Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 2, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2021 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.16 billion pounds, 5.0 percent above May 2020 and 1.8 percent above April 2021. Italian type cheese production totaled 481 million pounds, 0.2 percent below May 2020 and 0.1 percent below April 2021. American type cheese production totaled 473 million pounds, 7.2 percent above May 2020 and 0.1 percent above April 2021. Butter production was 185 million pounds, 7.6 percent above May 2020 and 0.9 percent above April 2021. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with May 2020) Nonfat dry milk, human - 205 million pounds, up 30.6 percent. Skim milk powder - 35.7 million pounds, down 37.0 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with May 2020) Dry whey, total - 77.7 million pounds, down 7.6 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 94.6 million pounds, up 4.0 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.3 million pounds, up 8.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with May 2020) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 61.2 million gallons, down 5.2 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 44.9 million gallons, down 0.5 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.34 million gallons, up 0.3 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.27 million gallons, down 13.5 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2020 and 2021................................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2020 and 2021......... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2020 and 2021...... 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021.. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021........................ 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021......................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021...................... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021................................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021................ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021....................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021.............. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 172,343 183,851 185,449 7.6 0.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 441,148 472,424 473,123 7.2 0.1 Cheddar ............................: 315,704 334,079 343,024 8.7 2.7 Other American types ...............: 125,444 138,345 130,099 3.7 -6.0 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 4,434 7,431 11,231 153.3 51.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 18,188 15,744 17,837 -1.9 13.3 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 76,750 76,033 86,512 12.7 13.8 Feta .................................: 10,090 9,405 13,673 35.5 45.4 Gouda ................................: 2,703 3,644 5,613 107.7 54.0 Hispanic .............................: 29,871 27,634 27,328 -8.5 -1.1 Italian types ........................: 482,323 481,988 481,316 -0.2 -0.1 Mozzarella .........................: 379,446 376,809 376,699 -0.7 - Parmesan ...........................: 35,179 41,216 40,551 15.3 -1.6 Provolone ..........................: 33,655 30,829 34,444 2.3 11.7 Ricotta ............................: 22,703 20,486 16,508 -27.3 -19.4 Romano .............................: 4,768 6,099 6,313 32.4 3.5 Other Italian types ................: 6,572 6,549 6,801 3.5 3.8 Swiss ................................: 24,242 28,931 27,470 13.3 -5.0 All other types ......................: 11,462 12,666 12,085 5.4 -4.6 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,101,211 1,135,900 1,156,188 5.0 1.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,987 29,264 28,505 -8.0 -2.6 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 31,032 27,227 28,268 -8.9 3.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,688 25,170 24,195 -2.0 -3.9 : Sour cream .............................: 135,931 119,400 120,533 -11.3 0.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 373,099 413,835 388,720 4.2 -6.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 64,598 67,955 61,211 -5.2 -9.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 22,585 21,104 21,948 -2.8 4.0 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 22,548 20,073 22,978 1.9 14.5 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 45,133 41,177 44,926 -0.5 9.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 407 754 700 72.0 -7.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,328 2,797 2,336 0.3 -16.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 2,623 2,431 2,270 -13.5 -6.