Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released December 3, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). October 2012 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 928 million pounds, 3.2 percent above October 2011 and 6.3 percent above September 2012. Italian type cheese production totaled 388 million pounds, 0.9 percent above October 2011 and 4.8 percent above September 2012. American type cheese production totaled 371 million pounds, 5.1 percent above October 2011 and 6.1 percent above September 2012. Butter production was 146 million pounds, slightly above October 2011 and 6.8 percent above September 2012. Dry milk powders (comparisons with October 2011) Nonfat dry milk, human - 95.0 million pounds, down 5.6 percent. Skim milk powders - 45.6 million pounds, up 8.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons with October 2011) Dry whey, total - 76.0 million pounds, down 1.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 83.0 million pounds, down 0.4 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 37.0 million pounds, down 0.8 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with October 2011) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 64.0 million gallons, up 6.1 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 31.6 million gallons, down 6.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.06 million gallons, up 18.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.60 million gallons, up 4.2 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2011 and 2012............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: October 2011 and 2012.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 2011 and 2012.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012.......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012................. 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 19 Information Contacts................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October : September : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 145,667 136,384 145,677 - 6.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 352,541 349,294 370,608 5.1 6.1 Cheddar ............................: 247,568 243,736 262,996 6.2 7.9 Other American types ...............: 104,973 105,558 107,612 2.5 1.9 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,924 6,395 7,146 -9.8 11.7 Brick and Muenster ...................: 12,904 13,294 13,794 6.9 3.8 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 69,025 67,886 79,078 14.6 16.5 Feta .................................: 5,943 7,266 6,407 7.8 -11.8 Gouda ................................: 1,329 4,265 2,745 106.5 -35.6 Hispanic .............................: 19,993 18,007 19,474 -2.6 8.1 Italian types ........................: 384,356 370,012 387,746 0.9 4.8 Mozzarella .........................: 296,082 287,262 297,280 0.4 3.5 Parmesan ...........................: 23,048 21,178 25,078 8.8 18.4 Provolone ..........................: 30,718 29,311 31,072 1.2 6.0 Ricotta ............................: 24,743 22,150 24,653 -0.4 11.3 Romano .............................: 3,697 3,655 3,841 3.9 5.1 Other Italian types ................: 6,068 6,456 5,822 -4.1 -9.8 Swiss ................................: 27,418 25,391 26,772 -2.4 5.4 All other types ......................: 17,914 11,384 14,101 -21.3 23.9 : Total cheese .........................: 899,347 873,194 927,871 3.2 6.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,994 34,130 34,511 4.6 1.1 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 25,120 25,804 25,998 3.5 0.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 28,976 32,196 32,819 13.3 1.9 : Sour cream .............................: 105,944 98,239 114,530 8.1 16.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 355,478 399,050 371,044 4.4 -7.0 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 60,282 57,483 63,962 6.1 11.3 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 13,792 14,421 14,291 3.6 -0.9 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 20,016 20,187 17,297 -13.6 -14.3 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 33,808 34,608 31,588 -6.6 -8.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,044 1,098 834 -20.1 -24.0 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,578 3,211 3,055 18.5 -4.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,411 4,945 4,595 4.2 -7.1 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,461 1,346 1,422 -2.7 5.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 427 415 548 28.3 32.0 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 893 832 1,006 12.7 20.9 Water and juice ices .................: 3,327 4,783 3,408 2.4 -28.7 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 33,887 33,393 35,755 5.5 7.1 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 17,476 19,678 17,879 2.3 -9.