Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released February 28, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). December 2018 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.09 billion pounds, 1.2 percent below December 2017 but 1.0 percent above November 2018. Italian type cheese production totaled 479 million pounds, 2.0 percent above December 2017 and 3.0 percent above November 2018. American type cheese production totaled 425 million pounds, 4.4 percent below December 2017 but 0.6 percent above November 2018. Butter production was 171 million pounds, 0.1 percent below December 2017 but 17.0 percent above November 2018. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with December 2017) Nonfat dry milk, human - 143 million pounds, down 13.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 50.8 million pounds, up 1.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with December 2017) Dry whey, total - 74.5 million pounds, down 13.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 106 million pounds, up 9.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.8 million pounds, down 2.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with December 2017) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 43.7 million gallons, down 6.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 26.6 million gallons, down 6.9 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.27 million gallons, up 3.9 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.46 million gallons, down 1.5 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2017 and 2018............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: December 2017 and 2018.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: December 2017 and 2018.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 171,105 146,143 170,960 -0.1 17.0 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 443,974 422,011 424,642 -4.4 0.6 Cheddar ............................: 327,062 301,795 306,299 -6.3 1.5 Other American types ...............: 116,912 120,216 118,343 1.2 -1.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,007 7,249 8,592 22.6 18.5 Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,606 16,041 14,835 1.6 -7.5 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 87,238 85,734 82,034 -6.0 -4.3 Feta .................................: 9,396 8,910 8,470 -9.9 -4.9 Gouda ................................: 5,704 6,649 4,116 -27.8 -38.1 Hispanic .............................: 23,144 26,666 29,118 25.8 9.2 Italian types ........................: 469,755 465,533 479,383 2.0 3.0 Mozzarella .........................: 365,309 363,893 378,867 3.7 4.1 Parmesan ...........................: 39,190 34,177 37,719 -3.8 10.4 Provolone ..........................: 31,739 32,448 28,887 -9.0 -11.0 Ricotta ............................: 21,748 24,691 22,036 1.3 -10.8 Romano .............................: 5,418 4,561 5,478 1.1 20.1 Other Italian types ................: 6,351 5,763 6,396 0.7 11.0 Swiss ................................: 28,488 28,227 27,892 -2.1 -1.2 All other types ......................: 16,178 13,997 13,267 -18.0 -5.2 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,105,490 1,081,017 1,092,349 -1.2 1.0 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 28,850 28,942 27,320 -5.3 -5.6 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 26,066 25,335 24,554 -5.8 -3.1 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 25,152 24,845 22,906 -8.9 -7.8 : Sour cream .............................: 121,812 131,019 127,100 4.3 -3.0 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 352,746 318,965 344,910 -2.2 8.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 46,520 49,759 43,687 -6.1 -12.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 12,605 14,026 13,541 7.4 -3.5 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 15,947 13,580 13,036 -18.3 -4.