Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 4, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2021 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.12 billion pounds, 0.5 percent above January 2020 but 1.2 percent below December 2020. Italian type cheese production totaled 481 million pounds, 0.8 percent below January 2020 and 0.7 percent below December 2020. American type cheese production totaled 459 million pounds, 5.0 percent above January 2020 but 0.8 percent below December 2020. Butter production was 207 million pounds, 7.0 percent above January 2020 and 0.3 percent above December 2020. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with January 2020) Nonfat dry milk, human - 197 million pounds, up 11.7 percent. Skim milk powder - 36.9 million pounds, down 8.0 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with January 2020) Dry whey, total - 83.9 million pounds, down 0.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 94.3 million pounds, up 7.5 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 44.7 million pounds, up 6.6 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with January 2020) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 55.8 million gallons, up 6.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 32.1 million gallons, up 3.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.71 million gallons, up 5.1 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.62 million gallons, down 10.2 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2020 and 2021............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2020 and 2021..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2020 and 2021.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 193,422 206,370 206,895 7.0 0.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 437,451 462,935 459,318 5.0 -0.8 Cheddar ............................: 319,240 337,180 337,580 5.7 0.1 Other American types ...............: 118,211 125,755 121,738 3.0 -3.2 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,120 4,898 5,360 -24.7 9.4 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,444 13,228 16,246 5.2 22.8 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 79,982 82,261 74,181 -7.3 -9.8 Feta .................................: 10,193 8,511 8,409 -17.5 -1.2 Gouda ................................: 4,559 3,697 5,003 9.7 35.3 Hispanic .............................: 27,247 29,162 27,773 1.9 -4.8 Italian types ........................: 485,398 484,707 481,479 -0.8 -0.7 Mozzarella .........................: 381,983 373,061 374,585 -1.9 0.4 Parmesan ...........................: 38,288 42,150 40,288 5.2 -4.4 Provolone ..........................: 31,236 33,855 32,622 4.4 -3.6 Ricotta ............................: 22,354 23,295 22,511 0.7 -3.4 Romano .............................: 4,728 5,608 5,179 9.5 -7.6 Other Italian types ................: 6,809 6,738 6,294 -7.6 -6.6 Swiss ................................: 28,525 27,818 26,104 -8.5 -6.2 All other types ......................: 14,596 12,774 12,731 -12.8 -0.3 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,110,515 1,129,991 1,116,604 0.5 -1.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,838 31,245 29,430 -4.6 -5.8 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 27,622 31,195 26,349 -4.6 -15.5 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,333 24,870 24,431 -7.2 -1.8 : Sour cream .............................: 121,591 133,696 116,010 -4.6 -13.2 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 347,758 358,327 384,192 10.5 7.2 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 52,157 52,004 55,757 6.9 7.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 17,098 16,708 17,941 4.9 7.4 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,788 13,163 14,110 2.3 7.2 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 30,886 29,871 32,051 3.8 7.3 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 409 410 538 31.5 31.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,577 2,671 2,708 5.1 1.4 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,032 2,859 3,621 -10.2 26.7 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,151 864 962 -16.4 11.3 Nonfat, hard .......................: 473 319 251 -46.9 -21.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 748 1,072 1,521 103.3 41.9 Water and juice ices .................: 4,068 4,178 4,516 11.0 8.1 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 31,638 34,162 35,487 12.2 3.9 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 17,255 16,676 17,892 3.7 7.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 328 380 385 17.4 1.3 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,734 2,228 1,829 5.5 -17.9 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,890 1,690 1,718 -9.1 1.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,437 5,991 5,994 -19.4 0.1 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 82,660 80,439 82,888 0.3 3.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,612 1,212 1,021 -36.7 -15.