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 675 704 556 -17.6 -21.0 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,662 2,002 2,074 24.8 3.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,744 2,997 2,785 1.5 -7.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: October 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October : September : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,278 7,462 8,476 2.4 13.6 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 71,317 70,025 72,316 1.4 3.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 6,200 4,160 3,713 -40.1 -10.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,517 74,185 76,029 -1.9 2.5 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 3,264 2,133 2,241 -31.3 5.1 Animal ...............................: 4,660 4,827 4,907 5.3 1.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 34,450 33,066 34,286 -0.5 3.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,873 2,428 2,757 -4.0 13.6 Total 2/ .............................: 37,323 35,494 37,043 -0.8 4.4 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,182 18,225 20,116 -5.0 10.4 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,141 17,269 16,927 4.9 -2.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,202 4,857 5,537 6.4 14.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 83,402 85,991 83,027 -0.4 -3.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 38,792 40,798 37,406 -3.6 -8.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,422 2,978 2,666 -39.7 -10.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 43,214 43,776 40,072 -7.3 -8.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,811 7,144 6,925 43.9 -3.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 35,754 52,955 54,687 53.0 3.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,501 3,009 2,799 11.9 -7.0 Total 2/ .............................: 38,255 55,964 57,486 50.3 2.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,288 32,107 32,355 59.5 0.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 17,967 23,857 25,131 39.9 5.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,543 7,853 8,483 53.0 8.0 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 71,288 82,036 88,571 24.2 8.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 45.7 39.8 41.4 -4.3 1.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October : September : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 135,108 126,097 131,255 -2.9 4.1 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 42,160 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,608 6,727 8,595 13.0 27.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 637 617 704 10.5 14.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,142 4,156 5,479 6.6 31.8 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 6,114 5,226 5,408 -11.5 3.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 100,607 84,498 95,011 -5.6 12.4 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 41,985 43,638 45,637 8.7 4.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 61,143 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,949 7,406 9,928 -16.9 34.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,068 2,232 2,539 137.7 13.8 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,040 4,770 5,703 13.2 19.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 143,394 118,385 104,196 -27.3 -12.0 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 105,704 81,031 96,107 -9.1 18.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 883,783 910,467 3.0 883,783 910,467 3.0 February ...................: 804,818 857,526 6.5 1,688,601 1,767,993 4.7 March ......................: 912,462 947,041 3.8 2,601,063 2,715,034 4.4 April ......................: 883,665 902,716 2.2 3,484,728 3,617,750 3.8 May ........................: 912,486 916,403 0.4 4,397,214 4,534,153 3.1 June .......................: 889,129 894,720 0.6 5,286,343 5,428,873 2.7 July .......................: 855,080 880,137 2.9 6,141,423 6,309,010 2.7 August .....................: 861,966 887,006 2.9 7,003,389 7,196,016 2.8 September ..................: 868,015 873,194 0.6 7,871,404 8,069,210 2.5 October ....................: 899,347 927,871 3.2 8,770,751 8,997,081 2.6 November ...................: 895,680 - - 9,666,431 - - December ...................: 930,599 - - 10,597,030 - - : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 357,939 366,311 2.3 357,939 366,311 2.3 February ...................: 328,118 342,473 