Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released February 4, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). December 2012 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 949 million pounds, 2.0 percent above December 2011 and 3.8 percent above November 2012. Italian type cheese production totaled 409 million pounds, 0.1 percent below December 2011 but 6.4 percent above November 2012. American type cheese production totaled 378 million pounds, 2.6 percent above December 2011 and 4.2 percent above November 2012. Butter production was 173 million pounds, 4.4 percent above December 2011 and 20.9 percent above November 2012. Dry milk powders (comparisons with December 2011) Nonfat dry milk, human - 157 million pounds, up 4.7 percent. Skim milk powders - 38.1 million pounds, up 4.3 percent. Whey products (comparisons with December 2011) Dry whey, total - 88.6 million pounds, up 6.6 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 87.6 million pounds, up 3.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.6 million pounds, down 1.9 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with December 2011) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 49.1 million gallons, down 2.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 23.8 million gallons, down 12.5 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.52 million gallons, up 5.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.16 million gallons, down 22.0 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2011 and 2012............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: December 2011 and 2012.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: December 2011 and 2012.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 165,866 143,297 173,201 4.4 20.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 368,744 363,137 378,332 2.6 4.2 Cheddar ............................: 270,346 256,941 273,181 1.0 6.3 Other American types ...............: 98,398 106,196 105,151 6.9 -1.0 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,949 7,587 7,236 4.1 -4.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,355 13,290 16,063 20.3 20.9 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 62,519 78,688 67,626 8.2 -14.1 Feta .................................: 5,936 6,640 6,567 10.6 -1.1 Gouda ................................: 3,222 4,304 2,328 -27.7 -45.9 Hispanic .............................: 18,365 17,799 17,624 -4.0 -1.0 Italian types ........................: 409,536 384,645 409,115 -0.1 6.4 Mozzarella .........................: 320,529 297,408 322,483 0.6 8.4 Parmesan ...........................: 26,613 24,774 25,303 -4.9 2.1 Provolone ..........................: 28,222 28,975 28,186 -0.1 -2.7 Ricotta ............................: 24,726 24,024 23,548 -4.8 -2.0 Romano .............................: 3,649 3,422 3,287 -9.9 -3.9 Other Italian types ................: 5,797 6,042 6,308 8.8 4.4 Swiss ................................: 27,770 24,890 26,176 -5.7 5.2 All other types ......................: 14,203 13,461 18,193 28.1 35.2 : Total cheese .........................: 930,599 914,441 949,260 2.0 3.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 31,971 31,446 34,192 6.9 8.7 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 23,157 24,755 23,479 1.4 -5.2 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 27,615 28,048 27,634 0.1 -1.5 : Sour cream .............................: 114,599 123,963 110,045 -4.0 -11.2 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 320,753 317,110 355,917 11.0 12.2 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 50,564 53,611 49,104 -2.9 -8.4 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 11,812 10,940 10,460 -11.4 -4.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 15,419 14,245 13,376 -13.2 -6.1 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 27,231 25,185 23,836 -12.5 -5.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 991 685 684 -31.0 -0.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,383 2,531 2,515 5.5 -0.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,049 3,440 3,160 -22.0 -8.1 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,538 1,487 1,146 -25.5 -22.9 Nonfat, hard .......................: 428 416 427 -0.2 2.6 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 798 928 812 1.8 -12.5 Water and juice ices .................: 2,184 2,922 2,334 6.9 -20.1 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 28,258 30,000 27,624 -2.2 -7.