Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released May 1, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March 2014 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 964 million pounds, 1.0 percent above March 2013 and 13.3 percent above February 2014. Italian type cheese production totaled 427 million pounds, 3.5 percent above March 2013 and 14.2 percent above February 2014. American type cheese production totaled 379 million pounds, 1.4 percent below March 2013 but 11.3 percent above February 2014. Butter production was 165 million pounds, 9.0 percent below March 2013 but 0.7 percent above February 2014. Dry milk powders (comparisons with March 2013) Nonfat dry milk, human - 163 million pounds, up 11.0 percent. Skim milk powders - 42.6 million pounds, down 10.4 percent. Whey products (comparisons with March 2013) Dry whey, total - 65.8 million pounds, down 24.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 100 million pounds, up 12.2 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 46.2 million pounds, up 10.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with March 2013) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 69.3 million gallons, down 3.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 34.8 million gallons, down 38.4 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 4.19 million gallons, down 6.0 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.19 million gallons, down 19.8 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2013 and 2014............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2013 and 2014..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 2013 and 2014.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 181,421 163,916 165,013 -9.0 0.7 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 384,669 340,745 379,274 -1.4 11.3 Cheddar ............................: 284,021 248,829 277,278 -2.4 11.4 Other American types ...............: 100,648 91,916 101,996 1.3 11.0 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,464 6,535 7,530 0.9 15.2 Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,302 11,761 13,881 4.4 18.0 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 63,072 51,409 62,896 -0.3 22.3 Feta .................................: 8,810 8,155 9,231 4.8 13.2 Gouda ................................: 4,280 5,392 4,925 15.1 -8.7 Hispanic .............................: 19,351 18,090 21,873 13.0 20.9 Italian types ........................: 412,833 374,134 427,380 3.5 14.2 Mozzarella .........................: 323,043 299,852 335,862 4.0 12.0 Parmesan ...........................: 25,993 21,821 25,883 -0.4 18.6 Provolone ..........................: 29,518 25,468 32,324 9.5 26.9 Ricotta ............................: 22,752 18,108 22,320 -1.9 23.3 Romano .............................: 5,359 3,007 3,917 -26.9 30.3 Other Italian types ................: 6,168 5,878 7,074 14.7 20.3 Swiss ................................: 24,637 22,839 25,696 4.3 12.5 All other types ......................: 15,729 11,851 11,206 -28.8 -5.4 : Total cheese .........................: 954,147 850,911 963,892 1.0 13.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 30,719 28,244 31,663 3.1 12.1 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 25,342 22,639 25,206 -0.5 11.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 29,674 27,427 29,622 -0.2 8.0 : Sour cream .............................: 85,962 76,459 86,379 0.5 13.0 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 427,747 392,812 447,515 4.6 13.9 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 71,935 58,610 69,315 -3.6 18.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,105 15,968 17,831 -1.5 11.7 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 38,323 13,680 16,931 -55.8 23.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 56,428 29,648 34,762 -38.4 17.2 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 951 853 1,301 36.8 52.5 Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,458 3,355 4,192 -6.0 24.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 7,719 5,651 6,191 -19.8 9.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 3,400 2,253 2,572 -24.4 14.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,443 630 912 -36.8 44.8 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 884 1,019 1,217 37.7 19.4 Water and juice ices .................: 5,499 5,044 5,808 5.6 15.1 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 40,782 35,079 40,586 -0.5 15.7 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 22,007 16,596 19,523 -11.3 17.6 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 733 527 837 14.2 58.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,659 2,142 2,639 -0.8 23.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,409 3,425 3,752 10.1 9.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,358 6,744 6,525 -11.3 -3.2 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 83,052 61,104 64,059 -22.9 4.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,579 988 1,757 -61.6 77.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 87,631 62,092 65,816 -24.9 6.0 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,743 2,288 2,275 -17.1 -0.6 Animal ...............................: 5,197 5,498 5,899 13.5 7.