Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released January 3, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). November 2012 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 912 million pounds, 1.8 percent above November 2011 but 1.8 percent below October 2012. Italian type cheese production totaled 383 million pounds, 0.5 percent below November 2011 and 1.2 percent below October 2012. American type cheese production totaled 362 million pounds, 3.8 percent above November 2011 but 2.1 percent below October 2012. Butter production was 144 million pounds, 6.0 percent below November 2011 and 0.8 percent below October 2012. Dry milk powders (comparisons with November 2011) Nonfat dry milk, human - 116 million pounds, down 3.8 percent. Skim milk powders - 44.7 million pounds, up 13.0 percent. Whey products (comparisons with November 2011) Dry whey, total - 71.5 million pounds, down 7.8 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 80.5 million pounds, down 1.5 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 36.5 million pounds, down 0.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with November 2011) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 54.0 million gallons, up 1.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 25.0 million gallons, down 11.0 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.57 million gallons, down 1.8 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.45 million gallons, down 11.3 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2011 and 2012............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: November 2011 and 2012.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: November 2011 and 2012.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 152,781 144,854 143,676 -6.0 -0.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 349,192 370,167 362,446 3.8 -2.1 Cheddar ............................: 251,732 262,405 255,340 1.4 -2.7 Other American types ...............: 97,460 107,762 107,106 9.9 -0.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,986 7,101 7,608 -4.7 7.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,872 13,837 13,250 -4.5 -4.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 70,200 79,001 78,785 12.2 -0.3 Feta .................................: 5,333 7,016 5,954 11.6 -15.1 Gouda ................................: 2,432 2,685 4,333 78.2 61.4 Hispanic .............................: 18,180 19,605 17,759 -2.3 -9.4 Italian types ........................: 385,466 388,107 383,352 -0.5 -1.2 Mozzarella .........................: 295,632 297,138 296,085 0.2 -0.4 Parmesan ...........................: 26,119 25,229 24,845 -4.9 -1.5 Provolone ..........................: 30,319 31,017 28,932 -4.6 -6.7 Ricotta ............................: 24,069 24,678 24,024 -0.2 -2.7 Romano .............................: 3,333 3,572 3,419 2.6 -4.3 Other Italian types ................: 5,994 6,473 6,047 0.9 -6.6 Swiss ................................: 26,325 26,924 24,887 -5.5 -7.6 All other types ......................: 16,694 13,719 13,197 -20.9 -3.8 : Total cheese .........................: 895,680 928,162 911,571 1.8 -1.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 34,071 34,402 31,532 -7.5 -8.3 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 24,345 26,692 24,934 2.4 -6.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 30,725 32,699 28,228 -8.1 -13.7 : Sour cream .............................: 123,865 115,361 124,321 0.4 7.8 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 314,135 376,009 324,476 3.3 -13.7 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 53,052 63,897 54,047 1.9 -15.4 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 11,542 14,809 10,655 -7.7 -28.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 16,544 17,324 14,344 -13.3 -17.2 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 28,086 32,133 24,999 -11.0 -22.2 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 834 846 645 -22.7 -23.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,615 2,833 2,568 -1.8 -9.4 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,885 4,831 3,447 -11.3 -28.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,444 1,720 1,497 3.7 -13.0 Nonfat, hard .......................: 378 542 443 17.2 -18.