Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released December 3, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). October 2013 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 950 million pounds, 2.1 percent above October 2012 and 6.7 percent above September 2013. Italian type cheese production totaled 411 million pounds, 5.7 percent above October 2012 and 6.9 percent above September 2013. American type cheese production totaled 368 million pounds, 0.6 percent below October 2012 but 6.4 percent above September 2013. Butter production was 146 million pounds, 1.2 percent above October 2012 and 10.2 percent above September 2013. Dry milk powders (comparisons with October 2012) Nonfat dry milk, human - 85.5 million pounds, down 10.1 percent. Skim milk powders - 62.4 million pounds, up 36.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons with October 2012) Dry whey, total - 72.7 million pounds, down 5.7 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 88.8 million pounds, up 8.0 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 44.7 million pounds, up 20.9 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with October 2012) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 64.7 million gallons, down 0.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 28.2 million gallons, down 21.1 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.25 million gallons, up 11.6 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.39 million gallons, down 0.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2012 and 2013............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: October 2012 and 2013..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 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: October 2012 and 2013........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013..................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October : September : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 144,544 132,735 146,222 1.2 10.2 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 370,184 345,751 367,827 -0.6 6.4 Cheddar ............................: 262,654 239,746 266,746 1.6 11.3 Other American types ...............: 107,530 106,005 101,081 -6.0 -4.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,283 7,666 8,012 10.0 4.5 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,061 14,036 15,929 13.3 13.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 79,777 73,544 78,121 -2.1 6.2 Feta .................................: 8,323 8,602 9,185 10.4 6.8 Gouda ................................: 2,788 3,050 3,313 18.8 8.6 Hispanic .............................: 19,907 20,803 20,947 5.2 0.7 Italian types ........................: 388,830 384,397 410,876 5.7 6.9 Mozzarella .........................: 296,862 299,472 319,583 7.7 6.7 Parmesan ...........................: 25,983 25,157 26,258 1.1 4.4 Provolone ..........................: 30,988 28,750 31,157 0.5 8.4 Ricotta ............................: 24,719 21,075 23,374 -5.4 10.9 Romano .............................: 3,938 3,987 4,221 7.2 5.9 Other Italian types ................: 6,340 5,956 6,283 -0.9 5.5 Swiss ................................: 26,823 22,805 24,253 -9.6 6.3 All other types ......................: 12,474 10,055 11,618 -6.9 15.5 : Total cheese .........................: 930,450 890,709 950,081 2.1 6.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 35,002 32,706 33,034 -5.6 1.0 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 27,286 25,818 26,861 -1.6 4.0 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 33,089 31,284 31,493 -4.8 0.7 : Sour cream .............................: 116,388 100,773 117,704 1.1 16.8 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 365,073 424,782 373,674 2.4 -12.0 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 65,323 63,275 64,705 -0.9 2.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 14,843 14,504 13,945 -6.0 -3.9 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 20,947 17,018 14,289 -31.8 -16.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 35,790 31,522 28,234 -21.1 -10.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 778 727 938 20.6 29.0 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,910 2,929 3,247 11.6 10.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,409 5,117 5,387 -0.4 5.3 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,718 2,152 2,546 48.2 18.3 Nonfat, hard .......................: 542 415 517 -4.6 24.