Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released October 1, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). August 2015 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 974 million pounds, 3.5 percent above August 2014 but 1.7 percent below July 2015. Italian type cheese production totaled 409 million pounds, 2.2 percent above August 2014 but 3.8 percent below July 2015. American type cheese production totaled 389 million pounds, 3.5 percent above August 2014 but 0.9 percent below July 2015. Butter production was 129 million pounds, 1.2 percent below August 2014 and 3.5 percent below July 2015. Dry milk powders (comparisons with August 2014) Nonfat dry milk, human - 124 million pounds, up 6.7 percent. Skim milk powders - 39.3 million pounds, down 27.2 percent. Whey products (comparisons with August 2014) Dry whey, total - 83.9 million pounds, up 18.1 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 88.7 million pounds, down 2.9 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.8 million pounds, down 11.4 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with August 2014) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 67.3 million gallons, down 0.8 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 40.9 million gallons, up 14.1 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.47 million gallons, up 6.1 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.58 million gallons, down 1.3 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2014 and 2015............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2014 and 2015..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: August 2014 and 2015.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015............................ 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: August 2014 and 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 130,167 133,312 128,648 -1.2 -3.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 375,711 392,331 388,778 3.5 -0.9 Cheddar ............................: 265,426 282,375 273,720 3.1 -3.1 Other American types ...............: 110,285 109,956 115,058 4.3 4.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,229 8,012 8,056 -2.1 0.5 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,726 17,282 14,830 0.7 -14.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 73,797 73,601 79,156 7.3 7.5 Feta .................................: 8,459 10,761 9,609 13.6 -10.7 Gouda ................................: 5,367 3,520 5,109 -4.8 45.1 Hispanic .............................: 22,167 20,271 20,491 -7.6 1.1 Italian types ........................: 399,986 425,228 408,975 2.2 -3.8 Mozzarella .........................: 318,834 334,560 322,725 1.2 -3.5 Parmesan ...........................: 23,618 29,406 24,425 3.4 -16.9 Provolone ..........................: 29,641 32,557 31,834 7.4 -2.2 Ricotta ............................: 19,041 17,831 19,996 5.0 12.1 Romano .............................: 3,184 5,104 4,257 33.7 -16.6 Other Italian types ................: 5,668 5,770 5,738 1.2 -0.6 Swiss ................................: 22,695 26,734 25,089 10.5 -6.2 All other types ......................: 10,802 13,267 14,349 32.8 8.2 : Total cheese .........................: 941,939 991,007 974,442 3.5 -1.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,682 35,448 34,373 5.2 -3.0 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 25,692 28,968 27,998 9.0 -3.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 30,845 31,828 31,833 3.2 - : Sour cream .............................: 105,685 106,373 107,549 1.8 1.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 406,115 388,835 401,329 -1.2 3.2 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 67,848 70,368 67,298 -0.8 -4.4 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,238 21,707 20,199 10.8 -6.9 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 17,604 23,833 20,713 17.7 -13.1 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 35,842 45,540 40,912 14.1 -10.2 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 786 745 607 -22.8 -18.5 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,271 3,765 3,470 6.1 -7.8 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,648 6,258 5,575 -1.3 -10.9 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,492 2,697 2,519 1.1 -6.