Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released January 6, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). November 2024 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.15 billion pounds, 1.7 percent below November 2023 and 6.1 percent below October 2024. Italian type cheese production totaled 493 million pounds, 1.1 percent above November 2023 but 3.6 percent below October 2024. American type cheese production totaled 448 million pounds, 4.9 percent below November 2023 and 8.1 percent below October 2024. Butter production was 171 million pounds, 4.4 percent above November 2023 and 1.1 percent above October 2024. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with November 2023) Nonfat dry milk, human - 120 million pounds, up 2.8 percent. Skim milk powder - 47.0 million pounds, down 33.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with November 2023) Dry whey, total - 66.2 million pounds, down 3.5 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 84.7 million pounds, up 0.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.4 million pounds, down 4.6 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with November 2023) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 51.6 million gallons, up 6.4 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 25.9 million gallons, down 7.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.31 million gallons, down 4.2 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.61 million gallons, up 7.6 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2023 and 2024 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: November 2023 and 2024 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: November 2023 and 2024 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: November 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 163,544 168,956 170,781 4.4 1.1 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 471,035 487,438 447,959 -4.9 -8.1 Cheddar ............................: 321,767 333,877 310,765 -3.4 -6.9 Other American types ...............: 149,268 153,561 137,194 -8.1 -10.7 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,137 7,794 7,113 -0.3 -8.7 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,998 18,203 17,674 4.0 -2.9 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 93,310 105,416 95,463 2.3 -9.4 Feta .................................: 10,878 13,585 11,714 7.7 -13.8 Gouda ................................: 5,881 5,884 7,078 20.4 20.3 Hispanic .............................: 36,495 36,640 32,300 -11.5 -11.8 Italian types ........................: 487,486 511,157 492,674 1.1 -3.6 Mozzarella .........................: 380,413 406,008 387,135 1.8 -4.6 Parmesan ...........................: 40,128 35,784 38,560 -3.9 7.8 Provolone ..........................: 30,600 33,560 31,384 2.6 -6.5 Ricotta ............................: 23,582 22,613 21,712 -7.9 -4.0 Romano .............................: 5,402 4,801 4,869 -9.9 1.4 Other Italian types ................: 7,361 8,391 9,014 22.5 7.4 Swiss ................................: 26,463 26,603 25,810 -2.5 -3.0 All other types ......................: 15,583 14,166 13,974 -10.3 -1.4 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,171,266 1,226,886 1,151,759 -1.7 -6.1 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 31,399 40,700 36,990 17.8 -9.1 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 31,158 36,575 33,447 7.3 -8.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,106 33,451 33,993 30.2 1.6 : Sour cream .............................: 141,909 139,393 132,286 -6.8 -5.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 339,246 418,965 380,696 12.2 -9.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 48,489 62,528 51,584 6.4 -17.5 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 13,993 17,887 13,395 -4.3 -25.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,906 13,373 12,498 -10.1 -6.5 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 27,899 31,260 25,893 -7.2 -17.2 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 606 521 425 -29.9 -18.4 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,371 1,583 1,314 -4.2 -17.0 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 2,422 3,320 2,606 7.6 -21.5 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 860 1,326 1,012 17.7 -23.7 Nonfat, hard .......................: 183 106 215 17.5 102.8 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 951 1,157 986 3.7 -14.8 Water and juice ices .................: 4,333 5,456 4,537 4.7 -16.8 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 30,335 38,202 32,631 7.6 -14.