Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released April 1, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). February 2021 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.04 billion pounds, 1.1 percent above February 2020 but 8.1 percent below January 2021. Italian type cheese production totaled 444 million pounds, 0.9 percent below February 2020 and 7.6 percent below January 2021. American type cheese production totaled 425 million pounds, 1.6 percent above February 2020 but 10.3 percent below January 2021. Butter production was 186 million pounds, 1.3 percent below February 2020 and 11.5 percent below January 2021. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with February 2020) Nonfat dry milk, human - 186 million pounds, up 17.1 percent. Skim milk powder - 29.6 million pounds, down 23.0 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with February 2020) Dry whey, total - 77.0 million pounds, up 0.7 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 84.2 million pounds, down 3.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 37.4 million pounds, up 5.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with February 2020) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 55.0 million gallons, up 4.7 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 34.1 million gallons, up 2.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.61 million gallons, down 13.8 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.26 million gallons, up 2.5 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2020 and 2021............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2020 and 2021.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: February 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: February 2020 and 2021.................................................................................. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021.................. 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021............ 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021............... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021.......................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021......... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021................ 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021....... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 188,035 209,630 185,620 -1.3 -11.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 418,605 474,315 425,392 1.6 -10.3 Cheddar ............................: 302,408 346,949 301,551 -0.3 -13.1 Other American types ...............: 116,197 127,366 123,841 6.6 -2.8 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,035 5,345 6,792 -3.5 27.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,042 16,679 14,374 -4.4 -13.8 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 62,709 78,479 72,787 16.1 -7.3 Feta .................................: 9,400 8,459 11,412 21.4 34.9 Gouda ................................: 4,927 5,211 5,173 5.0 -0.7 Hispanic .............................: 26,821 27,384 28,256 5.4 3.2 Italian types ........................: 448,190 481,029 444,311 -0.9 -7.6 Mozzarella .........................: 353,200 374,948 347,499 -1.6 -7.3 Parmesan ...........................: 36,596 40,967 36,744 0.4 -10.3 Provolone ..........................: 29,137 31,245 27,569 -5.4 -11.8 Ricotta ............................: 19,096 22,547 21,646 13.4 -4.0 Romano .............................: 4,265 5,038 4,521 6.0 -10.3 Other Italian types ................: 5,896 6,284 6,332 7.4 0.8 Swiss ................................: 26,640 25,977 23,100 -13.3 -11.1 All other types ......................: 12,303 12,689 11,591 -5.8 -8.7 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,031,672 1,135,567 1,043,188 1.1 -8.1 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 28,990 29,551 29,666 2.3 0.4 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 26,172 26,622 27,230 4.0 2.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,434 24,428 24,289 -0.6 -0.6 : Sour cream .............................: 101,869 115,248 113,631 11.5 -1.