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,128 1,381 1,028 -8.9 -25.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,123 1,096 1,204 7.2 9.9 Water and juice ices .................: 6,038 8,040 6,608 9.4 -17.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 40,419 42,197 39,562 -2.1 -6.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 22,230 25,696 23,034 3.6 -10.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 573 697 571 -0.3 -18.1 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,133 2,408 2,255 5.7 -6.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,986 3,387 3,012 0.9 -11.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 4/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: August 2014 and 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,238 7,454 8,074 -12.6 8.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 70,068 79,749 82,862 18.3 3.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 963 967 1,011 5.0 4.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 71,031 80,716 83,873 18.1 3.9 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,049 2,885 2,653 -13.0 -8.0 Animal ...............................: 4,844 3,099 2,414 -50.2 -22.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 44,187 41,248 39,292 -11.1 -4.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 762 346 554 -27.3 60.1 Total 2/ .............................: 44,949 41,594 39,846 -11.4 -4.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,265 18,872 17,581 -21.0 -6.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,684 22,722 22,265 -1.8 -2.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,906 7,839 9,064 31.2 15.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 91,392 90,569 88,739 -2.9 -2.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 54,764 73,321 78,382 43.1 6.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 752 2,468 2,636 250.5 6.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 55,516 75,789 81,018 45.9 6.9 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 10,370 9,669 9,923 -4.3 2.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 52,290 77,257 78,336 49.8 1.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,159 1,071 638 -45.0 -40.4 Total 2/ .............................: 53,449 78,328 78,974 47.8 0.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,176 35,567 35,961 37.4 1.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,273 42,761 43,013 57.7 0.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,642 12,364 14,015 45.4 13.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 110,164 131,472 129,433 17.5 -1.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 50.0 34.9 19.8 -30.2 -15.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: August 2014 and 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :----------------------------- Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 146,504 159,548 155,939 6.4 -2.3 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,689 5,988 6,402 -16.7 6.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 913 936 722 -20.9 -22.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 12,583 9,923 6,789 -46.0 -31.6 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 5,235 8,847 10,042 91.8 13.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 116,521 155,625 124,357 6.7 -20.1 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 54,073 34,177 39,339 -27.2 15.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,115 14,390 12,184 0.6 -15.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,349 2,319 1,982 -15.6 -14.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 19,860 23,211 19,721 -0.7 -15.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 236,424 269,894 230,927 -2.3 -14.4 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 117,871 138,243 156,203 32.5 13.