Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 4, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2025 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.21 billion pounds, 0.8 percent above January 2024 and 0.7 percent above December 2024. Italian type cheese production totaled 522 million pounds, 2.2 percent above January 2024 but 0.3 percent below December 2024. American type cheese production totaled 474 million pounds, 0.2 percent above January 2024 and 0.5 percent above December 2024. Butter production was 218 million pounds, 0.5 percent above January 2024 and 9.3 percent above December 2024. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with January 2024) Nonfat dry milk, human - 154 million pounds, up 11.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 35.5 million pounds, down 37.6 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with January 2024) Dry whey, total - 76.2 million pounds, down 1.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 91.8 million pounds, up 2.6 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.2 million pounds, down 10.4 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with January 2024) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 59.6 million gallons, up 20.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 29.3 million gallons, up 10.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.54 million gallons, down 4.0 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.74 million gallons, up 14.1 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2024 and 2025 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2024 and 2025 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2024 and 2025 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 217,247 199,715 218,253 0.5 9.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 473,081 471,666 473,883 0.2 0.5 Cheddar ............................: 330,574 317,597 326,102 -1.4 2.7 Other American types ...............: 142,507 154,069 147,781 3.7 -4.1 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,631 5,950 7,667 15.6 28.9 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,115 18,595 17,112 (Z) -8.0 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 98,916 84,647 98,772 -0.1 16.7 Feta .................................: 11,300 10,408 11,274 -0.2 8.3 Gouda ................................: 4,541 7,324 6,692 47.4 -8.6 Hispanic .............................: 37,963 35,039 32,352 -14.8 -7.7 Italian types ........................: 510,548 523,238 521,696 2.2 -0.3 Mozzarella .........................: 398,419 417,015 412,739 3.6 -1.0 Parmesan ...........................: 45,828 41,482 45,203 -1.4 9.0 Provolone ..........................: 30,305 30,072 30,002 -1.0 -0.2 Ricotta ............................: 22,880 21,715 20,698 -9.5 -4.7 Romano .............................: 4,736 4,702 5,146 8.7 9.4 Other Italian types ................: 8,380 8,252 7,908 -5.6 -4.2 Swiss ................................: 28,710 29,465 27,924 -2.7 -5.2 All other types ......................: 12,112 16,053 12,867 6.2 -19.8 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,200,917 1,202,385 1,210,239 0.8 0.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 33,588 37,503 40,431 20.4 7.8 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 32,818 34,318 38,725 18.0 12.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 29,535 30,273 31,350 6.1 3.6 : Sour cream .............................: 128,934 140,343 134,467 4.3 -4.2 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 397,623 376,197 418,534 5.3 11.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 49,619 51,825 59,594 20.1 15.0 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 12,996 12,620 17,105 31.6 35.5 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,597 11,528 12,198 -10.3 5.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 26,593 24,148 29,303 10.2 21.3 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 510 467 381 -25.3 -18.4 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,609 1,449 1,544 -4.0 6.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,277 3,374 3,739 14.1 10.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 622 1,339 1,113 78.9 -16.9 Nonfat, hard .......................: 138 175 109 -21.0 -37.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 720 885 906 25.8 2.4 Water and juice ices .................: 3,648 3,840 4,486 23.0 16.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 31,722 33,130 36,135 13.9 9.1 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 14,982 13,545 16,307 8.8 20.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 286 519 565 97.6 8.9 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,298 1,077 1,522 17.3 41.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,496 1,943 1,451 -3.0 -25.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: January 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,580 6,604 6,513 -32.0 -1.4 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 73,456 65,378 72,641 -1.1 11.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,268 3,638 3,590 -15.9 -1.