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 14,322 17,422 14,534 1.5 -16.6 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 413 576 546 32.2 -5.2 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,050 1,371 1,024 -2.5 -25.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,737 2,030 1,567 -9.8 -22.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: November 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,408 6,564 6,303 -14.9 -4.0 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 63,351 62,701 62,690 -1.0 (Z) Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,230 3,581 3,467 -33.7 -3.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 68,581 66,282 66,157 -3.5 -0.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 2,972 3,718 3,051 2.7 -17.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,327 38,876 38,718 -4.0 -0.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 966 1,662 681 -29.5 -59.0 Total 2/ .............................: 41,293 40,538 39,399 -4.6 -2.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 12,445 12,096 11,755 -5.5 -2.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 28,848 28,442 27,644 -4.2 -2.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,180 15,902 15,455 9.0 -2.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 84,059 91,558 84,699 0.8 -7.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 66,722 47,775 54,174 -18.8 13.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,339 2,843 3,530 -18.6 24.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 71,061 50,618 57,704 -18.8 14.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,942 8,050 7,975 34.2 -0.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 62,042 49,408 52,449 -15.5 6.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,944 1,316 1,208 -37.9 -8.2 Total 2/ .............................: 63,986 50,724 53,657 -16.1 5.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,450 18,410 21,776 -17.7 18.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 37,536 32,314 31,881 -15.1 -1.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,892 13,971 14,733 -12.8 5.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 110,264 108,062 116,303 5.5 7.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 21.2 32.4 34.8 13.7 2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: November 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 104,005 111,232 106,038 2.0 -4.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,750 10,695 10,501 -2.3 -1.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 599 546 660 10.2 20.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,000 9,613 7,631 -23.7 -20.6 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 14,226 25,361 22,647 59.2 -10.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 116,818 125,363 120,130 2.8 -4.2 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 70,722 40,979 47,049 -33.5 14.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 26,950 28,522 29,358 8.9 2.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 8,114 10,523 9,291 14.5 -11.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,218 11,517 10,912 6.8 -5.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 200,180 232,822 238,105 18.9 2.3 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 130,812 136,828 110,525 -15.5 -19.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2023 and 2024 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,222,785 1,200,917 -1.8 1,222,785 1,200,917 -1.8 February .....................:1,116,128 1,139,985 2.1 2,338,913 2,340,902 0.1 March ........................:1,224,820 1,223,777 -0.1 3,563,733 3,564,679 (Z) April ........................:1,165,123 1,188,261 2.0 4,728,856 4,752,940 0.5 May ..........................:1,204,162 1,210,254 0.5 5,933,018 5,963,194 0.5 June .........................:1,178,410 1,159,745 -1.6 7,111,428 7,122,939 0.2 July .........................:1,168,945 1,191,591 1.9 8,280,373 8,314,530 0.4 August .......................:1,177,853 1,196,864 1.6 9,458,226 9,511,394 0.6 September ....................:1,159,521 1,160,964 0.1 10,617,747 10,672,358 0.5 October ......................:1,214,264 1,226,886 1.0 