Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 4, 2013, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Update Alert – March 5, 2013 Missing product labels were added and the values in the “Change from 2012” column were published with additional precision on page 10. January 2013 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 933 million pounds, 2.4 percent above January 2012 but 2.0 percent below December 2012. Italian type cheese production totaled 400 million pounds, 0.2 percent below January 2012 and 2.3 percent below December 2012. American type cheese production totaled 375 million pounds, 2.4 percent above January 2012 but 2.4 percent below December 2012. Butter production was 185 million pounds, 2.6 percent above January 2012 and 7 percent above December 2012. Dry milk powders (comparisons with January 2012) Nonfat dry milk, human - 143 million pounds, down 6.9 percent. Skim milk powders - 48.0 million pounds, up 20.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons with January 2012) Dry whey, total - 87.2 million pounds, down 9.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 88.1 million pounds, up 1.6 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.8 million pounds, up 0.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with January 2012) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 58.4 million gallons, up 5.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 27.4 million gallons, down 3.9 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.94 million gallons, down 3.9 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.60 million gallons, up 3.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2012 and 2013............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2012 and 2013.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2012 and 2013.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013.......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013................. 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 19 Information Contacts................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 180,586 173,154 185,241 2.6 7.0 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 366,311 383,990 374,935 2.4 -2.4 Cheddar ............................: 271,691 278,785 279,676 2.9 0.3 Other American types ...............: 94,620 105,205 95,259 0.7 -9.5 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 5,934 7,241 6,839 15.3 -5.6 Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,001 16,236 13,432 3.3 -17.3 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 56,367 63,650 68,501 21.5 7.6 Feta .................................: 6,353 6,595 6,797 7.0 3.1 Gouda ................................: 2,724 2,438 1,623 -40.4 -33.4 Hispanic .............................: 17,330 17,450 19,584 13.0 12.2 Italian types ........................: 400,926 409,399 399,986 -0.2 -2.3 Mozzarella .........................: 312,310 324,509 311,385 -0.3 -4.0 Parmesan ...........................: 29,675 22,821 30,144 1.6 32.1 Provolone ..........................: 28,702 28,316 27,644 -3.7 -2.4 Ricotta ............................: 21,807 23,560 21,230 -2.6 -9.9 Romano .............................: 3,319 3,918 3,645 9.8 -7.0 Other Italian types ................: 5,113 6,275 5,938 16.1 -5.4 Swiss ................................: 27,853 26,051 25,645 -7.9 -1.6 All other types ......................: 13,668 18,197 15,354 12.3 -15.6 : Total cheese .........................: 910,467 951,247 932,696 2.4 -2.0 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 35,272 34,169 35,542 0.8 4.0 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,026 23,479 26,765 2.8 14.0 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 33,450 27,631 33,586 0.4 21.6 : Sour cream .............................: 102,908 109,645 106,357 3.4 -3.0 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 391,660 355,930 395,927 1.1 11.2 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 55,169 48,850 58,422 5.9 19.6 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 13,493 10,341 14,255 5.6 37.8 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 15,032 13,072 13,152 -12.5 0.6 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 28,525 23,413 27,407 -3.9 17.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,039 617 885 -14.8 43.4 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,059 2,758 2,939 -3.9 6.