Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released May 2, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March 2013 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 954 million pounds, 0.2 percent below March 2012 but 11.5 percent above February 2013. Italian type cheese production totaled 416 million pounds, 1.3 percent above March 2012 and 15.2 percent above February 2013. American type cheese production totaled 384 million pounds, 1.4 percent above March 2012 and 10.6 percent above February 2013. Butter production was 184 million pounds, 4.2 percent above March 2012 and 5.6 percent above February 2013. Dry milk powders (comparisons with March 2012) Nonfat dry milk, human - 146 million pounds, down 22.8 percent. Skim milk powders - 47.5 million pounds, up 276.2 percent. Whey products (comparisons with March 2012) Dry whey, total - 84.1 million pounds, down 4.5 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 91.9 million pounds, up 1.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 37.6 million pounds, down 4.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with March 2012) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 69.5 million gallons, down 5.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 40.5 million gallons, down 13.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 4.30 million gallons, down 2.6 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.76 million gallons, up 1.1 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2012 and 2013............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2012 and 2013..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 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: March 2012 and 2013........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013..................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 176,287 173,811 183,622 4.2 5.6 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 378,405 346,687 383,540 1.4 10.6 Cheddar ............................: 274,776 251,357 281,811 2.6 12.1 Other American types ...............: 103,629 95,330 101,729 -1.8 6.7 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,301 7,617 8,769 5.6 15.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,264 11,824 13,234 -0.2 11.9 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 69,949 63,656 60,570 -13.4 -4.8 Feta .................................: 11,421 6,957 8,637 -24.4 24.1 Gouda ................................: 3,154 3,547 4,270 35.4 20.4 Hispanic .............................: 19,615 18,607 19,433 -0.9 4.4 Italian types ........................: 410,544 360,870 415,791 1.3 15.2 Mozzarella .........................: 318,490 278,934 326,397 2.5 17.0 Parmesan ...........................: 27,746 25,205 25,358 -8.6 0.6 Provolone ..........................: 30,467 27,381 29,370 -3.6 7.3 Ricotta ............................: 24,064 18,911 22,828 -5.1 20.7 Romano .............................: 4,089 4,868 5,057 23.7 3.9 Other Italian types ................: 5,688 5,571 6,781 19.2 21.7 Swiss ................................: 27,330 23,424 24,402 -10.7 4.2 All other types ......................: 14,213 12,589 15,689 10.4 24.6 : Total cheese .........................: 956,196 855,778 954,335 -0.2 11.5 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 36,167 32,086 32,871 -9.1 2.4 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,866 24,993 26,655 -0.8 6.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 32,601 30,740 31,484 -3.4 2.4 : Sour cream .............................: 108,557 94,963 105,698 -2.6 11.3 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 403,718 359,285 421,322 4.4 17.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 73,172 62,411 69,457 -5.1 11.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,636 15,783 19,159 -2.4 21.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 27,236 16,326 21,360 -21.6 30.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 46,872 32,109 40,519 -13.6 26.2 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,067 873 1,031 -3.4 18.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,417 3,298 4,304 -2.6 30.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,682 5,757 6,757 1.1 17.4 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,816 2,265 2,235 23.1 -1.3 Nonfat, hard .......................: 582 508 647 11.2 27.4 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,100 875 848 -22.9 -3.1 Water and juice ices .................: 6,426 4,640 5,288 -17.7 14.0 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 41,391 34,547 39,654 -4.2 14.8 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 25,845 18,083 22,874 -11.5 26.5 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 952 713 759 -20.3 6.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,774 2,001 2,509 -9.6 25.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,885 3,489 4,095 5.4 17.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,647 7,387 8,110 -6.2 9.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 83,005 73,761 79,528 -4.2 7.