11,832,011 11,899,244 0.6 November .....................:1,171,266 1,151,759 -1.7 13,003,277 13,051,003 0.4 December .....................:1,207,714 14,210,991 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 512,962 473,081 -7.8 512,962 473,081 -7.8 February .....................: 454,152 446,591 -1.7 967,114 919,672 -4.9 March ........................: 505,830 489,346 -3.3 1,472,944 1,409,018 -4.3 April ........................: 491,399 467,098 -4.9 1,964,343 1,876,116 -4.5 May ..........................: 517,700 488,140 -5.7 2,482,043 2,364,256 -4.7 June .........................: 480,863 456,275 -5.1 2,962,906 2,820,531 -4.8 July .........................: 481,811 469,556 -2.5 3,444,717 3,290,087 -4.5 August .......................: 479,230 476,774 -0.5 3,923,947 3,766,861 -4.0 September ....................: 473,266 456,060 -3.6 4,397,213 4,222,921 -4.0 October ......................: 487,001 487,438 0.1 4,884,214 4,710,359 -3.6 November .....................: 471,035 447,959 -4.9 5,355,249 5,158,318 -3.7 December .....................: 489,254 5,844,503 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 366,554 330,574 -9.8 366,554 330,574 -9.8 February .....................: 328,113 314,571 -4.1 694,667 645,145 -7.1 March ........................: 355,379 340,784 -4.1 1,050,046 985,929 -6.1 April ........................: 352,686 317,180 -10.1 1,402,732 1,303,109 -7.1 May ..........................: 364,287 329,161 -9.6 1,767,019 1,632,270 -7.6 June .........................: 343,057 310,178 -9.6 2,110,076 1,942,448 -7.9 July .........................: 333,699 311,572 -6.6 2,443,775 2,254,020 -7.8 August .......................: 325,393 321,447 -1.2 2,769,168 2,575,467 -7.0 September ....................: 319,957 312,830 -2.2 3,089,125 2,888,297 -6.5 October ......................: 342,782 333,877 -2.6 3,431,907 3,222,174 -6.1 November .....................: 321,767 310,765 -3.4 3,753,674 3,532,939 -5.9 December .....................: 337,743 4,091,417 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 501,658 510,548 1.8 501,658 510,548 1.8 February .....................: 460,736 476,892 3.5 962,394 987,440 2.6 March ........................: 496,213 518,595 4.5 1,458,607 1,506,035 3.3 April ........................: 474,325 505,053 6.5 1,932,932 2,011,088 4.0 May ..........................: 484,024 505,383 4.4 2,416,956 2,516,471 4.1 June .........................: 486,238 485,397 -0.2 2,903,194 3,001,868 3.4 July .........................: 483,503 496,118 2.6 3,386,697 3,497,986 3.3 August .......................: 484,214 500,060 3.3 3,870,911 3,998,046 3.3 September ....................: 479,371 487,702 1.7 4,350,282 4,485,748 3.1 October ......................: 509,162 511,157 0.4 4,859,444 4,996,905 2.8 November .....................: 487,486 492,674 1.1 5,346,930 5,489,579 2.7 December .....................: 507,540 5,854,470 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 394,320 398,419 1.0 394,320 398,419 1.0 February .....................: 361,784 374,126 3.4 756,104 772,545 2.2 March ........................: 383,594 409,839 6.8 1,139,698 1,182,384 3.7 April ........................: 378,076 402,159 6.4 1,517,774 1,584,543 4.4 May ..........................: 378,366 405,705 7.2 1,896,140 1,990,248 5.0 June .........................: 383,786 390,447 1.7 2,279,926 2,380,695 4.4 July .........................: 384,244 399,268 3.9 2,664,170 2,779,963 4.3 August .......................: 381,750 400,492 4.9 3,045,920 3,180,455 4.4 September ....................: 379,375 390,995 3.1 3,425,295 3,571,450 4.3 October ......................: 399,262 406,008 1.7 3,824,557 3,977,458 4.0 November .....................: 380,413 387,135 1.8 4,204,970 4,364,593 3.8 December .....................: 401,292 4,606,262 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,359 8,380 13.9 7,359 8,380 13.9 February .....................: 6,736 7,680 14.0 14,095 16,060 13.9 March ........................: 7,638 8,374 9.6 21,733 24,434 12.4 April ........................: 7,094 7,950 12.1 28,827 32,384 12.3 May ..........................: 7,359 7,277 -1.1 36,186 39,661 9.6 June .........................: 6,979 8,234 18.0 43,165 47,895 11.0 July .........................: 6,686 8,768 31.1 49,851 56,663 13.7 August .......................: 7,385 9,468 28.2 57,236 66,131 15.5 September ....................: 6,652 7,608 14.4 63,888 73,739 15.4 October ......................: 7,454 8,391 12.6 71,342 82,130 15.1 November .....................: 7,361 9,014 22.5 78,703 91,144 15.8 December .....................: 7,110 85,813 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 203,586 217,247 6.7 203,586 217,247 6.7 February .....................: 187,456 197,645 5.4 391,042 414,892 6.1 March ........................: 205,762 210,526 2.3 596,804 625,418 4.8 April ........................: 197,344 207,630 5.2 794,148 833,048 4.9 May ..........................: 196,410 204,444 4.1 990,558 1,037,492 4.7 June .........................: 164,478 167,992 2.1 1,155,036 1,205,484 4.4 July .........................: 158,220 163,973 3.6 1,313,256 1,369,457 4.3 August .......................: 138,915 159,922 15.1 1,452,171 1,529,379 5.3 September ....................: 143,134 160,463 12.1 1,595,305 1,689,842 5.9 October ......................: 162,523 168,956 4.0 1,757,828 1,858,798 5.7 November .....................: 163,544 170,781 4.4 1,921,372 2,029,579 5.6 December .....................: 193,656 2,115,028 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 175,602 138,296 -21.2 175,602 138,296 -21.2 February .....................: 177,583 147,081 -17.2 353,185 285,377 -19.2 March ........................: 199,390 183,977 -7.7 552,575 469,354 -15.1 April ........................: 198,521 174,167 -12.3 751,096 643,521 -14.3 May ..........................: 206,532 169,098 -18.1 957,628 812,619 -15.1 June .........................: 173,093 127,495 -26.3 1,130,721 940,114 -16.9 July .........................: 133,356 120,993 -9.3 1,264,077 1,061,107 -16.1 August .......................: 112,079 116,151 3.6 1,376,156 1,177,258 -14.5 September ....................: 99,972 115,480 15.5 1,476,128 1,292,738 -12.4 October ......................: 128,569 125,363 -2.5 1,604,697 1,418,101 -11.6 November .....................: 116,818 120,130 2.8 1,721,515 1,538,231 -10.6 December .....................: 146,889 1,868,404 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 56,002 56,918 1.6 56,002 56,918 1.6 February .....................: 47,623 36,240 -23.9 103,625 93,158 -10.1 March ........................: 48,544 28,313 -41.7 152,169 121,471 -20.2 April ........................: 45,797 35,840 -21.7 197,966 157,311 -20.5 May ..........................: 46,555 41,852 -10.1 244,521 199,163 -18.5 June .........................: 49,722 60,457 21.6 294,243 259,620 -11.8 July .........................: 72,400 51,571 -28.8 366,643 311,191 -15.1 August .......................: 71,296 50,320 -29.4 437,939 361,511 -17.5 September ....................: 67,711 53,377 -21.2 505,650 414,888 -17.9 October ......................: 54,046 40,979 -24.2 559,696 455,867 -18.6 November .....................: 70,722 47,049 -33.5 630,418 502,916 -20.2 December .....................: 64,201 694,619 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 76,713 77,724 1.3 76,713 77,724 1.3 February .....................: 66,699 72,131 8.1 143,412 149,855 4.5 March ........................: 77,296 79,925 3.4 220,708 229,780 4.1 April ........................: 79,595 81,240 2.1 300,303 311,020 3.6 May ..........................: 81,782 76,630 -6.3 382,085 387,650 1.5 June .........................: 88,164 72,962 -17.2 470,249 460,612 -2.0 July .........................: 89,321 67,677 -24.2 559,570 528,289 -5.6 August .......................: 83,570 65,246 -21.9 643,140 593,535 -7.7 September ....................: 78,899 68,014 -13.8 722,039 661,549 -8.4 October ......................: 75,276 66,282 -11.9 797,315 727,831 -8.7 November .....................: 68,581 66,157 -3.5 865,896 793,988 -8.3 December .....................: 72,550 938,446 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 90,193 89,452 -0.8 90,193 89,452 -0.8 February .....................: 83,542 87,602 4.9 173,735 177,054 1.9 March ........................: 98,668 99,109 0.4 272,403 276,163 1.4 April ........................: 92,838 91,706 -1.2 365,241 367,869 0.7 May ..........................: 95,558 92,900 -2.8 460,799 460,769 (Z) June .........................: 98,125 94,181 -4.0 558,924 554,950 -0.7 July .........................: 94,224 95,146 1.0 653,148 650,096 -0.5 August .......................: 92,371 94,954 2.8 745,519 745,050 -0.1 September ....................: 95,253 94,098 -1.2 840,772 839,148 -0.2 October ......................: 90,017 91,558 1.7 930,789 930,706 (Z) November .....................: 84,059 84,699 0.8 1,014,848 1,015,405 0.1 December .....................: 90,687 1,105,535 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,102 42,695 3.9 41,102 42,695 3.9 February .....................: 38,859 38,710 -0.4 79,961 81,405 1.8 March ........................: 43,152 44,170 2.4 123,113 125,575 2.0 April ........................: 41,819 39,233 -6.2 164,932 164,808 -0.1 May ..........................: 43,893 42,415 -3.4 208,825 207,223 -0.8 June .........................: 43,643 40,541 -7.1 252,468 247,764 -1.9 July .........................: 42,769 38,519 -9.9 295,237 286,283 -3.0 August .......................: 40,792 41,444 1.6 336,029 327,727 -2.5 September ....................: 40,645 39,220 -3.5 376,674 366,947 -2.6 October ......................: 39,688 40,538 2.1 416,362 407,485 -2.1 November .....................: 41,293 39,399 -4.6 457,655 446,884 -2.4 December .....................: 44,300 501,955 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 29,410 32,818 11.6 29,410 32,818 11.6 February .....................: 29,224 32,747 12.1 58,634 65,565 11.8 March ........................: 33,127 35,291 6.5 91,761 100,856 9.9 April ........................: 28,531 35,842 25.6 120,292 136,698 13.6 May ..........................: 33,114 36,335 9.7 153,406 173,033 12.8 June .........................: 32,699 34,196 4.6 186,105 207,229 11.4 July .........................: 32,026 36,071 12.6 218,131 243,300 11.5 August .......................: 34,739 34,822 0.2 252,870 278,122 10.0 September ....................: 33,459 35,785 7.0 286,329 313,907 9.6 October ......................: 31,351 36,575 16.7 317,680 350,482 10.3 November .....................: 31,158 33,447 7.3 348,838 383,929 10.1 December .....................: 29,001 377,839 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 26,555 29,535 11.2 26,555 29,535 11.2 February .....................: 24,353 28,625 17.5 50,908 58,160 14.2 March ........................: 26,305 29,824 13.4 77,213 87,984 13.9 April ........................: 25,100 32,609 29.9 102,313 120,593 17.9 May ..........................: 28,559 33,591 17.6 130,872 154,184 17.8 June .........................: 27,433 31,251 13.9 158,305 185,435 17.1 July .........................: 29,618 31,743 7.2 187,923 217,178 15.6 August .......................: 32,997 33,012 (Z) 220,920 250,190 13.2 September ....................: 32,472 31,305 -3.6 253,392 281,495 11.1 October ......................: 29,760 33,451 12.4 283,152 314,946 11.2 November .....................: 26,106 33,993 30.2 309,258 348,939 12.8 December .....................: 26,154 335,412 : Sour cream : January ......................: 127,476 128,934 1.1 127,476 128,934 1.1 February .....................: 114,036 119,290 4.6 241,512 248,224 2.8 March ........................: 127,913 123,459 -3.5 369,425 371,683 0.6 April ........................: 118,718 124,292 4.7 488,143 495,975 1.6 May ..........................: 128,185 127,362 -0.6 616,328 623,337 1.1 June .........................: 129,278 123,012 -4.8 745,606 746,349 0.1 July .........................: 118,268 126,862 7.3 863,874 873,211 1.1 August .......................: 121,697 126,753 4.2 985,571 999,964 1.5 September ....................: 119,965 120,222 0.2 1,105,536 1,120,186 1.3 October ......................: 139,112 139,393 0.2 1,244,648 1,259,579 1.2 November .....................: 141,909 132,286 -6.8 1,386,557 1,391,865 0.4 December .....................: 132,557 1,519,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 51,980 49,619 -4.5 51,980 49,619 -4.5 February .....................: 56,997 57,300 0.5 108,977 106,919 -1.9 March ........................: 65,225 66,215 1.5 174,202 173,134 -0.6 April ........................: 60,272 64,744 7.4 234,474 237,878 1.5 May ..........................: 63,493 66,193 4.3 297,967 304,071 2.0 June .........................: 66,668 66,551 -0.2 364,635 370,622 1.6 July .........................: 61,876 64,954 5.0 426,511 435,576 2.1 August .......................: 65,454 69,341 5.9 491,965 504,917 2.6 September ....................: 61,000 59,063 -3.2 552,965 563,980 2.0 October ......................: 55,913 62,528 11.8 608,878 626,508 2.9 November .....................: 48,489 51,584 6.4 657,367 678,092 3.2 December .....................: 44,454 701,821 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 