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,482 3,255 3,602 3.4 10.7 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,655 1,266 1,772 7.1 40.0 Nonfat, hard .......................: 311 429 421 35.4 -1.9 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 961 812 909 -5.4 11.9 Water and juice ices .................: 4,141 2,646 4,003 -3.3 51.3 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 31,912 27,286 33,332 4.4 22.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 16,103 13,270 15,378 -4.5 15.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 701 503 647 -7.7 28.6 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,919 1,543 1,791 -6.7 16.1 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,110 1,973 2,183 3.5 10.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,048 7,946 8,938 11.1 12.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 90,103 84,770 82,780 -8.1 -2.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,969 4,445 4,392 -26.4 -1.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 96,072 89,215 87,172 -9.3 -2.3 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,699 2,260 2,349 -13.0 3.9 Animal ...............................: 5,280 5,221 5,434 2.9 4.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,347 35,666 36,268 -0.2 1.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,173 2,742 2,563 17.9 -6.5 Total 2/ .............................: 38,520 38,408 38,831 0.8 1.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,757 19,366 20,329 -6.6 5.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,763 19,042 18,502 10.4 -2.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,495 5,184 5,243 -4.6 1.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 86,711 88,237 88,105 1.6 -0.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 47,268 53,427 56,693 19.9 6.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,827 3,434 4,508 -6.6 31.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 52,095 56,861 61,201 17.5 7.6 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,623 5,199 5,339 -5.1 2.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,542 48,873 53,622 32.3 9.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,570 2,344 2,264 44.2 -3.4 Total 2/ .............................: 42,112 51,217 55,886 32.7 9.1 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,576 25,591 27,423 16.3 7.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,536 25,626 28,463 53.6 11.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,652 9,525 9,218 38.6 -3.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 64,338 94,268 86,867 35.0 -7.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 53.8 51.0 48.0 -5.8 -3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 121,651 101,333 123,845 1.8 22.2 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 42,692 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,679 11,657 13,149 3.7 12.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 726 716 675 -7.0 -5.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,547 4,026 4,820 -13.1 19.7 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 9,607 9,700 10,096 5.1 4.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 154,065 157,660 143,401 -6.9 -9.0 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 39,704 38,138 47,980 20.8 25.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 49,602 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 18,388 18,058 19,952 8.5 10.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 814 1,313 1,566 92.4 19.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,417 6,772 6,679 -10.0 -1.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 158,636 181,041 249,444 57.2 37.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 155,267 99,657 124,421 -19.9 24.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: 2012 and 2013 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 910,467 932,696 2.4 910,467 932,696 2.4 February ...................: 857,526 - - 1,767,993 - - March ......................: 947,041 - - 2,715,034 - - April ......................: 902,716 - - 3,617,750 - - May ........................: 916,403 - - 4,534,153 - - June .......................: 894,720 - - 5,428,873 - - July .......................: 880,137 - - 6,309,010 - - August .....................: 887,006 - - 7,196,016 - - September ..................: 873,194 - - 8,069,210 - - October ....................: 928,162 - - 8,997,372 - - November ...................: 