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 28,552 27,606 26,577 -6.9 -3.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 457 472 256 -44.0 -45.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,181 2,304 2,265 3.9 -1.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,514 3,961 3,463 -1.5 -12.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,185 1,179 1,215 2.5 3.1 Nonfat, hard .......................: 330 442 249 -24.5 -43.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,528 1,138 1,113 -27.2 -2.2 Water and juice ices .................: 2,860 4,114 2,967 3.7 -27.9 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 27,054 29,472 24,992 -7.6 -15.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 14,396 15,514 14,933 3.7 -3.7 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 425 461 336 -20.9 -27.1 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,522 1,571 1,463 -3.9 -6.9 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,030 2,009 1,858 -8.5 -7.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,565 7,112 8,023 -6.3 12.8 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 84,390 73,040 73,196 -13.3 0.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,634 1,576 1,309 -19.9 -16.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 86,024 74,616 74,505 -13.4 -0.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,629 1,422 1,720 5.6 21.0 Animal ...............................: 2,864 3,047 2,616 -8.7 -14.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 41,442 39,970 40,122 -3.2 0.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 472 218 652 38.1 199.1 Total 2/ .............................: 41,914 40,188 40,774 -2.7 1.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,034 14,760 17,674 17.6 19.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,880 25,428 23,100 -14.1 -9.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,830 9,349 10,685 8.7 14.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 97,251 98,958 106,138 9.1 7.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 97,032 64,526 65,141 -32.9 1.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,654 1,404 848 -48.7 -39.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 98,686 65,930 65,989 -33.1 0.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,067 4,294 4,191 -17.3 -2.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 83,852 58,877 64,324 -23.3 9.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 731 895 1,078 47.5 20.4 Total 2/ .............................: 84,583 59,772 65,402 -22.7 9.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,704 20,935 25,066 1.5 19.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 59,879 38,837 40,336 -32.6 3.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 27,656 24,350 23,453 -15.2 -3.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 135,393 86,585 104,591 -22.8 20.8 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 15.9 31.1 34.7 18.9 3.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 105,255 102,146 94,160 -10.5 -7.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,165 9,011 9,295 -16.7 3.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 874 522 1,572 79.9 201.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,324 7,378 6,440 -43.1 -12.7 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 13,652 9,276 10,242 -25.0 10.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 164,014 131,703 142,628 -13.0 8.3 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 49,895 29,906 50,801 1.8 69.9 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 23,670 16,207 17,940 -24.2 10.7 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,743 3,725 3,823 119.3 2.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 31,007 17,483 15,803 -49.0 -9.