Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released May 6, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March 2025 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.23 billion pounds, 1.4 percent above March 2024 and 9.8 percent above February 2025. Italian type cheese production totaled 518 million pounds, 0.2 percent below March 2024 but 9.2 percent above February 2025. American type cheese production totaled 500 million pounds, 4.6 percent above March 2024 and 13.0 percent above February 2025. Butter production was 229 million pounds, 8.6 percent above March 2024 and 12.9 percent above February 2025. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with March 2024) Nonfat dry milk, human - 168 million pounds, down 9.1 percent. Skim milk powder - 34.0 million pounds, down 11.9 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with March 2024) Dry whey, total - 70.0 million pounds, down 12.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 100 million pounds, up 1.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.7 million pounds, down 8.5 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with March 2024) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 60.4 million gallons, down 7.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 35.4 million gallons, down 8.9 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.47 million gallons, down 16.2 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.74 million gallons, up 6.1 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2024 and 2025 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2024 and 2025 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 2024 and 2025 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 210,764 202,719 228,950 8.6 12.9 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 478,035 442,498 500,163 4.6 13.0 Cheddar ............................: 330,061 307,696 347,743 5.4 13.0 Other American types ...............: 147,974 134,802 152,420 3.0 13.1 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,390 6,061 6,664 -9.8 9.9 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,271 16,727 17,013 4.6 1.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 89,414 85,930 87,743 -1.9 2.1 Feta .................................: 13,343 12,108 12,516 -6.2 3.4 Gouda ................................: 7,912 6,952 6,878 -13.1 -1.1 Hispanic .............................: 36,609 35,388 37,356 2.0 5.6 Italian types ........................: 518,896 474,243 517,946 -0.2 9.2 Mozzarella .........................: 409,392 373,136 405,842 -0.9 8.8 Parmesan ...........................: 40,429 40,250 44,190 9.3 9.8 Provolone ..........................: 33,475 27,178 33,639 0.5 23.8 Ricotta ............................: 22,452 20,218 20,412 -9.1 1.0 Romano .............................: 4,772 5,284 5,121 7.3 -3.1 Other Italian types ................: 8,376 8,177 8,742 4.4 6.9 Swiss ................................: 27,578 25,017 26,423 -4.2 5.6 All other types ......................: 13,967 11,574 13,081 -6.3 13.0 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,209,415 1,116,498 1,225,783 1.4 9.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 36,372 38,019 42,223 16.1 11.1 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 35,450 34,305 38,564 8.8 12.4 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 30,603 32,636 37,539 22.7 15.0 : Sour cream .............................: 124,862 107,063 118,653 -5.0 10.8 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 429,451 422,522 460,176 7.2 8.9 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 65,548 55,577 60,362 -7.9 8.6 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,755 16,243 17,599 -10.9 8.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 19,144 14,193 17,828 -6.9 25.6 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 38,899 30,436 35,427 -8.9 16.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 611 307 427 -30.1 39.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,750 1,332 1,467 -16.2 10.1 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,528 2,998 3,743 6.1 24.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,136 1,016 1,441 26.8 41.8 Nonfat, hard .......................: 324 183 234 -27.8 27.9 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,279 988 819 -36.0 -17.1 Water and juice ices .................: 5,752 4,603 5,630 -2.1 22.3 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 41,792 34,760 39,350 -5.8 13.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 20,799 17,048 19,938 -4.1 17.0 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 407 450 503 23.6 11.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,408 1,429 1,180 -16.2 -17.4 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,870 1,472 1,933 3.4 31.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 12,146 11,788 12,061 -0.7 2.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 74,473 57,351 65,789 -11.7 14.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,452 2,759 4,223 -22.5 53.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 79,925 60,110 70,012 -12.4 16.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,889 3,755 3,876 -0.3 3.