Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released November 1, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September 2018 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.06 billion pounds, 3.1 percent above September 2017 but 2.0 percent below August 2018. Italian type cheese production totaled 451 million pounds, 4.3 percent above September 2017 but 1.1 percent below August 2018. American type cheese production totaled 419 million pounds, 3.9 percent above September 2017 but 1.7 percent below August 2018. Butter production was 134 million pounds, 0.1 percent below September 2017 but 0.3 percent above August 2018. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with September 2017) Nonfat dry milk, human - 106 million pounds, down 21.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 48.7 million pounds, up 67.3 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with September 2017) Dry whey, total - 71.3 million pounds, down 21.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 87.9 million pounds, down 7.4 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.2 million pounds, up 9.1 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with September 2017) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 58.0 million gallons, down 4.3 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 34.6 million gallons, down 1.7 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.07 million gallons, down 6.4 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.41 million gallons, down 3.2 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2017 and 2018............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2017 and 2018.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 2017 and 2018.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018............................ 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018................. 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 134,552 133,982 134,351 -0.1 0.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 403,544 426,427 419,364 3.9 -1.7 Cheddar ............................: 291,755 303,563 292,977 0.4 -3.5 Other American types ...............: 111,789 122,864 126,387 13.1 2.9 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,904 7,902 7,908 14.5 0.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,803 16,037 15,573 5.2 -2.9 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 87,356 82,992 80,257 -8.1 -3.3 Feta .................................: 10,140 11,173 9,842 -2.9 -11.9 Gouda ................................: 4,679 7,364 5,247 12.1 -28.7 Hispanic .............................: 22,449 26,550 26,030 16.0 -2.0 Italian types ........................: 432,619 455,993 451,193 4.3 -1.1 Mozzarella .........................: 332,180 358,177 357,088 7.5 -0.3 Parmesan ...........................: 34,642 30,669 29,058 -16.1 -5.3 Provolone ..........................: 33,734 35,589 33,388 -1.0 -6.2 Ricotta ............................: 21,210 21,063 21,013 -0.9 -0.2 Romano .............................: 4,106 4,324 3,935 -4.2 -9.0 Other Italian types ................: 6,747 6,171 6,711 -0.5 8.8 Swiss ................................: 25,622 28,069 26,811 4.6 -4.5 All other types ......................: 16,641 15,897 14,462 -13.1 -9.0 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,024,757 1,078,404 1,056,687 3.1 -2.0 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,999 35,081 32,244 4.0 -8.1 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 27,146 31,415 28,611 5.4 -8.9 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 27,396 31,958 26,952 -1.6 -15.7 : Sour cream .............................: 108,314 118,830 107,599 -0.7 -9.5 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 393,654 397,456 371,418 -5.6 -6.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 60,596 71,559 57,964 -4.3 -19.0 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,565 20,731 18,174 16.8 -12.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 19,661 22,239 16,454 -16.3 -26.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 35,226 42,970 34,628 -1.7 -19.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 603 612 589 -2.3 -3.