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 84,272 81,651 83,909 -0.4 2.8 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,095 1,999 1,777 -15.2 -11.1 Animal ...............................: 3,100 2,715 2,706 -12.7 -0.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 41,192 43,561 43,919 6.6 0.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 743 781 774 4.2 -0.9 Total 2/ .............................: 41,935 44,342 44,693 6.6 0.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,361 18,458 17,691 8.1 -4.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,574 25,884 27,002 5.6 4.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,333 10,941 10,436 11.8 -4.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 87,796 94,529 94,338 7.5 -0.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 62,120 64,984 66,737 7.4 2.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 803 620 673 -16.2 8.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 62,923 65,604 67,410 7.1 2.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,278 5,596 6,674 26.4 19.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 65,074 62,993 63,813 -1.9 1.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,050 903 927 -11.7 2.7 Total 2/ .............................: 66,124 63,896 64,740 -2.1 1.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,011 29,003 28,161 4.3 -2.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 39,113 34,893 36,579 -6.5 4.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,296 15,073 14,190 -7.2 -5.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 99,949 122,486 127,322 27.4 3.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 14.4 27.9 22.6 8.1 -5.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 107,772 92,582 110,865 2.9 19.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 13,178 12,154 14,837 12.6 22.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 876 843 691 -21.1 -18.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 8,839 12,192 10,891 23.2 -10.7 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 21,681 18,767 21,908 1.0 16.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 176,259 206,400 196,946 11.7 -4.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 40,119 41,171 36,892 -8.0 -10.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 18,860 18,908 22,932 21.6 21.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 12,311 8,635 8,956 -27.3 3.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 13,481 16,871 18,053 33.9 7.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 280,516 283,246 305,262 8.8 7.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 132,325 154,470 163,715 23.7 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2020 and 2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :--------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,110,515 1,116,604 0.5 1,110,515 1,116,604 0.5 February ...................:1,031,672 2,142,187 March ......................:1,124,028 3,266,215 April ......................:1,063,753 4,329,968 May ........................:1,101,005 5,430,973 June .......................:1,111,446 6,542,419 July .......................:1,107,633 7,650,052 August .....................:1,085,226 8,735,278 September ..................:1,096,686 9,831,964 October ....................:1,131,266 10,963,230 November ...................:1,099,606 12,062,836 December ...................:1,129,991 13,192,827 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 437,451 459,318 5.0 437,451 459,318 5.0 February ...................: 418,605 856,056 March ......................: 450,058 1,306,114 April ......................: 447,044 1,753,158 May ........................: 442,282 2,195,440 June .......................: 436,406 2,631,846 July .......................: 454,712 3,086,558 August .....................: 447,095 3,533,653 September ..................: 434,659 3,968,312 October ....................: 462,048 4,430,360 November ...................: 448,192 4,878,552 December ...................: 462,935 5,341,487 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 319,240 337,580 5.7 319,240 337,580 5.7 February ...................: 302,408 621,648 March ......................: 318,292 939,940 April ......................: 330,891 1,270,831 May ........................: 317,737 1,588,568 June .......................: 309,012 1,897,580 July .......................: 323,991 2,221,571 August .....................: 324,030 2,545,601 September ..................: 306,953 2,852,554 October ....................: 328,957 3,181,511 November ...................: 320,161 3,501,672 December ...................: 337,180 3,838,852 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 485,398 481,479 -0.8 485,398 481,479 -0.8 February ...................: 448,190 933,588 March ......................: 486,865 1,420,453 April ......................: 451,068 1,871,521 May ........................: 480,614 2,352,135 June .......................: 477,058 2,829,193 July .......................: 453,813 3,283,006 August .....................: 443,457 3,726,463 September ..................: 463,126 