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 13,850 14,288 13,515 -2.4 -5.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 702 471 522 -25.6 10.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,507 1,643 1,563 3.7 -4.9 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,529 2,085 1,915 -24.3 -8.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,340 7,190 5,373 -35.6 -25.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 77,457 69,490 84,141 8.6 21.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,617 3,300 4,445 -20.9 34.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 83,074 72,790 88,586 6.6 21.7 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,724 1,883 2,260 -17.0 20.0 Animal ...............................: 5,253 5,040 5,309 1.1 5.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 37,129 34,092 35,810 -3.6 5.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,156 1,798 2,742 27.2 52.5 Total 2/ .............................: 39,285 35,890 38,552 -1.9 7.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,122 19,335 19,512 -7.6 0.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,163 16,555 19,040 4.8 15.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,300 5,530 5,200 -1.9 -6.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 84,953 80,696 87,605 3.1 8.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 42,131 35,938 52,893 25.5 47.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,151 2,691 3,429 -17.4 27.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 46,282 38,629 56,322 21.7 45.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,976 5,439 5,501 10.6 1.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,078 49,198 50,121 25.1 1.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,692 2,268 2,344 38.5 3.4 Total 2/ .............................: 41,770 51,466 52,465 25.6 1.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,227 25,715 25,209 13.4 -2.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,543 25,751 27,256 39.5 5.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,904 8,506 9,177 32.9 7.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 68,388 87,408 91,835 34.3 5.1 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 48.8 44.5 51.0 2.3 6.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: December 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 101,551 108,830 101,599 - -6.6 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 36,247 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,277 8,691 11,657 13.4 34.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 795 574 716 -9.9 24.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,119 5,206 4,151 0.8 -20.3 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 7,486 8,699 9,700 29.6 11.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 150,202 115,854 157,285 4.7 35.8 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 36,579 44,723 38,138 4.3 -14.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 37,134 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 15,170 13,105 18,058 19.0 37.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 840 2,103 1,313 56.3 -37.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,524 6,242 6,772 3.8 8.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 165,419 126,879 180,404 9.1 42.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 128,926 89,950 98,323 -23.7 9.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 883,783 910,467 3.0 883,783 910,467 3.0 February ...................: 804,818 857,526 6.5 1,688,601 1,767,993 4.7 March ......................: 912,462 947,041 3.8 2,601,063 2,715,034 4.4 April ......................: 883,665 902,716 2.2 3,484,728 3,617,750 3.8 May ........................: 912,486 916,403 0.4 4,397,214 4,534,153 3.1 June .......................: 889,129 894,720 0.6 5,286,343 5,428,873 2.7 July .......................: 855,080 880,137 2.9 6,141,423 6,309,010 2.7 August .....................: 861,966 887,006 2.9 7,003,389 7,196,016 2.8 September ..................: 868,015 873,194 0.6 7,871,404 8,069,210 2.5 October ....................: 899,347 928,162 3.2 8,770,751 8,997,372 