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 959 1,076 929 -3.1 -13.7 Water and juice ices .................: 3,914 3,638 3,855 -1.5 6.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 36,462 36,013 36,436 -0.1 1.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 18,318 17,824 15,896 -13.2 -10.8 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 557 610 709 27.3 16.2 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,920 1,751 1,984 3.3 13.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,903 3,101 3,265 12.5 5.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October : September : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,506 7,572 8,379 -1.5 10.7 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 73,377 66,303 71,511 -2.5 7.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,734 2,390 1,220 -67.3 -49.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,111 68,693 72,731 -5.7 5.9 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,241 1,069 2,393 6.8 123.9 Animal ...............................: 4,938 4,682 5,079 2.9 8.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,798 37,220 41,208 18.4 10.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,205 1,476 3,540 60.5 139.8 Total 2/ .............................: 37,003 38,696 44,748 20.9 15.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,066 20,076 25,238 25.8 25.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,937 18,620 19,510 15.2 4.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,578 6,982 7,371 32.1 5.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 82,145 87,239 88,754 8.0 1.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 37,323 54,834 51,692 38.5 -5.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,639 2,900 1,298 -50.8 -55.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 39,962 57,734 52,990 32.6 -8.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,506 6,462 6,522 0.2 0.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 53,845 47,093 53,388 -0.8 13.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,679 1,819 1,275 -52.4 -29.9 Total 2/ .............................: 56,524 48,912 54,663 -3.3 11.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 31,531 17,716 19,759 -37.3 11.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,993 31,196 34,904 39.7 11.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,627 9,766 10,449 21.1 7.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 88,555 87,328 93,389 5.5 6.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 40.8 54.1 46.3 5.5 -7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October : September : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 134,448 121,993 119,844 -10.9 -1.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,595 6,828 8,462 -1.5 23.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 704 881 838 19.0 -4.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,453 4,741 7,626 39.8 60.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 5,980 5,502 6,614 10.6 20.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 95,064 74,026 85,476 -10.1 15.5 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 45,664 54,234 62,402 36.7 15.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,859 7,767 9,113 -7.6 17.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,539 1,773 2,129 -16.1 20.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,708 7,081 8,817 54.5 24.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 104,239 145,176 111,379 6.8 -23.3 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 96,944 107,002 112,254 15.8 4.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ........................: 918,053 950,596 3.5 4,547,114 4,627,827 1.8 June .......................: 901,108 909,788 1.0 5,448,222 5,537,615 1.6 July .......................: 883,021 909,160 3.0 6,331,243 6,446,775 1.8 August .....................: 891,398 935,597 5.0 7,222,641 7,382,372 2.2 September ..................: 871,539 890,709 2.2 8,094,180 8,273,081 2.2 October ....................: 930,450 950,081 2.1 9,024,630 9,223,162 2.2 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 ........................: 367,534 388,381 5.7 1,821,340 1,872,717 2.8 June .......................: 360,027 363,520 1.0 2,181,367 2,236,237 2.5 