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,006 3,316 4,552 -9.1 37.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 88,011 77,077 84,080 -4.5 9.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,351 2,491 2,743 -18.1 10.1 Animal ...............................: 5,183 4,511 4,878 -5.9 8.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,674 33,777 36,655 -0.1 8.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,537 500 922 -63.7 84.4 Total 2/ .............................: 39,211 34,277 37,577 -4.2 9.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,943 15,975 17,273 -17.5 8.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,268 18,302 20,304 11.1 10.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,003 6,857 7,636 27.2 11.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 90,862 78,212 91,861 1.1 17.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 49,522 65,341 73,676 48.8 12.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,828 3,713 3,552 -7.2 -4.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 53,350 69,054 77,228 44.8 11.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,638 5,805 6,222 -18.5 7.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 45,866 54,843 56,300 22.7 2.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,731 1,369 1,588 -8.3 16.0 Total 2/ .............................: 47,597 56,212 57,888 21.6 3.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 28,035 26,378 26,365 -6.0 0.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,562 29,834 31,523 61.1 5.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,452 10,290 10,883 28.8 5.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 74,583 89,312 90,941 21.9 1.8 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 46.4 44.6 43.7 -2.7 -0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 149,029 125,065 155,289 4.2 24.2 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,168 11,758 12,235 20.3 4.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 910 769 733 -19.5 -4.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,213 5,466 4,448 5.6 -18.6 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 10,698 9,356 11,534 7.8 23.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 189,227 137,674 146,091 -22.8 6.1 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 12,638 43,178 47,546 276.2 10.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 22,518 23,007 19,655 -12.7 -14.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,308 1,335 1,547 -53.2 15.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,960 6,887 3,711 -46.7 -46.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 210,432 225,708 213,925 1.7 -5.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 169,402 106,710 144,321 -14.8 35.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 956,196 954,335 -0.2 2,729,625 2,745,790 0.6 April ......................: 899,436 3,629,061 May ........................: 918,053 4,547,114 June .......................: 901,108 5,448,222 July .......................: 883,021 6,331,243 August .....................: 891,398 7,222,641 September ..................: 871,539 8,094,180 October ....................: 930,450 9,024,630 November ...................: 914,245 9,938,875 December ...................: 951,269 10,890,144 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 366,688 376,297 2.6 366,688 376,297 2.6 February ...................: 344,565 346,687 0.6 711,253 722,984 1.6 March ......................: 378,405 383,540 1.4 1,089,658 1,106,524 1.5 April ......................: 364,148 1,453,806 May ........................: 367,534 1,821,340 June .......................: 360,027 2,181,367 July .......................: 356,523 2,537,890 August .....................: 353,406 2,891,296 September ..................: 348,240 3,239,536 October ....................: 370,184 3,609,720 November ...................: 364,550 3,974,270 December ...................: 384,207 4,358,477 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 271,994 280,715 3.2 271,994 280,715 3.2 February ...................: 253,013 251,357 -0.7 525,007 532,072 1.3 March ......................: 274,776 281,811 2.6 799,783 813,883 1.8 April ......................: 264,571 1,064,354 May ........................: 268,418 1,332,772 June .......................: 259,916 1,592,688 July .......................: 258,839 1,851,527 August .....................: 250,895 2,102,422 September ..................: 243,606 2,346,028 October ....................: 262,654 2,608,682 November ...................: 259,121 2,867,803 December ...................: 278,862 3,146,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 400,844 400,094 -0.2 400,844 400,094 -0.2 February ...................: 372,265 360,870 -3.1 773,109 760,964 -1.6 March ......................: 410,544 415,791 1.3 1,183,653 1,176,755 -0.6 April ......................: 385,854 1,569,507 May ........................: 391,465 1,960,972 June .......................: 379,447 2,340,419 July .......................: 369,228 