2.6 November ...................: 895,680 914,441 2.1 9,666,431 9,911,813 2.5 December ...................: 930,599 949,260 2.0 10,597,030 10,861,073 2.5 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 357,939 366,311 2.3 357,939 366,311 2.3 February ...................: 328,118 342,473 4.4 686,057 708,784 3.3 March ......................: 364,472 376,734 3.4 1,050,529 1,085,518 3.3 April ......................: 356,773 364,992 2.3 1,407,302 1,450,510 3.1 May ........................: 370,025 368,431 -0.4 1,777,327 1,818,941 2.3 June .......................: 362,910 360,170 -0.8 2,140,237 2,179,111 1.8 July .......................: 349,922 356,079 1.8 2,490,159 2,535,190 1.8 August .....................: 338,414 353,508 4.5 2,828,573 2,888,698 2.1 September ..................: 338,411 349,294 3.2 3,166,984 3,237,992 2.2 October ....................: 352,541 370,167 5.0 3,519,525 3,608,159 2.5 November ...................: 349,192 363,137 4.0 3,868,717 3,971,296 2.7 December ...................: 368,744 378,332 2.6 4,237,461 4,349,628 2.6 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 270,756 271,691 0.3 270,756 271,691 0.3 February ...................: 239,470 251,541 5.0 510,226 523,232 2.5 March ......................: 262,727 273,828 4.2 772,953 797,060 3.1 April ......................: 260,548 265,439 1.9 1,033,501 1,062,499 2.8 May ........................: 279,565 269,492 -3.6 1,313,066 1,331,991 1.4 June .......................: 266,190 260,112 -2.3 1,579,256 1,592,103 0.8 July .......................: 256,603 258,623 0.8 1,835,859 1,850,726 0.8 August .....................: 243,191 250,697 3.1 2,079,050 2,101,423 1.1 September ..................: 247,202 243,736 -1.4 2,326,252 2,345,159 0.8 October ....................: 247,568 262,405 6.0 2,573,820 2,607,564 1.3 November ...................: 251,732 256,941 2.1 2,825,552 2,864,505 1.4 December ...................: 270,346 273,181 1.0 3,095,898 3,137,686 1.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 388,414 400,926 3.2 388,414 400,926 3.2 February ...................: 351,366 371,270 5.7 739,780 772,196 4.4 March ......................: 401,115 409,870 2.2 1,140,895 1,182,066 3.6 April ......................: 385,552 385,837 0.1 1,526,447 1,567,903 2.7 May ........................: 393,929 390,980 -0.7 1,920,376 1,958,883 2.0 June .......................: 381,016 378,765 -0.6 2,301,392 2,337,648 1.6 July .......................: 360,273 368,565 2.3 2,661,665 2,706,213 1.7 August .....................: 363,544 370,487 1.9 3,025,209 3,076,700 1.7 September ..................: 369,144 370,012 0.2 3,394,353 3,446,712 1.5 October ....................: 384,356 388,107 1.0 3,778,709 3,834,819 1.5 November ...................: 385,466 384,645 -0.2 4,164,175 4,219,464 1.3 December ...................: 409,536 409,115 -0.1 4,573,711 4,628,579 1.2 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 307,024 312,310 1.7 307,024 312,310 1.7 February ...................: 272,708 290,997 6.7 579,732 603,307 4.1 March ......................: 309,433 318,482 2.9 889,165 921,789 3.7 April ......................: 299,252 302,667 1.1 1,188,417 1,224,456 3.0 May ........................: 307,969 305,925 -0.7 1,496,386 1,530,381 2.3 June .......................: 297,131 299,440 0.8 1,793,517 1,829,821 2.0 July .......................: 286,486 291,403 1.7 2,080,003 2,121,224 2.0 August .....................: 285,727 284,946 -0.3 2,365,730 2,406,170 1.7 September ..................: 285,478 287,262 0.6 2,651,208 2,693,432 1.6 October ....................: 296,082 297,138 0.4 2,947,290 2,990,570 1.5 November ...................: 295,632 297,408 0.6 3,242,922 3,287,978 1.4 December ...................: 320,529 322,483 0.6 3,563,451 3,610,461 1.3 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 4,856 5,113 5.3 4,856 5,113 5.3 February ...................: 5,251 5,077 -3.3 10,107 10,190 0.8 March ......................: 5,384 5,363 -0.4 15,491 15,553 0.4 April ......................: 5,663 5,597 -1.2 21,154 21,150 - May ........................: 5,294 5,854 10.6 26,448 27,004 2.1 June .......................: 5,481 7,176 30.9 31,929 34,180 7.1 July .......................: 5,424 6,067 11.9 37,353 40,247 7.7 August .....................: 5,370 6,085 13.3 42,723 46,332 8.4 September ..................: 6,153 6,456 4.9 48,876 52,788 8.0 October ....................: 6,068 6,473 6.7 54,944 59,261 7.9 November ...................: 5,994 6,042 0.8 60,938 65,303 7.2 December ...................: 5,797 6,308 8.8 66,735 71,611 7.