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 320,046 289,508 275,313 -14.0 -4.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 130,062 104,283 170,431 31.0 63.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 1,064,232 1,096,520 3.0 February ...................: 957,650 985,969 3.0 2,021,882 2,082,489 3.0 March ......................:1,071,819 1,108,389 3.4 3,093,701 3,190,878 3.1 April ......................:1,057,848 1,073,438 1.5 4,151,549 4,264,316 2.7 May ........................:1,076,171 1,084,611 0.8 5,227,720 5,348,927 2.3 June .......................:1,045,875 1,062,520 1.6 6,273,595 6,411,447 2.2 July .......................:1,051,675 1,082,772 3.0 7,325,270 7,494,219 2.3 August .....................:1,046,041 1,078,404 3.1 8,371,311 8,572,623 2.4 September ..................:1,024,757 1,054,470 2.9 9,396,068 9,627,093 2.5 October ....................:1,086,865 1,129,891 4.0 10,482,933 10,756,984 2.6 November ...................:1,070,668 1,081,017 1.0 11,553,601 11,838,001 2.5 December ...................:1,105,490 1,092,349 -1.2 12,659,091 12,930,350 2.1 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 434,627 433,670 -0.2 434,627 433,670 -0.2 February ...................: 390,314 397,364 1.8 824,941 831,034 0.7 March ......................: 429,558 443,491 3.2 1,254,499 1,274,525 1.6 April ......................: 434,657 443,257 2.0 1,689,156 1,717,782 1.7 May ........................: 443,083 443,503 0.1 2,132,239 2,161,285 1.4 June .......................: 419,260 429,895 2.5 2,551,499 2,591,180 1.6 July .......................: 414,495 440,653 6.3 2,965,994 3,031,833 2.2 August .....................: 414,280 426,427 2.9 3,380,274 3,458,260 2.3 September ..................: 403,544 417,313 3.4 3,783,818 3,875,573 2.4 October ....................: 430,485 438,187 1.8 4,214,303 4,313,760 2.4 November ...................: 413,714 422,011 2.0 4,628,017 4,735,771 2.3 December ...................: 443,974 424,642 -4.4 5,071,991 5,160,413 1.7 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 327,328 318,254 -2.8 327,328 318,254 -2.8 February ...................: 291,508 293,255 0.6 618,836 611,509 -1.2 March ......................: 323,442 321,144 -0.7 942,278 932,653 -1.0 April ......................: 329,671 318,849 -3.3 1,271,949 1,251,502 -1.6 May ........................: 327,456 319,684 -2.4 1,599,405 1,571,186 -1.8 June .......................: 302,090 313,351 3.7 1,901,495 1,884,537 -0.9 July .......................: 298,285 326,370 9.4 2,199,780 2,210,907 0.5 August .....................: 298,306 303,563 1.8 2,498,086 2,514,470 0.7 September ..................: 291,755 290,846 -0.3 2,789,841 2,805,316 0.6 October ....................: 307,833 307,510 -0.1 3,097,674 3,112,826 0.5 November ...................: 296,598 301,795 1.8 3,394,272 3,414,621 0.6 December ...................: 327,062 306,299 -6.3 3,721,334 3,720,920 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 454,575 474,348 4.3 454,575 474,348 4.3 February ...................: 406,179 426,472 5.0 860,754 900,820 4.7 March ......................: 470,053 481,404 2.4 1,330,807 1,382,224 3.9 April ......................: 447,937 455,198 1.6 1,778,744 1,837,422 3.3 May ........................: 452,332 457,691 1.2 2,231,076 2,295,113 2.9 June .......................: 450,027 449,219 -0.2 2,681,103 2,744,332 2.4 July .......................: 451,922 463,547 2.6 3,133,025 3,207,879 2.4 August .....................: 437,003 455,993 4.3 3,570,028 3,663,872 2.6 September ..................: 432,619 450,871 4.2 4,002,647 4,114,743 2.8 October ....................: 454,641 474,764 4.4 4,457,288 4,589,507 3.0 November ...................: 456,821 465,533 1.9 4,914,109 5,055,040 2.9 December ...................: 469,755 479,383 2.0 5,383,864 5,534,423 2.8 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 