32,887 26,593 -19.1 32,887 26,593 -19.1 February .....................: 36,307 31,391 -13.5 69,194 57,984 -16.2 March ........................: 43,267 37,552 -13.2 112,461 95,536 -15.0 April ........................: 40,975 38,662 -5.6 153,436 134,198 -12.5 May ..........................: 42,912 39,818 -7.2 196,348 174,016 -11.4 June .........................: 42,995 38,416 -10.7 239,343 212,432 -11.2 July .........................: 41,580 39,455 -5.1 280,923 251,887 -10.3 August .......................: 42,401 38,636 -8.9 323,324 290,523 -10.1 September ....................: 35,738 31,884 -10.8 359,062 322,407 -10.2 October ......................: 37,237 31,260 -16.1 396,299 353,667 -10.8 November .....................: 27,899 25,893 -7.2 424,198 379,560 -10.5 December .....................: 26,658 450,856 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,783 1,609 -9.8 1,783 1,609 -9.8 February .....................: 2,029 1,533 -24.4 3,812 3,142 -17.6 March ........................: 1,851 1,835 -0.9 5,663 4,977 -12.1 April ........................: 1,974 1,777 -10.0 7,637 6,754 -11.6 May ..........................: 1,937 1,678 -13.4 9,574 8,432 -11.9 June .........................: 1,918 1,716 -10.5 11,492 10,148 -11.7 July .........................: 1,698 1,793 5.6 13,190 11,941 -9.5 August .......................: 2,069 2,153 4.1 15,259 14,094 -7.6 September ....................: 1,525 1,677 10.0 16,784 15,771 -6.0 October ......................: 1,644 1,583 -3.7 18,428 17,354 -5.8 November .....................: 1,371 1,314 -4.2 19,799 18,668 -5.7 December .....................: 1,182 20,981 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 384,757 397,623 3.3 384,757 397,623 3.3 February .....................: 383,743 396,526 3.3 768,500 794,149 3.3 March ........................: 428,478 427,988 -0.1 1,196,978 1,222,137 2.1 April ........................: 371,914 413,821 11.3 1,568,892 1,635,958 4.3 May ..........................: 382,291 401,316 5.0 1,951,183 2,037,274 4.4 June .........................: 384,105 392,756 2.3 2,335,288 2,430,030 4.1 July .........................: 385,092 401,462 4.3 2,720,380 2,831,492 4.1 August .......................: 392,827 423,662 7.8 3,113,207 3,255,154 4.6 September ....................: 402,621 431,425 7.2 3,515,828 3,686,579 4.9 October ......................: 374,844 418,965 11.8 3,890,672 4,105,544 5.5 November .....................: 339,246 380,696 12.2 4,229,918 4,486,240 6.1 December .....................: 359,954 4,589,872 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,584 3,277 26.8 2,584 3,277 26.8 February .....................: 3,450 4,001 16.0 6,034 7,278 20.6 March ........................: 3,710 3,731 0.6 9,744 11,009 13.0 April ........................: 3,238 3,105 -4.1 12,982 14,114 8.7 May ..........................: 4,316 4,315 (Z) 17,298 18,429 6.5 June .........................: 4,272 4,164 -2.5 21,570 22,593 4.7 July .........................: 4,292 4,293 (Z) 25,862 26,886 4.0 August .......................: 4,335 4,387 1.2 30,197 31,273 3.6 September ....................: 3,245 3,172 -2.2 33,442 34,445 3.0 October ......................: 3,321 3,320 (Z) 36,763 37,765 2.7 November .....................: 2,422 2,606 7.6 39,185 40,371 3.0 December .....................: 3,191 42,376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 206,747 204,461 199,955 -3.3 -2.2 Idaho ..........: 76,763 94,346 79,691 3.8 -15.5 Illinois .......: 5,739 5,472 5,715 -0.4 4.4 Iowa ...........: 34,248 31,253 31,547 -7.9 0.9 Minnesota ......: 65,272 69,693 64,996 -0.4 -6.7 New Jersey .....: 6,307 8,758 7,290 15.6 -16.8 New Mexico .....: 76,668 75,986 72,171 -5.9 -5.0 New York .......: 71,823 74,819 71,239 -0.8 -4.8 Ohio ...........: 21,110 21,563 20,716 -1.9 -3.9 Pennsylvania ...: 36,490 39,894 37,486 2.7 -6.0 South Dakota ...: 43,413 45,760 41,668 -4.0 -8.9 Vermont ........: 12,003 13,216 12,230 1.9 -7.5 Wisconsin ......: 294,283 314,766 291,246 -1.0 -7.5 : Other States 1/ : 220,400 226,899 215,809 -2.1 -4.9 : United States ..: 1,171,266 1,226,886 1,151,759 -1.7 -6.1 : Atlantic .......: 138,473 141,558 133,317 -3.7 -5.8 Central ........: 583,262 613,980 570,520 -2.2 -7.1 West ...........: 449,531 471,348 447,922 -0.4 -5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 46,368 47,958 42,872 -7.5 -10.6 Iowa ...........: 18,435 16,084 15,585 -15.5 -3.1 Minnesota ......: 55,580 62,321 56,423 1.5 -9.5 New York .......: 11,323 12,176 11,372 0.4 -6.6 Wisconsin ......: 90,428 92,467 82,700 -8.5 -10.6 : Other States 1/ : 248,901 256,432 239,007 -4.0 -6.8 : United States ..: 471,035 487,438 447,959 -4.9 -8.1 : Atlantic .......: 27,730 23,147 21,706 -21.7 -6.2 Central ........: 261,592 275,383 249,719 -4.5 -9.3 West ...........: 181,713 188,908 176,534 -2.9 -6.