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 40,832 41,871 45,856 12.3 9.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 910 303 380 -58.2 25.4 Total 2/ .............................: 41,742 42,174 46,236 10.8 9.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,436 22,674 25,142 29.4 10.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,306 19,500 21,094 -5.4 8.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 7,636 8,175 8,443 10.6 3.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 89,435 89,463 100,375 12.2 12.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 73,884 56,121 58,749 -20.5 4.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,579 544 574 -84.0 5.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,463 56,665 59,323 -23.4 4.7 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,468 9,658 10,130 56.6 4.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 56,580 47,869 46,541 -17.7 -2.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,571 821 1,006 -36.0 22.5 Total 2/ .............................: 58,151 48,690 47,547 -18.2 -2.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,141 21,091 22,547 -13.7 6.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 32,010 27,599 25,000 -21.9 -9.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,886 9,479 11,139 2.3 17.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 93,052 105,889 99,685 7.1 -5.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 44.0 48.8 53.2 9.2 4.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 154,812 138,394 144,462 -6.7 4.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,661 10,866 10,736 -7.9 -1.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 745 851 938 25.9 10.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,278 8,734 5,144 20.2 -41.1 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 9,076 9,996 12,296 35.5 23.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 146,576 140,559 162,649 11.0 15.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 47,546 35,384 42,620 -10.4 20.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 19,130 15,963 16,896 -11.7 5.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,547 2,393 2,273 46.9 -5.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 3,683 9,196 7,381 100.4 -19.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 217,600 181,472 213,971 -1.7 17.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 143,071 102,968 126,266 -11.7 22.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2013 and 2014 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 931,558 952,986 2.3 931,558 952,986 2.3 February ...................: 848,479 850,911 0.3 1,780,037 1,803,897 1.3 March ......................: 954,147 963,892 1.0 2,734,184 2,767,789 1.2 April ......................: 929,536 3,663,720 May ........................: 943,763 4,607,483 June .......................: 912,087 5,519,570 July .......................: 893,794 6,413,364 August .....................: 931,591 7,344,955 September ..................: 899,533 8,244,488 October ....................: 955,088 9,199,576 November ...................: 922,370 10,121,946 December ...................: 979,189 11,101,135 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 377,157 380,374 0.9 377,157 380,374 0.9 February ...................: 347,159 340,745 -1.8 724,316 721,119 -0.4 March ......................: 384,669 379,274 -1.4 1,108,985 1,100,393 -0.8 April ......................: 376,709 1,485,694 May ........................: 387,521 1,873,215 June .......................: 362,898 2,236,113 July .......................: 345,652 2,581,765 August .....................: 381,063 2,962,828 September ..................: 347,378 3,310,206 October ....................: 371,482 3,681,688 November ...................: 356,145 4,037,833 December ...................: 381,405 4,419,238 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 280,844 277,089 -1.3 280,844 277,089 -1.3 February ...................: 251,874 248,829 -1.2 532,718 525,918 -1.3 March ......................: 284,021 277,278 -2.4 816,739 803,196 -1.7 April ......................: 278,961 1,095,700 May ........................: 281,236 1,376,936 June .......................: 259,549 1,636,485 July .......................: 246,749 1,883,234 August .....................: 269,684 2,152,918 September ..................: 241,616 2,394,534 October ....................: 268,854 2,663,388 November ...................: 252,136 2,915,524 December ...................: 273,693 3,189,217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 400,822 420,316 4.9 400,822 420,316 4.9 February ...................: 359,525 374,134 4.1 760,347 794,450 4.5 March ......................: 412,833 427,380 3.5 1,173,180 1,221,830 4.1 April ......................: 393,520 1,566,700 May ........................: 393,568 1,960,268 June .......................: 392,249 2,352,517 July .......................: 391,393 2,743,910 August .....................: 381,612 3,125,522 September ..................: 384,608 