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2014 and 2015 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from : : : 2014 : : : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 957,780 977,439 2.1 957,780 977,439 2.1 February ...................: 854,426 887,343 3.9 1,812,206 1,864,782 2.9 March ......................: 970,226 996,187 2.7 2,782,432 2,860,969 2.8 April ......................: 961,102 969,811 0.9 3,743,534 3,830,780 2.3 May ........................: 970,995 989,236 1.9 4,714,529 4,820,016 2.2 June .......................: 945,056 963,959 2.0 5,659,585 5,783,975 2.2 July .......................: 958,491 991,007 3.4 6,618,076 6,774,982 2.4 August .....................: 941,939 974,442 3.5 7,560,015 7,749,424 2.5 September ..................: 933,903 8,493,918 October ....................: 976,400 9,470,318 November ...................: 970,077 10,440,395 December ...................:1,009,722 11,450,117 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 383,537 396,697 3.4 383,537 396,697 3.4 February ...................: 341,044 351,116 3.0 724,581 747,813 3.2 March ......................: 382,105 390,309 2.1 1,106,686 1,138,122 2.8 April ......................: 380,371 391,112 2.8 1,487,057 1,529,234 2.8 May ........................: 394,294 401,209 1.8 1,881,351 1,930,443 2.6 June .......................: 369,657 384,022 3.9 2,251,008 2,314,465 2.8 July .......................: 380,317 392,331 3.2 2,631,325 2,706,796 2.9 August .....................: 375,711 388,778 3.5 3,007,036 3,095,574 2.9 September ..................: 365,401 3,372,437 October ....................: 388,428 3,760,865 November ...................: 378,508 4,139,373 December ...................: 394,864 4,534,237 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 278,712 291,813 4.7 278,712 291,813 4.7 February ...................: 249,721 256,285 2.6 528,433 548,098 3.7 March ......................: 278,529 281,825 1.2 806,962 829,923 2.8 April ......................: 285,763 282,338 -1.2 1,092,725 1,112,261 1.8 May ........................: 288,979 291,158 0.8 1,381,704 1,403,419 1.6 June .......................: 269,542 282,419 4.8 1,651,246 1,685,838 2.1 July .......................: 269,305 282,375 4.9 1,920,551 1,968,213 2.5 August .....................: 265,426 273,720 3.1 2,185,977 2,241,933 2.6 September ..................: 257,788 2,443,765 October ....................: 272,849 2,716,614 November ...................: 261,033 2,977,647 December ...................: 285,611 3,263,258 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from : : : 2014 : : : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 420,356 425,473 1.2 420,356 425,473 1.2 February ...................: 374,311 394,340 5.4 794,667 819,813 3.2 March ......................: 426,179 436,632 2.5 1,220,846 1,256,445 2.9 April ......................: 417,225 417,230 - 1,638,071 1,673,675 2.2 May ........................: 415,122 425,769 2.6 2,053,193 2,099,444 2.3 June .......................: 410,323 417,683 1.8 2,463,516 2,517,127 2.2 July .......................: 409,409 425,228 3.9 2,872,925 2,942,355 2.4 August .....................: 399,986 408,975 2.2 3,272,911 3,351,330 2.4 September ..................: 402,020 3,674,931 October ....................: 411,682 4,086,613 November ...................: 423,917 4,510,530 December ...................: 439,071 4,949,601 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 333,353 335,677 0.7 333,353 335,677 0.7 February ...................: 300,495 310,077 3.2 633,848 645,754 1.9 March ......................: 335,189 339,697 1.3 969,037 985,451 1.7 April ......................: 332,063 327,220 -1.5 1,301,100 1,312,671 0.9 May ........................: 331,061 340,007 2.7 1,632,161 1,652,678 1.3 June .......................: 328,664 327,511 -0.4 1,960,825 1,980,189 1.0 July .......................: 327,416 334,560 2.2 2,288,241 2,314,749 1.2 August .....................: 318,834 322,725 1.2 2,607,075 2,637,474 1.2 September ..................: 315,867 2,922,942 October ....................: 320,731 3,243,673 November ...................: 336,417 3,580,090 December ...................: 343,390 3,923,480 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 5,490 5,941 8.2 5,490 5,941 8.2 February ...................: 5,729 6,255 9.2 11,219 12,196 8.7 March ......................: 6,731 7,547 12.1 17,950 