Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 3, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2013 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 954 million pounds, 3.9 percent above May 2012 and 2.6 percent above April 2013. Italian type cheese production totaled 402 million pounds, 2.7 percent above May 2012 and 1.1 percent above April 2013. American type cheese production totaled 389 million pounds, 5.9 percent above May 2012 and 3.3 percent above April 2013. Butter production was 167 million pounds, 1.5 percent above May 2012 but 0.2 percent below April 2013. Dry milk powders (comparisons with May 2012) Nonfat dry milk, human - 167 million pounds, down 13.4 percent. Skim milk powders - 54.6 million pounds, up 272.3 percent. Whey products (comparisons with May 2012) Dry whey, total - 78.0 million pounds, down 10.0 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 91.8 million pounds, up 4.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.8 million pounds, up 16.9 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with May 2012) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 77.8 million gallons, up 0.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 42.2 million gallons, down 11.1 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 4.56 million gallons, up 18.0 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 7.55 million gallons, up 5.7 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2012 and 2013............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2012 and 2013..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2012 and 2013.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013..................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................ 18 Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................. 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 164,133 166,937 166,561 1.5 -0.2 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 367,534 376,768 389,350 5.9 3.3 Cheddar ............................: 268,418 279,219 283,755 5.7 1.6 Other American types ...............: 99,116 97,549 105,595 6.5 8.2 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,046 7,432 7,477 -7.1 0.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,465 13,835 15,385 6.4 11.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 62,167 62,626 66,453 6.9 6.1 Feta .................................: 8,415 8,460 9,134 8.5 8.0 Gouda ................................: 5,930 5,138 3,770 -36.4 -26.6 Hispanic .............................: 19,158 19,512 19,866 3.7 1.8 Italian types ........................: 391,465 397,630 402,165 2.7 1.1 Mozzarella .........................: 305,941 306,923 315,360 3.1 2.7 Parmesan ...........................: 28,258 29,936 29,289 3.6 -2.2 Provolone ..........................: 29,843 33,893 29,478 -1.2 -13.0 Ricotta ............................: 16,706 17,624 17,979 7.6 2.0 Romano .............................: 4,614 3,632 4,027 -12.7 10.9 Other Italian types ................: 6,103 5,622 6,032 -1.2 7.3 Swiss ................................: 28,614 25,145 27,128 -5.2 7.9 All other types ......................: 12,259 13,630 13,179 7.5 -3.3 : Total cheese .........................: 918,053 930,176 953,907 3.9 2.6 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 37,915 33,556 34,249 -9.7 2.1 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 28,633 25,202 27,380 -4.4 8.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 35,113 32,850 32,883 -6.4 0.1 : Sour cream .............................: 109,795 97,992 109,889 0.1 12.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 367,658 378,118 391,288 6.4 3.5 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 77,726 72,170 77,813 0.1 7.8 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,168 19,544 20,687 2.6 5.8 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 27,343 19,012 21,552 -21.2 13.4 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 47,511 38,556 42,239 -11.1 9.6 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,222 1,152 1,253 2.5 8.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,861 4,375 4,556 18.0 4.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 7,144 7,153 7,552 5.7 5.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,945 2,581 2,713 39.5 5.1 Nonfat, hard .......................: 510 630 553 8.4 -12.2 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,055 1,064 1,125 6.6 5.7 Water and juice ices .................: 7,610 5,610 6,106 -19.8 8.