2,709,647 August .....................: 372,140 3,081,787 September ..................: 368,503 3,450,290 October ....................: 388,830 3,839,120 November ...................: 384,399 4,223,519 December ...................: 410,108 4,633,627 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 311,666 311,459 -0.1 311,666 311,459 -0.1 February ...................: 291,278 278,934 -4.2 602,944 590,393 -2.1 March ......................: 318,490 326,397 2.5 921,434 916,790 -0.5 April ......................: 302,218 1,223,652 May ........................: 305,941 1,529,593 June .......................: 299,449 1,829,042 July .......................: 291,703 2,120,745 August .....................: 285,959 2,406,704 September ..................: 286,356 2,693,060 October ....................: 296,862 2,989,922 November ...................: 297,483 3,287,405 December ...................: 324,595 3,612,000 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 5,552 6,085 9.6 5,552 6,085 9.6 February ...................: 5,279 5,571 5.5 10,831 11,656 7.6 March ......................: 5,688 6,781 19.2 16,519 18,437 11.6 April ......................: 5,470 21,989 May ........................: 6,103 28,092 June .......................: 7,039 35,131 July .......................: 5,979 41,110 August .....................: 5,931 47,041 September ..................: 6,149 53,190 October ....................: 6,340 59,530 November ...................: 5,891 65,421 December ...................: 6,238 71,659 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 181,571 188,079 3.6 181,571 188,079 3.6 February ...................: 170,584 173,811 1.9 352,155 361,890 2.8 March ......................: 176,287 183,622 4.2 528,442 545,512 3.2 April ......................: 169,896 698,338 May ........................: 164,133 862,471 June .......................: 137,046 999,517 July .......................: 133,581 1,133,098 August .....................: 129,531 1,262,629 September ..................: 136,299 1,398,928 October ....................: 144,544 1,543,472 November ...................: 142,938 1,686,410 December ...................: 173,144 1,859,554 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 152,085 142,799 -6.1 152,085 142,799 -6.1 February ...................: 171,394 137,674 -19.7 323,479 280,473 -13.3 March ......................: 189,227 146,091 -22.8 512,706 426,564 -16.8 April ......................: 190,728 703,434 May ........................: 193,362 896,796 June .......................: 168,394 1,065,190 July .......................: 140,169 1,205,359 August .....................: 106,014 1,311,373 September ..................: 84,498 1,395,871 October ....................: 95,064 1,490,935 November ...................: 115,854 1,606,789 December ...................: 157,660 1,764,449 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 40,928 47,980 17.2 40,928 47,980 17.2 February ...................: 18,635 43,178 131.7 59,563 91,158 53.0 March ......................: 12,638 47,546 276.2 72,201 138,704 92.1 April ......................: 18,699 90,900 May ........................: 14,675 105,575 June .......................: 25,366 130,941 July .......................: 37,240 168,181 August .....................: 40,346 208,527 September ..................: 43,620 252,147 October ....................: 45,664 297,811 November ...................: 44,723 342,534 December ...................: 38,138 380,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 96,072 90,646 -5.6 96,072 90,646 -5.6 February .....................: 89,282 77,077 -13.7 185,354 167,723 -9.5 March ........................: 88,011 84,080 -4.5 273,365 251,803 -7.9 April ........................: 84,170 357,535 May ..........................: 86,753 444,288 June .........................: 83,400 527,688 July .........................: 79,788 607,476 August .......................: 78,022 685,498 September ....................: 74,185 759,683 October ......................: 77,111 836,794 November .....................: 72,790 909,584 December .....................: 89,241 998,825 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 86,789 88,654 2.1 86,789 88,654 2.1 February .....................: 81,387 78,212 -3.9 168,176 166,866 -0.8 March ........................: 90,862 91,861 1.1 259,038 258,727 -0.1 April ........................: 87,346 346,384 May ..........................: 87,529 433,913 June .........................: 88,177 522,090 July .........................: 84,358 606,448 August .......................: 84,124 690,572 September ....................: 85,268 775,840 October ......................: 82,145 857,985 November .....................: 80,203 938,188 December .....................: 87,938 1,026,126 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 38,844 36,825 -5.2 38,844 36,825 -5.2 February .....................: 34,740 34,277 -1.3 73,584 71,102 -3.4 March ........................: 39,211 37,577 -4.2 112,795 108,679 -3.6 April ........................: 37,090 149,885 May ..........................: 36,634 186,519 June .........................: 38,553 225,072 July .........................: 33,874 258,946 August .......................: 35,050 293,996 September ....................: 35,858 329,854 October ......................: 37,003 366,857 November .....................: 35,819 402,676 December .....................: 38,408 441,084 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,777 27,639 3.2 26,777 27,639 3.2 February ...................: 26,590 24,993 -6.0 53,367 52,632 -1.4 March ......................: 26,866 26,655 -0.8 80,233 79,287 -1.2 April ......................: 25,761 105,994 May ........................: 28,633 134,627 June .......................: 26,748 161,375 July .......................: 28,882 190,257 August .....................: 30,398 220,655 September ..................: 26,598 247,253 October ....................: 27,286 274,539 November ...................: 24,918 299,457 December ...................: 23,771 323,228 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 33,366 33,423 0.2 33,366 33,423 0.2 February ...................: 32,367 30,740 -5.0 65,733 64,163 -2.4 March ......................: 32,601 31,484 -3.4 98,334 95,647 -2.7 April ......................: 31,707 130,041 May ........................: 35,113 165,154 June .......................: 31,557 196,711 July .......................: 32,440 229,151 August .....................: 36,728 265,879 September ..................: 31,571 297,450 October ....................: 33,089 330,539 November ...................: 27,990 358,529 December ...................: 27,582 386,111 : Sour cream : January ....................: 103,114 107,887 4.6 103,114 107,887 4.6 February ...................: 97,924 94,963 -3.0 201,038 202,850 0.9 March ......................: 108,557 105,698 -2.6 309,595 308,548 -0.3 April ......................: 97,091 406,686 May ........................: 109,795 516,481 June .......................: 105,316 621,797 July .......................: 101,510 723,307 August .....................: 109,505 832,812 September ..................: 98,012 930,824 October ....................: 116,388 1,047,212 November ...................: 124,377 1,171,589 December ...................: 109,856 1,281,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,490 56,053 -0.8 56,490 56,053 -0.8 February ...................: 63,707 62,411 -2.0 120,197 118,464 -1.4 March ......................: 73,172 69,457 -5.1 193,369 187,921 -2.8 April ......................: 70,485 263,854 May ........................: 77,726 341,580 June .......................: 81,070 422,650 July .......................: 75,189 497,839 August .....................: 76,083 573,922 September ..................: 60,133 634,055 October ....................: 65,323 699,378 November ...................: 54,110 753,488 December ...................: 48,377 801,865 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 32,985 28,498 -13.6 32,985 28,498 -13.6 February ...................: 37,414 32,109 -14.2 70,399 60,607 -13.9 March ......................: 46,872 40,519 -13.6 117,271 101,126 -13.8 April ......................: 44,490 161,761 May ........................: 47,511 209,272 June .......................: 45,949 255,221 July .......................: 43,934 299,155 August .....................: 43,417 342,572 September ..................: 35,333 377,905 October ....................: 35,790 413,695 November ...................: 27,543 441,238 December ...................: 25,352 466,590 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,078 2,996 -2.7 3,078 2,996 -2.7 February ...................: 3,303 3,298 -0.2 6,381 6,294 -1.4 March ......................: 4,417 4,304 -2.6 10,798 10,598 -1.9 April ......................: 4,023 14,821 May ........................: 3,861 18,682 June .......................: 3,872 22,554 July .......................: 3,996 26,550 August .....................: 3,788 30,338 September ..................: 3,217 33,555 October ....................: 2,910 36,465 November ...................: 2,462 38,927 December ...................: 2,868 41,795 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 384,125 394,753 2.8 384,125 394,753 2.8 February ...................: 364,344 359,285 -1.4 748,469 754,038 0.7 March ......................: 403,718 421,322 4.4 1,152,187 1,175,360 2.0 April ......................: 349,245 1,501,432 May ........................: 367,658 1,869,090 June .......................: 366,999 2,236,089 July .......................: 355,173 2,591,262 August .....................: 386,947 2,978,209 September ..................: 400,751 3,378,960 October ....................: 365,073 3,744,033 November ...................: 310,690 4,054,723 December ...................: 360,854 4,415,577 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,461 3,648 -33.2 5,461 3,648 -33.2 February ...................: 6,721 5,757 -14.3 12,182 9,405 -22.8 March ......................: 6,682 6,757 1.1 18,864 16,162 -14.3 April ......................: 6,512 25,376 May ........................: 7,144 32,520 June .......................: 7,816 40,336 July .......................: 6,513 46,849 August .....................: 7,235 54,084 September ..................: 5,144 59,228 October ....................: 5,409 64,637 November ...................: 4,842 69,479 December ...................: 4,520 73,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 199,046 175,144 194,341 -2.4 11.0 Idaho ..........: 76,139 63,868 75,838 -0.4 18.7 Illinois .......: 5,403 4,335 5,675 5.0 30.9 Iowa ...........: 22,243 21,454 23,792 7.0 10.9 Minnesota ......: 55,003 52,428 57,465 4.5 9.6 New Mexico .....: 64,058 57,575 62,563 -2.3 8.7 New York .......: 71,014 58,681 64,312 -9.4 9.6 Ohio ...........: 17,667 15,244 16,704 -5.5 9.6 Pennsylvania ...: 35,580 34,719 40,335 13.4 16.2 South Dakota ...: 22,667 20,596 21,677 -4.4 5.2 Vermont ........: 10,539 10,008 10,673 1.3 6.6 Wisconsin ......: 243,138 220,091 249,646 2.7 13.4 : Other States 1/ : 133,699 121,635 131,314 -1.8 8.0 : United States ..: 956,196 855,778 954,335 -0.2 11.5 : Atlantic .......: 126,961 110,952 124,625 -1.8 12.3 Central ........: 429,995 390,682 434,191 1.0 11.1 West ...........: 399,240 354,144 395,519 -0.9 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 51,913 47,617 51,550 -0.7 8.3 Idaho ..........: 50,444 45,156 49,537 -1.8 9.7 Iowa ...........: 18,433 15,213 16,390 -11.1 7.7 Oregon .........: 14,107 14,829 16,871 19.6 13.8 Wisconsin ......: 72,634 67,796 76,200 4.9 12.4 : Other States 1/ : 170,874 156,076 172,992 1.2 10.8 : United States ..: 378,405 346,687 383,540 1.4 10.6 : Atlantic .......: 16,332 16,049 18,157 11.2 13.1 Central ........: 185,548 168,872 186,710 0.6 10.6 West ...........: 176,525 161,766 178,673 1.2 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 27,631 25,552 28,788 4.2 12.7 Idaho ..........: 38,868 33,478 36,113 -7.1 7.9 Iowa ...........: 11,595 9,533 10,216 -11.9 7.2 Minnesota ......: 40,844 41,913 45,476 11.3 8.5 Wisconsin ......: 50,898 46,849 54,500 7.1 16.3 : Other States 1/ : 104,940 94,032 106,718 1.7 13.5 : United States ..: 274,776 251,357 281,811 2.6 12.1 : Atlantic .......: 16,201 15,948 18,039 11.3 13.1 Central ........: 135,031 124,121 139,638 3.4 12.5 West ...........: 123,544 111,288 124,134 0.5 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 125,092 106,859 121,487 -2.9 13.7 Idaho ..........: 21,347 15,049 22,255 4.3 47.9 New York .......: 33,997 28,538 32,533 -4.3 14.0 Pennsylvania ...: 21,218 22,402 25,948 22.3 15.8 Wisconsin ......: 123,250 108,892 125,791 2.1 15.5 : Other States 1/ : 85,640 79,130 87,777 2.5 10.9 : United States ..: 410,544 360,870 415,791 1.3 15.2 : Atlantic .......: 63,446 56,460 65,614 3.4 16.2 Central ........: 164,240 148,788 169,689 3.3 14.0 West ...........: 182,858 155,622 180,488 -1.3 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 115,625 98,819 114,732 -0.8 16.1 Idaho ..........: 17,699 12,480 20,075 13.4 60.9 New York .......: 18,134 15,969 17,514 -3.4 9.7 Wisconsin ......: 83,771 72,367 86,000 2.7 18.8 : Other States 1/ : 83,261 79,299 88,076 5.8 11.1 : United States ..: 318,490 278,934 326,397 2.5 17.0 : Atlantic .......: 40,694 38,491 43,776 7.6 13.7 Central ........: 109,613 96,533 112,638 2.8 16.7 West ...........: 168,183 143,910 169,983 1.1 18.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: March 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 64,209 53,811 59,663 -7.1 10.9 : Other States 1/ : 112,078 120,000 123,959 10.6 3.3 : United States ..: 176,287 173,811 183,622 4.2 5.6 : Atlantic .......: 16,097 18,603 18,718 16.3 0.6 Central ........: 67,166 72,859 73,889 10.0 1.4 West ...........: 93,024 82,349 91,015 -2.2 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 101,174 55,281 63,245 -37.5 14.4 : Other States 1/ : 88,053 82,393 82,846 -5.9 0.5 : United States ..: 189,227 137,674 146,091 -22.8 6.1 : Atlantic .......: 22,118 19,171 21,893 -1.0 14.2 Central ........: 17,482 26,391 25,622 46.6 -2.9 West ...........: 149,627 92,112 98,576 -34.1 7.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,480 7,969 8,414 -32.6 5.6 Wisconsin ......: 26,046 27,251 30,878 18.6 13.3 : Other States 1/ : 44,479 38,541 40,236 -9.5 4.4 : United States ..: 83,005 73,761 79,528 -4.2 7.8 : Atlantic .......: 21,818 16,883 18,366 -15.8 8.8 Central ........: 40,706 39,355 45,179 11.0 14.8 West ...........: 20,481 17,523 15,983 -22.0 -8.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2013 : 2013 : March : February : : : : 2012 : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 11,975 9,700 12,350 3.1 27.3 Missouri ...........: 2,668 2,410 1,638 -38.6 -32.0 Oregon .............: 1,291 883 1,042 -19.3 18.0 Wisconsin ..........: 1,595 1,422 1,726 8.2 21.4 : Other States 1/ ....: 55,643 47,996 52,701 -5.3 9.8 : United States ......: 73,172 62,411 69,457 -5.1 11.3 : Atlantic ...........: 13,939 12,012 13,006 -6.7 8.3 Central ............: 39,662 35,781 39,058 -1.5 9.2 West ...............: 19,571 14,618 17,393 -11.1 19.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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