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,724 69,016 76,231 -1.9 10.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,265 3,647 3,507 7.4 -3.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 42,047 40,913 37,698 -10.3 -7.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 648 1,266 550 -15.1 -56.6 Total 2/ .............................: 42,695 42,179 38,248 -10.4 -9.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 12,225 11,380 10,076 -17.6 -11.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 30,470 30,799 28,172 -7.5 -8.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,276 18,479 17,118 19.9 -7.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 89,452 93,433 91,762 2.6 -1.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 63,107 56,898 57,666 -8.6 1.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,368 3,259 3,159 -27.7 -3.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 67,475 60,157 60,825 -9.9 1.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,987 6,254 6,894 15.1 10.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 58,948 56,196 56,654 -3.9 0.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,090 1,437 1,234 13.2 -14.1 Total 2/ .............................: 60,038 57,633 57,888 -3.6 0.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,720 21,895 22,580 -8.7 3.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 35,318 35,738 35,308 (Z) -1.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,948 16,187 15,033 -5.7 -7.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 104,058 106,281 102,529 -1.5 -3.5 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 26.6 37.5 43.2 16.7 5.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: January 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 116,127 108,516 111,861 -3.7 3.1 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 18,159 13,157 16,235 -10.6 23.4 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 660 757 745 12.9 -1.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 9,881 9,252 10,027 1.5 8.4 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 22,549 29,178 30,111 33.5 3.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 138,296 130,716 153,542 11.0 17.5 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 56,918 50,824 35,520 -37.6 -30.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 31,533 30,811 35,823 13.6 16.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,307 7,872 7,809 136.1 -0.8 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,972 12,398 12,643 5.6 2.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 212,250 256,050 299,278 41.0 16.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 123,035 106,543 106,511 -13.4 (Z) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: 2024 and 2025 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,200,917 1,210,239 0.8 1,200,917 1,210,239 0.8 February .....................:1,139,985 2,340,902 March ........................:1,223,777 3,564,679 April ........................:1,188,261 4,752,940 May ..........................:1,210,254 5,963,194 June .........................:1,159,745 7,122,939 July .........................:1,191,591 8,314,530 August .......................:1,196,864 9,511,394 September ....................:1,160,964 10,672,358 October ......................:1,226,886 11,899,244 November .....................:1,153,690 13,052,934 December .....................:1,202,385 14,255,319 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 473,081 473,883 0.2 473,081 473,883 0.2 February .....................: 446,591 919,672 March ........................: 489,346 1,409,018 April ........................: 467,098 1,876,116 May ..........................: 488,140 2,364,256 June .........................: 456,275 2,820,531 July .........................: 469,556 3,290,087 August .......................: 476,774 3,766,861 September ....................: 456,060 4,222,921 October ......................: 487,438 4,710,359 November .....................: 452,686 5,163,045 December .....................: 471,666 5,634,711 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 330,574 326,102 -1.4 330,574 326,102 -1.4 February .....................: 314,571 645,145 March ........................: 340,784 985,929 April ........................: 317,180 1,303,109 May ..........................: 329,161 1,632,270 June .........................: 310,178 1,942,448 July .........................: 311,572 2,254,020 August .......................: 321,447 2,575,467 September ....................: 312,830 2,888,297 October ......................: 333,877 3,222,174 November .....................: 313,751 3,535,925 December .....................: 317,597 3,853,522 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 510,548 521,696 2.2 510,548 521,696 2.2 February .....................: 476,892 987,440 March ........................: 518,595 1,506,035 April ........................: 505,053 2,011,088 May ..........................: 505,383 2,516,471 June .........................: 485,397 3,001,868 