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,908 41,650 44,490 -0.9 6.8 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 26,282 21,671 23,793 -9.5 9.8 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 920 813 865 -6.0 6.4 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,569 2,623 2,433 -5.3 -7.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,906 4,335 4,577 17.2 5.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 4/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,168 8,929 8,584 -6.4 -3.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 82,452 78,252 74,166 -10.0 -5.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,301 3,388 3,882 -9.7 14.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 86,753 81,640 78,048 -10.0 -4.4 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,059 2,071 2,687 -12.2 29.7 Animal ...............................: 4,866 5,685 5,485 12.7 -3.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,213 39,717 41,826 22.3 5.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,421 824 981 -59.5 19.1 Total 2/ .............................: 36,634 40,541 42,807 16.9 5.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,293 20,024 20,850 2.7 4.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,341 20,517 21,957 34.4 7.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,422 6,100 6,643 22.5 8.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 87,529 89,620 91,761 4.8 2.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 45,727 66,243 62,153 35.9 -6.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,039 2,212 2,254 -25.8 1.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 48,766 68,455 64,407 32.1 -5.9 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 8,765 6,640 7,352 -16.1 10.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 49,367 54,729 56,078 13.6 2.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,502 1,580 1,715 -31.5 8.5 Total 2/ .............................: 51,869 56,309 57,793 11.4 2.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 32,121 25,085 23,098 -28.1 -7.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,748 31,224 34,695 75.7 11.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 7,247 10,710 9,828 35.6 -8.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 84,825 89,975 90,775 7.0 0.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 34.6 36.9 40.0 5.4 3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 155,125 141,801 151,456 -2.4 6.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,846 11,421 10,299 16.4 -9.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,073 729 1,115 3.9 52.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,278 6,169 5,032 -4.7 -18.4 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,077 10,557 12,275 10.8 16.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 193,362 160,117 167,421 -13.4 4.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 14,675 39,751 54,641 272.3 37.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 19,540 17,465 17,557 -10.1 0.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,647 1,392 1,888 -48.2 35.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,962 4,479 4,795 -39.8 7.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 215,434 207,614 226,718 5.2 9.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 195,527 176,870 124,203 -36.5 -29.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 911,942 935,677 2.6 911,942 935,677 2.6 February ...................: 861,487 855,778 -0.7 1,773,429 1,791,455 1.0 March ......................: 956,196 955,600 -0.1 2,729,625 2,747,055 0.6 April ......................: 899,436 930,176 3.4 3,629,061 3,677,231 1.3 May ........................: 918,053 953,907 3.9 4,547,114 4,631,138 1.8 June .......................: 901,108 5,448,222 July .......................: 883,021 6,331,243 August .....................: 891,398 7,222,641 September ..................: 871,539 8,094,180 October ....................: 930,450 9,024,630 November ...................: 914,245 9,938,875 December ...................: 951,269 10,890,144 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 366,688 376,297 2.6 366,688 376,297 2.6 February ...................: 344,565 346,687 0.6 711,253 722,984 1.6 March ......................: 378,405 384,584 1.6 1,089,658 1,107,568 1.6 April ......................: 364,148 376,768 3.5 1,453,806 1,484,336 2.1 May ........................: 367,534 389,350 5.9 1,821,340 1,873,686 2.9 June .......................: 360,027 2,181,367 July .......................: 356,523 2,537,890 August .....................: 353,406 2,891,296 September ..................: 348,240 3,239,536 October ....................: 370,184 3,609,720 November ...................: 364,550 3,974,270 December ...................: 384,207 4,358,477 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 271,994 280,715 3.2 271,994 280,715 3.2 February ...................: 253,013 251,357 -0.7 525,007 532,072 1.3 March ......................: 274,776 284,003 3.4 799,783 816,075 2.0 April ......................: 264,571 279,219 5.5 1,064,354 1,095,294 2.9 May ........................: 268,418 283,755 5.7 1,332,772 1,379,049 3.5 June .......................: 259,916 1,592,688 July .......................: 258,839 1,851,527 August .....................: 250,895 2,102,422 September ..................: 243,606 2,346,028 October ....................: 262,654 2,608,682 November ...................: 259,121 2,867,803 December ...................: 278,862 3,146,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 400,844 400,094 -0.2 400,844 400,094 -0.2 February ...................: 372,265 360,870 -3.1 773,109 760,964 -1.6 March ......................: 410,544 413,465 0.7 1,183,653 1,174,429 -0.8 April ......................: 385,854 397,630 3.1 1,569,507 1,572,059 0.2 May ........................: 391,465 402,165 2.7 1,960,972 1,974,224 0.7 June .......................: 379,447 2,340,419 July .......................: 369,228 2,709,647 August .....................: 372,140 3,081,787 September ..................: 368,503 3,450,290 October ....................: 388,830 3,839,120 November ...................: 384,399 4,223,519 December ...................: 410,108 4,633,627 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 311,666 311,459 -0.1 311,666 311,459 -0.1 February ...................: 291,278 278,934 -4.2 602,944 590,393 -2.1 March ......................: 318,490 323,041 1.4 921,434 913,434 -0.9 April ......................: 302,218 306,923 1.6 1,223,652 1,220,357 -0.3 May ........................: 305,941 315,360 3.1 1,529,593 1,535,717 0.4 June .......................: 299,449 1,829,042 July .......................: 291,703 2,120,745 August .....................: 285,959 2,406,704 September ..................: 286,356 2,693,060 October ....................: 296,862 2,989,922 November ...................: 297,483 3,287,405 December ...................: 324,595 3,612,000 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 5,552 6,085 9.6 5,552 6,085 9.6 February ...................: 5,279 5,571 5.5 10,831 11,656 7.6 March ......................: 5,688 6,627 16.5 16,519 18,283 10.7 April ......................: 5,470 5,622 2.8 21,989 23,905 8.7 May ........................: 6,103 6,032 -1.2 28,092 29,937 6.6 June .......................: 7,039 35,131 July .......................: 5,979 41,110 August .....................: 5,931 47,041 September ..................: 6,149 53,190 October ....................: 6,340 59,530 November ...................: 5,891 65,421 December ...................: 6,238 71,659 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 181,571 188,079 3.6 181,571 188,079 3.6 February ...................: 170,584 173,811 1.9 352,155 361,890 2.8 March ......................: 176,287 181,967 3.2 528,442 543,857 2.9 April ......................: 169,896 166,937 -1.7 698,338 710,794 1.8 May ........................: 164,133 166,561 1.5 862,471 877,355 1.7 June .......................: 137,046 999,517 July .......................: 133,581 1,133,098 August .....................: 129,531 1,262,629 September ..................: 136,299 1,398,928 October ....................: 144,544 1,543,472 November ...................: 142,938 1,686,410 December ...................: 173,144 1,859,554 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 152,085 142,799 -6.1 152,085 142,799 -6.1 February ...................: 171,394 137,674 -19.7 323,479 280,473 -13.3 March ......................: 189,227 150,283 -20.6 512,706 430,756 -16.0 April ......................: 190,728 160,117 -16.0 703,434 590,873 -16.0 May ........................: 193,362 167,421 -13.4 896,796 758,294 -15.4 June .......................: 168,394 1,065,190 July .......................: 140,169 1,205,359 August .....................: 106,014 1,311,373 September ..................: 84,498 1,395,871 