914,441 - - 9,911,813 - - December ...................: 951,247 - - 10,863,060 - - : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 366,311 374,935 2.4 366,311 374,935 2.4 February ...................: 342,473 - - 708,784 - - March ......................: 376,734 - - 1,085,518 - - April ......................: 364,992 - - 1,450,510 - - May ........................: 368,431 - - 1,818,941 - - June .......................: 360,170 - - 2,179,111 - - July .......................: 356,079 - - 2,535,190 - - August .....................: 353,508 - - 2,888,698 - - September ..................: 349,294 - - 3,237,992 - - October ....................: 370,167 - - 3,608,159 - - November ...................: 363,137 - - 3,971,296 - - December ...................: 383,990 - - 4,355,286 - - : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 271,691 279,676 2.9 271,691 279,676 2.9 February ...................: 251,541 - - 523,232 - - March ......................: 273,828 - - 797,060 - - April ......................: 265,439 - - 1,062,499 - - May ........................: 269,492 - - 1,331,991 - - June .......................: 260,112 - - 1,592,103 - - July .......................: 258,623 - - 1,850,726 - - August .....................: 250,697 - - 2,101,423 - - September ..................: 243,736 - - 2,345,159 - - October ....................: 262,405 - - 2,607,564 - - November ...................: 256,941 - - 2,864,505 - - December ...................: 278,785 - - 3,143,290 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 400,926 399,986 -0.2 400,926 399,986 -0.2 February ...................: 371,270 - - 772,196 - - March ......................: 409,870 - - 1,182,066 - - April ......................: 385,837 - - 1,567,903 - - May ........................: 390,980 - - 1,958,883 - - June .......................: 378,765 - - 2,337,648 - - July .......................: 368,565 - - 2,706,213 - - August .....................: 370,487 - - 3,076,700 - - September ..................: 370,012 - - 3,446,712 - - October ....................: 388,107 - - 3,834,819 - - November ...................: 384,645 - - 4,219,464 - - December ...................: 409,399 - - 4,628,863 - - : Mozzarella : January ....................: 312,310 311,385 -0.3 312,310 311,385 -0.3 February ...................: 290,997 - - 603,307 - - March ......................: 318,482 - - 921,789 - - April ......................: 302,667 - - 1,224,456 - - May ........................: 305,925 - - 1,530,381 - - June .......................: 299,440 - - 1,829,821 - - July .......................: 291,403 - - 2,121,224 - - August .....................: 284,946 - - 2,406,170 - - September ..................: 287,262 - - 2,693,432 - - October ....................: 297,138 - - 2,990,570 - - November ...................: 297,408 - - 3,287,978 - - December ...................: 324,509 - - 3,612,487 - - : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 5,113 5,938 16.1 5,113 5,938 16.1 February ...................: 5,077 - - 10,190 - - March ......................: 5,363 - - 15,553 - - April ......................: 5,597 - - 21,150 - - May ........................: 5,854 - - 27,004 - - June .......................: 7,176 - - 34,180 - - July .......................: 6,067 - - 40,247 - - August .....................: 6,085 - - 46,332 - - September ..................: 6,456 - - 52,788 - - October ....................: 6,473 - - 59,261 - - November ...................: 6,042 - - 65,303 - - December ...................: 6,275 - - 71,578 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 180,586 185,241 2.6 180,586 185,241 2.6 February ...................: 169,444 - - 350,030 - - March ......................: 175,993 - - 526,023 - - April ......................: 169,805 - - 695,828 - - May ........................: 163,299 - - 859,127 - - June .......................: 137,495 - - 996,622 - - July .......................: 133,222 - - 1,129,844 - - August .....................: 129,510 - - 1,259,354 - - September ..................: 136,384 - - 1,395,738 - - October ....................: 144,854 - - 1,540,592 - - November ...................: 143,297 - - 1,683,889 - - December ...................: 173,154 - - 1,857,043 - - : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 154,065 143,401 -6.9 154,065 143,401 -6.9 February ...................: 171,917 - - 325,982 - - March ......................: 188,659 - - 514,641 - - April ......................: 