4,189,589 October ....................: 468,629 4,658,218 November ...................: 457,640 5,115,858 December ...................: 484,707 5,600,565 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 381,983 374,585 -1.9 381,983 374,585 -1.9 February ...................: 353,200 735,183 March ......................: 388,257 1,123,440 April ......................: 351,712 1,475,152 May ........................: 378,291 1,853,443 June .......................: 382,043 2,235,486 July .......................: 365,266 2,600,752 August .....................: 351,956 2,952,708 September ..................: 365,058 3,317,766 October ....................: 366,108 3,683,874 November ...................: 361,574 4,045,448 December ...................: 373,061 4,418,509 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,809 6,294 -7.6 6,809 6,294 -7.6 February ...................: 5,896 12,705 March ......................: 6,687 19,392 April ......................: 5,103 24,495 May ........................: 6,417 30,912 June .......................: 5,975 36,887 July .......................: 5,299 42,186 August .....................: 6,051 48,237 September ..................: 6,920 55,157 October ....................: 6,703 61,860 November ...................: 6,624 68,484 December ...................: 6,738 75,222 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 193,422 206,895 7.0 193,422 206,895 7.0 February ...................: 188,035 381,457 March ......................: 195,886 577,343 April ......................: 217,531 794,874 May ........................: 177,966 972,840 June .......................: 150,200 1,123,040 July .......................: 154,883 1,277,923 August .....................: 151,631 1,429,554 September ..................: 151,612 1,581,166 October ....................: 165,383 1,746,549 November ...................: 173,175 1,919,724 December ...................: 206,370 2,126,094 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 176,259 196,946 11.7 176,259 196,946 11.7 February ...................: 159,128 335,387 March ......................: 172,389 507,776 April ......................: 195,159 702,935 May ........................: 158,591 861,526 June .......................: 147,134 1,008,660 July .......................: 163,198 1,171,858 August .....................: 144,216 1,316,074 September ..................: 125,980 1,442,054 October ....................: 138,720 1,580,774 November ...................: 159,182 1,739,956 December ...................: 206,400 1,946,356 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 40,119 36,892 -8.0 40,119 36,892 -8.0 February ...................: 38,434 78,553 March ......................: 40,843 119,396 April ......................: 40,394 159,790 May ........................: 47,070 206,860 June .......................: 61,253 268,113 July .......................: 51,220 319,333 August .....................: 61,233 380,566 September ..................: 72,450 453,016 October ....................: 57,175 510,191 November ...................: 52,392 562,583 December ...................: 41,171 603,754 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 84,272 83,909 -0.4 84,272 83,909 -0.4 February .....................: 76,490 160,762 March ........................: 82,100 242,862 April ........................: 77,844 320,706 May ..........................: 86,534 407,240 June .........................: 84,795 492,035 July .........................: 84,826 576,861 August .......................: 78,818 655,679 September ....................: 74,758 730,437 October ......................: 74,751 805,188 November .....................: 69,359 874,547 December .....................: 81,651 956,198 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 87,796 94,338 7.5 87,796 94,338 7.5 February .....................: 87,435 175,231 March ........................: 97,498 272,729 April ........................: 91,183 363,912 May ..........................: 94,059 457,971 June .........................: 101,024 558,995 July .........................: 100,628 659,623 August .......................: 97,385 757,008 September ....................: 98,634 855,642 October ......................: 91,218 946,860 November .....................: 90,045 1,036,905 December .....................: 94,529 1,131,434 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,935 44,693 6.6 41,935 44,693 6.6 February .....................: 35,600 77,535 March ........................: 39,800 117,335 April ........................: 38,650 155,985 May ..........................: 39,715 195,700 June .........................: 39,785 235,485 July .........................: 39,600 275,085 August .......................: 39,512 314,597 September ....................: 39,400 353,997 October ......................: 38,689 392,686 November .....................: 40,053 432,739 December .....................: 44,342 477,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 27,622 26,349 -4.6 27,622 26,349 -4.6 February ...................: 26,172 53,794 March ......................: 