July .......................: 356,523 359,571 0.9 2,537,890 2,595,808 2.3 August .....................: 353,406 381,026 7.8 2,891,296 2,976,834 3.0 September ..................: 348,240 345,751 -0.7 3,239,536 3,322,585 2.6 October ....................: 370,184 367,827 -0.6 3,609,720 3,690,412 2.2 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 ........................: 268,418 282,191 5.1 1,332,772 1,377,485 3.4 June .......................: 259,916 259,172 -0.3 1,592,688 1,636,657 2.8 July .......................: 258,839 260,300 0.6 1,851,527 1,896,957 2.5 August .....................: 250,895 269,805 7.5 2,102,422 2,166,762 3.1 September ..................: 243,606 239,746 -1.6 2,346,028 2,406,508 2.6 October ....................: 262,654 266,746 1.6 2,608,682 2,673,254 2.5 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 ........................: 391,465 399,879 2.1 1,960,972 1,971,938 0.6 June .......................: 379,447 392,737 3.5 2,340,419 2,364,675 1.0 July .......................: 369,228 394,351 6.8 2,709,647 2,759,026 1.8 August .....................: 372,140 385,390 3.6 3,081,787 3,144,416 2.0 September ..................: 368,503 384,397 4.3 3,450,290 3,528,813 2.3 October ....................: 388,830 410,876 5.7 3,839,120 3,939,689 2.6 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 ........................: 305,941 312,873 2.3 1,529,593 1,533,230 0.2 June .......................: 299,449 308,296 3.0 1,829,042 1,841,526 0.7 July .......................: 291,703 307,969 5.6 2,120,745 2,149,495 1.4 August .....................: 285,959 296,297 3.6 2,406,704 2,445,792 1.6 September ..................: 286,356 299,472 4.6 2,693,060 2,745,264 1.9 October ....................: 296,862 319,583 7.7 2,989,922 3,064,847 2.5 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 5,883 -3.6 28,092 29,788 6.0 June .......................: 7,039 6,135 -12.8 35,131 35,923 2.3 July .......................: 5,979 6,128 2.5 41,110 42,051 2.3 August .....................: 5,931 6,692 12.8 47,041 48,743 3.6 September ..................: 6,149 5,956 -3.1 53,190 54,699 2.8 October ....................: 6,340 6,283 -0.9 59,530 60,982 2.4 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 ........................: 164,133 163,360 -0.5 862,471 874,154 1.4 June .......................: 137,046 140,764 2.7 999,517 1,014,918 1.5 July .......................: 133,581 133,661 0.1 1,133,098 1,148,579 1.4 August .....................: 129,531 135,881 4.9 1,262,629 1,284,460 1.7 September ..................: 136,299 132,735 -2.6 1,398,928 1,417,195 1.3 October ....................: 144,544 146,222 1.2 1,543,472 1,563,417 1.3 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 ........................: 193,362 150,531 -22.2 896,796 741,404 -17.3 June .......................: 168,394 130,901 -22.3 1,065,190 872,305 -18.1 July .......................: 140,169 116,616 -16.8 1,205,359 988,921 -18.0 August .....................: 106,014 106,892 0.8 1,311,373 1,095,813 -16.4 September ..................: 84,498 74,026 -12.4 1,395,871 1,169,839 -16.2 October ....................: 95,064 85,476 -10.1 1,490,935 1,255,315 -15.8 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 54,787 273.3 105,575 233,242 120.9 June .......................: 25,366 58,217 129.5 130,941 291,459 122.6 July .......................: 37,240 53,131 42.7 168,181 344,590 104.9 August .....................: 40,346 55,074 36.5 208,527 399,664 91.7 September ..................: 43,620 54,234 24.3 252,147 453,898 80.0 October ....................: 45,664 62,402 36.7 297,811 516,300 73.4 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 79,300 -8.6 444,288 411,895 -7.3 June .........................: 83,400 75,382 -9.6 527,688 487,277 -7.7 July .........................: 79,788 76,416 -4.2 607,476 563,693 -7.2 August .......................: 78,022 73,121 -6.3 685,498 636,814 -7.1 September ....................: 74,185 68,693 -7.4 759,683 705,507 -7.1 October ......................: 77,111 72,731 -5.7 836,794 778,238 -7.0 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 88,544 0.4 522,090 529,978 1.5 July .........................: 84,358 85,755 1.7 606,448 615,733 1.5 August .......................: 84,124 86,433 2.7 690,572 702,166 1.7 September ....................: 85,268 87,239 2.3 775,840 789,405 1.7 October ......................: 82,145 88,754 8.0 