October ....................: 95,064 1,490,935 November ...................: 115,854 1,606,789 December ...................: 157,660 1,764,449 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 40,928 47,980 17.2 40,928 47,980 17.2 February ...................: 18,635 43,178 131.7 59,563 91,158 53.0 March ......................: 12,638 47,546 276.2 72,201 138,704 92.1 April ......................: 18,699 39,751 112.6 90,900 178,455 96.3 May ........................: 14,675 54,641 272.3 105,575 233,096 120.8 June .......................: 25,366 130,941 July .......................: 37,240 168,181 August .....................: 40,346 208,527 September ..................: 43,620 252,147 October ....................: 45,664 297,811 November ...................: 44,723 342,534 December ...................: 38,138 380,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 96,072 90,646 -5.6 96,072 90,646 -5.6 February .....................: 89,282 77,077 -13.7 185,354 167,723 -9.5 March ........................: 88,011 83,232 -5.4 273,365 250,955 -8.2 April ........................: 84,170 81,640 -3.0 357,535 332,595 -7.0 May ..........................: 86,753 78,048 -10.0 444,288 410,643 -7.6 June .........................: 83,400 527,688 July .........................: 79,788 607,476 August .......................: 78,022 685,498 September ....................: 74,185 759,683 October ......................: 77,111 836,794 November .....................: 72,790 909,584 December .....................: 89,241 998,825 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 86,789 88,654 2.1 86,789 88,654 2.1 February .....................: 81,387 78,212 -3.9 168,176 166,866 -0.8 March ........................: 90,862 93,187 2.6 259,038 260,053 0.4 April ........................: 87,346 89,620 2.6 346,384 349,673 0.9 May ..........................: 87,529 91,761 4.8 433,913 441,434 1.7 June .........................: 88,177 522,090 July .........................: 84,358 606,448 August .......................: 84,124 690,572 September ....................: 85,268 775,840 October ......................: 82,145 857,985 November .....................: 80,203 938,188 December .....................: 87,938 1,026,126 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 38,844 36,825 -5.2 38,844 36,825 -5.2 February .....................: 34,740 34,277 -1.3 73,584 71,102 -3.4 March ........................: 39,211 38,919 -0.7 112,795 110,021 -2.5 April ........................: 37,090 40,541 9.3 149,885 150,562 0.5 May ..........................: 36,634 42,807 16.9 186,519 193,369 3.7 June .........................: 38,553 225,072 July .........................: 33,874 258,946 August .......................: 35,050 293,996 September ....................: 35,858 329,854 October ......................: 37,003 366,857 November .....................: 35,819 402,676 December .....................: 38,408 441,084 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,777 27,639 3.2 26,777 27,639 3.2 February ...................: 26,590 24,993 -6.0 53,367 52,632 -1.4 March ......................: 26,866 26,762 -0.4 80,233 79,394 -1.0 April ......................: 25,761 25,202 -2.2 105,994 104,596 -1.3 May ........................: 28,633 27,380 -4.4 134,627 131,976 -2.0 June .......................: 26,748 161,375 July .......................: 28,882 190,257 August .....................: 30,398 220,655 September ..................: 26,598 247,253 October ....................: 27,286 274,539 November ...................: 24,918 299,457 December ...................: 23,771 323,228 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 33,366 33,423 0.2 33,366 33,423 0.2 February ...................: 32,367 30,740 -5.0 65,733 64,163 -2.4 March ......................: 32,601 32,736 0.4 98,334 96,899 -1.5 April ......................: 31,707 32,850 3.6 130,041 129,749 -0.2 May ........................: 35,113 32,883 -6.4 165,154 162,632 -1.5 June .......................: 31,557 196,711 July .......................: 32,440 229,151 August .....................: 36,728 265,879 September ..................: 31,571 297,450 October ....................: 33,089 330,539 November ...................: 27,990 358,529 December ...................: 27,582 386,111 : Sour cream : January ....................: 103,114 107,887 4.6 103,114 107,887 4.6 February ...................: 97,924 94,963 -3.0 201,038 202,850 0.9 March ......................: 108,557 105,081 -3.2 