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 167,059 180,586 8.1 167,059 180,586 8.1 February ...................: 150,070 169,444 12.9 317,129 350,030 10.4 March ......................: 165,359 175,993 6.4 482,488 526,023 9.0 April ......................: 158,670 169,805 7.0 641,158 695,828 8.5 May ........................: 155,873 163,299 4.8 797,031 859,127 7.8 June .......................: 141,293 137,495 -2.7 938,324 996,622 6.2 July .......................: 135,460 133,222 -1.7 1,073,784 1,129,844 5.2 August .....................: 133,749 129,510 -3.2 1,207,533 1,259,354 4.3 September ..................: 137,907 136,384 -1.1 1,345,440 1,395,738 3.7 October ....................: 145,667 144,854 -0.6 1,491,107 1,540,592 3.3 November ...................: 152,781 143,297 -6.2 1,643,888 1,683,889 2.4 December ...................: 165,866 173,201 4.4 1,809,754 1,857,090 2.6 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 115,242 154,065 33.7 115,242 154,065 33.7 February ...................: 107,827 171,917 59.4 223,069 325,982 46.1 March ......................: 125,809 188,659 50.0 348,878 514,641 47.5 April ......................: 146,708 192,147 31.0 495,586 706,788 42.6 May ........................: 148,783 194,828 30.9 644,369 901,616 39.9 June .......................: 146,906 168,872 15.0 791,275 1,070,488 35.3 July .......................: 133,273 151,358 13.6 924,548 1,221,846 32.2 August .....................: 114,912 106,191 -7.6 1,039,460 1,328,037 27.8 September ..................: 103,824 84,498 -18.6 1,143,284 1,412,535 23.6 October ....................: 100,607 95,064 -5.5 1,243,891 1,507,599 21.2 November ...................: 120,315 115,854 -3.7 1,364,206 1,623,453 19.0 December ...................: 150,202 157,285 4.7 1,514,408 1,780,738 17.6 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 39,988 39,704 -0.7 39,988 39,704 -0.7 February ...................: 36,209 18,233 -49.6 76,197 57,937 -24.0 March ......................: 41,788 11,912 -71.5 117,985 69,849 -40.8 April ......................: 27,008 17,451 -35.4 144,993 87,300 -39.8 May ........................: 35,667 13,321 -62.7 180,660 100,621 -44.3 June .......................: 33,284 25,362 -23.8 213,944 125,983 -41.1 July .......................: 39,653 37,238 -6.1 253,597 163,221 -35.6 August .....................: 38,677 40,337 4.3 292,274 203,558 -30.4 September ..................: 35,593 43,638 22.6 327,867 247,196 -24.6 October ....................: 41,985 45,637 8.7 369,852 292,833 -20.8 November ...................: 39,586 44,723 13.0 409,438 337,556 -17.6 December ...................: 36,579 38,138 4.3 446,017 375,694 -15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 90,192 96,072 6.5 90,192 96,072 6.5 February .....................: 82,035 89,372 8.9 172,227 185,444 7.7 March ........................: 94,304 88,211 -6.5 266,531 273,655 2.7 April ........................: 92,037 85,990 -6.6 358,568 359,645 0.3 May ..........................: 91,293 86,102 -5.7 449,861 445,747 -0.9 June .........................: 83,740 83,171 -0.7 533,601 528,918 -0.9 July .........................: 81,752 90,277 10.4 615,353 619,195 0.6 August .......................: 79,759 78,022 -2.2 695,112 697,217 0.3 September ....................: 76,800 74,185 -3.4 771,912 771,402 -0.1 October ......................: 77,517 75,722 -2.3 849,429 847,124 -0.3 November .....................: 77,614 72,790 -6.2 927,043 919,914 -0.8 December .....................: 83,074 88,586 6.6 1,010,117 1,008,500 -0.2 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 81,122 86,711 6.9 81,122 86,711 6.9 February .....................: 74,812 81,275 8.6 155,934 167,986 7.7 March ........................: 85,312 89,929 5.4 241,246 257,915 6.9 April ........................: 80,547 87,231 8.3 321,793 345,146 7.3 May ..........................: 87,301 87,347 0.1 409,094 432,493 5.7 June .........................: 89,870 88,907 -1.1 498,964 521,400 4.5 July .........................: 85,263 85,831 0.7 584,227 607,231 3.9 August .......................: 83,098 85,593 3.0 667,325 692,824 3.8 September ....................: 82,853 85,991 3.8 750,178 778,815 3.8 October ......................: 83,402 82,876 -0.6 833,580 861,691 3.4 November .....................: 81,668 80,696 -1.2 915,248 942,387 3.0 December .....................: 84,953 87,605 3.1 1,000,201 1,029,992 3.0 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 34,871 38,520 10.5 34,871 38,520 10.5 February .....................: 32,701 35,416 8.3 67,572 73,936 9.4 March ........................: 36,809 38,881 5.6 104,381 112,817 8.1 April ........................: 34,668 37,132 7.1 139,049 149,949 7.8 May ..........................: 36,669 36,997 0.9 175,718 186,946 6.4 June .........................: 36,292 38,662 6.5 212,010 225,608 6.4 July .........................: 34,683 34,079 -1.7 246,693 259,687 5.3 August .......................: 35,248 34,902 -1.0 281,941 294,589 4.5 September ....................: 35,571 35,494 -0.2 317,512 330,083 4.0 October ......................: 37,323 37,022 -0.8 354,835 367,105 3.5 November .....................: 36,818 35,890 -2.5 391,653 402,995 2.9 December .....................: 39,285 38,552 -1.9 430,938 441,547 2.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,467 26,026 -1.7 26,467 26,026 -1.7 February ...................: 25,848 25,805 -0.2 52,315 51,831 -0.9 March ......................: 28,469 26,375 -7.4 80,784 78,206 -3.2 April ......................: 26,906 25,015 -7.0 107,690 103,221 -4.1 May ........................: 27,271 27,909 2.3 134,961 131,130 -2.8 June .......................: 28,487 26,027 -8.6 163,448 157,157 -3.8 July .......................: 27,449 27,790 1.2 190,897 184,947 -3.1 August .....................: 30,481 29,375 -3.6 221,378 214,322 -3.2 September ..................: 28,098 25,804 -8.2 249,476 240,126 -3.7 October ....................: 25,120 26,692 6.3 274,596 266,818 -2.8 November ...................: 24,345 24,755 1.7 298,941 291,573 -2.5 December ...................: 23,157 23,479 1.4 322,098 315,052 -2.2 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,093 33,450 7.6 31,093 33,450 7.6 February ...................: 30,490 32,168 5.5 61,583 65,618 6.6 March ......................: 35,986 32,935 -8.5 97,569 98,553 1.0 April ......................: 32,149 31,708 -1.4 129,718 130,261 0.4 May ........................: 32,613 34,632 6.2 162,331 164,893 1.6 June .......................: 34,411 31,653 -8.0 196,742 196,546 -0.1 July .......................: 31,616 32,241 2.0 228,358 228,787 0.2 August .....................: 34,168 36,292 6.2 262,526 265,079 1.0 September ..................: 31,639 32,196 1.8 294,165 297,275 1.1 October ....................: 28,976 32,699 12.8 323,141 329,974 2.1 November ...................: 30,725 28,048 -8.7 353,866 358,022 1.2 December ...................: 27,615 27,634 0.1 381,481 385,656 1.1 : Sour cream : January ....................: 98,471 102,908 4.5 98,471 102,908 4.5 February ...................: 87,685 97,554 11.3 186,156 200,462 7.7 March ......................: 108,308 111,356 2.8 294,464 311,818 5.9 April ......................: 101,797 96,529 -5.2 396,261 408,347 3.1 May ........................: 104,242 108,185 3.8 500,503 516,532 3.2 June .......................: 104,735 104,142 -0.6 605,238 620,674 2.6 July .......................: 98,374 100,512 2.2 703,612 721,186 2.5 August .....................: 109,288 110,152 0.8 812,900 831,338 2.3 September ..................: 97,587 98,239 0.7 910,487 929,577 2.1 October ....................: 105,944 115,361 8.9 1,016,431 1,044,938 2.8 November ...................: 123,865 123,963 0.1 1,140,296 1,168,901 2.5 December ...................: 114,599 110,045 -4.0 1,254,895 1,278,946 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 58,484 55,169 -5.7 58,484 55,169 -5.7 February ...................: 62,269 63,128 1.4 120,753 118,297 -2.0 March ......................: 74,970 72,476 -3.3 195,723 190,773 -2.5 April ......................: 71,310 69,531 -2.5 267,033 260,304 -2.5 May ........................: 72,213 74,708 3.5 339,246 335,012 -1.2 June .......................: 75,974 77,916 2.6 415,220 412,928 -0.6 July .......................: 72,796 73,850 1.4 488,016 486,778 -0.3 August .....................: 78,724 74,453 -5.4 566,740 561,231 -1.0 September ..................: 69,043 57,483 -16.7 635,783 618,714 -2.7 October ....................: 60,282 