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 42,915 35,836 39,874 -7.1 11.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,572 354 841 -46.5 137.6 Total 2/ .............................: 44,487 36,190 40,715 -8.5 12.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 12,246 8,339 9,849 -19.6 18.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 32,241 27,851 30,866 -4.3 10.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 17,039 15,849 18,329 7.6 15.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 98,763 83,824 100,452 1.7 19.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 75,813 60,315 60,985 -19.6 1.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,471 2,357 3,210 -41.3 36.2 Dry whey, total ......................: 81,284 62,672 64,195 -21.0 2.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,451 6,440 6,186 -17.0 -3.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 50,834 54,594 52,370 3.0 -4.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,957 725 917 -53.1 26.5 Total 2/ .............................: 52,791 55,319 53,287 0.9 -3.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,752 21,505 22,554 8.7 4.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 32,039 33,814 30,733 -4.1 -9.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,651 15,267 17,515 11.9 14.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 112,386 96,854 97,240 -13.5 0.4 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 25.8 30.8 29.2 3.3 -1.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 125,523 111,462 115,579 -7.9 3.7 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 14,806 14,229 14,436 -2.5 1.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 585 526 778 33.0 47.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 8,439 12,726 16,303 93.2 28.1 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 31,495 28,031 30,293 -3.8 8.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 184,846 146,611 168,003 -9.1 14.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 38,561 30,762 33,980 -11.9 10.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 35,683 29,387 29,884 -16.3 1.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 6,930 5,511 4,413 -36.3 -19.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,447 16,574 23,632 106.4 42.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 218,159 250,281 263,074 20.6 5.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 155,381 114,813 146,119 -6.0 27.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2024 and 2025 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,238,361 1,220,583 -1.4 1,238,361 1,220,583 -1.4 February .....................:1,135,573 1,116,498 -1.7 2,373,934 2,337,081 -1.6 March ........................:1,209,415 1,225,783 1.4 3,583,349 3,562,864 -0.6 April ........................:1,192,243 4,775,592 May ..........................:1,212,400 5,987,992 June .........................:1,155,018 7,143,010 July .........................:1,189,240 8,332,250 August .......................:1,195,814 9,528,064 September ....................:1,151,338 10,679,402 October ......................:1,221,414 11,900,816 November .....................:1,149,860 13,050,676 December .....................:1,198,672 14,249,348 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 476,910 481,440 0.9 476,910 481,440 0.9 February .....................: 438,328 442,498 1.0 915,238 923,938 1.0 March ........................: 478,035 500,163 4.6 1,393,273 1,424,101 2.2 April ........................: 463,581 1,856,854 May ..........................: 484,880 2,341,734 June .........................: 451,315 2,793,049 July .........................: 464,906 3,257,955 August .......................: 472,379 3,730,334 September ....................: 446,038 4,176,372 October ......................: 483,093 4,659,465 November .....................: 448,814 5,108,279 December .....................: 468,264 5,576,543 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 333,329 328,960 -1.3 333,329 328,960 -1.3 February .....................: 304,535 307,696 1.0 637,864 636,656 -0.2 March ........................: 330,061 347,743 5.4 967,925 984,399 1.7 April ........................: 312,737 1,280,662 May ..........................: 324,433 1,605,095 June .........................: 305,072 1,910,167 July .........................: 306,663 2,216,830 August .......................: 316,653 2,533,483 September ....................: 303,893 2,837,376 October ......................: 327,362 3,164,738 November .....................: 308,263 3,473,001 December .....................: 312,307 3,785,308 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 514,928 520,335 1.1 514,928 520,335 1.1 February .....................: 482,336 474,243 -1.7 997,264 994,578 -0.3 March ........................: 518,896 517,946 -0.2 1,516,160 1,512,524 -0.2 April ........................: 505,628 2,021,788 May ..........................: 505,124 2,526,912 June .........................: 485,284 3,012,196 July .........................: 497,566 3,509,762 August .......................: 501,027 4,010,789 September ....................: 488,774 4,499,563 October ......................: 510,576 5,010,139 November .....................: 