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,506 1,085 983 -34.7 -9.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 140 214 310 121.4 44.9 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,051 1,078 1,060 0.9 -1.7 Water and juice ices .................: 6,330 6,430 6,447 1.8 0.3 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,364 46,613 39,576 -6.6 -15.1 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 24,834 23,127 25,311 1.9 9.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 354 506 395 11.6 -21.9 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,599 2,068 1,689 5.6 -18.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,246 1,706 1,177 -5.5 -31.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: May 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,164 6,731 6,655 -27.4 -1.1 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 82,739 73,336 76,401 -7.7 4.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,370 1,358 1,337 -2.4 -1.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 84,109 74,694 77,738 -7.6 4.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,123 2,004 1,962 -7.6 -2.1 Animal ...............................: 2,932 2,847 3,107 6.0 9.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,119 38,091 40,833 7.1 7.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 955 1,068 1,428 49.5 33.7 Total 2/ .............................: 39,074 39,159 42,261 8.2 7.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,854 12,692 15,151 2.0 19.4 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,220 26,467 27,110 11.9 2.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,823 10,310 10,290 -4.9 -0.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 90,928 91,508 94,576 4.0 3.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 85,351 59,244 65,504 -23.3 10.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 889 981 995 11.9 1.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 86,240 60,225 66,499 -22.9 10.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,874 6,716 6,544 11.4 -2.6 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 64,410 59,487 61,693 -4.2 3.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,336 1,412 1,988 48.8 40.8 Total 2/ .............................: 65,746 60,899 63,681 -3.1 4.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,362 22,444 24,832 1.9 10.6 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 41,384 38,455 38,849 -6.1 1.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,511 12,765 12,191 -26.2 -4.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,765 126,033 128,981 33.3 2.3 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 29.1 38.0 37.0 7.9 -1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 122,670 124,284 124,430 1.4 0.1 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,196 13,146 10,695 -12.3 -18.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,042 576 693 -33.5 20.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 14,384 13,760 14,166 -1.5 3.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 13,354 18,942 18,974 42.1 0.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 157,236 194,262 205,337 30.6 5.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 56,669 46,966 35,704 -37.0 -24.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 23,796 23,020 21,246 -10.7 -7.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 11,270 9,650 9,879 -12.3 2.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 16,477 15,669 18,016 9.3 15.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 338,824 317,789 347,849 2.7 9.5 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 206,177 192,866 176,323 -14.5 -8.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2020 and 2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent -- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 February .....................:1,032,907 1,043,505 1.0 2,157,675 2,179,072 1.0 March ........................:1,121,446 1,175,989 4.9 3,279,121 3,355,061 2.3 April ........................:1,051,959 1,135,900 8.0 4,331,080 4,490,961 3.7 May ..........................:1,101,211 1,156,188 5.0 5,432,291 5,647,149 4.0 June .........................:1,121,598 6,553,889 July .........................:1,110,115 7,664,004 August .......................:1,091,546 8,755,550 September ....................:1,104,235 9,859,785 October ......................:1,136,863 10,996,648 November .....................:1,102,292 12,098,940 December .....................:1,154,483 13,253,423 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 442,207 474,315 7.3 442,207 474,315 7.3 February .....................: 414,155 426,094 2.9 856,362 