Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released August 4, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). June 2023 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.17 billion pounds, 0.4 percent above June 2022 but 2.8 percent below May 2023. Italian type cheese production totaled 479 million pounds, 1.3 percent below June 2022 and 0.6 percent below May 2023. American type cheese production totaled 478 million pounds, 2.7 percent above June 2022 but 6.2 percent below May 2023. Butter production was 163 million pounds, 2.3 percent above June 2022 but 16.4 percent below May 2023. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with June 2022) Nonfat dry milk, human - 183 million pounds, up 8.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 37.4 million pounds, down 31.2 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with June 2022) Dry whey, total - 83.5 million pounds, up 4.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 97.8 million pounds, down 0.6 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.1 million pounds, up 10.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with June 2022) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 67.1 million gallons, up 0.3 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 41.8 million gallons, down 3.4 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.91 million gallons, down 7.4 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.59 million gallons, up 0.3 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2022 and 2023................................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: June 2022 and 2023......... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: June 2022 and 2023...... 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023.............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023.. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023........................ 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023......................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023...................... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023................................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023................ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023....................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023.............. 17 Dairy Products Regions..................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts....................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 158,979 194,581 162,644 2.3 -16.4 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 466,040 510,181 478,402 2.7 -6.2 Cheddar ............................: 341,624 356,583 337,890 -1.1 -5.2 Other American types ...............: 124,416 153,598 140,512 12.9 -8.5 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,009 7,269 7,213 -9.9 -0.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,123 15,393 15,603 -8.9 1.4 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 96,800 95,103 95,810 -1.0 0.7 Feta .................................: 12,206 12,561 12,983 6.4 3.4 Gouda ................................: 5,910 4,323 5,482 -7.2 26.8 Hispanic .............................: 32,259 31,714 32,118 -0.4 1.3 Italian types ........................: 485,592 482,542 479,428 -1.3 -0.6 Mozzarella .........................: 386,708 379,497 380,497 -1.6 0.3 Parmesan ...........................: 38,019 42,661 41,576 9.4 -2.5 Provolone ..........................: 29,303 32,575 29,647 1.2 -9.0 Ricotta ............................: 18,701 16,616 16,932 -9.5 1.9 Romano .............................: 4,770 3,998 4,094 -14.2 2.4 Other Italian types ................: 8,091 7,195 6,682 -17.4 -7.1 Swiss ................................: 28,961 31,283 29,089 0.4 -7.0 All other types ......................: 12,899 13,297 13,823 7.2 4.0 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,165,799 1,203,666 1,169,951 0.4 -2.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,076 34,665 33,379 11.0 -3.7 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,366 33,021 31,265 6.5 -5.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,359 28,066 26,719 9.7 -4.8 : Sour cream .............................: 123,165 127,349 125,934 2.2 -1.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 391,060 404,050 395,486 1.1 -2.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 66,973 63,592 67,142 0.3 5.6 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,907 19,909 20,509 3.0 3.0 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 23,350 20,846 21,259 -9.0 2.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 43,257 40,755 41,768 -3.4 2.5 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 735 730 612 -16.7 -16.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,065 2,007 1,912 -7.4 -4.