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 845 970 928 9.8 -4.3 Water and juice ices .................: 2,370 3,733 2,718 14.7 -27.2 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 29,683 35,714 30,469 2.6 -14.7 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 15,291 18,168 14,197 -7.2 -21.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 562 555 452 -19.6 -18.6 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,572 1,849 1,667 6.0 -9.8 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,374 2,928 2,089 -12.0 -28.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,749 8,506 7,174 -7.4 -15.7 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 72,456 72,009 68,198 -5.9 -5.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,158 3,713 3,327 -35.5 -10.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,614 75,722 71,525 -7.8 -5.5 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,355 2,241 1,883 -20.0 -16.0 Animal ...............................: 5,177 4,938 5,601 8.2 13.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,440 34,289 34,380 -0.2 0.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,378 2,733 2,159 -9.2 -21.0 Total 2/ .............................: 36,818 37,022 36,539 -0.8 -1.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,761 20,092 19,145 -7.8 -4.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,057 16,930 17,394 8.3 2.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,173 5,567 5,518 6.7 -0.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 81,668 82,876 80,479 -1.5 -2.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 37,495 37,157 36,285 -3.2 -2.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,911 2,665 2,709 -30.7 1.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 41,406 39,822 38,994 -5.8 -2.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,490 6,506 5,932 8.1 -8.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,656 54,558 50,195 29.9 -8.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,040 2,799 2,402 17.7 -14.2 Total 2/ .............................: 40,696 57,357 52,597 29.2 -8.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,033 32,355 26,696 26.9 -17.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,663 25,002 25,901 31.7 3.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,339 8,641 8,476 33.7 -1.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 65,608 88,935 87,419 33.2 -1.7 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 45.6 41.4 44.5 -1.1 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: November 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 108,507 130,673 108,826 0.3 -16.7 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 45,306 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,625 8,595 8,691 0.8 1.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 765 704 574 -25.0 -18.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,294 5,453 5,270 -0.5 -3.4 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 5,503 5,890 8,799 59.9 49.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 120,315 95,064 115,709 -3.8 21.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 39,586 45,637 44,723 13.0 -2.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 48,050 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,829 9,928 13,105 10.8 32.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,304 2,539 2,103 61.3 -17.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,450 5,708 6,289 15.4 10.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 145,739 104,396 126,726 -13.0 21.4 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 113,784 96,430 89,740 -21.1 -6.