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,282 3,467 3,073 -6.4 -11.4 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,557 4,567 4,413 -3.2 -3.4 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,424 1,395 1,214 -14.7 -13.0 Nonfat, hard .......................: 515 335 581 12.8 73.4 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 2,135 2,138 2,075 -2.8 -2.9 Water and juice ices .................: 4,672 6,379 5,041 7.9 -21.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 36,103 43,108 35,017 -3.0 -18.8 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 18,404 24,228 19,418 5.5 -19.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 492 481 423 -14.0 -12.1 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,284 2,358 1,948 -14.7 -17.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,533 2,529 2,295 -9.4 -9.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,563 6,184 6,155 -28.1 -0.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 89,568 77,654 70,095 -21.7 -9.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,734 1,300 1,234 -28.8 -5.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 91,302 78,954 71,329 -21.9 -9.7 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,765 1,435 1,734 -37.3 20.8 Animal ...............................: 2,471 2,776 2,698 9.2 -2.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,472 41,236 41,277 7.3 0.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 248 531 965 289.1 81.7 Total 2/ .............................: 38,720 41,767 42,242 9.1 1.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,325 16,512 15,757 10.0 -4.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,395 25,255 26,485 8.6 4.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,442 8,907 9,348 -1.0 5.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 94,903 94,380 87,920 -7.4 -6.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 106,317 71,055 67,466 -36.5 -5.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,526 2,214 1,944 27.4 -12.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 107,843 73,269 69,410 -35.6 -5.3 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,143 4,275 4,116 -42.4 -3.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 71,308 60,373 57,727 -19.0 -4.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 403 939 918 127.8 -2.2 Total 2/ .............................: 71,711 61,312 58,645 -18.2 -4.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,106 19,318 17,479 -24.4 -9.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 48,605 41,994 41,166 -15.3 -2.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 26,760 31,635 25,400 -5.1 -19.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 153,059 88,956 84,436 -44.8 -5.1 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 24.3 17.4 19.1 -5.2 1.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 121,072 141,183 124,184 2.6 -12.0 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,300 7,563 7,859 -5.3 3.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 904 1,285 908 0.4 -29.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,569 9,603 5,870 -44.5 -38.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 6,242 9,354 10,073 61.4 7.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 134,572 122,805 106,309 -21.0 -13.4 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 29,102 47,560 48,688 67.3 2.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 16,646 12,088 12,194 -26.7 0.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 4,275 2,037 3,606 -15.6 77.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 20,608 42,387 32,549 57.9 -23.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 320,765 281,110 262,137 -18.3 -6.7 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 141,297 151,917 117,441 -16.9 -22.