492,866 5,503,005 December .....................: 522,330 6,025,335 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 401,493 411,987 2.6 401,493 411,987 2.6 February .....................: 378,254 373,136 -1.4 779,747 785,123 0.7 March ........................: 409,392 405,842 -0.9 1,189,139 1,190,965 0.2 April ........................: 402,355 1,591,494 May ..........................: 404,993 1,996,487 June .........................: 390,882 2,387,369 July .........................: 399,768 2,787,137 August .......................: 401,292 3,188,429 September ....................: 391,596 3,580,025 October ......................: 405,193 3,985,218 November .....................: 387,271 4,372,489 December .....................: 416,010 4,788,499 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 8,395 7,956 -5.2 8,395 7,956 -5.2 February .....................: 7,625 8,177 7.2 16,020 16,133 0.7 March ........................: 8,376 8,742 4.4 24,396 24,875 2.0 April ........................: 7,957 32,353 May ..........................: 7,308 39,661 June .........................: 8,231 47,892 July .........................: 8,785 56,677 August .......................: 9,514 66,191 September ....................: 7,759 73,950 October ......................: 8,402 82,352 November .....................: 9,003 91,355 December .....................: 8,241 99,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 217,081 218,242 0.5 217,081 218,242 0.5 February .....................: 197,802 202,719 2.5 414,883 420,961 1.5 March ........................: 210,764 228,950 8.6 625,647 649,911 3.9 April ........................: 207,790 833,437 May ..........................: 204,806 1,038,243 June .........................: 168,024 1,206,267 July .........................: 164,074 1,370,341 August .......................: 160,215 1,530,556 September ....................: 160,577 1,691,133 October ......................: 168,689 1,859,822 November .....................: 176,016 2,035,838 December .....................: 199,754 2,235,592 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 139,032 154,663 11.2 139,032 154,663 11.2 February .....................: 147,100 146,611 -0.3 286,132 301,274 5.3 March ........................: 184,846 168,003 -9.1 470,978 469,277 -0.4 April ........................: 173,911 644,889 May ..........................: 167,726 812,615 June .........................: 127,609 940,224 July .........................: 120,950 1,061,174 August .......................: 114,903 1,176,077 September ....................: 117,057 1,293,134 October ......................: 124,669 1,417,803 November .....................: 120,137 1,537,940 December .....................: 130,715 1,668,655 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 64,335 34,514 -46.4 64,335 34,514 -46.4 February .....................: 43,609 30,762 -29.5 107,944 65,276 -39.5 March ........................: 38,561 33,980 -11.9 146,505 99,256 -32.3 April ........................: 44,858 191,363 May ..........................: 49,678 241,041 June .........................: 68,813 309,854 July .........................: 51,855 361,709 August .......................: 48,679 410,388 September ....................: 53,295 463,683 October ......................: 39,853 503,536 November .....................: 44,990 548,526 December .....................: 50,824 599,350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 77,711 71,962 -7.4 77,711 71,962 -7.4 February .....................: 72,131 60,110 -16.7 149,842 132,072 -11.9 March ........................: 79,925 70,012 -12.4 229,767 202,084 -12.0 April ........................: 81,022 310,789 May ..........................: 68,285 379,074 June .........................: 73,147 452,221 July .........................: 67,869 520,090 August .......................: 65,246 585,336 September ....................: 68,014 653,350 October ......................: 66,282 719,632 November .....................: 64,801 784,433 December .....................: 69,016 853,449 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 89,669 93,082 3.8 89,669 93,082 3.8 February .....................: 87,552 83,824 -4.3 177,221 176,906 -0.2 March ........................: 98,763 100,452 1.7 275,984 277,358 0.5 April ........................: 91,706 367,690 May ..........................: 92,772 460,462 June .........................: 94,183 554,645 July .........................: 95,088 649,733 August .......................: 94,905 744,638 September ....................: 94,098 838,736 October ......................: 91,558 930,294 November .....................: 84,900 1,015,194 December .....................: 93,434 1,108,628 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,441 38,597 -11.2 43,441 38,597 -11.2 February .....................: 39,300 36,190 -7.9 82,741 74,787 -9.6 March ........................: 44,487 40,715 -8.5 127,228 115,502 -9.2 April ........................: 39,670 166,898 May ..........................: 43,757 210,655 June .........................: 40,928 251,583 July .........................: 38,955 290,538 August .......................: 41,791 332,329 September ....................: 39,747 372,076 