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 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: 2011 and 2012 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 883,783 910,467 3.0 883,783 910,467 3.0 February ...................: 804,818 857,526 6.5 1,688,601 1,767,993 4.7 March ......................: 912,462 947,041 3.8 2,601,063 2,715,034 4.4 April ......................: 883,665 902,716 2.2 3,484,728 3,617,750 3.8 May ........................: 912,486 916,403 0.4 4,397,214 4,534,153 3.1 June .......................: 889,129 894,720 0.6 5,286,343 5,428,873 2.7 July .......................: 855,080 880,137 2.9 6,141,423 6,309,010 2.7 August .....................: 861,966 887,006 2.9 7,003,389 7,196,016 2.8 September ..................: 868,015 873,194 0.6 7,871,404 8,069,210 2.5 October ....................: 899,347 928,162 3.2 8,770,751 8,997,372 2.6 November ...................: 895,680 911,571 1.8 9,666,431 9,908,943 2.5 December ...................: 930,599 - - 10,597,030 - - : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 357,939 366,311 2.3 357,939 366,311 2.3 February ...................: 328,118 342,473 4.4 686,057 708,784 3.3 March ......................: 364,472 376,734 3.4 1,050,529 1,085,518 3.3 April ......................: 356,773 364,992 2.3 1,407,302 1,450,510 3.1 May ........................: 370,025 368,431 -0.4 1,777,327 1,818,941 2.3 June .......................: 362,910 360,170 -0.8 2,140,237 2,179,111 1.8 July .......................: 349,922 356,079 1.8 2,490,159 2,535,190 1.8 August .....................: 338,414 353,508 4.5 2,828,573 2,888,698 2.1 September ..................: 338,411 349,294 3.2 3,166,984 3,237,992 2.2 October ....................: 352,541 370,167 5.0 3,519,525 3,608,159 2.5 November ...................: 349,192 362,446 3.8 3,868,717 3,970,605 2.6 December ...................: 368,744 - - 4,237,461 - - : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 270,756 271,691 0.3 270,756 271,691 0.3 February ...................: 239,470 251,541 5.0 510,226 523,232 2.5 March ......................: 262,727 273,828 4.2 772,953 797,060 3.1 April ......................: 260,548 265,439 1.9 1,033,501 1,062,499 2.8 May ........................: 279,565 269,492 -3.6 1,313,066 1,331,991 1.4 June .......................: 266,190 260,112 -2.3 1,579,256 1,592,103 0.8 July .......................: 256,603 258,623 0.8 1,835,859 1,850,726 0.8 August .....................: 243,191 250,697 3.1 2,079,050 2,101,423 1.1 September ..................: 247,202 243,736 -1.4 2,326,252 2,345,159 0.8 October ....................: 247,568 262,405 6.0 2,573,820 2,607,564 1.3 November ...................: 251,732 255,340 1.4 2,825,552 2,862,904 1.3 December ...................: 270,346 - - 3,095,898 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 388,414 400,926 3.2 388,414 400,926 3.2 February ...................: 351,366 371,270 5.7 739,780 772,196 4.4 March ......................: 401,115 409,870 2.2 1,140,895 1,182,066 3.6 April ......................: 385,552 385,837 0.1 1,526,447 1,567,903 2.7 May ........................: 393,929 390,980 -0.7 1,920,376 1,958,883 2.0 June .......................: 381,016 378,765 -0.6 2,301,392 2,337,648 1.6 July .......................: 360,273 368,565 2.3 2,661,665 2,706,213 1.7 August .....................: 363,544 370,487 1.9 3,025,209 3,076,700 1.7 September ..................: 369,144 370,012 0.2 3,394,353 3,446,712 1.5 October ....................: 384,356 388,107 1.0 3,778,709 3,834,819 1.5 November ...................: 385,466 383,352 -0.5 4,164,175 4,218,171 1.3 December ...................: 409,536 - - 4,573,711 - - : Mozzarella : January ....................: 307,024 312,310 1.7 307,024 312,310 1.7 February ...................: 272,708 290,997 6.7 579,732 603,307 4.1 March ......................: 309,433 318,482 2.9 889,165 921,789 3.7 April ......................: 299,252 302,667 1.1 1,188,417 1,224,456 3.0 May ........................: 307,969 305,925 -0.7 1,496,386 1,530,381 2.3 June .......................: 297,131 299,440 0.8 1,793,517 1,829,821 2.0 July .......................: 286,486 291,403 1.7 2,080,003 2,121,224 2.0 August .....................: 285,727 284,946 -0.3 2,365,730 2,406,170 1.7 September ..................: 285,478 287,262 0.6 2,651,208 2,693,432 1.6 October ....................: 296,082 297,138 0.4 2,947,290 2,990,570 1.5 November ...................: 295,632 296,085 0.2 3,242,922 3,286,655 1.3 December ...................: 320,529 - - 3,563,451 - - : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 4,856 5,113 5.3 4,856 5,113 5.3 February ...................: 5,251 5,077 -3.3 10,107 10,190 0.8 March ......................: 5,384 5,363 -0.4 15,491 15,553 0.4 April ......................: 5,663 5,597 -1.2 21,154 21,150 - May ........................: 