63,897 6.0 696,065 682,611 -1.9 November ...................: 53,052 53,611 1.1 749,117 736,222 -1.7 December ...................: 50,564 49,104 -2.9 799,681 785,326 -1.8 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 28,317 28,525 0.7 28,317 28,525 0.7 February ...................: 31,606 31,091 -1.6 59,923 59,616 -0.5 March ......................: 39,437 39,579 0.4 99,360 99,195 -0.2 April ......................: 40,051 40,703 1.6 139,411 139,898 0.3 May ........................: 41,914 42,950 2.5 181,325 182,848 0.8 June .......................: 45,226 43,100 -4.7 226,551 225,948 -0.3 July .......................: 43,397 41,668 -4.0 269,948 267,616 -0.9 August .....................: 43,169 40,728 -5.7 313,117 308,344 -1.5 September ..................: 37,306 34,608 -7.2 350,423 342,952 -2.1 October ....................: 33,808 32,133 -5.0 384,231 375,085 -2.4 November ...................: 28,086 25,185 -10.3 412,317 400,270 -2.9 December ...................: 27,231 23,836 -12.5 439,548 424,106 -3.5 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,140 3,059 -2.6 3,140 3,059 -2.6 February ...................: 3,006 3,130 4.1 6,146 6,189 0.7 March ......................: 4,437 4,075 -8.2 10,583 10,264 -3.0 April ......................: 3,696 3,810 3.1 14,279 14,074 -1.4 May ........................: 4,285 3,855 -10.0 18,564 17,929 -3.4 June .......................: 4,750 4,055 -14.6 23,314 21,984 -5.7 July .......................: 3,788 3,935 3.9 27,102 25,919 -4.4 August .....................: 4,366 3,667 -16.0 31,468 29,586 -6.0 September ..................: 3,217 3,211 -0.2 34,685 32,797 -5.4 October ....................: 2,578 2,833 9.9 37,263 35,630 -4.4 November ...................: 2,615 2,531 -3.2 39,878 38,161 -4.3 December ...................: 2,383 2,515 5.5 42,261 40,676 -3.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 371,955 391,660 5.3 371,955 391,660 5.3 February ...................: 349,256 365,731 4.7 721,211 757,391 5.0 March ......................: 389,247 396,980 2.0 1,110,458 1,154,371 4.0 April ......................: 364,801 367,879 0.8 1,475,259 1,522,250 3.2 May ........................: 346,409 370,835 7.1 1,821,668 1,893,085 3.9 June .......................: 368,055 363,358 -1.3 2,189,723 2,256,443 3.0 July .......................: 337,614 356,386 5.6 2,527,337 2,612,829 3.4 August .....................: 372,306 390,327 4.8 2,899,643 3,003,156 3.6 September ..................: 382,227 399,050 4.4 3,281,870 3,402,206 3.7 October ....................: 355,478 376,009 5.8 3,637,348 3,778,215 3.9 November ...................: 314,135 317,110 0.9 3,951,483 4,095,325 3.6 December ...................: 320,753 355,917 11.0 4,272,236 4,451,242 4.2 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 3,767 3,482 -7.6 3,767 3,482 -7.6 February ...................: 4,433 5,292 19.4 8,200 8,774 7.0 March ......................: 5,905 5,717 -3.2 14,105 14,491 2.7 April ......................: 5,338 5,625 5.4 19,443 20,116 3.5 May ........................: 5,637 5,900 4.7 25,080 26,016 3.7 June .......................: 5,799 6,509 12.2 30,879 32,525 5.3 July .......................: 5,525 5,876 6.4 36,404 38,401 5.5 August .....................: 6,600 6,613 0.2 43,004 45,014 4.7 September ..................: 5,327 4,945 -7.2 48,331 49,959 3.4 October ....................: 4,411 4,831 9.5 52,742 54,790 3.9 November ...................: 3,885 3,440 -11.5 56,627 58,230 2.8 December ...................: 4,049 3,160 -22.0 60,676 61,390 1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 195,627 185,058 194,578 -0.5 5.1 Idaho ..........: 75,692 69,919 75,521 -0.2 8.0 Illinois .......: 5,039 5,409 6,365 26.3 17.7 Iowa ...........: 22,307 21,565 23,466 5.2 8.8 Minnesota ......: 52,107 50,421 54,737 5.0 8.6 New Mexico .....: 64,647 65,008 64,216 -0.7 -1.2 New York .......: 68,361 64,390 66,922 -2.1 3.9 Ohio ...........: 16,084 16,562 16,998 5.7 2.6 Pennsylvania ...: 35,006 32,253 34,983 -0.1 8.5 South Dakota ...: 23,382 22,723 21,971 -6.0 -3.3 Vermont ........: 10,115 12,299 11,159 10.3 -9.3 Wisconsin ......: 231,513 238,014 244,810 5.7 2.9 : Other States 1/ : 130,719 130,820 133,534 2.2 2.1 : United States ..: 930,599 914,441 949,260 2.0 3.8 : Atlantic .......: 122,330 118,228 122,452 0.1 3.6 Central ........: 410,334 416,154 429,637 4.7 3.2 West ...........: 397,935 380,059 397,171 -0.2 4.