857,985 878,159 2.4 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 43,155 17.8 186,519 193,717 3.9 June .........................: 38,553 41,903 8.7 225,072 235,620 4.7 July .........................: 33,874 40,051 18.2 258,946 275,671 6.5 August .......................: 35,050 38,872 10.9 293,996 314,543 7.0 September ....................: 35,858 38,696 7.9 329,854 353,239 7.1 October ......................: 37,003 44,748 20.9 366,857 397,987 8.5 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 27,007 -5.7 134,627 131,603 -2.2 June .......................: 26,748 23,108 -13.6 161,375 154,711 -4.1 July .......................: 28,882 27,459 -4.9 190,257 182,170 -4.3 August .....................: 30,398 28,145 -7.4 220,655 210,315 -4.7 September ..................: 26,598 25,818 -2.9 247,253 236,133 -4.5 October ....................: 27,286 26,861 -1.6 274,539 262,994 -4.2 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 32,766 -6.7 165,154 162,515 -1.6 June .......................: 31,557 27,904 -11.6 196,711 190,419 -3.2 July .......................: 32,440 32,701 0.8 229,151 223,120 -2.6 August .....................: 36,728 33,232 -9.5 265,879 256,352 -3.6 September ..................: 31,571 31,284 -0.9 297,450 287,636 -3.3 October ....................: 33,089 31,493 -4.8 330,539 319,129 -3.5 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 ........................: 109,795 109,676 -0.1 516,481 515,599 -0.2 June .......................: 105,316 101,245 -3.9 621,797 616,844 -0.8 July .......................: 101,510 104,424 2.9 723,307 721,268 -0.3 August .....................: 109,505 108,995 -0.5 832,812 830,263 -0.3 September ..................: 98,012 100,773 2.8 930,824 931,036 October ....................: 116,388 117,704 1.1 1,047,212 1,048,740 0.1 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 77,710 - 341,580 338,541 -0.9 June .......................: 81,070 79,634 -1.8 422,650 418,175 -1.1 July .......................: 75,189 77,126 2.6 497,839 495,301 -0.5 August .....................: 76,083 72,349 -4.9 573,922 567,650 -1.1 September ..................: 60,133 63,275 5.2 634,055 630,925 -0.5 October ....................: 65,323 64,705 -0.9 699,378 695,630 -0.5 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 42,894 -9.7 209,272 182,516 -12.8 June .......................: 45,949 41,492 -9.7 255,221 224,008 -12.2 July .......................: 43,934 41,305 -6.0 299,155 265,313 -11.3 August .....................: 43,417 37,767 -13.0 342,572 303,080 -11.5 September ..................: 35,333 31,522 -10.8 377,905 334,602 -11.5 October ....................: 35,790 28,234 -21.1 413,695 362,836 -12.3 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 4,566 18.3 18,682 19,643 5.1 June .......................: 3,872 4,570 18.0 22,554 24,213 7.4 July .......................: 3,996 4,165 4.2 26,550 28,378 6.9 August .....................: 3,788 3,752 -1.0 30,338 32,130 5.9 September ..................: 3,217 2,929 -9.0 33,555 35,059 4.5 October ....................: 2,910 3,247 11.6 36,465 38,306 5.0 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 ........................: 367,658 403,056 9.6 1,869,090 1,954,812 4.6 June .......................: 366,999 377,804 2.9 2,236,089 2,332,616 4.3 July .......................: 355,173 401,601 13.1 2,591,262 2,734,217 5.5 August .....................: 386,947 416,880 7.7 2,978,209 3,151,097 5.8 September ..................: 400,751 424,782 6.0 3,378,960 3,575,879 5.8 October ....................: 365,073 373,674 2.4 3,744,033 3,949,553 5.5 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 7,478 4.7 32,520 30,436 -6.4 June .......................: 7,816 7,148 -8.5 40,336 37,584 -6.8 July .......................: 6,513 6,519 0.1 46,849 44,103 -5.9 August .....................: 7,235 6,191 -14.4 54,084 50,294 -7.0 September ..................: 5,144 5,117 -0.5 59,228 55,411 -6.4 October ....................: 5,409 5,387 -0.4 64,637 60,798 -5.9 November ...................: 4,842 69,479 December ...................: 4,520 73,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: October 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 184,104 185,646 194,546 5.7 4.8 Idaho ..........: 74,512 73,047 72,530 -2.7 -0.7 Illinois .......: 6,230 5,233 5,752 -7.7 9.9 Iowa ...........: 21,608 19,422 21,794 0.9 12.2 Minnesota ......: 51,748 51,007 55,234 6.7 8.3 New Mexico .....: 64,605 56,772 66,152 2.4 16.5 New York .......: 67,892 65,490 69,266 2.0 5.8 Ohio ...........: 17,461 15,857 17,247 -1.2 8.8 Pennsylvania ...: 32,325 33,924 38,423 18.9 13.3 South Dakota ...: 23,718 22,069 22,872 -3.6 3.6 Vermont ........: 11,803 9,804 9,500 -19.5 -3.1 Wisconsin ......: 238,710 232,936 243,507 2.0 4.5 : Other States 1/ : 135,734 119,502 133,258 -1.8 11.5 : United States ..: 930,450 890,709 950,081 2.1 6.7 : Atlantic .......: 121,472 117,760 125,409 3.2 6.5 Central ........: 421,463 397,173 422,642 0.3 6.4 West ...........: 387,515 375,776 402,030 3.7 7.