5,294 5,854 10.6 26,448 27,004 2.1 June .......................: 5,481 7,176 30.9 31,929 34,180 7.1 July .......................: 5,424 6,067 11.9 37,353 40,247 7.7 August .....................: 5,370 6,085 13.3 42,723 46,332 8.4 September ..................: 6,153 6,456 4.9 48,876 52,788 8.0 October ....................: 6,068 6,473 6.7 54,944 59,261 7.9 November ...................: 5,994 6,047 0.9 60,938 65,308 7.2 December ...................: 5,797 - - 66,735 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 167,059 180,586 8.1 167,059 180,586 8.1 February ...................: 150,070 169,444 12.9 317,129 350,030 10.4 March ......................: 165,359 175,993 6.4 482,488 526,023 9.0 April ......................: 158,670 169,805 7.0 641,158 695,828 8.5 May ........................: 155,873 163,299 4.8 797,031 859,127 7.8 June .......................: 141,293 137,495 -2.7 938,324 996,622 6.2 July .......................: 135,460 133,222 -1.7 1,073,784 1,129,844 5.2 August .....................: 133,749 129,510 -3.2 1,207,533 1,259,354 4.3 September ..................: 137,907 136,384 -1.1 1,345,440 1,395,738 3.7 October ....................: 145,667 144,854 -0.6 1,491,107 1,540,592 3.3 November ...................: 152,781 143,676 -6.0 1,643,888 1,684,268 2.5 December ...................: 165,866 - - 1,809,754 - - : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 115,242 154,065 33.7 115,242 154,065 33.7 February ...................: 107,827 171,917 59.4 223,069 325,982 46.1 March ......................: 125,809 188,659 50.0 348,878 514,641 47.5 April ......................: 146,708 192,147 31.0 495,586 706,788 42.6 May ........................: 148,783 194,828 30.9 644,369 901,616 39.9 June .......................: 146,906 168,872 15.0 791,275 1,070,488 35.3 July .......................: 133,273 151,358 13.6 924,548 1,221,846 32.2 August .....................: 114,912 106,191 -7.6 1,039,460 1,328,037 27.8 September ..................: 103,824 84,498 -18.6 1,143,284 1,412,535 23.6 October ....................: 100,607 95,064 -5.5 1,243,891 1,507,599 21.2 November ...................: 120,315 115,709 -3.8 1,364,206 1,623,308 19.0 December ...................: 150,202 - - 1,514,408 - - : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 39,988 39,704 -0.7 39,988 39,704 -0.7 February ...................: 36,209 18,233 -49.6 76,197 57,937 -24.0 March ......................: 41,788 11,912 -71.5 117,985 69,849 -40.8 April ......................: 27,008 17,451 -35.4 144,993 87,300 -39.8 May ........................: 35,667 13,321 -62.7 180,660 100,621 -44.3 June .......................: 33,284 25,362 -23.8 213,944 125,983 -41.1 July .......................: 39,653 37,238 -6.1 253,597 163,221 -35.6 August .....................: 38,677 40,337 4.3 292,274 203,558 -30.4 September ..................: 35,593 43,638 22.6 327,867 247,196 -24.6 October ....................: 41,985 45,637 8.7 369,852 292,833 -20.8 November ...................: 39,586 44,723 13.0 409,438 337,556 -17.6 December ...................: 36,579 - - 446,017 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 90,192 96,072 6.5 90,192 96,072 6.5 February .....................: 82,035 89,372 8.9 172,227 185,444 7.7 March ........................: 94,304 88,211 -6.5 266,531 273,655 2.7 April ........................: 92,037 85,990 -6.6 358,568 359,645 0.3 May ..........................: 91,293 86,102 -5.7 449,861 445,747 -0.9 June .........................: 83,740 83,171 -0.7 533,601 528,918 -0.9 July .........................: 81,752 90,277 10.4 615,353 619,195 0.6 August .......................: 79,759 78,022 -2.2 695,112 697,217 0.3 September ....................: 76,800 74,185 -3.4 771,912 771,402 -0.1 October ......................: 77,517 75,722 -2.3 849,429 847,124 -0.3 November .....................: 77,614 71,525 -7.8 927,043 918,649 -0.9 December .....................: 83,074 - - 1,010,117 - - : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 81,122 86,711 6.9 81,122 86,711 6.9 February .....................: 74,812 81,275 8.6 155,934 167,986 7.7 March ........................: 85,312 89,929 5.4 241,246 257,915 6.9 April ........................: 80,547 87,231 8.3 321,793 345,146 7.3 May ..........................: 