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2017 and 2018 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 February ...................: 957,650 985,969 3.0 2,021,882 2,082,489 3.0 March ......................:1,071,819 1,108,389 3.4 3,093,701 3,190,878 3.1 April ......................:1,057,848 1,073,438 1.5 4,151,549 4,264,316 2.7 May ........................:1,076,171 1,084,611 0.8 5,227,720 5,348,927 2.3 June .......................:1,045,875 1,062,520 1.6 6,273,595 6,411,447 2.2 July .......................:1,051,675 1,082,772 3.0 7,325,270 7,494,219 2.3 August .....................:1,046,041 1,078,404 3.1 8,371,311 8,572,623 2.4 September ..................:1,024,757 1,056,687 3.1 9,396,068 9,629,310 2.5 October ....................:1,086,865 10,482,933 November ...................:1,070,668 11,553,601 December ...................:1,105,490 12,659,091 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 434,627 433,670 -0.2 434,627 433,670 -0.2 February ...................: 390,314 397,364 1.8 824,941 831,034 0.7 March ......................: 429,558 443,491 3.2 1,254,499 1,274,525 1.6 April ......................: 434,657 443,257 2.0 1,689,156 1,717,782 1.7 May ........................: 443,083 443,503 0.1 2,132,239 2,161,285 1.4 June .......................: 419,260 429,895 2.5 2,551,499 2,591,180 1.6 July .......................: 414,495 440,653 6.3 2,965,994 3,031,833 2.2 August .....................: 414,280 426,427 2.9 3,380,274 3,458,260 2.3 September ..................: 403,544 419,364 3.9 3,783,818 3,877,624 2.5 October ....................: 430,485 4,214,303 November ...................: 413,714 4,628,017 December ...................: 443,974 5,071,991 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 327,328 318,254 -2.8 327,328 318,254 -2.8 February ...................: 291,508 293,255 0.6 618,836 611,509 -1.2 March ......................: 323,442 321,144 -0.7 942,278 932,653 -1.0 April ......................: 329,671 318,849 -3.3 1,271,949 1,251,502 -1.6 May ........................: 327,456 319,684 -2.4 1,599,405 1,571,186 -1.8 June .......................: 302,090 313,351 3.7 1,901,495 1,884,537 -0.9 July .......................: 298,285 326,370 9.4 2,199,780 2,210,907 0.5 August .....................: 298,306 303,563 1.8 2,498,086 2,514,470 0.7 September ..................: 291,755 292,977 0.4 2,789,841 2,807,447 0.6 October ....................: 307,833 3,097,674 November ...................: 296,598 3,394,272 December ...................: 327,062 3,721,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 454,575 474,348 4.3 454,575 474,348 4.3 February ...................: 406,179 426,472 5.0 860,754 900,820 4.7 March ......................: 470,053 481,404 2.4 1,330,807 1,382,224 3.9 April ......................: 447,937 455,198 1.6 1,778,744 1,837,422 3.3 May ........................: 452,332 457,691 1.2 2,231,076 2,295,113 2.9 June .......................: 450,027 449,219 -0.2 2,681,103 2,744,332 2.4 July .......................: 451,922 463,547 2.6 3,133,025 3,207,879 2.4 August .....................: 437,003 455,993 4.3 3,570,028 3,663,872 2.6 September ..................: 432,619 451,193 4.3 4,002,647 4,115,065 2.8 October ....................: 454,641 4,457,288 November ...................: 456,821 4,914,109 December ...................: 469,755 5,383,864 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,768 366,988 4.0 352,768 366,988 4.0 February ...................: 314,602 327,413 4.1 667,370 694,401 4.1 March ......................: 361,368 371,264 2.7 1,028,738 1,065,665 3.6 April ......................: 347,399 353,725 1.8 1,376,137 1,419,390 3.1 May ........................: 350,530 357,591 2.0 1,726,667 1,776,981 2.9 June .......................: 349,363 353,869 1.3 2,076,030 2,130,850 2.6 July .......................: 352,014 367,215 4.3 2,428,044 2,498,065 2.9 August .....................: 335,867 358,177 6.6 2,763,911 2,856,242 3.3 September ..................: 332,180 357,088 7.5 3,096,091 3,213,330 3.8 October ....................: 347,688 3,443,779 November ...................: 351,511 3,795,290 December ...................: 365,309 4,160,599 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,600 5,549 -15.9 6,600 5,549 -15.9 February ...................: 6,498 5,680 -12.6 13,098 11,229 -14.3 March ......................: 7,614 6,460 -15.2 20,712 17,689 -14.6 April ......................: 6,666 5,869 -12.0 27,378 23,558 -14.0 May ........................: 6,556 6,584 0.4 33,934 