19,743 10.0 April ......................: 6,175 7,075 14.6 24,125 26,818 11.2 May ........................: 5,625 6,623 17.7 29,750 33,441 12.4 June .......................: 5,983 6,381 6.7 35,733 39,822 11.4 July .......................: 5,462 5,770 5.6 41,195 45,592 10.7 August .....................: 5,668 5,738 1.2 46,863 51,330 9.5 September ..................: 6,145 53,008 October ....................: 6,189 59,197 November ...................: 6,421 65,618 December ...................: 6,775 72,393 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from : : : 2014 : : : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 184,030 179,583 -2.4 184,030 179,583 -2.4 February ...................: 166,097 156,253 -5.9 350,127 335,836 -4.1 March ......................: 166,626 164,319 -1.4 516,753 500,155 -3.2 April ......................: 167,730 164,201 -2.1 684,483 664,356 -2.9 May ........................: 166,285 169,840 2.1 850,768 834,196 -1.9 June .......................: 140,391 142,132 1.2 991,159 976,328 -1.5 July .......................: 137,788 133,312 -3.2 1,128,947 1,109,640 -1.7 August .....................: 130,167 128,648 -1.2 1,259,114 1,238,288 -1.7 September ..................: 132,767 1,391,881 October ....................: 150,177 1,542,058 November ...................: 144,518 1,686,576 December ...................: 169,754 1,856,330 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 138,661 164,897 18.9 138,661 164,897 18.9 February ...................: 141,187 150,832 6.8 279,848 315,729 12.8 March ......................: 167,853 180,004 7.2 447,701 495,733 10.7 April ......................: 160,342 181,869 13.4 608,043 677,602 11.4 May ........................: 162,139 180,265 11.2 770,182 857,867 11.4 June .......................: 148,648 165,078 11.1 918,830 1,022,945 11.3 July .......................: 166,602 155,625 -6.6 1,085,432 1,178,570 8.6 August .....................: 116,521 124,357 6.7 1,201,953 1,302,927 8.4 September ..................: 112,338 1,314,291 October ....................: 134,694 1,448,985 November ...................: 151,692 1,600,677 December ...................: 163,833 1,764,510 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 60,401 43,670 -27.7 60,401 43,670 -27.7 February ...................: 36,621 32,442 -11.4 97,022 76,112 -21.6 March ......................: 43,272 39,442 -8.9 140,294 115,554 -17.6 April ......................: 49,951 34,531 -30.9 190,245 150,085 -21.1 May ........................: 59,441 35,538 -40.2 249,686 185,623 -25.7 June .......................: 53,036 34,676 -34.6 302,722 220,299 -27.2 July .......................: 28,514 34,177 19.9 331,236 254,476 -23.2 August .....................: 54,073 39,339 -27.2 385,309 293,815 -23.7 September ..................: 40,931 426,240 October ....................: 43,443 469,683 November ...................: 30,635 500,318 December ...................: 43,186 543,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from : : : 2014 : : : 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 70,011 75,580 8.0 70,011 75,580 8.0 February .....................: 65,603 77,913 18.8 135,614 153,493 13.2 March ........................: 71,504 86,459 20.9 207,118 239,952 15.9 April ........................: 71,629 76,535 6.8 278,747 316,487 13.5 May ..........................: 82,480 80,622 -2.3 361,227 397,109 9.9 June .........................: 79,309 85,108 7.3 440,536 482,217 9.5 July .........................: 73,475 80,716 9.9 514,011 562,933 9.5 August .......................: 71,031 83,873 18.1 585,042 646,806 10.6 September ....................: 69,726 654,768 October ......................: 68,265 723,033 November .....................: 71,490 794,523 December .....................: 75,137 869,660 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 95,675 90,075 -5.9 95,675 90,075 -5.9 February .....................: 88,150 80,347 -8.9 183,825 170,422 -7.3 March ........................: 100,126 93,936 -6.2 283,951 264,358 -6.9 April ........................: 93,492 88,389 -5.5 377,443 352,747 -6.5 May ..........................: 98,951 89,530 -9.5 476,394 442,277 -7.2 June .........................: 