October ......................: 41,041 413,117 November .....................: 39,788 452,905 December .....................: 42,304 495,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 32,705 39,893 22.0 32,705 39,893 22.0 February .....................: 32,596 34,305 5.2 65,301 74,198 13.6 March ........................: 35,450 38,564 8.8 100,751 112,762 11.9 April ........................: 35,925 136,676 May ..........................: 36,205 172,881 June .........................: 34,100 206,981 July .........................: 36,796 243,777 August .......................: 37,202 280,979 September ....................: 35,716 316,695 October ......................: 36,307 353,002 November .....................: 34,365 387,367 December .....................: 34,321 421,688 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 29,806 31,752 6.5 29,806 31,752 6.5 February .....................: 28,974 32,636 12.6 58,780 64,388 9.5 March ........................: 30,603 37,539 22.7 89,383 101,927 14.0 April ........................: 33,138 122,521 May ..........................: 33,974 156,495 June .........................: 31,643 188,138 July .........................: 33,441 221,579 August .......................: 33,288 254,867 September ....................: 31,670 286,537 October ......................: 33,713 320,250 November .....................: 34,035 354,285 December .....................: 30,273 384,558 : Sour cream : January ......................: 130,634 133,957 2.5 130,634 133,957 2.5 February .....................: 121,202 107,063 -11.7 251,836 241,020 -4.3 March ........................: 124,862 118,653 -5.0 376,698 359,673 -4.5 April ........................: 125,765 502,463 May ..........................: 128,595 631,058 June .........................: 123,851 754,909 July .........................: 127,810 882,719 August .......................: 127,081 1,009,800 September ....................: 121,708 1,131,508 October ......................: 140,433 1,271,941 November .....................: 134,697 1,406,638 December .....................: 140,167 1,546,805 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 52,014 59,544 14.5 52,014 59,544 14.5 February .....................: 58,860 55,577 -5.6 110,874 115,121 3.8 March ........................: 65,548 60,362 -7.9 176,422 175,483 -0.5 April ........................: 64,655 241,077 May ..........................: 67,102 308,179 June .........................: 67,559 375,738 July .........................: 66,546 442,284 August .......................: 69,927 512,211 September ....................: 59,071 571,282 October ......................: 62,782 634,064 November .....................: 50,854 684,918 December .....................: 51,762 736,680 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 27,109 29,232 7.8 27,109 29,232 7.8 February .....................: 34,859 30,436 -12.7 61,968 59,668 -3.7 March ........................: 38,899 35,427 -8.9 100,867 95,095 -5.7 April ........................: 38,798 139,665 May ..........................: 39,646 179,311 June .........................: 39,543 218,854 July .........................: 38,359 257,213 August .......................: 39,201 296,414 September ....................: 31,778 328,192 October ......................: 32,887 361,079 November .....................: 25,696 386,775 December .....................: 25,013 411,788 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,700 1,550 -8.8 1,700 1,550 -8.8 February .....................: 1,495 1,332 -10.9 3,195 2,882 -9.8 March ........................: 1,750 1,467 -16.2 4,945 4,349 -12.1 April ........................: 1,774 6,719 May ..........................: 1,793 8,512 June .........................: 1,756 10,268 July .........................: 1,848 12,116 August .......................: 2,167 14,283 September ....................: 1,710 15,993 October ......................: 1,592 17,585 November .....................: 1,316 18,901 December .....................: 1,448 20,349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 399,345 420,826 5.4 399,345 420,826 5.4 February .....................: 397,744 422,522 6.2 797,089 843,348 5.8 March ........................: 429,451 460,176 7.2 1,226,540 1,303,524 6.3 April ........................: 417,366 1,643,906 May ..........................: 402,431 2,046,337 June .........................: 394,042 2,440,379 July .........................: 403,497 2,843,876 August .......................: 424,277 3,268,153 September ....................: 431,754 3,699,907 October ......................: 418,991 4,118,898 November .....................: 384,022 4,502,920 December .....................: 376,472 4,879,392 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,354 3,825 62.5 2,354 3,825 62.5 February .....................: 3,061 2,998 -2.1 5,415 6,823 26.0 March ........................: 3,528 3,743 6.1 8,943 10,566 18.1 April ........................: 2,819 11,762 May ..........................: 4,249 16,011 June .........................: 3,546 19,557 July .........................: 3,579 23,136 August .......................: 3,575 26,711 September ....................: 2,577 29,288 October ......................: 