30,142 -11.2 June .......................: 7,009 6,423 -8.4 40,943 36,565 -10.7 July .......................: 6,055 6,041 -0.2 46,998 42,606 -9.3 August .....................: 5,634 6,171 9.5 52,632 48,777 -7.3 September ..................: 6,747 6,711 -0.5 59,379 55,488 -6.6 October ....................: 6,271 65,650 November ...................: 7,247 72,897 December ...................: 6,351 79,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 178,060 182,088 2.3 178,060 182,088 2.3 February ...................: 161,013 170,116 5.7 339,073 352,204 3.9 March ......................: 177,021 182,046 2.8 516,094 534,250 3.5 April ......................: 161,956 175,297 8.2 678,050 709,547 4.6 May ........................: 163,397 168,109 2.9 841,447 877,656 4.3 June .......................: 139,200 142,540 2.4 980,647 1,020,196 4.0 July .......................: 135,625 134,561 -0.8 1,116,272 1,154,757 3.4 August .....................: 131,152 133,982 2.2 1,247,424 1,288,739 3.3 September ..................: 134,552 134,351 -0.1 1,381,976 1,423,090 3.0 October ....................: 144,671 1,526,647 November ...................: 149,721 1,676,368 December ...................: 171,105 1,847,473 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 153,848 160,301 4.2 153,848 160,301 4.2 February ...................: 143,231 157,833 10.2 297,079 318,134 7.1 March ......................: 160,916 178,694 11.0 457,995 496,828 8.5 April ......................: 172,821 163,859 -5.2 630,816 660,687 4.7 May ........................: 167,910 159,893 -4.8 798,726 820,580 2.7 June .......................: 162,814 146,911 -9.8 961,540 967,491 0.6 July .......................: 151,825 144,296 -5.0 1,113,365 1,111,787 -0.1 August .....................: 136,753 122,805 -10.2 1,250,118 1,234,592 -1.2 September ..................: 134,572 106,309 -21.0 1,384,690 1,340,901 -3.2 October ....................: 145,008 1,529,698 November ...................: 141,440 1,671,138 December ...................: 164,014 1,835,152 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 55,590 45,753 -17.7 55,590 45,753 -17.7 February ...................: 41,391 37,666 -9.0 96,981 83,419 -14.0 March ......................: 52,693 42,055 -20.2 149,674 125,474 -16.2 April ......................: 50,206 49,446 -1.5 199,880 174,920 -12.5 May ........................: 51,012 50,365 -1.3 250,892 225,285 -10.2 June .......................: 39,515 58,947 49.2 290,407 284,232 -2.1 July .......................: 47,842 47,488 -0.7 338,249 331,720 -1.9 August .....................: 44,813 47,560 6.1 383,062 379,280 -1.0 September ..................: 29,102 48,688 67.3 412,164 427,968 3.8 October ....................: 25,965 438,129 November ...................: 41,609 479,738 December ...................: 49,895 529,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,255 90,319 9.8 82,255 90,319 9.8 February .....................: 77,895 89,599 15.0 160,150 179,918 12.3 March ........................: 86,689 90,653 4.6 246,839 270,571 9.6 April ........................: 84,640 85,149 0.6 331,479 355,720 7.3 May ..........................: 82,950 85,521 3.1 414,429 441,241 6.5 June .........................: 88,064 87,803 -0.3 502,493 529,044 5.3 July .........................: 100,402 92,595 -7.8 602,895 621,639 3.1 August .......................: 94,276 78,954 -16.3 697,171 700,593 0.5 September ....................: 91,302 71,329 -21.9 788,473 771,922 -2.1 October ......................: 80,750 869,223 November .....................: 81,657 950,880 December .....................: 86,024 1,036,904 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 92,320 94,834 2.7 92,320 94,834 2.7 February .....................: 84,386 86,294 2.3 176,706 181,128 2.5 March ........................: 95,317 99,650 4.5 272,023 280,778 3.2 April ........................: 96,265 94,011 -2.3 368,288 374,789 1.8 May ..........................: 93,634 92,544 -1.2 461,922 467,333 1.2 June .........................: 96,082 91,796 -4.5 558,004 559,129 0.2 July .........................: 98,117 97,044 -1.1 656,121 656,173 - August .......................: 96,679 94,380 -2.4 752,800 