July .........................: 496,118 3,497,986 August .......................: 500,060 3,998,046 September ....................: 487,702 4,485,748 October ......................: 511,157 4,996,905 November .....................: 493,932 5,490,837 December .....................: 523,238 6,014,075 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 398,419 412,739 3.6 398,419 412,739 3.6 February .....................: 374,126 772,545 March ........................: 409,839 1,182,384 April ........................: 402,159 1,584,543 May ..........................: 405,705 1,990,248 June .........................: 390,447 2,380,695 July .........................: 399,268 2,779,963 August .......................: 400,492 3,180,455 September ....................: 390,995 3,571,450 October ......................: 406,008 3,977,458 November .....................: 388,572 4,366,030 December .....................: 417,015 4,783,045 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 8,380 7,908 -5.6 8,380 7,908 -5.6 February .....................: 7,680 16,060 March ........................: 8,374 24,434 April ........................: 7,950 32,384 May ..........................: 7,277 39,661 June .........................: 8,234 47,895 July .........................: 8,768 56,663 August .......................: 9,468 66,131 September ....................: 7,608 73,739 October ......................: 8,391 82,130 November .....................: 8,994 91,124 December .....................: 8,252 99,376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 217,247 218,253 0.5 217,247 218,253 0.5 February .....................: 197,645 414,892 March ........................: 210,526 625,418 April ........................: 207,630 833,048 May ..........................: 204,444 1,037,492 June .........................: 167,992 1,205,484 July .........................: 163,973 1,369,457 August .......................: 159,922 1,529,379 September ....................: 160,463 1,689,842 October ......................: 168,956 1,858,798 November .....................: 174,808 2,033,606 December .....................: 199,715 2,233,321 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 138,296 153,542 11.0 138,296 153,542 11.0 February .....................: 147,081 285,377 March ........................: 183,977 469,354 April ........................: 174,167 643,521 May ..........................: 169,098 812,619 June .........................: 127,495 940,114 July .........................: 120,993 1,061,107 August .......................: 116,151 1,177,258 September ....................: 115,480 1,292,738 October ......................: 125,363 1,418,101 November .....................: 119,266 1,537,367 December .....................: 130,716 1,668,083 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 56,918 35,520 -37.6 56,918 35,520 -37.6 February .....................: 36,240 93,158 March ........................: 28,313 121,471 April ........................: 35,840 157,311 May ..........................: 41,852 199,163 June .........................: 60,457 259,620 July .........................: 51,571 311,191 August .......................: 50,320 361,511 September ....................: 53,377 414,888 October ......................: 40,979 455,867 November .....................: 44,834 500,701 December .....................: 50,824 551,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 77,724 76,231 -1.9 77,724 76,231 -1.9 February .....................: 72,131 149,855 March ........................: 79,925 229,780 April ........................: 81,240 311,020 May ..........................: 76,630 387,650 June .........................: 72,962 460,612 July .........................: 67,677 528,289 August .......................: 65,246 593,535 September ....................: 68,014 661,549 October ......................: 66,282 727,831 November .....................: 64,801 792,632 December .....................: 69,016 861,648 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 89,452 91,762 2.6 89,452 91,762 2.6 February .....................: 87,602 177,054 March ........................: 99,109 276,163 April ........................: 91,706 367,869 May ..........................: 92,900 460,769 June .........................: 94,181 554,950 July .........................: 95,146 650,096 August .......................: 94,954 745,050 September ....................: 94,098 839,148 October ......................: 91,558 930,706 November .....................: 85,082 1,015,788 December .....................: 93,433 1,109,221 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 42,695 38,248 -10.4 42,695 38,248 -10.4 February .....................: 38,710 81,405 March ........................: 44,170 125,575 April ........................: 39,233 164,808 May ..........................: 42,415 207,223 June .........................: 40,541 247,764 July .........................: 38,519 286,283 August .......................: 41,444 327,727 September ....................: 39,220 366,947 October ......................: 