192,147 - - 706,788 - - May ........................: 194,828 - - 901,616 - - June .......................: 168,872 - - 1,070,488 - - July .......................: 151,358 - - 1,221,846 - - August .....................: 106,191 - - 1,328,037 - - September ..................: 84,498 - - 1,412,535 - - October ....................: 95,064 - - 1,507,599 - - November ...................: 115,854 - - 1,623,453 - - December ...................: 157,660 - - 1,781,113 - - : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 39,704 47,980 20.8 39,704 47,980 20.8 February ...................: 18,233 - - 57,937 - - March ......................: 11,912 - - 69,849 - - April ......................: 17,451 - - 87,300 - - May ........................: 13,321 - - 100,621 - - June .......................: 25,362 - - 125,983 - - July .......................: 37,238 - - 163,221 - - August .....................: 40,337 - - 203,558 - - September ..................: 43,638 - - 247,196 - - October ....................: 45,637 - - 292,833 - - November ...................: 44,723 - - 337,556 - - December ...................: 38,138 - - 375,694 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 96,072 87,172 -9.3 96,072 87,172 -9.3 February .....................: 89,372 - - 185,444 - - March ........................: 88,211 - - 273,655 - - April ........................: 85,990 - - 359,645 - - May ..........................: 86,102 - - 445,747 - - June .........................: 83,171 - - 528,918 - - July .........................: 90,277 - - 619,195 - - August .......................: 78,022 - - 697,217 - - September ....................: 74,185 - - 771,402 - - October ......................: 75,722 - - 847,124 - - November .....................: 72,790 - - 919,914 - - December .....................: 89,215 - - 1,009,129 - - : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 86,711 88,105 1.6 86,711 88,105 1.6 February .....................: 81,275 - - 167,986 - - March ........................: 89,929 - - 257,915 - - April ........................: 87,231 - - 345,146 - - May ..........................: 87,347 - - 432,493 - - June .........................: 88,907 - - 521,400 - - July .........................: 85,831 - - 607,231 - - August .......................: 85,593 - - 692,824 - - September ....................: 85,991 - - 778,815 - - October ......................: 82,876 - - 861,691 - - November .....................: 80,696 - - 942,387 - - December .....................: 88,237 - - 1,030,624 - - : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 38,520 38,831 0.8 38,520 38,831 0.8 February .....................: 35,416 - - 73,936 - - March ........................: 38,881 - - 112,817 - - April ........................: 37,132 - - 149,949 - - May ..........................: 36,997 - - 186,946 - - June .........................: 38,662 - - 225,608 - - July .........................: 34,079 - - 259,687 - - August .......................: 34,902 - - 294,589 - - September ....................: 35,494 - - 330,083 - - October ......................: 37,022 - - 367,105 - - November .....................: 35,890 - - 402,995 - - December .....................: 38,408 - - 441,403 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,026 26,765 2.8 26,026 26,765 2.8 February ...................: 25,805 - - 51,831 - - March ......................: 26,375 - - 78,206 - - April ......................: 25,015 - - 103,221 - - May ........................: 27,909 - - 131,130 - - June .......................: 26,027 - - 157,157 - - July .......................: 27,790 - - 184,947 - - August .....................: 29,375 - - 214,322 - - September ..................: 25,804 - - 240,126 - - October ....................: 26,692 - - 266,818 - - November ...................: 24,755 - - 291,573 - - December ...................: 23,479 - - 315,052 - - : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 33,450 33,586 0.4 33,450 33,586 0.4 February ...................: 32,168 - - 65,618 - - March ......................: 32,935 - - 98,553 - - April ......................: 31,708 - - 130,261 - - May ........................: 34,632 - - 164,893 - - June .......................: 31,653 - - 196,546 - - July .......................: 32,241 - - 228,787 - - August .....................: 36,292 - - 265,079 - - September ..................: 32,196 - - 297,275 - - October ....................: 32,699 - - 329,974 - - November ...................: 28,048 - - 358,022 - - December ...................: 27,631 - - 385,653 - - : Sour cream : January ....................: 102,908 106,357 3.4 102,908 106,357 3.4 February ...................: 97,554 - - 200,462 - - March ......................: 111,356 - - 311,818 - - April ......................: 96,529 - - 408,347 - - May ........................: 108,185 - - 516,532 - - June .......................: 104,142 - - 620,674 - - July .......................: 100,512 - - 721,186 - - August .....................: 110,152 - - 831,338 - - September ..................: 98,239 - - 929,577 - - October ....................: 115,361 - - 1,044,938 - - November ...................: 123,963 - - 1,168,901 - - December ...................: 109,645 - - 1,278,546 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 55,169 58,422 5.9 55,169 58,422 5.9 February ...................: 63,128 - - 118,297 - - March ......................: 72,476 - - 190,773 - - April ......................: 69,531 - - 260,304 - - May ........................: 74,708 - - 335,012 - - June .......................: 77,916 - - 412,928 - - July .......................: 73,850 - - 486,778 - - August .....................: 74,453 - - 561,231 - - September ..................: 57,483 - - 618,714 - - October ....................: 63,897 - - 682,611 - - November ...................: 53,611 - - 736,222 - - December ...................: 48,850 - - 785,072 - - : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 28,525 27,407 -3.9 28,525 27,407 -3.9 February ...................: 31,091 - - 59,616 - - March ......................: 39,579 - - 99,195 - - April ......................: 40,703 - - 139,898 - - May ........................: 42,950 - - 182,848 - - June .......................: 43,100 - - 225,948 - - July .......................: 41,668 - - 267,616 - - August .....................: 40,728 - - 308,344 - - September ..................: 34,608 - - 342,952 - - October ....................: 32,133 - - 375,085 - - November ...................: 25,185 - - 400,270 - - December ...................: 23,413 - - 423,683 - - : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,059 2,939 -3.9 3,059 2,939 -3.9 February ...................: 3,130 - - 6,189 - - March ......................: 4,075 - - 10,264 - - April ......................: 3,810 - - 14,074 - - May ........................: 3,855 - - 17,929 - - June .......................: 4,055 - - 21,984 - - July .......................: 3,935 - - 25,919 - - August .....................: 3,667 - - 29,586 - - September ..................: 3,211 - - 32,797 - - October ....................: 2,833 - - 35,630 - - November ...................: 2,531 - - 38,161 - - December ...................: 2,758 - - 40,919 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2012 : 2013 : from : 2012 : 2013 : from : : : 2012 : : : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 391,660 395,927 1.1 391,660 395,927 1.1 February ...................: 365,731 - - 757,391 - - March ......................: 396,980 - - 1,154,371 - - April ......................: 367,879 - - 1,522,250 - - May ........................: 370,835 - - 1,893,085 - - June .......................: 363,358 - - 2,256,443 - - July .......................: 356,386 - - 2,612,829 - - August .....................: 390,327 - - 3,003,156 - - September ..................: 399,050 - - 3,402,206 - - October ....................: 376,009 - - 3,778,215 - - November ...................: 317,110 - - 4,095,325 - - December ...................: 355,930 - - 4,451,255 - - : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 3,482 3,602 3.4 3,482 3,602 3.4 February ...................: 5,292 - - 8,774 - - March ......................: 5,717 - - 14,491 - - April ......................: 5,625 - - 20,116 - - May ........................: 5,900 - - 26,016 - - June .......................: 6,509 - - 32,525 - - July .......................: 5,876 - - 38,401 - - August .....................: 6,613 - - 45,014 - - September ..................: 4,945 - - 49,959 - - October ....................: 4,831 - - 54,790 - - November ...................: 3,440 - - 58,230 - - December ...................: 3,255 - - 61,485 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: January 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 196,286 194,578 194,964 -0.7 0.2 Idaho ..........: 71,325 75,521 73,082 2.5 -3.2 Illinois .......: 5,216 6,365 4,864 -6.7 -23.6 Iowa ...........: 