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,129 49,540 51,946 3.6 4.9 Idaho ..........: 53,143 51,614 50,548 -4.9 -2.1 Iowa ...........: 17,267 16,818 17,636 2.1 4.9 Oregon .........: 14,221 15,295 15,992 12.5 4.6 Wisconsin ......: 69,801 68,935 72,900 4.4 5.8 : Other States 1/ : 164,183 160,935 169,310 3.1 5.2 : United States ..: 368,744 363,137 378,332 2.6 4.2 : Atlantic .......: 16,730 15,442 17,234 3.0 11.6 Central ........: 176,172 174,811 184,963 5.0 5.8 West ...........: 175,842 172,884 176,135 0.2 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : Arizona ........: California .....: 27,785 26,346 32,000 15.2 21.5 Idaho ..........: 40,398 38,725 37,445 -7.3 -3.3 Iowa ...........: 11,164 10,620 11,832 6.0 11.4 Minnesota ......: 38,832 38,548 44,009 13.3 14.2 Wisconsin ......: 49,455 45,371 51,500 4.1 13.5 : Other States 1/ : 102,712 97,331 96,395 -6.2 -1.0 : United States ..: 270,346 256,941 273,181 1.0 6.3 : Atlantic .......: 16,625 15,306 17,088 2.8 11.6 Central ........: 127,154 121,766 127,996 0.7 5.1 West ...........: 126,567 119,869 128,097 1.2 6.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 127,009 117,429 121,954 -4.0 3.9 New York .......: 33,804 29,767 32,105 -5.0 7.9 Pennsylvania ...: 22,017 18,541 22,268 1.1 20.1 Wisconsin ......: 120,885 118,555 123,622 2.3 4.3 : Other States 1/ : 105,821 100,353 109,166 3.2 8.8 : United States ..: 409,536 384,645 409,115 -0.1 6.4 : Atlantic .......: 62,677 56,186 61,702 -1.6 9.8 Central ........: 162,692 158,454 165,640 1.8 4.5 West ...........: 184,167 170,005 181,773 -1.3 6.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 118,448 107,389 115,854 -2.2 7.9 New York .......: 17,125 14,094 16,701 -2.5 18.5 Wisconsin ......: 80,549 80,223 85,100 5.6 6.1 : Other States 1/ : 104,407 95,702 104,828 0.4 9.5 : United States ..: 320,529 297,408 322,483 0.6 8.4 : Atlantic .......: 39,970 33,800 39,677 -0.7 17.4 Central ........: 108,885 107,220 110,923 1.9 3.5 West ...........: 171,674 156,388 171,883 0.1 9.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: December 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 58,087 48,325 57,057 -1.8 18.1 : Other States 1/ : 107,779 94,972 116,144 7.8 22.3 : United States ..: 165,866 143,297 173,201 4.4 20.9 : Atlantic .......: 16,244 12,170 17,546 8.0 44.2 Central ........: 63,703 56,212 69,526 9.1 23.7 West ...........: 85,919 74,915 86,129 0.2 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 73,970 46,585 65,887 -10.9 41.4 : Other States 1/ : 76,232 69,269 91,398 19.9 31.9 : United States ..: 150,202 115,854 157,285 4.7 35.8 : Atlantic .......: 18,930 12,240 20,611 8.9 68.4 Central ........: 18,149 21,579 26,972 48.6 25.0 West ...........: 113,123 82,035 109,702 -3.0 33.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 11,776 11,453 11,639 -1.2 1.6 Wisconsin ......: 26,237 22,656 24,676 -5.9 8.9 : Other States 1/ : 39,444 35,381 47,826 21.3 35.2 : United States ..: 77,457 69,490 84,141 8.6 21.1 : Atlantic .......: 21,024 19,172 20,966 -0.3 9.4 Central ........: 40,161 35,431 39,322 -2.1 11.0 West ...........: 16,272 14,887 23,853 46.6 60.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : December : November : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 8,699 9,447 7,275 -16.4 -23.0 : Other States 1/ ....: 41,865 44,164 41,829 -0.1 -5.3 : United States ......: 50,564 53,611 49,104 -2.9 -8.4 : Atlantic ...........: 11,675 10,877 10,583 -9.4 -2.7 Central ............: 26,806 29,039 27,777 3.6 -4.3 West ...............: 12,083 13,695 10,744 -11.1 -21.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2011, there were 1,278 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Field Office (FO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each field office summarizes data at the State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both FO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, FO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (515) 284-4340 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Sheep and Goats ........ (202) 720-4751 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the "Follow NASS" box under "Receive reports by Email," click on "National" or "State" to select the reports you would like to receive. 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