40,538 407,485 November .....................: 39,635 447,120 December .....................: 42,179 489,299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 32,818 38,725 18.0 32,818 38,725 18.0 February .....................: 32,747 65,565 March ........................: 35,291 100,856 April ........................: 35,842 136,698 May ..........................: 36,335 173,033 June .........................: 34,196 207,229 July .........................: 36,071 243,300 August .......................: 34,822 278,122 September ....................: 35,785 313,907 October ......................: 36,575 350,482 November .....................: 34,195 384,677 December .....................: 34,318 418,995 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 29,535 31,350 6.1 29,535 31,350 6.1 February .....................: 28,625 58,160 March ........................: 29,824 87,984 April ........................: 32,609 120,593 May ..........................: 33,591 154,184 June .........................: 31,251 185,435 July .........................: 31,743 217,178 August .......................: 33,012 250,190 September ....................: 31,305 281,495 October ......................: 33,451 314,946 November .....................: 33,644 348,590 December .....................: 30,273 378,863 : Sour cream : January ......................: 128,934 134,467 4.3 128,934 134,467 4.3 February .....................: 119,290 248,224 March ........................: 123,459 371,683 April ........................: 124,292 495,975 May ..........................: 127,362 623,337 June .........................: 123,012 746,349 July .........................: 126,862 873,211 August .......................: 126,753 999,964 September ....................: 120,222 1,120,186 October ......................: 139,393 1,259,579 November .....................: 131,996 1,391,575 December .....................: 140,343 1,531,918 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 49,619 59,594 20.1 49,619 59,594 20.1 February .....................: 57,300 106,919 March ........................: 66,215 173,134 April ........................: 64,744 237,878 May ..........................: 66,193 304,071 June .........................: 66,551 370,622 July .........................: 64,954 435,576 August .......................: 69,341 504,917 September ....................: 59,063 563,980 October ......................: 62,528 626,508 November .....................: 50,806 677,314 December .....................: 51,825 729,139 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 26,593 29,303 10.2 26,593 29,303 10.2 February .....................: 31,391 57,984 March ........................: 37,552 95,536 April ........................: 38,662 134,198 May ..........................: 39,818 174,016 June .........................: 38,416 212,432 July .........................: 39,455 251,887 August .......................: 38,636 290,523 September ....................: 31,884 322,407 October ......................: 31,260 353,667 November .....................: 25,735 379,402 December .....................: 24,148 403,550 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,609 1,544 -4.0 1,609 1,544 -4.0 February .....................: 1,533 3,142 March ........................: 1,835 4,977 April ........................: 1,777 6,754 May ..........................: 1,678 8,432 June .........................: 1,716 10,148 July .........................: 1,793 11,941 August .......................: 2,153 14,094 September ....................: 1,677 15,771 October ......................: 1,583 17,354 November .....................: 1,260 18,614 December .....................: 1,449 20,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 397,623 418,534 5.3 397,623 418,534 5.3 February .....................: 396,526 794,149 March ........................: 427,988 1,222,137 April ........................: 413,821 1,635,958 May ..........................: 401,316 2,037,274 June .........................: 392,756 2,430,030 July .........................: 401,462 2,831,492 August .......................: 423,662 3,255,154 September ....................: 431,425 3,686,579 October ......................: 418,965 4,105,544 November .....................: 383,874 4,489,418 December .....................: 376,197 4,865,615 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 3,277 3,739 14.1 3,277 3,739 14.1 February .....................: 4,001 7,278 March ........................: 3,731 11,009 April ........................: 3,105 14,114 May ..........................: 4,315 18,429 June .........................: 4,164 22,593 July .........................: 4,293 26,886 August .......................: 4,387 31,273 September ....................: 3,172 34,445 October ......................: 3,320 37,765 November .....................: 2,600 40,365 December .....................: 3,374 43,739 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 209,487 203,666 208,877 -0.3 2.6 Idaho ..........: 86,702 92,203 90,951 4.9 -1.4 Illinois .......: 4,846 5,874 