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,572 4,374 4,585 0.3 4.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,059 1,074 968 -8.6 -9.9 Nonfat, hard .......................: 284 394 388 36.6 -1.5 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,253 1,156 1,244 -0.7 7.6 Water and juice ices .................: 7,005 6,692 7,573 8.1 13.2 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 45,239 41,011 43,648 -3.5 6.4 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 24,166 22,961 23,524 -2.7 2.5 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 578 473 406 -29.8 -14.2 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,674 1,539 1,765 5.4 14.7 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,044 2,077 2,244 9.8 8.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: June 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,311 8,195 10,367 0.5 26.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 77,471 77,259 79,554 2.7 3.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,591 4,518 3,955 52.6 -12.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 80,062 81,777 83,509 4.3 2.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,902 646 758 -60.1 17.3 Animal ...............................: 3,128 3,198 3,034 -3.0 -5.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 35,376 42,955 39,408 11.4 -8.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 839 874 734 -12.5 -16.0 Total 2/ .............................: 36,215 43,829 40,142 10.8 -8.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 12,092 15,895 13,585 12.3 -14.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,123 27,934 26,557 10.1 -4.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 12,088 9,551 8,570 -29.1 -10.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 98,429 94,083 97,838 -0.6 4.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 69,652 75,262 79,635 14.3 5.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,932 2,865 2,467 27.7 -13.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 71,584 78,127 82,102 14.7 5.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 8,704 8,515 8,563 -1.6 0.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 69,376 88,480 85,631 23.4 -3.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,282 1,408 1,452 13.3 3.1 Total 2/ .............................: 70,658 89,888 87,083 23.2 -3.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,598 38,019 37,989 75.9 -0.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 49,060 51,869 49,094 0.1 -5.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 17,972 24,601 24,097 34.1 -2.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 166,071 168,581 152,351 -8.3 -9.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 35.4 26.6 23.8 -11.6 -2.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 118,062 128,913 132,035 11.8 2.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,923 13,763 10,140 -7.2 -26.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 763 795 836 9.6 5.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,667 9,446 10,410 -10.8 10.2 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 19,026 23,456 22,464 18.1 -4.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 168,971 208,766 182,542 8.0 -12.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 54,406 34,678 37,410 -31.2 7.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 26,256 40,169 38,975 48.4 -3.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 7,709 6,246 6,782 -12.0 8.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 16,101 13,458 12,050 -25.2 -10.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 308,755 300,345 296,499 -4.0 -1.3 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 166,605 208,051 179,295 7.6 -13.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,178,278 1,205,337 2.3 1,178,278 1,205,337 2.3 February .....................:1,091,747 1,100,262 0.8 2,270,025 2,305,599 1.6 March ........................:1,231,174 1,231,918 0.1 3,501,199 3,537,517 1.0 April ........................:1,173,437 1,169,980 -0.3 4,674,636 4,707,497 0.7 May ..........................:1,204,698 1,203,666 -0.1 5,879,334 5,911,163 0.5 June .........................:1,165,799 1,169,951 0.4 7,045,133 7,081,114 0.5 July .........................:1,170,138 8,215,271 August .......................:1,157,264 9,372,535 September ....................:1,150,810 10,523,345 October ......................:1,184,538 11,707,883 November .....................:1,156,153 12,864,036 December .....................:1,198,739 14,062,775 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 483,756 498,646 3.1 483,756 498,646 3.1 February .....................: 436,283 443,179 1.6 920,039 941,825 2.4 March ........................: 482,811 498,889 3.3 1,402,850 1,440,714 2.7 April ........................: 477,133 485,838 1.8 1,879,983 1,926,552 2.5 May ..........................: 488,333 510,181 4.5 2,368,316 2,436,733 2.9 June .........................: 466,040 478,402 2.7 2,834,356 2,915,135 2.8 July .........................: 473,984 3,308,340 August .......................: 457,667 3,766,007 September ....................: 446,931 4,212,938 October ......................: 475,411 4,688,349 November .....................: 466,253 5,154,602 December .....................: 485,708 5,640,310 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 344,643 353,921 2.7 344,643 353,921 2.7 February .....................: 306,347 317,059 3.5 650,990 670,980 3.1 March ........................: 333,498 348,055 4.4 984,488 1,019,035 3.5 April ........................: 327,173 345,668 5.7 1,311,661 1,364,703 4.0 May ..........................: 339,704 356,583 5.0 1,651,365 1,721,286 4.2 June .........................: 341,624 337,890 -1.1 1,992,989 2,059,176 3.3 July .........................: 340,236 2,333,225 August .......................: 318,114 2,651,339 September ....................: 305,153 2,956,492 October ......................: 340,233 3,296,725 November .....................: 323,788 3,620,513 December .....................: 343,228 3,963,741 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 485,660 499,904 2.9 485,660 499,904 2.9 February .....................: 457,311 458,867 0.3 942,971 958,771 1.7 March ........................: 519,279 512,918 -1.2 1,462,250 1,471,689 0.6 April ........................: 491,105 479,150 -2.4 1,953,355 1,950,839 -0.1 May ..........................: 496,930 482,542 -2.9 2,450,285 2,433,381 -0.7 June .........................: 485,592 479,428 -1.3 2,935,877 2,912,809 -0.8 July .........................: 488,763 3,424,640 August .......................: 486,732 3,911,372 September ....................: 496,490 4,407,862 October ......................: 499,233 4,907,095 November .....................: 488,746 5,395,841 December .....................: 508,061 5,903,902 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 376,548 393,111 4.4 376,548 393,111 4.4 February .....................: 356,604 361,531 1.4 733,152 754,642 2.9 March ........................: 408,184 401,721 -1.6 1,141,336 1,156,363 1.3 April ........................: 386,577 380,896 -1.5 1,527,913 1,537,259 0.6 May ..........................: 377,519 379,497 0.5 1,905,432 1,916,756 0.6 June .........................: 386,708 380,497 -1.6 2,292,140 2,297,253 0.2 July .........................: 392,366 2,684,506 August .......................: 383,858 3,068,364 September ....................: 385,587 3,453,951 October ......................: 390,597 3,844,548 November .....................: 384,171 4,228,719 December .....................: 399,393 4,628,112 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,990 7,155 -10.5 7,990 7,155 -10.5 February .....................: 7,233 6,580 -9.0 15,223 13,735 -9.8 March ........................: 8,836 7,398 -16.3 24,059 21,133 -12.2 April ........................: 8,067 9,487 17.6 32,126 30,620 -4.7 May ..........................: 8,069 7,195 -10.8 40,195 37,815 -5.9 June .........................: 8,091 6,682 -17.4 48,286 44,497 -7.8 July .........................: 7,420 55,706 August .......................: 7,150 62,856 September ....................: 8,237 71,093 October ......................: 7,931 79,024 November .....................: 7,837 86,861 December .....................: 8,583 95,444 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 196,236 201,347 2.6 196,236 201,347 2.6 February .....................: 183,333 187,200 2.1 379,569 388,547 2.4 March ........................: 202,211 204,964 1.4 581,780 593,511 2.0 April ........................: 181,303 196,909 8.6 763,083 790,420 3.6 May ..........................: 179,812 194,581 8.2 942,895 985,001 4.5 June .........................: 158,979 162,644 2.3 1,101,874 1,147,645 4.2 July .........................: 151,755 1,253,629 August .......................: 142,959 1,396,588 September ....................: 140,552 1,537,140 October ......................: 162,114 1,699,254 November .....................: 171,461 1,870,715 December .....................: 188,022 2,058,737 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 170,437 174,953 2.6 170,437 174,953 2.6 February .....................: 168,997 182,528 8.0 339,434 357,481 5.3 March ........................: 191,815 199,448 4.0 531,249 556,929 4.8 April ........................: 195,821 198,595 1.4 727,070 755,524 3.9 May ..........................: 192,677 208,766 8.4 919,747 964,290 4.8 June .........................: 168,971 182,542 8.0 1,088,718 1,146,832 5.3 July .........................: 165,726 1,254,444 August .......................: 133,625 1,388,069 September ....................: 122,804 1,510,873 October ......................: 129,037 1,639,910 November .....................: 160,743 1,800,653 