102,836 91,155 -11.4 579,230 533,432 -7.9 July .........................: 101,775 90,569 -11.0 681,005 624,001 -8.4 August .......................: 91,392 88,739 -2.9 772,397 712,740 -7.7 September ....................: 91,327 863,724 October ......................: 89,611 953,335 November .....................: 87,623 1,040,958 December .....................: 92,240 1,133,198 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 44,325 47,134 6.3 44,325 47,134 6.3 February .....................: 42,131 38,872 -7.7 86,456 86,006 -0.5 March ........................: 45,027 42,024 -6.7 131,483 128,030 -2.6 April ........................: 45,979 41,849 -9.0 177,462 169,879 -4.3 May ..........................: 46,380 44,202 -4.7 223,842 214,081 -4.4 June .........................: 43,703 38,454 -12.0 267,545 252,535 -5.6 July .........................: 44,569 41,594 -6.7 312,114 294,129 -5.8 August .......................: 44,949 39,846 -11.4 357,063 333,975 -6.5 September ....................: 41,281 398,344 October ......................: 46,167 444,511 November .....................: 46,655 491,166 December .....................: 46,991 538,157 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from : : : 2014 : : : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 25,684 21,275 -17.2 25,684 21,275 -17.2 February ...................: 22,672 23,498 3.6 48,356 44,773 -7.4 March ......................: 25,526 26,877 5.3 73,882 71,650 -3.0 April ......................: 26,307 25,962 -1.3 100,189 97,612 -2.6 May ........................: 26,310 26,281 -0.1 126,499 123,893 -2.1 June .......................: 26,149 27,111 3.7 152,648 151,004 -1.1 July .......................: 26,229 28,968 10.4 178,877 179,972 0.6 August .....................: 25,692 27,998 9.0 204,569 207,970 1.7 September ..................: 26,810 231,379 October ....................: 25,529 256,908 November ...................: 21,688 278,596 December ...................: 25,376 303,972 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 30,052 28,940 -3.7 30,052 28,940 -3.7 February ...................: 28,257 28,626 1.3 58,309 57,566 -1.3 March ......................: 31,462 32,248 2.5 89,771 89,814 April ......................: 32,732 30,053 -8.2 122,503 119,867 -2.2 May ........................: 31,660 30,035 -5.1 154,163 149,902 -2.8 June .......................: 32,716 32,180 -1.6 186,879 182,082 -2.6 July .......................: 31,398 31,828 1.4 218,277 213,910 -2.0 August .....................: 30,845 31,833 3.2 249,122 245,743 -1.4 September ..................: 31,859 280,981 October ....................: 31,399 312,380 November ...................: 25,321 337,701 December ...................: 28,899 366,600 : Sour cream : January ....................: 107,623 106,097 -1.4 107,623 106,097 -1.4 February ...................: 94,245 94,132 -0.1 201,868 200,229 -0.8 March ......................: 107,414 110,663 3.0 309,282 310,892 0.5 April ......................: 107,253 104,204 -2.8 416,535 415,096 -0.3 May ........................: 105,521 105,009 -0.5 522,056 520,105 -0.4 June .......................: 106,424 111,514 4.8 628,480 631,619 0.5 July .......................: 106,856 106,373 -0.5 735,336 737,992 0.4 August .....................: 105,685 107,549 1.8 841,021 845,541 0.5 September ..................: 103,826 944,847 October ....................: 117,570 1,062,417 November ...................: 120,497 1,182,914 December ...................: 121,615 1,304,529 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from : : : 2014 : : : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,470 55,556 -1.6 56,470 55,556 -1.6 February ...................: 57,065 58,665 2.8 113,535 114,221 0.6 March ......................: 68,261 70,749 3.6 181,796 184,970 1.7 April ......................: 70,480 67,835 -3.8 252,276 252,805 0.2 May ........................: 70,643 64,029 -9.4 322,919 316,834 -1.9 June .......................: 73,910 70,520 -4.6 396,829 387,354 -2.4 July .......................: 73,877 70,368 -4.7 470,706 457,722 -2.8 August .....................: 67,848 67,298 -0.8 538,554 525,020 -2.5 September ..................: 62,523 601,077 October ....................: 60,924 662,001 November ...................: 53,664 715,665 December ...................: 52,182 767,847 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 29,325 28,772 -1.9 29,325 28,772 -1.9 February ...................: 30,091 31,537 4.8 59,416 60,309 1.5 March ......................: 35,274 39,529 12.1 94,690 99,838 5.4 April ......................: 40,501 41,209 1.7 135,191 141,047 4.3 May ........................: 39,381 42,624 8.2 174,572 183,671 5.2 June .......................: 42,699 47,337 10.9 217,271 231,008 6.3 July .......................: 40,242 45,540 13.2 257,513 276,548 7.4 August .....................: 35,842 40,912 14.1 293,355 317,460 8.2 September ..................: 33,616 326,971 October ....................: 31,424 358,395 November ...................: 25,975 384,370 December ...................: 27,247 411,617 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,183 3,001 -5.7 3,183 3,001 -5.7 February ...................: 3,409 3,255 -4.5 6,592 6,256 -5.1 March ......................: 4,067 3,792 -6.8 10,659 10,048 -5.7 April ......................: 4,071 3,711 -8.8 14,730 13,759 -6.6 May ........................: 3,870 3,745 -3.2 18,600 17,504 -5.9 June .......................: 4,183 3,790 -9.4 22,783 21,294 -6.5 July .......................: 4,013 3,765 -6.2 26,796 25,059 -6.5 August .....................: 3,271 3,470 6.1 30,067 28,529 -5.1 September ..................: 3,510 33,577 October ....................: 2,821 36,398 November ...................: 2,688 39,086 December ...................: 2,604 41,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from : : : 2014 : : : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 393,002 376,810 -4.1 393,002 376,810 -4.1 February ...................: 403,524 421,239 4.4 796,526 798,049 0.2 March ......................: 437,102 437,096 - 1,233,628 1,235,145 0.1 April ......................: 391,971 385,131 -1.7 1,625,599 1,620,276 -0.3 May ........................: 389,529 398,562 2.3 2,015,128 2,018,838 0.2 June .......................: 400,537 392,437 -2.0 2,415,665 2,411,275 -0.2 July .......................: 388,217 388,835 0.2 2,803,882 2,800,110 -0.1 August .....................: 406,115 401,329 -1.2 3,209,997 3,201,439 -0.3 September ..................: 463,263 3,673,260 October ....................: 381,223 4,054,483 November ...................: 320,295 4,374,778 December ...................: 381,767 4,756,545 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,425 4,344 -19.9 5,425 4,344 -19.9 February ...................: 5,816 6,539 12.4 11,241 10,883 -3.2 March ......................: 6,529 6,149 -5.8 17,770 17,032 -4.2 April ......................: 6,519 7,005 7.5 24,289 24,037 -1.0 May ........................: 6,100 5,807 -4.8 30,389 29,844 -1.8 June .......................: 6,254 6,821 9.1 36,643 36,665 0.1 July .......................: 6,085 6,258 2.8 42,728 42,923 0.5 August .....................: 5,648 5,575 -1.3 48,376 48,498 0.3 September ..................: 5,128 53,504 October ....................: 5,144 58,648 November ...................: 4,409 63,057 December ...................: 3,703 66,760 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 197,217 206,056 190,604 -3.4 -7.5 Idaho ..........: 72,950 79,864 76,234 4.5 -4.5 Illinois .......: 6,404 7,179 6,419 0.2 -10.6 Iowa ...........: 22,146 22,619 19,499 -12.0 -13.8 Minnesota ......: 54,672 57,338 55,345 1.2 -3.5 New Mexico .....: 61,949 62,636 63,003 1.7 0.6 New York .......: 65,519 68,421 71,815 9.6 5.0 Ohio ...........: 16,184 17,369 17,543 8.4 1.0 Pennsylvania ...: 34,872 33,664 35,208 1.0 4.6 South Dakota ...: 21,277 22,012 22,848 7.4 3.8 Vermont ........: 10,563 10,486 11,211 6.1 6.9 Wisconsin ......: 238,845 261,407 251,517 5.3 -3.8 : Other States 1/ : 139,341 141,956 153,196 9.9 7.9 : United States ..: 941,939 991,007 974,442 3.5 -1.7 : Atlantic .......: 117,224 119,136 125,458 7.0 5.3 Central ........: 417,026 453,165 438,308 5.1 -3.3 West ...........: 407,689 418,706 410,676 0.7 -1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 52,567 54,885 54,282 3.3 -1.1 Idaho ..........: 50,309 52,769 52,507 4.4 -0.5 Iowa ...........: 15,028 11,753 