750,553 -0.3 September ....................: 94,903 87,920 -7.4 847,703 838,473 -1.1 October ......................: 93,098 940,801 November .....................: 86,105 1,026,906 December .....................: 97,251 1,124,157 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 40,329 43,461 7.8 40,329 43,461 7.8 February .....................: 36,110 39,391 9.1 76,439 82,852 8.4 March ........................: 42,354 44,932 6.1 118,793 127,784 7.6 April ........................: 42,062 40,926 -2.7 160,855 168,710 4.9 May ..........................: 41,612 41,870 0.6 202,467 210,580 4.0 June .........................: 40,297 39,862 -1.1 242,764 250,442 3.2 July .........................: 41,192 39,798 -3.4 283,956 290,240 2.2 August .......................: 38,339 41,767 8.9 322,295 332,007 3.0 September ....................: 38,720 42,242 9.1 361,015 374,249 3.7 October ......................: 40,796 401,811 November .....................: 40,551 442,362 December .....................: 41,914 484,276 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,122 25,546 -2.2 26,122 25,546 -2.2 February ...................: 25,698 26,932 4.8 51,820 52,478 1.3 March ......................: 29,010 32,696 12.7 80,830 85,174 5.4 April ......................: 25,942 29,111 12.2 106,772 114,285 7.0 May ........................: 29,538 32,368 9.6 136,310 146,653 7.6 June .......................: 27,626 31,058 12.4 163,936 177,711 8.4 July .......................: 28,007 30,126 7.6 191,943 207,837 8.3 August .....................: 30,434 31,415 3.2 222,377 239,252 7.6 September ..................: 27,146 28,611 5.4 249,523 267,863 7.4 October ....................: 28,829 278,352 November ...................: 26,066 304,418 December ...................: 26,066 330,484 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,655 26,867 -6.2 28,655 26,867 -6.2 February ...................: 28,142 27,567 -2.0 56,797 54,434 -4.2 March ......................: 30,711 31,348 2.1 87,508 85,782 -2.0 April ......................: 29,610 29,815 0.7 117,118 115,597 -1.3 May ........................: 31,746 31,486 -0.8 148,864 147,083 -1.2 June .......................: 27,924 28,466 1.9 176,788 175,549 -0.7 July .......................: 28,450 29,329 3.1 205,238 204,878 -0.2 August .....................: 31,370 31,958 1.9 236,608 236,836 0.1 September ..................: 27,396 26,952 -1.6 264,004 263,788 -0.1 October ....................: 29,205 293,209 November ...................: 26,060 319,269 December ...................: 25,152 344,421 : Sour cream : January ....................: 113,967 118,603 4.1 113,967 118,603 4.1 February ...................: 99,700 98,994 -0.7 213,667 217,597 1.8 March ......................: 115,648 116,393 0.6 329,315 333,990 1.4 April ......................: 109,615 111,878 2.1 438,930 445,868 1.6 May ........................: 118,884 118,874 - 557,814 564,742 1.2 June .......................: 117,764 114,737 -2.6 675,578 679,479 0.6 July .......................: 107,401 110,077 2.5 782,979 789,556 0.8 August .....................: 118,709 118,830 0.1 901,688 908,386 0.7 September ..................: 108,314 107,599 -0.7 1,010,002 1,015,985 0.6 October ....................: 126,023 1,136,025 November ...................: 129,312 1,265,337 December ...................: 121,812 1,387,149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,500 54,718 -3.2 56,500 54,718 -3.2 February ...................: 58,988 55,411 -6.1 115,488 110,129 -4.6 March ......................: 74,168 64,388 -13.2 189,656 174,517 -8.0 April ......................: 69,711 63,601 -8.8 259,367 238,118 -8.2 May ........................: 72,167 66,580 -7.7 331,534 304,698 -8.1 June .......................: 74,788 71,761 -4.0 406,322 376,459 -7.3 July .......................: 69,394 70,443 1.5 475,716 446,902 -6.1 August .....................: 73,596 71,559 -2.8 549,312 518,461 -5.6 September ..................: 60,596 57,964 -4.3 609,908 576,425 -5.5 October ....................: 56,616 666,524 November ...................: 49,618 716,142 December ...................: 46,520 762,662 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,934 31,241 -2.2 31,934 31,241 -2.2 February ...................: 38,363 33,849 -11.8 70,297 65,090 -7.4 March ......................: 44,189 41,268 -6.6 114,486 106,358 -7.1 April ......................: 41,293 40,329 -2.3 155,779 146,687 -5.8 May ........................: 45,772 45,175 -1.3 201,551 191,862 -4.8 June .......................: 45,860 46,310 1.0 247,411 238,172 -3.7 July .......................: 42,769 43,435 1.6 290,180 281,607 -3.0 August .....................: 43,344 42,970 -0.9 333,524 324,577 -2.7 September ..................: 35,226 34,628 -1.7 368,750 359,205 -2.6 October ....................: 34,566 403,316 November ...................: 27,946 431,262 December ...................: 28,552 459,814 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,295 2,975 -9.7 3,295 2,975 -9.7 February ...................: 3,005 2,995 -0.3 6,300 5,970 -5.2 March ......................: 3,770 3,292 -12.7 10,070 9,262 -8.0 April ......................: 3,788 3,654 -3.5 13,858 12,916 -6.8 May ........................: 3,582 3,514 -1.9 17,440 16,430 -5.8 June .......................: 3,819 3,409 -10.7 21,259 19,839 -6.7 July .......................: 3,319 3,151 -5.1 24,578 22,990 -6.5 August .....................: 3,697 3,467 -6.2 28,275 26,457 -6.4 September ..................: 3,282 3,073 -6.4 31,557 29,530 -6.4 October ....................: 2,542 34,099 November ...................: 2,352 36,451 December ...................: 2,181 38,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 381,750 365,342 -4.3 381,750 365,342 -4.3 February ...................: 369,841 375,716 1.6 751,591 741,058 -1.4 March ......................: 411,605 390,586 -5.1 1,163,196 1,131,644 -2.7 April ......................: 375,287 358,583 -4.5 1,538,483 1,490,227 -3.1 May ........................: 385,257 371,391 -3.6 1,923,740 1,861,618 -3.2 June .......................: 376,335 368,426 -2.1 2,300,075 2,230,044 -3.0 July .......................: 349,529 358,204 2.5 2,649,604 2,588,248 -2.3 August .....................: 396,182 397,456 0.3 3,045,786 2,985,704 -2.0 September ..................: 393,654 371,418 -5.6 3,439,440 3,357,122 -2.4 October ....................: 368,558 3,807,998 November ...................: 317,564 4,125,562 December ...................: 352,746 4,478,308 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,299 4,617 -12.9 5,299 4,617 -12.9 February ...................: 5,424 4,624 -14.7 10,723 9,241 -13.8 March ......................: 6,912 6,583 -4.8 17,635 15,824 -10.3 April ......................: 6,391 5,646 -11.7 24,026 21,470 -10.6 May ........................: 5,771 5,303 -8.1 29,797 26,773 -10.1 June .......................: 5,609 5,529 -1.4 35,406 32,302 -8.8 July .......................: 5,192 4,937 -4.9 40,598 37,239 -8.3 August .....................: 5,653 4,567 -19.2 46,251 41,806 -9.6 September ..................: 4,557 4,413 -3.2 50,808 46,219 -9.0 October ....................: 4,152 54,960 November ...................: 4,070 59,030 December ...................: 3,514 62,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 193,982 211,218 205,470 5.9 -2.7 Idaho ..........: 80,508 76,776 84,853 5.4 10.5 Illinois .......: 7,704 6,942 6,822 -11.4 -1.7 Iowa ...........: 18,778 25,373 24,718 31.6 -2.6 Minnesota ......: 55,799 61,253 59,065 5.9 -3.6 New Jersey .....: 5,188 4,587 5,092 -1.9 11.0 New Mexico .....: 60,494 75,321 71,956 18.9 -4.5 Ohio ...........: 18,009 21,490 20,786 15.4 -3.3 Oregon .........: 16,873 17,344 17,143 1.6 -1.2 Pennsylvania ...: 33,351 36,701 34,218 2.6 -6.8 South Dakota ...: 23,925 24,241 23,609 -1.3 -2.6 Vermont ........: 11,999 11,263 12,257 2.2 8.8 Wisconsin ......: 275,129 282,728 280,543 2.0 -0.8 : Other States 1/ : 223,018 223,167 210,155 -5.8 -5.8 : United States ..: 1,024,757 1,078,404 1,056,687 3.1 -2.0 : Atlantic .......: 135,896 136,005 126,950 -6.6 -6.7 Central ........: 474,015 494,132 483,667 2.0 -2.1 West ...........: 414,846 448,267 446,070 7.5 -0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,154 51,588 51,381 4.5 -0.4 Idaho ..........: 47,294 51,660 51,074 8.0 -1.1 Iowa ...........: 11,920 14,626 15,376 29.0 5.1 Oregon .........: 16,793 17,224 17,040 1.5 -1.1 