Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released November 2, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September 2010 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 879 million pounds, 4.3 percent above September 2009 and 0.4 percent above August 2010. Italian type cheese production totaled 365 million pounds, 5.5 percent above September 2009 but 0.4 percent below August 2010. American type cheese production totaled 355 million pounds, 3.4 percent above September 2009 and 0.3 percent above August 2010. Butter production was 110 million pounds, 16.7 percent above September 2009 and 8.7 percent above August 2010. Dry milk powders (comparisons with September 2009) Nonfat dry milk, human - 109 million pounds, up 24.0 percent. Skim milk powders - 17.1 million pounds, up 35.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons with September 2009) Dry whey, total - 78.2 million pounds, down 1.0 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 76.1 million pounds, up 26.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 35.8 million pounds, up 2.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with September 2009) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 74.0 million gallons, down 0.4 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 33.3 million gallons, up 6.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.51 million gallons, down 17.7 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.76 million gallons, down 13.1 percent. United States Geographic Regions Dairy Products Beginning in 2010, USDA will no longer issue data for North Atlantic, South Atlantic, East North Central, West North Central, or South Central regions. North Atlantic and South Atlantic were combined to form the data for the Atlantic region. East North Central, West North Central, and South Central were combined to form the data for the Central region. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States .................................................................................4 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States...............................................5 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States...............................6 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States ....................................................................7 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States..................................................14 American Cheese Production - States and United States..............................................................................15 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States................................................................................15 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States...........................................................................16 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States.............................................................................16 Butter Production - States and United States............................................................................................17 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States....................................................................17 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States...........................................................................18 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States...................................................................18 Statistical Methodology .....................................................................................................................19 Information Contacts ......................................................................................................................19 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 94,690 101,660 110,467 16.7 8.7 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 342,921 353,703 354,642 3.4 0.3 Cheddar ............................: 259,004 264,096 259,351 0.1 -1.8 Other American types ...............: 83,917 89,607 95,291 13.6 6.3 Brick and Muenster ...................: 10,402 10,359 10,140 -2.5 -2.1 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 76,364 68,968 73,981 -3.1 7.3 Hispanic .............................: 17,931 18,115 18,755 4.6 3.5 Italian types ........................: 346,087 366,651 365,283 5.5 -0.4 Mozzarella .........................: 270,262 294,829 290,929 7.6 -1.3 Parmesan ...........................: 