32,439 86,233 April ......................: 32,946 119,179 May ........................: 31,976 151,155 June .......................: 31,008 182,163 July .......................: 32,769 214,932 August .....................: 32,431 247,363 September ..................: 35,592 282,955 October ....................: 33,908 316,863 November ...................: 29,441 346,304 December ...................: 31,195 377,499 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 26,333 24,431 -7.2 26,333 24,431 -7.2 February ...................: 24,434 50,767 March ......................: 27,693 78,460 April ......................: 28,300 106,760 May ........................: 25,959 132,719 June .......................: 25,505 158,224 July .......................: 28,793 187,017 August .....................: 27,264 214,281 September ..................: 28,120 242,401 October ....................: 28,891 271,292 November ...................: 23,603 294,895 December ...................: 24,870 319,765 : Sour cream : January ....................: 121,591 116,010 -4.6 121,591 116,010 -4.6 February ...................: 101,869 223,460 March ......................: 118,779 342,239 April ......................: 111,887 454,126 May ........................: 136,118 590,244 June .......................: 121,962 712,206 July .......................: 113,206 825,412 August .....................: 117,762 943,174 September ..................: 121,426 1,064,600 October ....................: 140,258 1,204,858 November ...................: 129,946 1,334,804 December ...................: 133,696 1,468,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 52,157 55,757 6.9 52,157 55,757 6.9 February ...................: 52,484 104,641 March ......................: 63,707 168,348 April ......................: 63,059 231,407 May ........................: 64,092 295,499 June .......................: 71,841 367,340 July .......................: 71,669 439,009 August .....................: 68,997 508,006 September ..................: 65,078 573,084 October ....................: 61,712 634,796 November ...................: 53,472 688,268 December ...................: 52,004 740,272 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 30,886 32,051 3.8 30,886 32,051 3.8 February ...................: 33,278 64,164 March ......................: 38,109 102,273 April ......................: 35,531 137,804 May ........................: 43,689 181,493 June .......................: 47,333 228,826 July .......................: 47,669 276,495 August .....................: 44,839 321,334 September ..................: 40,122 361,456 October ....................: 34,985 396,441 November ...................: 29,567 426,008 December ...................: 29,871 455,879 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,577 2,708 5.1 2,577 2,708 5.1 February ...................: 3,021 5,598 March ......................: 3,056 8,654 April ......................: 2,759 11,413 May ........................: 2,614 14,027 June .......................: 3,475 17,502 July .......................: 3,037 20,539 August .....................: 3,376 23,915 September ..................: 3,076 26,991 October ....................: 2,768 29,759 November ...................: 2,310 32,069 December ...................: 2,671 34,740 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 347,758 384,192 10.5 347,758 384,192 10.5 February ...................: 375,155 722,913 March ......................: 418,060 1,140,973 April ......................: 363,628 1,504,601 May ........................: 372,064 1,876,665 June .......................: 396,538 2,273,203 July .......................: 365,970 2,639,173 August .....................: 382,283 3,021,456 September ..................: 388,829 3,410,285 October ....................: 386,920 3,797,205 November ...................: 326,188 4,123,393 December ...................: 358,327 4,481,720 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,032 3,621 -10.2 4,032 3,621 -10.2 February ...................: 4,160 8,192 March ......................: 5,577 13,769 April ......................: 4,762 18,531 May ........................: 6,038 24,569 June .......................: 5,344 29,913 July .......................: 5,619 35,532 August .....................: 8,119 43,651 September ..................: 4,463 48,114 October ....................: 4,425 52,539 November ...................: 3,822 56,361 December ...................: 2,859 59,220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: January 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 213,085 208,555 211,071 -0.9 1.2 Idaho ..........: 85,349 85,487 87,801 2.9 2.7 Illinois .......: 5,597 5,784 4,460 -20.3 -22.9 Iowa ...........: 29,009 29,952 29,660 2.2 -1.0 Minnesota ......: 61,573 65,962 64,559 4.8 -2.1 New Jersey .....: 5,212 5,583 5,210 - -6.7 New Mexico .....: 83,893 82,847 83,720 -0.2 1.1 New York .......: 71,285 70,247 67,899 -4.7 -3.3 Ohio ...........: 22,154 21,814 20,780 -6.2 -4.7 Oregon .........: 18,110 20,422 20,427 12.8 - Pennsylvania ...: 41,252 38,375 