December .....................: 167,711 1,968,364 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 51,932 44,580 -14.2 51,932 44,580 -14.2 February .....................: 40,138 37,199 -7.3 92,070 81,779 -11.2 March ........................: 42,902 35,252 -17.8 134,972 117,031 -13.3 April ........................: 44,613 34,783 -22.0 179,585 151,814 -15.5 May ..........................: 50,753 34,678 -31.7 230,338 186,492 -19.0 June .........................: 54,406 37,410 -31.2 284,744 223,902 -21.4 July .........................: 61,008 345,752 August .......................: 65,551 411,303 September ....................: 68,422 479,725 October ......................: 65,285 545,010 November .....................: 49,110 594,120 December .....................: 63,766 657,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 72,766 76,713 5.4 72,766 76,713 5.4 February .....................: 68,293 66,824 -2.2 141,059 143,537 1.8 March ........................: 77,764 77,542 -0.3 218,823 221,079 1.0 April ........................: 79,446 79,592 0.2 298,269 300,671 0.8 May ..........................: 79,205 81,777 3.2 377,474 382,448 1.3 June .........................: 80,062 83,509 4.3 457,536 465,957 1.8 July .........................: 84,287 541,823 August .......................: 75,314 617,137 September ....................: 75,792 692,929 October ......................: 75,348 768,277 November .....................: 72,041 840,318 December .....................: 74,930 915,248 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 94,587 88,959 -6.0 94,587 88,959 -6.0 February .....................: 84,943 82,682 -2.7 179,530 171,641 -4.4 March ........................: 93,521 98,547 5.4 273,051 270,188 -1.0 April ........................: 96,162 91,420 -4.9 369,213 361,608 -2.1 May ..........................: 94,985 94,083 -0.9 464,198 455,691 -1.8 June .........................: 98,429 97,838 -0.6 562,627 553,529 -1.6 July .........................: 95,345 657,972 August .......................: 93,173 751,145 September ....................: 91,193 842,338 October ......................: 91,462 933,800 November .....................: 88,620 1,022,420 December .....................: 89,419 1,111,839 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 38,640 41,517 7.4 38,640 41,517 7.4 February .....................: 35,081 37,173 6.0 73,721 78,690 6.7 March ........................: 36,764 42,501 15.6 110,485 121,191 9.7 April ........................: 36,914 41,663 12.9 147,399 162,854 10.5 May ..........................: 36,329 43,829 20.6 183,728 206,683 12.5 June .........................: 36,215 40,142 10.8 219,943 246,825 12.2 July .........................: 36,463 256,406 August .......................: 35,120 291,526 September ....................: 38,654 330,180 October ......................: 39,326 369,506 November .....................: 39,907 409,413 December .....................: 41,708 451,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,872 28,894 3.7 27,872 28,894 3.7 February .....................: 28,301 29,357 3.7 56,173 58,251 3.7 March ........................: 29,527 33,090 12.1 85,700 91,341 6.6 April ........................: 26,629 28,368 6.5 112,329 119,709 6.6 May ..........................: 27,362 33,021 20.7 139,691 152,730 9.3 June .........................: 29,366 31,265 6.5 169,057 183,995 8.8 July .........................: 28,727 197,784 August .......................: 31,436 229,220 September ....................: 29,634 258,854 October ......................: 27,832 286,686 November .....................: 28,478 315,164 December .....................: 29,136 344,300 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,194 26,110 7.9 24,194 26,110 7.9 February .....................: 24,674 24,320 -1.4 48,868 50,430 3.2 March ........................: 26,571 25,899 -2.5 75,439 76,329 1.2 April ........................: 24,821 24,605 -0.9 100,260 100,934 0.7 May ..........................: 23,930 28,066 17.3 124,190 129,000 3.9 June .........................: 24,359 26,719 9.7 148,549 155,719 4.8 July .........................: 24,826 173,375 August .......................: 27,427 200,802 September ....................: 25,420 226,222 October ......................: 23,911 250,133 November .....................: 22,035 272,168 December .....................: 21,858 294,026 : Sour cream : January ......................: 124,280 126,074 1.4 124,280 126,074 1.4 February .....................: 116,771 113,600 -2.7 241,051 239,674 -0.6 March ........................: 126,440 125,905 -0.4 367,491 365,579 -0.5 April ........................: 116,700 117,517 0.7 484,191 483,096 -0.2 May ..........................: 125,804 127,349 1.2 609,995 610,445 0.1 June .........................: 123,165 125,934 2.2 733,160 736,379 0.4 July .........................: 115,623 848,783 August .......................: 127,030 975,813 September ....................: 121,170 1,096,983 October ......................: 131,035 1,228,018 November .....................: 133,978 1,361,996 December .....................: 133,622 1,495,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,581 52,963 -3.0 54,581 52,963 -3.0 February .....................: 54,354 58,382 7.4 108,935 111,345 2.2 March ........................: 66,216 66,245 (Z) 175,151 177,590 1.4 April ........................: 65,427 61,008 -6.8 240,578 238,598 -0.8 May ..........................: 62,248 63,592 2.2 302,826 302,190 -0.2 June .........................: 66,973 67,142 0.3 369,799 369,332 -0.1 July .........................: 61,063 430,862 August .......................: 65,493 496,355 September ....................: 63,076 559,431 October ......................: 59,468 618,899 November .....................: 54,126 673,025 December .....................: 53,665 726,690 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 31,874 29,018 -9.0 31,874 29,018 -9.0 February .....................: 34,297 31,897 -7.0 66,171 60,915 -7.9 March ........................: 42,726 39,634 -7.2 108,897 100,549 -7.7 April ........................: 40,423 37,670 -6.8 149,320 138,219 -7.4 May ..........................: 41,179 40,755 -1.0 190,499 178,974 -6.0 June .........................: 43,257 41,768 -3.4 233,756 220,742 -5.6 July .........................: 40,620 274,376 August .......................: 42,693 317,069 September ....................: 37,344 354,413 October ......................: 35,656 390,069 November .....................: 29,075 419,144 December .....................: 27,182 446,326 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,833 1,971 7.5 1,833 1,971 7.5 February .....................: 2,003 2,308 15.2 3,836 4,279 11.5 March ........................: 2,614 1,969 -24.7 6,450 6,248 -3.1 April ........................: 1,991 2,047 2.8 8,441 8,295 -1.7 May ..........................: 2,040 2,007 -1.6 10,481 10,302 -1.7 June .........................: 2,065 1,912 -7.4 12,546 12,214 -2.6 July .........................: 2,224 14,770 August .......................: 2,003 16,773 September ....................: 1,981 18,754 October ......................: 2,161 20,915 November .....................: 1,671 22,586 December .....................: 1,678 24,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 372,907 391,637 5.0 372,907 391,637 5.0 February .....................: 376,866 400,599 6.3 749,773 792,236 5.7 March ........................: 429,558 440,775 2.6 1,179,331 1,233,011 4.6 April ........................: 373,945 382,713 2.3 1,553,276 1,615,724 4.0 May ..........................: 399,140 404,050 1.2 1,952,416 2,019,774 3.4 June .........................: 391,060 395,486 1.1 2,343,476 2,415,260 3.1 July .........................: 379,818 2,723,294 August .......................: 402,223 3,125,517 September ....................: 398,067 3,523,584 October ......................: 391,563 3,915,147 November .....................: 337,045 4,252,192 December .....................: 371,368 4,623,560 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,765 3,467 25.4 2,765 3,467 25.4 February .....................: 3,711 4,340 16.9 6,476 7,807 20.6 March ........................: 4,066 3,296 -18.9 10,542 11,103 5.3 April ........................: 3,509 3,496 -0.4 14,051 14,599 3.9 May ..........................: 4,764 4,374 -8.2 18,815 18,973 0.8 June .........................: 4,572 4,585 0.3 23,387 23,558 0.7 July .........................: 5,005 28,392 August .......................: 3,940 32,332 September ....................: 3,115 35,447 October ......................: 3,826 39,273 November .....................: 2,664 41,937 December .....................: 3,675 45,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 204,646 216,938 205,635 0.5 -5.2 Idaho ..........: 84,149 75,006 87,160 3.6 16.2 Illinois .......: 5,900 5,955 5,436 -7.9 -8.7 Iowa ...........: 32,197 35,137 32,981 2.4 -6.1 Minnesota ......: 66,771 71,135 67,675 1.4 -4.9 New Jersey .....: 4,722 4,286 4,784 1.3 11.6 New Mexico .....: 79,427 92,418 83,059 4.6 -10.1 New York .......: 67,288 62,842 68,725 2.1 9.4 Ohio ...........: 19,831 22,088 20,471 3.2 -7.3 Pennsylvania ...: 38,778 40,696 40,609 4.7 -0.2 South Dakota ...: 42,916 44,488 40,806 -4.9 -8.3 Vermont ........: 12,168 12,716 11,713 -3.7 -7.9 Wisconsin ......: 297,244 302,546 295,307 -0.7 -2.4 : Other States 1/ : 209,762 217,415 205,590 -2.0 -5.4 : United States ..: 1,165,799 1,203,666 1,169,951 0.4 -2.8 : Atlantic .......: 134,064 132,714 136,953 2.2 3.2 Central ........: 569,979 596,092 571,368 0.2 -4.1 West ...........: 461,756 474,860 461,630 (Z) -2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,205 46,927 44,175 -6.4 -5.9 Iowa ...........: 17,656 18,398 16,693 -5.5 -9.3 Minnesota ......: 55,929 59,086 57,007 1.9 -3.5 New York .......: 11,939 12,359 12,048 0.9 -2.5 Wisconsin ......: 87,342 95,135 90,500 3.6 -4.9 : Other States 1/ : 245,969 278,276 257,979 4.9 -7.3 : United States ..: 466,040 510,181 478,402 2.7 -6.2 : Atlantic .......: 27,977 29,688 28,053 0.3 -5.5 Central ........: 252,716 275,351 258,381 2.2 -6.2 West ...........: 185,347 205,142 191,968 3.6 -6.