18,379 15,866 14,415 -21.6 -9.1 Provolone ..........................: 28,229 28,311 29,559 4.7 4.4 Ricotta ............................: 21,592 21,086 24,277 12.4 15.1 Romano .............................: 3,147 2,112 1,772 -43.7 -16.1 Other Italian types ................: 4,478 4,447 4,331 -3.3 -2.6 Swiss ................................: 25,709 27,575 28,139 9.5 2.0 All other types ......................: 23,076 29,823 27,617 19.7 -7.4 : Total cheese .........................: 842,490 875,194 878,557 4.3 0.4 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 39,056 36,801 36,722 -6.0 -0.2 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 30,995 28,868 28,104 -9.3 -2.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 35,038 32,415 33,700 -3.8 4.0 : Sour cream .............................: 92,435 101,301 94,798 2.6 -6.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 369,995 364,592 388,826 5.1 6.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 74,304 75,791 74,040 -0.4 -2.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 12,050 14,811 13,164 9.2 -11.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 19,345 25,138 20,173 4.3 -19.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 31,395 39,949 33,337 6.2 -16.6 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,167 1,118 1,282 9.9 14.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,266 3,822 3,509 -17.7 -8.2 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,627 6,448 5,757 -13.1 -10.7 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,432 1,921 1,357 -5.2 -29.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 532 622 683 28.4 9.8 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,404 1,100 1,167 -16.9 6.1 Water and juice ices .................: 4,217 5,628 4,370 3.6 -22.4 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,685 44,765 41,393 -3.0 -7.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 17,914 22,848 19,008 6.1 -16.8 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 695 710 711 2.3 0.1 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,681 2,513 2,332 -13.0 -7.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,493 3,908 3,489 -0.1 -10.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,259 6,324 7,445 2.6 17.7 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 76,035 76,581 75,701 -0.4 -1.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,971 5,275 2,502 -15.8 -52.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 79,006 81,856 78,203 -1.0 -4.5 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,488 2,237 3,044 22.3 36.1 Animal ...............................: 4,094 4,352 4,975 21.5 14.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 30,996 31,970 32,319 4.3 1.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 3,814 3,285 3,472 -9.0 5.7 Total 2/ .............................: 34,810 35,255 35,791 2.8 1.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,238 20,236 19,913 -6.2 -1.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 13,572 15,019 15,878 17.0 5.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,725 5,066 5,426 14.8 7.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 60,066 79,051 76,136 26.8 -3.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 49,858 38,688 38,038 -23.7 -1.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,042 7,119 4,675 128.9 -34.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 51,900 45,807 42,713 -17.7 -6.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 13,518 11,047 10,577 -21.8 -4.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,850 32,722 30,045 -18.5 -8.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,288 1,585 1,704 -25.5 7.5 Total 2/ .............................: 39,138 34,307 31,749 -18.9 -7.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,731 18,949 16,207 -34.5 -14.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,407 15,358 15,542 7.9 1.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 11,194 7,951 7,892 -29.5 -0.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 53,429 83,420 85,240 59.5 2.2 : --------- cents per pound -------- cents change : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 27.4 31.3 27.4 -4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 122,935 143,584 121,858 -0.9 -15.1 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 46,317 44,555 40,702 -12.1 -8.6 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 5,313 5,201 5,527 4.0 6.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 500 594 729 45.8 22.