21,035 23,373 21,999 4.6 -5.9 Minnesota ......: 52,172 57,500 57,114 9.5 -0.7 New Mexico .....: 64,702 64,216 63,654 -1.6 -0.9 New York .......: 62,577 67,059 60,797 -2.8 -9.3 Ohio ...........: 17,998 16,995 17,152 -4.7 0.9 Pennsylvania ...: 35,238 35,798 36,722 4.2 2.6 South Dakota ...: 23,696 22,662 22,689 -4.2 0.1 Vermont ........: 10,843 11,156 10,443 -3.7 -6.4 Wisconsin ......: 224,843 244,923 235,304 4.7 -3.9 : Other States 1/ : 124,536 131,101 133,912 7.5 2.1 : United States ..: 910,467 951,247 932,696 2.4 -2.0 : Atlantic .......: 116,459 123,414 116,599 0.1 -5.5 Central ........: 403,603 430,662 421,317 4.4 -2.2 West ...........: 390,405 397,171 394,780 1.1 -0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,768 51,946 53,011 2.4 2.1 Idaho ..........: 51,261 50,548 49,253 -3.9 -2.6 Iowa ...........: 16,742 17,636 15,334 -8.4 -13.1 Oregon .........: 13,855 15,992 16,721 20.7 4.6 Wisconsin ......: 68,891 73,204 72,100 4.7 -1.5 : Other States 1/ : 163,794 174,664 168,516 2.9 -3.5 : United States ..: 366,311 383,990 374,935 2.4 -2.4 : Atlantic .......: 16,170 17,240 17,331 7.2 0.5 Central ........: 174,346 190,615 179,345 2.9 -5.9 West ...........: 175,795 176,135 178,259 1.4 1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 29,103 32,000 31,640 8.7 -1.1 Idaho ..........: 40,278 37,445 38,272 -5.0 2.2 Iowa ...........: 11,258 11,832 10,488 -6.8 -11.4 Minnesota ......: 39,547 48,622 45,060 13.9 -7.3 Wisconsin ......: 47,955 51,985 49,500 3.2 -4.8 : Other States 1/ : 103,550 96,901 104,716 1.1 8.1 : United States ..: 271,691 278,785 279,676 2.9 0.3 : Atlantic .......: 15,887 17,091 17,120 7.8 0.2 Central ........: 126,997 133,597 131,989 3.9 -1.2 West ...........: 128,807 128,097 130,567 1.4 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 125,996 121,954 121,871 -3.3 -0.1 New York .......: 30,804 32,204 29,356 -4.7 -8.8 Pennsylvania ...: 23,444 23,075 21,727 -7.3 -5.8 Wisconsin ......: 117,175 124,874 117,750 0.5 -5.7 : Other States 1/ : 103,507 107,292 109,282 5.6 1.9 : United States ..: 400,926 409,399 399,986 -0.2 -2.3 : Atlantic .......: 60,483 62,620 57,994 -4.1 -7.4 Central ........: 160,267 165,006 161,755 0.9 -2.0 West ...........: 180,176 181,773 180,237 - -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 114,154 115,854 112,600 -1.4 -2.8 New York .......: 15,773 16,800 15,517 -1.6 -7.6 Wisconsin ......: 78,497 86,218 79,600 1.4 -7.7 : Other States 1/ : 103,886 105,637 103,668 -0.2 -1.9 : United States ..: 312,310 324,509 311,385 -0.3 -4.0 : Atlantic .......: 40,453 40,583 38,372 -5.1 -5.4 Central ........: 106,692 112,043 106,024 -0.6 -5.4 West ...........: 165,165 171,883 166,989 1.1 -2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: January 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 62,657 57,057 59,189 -5.5 3.7 : Other States 1/ : 117,929 116,097 126,052 6.9 8.6 : United States ..: 180,586 173,154 185,241 2.6 7.0 : Atlantic .......: 20,372 17,560 20,750 1.9 18.2 Central ........: 67,462 69,465 75,126 11.4 8.1 West ...........: 92,752 86,129 89,365 -3.7 3.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 75,614 65,887 56,867 -24.8 -13.7 : Other States 1/ : 78,451 91,773 86,534 10.3 -5.7 : United States ..: 154,065 157,660 143,401 -6.9 -9.0 : Atlantic .......: 18,568 20,611 18,809 1.3 -8.7 Central ........: 16,032 27,347 26,585 65.8 -2.8 West ...........: 119,465 109,702 98,007 -18.0 -10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2012 and 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,702 11,639 12,330 5.4 5.9 Wisconsin ......: 25,630 24,811 25,107 -2.0 1.2 : Other States 1/ : 52,771 48,320 45,343 -14.1 -6.2 : United States ..: 90,103 84,770 82,780 -8.1 -2.3 : Atlantic .......: 21,674 21,215 21,263 -1.9 0.2 Central ........: 40,352 39,702 38,633 -4.3 -2.7 West ...........: 28,077 23,853 22,884 -18.5 -4.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2012 and 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State : 2012 : 2012 : 2013 : January : December : : : : 2012 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 7,390 7,275 5,664 -23.4 -22.1 : Other States 1/ ....: 47,779 41,575 52,758 10.4 26.9 : United States ......: 55,169 48,850 58,422 5.9 19.6 : Atlantic ...........: 13,496 10,580 12,279 -9.0 16.1 Central ............: 28,800 27,233 34,727 20.6 27.5 West ...............: 12,873 11,037 11,416 -11.3 3.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ...... 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