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 375,155 385,594 381,691 1.7 -1.0 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 52,484 56,990 54,975 4.7 -3.5 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,982 18,903 19,758 4.1 4.5 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 14,296 11,834 14,370 0.5 21.4 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 33,278 30,737 34,128 2.6 11.0 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 433 541 421 -2.8 -22.2 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,021 2,666 2,605 -13.8 -2.3 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,160 3,804 4,264 2.5 12.1 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 919 1,145 1,084 18.0 -5.3 Nonfat, hard .......................: 384 251 323 -15.9 28.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,528 715 734 -52.0 2.7 Water and juice ices .................: 4,854 4,655 4,838 -0.3 3.9 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 33,688 36,049 35,207 4.5 -2.3 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 18,551 17,035 19,004 2.4 11.6 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 315 383 399 26.7 4.2 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,049 1,823 1,974 -3.7 8.3 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,039 1,759 1,725 -15.4 -1.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 6,431 5,994 5,628 -12.5 -6.1 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 75,006 82,888 75,943 1.2 -8.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,484 1,100 1,082 -27.1 -1.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 76,490 83,988 77,025 0.7 -8.3 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,560 1,713 1,344 -13.8 -21.5 Animal ...............................: 3,166 3,171 3,028 -4.4 -4.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 35,219 43,027 36,863 4.7 -14.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 381 773 528 38.6 -31.7 Total 2/ .............................: 35,600 43,800 37,391 5.0 -14.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 13,437 16,791 13,919 3.6 -17.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,163 27,009 23,472 5.9 -13.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,641 10,610 10,700 23.8 0.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 87,435 93,798 84,205 -3.7 -10.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 73,739 66,668 69,535 -5.7 4.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 766 680 844 10.2 24.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 74,505 67,348 70,379 -5.5 4.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,547 7,111 6,723 47.9 -5.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 63,984 62,975 63,844 -0.2 1.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 605 915 883 46.0 -3.5 Total 2/ .............................: 64,589 63,890 64,727 0.2 1.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,270 27,088 25,705 -5.7 -5.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 37,319 36,802 39,022 4.6 6.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,990 14,027 14,098 -11.8 0.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 102,120 128,157 119,449 17.0 -6.8 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 17.1 23.8 34.6 17.5 10.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 126,597 108,106 101,467 -19.9 -6.1 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 13,509 15,257 11,909 -11.8 -21.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 934 704 591 -36.7 -16.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,271 10,891 11,088 -1.6 1.8 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 21,817 20,829 18,285 -16.2 -12.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 159,128 198,025 186,273 17.1 -5.9 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 38,434 35,992 29,593 -23.0 -17.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 20,195 22,636 23,915 18.4 5.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 12,267 8,929 9,909 -19.2 11.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 14,018 18,053 18,599 32.7 3.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 318,255 305,003 345,611 8.6 13.3 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 124,613 165,702 139,051 11.6 -16.