352,768 366,988 4.0 352,768 366,988 4.0 February ...................: 314,602 327,413 4.1 667,370 694,401 4.1 March ......................: 361,368 371,264 2.7 1,028,738 1,065,665 3.6 April ......................: 347,399 353,725 1.8 1,376,137 1,419,390 3.1 May ........................: 350,530 357,591 2.0 1,726,667 1,776,981 2.9 June .......................: 349,363 353,869 1.3 2,076,030 2,130,850 2.6 July .......................: 352,014 367,215 4.3 2,428,044 2,498,065 2.9 August .....................: 335,867 358,177 6.6 2,763,911 2,856,242 3.3 September ..................: 332,180 358,006 7.8 3,096,091 3,214,248 3.8 October ....................: 347,688 373,332 7.4 3,443,779 3,587,580 4.2 November ...................: 351,511 363,893 3.5 3,795,290 3,951,473 4.1 December ...................: 365,309 378,867 3.7 4,160,599 4,330,340 4.1 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,600 5,549 -15.9 6,600 5,549 -15.9 February ...................: 6,498 5,680 -12.6 13,098 11,229 -14.3 March ......................: 7,614 6,460 -15.2 20,712 17,689 -14.6 April ......................: 6,666 5,869 -12.0 27,378 23,558 -14.0 May ........................: 6,556 6,584 0.4 33,934 30,142 -11.2 June .......................: 7,009 6,423 -8.4 40,943 36,565 -10.7 July .......................: 6,055 6,041 -0.2 46,998 42,606 -9.3 August .....................: 5,634 6,171 9.5 52,632 48,777 -7.3 September ..................: 6,747 6,757 0.1 59,379 55,534 -6.5 October ....................: 6,271 6,261 -0.2 65,650 61,795 -5.9 November ...................: 7,247 5,763 -20.5 72,897 67,558 -7.3 December ...................: 6,351 6,396 0.7 79,248 73,954 -6.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 178,060 182,088 2.3 178,060 182,088 2.3 February ...................: 161,013 170,116 5.7 339,073 352,204 3.9 March ......................: 177,021 182,046 2.8 516,094 534,250 3.5 April ......................: 161,956 175,297 8.2 678,050 709,547 4.6 May ........................: 163,397 168,109 2.9 841,447 877,656 4.3 June .......................: 139,200 142,540 2.4 980,647 1,020,196 4.0 July .......................: 135,625 134,561 -0.8 1,116,272 1,154,757 3.4 August .....................: 131,152 133,982 2.2 1,247,424 1,288,739 3.3 September ..................: 134,552 134,800 0.2 1,381,976 1,423,539 3.0 October ....................: 144,671 143,480 -0.8 1,526,647 1,567,019 2.6 November ...................: 149,721 146,143 -2.4 1,676,368 1,713,162 2.2 December ...................: 171,105 170,960 -0.1 1,847,473 1,884,122 2.0 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 153,848 160,301 4.2 153,848 160,301 4.2 February ...................: 143,231 157,833 10.2 297,079 318,134 7.1 March ......................: 160,916 178,694 11.0 457,995 496,828 8.5 April ......................: 172,821 163,859 -5.2 630,816 660,687 4.7 May ........................: 167,910 159,893 -4.8 798,726 820,580 2.7 June .......................: 162,814 146,911 -9.8 961,540 967,491 0.6 July .......................: 151,825 144,296 -5.0 1,113,365 1,111,787 -0.1 August .....................: 136,753 122,805 -10.2 1,250,118 1,234,592 -1.2 September ..................: 134,572 108,826 -19.1 1,384,690 1,343,418 -3.0 October ....................: 145,008 125,067 -13.8 1,529,698 1,468,485 -4.0 November ...................: 141,440 131,703 -6.9 1,671,138 1,600,188 -4.2 December ...................: 164,014 142,628 -13.0 1,835,152 1,742,816 -5.0 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 55,590 45,753 -17.7 55,590 45,753 -17.7 February ...................: 41,391 37,666 -9.0 96,981 83,419 -14.0 March ......................: 52,693 42,055 -20.2 149,674 125,474 -16.2 April ......................: 50,206 49,446 -1.5 199,880 174,920 -12.5 May ........................: 51,012 50,365 -1.3 250,892 225,285 -10.2 June .......................: 