309,595 307,931 -0.5 April ......................: 97,091 97,992 0.9 406,686 405,923 -0.2 May ........................: 109,795 109,889 0.1 516,481 515,812 -0.1 June .......................: 105,316 621,797 July .......................: 101,510 723,307 August .....................: 109,505 832,812 September ..................: 98,012 930,824 October ....................: 116,388 1,047,212 November ...................: 124,377 1,171,589 December ...................: 109,856 1,281,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,490 56,053 -0.8 56,490 56,053 -0.8 February ...................: 63,707 62,411 -2.0 120,197 118,464 -1.4 March ......................: 73,172 70,197 -4.1 193,369 188,661 -2.4 April ......................: 70,485 72,170 2.4 263,854 260,831 -1.1 May ........................: 77,726 77,813 0.1 341,580 338,644 -0.9 June .......................: 81,070 422,650 July .......................: 75,189 497,839 August .....................: 76,083 573,922 September ..................: 60,133 634,055 October ....................: 65,323 699,378 November ...................: 54,110 753,488 December ...................: 48,377 801,865 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 32,985 28,498 -13.6 32,985 28,498 -13.6 February ...................: 37,414 32,109 -14.2 70,399 60,607 -13.9 March ......................: 46,872 40,459 -13.7 117,271 101,066 -13.8 April ......................: 44,490 38,556 -13.3 161,761 139,622 -13.7 May ........................: 47,511 42,239 -11.1 209,272 181,861 -13.1 June .......................: 45,949 255,221 July .......................: 43,934 299,155 August .....................: 43,417 342,572 September ..................: 35,333 377,905 October ....................: 35,790 413,695 November ...................: 27,543 441,238 December ...................: 25,352 466,590 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,078 2,996 -2.7 3,078 2,996 -2.7 February ...................: 3,303 3,298 -0.2 6,381 6,294 -1.4 March ......................: 4,417 4,408 -0.2 10,798 10,702 -0.9 April ......................: 4,023 4,375 8.7 14,821 15,077 1.7 May ........................: 3,861 4,556 18.0 18,682 19,633 5.1 June .......................: 3,872 22,554 July .......................: 3,996 26,550 August .....................: 3,788 30,338 September ..................: 3,217 33,555 October ....................: 2,910 36,465 November ...................: 2,462 38,927 December ...................: 2,868 41,795 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 384,125 394,753 2.8 384,125 394,753 2.8 February ...................: 364,344 359,285 -1.4 748,469 754,038 0.7 March ......................: 403,718 419,600 3.9 1,152,187 1,173,638 1.9 April ......................: 349,245 378,118 8.3 1,501,432 1,551,756 3.4 May ........................: 367,658 391,288 6.4 1,869,090 1,943,044 4.0 June .......................: 366,999 2,236,089 July .......................: 355,173 2,591,262 August .....................: 386,947 2,978,209 September ..................: 400,751 3,378,960 October ....................: 365,073 3,744,033 November ...................: 310,690 4,054,723 December ...................: 360,854 4,415,577 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,461 3,648 -33.2 5,461 3,648 -33.2 February ...................: 6,721 5,757 -14.3 12,182 9,405 -22.8 March ......................: 6,682 6,400 -4.2 18,864 15,805 -16.2 April ......................: 6,512 7,153 9.8 25,376 22,958 -9.5 May ........................: 7,144 7,552 5.7 32,520 30,510 -6.2 June .......................: 7,816 40,336 July .......................: 6,513 46,849 August .....................: 7,235 54,084 September ..................: 5,144 59,228 October ....................: 5,409 64,637 November ...................: 4,842 69,479 December ...................: 4,520 73,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 194,103 191,616 198,361 2.2 3.5 Idaho ..........: 70,789 71,699 69,761 -1.5 -2.7 Illinois .......: 6,203 5,656 5,868 -5.4 3.7 Iowa ...........: 22,889 23,686 23,771 3.9 0.4 Minnesota ......: 54,131 55,136 57,202 5.7 3.7 New Mexico .....: 65,655 62,375 64,873 -1.2 4.0 New York .......: 57,793 64,524 63,372 9.7 -1.8 Ohio ...........: 16,284 15,213 17,304 6.3 13.7 Pennsylvania ...: 35,057 35,686 35,333 0.8 -1.0 South Dakota ...: 21,477 22,104 22,087 2.8 -0.1 Vermont ........: 9,070 11,185 12,206 34.6 9.1 Wisconsin ......: 233,879 236,590 244,173 4.4 3.2 : Other States 