5,386 11.1 -8.3 Iowa ...........: 33,782 33,758 33,015 -2.3 -2.2 Minnesota ......: 71,550 68,956 69,858 -2.4 1.3 New Jersey .....: 5,966 8,911 8,591 44.0 -3.6 New Mexico .....: 81,958 73,686 75,804 -7.5 2.9 New York .......: 78,381 64,743 78,254 -0.2 20.9 Ohio ...........: 22,432 23,084 21,625 -3.6 -6.3 Pennsylvania ...: 37,816 38,025 38,063 0.7 0.1 South Dakota ...: 44,127 45,490 44,227 0.2 -2.8 Vermont ........: 13,069 13,184 13,114 0.3 -0.5 Wisconsin ......: 303,064 304,471 305,372 0.8 0.3 : Other States 1/ : 207,737 226,334 217,102 4.5 -4.1 : United States ..: 1,200,917 1,202,385 1,210,239 0.8 0.7 : Atlantic .......: 145,526 130,010 143,268 -1.6 10.2 Central ........: 581,819 602,175 592,290 1.8 -1.6 West ...........: 473,572 470,200 474,681 0.2 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 47,935 42,738 47,719 -0.5 11.7 Iowa ...........: 17,899 17,723 17,720 -1.0 (Z) Minnesota ......: 60,063 59,116 59,786 -0.5 1.1 New York .......: 13,145 13,288 13,267 0.9 -0.2 Wisconsin ......: 96,043 96,602 94,200 -1.9 -2.5 : Other States 1/ : 237,996 242,199 241,191 1.3 -0.4 : United States ..: 473,081 471,666 473,883 0.2 0.5 : Atlantic .......: 30,625 24,683 24,268 -20.8 -1.7 Central ........: 257,785 273,151 266,286 3.3 -2.5 West ...........: 184,671 173,832 183,329 -0.7 5.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 23,838 17,087 21,710 -8.9 27.1 Iowa ...........: 11,809 10,368 11,221 -5.0 8.2 Vermont ........: 9,245 9,968 9,516 2.9 -4.5 Wisconsin ......: 65,407 60,479 61,400 -6.1 1.5 : Other States 1/ : 220,275 219,695 222,255 0.9 1.2 : United States ..: 330,574 317,597 326,102 -1.4 2.7 : Atlantic .......: 28,651 22,734 22,301 -22.2 -1.9 Central ........: 178,879 179,810 182,189 1.9 1.3 West ...........: 123,044 115,053 121,612 -1.2 5.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 139,667 142,602 142,684 2.2 0.1 Minnesota ......: 11,292 9,716 9,875 -12.5 1.6 New Jersey .....: 3,249 5,567 5,864 80.5 5.3 New York .......: 32,179 25,549 29,929 -7.0 17.1 Pennsylvania ...: 23,805 23,721 23,888 0.3 0.7 Wisconsin ......: 146,038 146,533 147,890 1.3 0.9 : Other States 1/ : 154,318 169,550 161,566 4.7 -4.7 : United States ..: 510,548 523,238 521,696 2.2 -0.3 : Atlantic .......: 61,223 58,398 63,421 3.6 8.6 Central ........: 210,633 216,177 213,749 1.5 -1.1 West ...........: 238,692 248,663 244,526 2.4 -1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 126,061 131,436 129,919 3.1 -1.2 New Jersey .....: 1,459 3,899 3,913 168.2 0.4 New York .......: 16,370 10,650 15,942 -2.6 49.7 Pennsylvania ...: 19,868 19,881 20,001 0.7 0.6 Wisconsin ......: 93,074 95,003 94,100 1.1 -1.0 : Other States 1/ : 141,587 156,146 148,864 5.1 -4.7 : United States ..: 398,419 417,015 412,739 3.6 -1.0 : Atlantic .......: 38,775 36,735 42,210 8.9 14.9 Central ........: 136,084 143,612 139,477 2.5 -2.9 West ...........: 223,560 236,668 231,052 3.4 -2.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 65,004 51,322 59,919 -7.8 16.8 Pennsylvania ...: 8,979 7,247 7,631 -15.0 5.3 : Other States 1/ : 143,264 141,146 150,703 5.2 6.8 : United States ..: 217,247 199,715 218,253 0.5 9.3 : Atlantic .......: 19,974 16,945 18,695 -6.4 10.3 Central ........: 87,207 85,495 93,069 6.7 8.9 West ...........: 110,066 97,275 106,489 -3.2 9.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 63,034 46,905 70,010 11.1 49.3 Pennsylvania ...: 10,922 12,540 12,006 9.9 -4.3 : Other States 1/ : 64,340 71,271 71,526 11.2 0.4 : United States ..: 138,296 130,716 153,542 11.0 17.5 : Atlantic .......: 22,515 25,599 23,429 4.1 -8.5 Central ........: 28,467 33,062 29,507 3.7 -10.8 West ...........: 87,314 72,055 100,606 15.2 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,853 8,802 11,540 -2.6 31.1 Wisconsin ......: 24,020 25,788 26,216 9.1 1.7 : Other States 1/ : 37,583 30,788 34,885 -7.2 13.3 : United States ..: 73,456 65,378 72,641 -1.1 11.1 : Atlantic .......: 21,890 18,766 21,258 -2.9 13.3 Central ........: 33,679 35,344 35,347 5.0 (Z) West ...........: 17,887 11,268 16,036 -10.3 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: January 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2024 : 2025 : January : December : : : : 2024 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .....: 6,058 4,156 5,766 -4.8 38.7 New York .......: 1,967 1,317 2,055 4.5 56.0 Ohio ...........: 2,148 2,066 2,307 7.4 11.7 Utah ...........: 1,372 929 1,387 1.1 49.3 Wisconsin ......: 787 555 948 20.5 70.8 : Other States 1/ : 37,287 42,802 47,131 26.4 10.1 : United States ..: 49,619 51,825 59,594 20.1 15.0 : Atlantic .......: 10,757 11,284 11,338 5.4 0.5 Central ........: 28,338 32,511 37,497 32.3 15.3 West ...........: 10,524 8,030 10,759 2.2 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2023, there were 1,183 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 Kim DaPra - Milk Production and Milk Cows.. (202) 720-3278 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products .............. (202) 690-3347 Ralph Mondesir - Hogs and Pigs ............ (202) 720-3106 Suzanne Richards - Sheep and Goats ........ 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