39,515 58,947 49.2 290,407 284,232 -2.1 July .......................: 47,842 47,488 -0.7 338,249 331,720 -1.9 August .....................: 44,813 47,560 6.1 383,062 379,280 -1.0 September ..................: 29,102 46,592 60.1 412,164 425,872 3.3 October ....................: 25,965 37,464 44.3 438,129 463,336 5.8 November ...................: 41,609 29,906 -28.1 479,738 493,242 2.8 December ...................: 49,895 50,801 1.8 529,633 544,043 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,255 90,319 9.8 82,255 90,319 9.8 February .....................: 77,895 89,599 15.0 160,150 179,918 12.3 March ........................: 86,689 90,653 4.6 246,839 270,571 9.6 April ........................: 84,640 85,149 0.6 331,479 355,720 7.3 May ..........................: 82,950 85,521 3.1 414,429 441,241 6.5 June .........................: 88,064 87,803 -0.3 502,493 529,044 5.3 July .........................: 100,402 92,595 -7.8 602,895 621,639 3.1 August .......................: 94,276 78,954 -16.3 697,171 700,593 0.5 September ....................: 91,302 71,228 -22.0 788,473 771,821 -2.1 October ......................: 80,750 86,967 7.7 869,223 858,788 -1.2 November .....................: 81,657 74,616 -8.6 950,880 933,404 -1.8 December .....................: 86,024 74,505 -13.4 1,036,904 1,007,909 -2.8 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 92,320 94,834 2.7 92,320 94,834 2.7 February .....................: 84,386 86,294 2.3 176,706 181,128 2.5 March ........................: 95,317 99,650 4.5 272,023 280,778 3.2 April ........................: 96,265 94,011 -2.3 368,288 374,789 1.8 May ..........................: 93,634 92,544 -1.2 461,922 467,333 1.2 June .........................: 96,082 91,796 -4.5 558,004 559,129 0.2 July .........................: 98,117 97,044 -1.1 656,121 656,173 - August .......................: 96,679 94,380 -2.4 752,800 750,553 -0.3 September ....................: 94,903 88,157 -7.1 847,703 838,710 -1.1 October ......................: 93,098 85,771 -7.9 940,801 924,481 -1.7 November .....................: 86,105 98,958 14.9 1,026,906 1,023,439 -0.3 December .....................: 97,251 106,138 9.1 1,124,157 1,129,577 0.5 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 40,329 43,461 7.8 40,329 43,461 7.8 February .....................: 36,110 39,391 9.1 76,439 82,852 8.4 March ........................: 42,354 44,932 6.1 118,793 127,784 7.6 April ........................: 42,062 40,926 -2.7 160,855 168,710 4.9 May ..........................: 41,612 41,870 0.6 202,467 210,580 4.0 June .........................: 40,297 39,862 -1.1 242,764 250,442 3.2 July .........................: 41,192 39,798 -3.4 283,956 290,240 2.2 August .......................: 38,339 41,767 8.9 322,295 332,007 3.0 September ....................: 38,720 42,020 8.5 361,015 374,027 3.6 October ......................: 40,796 42,890 5.1 401,811 416,917 3.8 November .....................: 40,551 40,188 -0.9 442,362 457,105 3.3 December .....................: 41,914 40,774 -2.7 484,276 497,879 2.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,122 25,546 -2.2 26,122 25,546 -2.2 February ...................: 25,698 26,932 4.8 51,820 52,478 1.3 March ......................: 29,010 32,696 12.7 80,830 85,174 5.4 April ......................: 25,942 29,111 12.2 106,772 114,285 7.0 May ........................: 29,538 32,368 9.6 136,310 146,653 7.6 June .......................: 27,626 31,058 12.4 163,936 177,711 8.4 July .......................: 28,007 30,126 7.6 191,943 207,837 8.3 August .....................: 30,434 31,415 3.2 222,377 239,252 7.6 September ..................: 27,146 29,013 6.9 249,523 268,265 7.5 October ....................: 28,829 29,851 3.5 278,352 298,116 7.1 November ...................: 26,066 25,335 -2.8 304,418 323,451 6.3 December ...................: 26,066 