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 19,679 21,161 20,347 3.4 -3.8 Iowa ...........: 8,373 11,780 9,519 13.7 -19.2 Vermont ........: 8,662 9,545 8,758 1.1 -8.2 Wisconsin ......: 58,353 59,491 51,800 -11.2 -12.9 : Other States 1/ : 226,700 231,900 220,341 -2.8 -5.0 : United States ..: 321,767 333,877 310,765 -3.4 -6.9 : Atlantic .......: 26,246 21,109 20,064 -23.6 -5.0 Central ........: 171,560 189,562 168,650 -1.7 -11.0 West ...........: 123,961 123,206 122,051 -1.5 -0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 138,462 136,342 138,328 -0.1 1.5 Minnesota ......: 9,587 7,195 8,446 -11.9 17.4 New Jersey .....: 3,363 4,904 4,277 27.2 -12.8 New York .......: 30,759 30,557 30,255 -1.6 -1.0 Pennsylvania ...: 21,695 22,524 22,631 4.3 0.5 Wisconsin ......: 140,799 150,512 142,674 1.3 -5.2 : Other States 1/ : 142,821 159,123 146,063 2.3 -8.2 : United States ..: 487,486 511,157 492,674 1.1 -3.6 : Atlantic .......: 59,837 61,442 60,730 1.5 -1.2 Central ........: 206,710 215,881 205,944 -0.4 -4.6 West ...........: 220,939 233,834 226,000 2.3 -3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 127,525 125,653 127,019 -0.4 1.1 New Jersey .....: 1,538 2,801 2,622 70.5 -6.4 New York .......: 13,893 14,345 14,085 1.4 -1.8 Pennsylvania ...: 17,378 18,063 18,606 7.1 3.0 Wisconsin ......: 91,234 97,277 90,900 -0.4 -6.6 : Other States 1/ : 128,845 147,869 133,903 3.9 -9.4 : United States ..: 380,413 406,008 387,135 1.8 -4.6 : Atlantic .......: 35,207 37,504 37,660 7.0 0.4 Central ........: 136,472 146,220 135,732 -0.5 -7.2 West ...........: 208,734 222,284 213,743 2.4 -3.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 51,630 48,665 45,024 -12.8 -7.5 Pennsylvania ...: 6,752 6,725 6,819 1.0 1.4 : Other States 1/ : 105,162 113,566 118,938 13.1 4.7 : United States ..: 163,544 168,956 170,781 4.4 1.1 : Atlantic .......: 11,805 13,984 12,567 6.5 -10.1 Central ........: 63,188 68,411 71,601 13.3 4.7 West ...........: 88,551 86,561 86,613 -2.2 0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 43,156 46,178 42,527 -1.5 -7.9 Pennsylvania ...: 10,878 10,143 10,800 -0.7 6.5 : Other States 1/ : 62,784 69,042 66,803 6.4 -3.2 : United States ..: 116,818 125,363 120,130 2.8 -4.2 : Atlantic .......: 21,711 20,603 20,593 -5.1 (Z) Central ........: 24,969 32,444 32,713 31.0 0.8 West ...........: 70,138 72,316 66,824 -4.7 -7.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 10,855 10,476 10,989 1.2 4.9 Wisconsin ......: 21,160 21,756 23,244 9.8 6.8 : Other States 1/ : 31,336 30,469 28,457 -9.2 -6.6 : United States ..: 63,351 62,701 62,690 -1.0 (Z) : Atlantic .......: 19,734 19,773 20,174 2.2 2.0 Central ........: 31,094 30,920 32,102 3.2 3.8 West ...........: 12,523 12,008 10,414 -16.8 -13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: November 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : November : October : November :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : November : October : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .....: 5,557 6,521 5,694 2.5 -12.7 New York .......: 1,764 1,949 1,759 -0.3 -9.7 Ohio ...........: 2,075 2,525 1,882 -9.3 -25.5 Utah ...........: 1,162 1,403 1,208 4.0 -13.9 Wisconsin ......: 746 789 739 -0.9 -6.3 : Other States 1/ : 37,185 49,341 40,302 8.4 -18.3 : United States ..: 48,489 62,528 51,584 6.4 -17.5 : Atlantic .......: 10,897 13,415 12,505 14.8 -6.8 Central ........: 28,133 37,821 29,846 6.1 -21.1 West ...........: 9,459 11,292 9,233 -2.4 -18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2023, there were 1,183 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ...... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........ (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ....... (202) 720-3040 Kim DaPra - Milk Production and Milk Cows.. (202) 720-3278 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products .............. (202) 690-3347 Ralph Mondesir - Hogs and Pigs ............ (202) 720-3106 Suzanne Richards - Sheep and Goats ........ 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