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 26,572 22,213 19,178 -27.8 -13.7 Vermont ........: 8,496 8,709 8,061 -5.1 -7.4 Wisconsin ......: 59,553 61,821 59,200 -0.6 -4.2 : Other States 1/ : 247,003 263,840 251,451 1.8 -4.7 : United States ..: 341,624 356,583 337,890 -1.1 -5.2 : Atlantic .......: 26,147 27,539 25,908 -0.9 -5.9 Central ........: 181,083 188,914 177,544 -2.0 -6.0 West ...........: 134,394 140,130 134,438 (Z) -4.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 133,080 145,983 135,331 1.7 -7.3 Minnesota ......: 10,532 11,706 10,436 -0.9 -10.8 New Jersey .....: 2,171 1,947 2,233 2.9 14.7 New York .......: 26,413 27,062 28,099 6.4 3.8 Pennsylvania ...: 22,588 23,756 23,659 4.7 -0.4 Wisconsin ......: 141,772 139,818 137,678 -2.9 -1.5 : Other States 1/ : 149,036 132,270 141,992 -4.7 7.4 : United States ..: 485,592 482,542 479,428 -1.3 -0.6 : Atlantic .......: 54,769 56,853 57,631 5.2 1.4 Central ........: 203,577 205,261 199,642 -1.9 -2.7 West ...........: 227,246 220,428 222,155 -2.2 0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 124,484 134,474 125,236 0.6 -6.9 New Jersey .....: 1,292 1,099 1,319 2.1 20.0 New York .......: 13,316 13,476 14,777 11.0 9.7 Pennsylvania ...: 18,757 19,615 19,340 3.1 -1.4 Wisconsin ......: 90,836 90,630 89,800 -1.1 -0.9 : Other States 1/ : 138,023 120,203 130,025 -5.8 8.2 : United States ..: 386,708 379,497 380,497 -1.6 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 35,848 36,991 37,930 5.8 2.5 Central ........: 133,794 135,076 131,858 -1.4 -2.4 West ...........: 217,066 207,430 210,709 -2.9 1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 54,709 63,713 54,038 -1.2 -15.2 Pennsylvania ...: 7,186 8,252 6,806 -5.3 -17.5 : Other States 1/ : 97,084 122,616 101,800 4.9 -17.0 : United States ..: 158,979 194,581 162,644 2.3 -16.4 : Atlantic .......: 13,144 16,726 12,461 -5.2 -25.5 Central ........: 56,315 74,887 59,784 6.2 -20.2 West ...........: 89,520 102,968 90,399 1.0 -12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 67,847 95,420 79,550 17.2 -16.6 Pennsylvania ...: 15,300 18,139 15,556 1.7 -14.2 Wisconsin ......: 1,172 1,300 1,031 -12.0 -20.7 : Other States 1/ : 84,652 93,907 86,405 2.1 -8.0 : United States ..: 168,971 208,766 182,542 8.0 -12.6 : Atlantic .......: 31,593 35,638 31,912 1.0 -10.5 Central ........: 38,374 39,789 35,423 -7.7 -11.0 West ...........: 99,004 133,339 115,207 16.4 -13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,037 11,555 11,965 -0.6 3.5 Wisconsin ......: 24,237 19,468 21,307 -12.1 9.4 : Other States 1/ : 41,197 46,236 46,282 12.3 0.1 : United States ..: 77,471 77,259 79,554 2.7 3.0 : Atlantic .......: 22,094 22,014 22,454 1.6 2.0 Central ........: 35,001 38,570 40,517 15.8 5.0 West ...........: 20,376 16,675 16,583 -18.6 -0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: June 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : June : May : June :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : June : May : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .....: 7,739 7,569 7,715 -0.3 1.9 Connecticut ....: 1,418 1,476 1,562 10.2 5.8 New York .......: 2,455 2,490 2,430 -1.0 -2.4 Ohio ...........: 2,475 2,254 2,300 -7.1 2.0 Oregon .........: 1,016 980 1,011 -0.5 3.2 Pennsylvania ...: 3,368 2,748 3,276 -2.7 19.2 Tennessee ......: 1,844 1,919 1,932 4.8 0.7 Utah ...........: 1,641 1,683 1,643 0.1 -2.4 Wisconsin ......: 874 804 873 -0.1 8.6 : Other States 1/ : 44,143 41,669 44,400 0.6 6.6 : United States ..: 66,973 63,592 67,142 0.3 5.6 : Atlantic .......: 14,056 13,964 14,371 2.2 2.9 Central ........: 40,528 37,313 39,601 -2.3 6.1 West ...........: 12,389 12,315 13,170 6.3 6.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2022, there were 1,201 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. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ....................................................... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ......................................................... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter .................................................... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........................................................ (202) 720-3040 Kim DaPra - Milk Production and Milk Cows (512) 501-3266 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products.. (202) 690-3347 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs............................................................. 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