24,554 -5.8 330,484 348,005 5.3 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 28,655 26,867 -6.2 28,655 26,867 -6.2 February ...................: 28,142 27,567 -2.0 56,797 54,434 -4.2 March ......................: 30,711 31,348 2.1 87,508 85,782 -2.0 April ......................: 29,610 29,815 0.7 117,118 115,597 -1.3 May ........................: 31,746 31,486 -0.8 148,864 147,083 -1.2 June .......................: 27,924 28,466 1.9 176,788 175,549 -0.7 July .......................: 28,450 29,329 3.1 205,238 204,878 -0.2 August .....................: 31,370 31,958 1.9 236,608 236,836 0.1 September ..................: 27,396 27,266 -0.5 264,004 264,102 - October ....................: 29,205 28,298 -3.1 293,209 292,400 -0.3 November ...................: 26,060 24,845 -4.7 319,269 317,245 -0.6 December ...................: 25,152 22,906 -8.9 344,421 340,151 -1.2 : Sour cream : January ....................: 113,967 118,603 4.1 113,967 118,603 4.1 February ...................: 99,700 98,994 -0.7 213,667 217,597 1.8 March ......................: 115,648 116,393 0.6 329,315 333,990 1.4 April ......................: 109,615 111,878 2.1 438,930 445,868 1.6 May ........................: 118,884 118,874 - 557,814 564,742 1.2 June .......................: 117,764 114,737 -2.6 675,578 679,479 0.6 July .......................: 107,401 110,077 2.5 782,979 789,556 0.8 August .....................: 118,709 118,830 0.1 901,688 908,386 0.7 September ..................: 108,314 108,381 0.1 1,010,002 1,016,767 0.7 October ....................: 126,023 128,045 1.6 1,136,025 1,144,812 0.8 November ...................: 129,312 131,019 1.3 1,265,337 1,275,831 0.8 December ...................: 121,812 127,100 4.3 1,387,149 1,402,931 1.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,500 54,718 -3.2 56,500 54,718 -3.2 February ...................: 58,988 55,411 -6.1 115,488 110,129 -4.6 March ......................: 74,168 64,388 -13.2 189,656 174,517 -8.0 April ......................: 69,711 63,601 -8.8 259,367 238,118 -8.2 May ........................: 72,167 66,580 -7.7 331,534 304,698 -8.1 June .......................: 74,788 71,761 -4.0 406,322 376,459 -7.3 July .......................: 69,394 70,443 1.5 475,716 446,902 -6.1 August .....................: 73,596 71,559 -2.8 549,312 518,461 -5.6 September ..................: 60,596 59,019 -2.6 609,908 577,480 -5.3 October ....................: 56,616 59,756 5.5 666,524 637,236 -4.4 November ...................: 49,618 49,759 0.3 716,142 686,995 -4.1 December ...................: 46,520 43,687 -6.1 762,662 730,682 -4.2 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 31,934 31,241 -2.2 31,934 31,241 -2.2 February ...................: 38,363 33,849 -11.8 70,297 65,090 -7.4 March ......................: 44,189 41,268 -6.6 114,486 106,358 -7.1 April ......................: 41,293 40,329 -2.3 155,779 146,687 -5.8 May ........................: 45,772 45,175 -1.3 201,551 191,862 -4.8 June .......................: 45,860 46,310 1.0 247,411 238,172 -3.7 July .......................: 42,769 43,435 1.6 290,180 281,607 -3.0 August .....................: 43,344 42,970 -0.9 333,524 324,577 -2.7 September ..................: 35,226 34,572 -1.9 368,750 359,149 -2.6 October ....................: 34,566 33,891 -2.0 403,316 393,040 -2.5 November ...................: 27,946 27,606 -1.2 431,262 420,646 -2.5 December ...................: 28,552 26,577 -6.9 459,814 447,223 -2.7 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,295 2,975 -9.7 3,295 2,975 -9.7 February ...................: 3,005 2,995 -0.3 6,300 5,970 -5.2 March ......................: 3,770 3,292 -12.7 10,070 9,262 -8.0 April ......................: 3,788 3,654 -3.5 13,858 12,916 -6.8 May ........................: 3,582 3,514 -1.9 17,440 16,430 -5.8 June .......................: 3,819 3,409 -10.7 21,259 19,839 -6.7 July .......................: 3,319 3,151 -5.1 24,578 22,990 -6.5 August .....................: 3,697 3,467 -6.2 28,275 26,457 -6.4 September ..................: 3,282 3,188 -2.9 31,557 29,645 -6.1 October ....................: 2,542 3,109 22.3 34,099 32,754 -3.9 November ...................: 2,352 2,304 -2.0 36,451 35,058 -3.8 December ...................: 2,181 2,265 3.9 38,632 37,323 -3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2017 and 2018 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2017 : 2018 : from : 2017 : 2018 : from : : : 2017 : : : 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 381,750 365,342 -4.3 381,750 365,342 -4.3 February ...................: 369,841 375,716 1.6 751,591 741,058 -1.4 March ......................: 411,605 390,586 -5.1 1,163,196 1,131,644 -2.7 April ......................: 375,287 358,583 -4.5 1,538,483 1,490,227 -3.1 May ........................: 385,257 371,391 -3.6 1,923,740 1,861,618 -3.2 June .......................: 376,335 368,426 -2.1 2,300,075 2,230,044 -3.0 July .......................: 349,529 358,204 2.5 2,649,604 2,588,248 -2.3 August .....................: 396,182 397,456 0.3 3,045,786 2,985,704 -2.0 September ..................: 393,654 369,615 -6.1 3,439,440 3,355,319 -2.4 October ....................: 368,558 369,690 0.3 3,807,998 3,725,009 -2.2 November ...................: 317,564 318,965 0.4 4,125,562 4,043,974 -2.0 December ...................: 352,746 344,910 -2.2 4,478,308 4,388,884 -2.0 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 5,299 4,617 -12.9 5,299 4,617 -12.9 February ...................: 5,424 4,624 -14.7 10,723 9,241 -13.8 March ......................: 6,912 6,583 -4.8 17,635 15,824 -10.3 April ......................: 6,391 5,646 -11.7 24,026 21,470 -10.6 May ........................: 5,771 5,303 -8.1 29,797 26,773 -10.1 June .......................: 5,609 5,529 -1.4 35,406 32,302 -8.8 July .......................: 5,192 4,937 -4.9 40,598 37,239 -8.3 August .....................: 5,653 4,567 -19.2 46,251 41,806 -9.6 September ..................: 4,557 4,403 -3.4 50,808 46,209 -9.1 October ....................: 4,152 4,074 -1.9 54,960 50,283 -8.5 November ...................: 4,070 3,961 -2.7 59,030 54,244 -8.1 December ...................: 3,514 3,463 -1.5 62,544 57,707 -7.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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 and United States: December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 217,439 216,855 221,430 1.8 2.1 Idaho ..........: 84,754 77,031 85,161 0.5 10.6 Illinois .......: 7,279 6,994 6,250 -14.1 -10.6 Iowa ...........: 21,180 24,591 26,039 22.9 5.9 Minnesota ......: 62,859 61,259 65,561 4.3 7.0 New Jersey .....: 5,292 4,958 5,272 -0.4 6.3 New Mexico .....: 66,690 78,942 68,728 3.1 -12.9 Ohio ...........: 20,110 19,294 17,964 -10.7 -6.9 Oregon .........: 17,835 18,024 18,644 4.5 3.4 Pennsylvania ...: 36,824 36,064 36,913 0.2 2.4 South Dakota ...: 25,666 25,080 24,716 -3.7 -1.5 Vermont ........: 12,616 9,971 13,347 5.8 33.9 Wisconsin ......: 291,876 276,633 280,546 -3.9 1.4 : Other States 1/ : 235,070 225,321 221,778 -5.7 -1.6 : United States ..: 1,105,490 1,081,017 1,092,349 -1.2 1.0 : Atlantic .......: 141,174 134,082 133,593 -5.4 -0.4 Central ........: 509,498 483,331 490,779 -3.7 1.5 West ...........: 454,818 463,604 467,977 2.9 0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 56,108 52,146 54,124 -3.5 3.8 Idaho ..........: 53,175 48,261 50,303 -5.4 4.2 Iowa ...........: 12,034 17,460 16,358 35.9 -6.3 Oregon .........: 17,759 17,930 18,553 4.5 3.5 Wisconsin ......: 89,973 81,116 84,600 -6.0 4.3 : Other States 1/ : 214,925 205,098 200,704 -6.6 -2.1 : United States ..: 443,974 422,011 424,642 -4.4 0.6 : Atlantic .......: 28,198 28,065 28,649 1.6 2.1 Central ........: 227,125 206,121 211,057 -7.1 2.4 West ...........: 