11,463 -23.7 -2.5 Oregon .........: 16,435 15,401 16,227 -1.3 5.4 Wisconsin ......: 69,188 78,368 74,500 7.7 -4.9 : Other States 1/ : 172,184 179,155 179,799 4.4 0.4 : United States ..: 375,711 392,331 388,778 3.5 -0.9 : Atlantic .......: 19,252 19,511 19,379 0.7 -0.7 Central ........: 180,096 190,866 186,473 3.5 -2.3 West ...........: 176,363 181,954 182,926 3.7 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 28,591 31,289 27,297 -4.5 -12.8 Idaho ..........: 37,844 41,529 41,365 9.3 -0.4 Iowa ...........: 9,027 6,834 7,171 -20.6 4.9 Minnesota ......: 44,698 44,149 44,964 0.6 1.8 Wisconsin ......: 45,737 52,672 49,300 7.8 -6.4 : Other States 1/ : 99,529 105,902 103,623 4.1 -2.2 : United States ..: 265,426 282,375 273,720 3.1 -3.1 : Atlantic .......: 18,317 18,319 18,338 0.1 0.1 Central ........: 126,546 133,081 130,009 2.7 -2.3 West ...........: 120,563 130,975 125,373 4.0 -4.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 125,901 134,338 119,252 -5.3 -11.2 Idaho ..........: 17,247 21,185 18,331 6.3 -13.5 New York .......: 30,193 28,711 30,059 -0.4 4.7 Pennsylvania ...: 21,197 20,637 21,988 3.7 6.5 Wisconsin ......: 119,784 130,634 127,105 6.1 -2.7 : Other States 1/ : 85,664 89,723 92,240 7.7 2.8 : United States ..: 399,986 425,228 408,975 2.2 -3.8 : Atlantic .......: 55,501 54,131 57,070 2.8 5.4 Central ........: 155,081 172,218 165,061 6.4 -4.2 West ...........: 189,404 198,879 186,844 -1.4 -6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 115,564 123,196 108,268 -6.3 -12.1 Idaho ..........: 16,655 19,788 16,775 0.7 -15.2 New York .......: 16,671 16,131 16,512 -1.0 2.4 Pennsylvania ...: 17,975 17,654 18,783 4.5 6.4 Wisconsin ......: 82,419 90,550 88,000 6.8 -2.8 : Other States 1/ : 69,550 67,241 74,387 7.0 10.6 : United States ..: 318,834 334,560 322,725 1.2 -3.5 : Atlantic .......: 37,036 36,362 38,025 2.7 4.6 Central ........: 104,897 113,353 111,997 6.8 -1.2 West ...........: 176,901 184,845 172,703 -2.4 -6.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 44,193 40,719 40,832 -7.6 0.3 Pennsylvania ...: 2,903 6,759 5,391 85.7 -20.2 : Other States 1/ : 83,071 85,834 82,425 -0.8 -4.0 : United States ..: 130,167 133,312 128,648 -1.2 -3.5 : Atlantic .......: 7,263 11,455 9,288 27.9 -18.9 Central ........: 54,006 52,769 50,228 -7.0 -4.8 West ...........: 68,898 69,088 69,132 0.3 0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 42,425 57,046 44,767 5.5 -21.5 : Other States 1/ : 74,096 98,579 79,590 7.4 -19.3 : United States ..: 116,521 155,625 124,357 6.7 -20.1 : Atlantic .......: 20,495 31,160 23,993 17.1 -23.0 Central ........: 18,848 23,520 21,124 12.1 -10.2 West ...........: 77,178 100,945 79,240 2.7 -21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 12,553 12,188 12,622 0.5 3.6 Wisconsin ......: 22,529 27,710 25,834 14.7 -6.8 : Other States 1/ : 34,986 39,851 44,406 26.9 11.4 : United States ..: 70,068 79,749 82,862 18.3 3.9 : Atlantic .......: 22,470 21,707 22,807 1.5 5.1 Central ........: 31,971 39,632 38,534 20.5 -2.8 West ...........: 15,627 18,410 21,521 37.7 16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: August 2014 and 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : August : July : August :--------------------- State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : August : July : : : : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 11,598 13,711 12,535 8.1 -8.6 Missouri ...........: 2,118 2,868 2,789 31.7 -2.8 Ohio ...............: 2,047 2,462 2,598 26.9 5.5 Oregon .............: 1,189 1,474 1,231 3.5 -16.5 Pennsylvania .......: 3,560 3,692 3,692 3.7 0.0 Wisconsin ..........: 1,080 1,664 1,748 61.9 5.0 : Other States 1/ ....: 46,256 44,497 42,705 -7.7 -4.0 : United States ......: 67,848 70,368 67,298 -0.8 -4.4 : Atlantic ...........: 14,220 15,356 15,071 6.0 -1.9 Central ............: 36,782 34,746 33,375 -9.3 -3.9 West ...............: 16,846 20,266 18,852 11.9 -7.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 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 2014, there were 1,267 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@nass.usda.gov. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... 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