Wisconsin ......: 78,675 82,551 79,900 1.6 -3.2 : Other States 1/ : 199,708 208,778 204,593 2.4 -2.0 : United States ..: 403,544 426,427 419,364 3.9 -1.7 : Atlantic .......: 26,409 27,484 26,700 1.1 -2.9 Central ........: 203,685 208,897 204,173 0.2 -2.3 West ...........: 173,450 190,046 188,491 8.7 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 29,716 25,563 25,148 -15.4 -1.6 Idaho ..........: 38,283 39,933 38,893 1.6 -2.6 Iowa ...........: 7,220 9,240 9,328 29.2 1.0 Minnesota ......: 44,319 51,068 48,898 10.3 -4.2 Oregon .........: 13,197 14,435 13,303 0.8 -7.8 Vermont ........: 8,312 8,140 8,249 -0.8 1.3 Wisconsin ......: 52,711 55,171 53,700 1.9 -2.7 : Other States 1/ : 97,997 100,013 95,458 -2.6 -4.6 : United States ..: 291,755 303,563 292,977 0.4 -3.5 : Atlantic .......: 25,015 26,355 25,211 0.8 -4.3 Central ........: 143,340 148,786 142,485 -0.6 -4.2 West ...........: 123,400 128,422 125,281 1.5 -2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 123,776 137,006 132,845 7.3 -3.0 Idaho ..........: 26,549 19,824 27,732 4.5 39.9 Pennsylvania ...: 19,646 22,230 21,449 9.2 -3.5 Wisconsin ......: 141,752 144,684 143,698 1.4 -0.7 : Other States 1/ : 120,896 132,249 125,469 3.8 -5.1 : United States ..: 432,619 455,993 451,193 4.3 -1.1 : Atlantic .......: 54,300 59,231 55,446 2.1 -6.4 Central ........: 180,161 186,229 183,886 2.1 -1.3 West ...........: 198,158 210,533 211,861 6.9 0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 112,837 125,746 122,917 8.9 -2.2 Idaho ..........: 25,404 19,290 27,002 6.3 40.0 Pennsylvania ...: 16,816 19,003 18,433 9.6 -3.0 Wisconsin ......: 92,243 96,105 94,200 2.1 -2.0 : Other States 1/ : 84,880 98,033 94,536 11.4 -3.6 : United States ..: 332,180 358,177 357,088 7.5 -0.3 : Atlantic .......: 33,133 37,632 34,952 5.5 -7.1 Central ........: 114,652 123,579 121,862 6.3 -1.4 West ...........: 184,395 196,966 200,274 8.6 1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 36,099 41,451 43,667 21.0 5.3 Pennsylvania ...: 6,370 5,528 4,589 -28.0 -17.0 : Other States 1/ : 92,083 87,003 86,095 -6.5 -1.0 : United States ..: 134,552 133,982 134,351 -0.1 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 12,739 11,745 10,381 -18.5 -11.6 Central ........: 59,671 54,271 53,494 -10.4 -1.4 West ...........: 62,142 67,966 70,476 13.4 3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 37,040 29,706 32,055 -13.5 7.9 Pennsylvania ...: 13,034 13,015 9,515 -27.0 -26.9 : Other States 1/ : 84,498 80,084 64,739 -23.4 -19.2 : United States ..: 134,572 122,805 106,309 -21.0 -13.4 : Atlantic .......: 23,155 28,273 19,203 -17.1 -32.1 Central ........: 26,386 25,267 18,969 -28.1 -24.9 West ...........: 85,031 69,265 68,137 -19.9 -1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 29,436 25,191 24,231 -17.7 -3.8 : Other States 1/ : 60,132 52,463 45,864 -23.7 -12.6 : United States ..: 89,568 77,654 70,095 -21.7 -9.7 : Atlantic .......: 20,644 21,829 20,399 -1.2 -6.6 Central ........: 39,969 34,927 33,377 -16.5 -4.4 West ...........: 28,955 20,898 16,319 -43.6 -21.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 :September : August : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 8,259 7,263 4,908 -40.6 -32.4 Connecticut ........: 791 1,182 948 19.8 -19.8 Missouri ...........: 2,262 3,294 3,088 36.5 -6.3 Ohio ...............: 1,941 2,819 2,092 7.8 -25.8 Oregon .............: 944 1,262 1,090 15.5 -13.6 Pennsylvania .......: 3,344 3,556 1,693 -49.4 -52.4 Tennessee ..........: 1,966 2,313 1,674 -14.9 -27.6 Utah ...............: 1,972 2,736 2,242 13.7 -18.1 : Other States 1/ ....: 39,117 47,134 40,229 2.8 -14.6 : United States ......: 60,596 71,559 57,964 -4.3 -19.0 : Atlantic ...........: 13,474 16,655 13,012 -3.4 -21.9 Central ............: 33,980 41,542 34,604 1.8 -16.7 West ...............: 13,142 13,362 10,348 -21.3 -22.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2017, there were 1,306 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. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 720-4448 Heidi Gleich - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........ (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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