87,301 87,347 0.1 409,094 432,493 5.7 June .........................: 89,870 88,907 -1.1 498,964 521,400 4.5 July .........................: 85,263 85,831 0.7 584,227 607,231 3.9 August .......................: 83,098 85,593 3.0 667,325 692,824 3.8 September ....................: 82,853 85,991 3.8 750,178 778,815 3.8 October ......................: 83,402 82,876 -0.6 833,580 861,691 3.4 November .....................: 81,668 80,479 -1.5 915,248 942,170 2.9 December .....................: 84,953 - - 1,000,201 - - : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 34,871 38,520 10.5 34,871 38,520 10.5 February .....................: 32,701 35,416 8.3 67,572 73,936 9.4 March ........................: 36,809 38,881 5.6 104,381 112,817 8.1 April ........................: 34,668 37,132 7.1 139,049 149,949 7.8 May ..........................: 36,669 36,997 0.9 175,718 186,946 6.4 June .........................: 36,292 38,662 6.5 212,010 225,608 6.4 July .........................: 34,683 34,079 -1.7 246,693 259,687 5.3 August .......................: 35,248 34,902 -1.0 281,941 294,589 4.5 September ....................: 35,571 35,494 -0.2 317,512 330,083 4.0 October ......................: 37,323 37,022 -0.8 354,835 367,105 3.5 November .....................: 36,818 36,539 -0.8 391,653 403,644 3.1 December .....................: 39,285 - - 430,938 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,467 26,026 -1.7 26,467 26,026 -1.7 February ...................: 25,848 25,805 -0.2 52,315 51,831 -0.9 March ......................: 28,469 26,375 -7.4 80,784 78,206 -3.2 April ......................: 26,906 25,015 -7.0 107,690 103,221 -4.1 May ........................: 27,271 27,909 2.3 134,961 131,130 -2.8 June .......................: 28,487 26,027 -8.6 163,448 157,157 -3.8 July .......................: 27,449 27,790 1.2 190,897 184,947 -3.1 August .....................: 30,481 29,375 -3.6 221,378 214,322 -3.2 September ..................: 28,098 25,804 -8.2 249,476 240,126 -3.7 October ....................: 25,120 26,692 6.3 274,596 266,818 -2.8 November ...................: 24,345 24,934 2.4 298,941 291,752 -2.4 December ...................: 23,157 - - 322,098 - - : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,093 33,450 7.6 31,093 33,450 7.6 February ...................: 30,490 32,168 5.5 61,583 65,618 6.6 March ......................: 35,986 32,935 -8.5 97,569 98,553 1.0 April ......................: 32,149 31,708 -1.4 129,718 130,261 0.4 May ........................: 32,613 34,632 6.2 162,331 164,893 1.6 June .......................: 34,411 31,653 -8.0 196,742 196,546 -0.1 July .......................: 31,616 32,241 2.0 228,358 228,787 0.2 August .....................: 34,168 36,292 6.2 262,526 265,079 1.0 September ..................: 31,639 32,196 1.8 294,165 297,275 1.1 October ....................: 28,976 32,699 12.8 323,141 329,974 2.1 November ...................: 30,725 28,228 -8.1 353,866 358,202 1.2 December ...................: 27,615 - - 381,481 - - : Sour cream : January ....................: 98,471 102,908 4.5 98,471 102,908 4.5 February ...................: 87,685 97,554 11.3 186,156 200,462 7.7 March ......................: 108,308 111,356 2.8 294,464 311,818 5.9 April ......................: 101,797 96,529 -5.2 396,261 408,347 3.1 May ........................: 104,242 108,185 3.8 500,503 516,532 3.2 June .......................: 104,735 104,142 -0.6 605,238 620,674 2.6 July .......................: 98,374 100,512 2.2 703,612 721,186 2.5 August .....................: 109,288 110,152 0.8 812,900 831,338 2.3 September ..................: 97,587 98,239 0.7 910,487 929,577 2.1 October ....................: 105,944 115,361 8.9 1,016,431 1,044,938 2.8 November ...................: 123,865 124,321 0.4 1,140,296 1,169,259 2.5 December ...................: 114,599 - - 1,254,895 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 58,484 55,169 -5.7 58,484 55,169 -5.7 February ...................: 62,269 63,128 1.4 120,753 118,297 -2.0 March ......................: 74,970 72,476 -3.3 195,723 190,773 -2.5 April ......................: 71,310 69,531 -2.5 267,033 260,304 -2.5 May ........................: 72,213 74,708 3.5 339,246 335,012 -1.2 June .......................: 75,974 