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,135,567 2.3 1,110,515 1,135,567 2.3 February ...................:1,031,672 1,043,188 1.1 2,142,187 2,178,755 1.7 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 ....................: 437,451 474,315 8.4 437,451 474,315 8.4 February ...................: 418,605 425,392 1.6 856,056 899,707 5.1 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 ....................: 319,240 346,949 8.7 319,240 346,949 8.7 February ...................: 302,408 301,551 -0.3 621,648 648,500 4.3 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 ....................: 485,398 481,029 -0.9 485,398 481,029 -0.9 February ...................: 448,190 444,311 -0.9 933,588 925,340 -0.9 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 ....................: 381,983 374,948 -1.8 381,983 374,948 -1.8 February ...................: 353,200 347,499 -1.6 735,183 722,447 -1.7 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 6,284 -7.7 6,809 6,284 -7.7 February ...................: 5,896 6,332 7.4 12,705 12,616 -0.7 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 ....................: 193,422 209,630 8.4 193,422 209,630 8.4 February ...................: 188,035 185,620 -1.3 381,457 395,250 3.6 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 ....................: 176,259 198,025 12.3 176,259 198,025 12.3 February ...................: 159,128 186,273 17.1 335,387 384,298 14.6 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 35,992 -10.3 40,119 35,992 -10.3 February ...................: 38,434 29,593 -23.0 78,553 65,585 -16.5 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 83,988 -0.3 84,272 83,988 -0.3 February .....................: 76,490 77,025 0.7 160,762 161,013 0.2 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 93,798 6.8 87,796 93,798 6.8 February .....................: 87,435 84,205 -3.7 175,231 178,003 1.6 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 43,800 4.4 41,935 43,800 4.4 February .....................: 35,600 37,391 5.0 77,535 81,191 4.7 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 26,622 -3.6 27,622 26,622 -3.6 February ...................: 26,172 27,230 4.0 53,794 53,852 0.1 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 24,428 -7.2 26,333 24,428 -7.2 February ...................: 24,434 24,289 -0.6 50,767 48,717 -4.0 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 ....................: 121,591 115,248 -5.2 121,591 115,248 -5.2 February ...................: 101,869 113,631 11.5 223,460 228,879 2.4 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 56,990 9.3 52,157 56,990 9.3 February ...................: 52,484 54,975 4.7 104,641 111,965 7.0 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 30,737 -0.5 30,886 30,737 -0.5 February ...................: 33,278 34,128 2.6 64,164 64,865 1.1 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 2,666 3.5 2,577 2,666 3.5 February ...................: 3,021 2,605 -13.8 5,598 5,271 -5.8 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 ....................: 347,758 385,594 10.9 347,758 385,594 10.9 February ...................: 375,155 381,691 1.7 722,913 767,285 6.1 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 3,804 -5.7 4,032 3,804 -5.7 February ...................: 4,160 4,264 2.5 8,192 8,068 -1.5 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: February 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 199,198 210,201 193,767 -2.7 -7.8 Idaho ..........: 73,497 87,772 73,079 -0.6 -16.7 Illinois .......: 5,457 4,460 4,798 -12.1 7.6 Iowa ...........: 28,283 30,330 26,521 -6.2 -12.6 Minnesota ......: 59,114 64,871 59,503 0.7 -8.3 New Jersey .....: 4,448 5,210 4,021 -9.6 -22.8 New Mexico .....: 76,163 83,762 73,070 -4.1 -12.8 New York .......: 63,261 67,910 68,149 7.7 0.4 Ohio ...........: 19,647 20,781 18,857 -4.0 -9.3 Oregon .........: 17,569 20,427 16,799 -4.4 -17.8 Pennsylvania ...: 29,665 36,535 34,059 14.8 -6.8 South Dakota ...: 35,950 42,161 43,156 20.0 2.4 Vermont ........: 11,567 13,146 11,620 0.5 -11.6 Wisconsin ......: 261,125 283,853 263,005 0.7 -7.3 : Other States 1/ : 146,728 164,148 152,784 4.1 -6.9 : United States ..: 1,031,672 1,135,567 1,043,188 1.1 -8.1 : Atlantic .......: 119,376 132,703 128,367 7.5 -3.3 Central ........: 482,191 534,548 495,472 2.8 -7.3 West ...........: 430,105 468,316 419,349 -2.5 -10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 46,813 49,994 46,688 -0.3 -6.6 Idaho ..........: 47,323 53,577 45,842 -3.1 -14.4 Iowa ...........: 17,758 19,164 15,883 -10.6 -17.1 Minnesota ......: 49,400 53,251 48,583 -1.7 -8.8 New York .......: 11,399 13,361 11,867 4.1 -11.2 Oregon .........: 17,476 20,346 16,704 -4.4 -17.9 Wisconsin ......: 80,434 93,350 85,400 6.2 -8.5 : Other States 1/ : 148,002 171,272 154,425 4.3 -9.8 : United States ..: 418,605 474,315 425,392 1.6 -10.3 : Atlantic .......: 26,957 31,303 27,380 1.6 -12.5 Central ........: 212,689 245,240 224,711 5.7 -8.4 West ...........: 178,959 197,772 173,301 -3.2 -12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 22,138 27,512 23,044 4.1 -16.2 Iowa ...........: 10,066 11,728 9,951 -1.1 -15.2 Minnesota ......: 48,344 51,828 47,404 -1.9 -8.5 Oregon .........: 15,660 18,084 14,463 -7.6 -20.0 Vermont ........: 8,462 9,365 8,682 2.6 -7.3 Wisconsin ......: 55,908 65,339 58,500 4.6 -10.5 : Other States 1/ : 141,830 163,093 139,507 -1.6 -14.5 : United States ..: 302,408 346,949 301,551 -0.3 -13.1 : Atlantic .......: 25,864 29,312 26,719 3.3 -8.8 Central ........: 150,414 174,324 156,799 4.2 -10.1 West ...........: 126,130 143,313 118,033 -6.4 -17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 132,610 138,518 126,430 -4.7 -8.7 Idaho ..........: 21,721 29,022 23,244 7.0 -19.9 Minnesota ......: 9,449 11,403 10,705 13.3 -6.1 New York .......: 28,297 30,714 28,809 1.8 -6.2 Pennsylvania ...: 21,408 24,145 22,094 3.2 -8.5 Wisconsin ......: 131,974 135,399 126,328 -4.3 -6.7 : Other States 1/ : 102,731 111,828 106,701 3.9 -4.6 : United States ..: 448,190 481,029 444,311 -0.9 -7.6 : Atlantic .......: 56,208 60,006 56,952 1.3 -5.1 Central ........: 184,200 195,688 184,861 0.4 -5.5 West ...........: 207,782 225,335 202,498 -2.5 -10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 122,055 126,896 114,861 -5.9 -9.5 Idaho ..........: 21,296 28,285 22,629 6.3 -20.0 New York .......: 14,801 15,394 14,532 -1.8 -5.6 Pennsylvania ...: 18,098 19,947 18,497 2.2 -7.3 Wisconsin ......: 85,714 86,003 83,400 -2.7 -3.0 : Other States 1/ : 91,236 98,423 93,580 2.6 -4.9 : United States ..: 353,200 374,948 347,499 -1.6 -7.3 : Atlantic .......: 36,794 38,046 36,630 -0.4 -3.7 Central ........: 120,946 125,072 121,722 0.6 -2.7 West ...........: 195,460 211,830 189,147 -3.2 -10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 57,624 65,111 57,003 -1.1 -12.5 New York .......: 2,621 2,813 2,574 -1.8 -8.5 Pennsylvania ...: 8,078 7,717 7,912 -2.1 2.5 : Other States 1/ : 119,712 133,989 118,131 -1.3 -11.8 : United States ..: 188,035 209,630 185,620 -1.3 -11.5 : Atlantic .......: 19,013 19,224 18,120 -4.7 -5.7 Central ........: 73,271 83,138 73,800 0.7 -11.2 West ...........: 95,751 107,268 93,700 -2.1 -12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 70,087 94,652 90,503 29.1 -4.4 Pennsylvania ...: 16,104 16,177 12,185 -24.3 -24.7 : Other States 1/ : 72,937 87,196 83,585 14.6 -4.1 : United States ..: 159,128 198,025 186,273 17.1 -5.9 : Atlantic .......: 27,464 32,325 25,197 -8.3 -22.1 Central ........: 29,257 29,646 33,313 13.9 12.4 West ...........: 102,407 136,054 127,763 24.8 -6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 10,360 11,106 10,852 4.7 -2.3 Wisconsin ......: 23,274 27,899 27,296 17.3 -2.2 : Other States 1/ : 41,372 43,883 37,795 -8.6 -13.9 : United States ..: 75,006 82,888 75,943 1.2 -8.4 : Atlantic .......: 19,902 22,100 21,229 6.7 -3.9 Central ........: 35,855 38,667 36,811 2.7 -4.8 West ...........: 19,249 22,121 17,903 -7.0 -19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : February : January : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 4,312 5,552 5,884 36.5 6.0 Connecticut ........: 1,115 1,139 1,120 0.4 -1.7 Missouri ...........: 2,907 1,800 2,913 0.2 61.8 New York ...........: 1,578 2,496 1,961 24.3 -21.4 Ohio ...............: 1,839 2,161 2,358 28.2 9.1 Oregon .............: 1,017 1,227 1,033 1.6 -15.8 Pennsylvania .......: 3,419 2,805 2,181 -36.2 -22.2 Tennessee ..........: 2,070 2,532 2,010 -2.9 -20.6 Utah ...............: 1,627 1,740 1,596 -1.9 -8.3 : Other States 1/ ....: 32,600 35,538 33,919 4.0 -4.6 : United States ......: 52,484 56,990 54,975 4.7 -3.5 : Atlantic ...........: 11,984 13,461 12,162 1.5 -9.7 Central ............: 31,759 33,089 32,242 1.5 -2.6 West ...............: 8,741 10,440 10,571 20.9 1.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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