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,589 4,242 5,286 15.2 24.6 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 4,411 4,802 3,183 -27.8 -33.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 87,808 119,562 108,925 24.0 -8.9 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 12,585 15,075 17,051 35.5 13.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 104,009 131,047 112,264 7.9 -14.3 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 4,049 7,957 8,809 117.6 10.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,808 1,051 1,030 -63.3 -2.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,164 4,929 4,568 9.7 -7.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 122,483 164,381 139,294 13.7 -15.3 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 105,308 149,312 129,299 22.8 -13.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent--- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 826,893 841,646 1.8 826,893 841,646 1.8 February ...................: 767,975 775,273 1.0 1,594,868 1,616,919 1.4 March ......................: 870,517 891,633 2.4 2,465,385 2,508,552 1.8 April ......................: 847,593 862,016 1.7 3,312,978 3,370,568 1.7 May ........................: 856,100 879,255 2.7 4,169,078 4,249,823 1.9 June .......................: 838,100 880,850 5.1 5,007,178 5,130,673 2.5 July .......................: 842,752 881,641 4.6 5,849,930 6,012,314 2.8 August .....................: 850,684 875,194 2.9 6,700,614 6,887,508 2.8 September ..................: 842,490 878,557 4.3 7,543,104 7,766,065 3.0 October ....................: 862,785 8,405,889 November ...................: 839,532 9,245,421 December ...................: 863,872 10,109,293 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 357,200 347,563 -2.7 357,200 347,563 -2.7 February ...................: 323,370 320,426 -0.9 680,570 667,989 -1.8 March ......................: 364,359 362,257 -0.6 1,044,929 1,030,246 -1.4 April ......................: 354,781 358,530 1.1 1,399,710 1,388,776 -0.8 May ........................: 368,021 370,281 0.6 1,767,731 1,759,057 -0.5 June .......................: 356,869 369,978 3.7 2,124,600 2,129,035 0.2 July .......................: 354,695 368,415 3.9 2,479,295 2,497,450 0.7 August .....................: 347,088 353,703 1.9 2,826,383 2,851,153 0.9 September ..................: 342,921 354,642 3.4 3,169,304 3,205,795 1.2 October ....................: 349,403 3,518,707 November ...................: 331,593 3,850,300 December ...................: 352,199 4,202,499 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 278,181 266,552 -4.2 278,181 266,552 -4.2 February ...................: 244,440 244,389 522,621 510,941 -2.2 March ......................: 279,296 281,966 1.0 801,917 792,907 -1.1 April ......................: 272,691 270,957 -0.6 1,074,608 1,063,864 -1.0 May ........................: 287,422 287,213 -0.1 1,362,030 1,351,077 -0.8 June .......................: 276,646 286,084 3.4 1,638,676 1,637,161 -0.1 July .......................: 269,533 276,134 2.4 1,908,209 1,913,295 0.3 August .....................: 264,743 264,096 -0.2 2,172,952 2,177,391 0.2 September ..................: 259,004 259,351 0.1 2,431,956 2,436,742 0.2 October ....................: 263,443 2,695,399 November ...................: 248,976 2,944,375 December ...................: 263,062 3,207,437 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 345,619 362,733 5.0 345,619 362,733 5.0 February ...................: 316,749 330,382 4.3 662,368 693,115 4.6 March ......................: 359,386 380,577 5.9 1,021,754 1,073,692 5.1 April ......................: 346,047 366,567 5.9 1,367,801 1,440,259 5.3 May ........................: 345,905 369,452 6.8 1,713,706 1,809,711 5.6 June .......................: 341,918 362,990 6.2 2,055,624 2,172,701 5.7 July .......................: 346,130 364,325 5.3 2,401,754 2,537,026 5.6 August .....................: 345,799 366,651 6.0 2,747,553 2,903,677 5.7 September ..................: 346,087 365,283 5.5 3,093,640 3,268,960 5.7 October ....................: 357,854 3,451,494 November ...................: 358,986 3,810,480 December ...................: 369,800 4,180,280 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 267,299 285,020 6.6 267,299 285,020 6.6 February ...................: 246,429 259,090 5.1 513,728 544,110 5.9 March ......................: 280,012 300,297 7.2 793,740 844,407 6.4 April ......................: 270,604 288,293 6.5 1,064,344 1,132,700 6.4 May ........................: 271,395 293,788 8.3 1,335,739 1,426,488 6.8 