77,916 2.6 415,220 412,928 -0.6 July .......................: 72,796 73,850 1.4 488,016 486,778 -0.3 August .....................: 78,724 74,453 -5.4 566,740 561,231 -1.0 September ..................: 69,043 57,483 -16.7 635,783 618,714 -2.7 October ....................: 60,282 63,897 6.0 696,065 682,611 -1.9 November ...................: 53,052 54,047 1.9 749,117 736,658 -1.7 December ...................: 50,564 - - 799,681 - - : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 28,317 28,525 0.7 28,317 28,525 0.7 February ...................: 31,606 31,091 -1.6 59,923 59,616 -0.5 March ......................: 39,437 39,579 0.4 99,360 99,195 -0.2 April ......................: 40,051 40,703 1.6 139,411 139,898 0.3 May ........................: 41,914 42,950 2.5 181,325 182,848 0.8 June .......................: 45,226 43,100 -4.7 226,551 225,948 -0.3 July .......................: 43,397 41,668 -4.0 269,948 267,616 -0.9 August .....................: 43,169 40,728 -5.7 313,117 308,344 -1.5 September ..................: 37,306 34,608 -7.2 350,423 342,952 -2.1 October ....................: 33,808 32,133 -5.0 384,231 375,085 -2.4 November ...................: 28,086 24,999 -11.0 412,317 400,084 -3.0 December ...................: 27,231 - - 439,548 - - : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,140 3,059 -2.6 3,140 3,059 -2.6 February ...................: 3,006 3,130 4.1 6,146 6,189 0.7 March ......................: 4,437 4,075 -8.2 10,583 10,264 -3.0 April ......................: 3,696 3,810 3.1 14,279 14,074 -1.4 May ........................: 4,285 3,855 -10.0 18,564 17,929 -3.4 June .......................: 4,750 4,055 -14.6 23,314 21,984 -5.7 July .......................: 3,788 3,935 3.9 27,102 25,919 -4.4 August .....................: 4,366 3,667 -16.0 31,468 29,586 -6.0 September ..................: 3,217 3,211 -0.2 34,685 32,797 -5.4 October ....................: 2,578 2,833 9.9 37,263 35,630 -4.4 November ...................: 2,615 2,568 -1.8 39,878 38,198 -4.2 December ...................: 2,383 - - 42,261 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 371,955 391,660 5.3 371,955 391,660 5.3 February ...................: 349,256 365,731 4.7 721,211 757,391 5.0 March ......................: 389,247 396,980 2.0 1,110,458 1,154,371 4.0 April ......................: 364,801 367,879 0.8 1,475,259 1,522,250 3.2 May ........................: 346,409 370,835 7.1 1,821,668 1,893,085 3.9 June .......................: 368,055 363,358 -1.3 2,189,723 2,256,443 3.0 July .......................: 337,614 356,386 5.6 2,527,337 2,612,829 3.4 August .....................: 372,306 390,327 4.8 2,899,643 3,003,156 3.6 September ..................: 382,227 399,050 4.4 3,281,870 3,402,206 3.7 October ....................: 355,478 376,009 5.8 3,637,348 3,778,215 3.9 November ...................: 314,135 324,476 3.3 3,951,483 4,102,691 3.8 December ...................: 320,753 - - 4,272,236 - - : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 3,767 3,482 -7.6 3,767 3,482 -7.6 February ...................: 4,433 5,292 19.4 8,200 8,774 7.0 March ......................: 5,905 5,717 -3.2 14,105 14,491 2.7 April ......................: 5,338 5,625 5.4 19,443 20,116 3.5 May ........................: 5,637 5,900 4.7 25,080 26,016 3.7 June .......................: 5,799 6,509 12.2 30,879 32,525 5.3 July .......................: 5,525 5,876 6.4 36,404 38,401 5.5 August .....................: 6,600 6,613 0.2 43,004 45,014 4.7 September ..................: 5,327 4,945 -7.2 48,331 49,959 3.4 October ....................: 4,411 4,831 9.5 52,742 54,790 3.9 November ...................: 3,885 3,447 -11.3 56,627 58,237 2.8 December ...................: 4,049 - - 60,676 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 188,747 184,104 184,978 -2.0 0.5 Idaho ..........: 69,662 74,448 69,921 0.4 -6.1 Illinois .......: 5,212 6,191 5,409 3.8 -12.6 Iowa ...........: 19,602 21,612 21,565 10.0 -0.2 Minnesota ......: 47,024 51,748 50,421 7.2 -2.6 New Mexico .....: 63,012 64,605 65,101 3.3 0.8 New York .......: 63,739 68,055 64,486 1.2 -5.2 Ohio ...........: 16,128 17,729 16,562 2.7 -6.6 Pennsylvania ...: 34,951 32,250 32,156 -8.0 -0.3 South Dakota ...: 23,740 23,718 23,178 -2.4 -2.3 Vermont ........: 11,052 11,982 11,424 