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 49,491 48,937 48,959 -1.1 - Idaho ..........: 54,385 48,067 50,805 -6.6 5.7 Iowa ...........: 16,098 12,553 14,446 -10.3 15.1 Oregon .........: 16,972 15,663 16,994 0.1 8.5 Wisconsin ......: 68,750 63,198 68,100 -0.9 7.8 : Other States 1/ : 164,488 157,333 168,523 2.5 7.1 : United States ..: 370,184 345,751 367,827 -0.6 6.4 : Atlantic .......: 16,032 17,014 17,181 7.2 1.0 Central ........: 174,036 159,499 174,641 0.3 9.5 West ...........: 180,116 169,238 176,005 -2.3 4.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 25,898 24,414 27,421 5.9 12.3 Idaho ..........: 41,230 34,909 38,357 -7.0 9.9 Iowa ...........: 10,406 6,594 8,355 -19.7 26.7 Minnesota ......: 42,155 42,297 45,927 8.9 8.6 Wisconsin ......: 46,596 41,645 45,000 -3.4 8.1 : Other States 1/ : 96,369 89,887 101,686 5.5 13.1 : United States ..: 262,654 239,746 266,746 1.6 11.3 : Atlantic .......: 15,877 16,850 17,033 7.3 1.1 Central ........: 123,197 108,529 120,166 -2.5 10.7 West ...........: 123,580 114,367 129,547 4.8 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 117,297 118,059 126,239 7.6 6.9 Idaho ..........: 16,047 20,625 17,095 6.5 -17.1 New York .......: 32,612 30,113 31,148 -4.5 3.4 Pennsylvania ...: 17,887 21,087 23,027 28.7 9.2 Wisconsin ......: 119,524 118,362 121,715 1.8 2.8 : Other States 1/ : 85,463 76,151 91,652 7.2 20.4 : United States ..: 388,830 384,397 410,876 5.7 6.9 : Atlantic .......: 58,236 57,993 60,604 4.1 4.5 Central ........: 159,363 156,363 162,218 1.8 3.7 West ...........: 171,231 170,041 188,054 9.8 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 105,790 106,102 115,200 8.9 8.6 Idaho ..........: 13,923 18,106 15,079 8.3 -16.7 New York .......: 15,845 15,984 14,523 -8.3 -9.1 Wisconsin ......: 79,204 82,081 81,412 2.8 -0.8 : Other States 1/ : 82,100 77,199 93,369 13.7 20.9 : United States ..: 296,862 299,472 319,583 7.7 6.7 : Atlantic .......: 34,758 37,637 38,120 9.7 1.3 Central ........: 106,276 107,745 108,141 1.8 0.4 West ...........: 155,828 154,090 173,322 11.2 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: October 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,745 45,116 50,869 6.5 12.8 : Other States 1/ : 96,799 87,619 95,353 -1.5 8.8 : United States ..: 144,544 132,735 146,222 1.2 10.2 : Atlantic .......: 11,347 10,381 11,169 -1.6 7.6 Central ........: 60,253 53,027 59,438 -1.4 12.1 West ...........: 72,944 69,327 75,615 3.7 9.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 38,491 32,136 33,336 -13.4 3.7 : Other States 1/ : 56,573 41,890 52,140 -7.8 24.5 : United States ..: 95,064 74,026 85,476 -10.1 15.5 : Atlantic .......: 7,683 8,872 11,763 53.1 32.6 Central ........: 17,153 11,426 13,379 -22.0 17.1 West ...........: 70,228 53,728 60,334 -14.1 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,217 8,845 12,662 3.6 43.2 Wisconsin ......: 23,806 23,056 21,995 -7.6 -4.6 : Other States 1/ : 37,354 34,402 36,854 -1.3 7.1 : United States ..: 73,377 66,303 71,511 -2.5 7.9 : Atlantic .......: 20,082 17,636 22,982 14.4 30.3 Central ........: 36,857 33,376 33,039 -10.4 -1.0 West ...........: 16,438 15,291 15,490 -5.8 1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : October :September : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 11,631 11,552 11,699 0.6 1.3 Missouri ...........: 2,512 1,158 1,613 -35.8 39.3 Oregon .............: 943 978 938 -0.5 -4.1 Wisconsin ..........: 1,717 1,399 1,454 -15.3 3.9 : Other States 1/ ....: 48,520 48,188 49,001 1.0 1.7 : United States ......: 65,323 63,275 64,705 -0.9 2.3 : Atlantic ...........: 14,181 11,906 12,297 -13.3 3.3 Central ............: 34,371 34,612 35,496 3.3 2.6 West ...............: 16,771 16,757 16,912 0.8 0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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