June .......................: 268,901 290,585 8.1 1,604,640 1,717,073 7.0 July .......................: 273,782 291,658 6.5 1,878,422 2,008,731 6.9 August .....................: 272,632 294,829 8.1 2,151,054 2,303,560 7.1 September ..................: 270,262 290,929 7.6 2,421,316 2,594,489 7.2 October ....................: 278,106 2,699,422 November ...................: 279,105 2,978,527 December ...................: 288,779 3,267,306 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 4,303 3,278 -23.8 4,303 3,278 -23.8 February ...................: 4,187 3,138 -25.1 8,490 6,416 -24.4 March ......................: 4,480 4,131 -7.8 12,970 10,547 -18.7 April ......................: 3,927 3,936 0.2 16,897 14,483 -14.3 May ........................: 3,874 4,536 17.1 20,771 19,019 -8.4 June .......................: 4,008 4,262 6.3 24,779 23,281 -6.0 July .......................: 3,754 4,344 15.7 28,533 27,625 -3.2 August .....................: 3,841 4,447 15.8 32,374 32,072 -0.9 September ..................: 4,478 4,331 -3.3 36,852 36,403 -1.2 October ....................: 4,007 40,859 November ...................: 4,021 44,880 December ...................: 4,069 48,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 176,988 162,067 -8.4 176,988 162,067 -8.4 February ...................: 147,462 141,052 -4.3 324,450 303,119 -6.6 March ......................: 147,341 138,837 -5.8 471,791 441,956 -6.3 April ......................: 142,216 133,152 -6.4 614,007 575,108 -6.3 May ........................: 139,178 130,489 -6.2 753,185 705,597 -6.3 June .......................: 125,301 117,267 -6.4 878,486 822,864 -6.3 July .......................: 114,388 111,001 -3.0 992,874 933,865 -5.9 August .....................: 101,029 101,660 0.6 1,093,903 1,035,525 -5.3 September ..................: 94,690 110,467 16.7 1,188,593 1,145,992 -3.6 October ....................: 113,084 1,301,677 November ...................: 120,967 1,422,644 December ...................: 150,837 1,573,481 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 158,286 128,618 -18.7 158,286 128,618 -18.7 February ...................: 125,902 117,768 -6.5 284,188 246,386 -13.3 March ......................: 137,301 137,179 -0.1 421,489 383,565 -9.0 April ......................: 141,397 152,373 7.8 562,886 535,938 -4.8 May ........................: 150,452 154,327 2.6 713,338 690,265 -3.2 June .......................: 146,065 136,187 -6.8 859,403 826,452 -3.8 July .......................: 133,175 131,819 -1.0 992,578 958,271 -3.5 August .....................: 107,049 119,562 11.7 1,099,627 1,077,833 -2.0 September ..................: 87,808 108,925 24.0 1,187,435 1,186,758 -0.1 October ....................: 92,800 1,280,235 November ...................: 102,156 1,382,391 December ...................: 126,720 1,509,111 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 17,663 20,581 16.5 17,663 20,581 16.5 February ...................: 22,693 22,029 -2.9 40,356 42,610 5.6 March ......................: 24,432 27,796 13.8 64,788 70,406 8.7 April ......................: 24,645 14,463 -41.3 89,433 84,869 -5.1 May ........................: 26,697 17,146 -35.8 116,130 102,015 -12.2 June .......................: 16,796 32,708 94.7 132,926 134,723 1.4 July .......................: 14,023 22,626 61.3 146,949 157,349 7.1 August .....................: 10,677 15,075 41.2 157,626 172,424 9.4 September ..................: 12,585 17,051 35.5 170,211 189,475 11.3 October ....................: 10,174 180,385 November ...................: 18,924 199,309 December ...................: 22,601 221,910 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 79,395 85,971 8.3 79,395 85,971 8.3 February .....................: 74,668 78,244 4.8 154,063 164,215 6.6 March ........................: 82,785 92,504 11.7 236,848 256,719 8.4 April ........................: 83,218 90,726 9.0 320,066 347,445 8.6 May ..........................: 87,125 89,577 2.8 407,191 437,022 7.3 June .........................: 92,639 86,053 -7.1 499,830 523,075 4.7 July .........................: 93,640 87,537 -6.5 593,470 610,612 2.9 August .......................: 82,555 81,856 -0.8 676,025 692,468 2.4 September ....................: 79,006 78,203 -1.0 755,031 770,671 2.1 October ......................: 81,709 836,740 November .....................: 79,361 916,101 December .....................: 85,059 1,001,160 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 58,839 66,864 13.6 58,839 66,864 13.6 February .....................: 51,653 63,620 23.2 110,492 130,484 18.1 March ........................: 59,717 73,870 23.7 170,209 204,354 20.1 April ........................: 58,153 71,582 23.1 228,362 275,936 20.8 May ..........................: 59,639 74,937 25.7 288,001 350,873 21.8 June .........................: 60,429 76,068 25.9 348,430 426,941 22.5 July .........................: 61,168 78,557 28.4 409,598 505,498 23.4 August .......................: 62,065 79,051 27.4 471,663 584,549 23.9 September ....................: 60,066 76,136 26.8 531,729 660,685 24.3 October ......................: 63,926 595,655 November .....................: 61,927 657,582 December .....................: 64,977 722,559 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 35,177 34,686 -1.4 35,177 34,686 -1.4 February .....................: 32,340 31,391 -2.9 67,517 66,077 -2.1 March ........................: 35,259 36,422 3.3 102,776 102,499 -0.3 April ........................: 32,971 35,681 8.2 135,747 138,180 1.8 May ..........................: 34,705 35,899 3.4 170,452 174,079 2.1 June .........................: 34,572 34,231 -1.0 205,024 208,310 1.6 July .........................: 35,221 36,026 2.3 240,245 244,336 1.7 August .......................: 35,284 35,255 -0.1 275,529 279,591 1.5 September ....................: 34,810 35,791 2.8 310,339 315,382 1.6 October ......................: 35,830 346,169 November .....................: 34,061 380,230 December .....................: 34,785 415,015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 25,734 24,963 -3.0 25,734 24,963 -3.0 February ...................: 25,890 25,776 -0.4 51,624 50,739 -1.7 March ......................: 31,314 29,099 -7.1 82,938 79,838 -3.7 April ......................: 30,517 26,462 -13.3 113,455 106,300 -6.3 May ........................: 30,210 26,226 -13.2 143,665 132,526 -7.8 June .......................: 29,707 27,061 -8.9 173,372 159,587 -8.0 July .......................: 30,823 27,687 -10.2 204,195 187,274 -8.3 August .....................: 30,375 28,868 -5.0 234,570 216,142 -7.9 September ..................: 30,995 28,104 -9.3 265,565 244,246 -8.0 October ....................: 26,685 292,250 November ...................: 24,586 316,836 December ...................: 25,064 341,900 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,295 29,093 -7.0 31,295 29,093 -7.0 February ...................: 30,781 30,057 -2.4 62,076 59,150 -4.7 March ......................: 34,759 35,268 1.5 96,835 94,418 -2.5 April ......................: 34,380 32,043 -6.8 131,215 126,461 -3.6 May ........................: 32,644 29,863 -8.5 163,859 156,324 -4.6 June .......................: 32,986 32,366 -1.9 196,845 188,690 -4.1 July .......................: 34,701 32,571 -6.1 231,546 221,261 -4.4 August .....................: 32,107 32,415 1.0 263,653 253,676 -3.8 September ..................: 35,038 33,700 -3.8 298,691 287,376 -3.8 October ....................: 31,246 329,937 November ...................: 28,733 358,670 December ...................: 28,987 387,657 : Sour cream : January ....................: 87,869 89,580 1.9 87,869 89,580 1.9 February ...................: 81,854 85,163 4.0 169,723 174,743 3.0 March ......................: 99,459 105,351 5.9 269,182 280,094 4.1 April ......................: 93,860 90,309 -3.8 363,042 370,403 2.0 May ........................: 93,504 93,408 -0.1 456,546 463,811 1.6 June .......................: 93,644 98,411 5.1 550,190 562,222 2.2 July .......................: 92,442 90,130 -2.5 642,632 652,352 1.5 August .....................: 93,770 101,301 8.0 736,402 753,653 2.3 September ..................: 92,435 94,798 2.6 828,837 848,451 2.4 October ....................: 103,645 932,482 November ...................: 108,446 1,040,928 December ...................: 107,081 1,148,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 58,615 55,429 -5.4 58,615 55,429 -5.4 February ...................: 64,870 63,171 -2.6 123,485 118,600 -4.0 March ......................: 75,674 79,940 5.6 199,159 198,540 -0.3 April ......................: 79,022 78,499 -0.7 278,181 277,039 -0.4 May ........................: 80,604 81,929 1.6 358,785 358,968 0.1 June .......................: 89,319 84,255 -5.7 448,104 443,223 -1.1 July .......................: 84,319 78,706 -6.7 532,423 521,929 -2.0 August .....................: 79,273 75,791 -4.4 611,696 597,720 -2.3 September ..................: 74,304 74,040 -0.4 686,000 671,760 -2.1 October ....................: 68,602 754,602 November ...................: 53,003 807,605 December ...................: 49,098 856,703 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 