1/ : 130,723 134,706 139,596 6.8 3.6 : United States ..: 918,053 930,176 953,907 3.9 2.6 : Atlantic .......: 110,605 119,574 119,628 8.2 - Central ........: 414,518 417,070 431,330 4.1 3.4 West ...........: 392,930 393,532 402,949 2.5 2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,405 52,421 52,232 3.6 -0.4 Idaho ..........: 49,142 48,211 50,895 3.6 5.6 Iowa ...........: 17,798 16,224 16,084 -9.6 -0.9 Oregon .........: 15,701 16,236 16,559 5.5 2.0 Wisconsin ......: 72,396 74,964 77,100 6.5 2.8 : Other States 1/ : 162,092 168,712 176,480 8.9 4.6 : United States ..: 367,534 376,768 389,350 5.9 3.3 : Atlantic .......: 14,899 17,548 18,193 22.1 3.7 Central ........: 179,161 182,893 190,072 6.1 3.9 West ...........: 173,474 176,327 181,085 4.4 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 29,286 30,357 30,283 3.4 -0.2 Idaho ..........: 38,936 35,756 38,458 -1.2 7.6 Iowa ...........: 11,444 9,728 9,706 -15.2 -0.2 Minnesota ......: 40,960 42,427 46,421 13.3 9.4 Wisconsin ......: 49,816 52,425 52,400 5.2 - : Other States 1/ : 97,976 108,526 106,487 8.7 -1.9 : United States ..: 268,418 279,219 283,755 5.7 1.6 : Atlantic .......: 14,732 17,344 18,016 22.3 3.9 Central ........: 128,263 134,271 135,954 6.0 1.3 West ...........: 125,423 127,604 129,785 3.5 1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: May 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 124,155 119,251 125,911 1.4 5.6 Idaho ..........: 17,253 18,428 13,739 -20.4 -25.4 New York .......: 28,616 28,956 29,938 4.6 3.4 Pennsylvania ...: 22,392 22,654 21,773 -2.8 -3.9 Wisconsin ......: 115,436 117,963 119,013 3.1 0.9 : Other States 1/ : 83,613 90,378 91,791 9.8 1.6 : United States ..: 391,465 397,630 402,165 2.7 1.1 : Atlantic .......: 58,162 57,977 58,364 0.3 0.7 Central ........: 154,788 161,156 161,209 4.1 - West ...........: 178,515 178,497 182,592 2.3 2.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 113,149 109,836 115,725 2.3 5.4 Idaho ..........: 14,355 15,669 11,748 -18.2 -25.0 New York .......: 16,917 16,668 17,860 5.6 7.2 Wisconsin ......: 78,023 76,520 81,200 4.1 6.1 : Other States 1/ : 83,497 88,230 88,827 6.4 0.7 : United States ..: 305,941 306,923 315,360 3.1 2.7 : Atlantic .......: 40,251 39,644 40,001 -0.6 0.9 Central ........: 102,736 102,814 106,209 3.4 3.3 West ...........: 162,954 164,465 169,150 3.8 2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: May 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 59,734 56,822 56,786 -4.9 -0.1 : Other States 1/ : 104,399 110,115 109,775 5.1 -0.3 : United States ..: 164,133 166,937 166,561 1.5 -0.2 : Atlantic .......: 15,376 18,911 19,070 24.0 0.8 Central ........: 60,630 60,115 61,507 1.4 2.3 West ...........: 88,127 87,911 85,984 -2.4 -2.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 97,752 70,167 58,498 -40.2 -16.6 : Other States 1/ : 95,610 89,950 108,923 13.9 21.1 : United States ..: 193,362 160,117 167,421 -13.4 4.6 : Atlantic .......: 19,711 23,607 27,154 37.8 15.0 Central ........: 26,905 25,210 45,204 68.0 79.3 West ...........: 146,746 111,300 95,063 -35.2 -14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,657 9,313 9,360 -26.0 0.5 Wisconsin ......: 24,581 28,307 27,167 10.5 -4.0 : Other States 1/ : 45,214 40,632 37,639 -16.8 -7.4 : United States ..: 82,452 78,252 74,166 -10.0 -5.2 : Atlantic .......: 22,256 18,905 18,445 -17.1 -2.4 Central ........: 38,948 41,374 39,432 1.2 -4.7 West ...........: 21,248 17,973 16,289 -23.3 -9.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : May : April : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 12,737 13,085 13,802 8.4 5.5 Missouri ...........: 2,428 2,272 2,263 -6.8 -0.4 Oregon .............: 1,882 1,152 1,365 -27.5 18.5 Wisconsin ..........: 2,172 1,519 2,185 0.6 43.8 : Other States 1/ ....: 58,507 54,142 58,198 -0.5 7.5 : United States ......: 77,726 72,170 77,813 0.1 7.8 : Atlantic ...........: 15,165 14,827 15,063 -0.7 1.6 Central ............: 42,678 38,204 42,602 -0.2 11.5 West ...............: 19,883 19,139 20,148 1.3 5.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2012, there were 1,288 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 Field Office (FO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each field office summarizes data at the State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both FO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, FO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... 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