3,510,130 October ....................: 408,734 3,918,864 November ...................: 390,179 4,309,043 December ...................: 426,240 4,735,283 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 311,786 332,420 6.6 311,786 332,420 6.6 February ...................: 278,506 299,852 7.7 590,292 632,272 7.1 March ......................: 323,043 335,862 4.0 913,335 968,134 6.0 April ......................: 302,585 1,215,920 May ........................: 307,050 1,522,970 June .......................: 308,061 1,831,031 July .......................: 307,906 2,138,937 August .....................: 296,431 2,435,368 September ..................: 302,013 2,737,381 October ....................: 318,853 3,056,234 November ...................: 307,550 3,363,784 December ...................: 335,670 3,699,454 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 5,760 5,789 0.5 5,760 5,789 0.5 February ...................: 5,050 5,878 16.4 10,810 11,667 7.9 March ......................: 6,168 7,074 14.7 16,978 18,741 10.4 April ......................: 5,476 22,454 May ........................: 5,340 27,794 June .......................: 5,797 33,591 July .......................: 5,532 39,123 August .....................: 6,175 45,298 September ..................: 5,513 50,811 October ....................: 6,376 57,187 November ...................: 6,124 63,311 December ...................: 6,289 69,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 188,037 182,444 -3.0 188,037 182,444 -3.0 February ...................: 173,335 163,916 -5.4 361,372 346,360 -4.2 March ......................: 181,421 165,013 -9.0 542,793 511,373 -5.8 April ......................: 166,658 709,451 May ........................: 163,785 873,236 June .......................: 140,124 1,013,360 July .......................: 132,746 1,146,106 August .....................: 134,370 1,280,476 September ..................: 132,232 1,412,708 October ....................: 145,886 1,558,594 November ...................: 142,192 1,700,786 December ...................: 161,730 1,862,516 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 142,799 138,858 -2.8 142,799 138,858 -2.8 February ...................: 137,674 140,559 2.1 280,473 279,417 -0.4 March ......................: 146,576 162,649 11.0 427,049 442,066 3.5 April ......................: 160,117 587,166 May ........................: 150,531 737,697 June .......................: 130,901 868,598 July .......................: 116,616 985,214 August .....................: 106,039 1,091,253 September ..................: 74,026 1,165,279 October ....................: 85,830 1,251,109 November ...................: 101,185 1,352,294 December ...................: 125,570 1,477,864 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 47,980 58,830 22.6 47,980 58,830 22.6 February ...................: 43,178 35,384 -18.1 91,158 94,214 3.4 March ......................: 47,546 42,620 -10.4 138,704 136,834 -1.3 April ......................: 39,751 178,455 May ........................: 54,787 233,242 June .......................: 58,217 291,459 July .......................: 53,131 344,590 August .....................: 55,074 399,664 September ..................: 54,234 453,898 October ....................: 62,402 516,300 November ...................: 56,227 572,527 December ...................: 58,162 630,689 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 90,663 70,010 -22.8 90,663 70,010 -22.8 February .....................: 80,471 62,092 -22.8 171,134 132,102 -22.8 March ........................: 87,631 65,816 -24.9 258,765 197,918 -23.5 April ........................: 85,400 344,165 May ..........................: 79,654 423,819 June .........................: 79,564 503,383 July .........................: 79,515 582,898 August .......................: 75,832 658,730 September ....................: 72,334 731,064 October ......................: 71,460 802,524 November .....................: 74,176 876,700 December .....................: 84,320 961,020 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 85,262 96,929 13.7 85,262 96,929 13.7 February .....................: 74,832 89,463 19.6 160,094 186,392 16.4 March ........................: 89,435 100,375 12.2 249,529 286,767 14.9 April ........................: 84,768 334,297 May ..........................: 87,184 421,481 June .........................: 88,686 510,167 July .........................: 86,088 596,255 August .......................: 86,433 682,688 September ....................: 88,005 770,693 October ......................: 89,171 859,864 November .....................: 86,706 946,570 December .....................: 92,614 1,039,184 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 39,262 47,041 19.8 39,262 47,041 19.8 February .....................: 36,941 42,174 14.2 76,203 89,215 17.1 March ........................: 41,742 46,236 10.8 117,945 135,451 14.8 April ........................: 40,396 158,341 May ..........................: 43,391 201,732 June .........................: 41,501 243,233 July .........................: 40,265 283,498 August .......................: 39,461 322,959 September ....................: 39,386 362,345 October ......................: 45,542 407,887 November .....................: 43,194 451,081 December .....................: 46,567 497,648 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,946 25,344 -5.9 26,946 25,344 -5.9 February ...................: 23,811 22,639 -4.9 50,757 47,983 -5.5 March ......................: 25,342 25,206 -0.5 76,099 73,189 -3.8 April ......................: 24,568 100,667 May ........................: 25,984 126,651 June .......................: 23,181 149,832 July .......................: 26,152 175,984 August .....................: 26,599 202,583 September ..................: 24,379 226,962 October ....................: 24,925 251,887 November ...................: 22,248 274,135 December ...................: 22,068 296,203 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 33,686 29,445 -12.6 33,686 29,445 -12.6 February ...................: 28,005 27,427 -2.1 61,691 56,872 -7.8 March ......................: 29,674 29,622 -0.2 91,365 86,494 -5.3 April ......................: 30,478 121,843 May ........................: 31,039 152,882 June .......................: 28,515 181,397 July .......................: 30,886 212,283 August .....................: 30,399 242,682 September ..................: 29,064 271,746 October ....................: 29,494 301,240 November ...................: 25,437 326,677 December ...................: 26,209 352,886 : Sour cream : January ....................: 107,329 107,891 0.5 107,329 107,891 0.5 February ...................: 75,905 76,459 0.7 183,234 184,350 0.6 March ......................: 85,962 86,379 0.5 269,196 270,729 0.6 April ......................: 80,381 349,577 May ........................: 91,901 441,478 June .......................: 82,585 524,063 July .......................: 86,731 610,794 August .....................: 88,387 699,181 September ..................: 83,061 782,242 October ....................: 96,496 878,738 November ...................: 97,839 976,577 December ...................: 97,172 1,073,749 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,582 55,439 -2.0 56,582 55,439 -2.0 February ...................: 63,062 58,610 -7.1 119,644 114,049 -4.7 March ......................: 71,935 69,315 -3.6 191,579 183,364 -4.3 April ......................: 72,195 263,774 May ........................: 76,786 340,560 June .......................: 77,783 418,343 July .......................: 77,278 495,621 August .....................: 72,648 568,269 September ..................: 62,774 631,043 October ....................: 65,276 696,319 November ...................: 52,882 749,201 December ...................: 43,433 792,634 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 49,801 25,506 -48.8 49,801 25,506 -48.8 February ...................: 49,733 29,648 -40.4 99,534 55,154 -44.6 March ......................: 56,428 34,762 -38.4 155,962 89,916 -42.3 April ......................: 58,473 214,435 May ........................: 62,187 276,622 June .......................: 64,160 340,782 July .......................: 61,162 401,944 August .....................: 58,311 460,255 September ..................: 52,914 513,169 October ....................: 50,025 563,194 November ...................: 45,046 608,240 December ...................: 42,449 650,689 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,100 2,915 -6.0 3,100 2,915 -6.0 February ...................: 3,455 3,355 -2.9 6,555 6,270 -4.3 March ......................: 4,458 4,192 -6.0 11,013 10,462 -5.0 April ......................: 4,511 15,524 May ........................: 4,613 20,137 June .......................: 4,619 24,756 July .......................: 4,208 28,964 August .....................: 3,675 32,639 September ..................: 3,105 35,744 October ....................: 3,264 39,008 November ...................: 2,509 41,517 December ...................: 2,058 43,575 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 389,927 395,302 1.4 389,927 395,302 1.4 February ...................: 367,232 392,812 7.0 757,159 788,114 4.1 March ......................: 427,747 447,515 4.6 1,184,906 1,235,629 4.3 April ......................: 387,956 1,572,862 May ........................: 404,040 1,976,902 June .......................: 397,221 2,374,123 July .......................: 395,216 2,769,339 August .....................: 421,332 3,190,671 September ..................: 433,913 3,624,584 October ....................: 377,431 4,002,015 November ...................: 330,906 4,332,921 December ...................: 384,714 4,717,635 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,757 4,518 -21.5 5,757 4,518 -21.5 February ...................: 6,607 5,651 -14.5 12,364 10,169 -17.8 March ......................: 7,719 6,191 -19.8 20,083 16,360 -18.5 April ......................: 7,772 27,855 May ........................: 8,763 36,618 June .......................: 8,748 45,366 July .......................: 7,746 53,112 August .....................: 6,655 59,767 September ..................: 5,667 65,434 October ....................: 5,670 71,104 November ...................: 4,488 75,592 December ...................: 4,783 80,375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 191,253 185,584 205,713 7.6 10.8 Idaho ..........: 75,839 61,294 80,639 6.3 31.6 Illinois .......: 5,676 4,707 5,760 1.5 22.4 Iowa ...........: 23,874 21,485 22,543 -5.6 4.9 Minnesota ......: 57,422 51,490 50,721 -11.7 -1.5 New Mexico .....: 62,611 58,674 66,855 6.8 13.9 New York .......: 68,638 54,710 66,645 -2.9 21.8 Ohio ...........: 16,706 15,193 17,305 3.6 13.9 Pennsylvania ...: 40,255 31,152 37,048 -8.0 18.9 South Dakota ...: 22,996 21,951 22,292 -3.1 1.6 Vermont ........: 10,663 9,880 10,890 2.1 10.2 Wisconsin ......: 246,658 215,522 248,839 0.9 15.5 : Other States 1/ : 131,556 119,269 128,642 -2.2 7.9 : United States ..: 954,147 850,911 963,892 1.0 13.3 : Atlantic .......: 129,097 103,053 123,364 -4.4 19.7 Central ........: 432,537 378,702 419,416 -3.0 10.8 West ...........: 392,513 369,156 421,112 7.3 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,550 47,752 52,905 2.6 10.8 Idaho ..........: 49,538 41,236 50,580 2.1 22.7 Iowa ...........: 16,390 15,245 16,594 1.2 8.8 Oregon .........: 16,871 15,254 17,416 3.2 14.2 Wisconsin ......: 76,499 63,900 71,000 -7.2 11.1 : Other States 1/ : 173,821 157,358 170,779 -1.8 8.5 : United States ..: 384,669 340,745 379,274 -1.4 11.3 : Atlantic .......: 18,038 17,203 19,103 5.9 11.0 Central ........: 187,953 168,543 180,522 -4.0 7.1 West ...........: 178,678 154,999 179,649 0.5 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 28,788 30,043 32,868 14.2 9.4 Idaho ..........: 36,114 30,994 39,659 9.8 28.0 Iowa ...........: 10,216 9,826 10,814 5.9 10.1 Minnesota ......: 45,742 43,948 41,097 -10.2 -6.5 Wisconsin ......: 55,138 42,787 47,900 -13.1 11.9 : Other States 1/ : 108,023 91,231 104,940 -2.9 15.0 : United States ..: 284,021 248,829 277,278 -2.4 11.4 : Atlantic .......: 17,907 16,383 18,365 2.6 12.1 Central ........: 141,975 120,334 127,140 -10.4 5.7 West ...........: 124,139 112,112 131,773 6.1 17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 118,310 119,532 131,589 11.2 10.1 Idaho ..........: 22,255 15,719 24,578 10.4 56.4 New York .......: 32,553 27,342 32,031 -1.6 17.1 Pennsylvania ...: 25,952 20,227 24,426 -5.9 20.8 Wisconsin ......: 125,498 109,923 128,010 2.0 16.5 : Other States 1/ : 88,265 81,391 86,746 -1.7 6.6 : United States ..: 412,833 374,134 427,380 3.5 14.2 : Atlantic .......: 65,808 52,914 63,007 -4.3 19.1 Central ........: 169,714 142,929 163,212 -3.8 14.2 West ...........: 177,311 178,291 201,161 13.5 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 111,341 111,571 119,858 7.6 7.4 Idaho ..........: 20,075 14,484 23,381 16.5 61.4 New York .......: 17,534 15,039 17,874 1.9 18.9 Pennsylvania ...: 22,893 18,040 21,130 -7.7 17.1 Wisconsin ......: 85,933 74,702 85,500 -0.5 14.5 : Other States 1/ : 65,267 66,016 68,119 4.4 3.2 : United States ..: 323,043 299,852 335,862 4.0 12.0 : Atlantic .......: 43,885 35,181 41,996 -4.3 19.4 Central ........: 112,566 96,525 107,494 -4.5 11.4 West ...........: 166,592 168,146 186,372 11.9 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: March 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 59,666 55,959 58,665 -1.7 4.8 Pennsylvania ...: 8,546 7,674 9,002 5.3 17.3 : Other States 1/ : 113,209 100,283 97,346 -14.0 -2.9 : United States ..: 181,421 163,916 165,013 -9.0 0.7 : Atlantic .......: 18,691 17,519 17,610 -5.8 0.5 Central ........: 71,712 63,754 60,194 -16.1 -5.6 West ...........: 91,018 82,643 87,209 -4.2 5.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 63,245 67,823 77,505 22.5 14.3 : Other States 1/ : 83,331 72,736 85,144 2.2 17.1 : United States ..: 146,576 140,559 162,649 11.0 15.7 : Atlantic .......: 21,893 16,438 24,126 10.2 46.8 Central ........: 26,108 20,086 24,487 -6.2 21.9 West ...........: 98,575 104,035 114,036 15.7 9.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,784 11,428 11,406 -10.8 -0.2 Wisconsin ......: 30,273 20,806 24,247 -19.9 16.5 : Other States 1/ : 39,995 28,870 28,406 -29.0 -1.6 : United States ..: 83,052 61,104 64,059 -22.9 4.8 : Atlantic .......: 22,736 19,991 17,613 -22.5 -11.9 Central ........: 44,333 30,681 34,805 -21.5 13.4 West ...........: 15,983 10,432 11,641 -27.2 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 and United States: March 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : March : February : : : : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 12,157 9,318 11,239 -7.6 20.6 Missouri ...........: 1,681 2,071 2,653 57.8 28.1 Ohio ...............: 1,929 1,597 1,797 -6.8 12.5 Oregon .............: 1,016 804 1,054 3.7 31.1 Pennsylvania .......: 2,598 1,831 2,855 9.9 55.9 Wisconsin ..........: 2,571 1,804 2,242 -12.8 24.3 : Other States 1/ ....: 49,983 41,185 47,475 -5.0 15.3 : United States ......: 71,935 58,610 69,315 -3.6 18.3 : Atlantic ...........: 13,925 10,598 12,718 -8.7 20.0 Central ............: 40,383 34,104 39,482 -2.2 15.8 West ...............: 17,627 13,908 17,115 -2.9 23.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2013, there were 1,272 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@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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