24,433 22,695 -7.1 24,433 22,695 -7.1 February ...................: 26,401 27,538 4.3 50,834 50,233 -1.2 March ......................: 35,833 37,430 4.5 86,667 87,663 1.1 April ......................: 35,030 38,601 10.2 121,697 126,264 3.8 May ........................: 36,115 37,466 3.7 157,812 163,730 3.8 June .......................: 42,050 45,376 7.9 199,862 209,106 4.6 July .......................: 38,736 40,959 5.7 238,598 250,065 4.8 August .....................: 36,183 39,949 10.4 274,781 290,014 5.5 September ..................: 31,395 33,337 6.2 306,176 323,351 5.6 October ....................: 28,391 334,567 November ...................: 23,855 358,422 December ...................: 23,033 381,455 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,482 3,438 -1.3 3,482 3,438 -1.3 February ...................: 4,039 3,691 -8.6 7,521 7,129 -5.2 March ......................: 5,056 5,048 -0.2 12,577 12,177 -3.2 April ......................: 5,012 4,790 -4.4 17,589 16,967 -3.5 May ........................: 4,985 4,622 -7.3 22,574 21,589 -4.4 June .......................: 5,497 4,827 -12.2 28,071 26,416 -5.9 July .......................: 5,104 4,564 -10.6 33,175 30,980 -6.6 August .....................: 4,257 3,822 -10.2 37,432 34,802 -7.0 September ..................: 4,266 3,509 -17.7 41,698 38,311 -8.1 October ....................: 3,340 45,038 November ...................: 2,572 47,610 December ...................: 2,670 50,280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 304,553 339,217 11.4 304,553 339,217 11.4 February ...................: 304,155 314,514 3.4 608,708 653,731 7.4 March ......................: 355,911 399,691 12.3 964,619 1,053,422 9.2 April ......................: 311,481 332,315 6.7 1,276,100 1,385,737 8.6 May ........................: 328,934 339,906 3.3 1,605,034 1,725,643 7.5 June .......................: 332,379 353,948 6.5 1,937,413 2,079,591 7.3 July .......................: 309,910 340,025 9.7 2,247,323 2,419,616 7.7 August .....................: 323,373 364,592 12.7 2,570,696 2,784,208 8.3 September ..................: 369,995 388,826 5.1 2,940,691 3,173,034 7.9 October ....................: 309,431 3,250,122 November ...................: 271,793 3,521,915 December ...................: 310,056 3,831,971 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,638 3,816 -17.7 4,638 3,816 -17.7 February ...................: 5,138 4,458 -13.2 9,776 8,274 -15.4 March ......................: 6,492 6,526 0.5 16,268 14,800 -9.0 April ......................: 7,022 6,816 -2.9 23,290 21,616 -7.2 May ........................: 6,741 6,808 1.0 30,031 28,424 -5.4 June .......................: 7,544 7,630 1.1 37,575 36,054 -4.0 July .......................: 7,931 7,577 -4.5 45,506 43,631 -4.1 August .....................: 7,313 6,448 -11.8 52,819 50,079 -5.2 September ..................: 6,627 5,757 -13.1 59,446 55,836 -6.1 October ....................: 5,936 65,382 November ...................: 4,647 70,029 December ...................: 4,388 74,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 167,726 190,067 185,965 10.9 -2.2 Idaho ..........: 69,316 73,330 72,419 4.5 -1.2 Illinois .......: 6,595 5,930 6,992 6.0 17.9 Iowa ...........: 18,675 18,571 18,780 0.6 1.1 Minnesota ......: 51,583 47,545 48,713 -5.6 2.5 New Jersey .....: 3,181 New Mexico .....: 51,394 59,148 60,803 18.3 2.8 New York .......: 62,453 65,815 64,966 4.0 -1.3 Ohio ...........: 16,567 17,211 17,381 4.9 1.0 Pennsylvania ...: 34,762 35,730 33,612 -3.3 -5.9 South Dakota ...: 18,153 20,373 20,361 12.2 -0.1 Utah ...........: 10,759 Vermont ........: 10,261 8,846 9,102 -11.3 2.9 Wisconsin ......: 225,234 218,709 223,096 -0.9 2.0 : Other States 1/ : 95,831 113,919 116,367 : United States ..: 842,490 875,194 878,557 4.3 0.4 : Atlantic .......: 115,505 118,310 116,405 0.8 -1.6 Central ........: 380,617 375,707 385,333 1.2 2.6 West ...........: 346,368 381,177 376,819 8.8 -1.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 51,036 51,596 47,962 -6.0 -7.0 Idaho ..........: 55,645 59,046 57,688 3.7 -2.3 Iowa ...........: 14,357 14,122 14,347 -0.1 1.6 Ohio ...........: 980 Oregon .........: 14,897 13,127 13,031 -12.5 -0.7 Wisconsin ......: 70,850 69,627 69,300 -2.2 -0.5 : Other States 1/ : 135,156 146,185 152,314 : United States ..: 342,921 353,703 354,642 3.4 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 10,500 15,911 14,745 40.4 -7.3 Central ........: 161,824 158,400 163,840 1.2 3.4 West ...........: 170,597 179,392 176,057 3.2 -1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 28,511 27,548 23,703 -16.9 -14.0 Idaho ..........: 46,386 46,677 45,496 -1.9 -2.5 Iowa ...........: 8,793 8,354 8,592 -2.3 2.8 Minnesota ......: 40,421 36,818 40,026 -1.0 8.7 Ohio ...........: 735 Wisconsin ......: 54,558 52,190 51,600 -5.4 -1.1 : Other States 1/ : 79,600 92,509 89,934 : United States ..: 259,004 264,096 259,351 0.1 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 10,098 15,368 14,178 40.4 -7.7 Central ........: 126,436 117,649 123,036 -2.7 4.6 West ...........: 122,470 131,079 122,137 -0.3 -6.