2,997 32,285 November .....................: 2,671 34,956 December .....................: 2,832 37,788 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent ---- : California .....: 215,428 200,619 215,183 -0.1 7.3 Idaho ..........: 89,044 76,064 90,005 1.1 18.3 Illinois .......: 7,380 6,649 7,298 -1.1 9.8 Iowa ...........: 33,209 29,328 32,243 -2.9 9.9 Massachusetts ..: 44 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Minnesota ......: 70,885 62,875 71,983 1.5 14.5 New Jersey .....: 8,357 7,719 8,055 -3.6 4.4 New Mexico .....: 82,916 67,082 76,632 -7.6 14.2 New York .......: 72,672 64,909 74,950 3.1 15.5 Ohio ...........: 22,067 19,690 20,016 -9.3 1.7 Pennsylvania ...: 38,961 34,884 37,438 -3.9 7.3 Vermont ........: 12,896 11,507 12,510 -3.0 8.7 Wisconsin ......: 296,252 282,102 304,421 2.8 7.9 : Other States 1/ : 259,304 253,070 275,049 6.1 8.7 : United States ..: 1,209,415 1,116,498 1,225,783 1.4 9.8 : Atlantic .......: 137,920 123,642 137,832 -0.1 11.5 Central ........: 588,487 557,036 608,812 3.5 9.3 West ...........: 483,008 435,820 479,139 -0.8 9.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 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: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 50,359 42,763 50,170 -0.4 17.3 Iowa ...........: 19,957 14,225 15,682 -21.4 10.2 Minnesota ......: 59,289 53,680 61,457 3.7 14.5 New York .......: 12,871 14,071 18,651 44.9 32.5 Wisconsin ......: 93,352 87,315 94,700 1.4 8.5 : Other States 1/ : 242,207 230,444 259,503 7.1 12.6 : United States ..: 478,035 442,498 500,163 4.6 13.0 : Atlantic .......: 23,469 24,352 29,705 26.6 22.0 Central ........: 267,580 251,807 282,858 5.7 12.3 West ...........: 186,986 166,339 187,600 0.3 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 21,291 20,074 27,224 27.9 35.6 Vermont ........: 8,765 8,685 9,496 8.3 9.3 Wisconsin ......: 61,118 59,472 63,500 3.9 6.8 : Other States 1/ : 238,887 219,465 247,523 3.6 12.8 : United States ..: 330,061 307,696 347,743 5.4 13.0 : Atlantic .......: 21,676 22,244 27,881 28.6 25.3 Central ........: 185,816 175,336 192,627 3.7 9.9 West ...........: 122,569 110,116 127,235 3.8 15.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 144,683 139,199 145,386 0.5 4.4 Minnesota ......: 11,433 9,023 10,343 -9.5 14.6 New Jersey .....: 5,294 4,540 4,908 -7.3 8.1 New York .......: 30,952 25,118 28,982 -6.4 15.4 Pennsylvania ...: 22,489 21,910 23,180 3.1 5.8 Wisconsin ......: 143,871 133,409 147,875 2.8 10.8 : Other States 1/ : 160,174 141,044 157,272 -1.8 11.5 : United States ..: 518,896 474,243 517,946 -0.2 9.2 : Atlantic .......: 62,143 54,597 60,377 -2.8 10.6 Central ........: 209,927 195,906 214,634 2.2 9.6 West ...........: 246,826 223,740 242,935 -1.6 8.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 134,110 127,018 134,513 0.3 5.9 New Jersey .....: 3,145 2,867 3,086 -1.9 7.6 New York .......: 14,682 11,888 14,257 -2.9 19.9 Pennsylvania ...: 18,195 17,746 18,524 1.8 4.4 Wisconsin ......: 91,788 84,926 92,300 0.6 8.7 : Other States 1/ : 147,472 128,691 143,162 -2.9 11.2 : United States ..: 409,392 373,136 405,842 -0.9 8.8 : Atlantic .......: 37,785 34,098 37,614 -0.5 10.3 Central ........: 136,462 128,010 137,156 0.5 7.1 West ...........: 235,145 211,028 231,072 -1.7 9.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 65,808 56,756 66,553 1.1 17.3 Pennsylvania ...: 7,750 7,465 7,365 -5.0 -1.3 : Other States 1/ : 137,206 138,498 155,032 13.0 11.9 : United States ..: 210,764 202,719 228,950 8.6 12.9 : Atlantic .......: 17,054 16,657 18,539 8.7 11.3 Central ........: 83,561 88,121 96,930 16.0 10.0 West ...........: 110,149 97,941 113,481 3.0 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 91,886 69,417 83,268 -9.4 20.0 Pennsylvania ...: 11,635 11,937 13,698 17.7 14.8 : Other States 1/ : 81,325 65,257 71,037 -12.7 8.9 : United States ..: 184,846 146,611 168,003 -9.1 14.6 : Atlantic .......: 26,115 23,356 26,415 1.1 13.1 Central ........: 39,441 26,452 28,373 -28.1 7.3 West ...........: 119,290 96,803 113,215 -5.1 17.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,560 6,960 7,459 -35.5 7.2 Wisconsin ......: 25,834 20,832 25,302 -2.1 21.5 : Other States 1/ : 37,079 29,559 33,028 -10.9 11.7 : United States ..: 74,473 57,351 65,789 -11.7 14.7 : Atlantic .......: 21,069 15,280 16,976 -19.4 11.1 Central ........: 39,954 29,323 34,586 -13.4 17.9 West ...........: 13,450 12,748 14,227 5.8 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : March : February : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 7,248 5,675 5,998 -17.2 5.7 Connecticut ....: 813 647 731 -10.1 13.0 New York .......: 2,142 1,811 1,985 -7.3 9.6 Ohio ...........: 2,004 2,428 2,171 8.3 -10.6 Pennsylvania ...: 2,102 2,350 2,316 10.2 -1.4 Utah ...........: 1,608 1,296 1,535 -4.5 18.4 Wisconsin ......: 1,054 848 1,093 3.7 28.9 : Other States 1/ : 48,577 40,522 44,533 -8.3 9.9 : United States ..: 65,548 55,577 60,362 -7.9 8.6 : Atlantic .......: 12,414 11,002 12,392 -0.2 12.6 Central ........: 40,247 34,170 37,016 -8.0 8.3 West ...........: 12,887 10,405 10,954 -15.0 5.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2024, there were 1,183 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. 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