36,582 -11.3 -4.7 South Dakota ...: 34,523 40,035 41,386 19.9 3.4 Vermont ........: 12,783 13,213 13,189 3.2 -0.2 Wisconsin ......: 277,120 280,321 277,964 0.3 -0.8 : Other States 1/ : 149,570 161,394 151,896 1.6 -5.9 : United States ..: 1,110,515 1,129,991 1,116,604 0.5 -1.2 : Atlantic .......: 140,167 138,546 132,765 -5.3 -4.2 Central ........: 503,427 526,525 514,096 2.1 -2.4 West ...........: 466,921 464,920 469,743 0.6 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: January 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,653 51,600 49,951 0.6 -3.2 Idaho ..........: 50,626 51,408 53,577 5.8 4.2 Iowa ...........: 19,076 18,356 19,407 1.7 5.7 Minnesota ......: 51,273 53,634 53,017 3.4 -1.2 New York .......: 12,454 12,272 13,360 7.3 8.9 Oregon .........: 18,015 20,320 20,346 12.9 0.1 Wisconsin ......: 87,079 91,951 92,156 5.8 0.2 : Other States 1/ : 149,275 163,394 157,504 5.5 -3.6 : United States ..: 437,451 462,935 459,318 5.0 -0.8 : Atlantic .......: 29,928 29,132 31,407 4.9 7.8 Central ........: 216,802 234,170 230,205 6.2 -1.7 West ...........: 190,721 199,633 197,706 3.7 -1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 27,674 27,247 27,512 -0.6 1.0 Iowa ...........: 10,681 12,717 12,020 12.5 -5.5 Minnesota ......: 49,892 52,776 52,406 5.0 -0.7 Oregon .........: 15,219 17,568 18,084 18.8 2.9 Vermont ........: 9,144 8,597 9,417 3.0 9.5 Wisconsin ......: 61,823 63,800 64,320 4.0 0.8 : Other States 1/ : 144,807 154,475 153,821 6.2 -0.4 : United States ..: 319,240 337,180 337,580 5.7 0.1 : Atlantic .......: 28,180 27,201 29,406 4.4 8.1 Central ........: 152,913 167,076 164,884 7.8 -1.3 West ...........: 138,147 142,903 143,290 3.7 0.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 143,613 136,397 139,660 -2.8 2.4 Idaho ..........: 29,504 29,468 29,022 -1.6 -1.5 Minnesota ......: 10,028 12,071 11,324 12.9 -6.2 New York .......: 30,305 30,256 30,714 1.3 1.5 Pennsylvania ...: 23,003 23,990 24,086 4.7 0.4 Wisconsin ......: 140,637 138,357 135,754 -3.5 -1.9 : Other States 1/ : 108,308 114,168 110,919 2.4 -2.8 : United States ..: 485,398 484,707 481,479 -0.8 -0.7 : Atlantic .......: 58,473 61,514 59,946 2.5 -2.5 Central ........: 195,955 200,255 195,056 -0.5 -2.6 West ...........: 230,970 222,938 226,477 -1.9 1.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 132,175 125,855 127,830 -3.3 1.6 Idaho ..........: 28,872 28,783 28,285 -2.0 -1.7 New York .......: 16,267 15,247 15,394 -5.4 1.0 Pennsylvania ...: 19,502 20,040 19,924 2.2 -0.6 Wisconsin ......: 89,021 85,000 85,180 -4.3 0.2 : Other States 1/ : 96,146 98,136 97,972 1.9 -0.2 : United States ..: 381,983 373,061 374,585 -1.9 0.4 : Atlantic .......: 38,498 38,621 38,020 -1.2 -1.6 Central ........: 125,750 124,226 123,801 -1.5 -0.3 West ...........: 217,735 210,214 212,764 -2.3 1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 60,357 62,074 65,111 7.9 4.9 New York .......: 2,947 3,042 2,957 0.3 -2.8 Pennsylvania ...: 9,999 8,390 7,717 -22.8 -8.0 : Other States 1/ : 120,119 132,864 131,110 9.2 -1.3 : United States ..: 193,422 206,370 206,895 7.0 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 22,882 18,869 19,365 -15.4 2.6 Central ........: 78,481 82,935 80,262 2.3 -3.2 West ...........: 92,059 104,566 107,268 16.5 2.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 72,527 85,512 94,652 30.5 10.7 Pennsylvania ...: 16,473 18,051 16,177 -1.8 -10.4 : Other States 1/ : 87,259 102,837 86,117 -1.3 -16.3 : United States ..: 176,259 206,400 196,946 11.7 -4.6 : Atlantic .......: 33,317 34,987 32,325 -3.0 -7.6 Central ........: 30,959 44,061 28,567 -7.7 -35.2 West ...........: 111,983 127,352 136,054 21.5 6.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 10,986 11,779 11,106 1.1 -5.7 Wisconsin ......: 24,939 27,754 27,899 11.9 0.5 : Other States 1/ : 46,735 40,906 43,883 -6.1 7.3 : United States ..: 82,660 80,439 82,888 0.3 3.0 : Atlantic .......: 21,579 22,271 22,100 2.4 -0.8 Central ........: 39,131 38,949 38,667 -1.2 -0.7 West ...........: 21,950 19,219 22,121 0.8 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region : 2020 : 2020 : 2021 : January : December : : : : 2020 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 5,397 4,181 5,385 -0.2 28.8 Connecticut ........: 878 1,138 1,120 27.6 -1.6 Missouri ...........: 1,847 1,371 1,800 -2.5 31.3 New York ...........: 2,328 1,578 2,496 7.2 58.2 Ohio ...............: 2,013 2,365 2,161 7.4 -8.6 Oregon .............: 1,167 1,197 1,227 5.1 2.5 Pennsylvania .......: 2,969 3,289 2,758 -7.1 -16.1 Tennessee ..........: 1,873 1,664 1,771 -5.4 6.4 Utah ...............: 1,587 1,439 1,617 1.9 12.4 : Other States 1/ ....: 32,098 33,782 35,422 10.4 4.9 : United States ......: 52,157 52,004 55,757 6.9 7.2 : Atlantic ...........: 11,956 11,754 13,510 13.0 14.9 Central ............: 30,467 31,814 32,101 5.4 0.9 West ...............: 9,734 8,436 10,146 4.2 20.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2019, there were 1,266 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 Logan Hartley - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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