3.4 -4.7 Wisconsin ......: 225,033 235,196 235,551 4.7 0.2 : Other States 1/ : 127,778 136,524 130,819 2.4 -4.2 : United States ..: 895,680 928,162 911,571 1.8 -1.8 : Atlantic .......: 118,655 122,259 117,351 -1.1 -4.0 Central ........: 397,328 418,438 414,146 4.2 -1.0 West ...........: 379,697 387,465 380,074 0.1 -1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,608 49,491 49,498 -0.2 - Idaho ..........: 50,845 54,385 51,616 1.5 -5.1 Iowa ...........: 14,952 16,102 16,818 12.5 4.4 Oregon .........: 13,600 16,971 15,295 12.5 -9.9 Wisconsin ......: 65,704 68,657 68,700 4.6 0.1 : Other States 1/ : 154,483 164,561 160,519 3.9 -2.5 : United States ..: 349,192 370,167 362,446 3.8 -2.1 : Atlantic .......: 15,574 15,954 14,571 -6.4 -8.7 Central ........: 164,000 174,098 175,031 6.7 0.5 West ...........: 169,618 180,115 172,844 1.9 -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: November 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 26,172 25,898 26,315 0.5 1.6 Idaho ..........: 39,693 41,230 38,727 -2.4 -6.1 Iowa ...........: 9,272 10,410 10,620 14.5 2.0 Minnesota ......: 33,819 42,155 38,548 14.0 -8.6 Wisconsin ......: 45,839 46,307 45,500 -0.7 -1.7 : Other States 1/ : 96,937 96,405 95,630 -1.3 -0.8 : United States ..: 251,732 262,405 255,340 1.4 -2.7 : Atlantic .......: 15,125 15,800 14,341 -5.2 -9.2 Central ........: 116,745 123,026 121,159 3.8 -1.5 West ...........: 119,862 123,579 119,840 - -3.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: November 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 120,255 117,297 117,429 -2.4 0.1 New York .......: 29,445 32,611 29,767 1.1 -8.7 Pennsylvania ...: 19,890 17,888 18,541 -6.8 3.7 Wisconsin ......: 115,015 118,144 117,262 2.0 -0.7 : Other States 1/ : 100,861 102,167 100,353 -0.5 -1.8 : United States ..: 385,466 388,107 383,352 -0.5 -1.2 : Atlantic .......: 56,537 58,927 56,186 -0.6 -4.7 Central ........: 156,283 158,005 157,161 0.6 -0.5 West ...........: 172,646 171,175 170,005 -1.5 -0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 108,872 105,790 107,389 -1.4 1.5 New York .......: 13,755 15,845 14,094 2.5 -11.1 Wisconsin ......: 76,193 78,503 78,900 3.6 0.5 : Other States 1/ : 96,812 97,000 95,702 -1.1 -1.3 : United States ..: 295,632 297,138 296,085 0.2 -0.4 : Atlantic .......: 34,254 35,708 33,800 -1.3 -5.3 Central ........: 103,705 105,602 105,897 2.1 0.3 West ...........: 157,673 155,828 156,388 -0.8 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 52,441 47,744 48,325 -7.8 1.2 : Other States 1/ : 100,340 97,110 95,351 -5.0 -1.8 : United States ..: 152,781 144,854 143,676 -6.0 -0.8 : Atlantic .......: 12,445 11,299 12,134 -2.5 7.4 Central ........: 61,768 60,611 56,627 -8.3 -6.6 West ...........: 78,568 72,944 74,915 -4.6 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: November 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 61,739 38,491 46,585 -24.5 21.0 : Other States 1/ : 58,576 56,573 69,124 18.0 22.2 : United States ..: 120,315 95,064 115,709 -3.8 21.7 : Atlantic .......: 8,761 7,683 12,240 39.7 59.3 Central ........: 13,456 17,153 21,434 59.3 25.0 West ...........: 98,098 70,228 82,035 -16.4 16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: November 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,219 12,217 11,453 2.1 -6.3 Wisconsin ......: 23,942 22,438 21,378 -10.7 -4.7 : Other States 1/ : 37,295 37,354 35,367 -5.2 -5.3 : United States ..: 72,456 72,009 68,198 -5.9 -5.3 : Atlantic .......: 19,826 20,082 19,172 -3.3 -4.5 Central ........: 36,876 35,489 34,139 -7.4 -3.8 West ...........: 15,754 16,438 14,887 -5.5 -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: November 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : November : October : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 10,270 11,612 9,447 -8.0 -18.6 : Other States 1/ ....: 42,782 52,285 44,600 4.2 -14.7 : United States ......: 53,052 63,897 54,047 1.9 -15.4 : Atlantic ...........: 12,187 13,714 10,877 -10.7 -20.7 Central ............: 25,907 33,617 29,070 12.2 -13.5 West ...............: 14,958 16,566 14,100 -5.7 -14.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2011, there were 1,278 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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