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 102,436 120,103 118,717 15.9 -1.2 New York .......: 31,723 31,005 31,345 -1.2 1.1 Pennsylvania ...: 19,299 23,095 20,991 8.8 -9.1 Wisconsin ......: 104,256 102,845 105,512 1.2 2.6 : Other States 1/ : 88,373 89,603 88,718 0.4 -1.0 : United States ..: 346,087 366,651 365,283 5.5 -0.4 : Atlantic .......: 59,114 60,413 58,915 -0.3 -2.5 Central ........: 137,656 137,309 137,960 0.2 0.5 West ...........: 149,317 168,929 168,408 12.8 -0.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 91,787 110,385 108,802 18.5 -1.4 New York .......: 16,063 16,753 15,637 -2.7 -6.7 Wisconsin ......: 74,814 73,463 74,200 -0.8 1.0 : Other States 1/ : 87,598 94,228 92,290 5.4 -2.1 : United States ..: 270,262 294,829 290,929 7.6 -1.3 : Atlantic .......: 37,563 40,755 37,273 -0.8 -8.5 Central ........: 96,871 97,400 97,857 1.0 0.5 West ...........: 135,828 156,674 155,799 14.7 -0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Butter Production - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 36,732 39,206 39,457 7.4 0.6 Pennsylvania ...: 5,846 : Other States 1/ : 52,112 62,454 71,010 : United States ..: 94,690 101,660 110,467 16.7 8.7 : Atlantic .......: 8,895 7,453 10,075 13.3 35.2 Central ........: 31,072 36,620 38,529 24.0 5.2 West ...........: 54,723 57,587 61,863 13.0 7.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 57,666 74,252 69,676 20.8 -6.2 : Other States 1/ : 30,142 45,310 39,249 30.2 -13.4 : United States ..: 87,808 119,562 108,925 24.0 -8.9 : Atlantic .......: 8,500 12,264 9,677 13.8 -21.1 Central ........: 6,733 6,515 5,706 -15.3 -12.4 West ...........: 72,575 100,783 93,542 28.9 -7.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 10,900 9,845 9,179 -15.8 -6.8 Wisconsin ......: 24,071 23,598 24,300 1.0 3.0 : Other States 1/ : 41,064 43,138 42,222 2.8 -2.1 : United States ..: 76,035 76,581 75,701 -0.4 -1.1 : Atlantic .......: 18,969 19,568 18,177 -4.2 -7.1 Central ........: 37,696 37,382 38,140 1.2 2.0 West ...........: 19,370 19,631 19,384 0.1 -1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: September 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 :September : August : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 13,594 11,866 13,084 -3.8 10.3 Indiana ............: 7,305 7,981 7,618 4.3 -4.5 Massachusetts ......: 3,333 2,882 2,687 -19.4 -6.8 Missouri ...........: 2,195 2,600 2,270 3.4 -12.7 New York ...........: 2,464 North Carolina .....: 1,061 1,115 986 -7.1 -11.6 Ohio ...............: 1,899 1,950 1,906 0.4 -2.3 Oregon .............: 1,289 1,756 1,388 7.7 -21.0 Pennsylvania .......: 2,412 3,566 2,835 17.5 -20.5 Tennessee ..........: 993 Texas ..............: 3,962 4,492 3,937 -0.6 -12.4 Utah ...............: 2,189 2,145 2,014 -8.0 -6.1 Wisconsin ..........: 1,076 1,318 1,110 3.2 -15.8 : Other States 1/ ....: 30,532 34,120 34,205 : United States ......: 74,304 75,791 74,040 -0.4 -2.3 : North Atlantic .....: 10,417 South Atlantic .....: 4,891 Atlantic ...........: 16,507 15,079 East North Central .: 15,575 West North Central .: 13,850 South Central ......: 9,439 Central ............: 40,557 39,823 West ...............: 20,132 18,727 19,138 -4.9 2.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Statistical Methodology: Dairy Products 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 2009, there were 1,178 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 a 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 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 field office (FO), 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 field office summarizes data at the 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 FO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, FO 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 Lorie Warren - Dairy Products ................ (202) 690-3236 Joe Gaynor - Dairy Products Prices ........... (202) 690-2168 Jason Hardegree - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... 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