900,409 5.1 March ........................: 446,423 476,720 6.8 1,302,785 1,377,129 5.7 April ........................: 446,525 472,424 5.8 1,749,310 1,849,553 5.7 May ..........................: 441,148 473,123 7.2 2,190,458 2,322,676 6.0 June .........................: 431,782 2,622,240 July .........................: 453,096 3,075,336 August .......................: 445,137 3,520,473 September ....................: 432,114 3,952,587 October ......................: 460,217 4,412,804 November .....................: 449,783 4,862,587 December .....................: 474,946 5,337,533 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 323,344 346,949 7.3 323,344 346,949 7.3 February .....................: 296,659 300,535 1.3 620,003 647,484 4.4 March ........................: 314,114 333,787 6.3 934,117 981,271 5.0 April ........................: 330,119 334,079 1.2 1,264,236 1,315,350 4.0 May ..........................: 315,704 343,024 8.7 1,579,940 1,658,374 5.0 June .........................: 302,960 1,882,900 July .........................: 322,775 2,205,675 August .......................: 323,153 2,528,828 September ....................: 303,253 2,832,081 October ......................: 325,354 3,157,435 November .....................: 321,553 3,478,988 December .....................: 349,162 3,828,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 488,692 481,029 -1.6 488,692 481,029 -1.6 February .....................: 445,765 443,254 -0.6 934,457 924,283 -1.1 March ........................: 485,546 502,468 3.5 1,420,003 1,426,751 0.5 April ........................: 447,648 481,988 7.7 1,867,651 1,908,739 2.2 May ..........................: 482,323 481,316 -0.2 2,349,974 2,390,055 1.7 June .........................: 485,761 2,835,735 July .........................: 454,998 3,290,733 August .......................: 445,538 3,736,271 September ....................: 469,823 4,206,094 October ......................: 473,294 4,679,388 November .....................: 454,904 5,134,292 December .....................: 490,878 5,625,170 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 384,730 374,948 -2.5 384,730 374,948 -2.5 February .....................: 352,735 345,504 -2.0 737,465 720,452 -2.3 March ........................: 386,397 392,357 1.5 1,123,862 1,112,809 -1.0 April ........................: 353,043 376,809 6.7 1,476,905 1,489,618 0.9 May ..........................: 379,446 376,699 -0.7 1,856,351 1,866,317 0.5 June .........................: 389,307 2,245,658 July .........................: 364,832 2,610,490 August .......................: 355,527 2,966,017 September ....................: 371,610 3,337,627 October ......................: 371,411 3,709,038 November .....................: 358,817 4,067,855 December .....................: 382,737 4,450,592 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 6,867 6,284 -8.5 6,867 6,284 -8.5 February .....................: 5,943 6,180 4.0 12,810 12,464 -2.7 March ........................: 6,739 7,108 5.5 19,549 19,572 0.1 April ........................: 5,152 6,549 27.1 24,701 26,121 5.7 May ..........................: 6,572 6,801 3.5 31,273 32,922 5.3 June .........................: 6,095 37,368 July .........................: 5,353 42,721 August .......................: 6,113 48,834 September ....................: 6,869 55,703 October ......................: 6,723 62,426 November .....................: 6,653 69,079 December .....................: 6,781 75,860 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 204,937 209,630 2.3 204,937 209,630 2.3 February .....................: 194,746 186,304 -4.3 399,683 395,934 -0.9 March ........................: 200,040 198,920 -0.6 599,723 594,854 -0.8 April ........................: 227,200 183,851 -19.1 826,923 778,705 -5.8 May ..........................: 172,343 185,449 7.6 999,266 964,154 -3.5 June .........................: 149,135 1,148,401 July .........................: 152,947 1,301,348 August .......................: 150,921 1,452,269 September ....................: 150,709 1,602,978 October ......................: 161,980 1,764,958 November .....................: 172,899 1,937,857 December .....................: 207,529 2,145,386 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 184,097 198,025 7.6 184,097 198,025 7.6 February .....................: 174,749 183,614 5.1 358,846 381,639 6.4 March ........................: 173,665 199,307 14.8 532,511 580,946 9.1 April ........................: 202,632 194,262 -4.1 735,143 775,208 5.4 May ..........................: 157,236 205,337 30.6 892,379 980,545 9.9 June .........................: 154,033 1,046,412 July .........................: 166,138 1,212,550 August .......................: 147,194 1,359,744 September ....................: 126,249 1,485,993 October ......................: 141,255 1,627,248 November .....................: 155,435 1,782,683 December .....................: 208,252 1,990,935 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 41,232 35,992 -12.7 41,232 35,992 -12.7 February .....................: 38,751 31,639 -18.4 79,983 67,631 -15.4 March ........................: 55,841 39,638 -29.0 135,824 107,269 -21.0 April ........................: 51,611 46,966 -9.0 187,435 154,235 -17.7 May ..........................: 56,669 35,704 -37.0 244,104 189,939 -22.2 June .........................: 60,519 304,623 July .........................: 61,369 365,992 August .......................: 69,232 435,224 September ....................: 81,084 516,308 October ......................: 63,309 579,617 November .....................: 64,961 644,578 December .....................: 50,648 695,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 85,353 83,988 -1.6 85,353 83,988 -1.6 February .....................: 77,137 75,323 -2.4 162,490 159,311 -2.0 March ........................: 83,482 79,609 -4.6 245,972 238,920 -2.9 April ........................: 75,824 74,694 -1.5 321,796 313,614 -2.5 May ..........................: 84,109 77,738 -7.6 405,905 391,352 -3.6 June .........................: 81,713 487,618 July .........................: 82,616 570,234 August .......................: 78,720 648,954 September ....................: 76,954 725,908 October ......................: 75,148 801,056 November .....................: 68,652 869,708 December .....................: 81,301 951,009 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 84,665 93,798 10.8 84,665 93,798 10.8 February .....................: 84,265 79,123 -6.1 168,930 172,921 2.4 March ........................: 94,831 99,375 4.8 263,761 272,296 3.2 April ........................: 88,674 91,508 3.2 352,435 363,804 3.2 May ..........................: 90,928 94,576 4.0 443,363 458,380 3.4 June .........................: 102,804 546,167 July .........................: 99,916 646,083 August .......................: 95,837 741,920 September ....................: 93,454 835,374 October ......................: 86,843 922,217 November .....................: 85,542 1,007,759 December .....................: 95,013 1,102,772 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,350 43,800 5.9 41,350 43,800 5.9 February .....................: 35,487 37,512 5.7 76,837 81,312 5.8 March ........................: 40,094 42,286 5.5 116,931 123,598 5.7 April ........................: 37,341 39,159 4.9 154,272 162,757 5.5 May ..........................: 39,074 42,261 8.2 193,346 205,018 6.0 June .........................: 40,189 233,535 July .........................: 39,655 273,190 August .......................: 40,061 313,251 September ....................: 40,988 354,239 October ......................: 40,971 395,210 November .....................: 39,311 434,521 December .....................: 43,137 477,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,957 26,622 -4.8 27,957 26,622 -4.8 February .....................: 26,723 27,470 2.8 54,680 54,092 -1.1 March ........................: 31,391 31,376 - 86,071 85,468 -0.7 April ........................: 31,530 27,227 -13.6 117,601 112,695 -4.2 May ..........................: 31,032 28,268 -8.9 148,633 140,963 -5.2 June .........................: 29,649 178,282 July .........................: 31,016 209,298 August .......................: 30,517 239,815 September ....................: 33,831 273,646 October ......................: 32,294 305,940 November .....................: 27,508 333,448 December .....................: 29,258 362,706 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 26,533 24,428 -7.9 26,533 24,428 -7.9 February .....................: 24,575 24,271 -1.2 51,108 48,699 -4.7 March ........................: 27,979 28,722 2.7 79,087 77,421 -2.1 April ........................: 26,753 25,170 -5.9 105,840 102,591 -3.1 May ..........................: 24,688 24,195 -2.0 130,528 126,786 -2.9 June .........................: 24,951 155,479 July .........................: 27,393 182,872 August .......................: 25,885 208,757 September ....................: 26,719 235,476 October ......................: 27,540 263,016 November .....................: 22,228 285,244 December .....................: 23,495 308,739 : Sour cream : January ......................: 120,042 115,248 -4.0 120,042 115,248 -4.0 February .....................: 104,435 113,749 8.9 224,477 228,997 2.0 March ........................: 115,545 133,250 15.3 340,022 362,247 6.5 April ........................: 110,956 119,400 