188,651 187,825 184,936 -2.0 -1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 31,682 29,485 32,674 3.1 10.8 Idaho ..........: 43,517 36,528 36,820 -15.4 0.8 Iowa ...........: 6,419 10,009 9,454 47.3 -5.5 Minnesota ......: 50,100 48,683 51,255 2.3 5.3 Oregon .........: 15,233 14,312 15,390 1.0 7.5 Vermont ........: 8,960 8,486 8,675 -3.2 2.2 Wisconsin ......: 63,123 56,718 60,100 -4.8 6.0 : Other States 1/ : 108,028 97,574 91,931 -14.9 -5.8 : United States ..: 327,062 301,795 306,299 -6.3 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 26,809 26,649 27,050 0.9 1.5 Central ........: 165,461 144,539 150,830 -8.8 4.4 West ...........: 134,792 130,607 128,419 -4.7 -1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 137,440 140,460 143,340 4.3 2.1 Idaho ..........: 25,914 22,104 29,162 12.5 31.9 Pennsylvania ...: 22,895 21,377 23,118 1.0 8.1 Wisconsin ......: 147,680 139,133 140,598 -4.8 1.1 : Other States 1/ : 135,826 142,459 143,165 5.4 0.5 : United States ..: 469,755 465,533 479,383 2.0 3.0 : Atlantic .......: 62,267 60,926 60,640 -2.6 -0.5 Central ........: 190,361 183,203 185,585 -2.5 1.3 West ...........: 217,127 221,404 233,158 7.4 5.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 125,944 129,090 133,236 5.8 3.2 Idaho ..........: 24,218 21,459 28,161 16.3 31.2 Pennsylvania ...: 19,980 18,378 20,021 0.2 8.9 Wisconsin ......: 96,564 90,765 91,000 -5.8 0.3 : Other States 1/ : 98,603 104,201 106,449 8.0 2.2 : United States ..: 365,309 363,893 378,867 3.7 4.1 : Atlantic .......: 41,166 38,256 39,289 -4.6 2.7 Central ........: 121,704 118,754 118,712 -2.5 - West ...........: 202,439 206,883 220,866 9.1 6.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,281 41,258 46,385 -7.7 12.4 Pennsylvania ...: 8,862 6,127 8,787 -0.8 43.4 : Other States 1/ : 111,962 98,758 115,788 3.4 17.2 : United States ..: 171,105 146,143 170,960 -0.1 17.0 : Atlantic .......: 18,368 13,100 18,236 -0.7 39.2 Central ........: 71,200 63,703 74,782 5.0 17.4 West ...........: 81,537 69,340 77,942 -4.4 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 55,900 44,914 37,524 -32.9 -16.5 Pennsylvania ...: 15,864 12,205 15,446 -2.6 26.6 : Other States 1/ : 92,250 74,584 89,658 -2.8 20.2 : United States ..: 164,014 131,703 142,628 -13.0 8.3 : Atlantic .......: 30,547 24,261 37,182 21.7 53.3 Central ........: 31,567 24,675 32,313 2.4 31.0 West ...........: 101,900 82,767 73,133 -28.2 -11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2017 and 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : Wisconsin ......: 29,803 22,588 23,819 -20.1 5.4 : Other States 1/ : 54,587 50,452 49,377 -9.5 -2.1 : United States ..: 84,390 73,040 73,196 -13.3 0.2 : Atlantic .......: 21,531 20,623 21,350 -0.8 3.5 Central ........: 41,920 31,611 33,232 -20.7 5.1 West ...........: 20,939 20,806 18,614 -11.1 -10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2017 and 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2017 : 2018 : 2018 : December : November : : : : 2017 : 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 3,553 4,468 2,959 -16.7 -33.8 Connecticut ........: 746 974 783 5.0 -19.6 Missouri ...........: 1,444 2,279 1,852 28.3 -18.7 Ohio ...............: 1,698 1,943 1,960 15.4 0.9 Oregon .............: 914 984 1,141 24.8 16.0 Pennsylvania .......: 3,857 3,830 3,831 -0.7 0.0 Tennessee ..........: 1,322 1,648 1,426 7.9 -13.5 Utah ...............: 899 2,316 905 0.7 -60.9 : Other States 1/ ....: 32,087 31,317 28,830 -10.2 -7.9 : United States ......: 46,520 49,759 43,687 -6.1 -12.2 : Atlantic ...........: 10,678 13,136 11,257 5.4 -14.3 Central ............: 28,474 26,767 25,296 -11.2 -5.5 West ...............: 7,368 9,856 7,134 -3.2 -27.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2017, there were 1,306 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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