......................: 460,868 468,068 1.6 3,533,091 3,723,598 5.4 September ....................: 464,999 485,603 4.4 3,998,090 4,209,201 5.3 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 2,675 -5.3 23,731 23,802 0.3 September ....................: 2,377 2,138 -10.1 26,108 25,940 -0.6 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: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 205,561 205,840 203,230 -1.1 -1.3 Idaho ..........: 84,032 86,627 84,829 0.9 -2.1 Iowa ...........: 31,432 35,725 33,398 6.3 -6.5 Minnesota ......: 67,772 70,966 69,057 1.9 -2.7 New Mexico .....: 73,590 75,554 74,539 1.3 -1.3 New York .......: 74,818 79,095 77,426 3.5 -2.1 Ohio ...........: 21,725 20,503 19,567 -9.9 -4.6 Pennsylvania ...: 41,037 35,766 37,312 -9.1 4.3 Wisconsin ......: 301,946 303,968 298,350 -1.2 -1.8 : Other States 1/ : 322,599 350,293 335,340 3.9 -4.3 : United States ..: 1,224,512 1,264,337 1,233,048 0.7 -2.5 : Atlantic .......: 140,766 140,319 139,075 -1.2 -0.9 Central ........: 628,052 658,681 634,888 1.1 -3.6 West ...........: 455,694 465,337 459,085 0.7 -1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 45,911 49,272 45,081 -1.8 -8.5 Iowa ...........: 14,972 16,555 15,360 2.6 -7.2 Minnesota ......: 57,710 61,278 60,168 4.3 -1.8 New York .......: 17,675 19,838 17,753 0.4 -10.5 Wisconsin ......: 84,941 73,705 72,930 -14.1 -1.1 : Other States 1/ : 254,780 257,724 252,963 -0.7 -1.8 : United States ..: 475,989 478,372 464,255 -2.5 -3.0 : Atlantic .......: 28,625 30,684 28,122 -1.8 -8.3 Central ........: 271,174 267,830 262,790 -3.1 -1.9 West ...........: 176,190 179,858 173,343 -1.6 -3.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 22,234 25,162 23,183 4.3 -7.9 Vermont ........: 9,509 9,406 8,926 -6.1 -5.1 Wisconsin ......: 51,090 44,510 42,758 -16.3 -3.9 : Other States 1/ : 241,011 247,535 235,350 -2.3 -4.9 : United States ..: 323,844 326,613 310,217 -4.2 -5.0 : Atlantic .......: 25,509 27,195 25,173 -1.3 -7.4 Central ........: 183,803 182,300 173,658 -5.5 -4.7 West ...........: 114,532 117,118 111,386 -2.7 -4.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 140,167 135,636 137,399 -2.0 1.3 Minnesota ......: 9,849 9,682 8,845 -10.2 -8.6 New York .......: 26,277 30,092 29,801 13.4 -1.0 Pennsylvania ...: 23,779 19,039 20,047 -15.7 5.3 Wisconsin ......: 148,969 161,938 157,917 6.0 -2.5 : Other States 1/ : 172,459 202,824 191,811 11.2 -5.4 : United States ..: 521,500 559,211 545,820 4.7 -2.4 : Atlantic .......: 58,218 57,867 58,317 0.2 0.8 Central ........: 234,134 265,106 251,915 7.6 -5.0 West ...........: 229,148 236,238 235,588 2.8 -0.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 128,299 124,739 125,569 -2.1 0.7 New York .......: 11,237 14,559 13,244 17.9 -9.0 Pennsylvania ...: 19,157 14,023 15,270 -20.3 8.9 Wisconsin ......: 91,075 97,586 94,112 3.3 -3.6 : Other States 1/ : 156,926 187,487 176,393 12.4 -5.9 : United States ..: 406,694 438,394 424,588 4.4 -3.1 : Atlantic .......: 35,397 34,043 33,768 -4.6 -0.8 Central ........: 155,477 180,212 168,277 8.2 -6.6 West ...........: 215,820 224,139 222,543 3.1 -0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 53,114 57,208 55,554 4.6 -2.9 Pennsylvania ...: 6,354 5,671 5,719 -10.0 0.8 : Other States 1/ : 124,430 124,484 142,732 14.7 14.7 : United States ..: 183,898 187,363 204,005 10.9 8.9 : Atlantic .......: 12,099 10,885 11,026 -8.9 1.3 Central ........: 76,005 69,502 74,552 -1.9 7.3 West ...........: 95,794 106,976 118,427 23.6 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 54,274 68,314 61,194 12.8 -10.4 Pennsylvania ...: 10,179 9,028 9,091 -10.7 0.7 : Other States 1/ : 60,401 51,810 59,140 -2.1 14.1 : United States ..: 124,854 129,152 129,425 3.7 0.2 : Atlantic .......: 19,247 17,101 17,042 -11.5 -0.3 Central ........: 26,706 17,029 21,364 -20.0 25.5 West ...........: 78,901 95,022 91,019 15.4 -4.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 10,551 11,941 12,187 15.5 2.1 Wisconsin ......: 21,700 23,491 26,057 20.1 10.9 : Other States 1/ : 35,728 37,178 32,052 -10.3 -13.8 : United States ..: 67,979 72,610 70,296 3.4 -3.2 : Atlantic .......: 20,219 19,685 20,520 1.5 4.2 Central ........: 35,955 44,498 43,484 20.9 -2.3 West ...........: 11,805 8,427 6,292 -46.7 -25.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2025 and 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2025 : 2026 : 2026 :September : August : : : : 2025 : 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .....: 6,533 7,181 6,485 -0.7 -9.7 Connecticut ....: 519 762 630 21.4 -17.3 New York .......: 2,002 2,266 2,092 4.5 -7.7 Ohio ...........: 2,446 2,043 2,329 -4.8 14.0 Pennsylvania ...: 4,423 3,566 4,408 -0.3 23.6 Utah ...........: 1,569 1,393 1,425 -9.2 2.3 Wisconsin ......: 819 1,017 1,001 22.2 -1.6 : Other States 1/ : 40,774 46,696 44,009 7.9 -5.8 : United States ..: 59,085 64,924 62,379 5.6 -3.9 : Atlantic .......: 14,527 14,206 14,652 0.9 3.1 Central ........: 33,356 38,419 36,582 9.7 -4.8 West ...........: 11,202 12,299 11,145 -0.5 -9.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes states not published. 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: 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. Data is summarized at the Individual State level. State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. 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