7.6 450,978 481,647 6.8 May ..........................: 135,931 120,533 -11.3 586,909 602,180 2.6 June .........................: 121,733 708,642 July .........................: 112,681 821,323 August .......................: 117,149 938,472 September ....................: 120,885 1,059,357 October ......................: 138,408 1,197,765 November .....................: 130,353 1,328,118 December .....................: 132,789 1,460,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,775 56,990 4.0 54,775 56,990 4.0 February .....................: 55,045 55,630 1.1 109,820 112,620 2.5 March ........................: 64,287 70,028 8.9 174,107 182,648 4.9 April ........................: 63,439 67,955 7.1 237,546 250,603 5.5 May ..........................: 64,598 61,211 -5.2 302,144 311,814 3.2 June .........................: 72,777 374,921 July .........................: 73,592 448,513 August .......................: 70,473 518,986 September ....................: 68,194 587,180 October ......................: 63,264 650,444 November .....................: 54,826 705,270 December .....................: 53,441 758,711 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 33,533 30,737 -8.3 33,533 30,737 -8.3 February .....................: 37,999 33,507 -11.8 71,532 64,244 -10.2 March ........................: 42,867 44,486 3.8 114,399 108,730 -5.0 April ........................: 39,368 41,177 4.6 153,767 149,907 -2.5 May ..........................: 45,133 44,926 -0.5 198,900 194,833 -2.0 June .........................: 47,269 246,169 July .........................: 45,547 291,716 August .......................: 45,371 337,087 September ....................: 41,756 378,843 October ......................: 38,173 417,016 November .....................: 33,279 450,295 December .....................: 32,167 482,462 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,386 2,666 11.7 2,386 2,666 11.7 February .....................: 2,840 2,605 -8.3 5,226 5,271 0.9 March ........................: 2,721 2,559 -6.0 7,947 7,830 -1.5 April ........................: 2,425 2,797 15.3 10,372 10,627 2.5 May ..........................: 2,328 2,336 0.3 12,700 12,963 2.1 June .........................: 3,246 15,946 July .........................: 3,210 19,156 August .......................: 3,416 22,572 September ....................: 2,962 25,534 October ......................: 2,882 28,416 November .....................: 2,300 30,716 December .....................: 2,816 33,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 355,942 385,594 8.3 355,942 385,594 8.3 February .....................: 380,263 381,121 0.2 736,205 766,715 4.1 March ........................: 438,213 442,886 1.1 1,174,418 1,209,601 3.0 April ........................: 361,848 413,835 14.4 1,536,266 1,623,436 5.7 May ..........................: 373,099 388,720 4.2 1,909,365 2,012,156 5.4 June .........................: 398,683 2,308,048 July .........................: 365,149 2,673,197 August .......................: 382,228 3,055,425 September ....................: 391,449 3,446,874 October ......................: 386,630 3,833,504 November .....................: 326,611 4,160,115 December .....................: 358,291 4,518,406 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,818 3,804 35.0 2,818 3,804 35.0 February .....................: 3,223 4,101 27.2 6,041 7,905 30.9 March ........................: 3,602 3,153 -12.5 9,643 11,058 14.7 April ........................: 2,570 2,431 -5.4 12,213 13,489 10.4 May ..........................: 2,623 2,270 -13.5 14,836 15,759 6.2 June .........................: 3,440 18,276 July .........................: 3,564 21,840 August .......................: 3,231 25,071 September ....................: 3,156 28,227 October ......................: 2,483 30,710 November .....................: 2,130 32,840 December .....................: 2,636 35,476 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 211,358 207,373 207,301 -1.9 - Idaho ..........: 80,641 86,973 79,484 -1.4 -8.6 Illinois .......: 4,558 5,008 5,024 10.2 0.3 Iowa ...........: 28,265 29,355 29,696 5.1 1.2 Minnesota ......: 61,558 62,899 64,317 4.5 2.3 New Jersey .....: 5,191 4,248 4,303 -17.1 1.3 New Mexico .....: 80,476 79,462 82,497 2.5 3.8 New York .......: 70,882 67,044 73,531 3.7 9.7 Ohio ...........: 20,190 20,784 19,644 -2.7 -5.5 Oregon .........: 19,138 19,837 20,118 5.1 1.4 Pennsylvania ...: 34,962 39,664 37,748 8.0 -4.8 South Dakota ...: 37,654 40,628 39,125 3.9 -3.7 Vermont ........: 11,988 12,896 11,962 -0.2 -7.2 Wisconsin ......: 281,193 282,594 295,563 5.1 4.6 : Other States 1/ : 153,157 177,135 185,875 21.4 4.9 : United States ..: 1,101,211 1,135,900 1,156,188 5.0 1.8 : Atlantic .......: 134,507 135,672 139,529 3.7 2.8 Central ........: 508,119 536,531 554,916 9.2 3.4 West ...........: 458,585 463,697 461,743 0.7 -0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,077 51,685 50,469 2.8 -2.4 Idaho ..........: 48,580 52,873 53,503 10.1 1.2 Iowa ...........: 16,810 16,149 15,836 -5.8 -1.9 Minnesota ......: 51,557 50,819 52,869 2.5 4.0 New York .......: 12,712 12,599 12,823 0.9 1.8 Oregon .........: 19,011 19,708 19,985 5.1 1.4 Wisconsin ......: 88,434 91,888 93,201 5.4 1.4 : Other States 1/ : 154,967 176,703 174,437 12.6 -1.3 : United States ..: 441,148 472,424 473,123 7.2 0.1 : Atlantic .......: 28,595 28,786 28,731 0.5 -0.2 Central ........: 219,716 246,220 249,262 13.4 1.2 West ...........: 192,837 197,418 195,130 1.2 -1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 23,751 26,047 26,748 12.6 2.7 Iowa ...........: 8,773 8,429 8,850 0.9 5.0 Minnesota ......: 50,286 49,389 51,193 1.8 3.7 Oregon .........: 16,292 16,688 18,573 14.0 11.3 Vermont ........: 8,600 8,699 8,387 -2.5 -3.6 Wisconsin ......: 62,331 62,345 62,901 0.9 0.9 : Other States 1/ : 145,671 162,482 166,372 14.2 2.4 : United States ..: 315,704 334,079 343,024 8.7 2.7 : Atlantic .......: 26,890 27,715 26,764 -0.5 -3.4 Central ........: 155,812 173,146 180,546 15.9 4.3 West ...........: 133,002 133,218 135,714 2.0 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 142,023 135,047 134,984 -5.0 - Idaho ..........: 26,046 29,062 21,703 -16.7 -25.3 Minnesota ......: 9,807 11,750 11,199 14.2 -4.7 New Jersey .....: 2,644 1,939 2,103 -20.5 8.5 New York .......: 30,717 29,707 29,621 -3.6 -0.3 Pennsylvania ...: 23,194 23,062 23,325 0.6 1.1 Wisconsin ......: 141,114 138,539 140,552 -0.4 1.5 : Other States 1/ : 106,778 112,882 117,829 10.3 4.4 : United States ..: 482,323 481,988 481,316 -0.2 -0.1 : Atlantic .......: 61,299 59,834 59,876 -2.3 0.1 Central ........: 198,339 199,979 202,269 2.0 1.1 West ...........: 222,685 222,175 219,171 -1.6 -1.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 131,114 124,826 124,998 -4.7 0.1 Idaho ..........: 25,674 28,475 21,010 -18.2 -26.2 New York .......: 15,995 15,339 16,170 1.1 5.4 Pennsylvania ...: 18,522 18,786 18,756 1.3 -0.2 Wisconsin ......: 94,338 89,133 92,600 -1.8 3.9 : Other States 1/ : 93,803 100,250 103,165 10.0 2.9 : United States ..: 379,446 376,809 376,699 -0.7 - : Atlantic .......: 38,162 37,712 38,464 0.8 2.0 Central ........: 132,193 128,416 132,001 -0.1 2.8 West ...........: 209,091 210,681 206,234 -1.4 -2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 54,549 59,185 61,211 12.2 3.4 New York .......: 2,041 1,576 1,319 -35.4 -16.3 Pennsylvania ...: 8,120 7,579 7,391 -9.0 -2.5 : Other States 1/ : 107,633 115,511 115,528 7.3 - : United States ..: 172,343 183,851 185,449 7.6 0.9 : Atlantic .......: 16,732 16,143 15,321 -8.4 -5.1 Central ........: 63,258 70,011 70,391 11.3 0.5 West ...........: 92,353 97,697 99,737 8.0 2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 58,573 91,076 91,812 56.7 0.8 Pennsylvania ...: 16,434 16,826 16,853 2.5 0.2 : Other States 1/ : 82,229 86,360 96,672 17.6 11.9 : United States ..: 157,236 194,262 205,337 30.6 5.7 : Atlantic .......: 29,251 30,659 32,487 11.1 6.0 Central ........: 34,062 38,970 40,089 17.7 2.9 West ...........: 93,923 124,633 132,761 41.4 6.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,132 9,040 12,609 3.9 39.5 Wisconsin ......: 25,099 23,879 23,431 -6.6 -1.9 : Other States 1/ : 45,508 40,417 40,361 -11.3 -0.1 : United States ..: 82,739 73,336 76,401 -7.7 4.2 : Atlantic .......: 22,628 19,715 23,665 4.6 20.0 Central ........: 41,693 35,023 34,163 -18.1 -2.5 West ...........: 18,418 18,598 18,573 0.8 -0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: May 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : May : April : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 6,732 7,886 7,094 5.4 -10.0 Connecticut ....: 1,172 1,218 1,405 19.9 15.4 Missouri .......: 2,704 2,694 2,667 -1.4 -1.0 New York .......: 2,352 2,167 2,458 4.5 13.4 Ohio ...........: 2,775 2,612 2,620 -5.6 0.3 Oregon .........: 1,084 1,022 947 -12.6 -7.3 Pennsylvania ...: 3,309 2,857 2,109 -36.3 -26.2 Tennessee ......: 970 2,294 818 -15.7 -64.3 Utah ...........: 1,915 1,574 1,428 -25.4 -9.3 Wisconsin ......: 543 649 783 44.2 20.6 : Other States 1/ : 41,042 42,982 38,882 -5.3 -9.5 : United States ..: 64,598 67,955 61,211 -5.2 -9.9 : Atlantic .......: 14,352 14,993 13,952 -2.8 -6.9 Central ........: 38,348 40,566 36,201 -5.6 -10.8 West ...........: 11,898 12,396 11,058 -7.1 -10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2020, there were 1,242 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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