4.4 686,057 708,784 3.3 March ......................: 364,472 376,734 3.4 1,050,529 1,085,518 3.3 April ......................: 356,773 364,992 2.3 1,407,302 1,450,510 3.1 May ........................: 370,025 368,431 -0.4 1,777,327 1,818,941 2.3 June .......................: 362,910 360,170 -0.8 2,140,237 2,179,111 1.8 July .......................: 349,922 356,079 1.8 2,490,159 2,535,190 1.8 August .....................: 338,414 353,508 4.5 2,828,573 2,888,698 2.1 September ..................: 338,411 349,294 3.2 3,166,984 3,237,992 2.2 October ....................: 352,541 370,608 5.1 3,519,525 3,608,600 2.5 November ...................: 349,192 - - 3,868,717 - - December ...................: 368,744 - - 4,237,461 - - : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 270,756 271,691 0.3 270,756 271,691 0.3 February ...................: 239,470 251,541 5.0 510,226 523,232 2.5 March ......................: 262,727 273,828 4.2 772,953 797,060 3.1 April ......................: 260,548 265,439 1.9 1,033,501 1,062,499 2.8 May ........................: 279,565 269,492 -3.6 1,313,066 1,331,991 1.4 June .......................: 266,190 260,112 -2.3 1,579,256 1,592,103 0.8 July .......................: 256,603 258,623 0.8 1,835,859 1,850,726 0.8 August .....................: 243,191 250,697 3.1 2,079,050 2,101,423 1.1 September ..................: 247,202 243,736 -1.4 2,326,252 2,345,159 0.8 October ....................: 247,568 262,996 6.2 2,573,820 2,608,155 1.3 November ...................: 251,732 - - 2,825,552 - - December ...................: 270,346 - - 3,095,898 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 388,414 400,926 3.2 388,414 400,926 3.2 February ...................: 351,366 371,270 5.7 739,780 772,196 4.4 March ......................: 401,115 409,870 2.2 1,140,895 1,182,066 3.6 April ......................: 385,552 385,837 0.1 1,526,447 1,567,903 2.7 May ........................: 393,929 390,980 -0.7 1,920,376 1,958,883 2.0 June .......................: 381,016 378,765 -0.6 2,301,392 2,337,648 1.6 July .......................: 360,273 368,565 2.3 2,661,665 2,706,213 1.7 August .....................: 363,544 370,487 1.9 3,025,209 3,076,700 1.7 September ..................: 369,144 370,012 0.2 3,394,353 3,446,712 1.5 October ....................: 384,356 387,746 0.9 3,778,709 3,834,458 1.5 November ...................: 385,466 - - 4,164,175 - - December ...................: 409,536 - - 4,573,711 - - : Mozzarella : January ....................: 307,024 312,310 1.7 307,024 312,310 1.7 February ...................: 272,708 290,997 6.7 579,732 603,307 4.1 March ......................: 309,433 318,482 2.9 889,165 921,789 3.7 April ......................: 299,252 302,667 1.1 1,188,417 1,224,456 3.0 May ........................: 307,969 305,925 -0.7 1,496,386 1,530,381 2.3 June .......................: 297,131 299,440 0.8 1,793,517 1,829,821 2.0 July .......................: 286,486 291,403 1.7 2,080,003 2,121,224 2.0 August .....................: 285,727 284,946 -0.3 2,365,730 2,406,170 1.7 September ..................: 285,478 287,262 0.6 2,651,208 2,693,432 1.6 October ....................: 296,082 297,280 0.4 2,947,290 2,990,712 1.5 November ...................: 295,632 - - 3,242,922 - - December ...................: 320,529 - - 3,563,451 - - : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 4,856 5,113 5.3 4,856 5,113 5.3 February ...................: 5,251 5,077 -3.3 10,107 10,190 0.8 March ......................: 5,384 5,363 -0.4 15,491 15,553 0.4 April ......................: 5,663 5,597 -1.2 21,154 21,150 - May ........................: 5,294 5,854 10.6 26,448 27,004 2.1 June .......................: 5,481 7,176 30.9 31,929 34,180 7.1 July .......................: 5,424 6,067 11.9 37,353 40,247 7.7 August .....................: 5,370 6,085 13.3 42,723 46,332 8.4 September ..................: 6,153 6,456 4.9 48,876 52,788 8.0 October ....................: 6,068 5,822 -4.1 54,944 58,610 6.7 November ...................: 5,994 - - 60,938 - - December ...................: 5,797 - - 66,735 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 167,059 180,586 8.1 167,059 180,586 8.1 February ...................: 150,070 169,444 12.9 317,129 350,030 10.4 March ......................: 165,359 175,993 6.4 482,488 526,023 9.0 April ......................: 158,670 169,805 7.0 641,158 695,828 8.5 May ........................: 155,873 163,299 4.8 797,031 859,127 7.8 June .......................: 141,293 137,495 -2.7 938,324 996,622 6.2 July .......................: 135,460 133,222 -1.7 1,073,784 1,129,844 5.2 August .....................: 133,749 129,510 -3.2 1,207,533 1,259,354 4.3 September ..................: 137,907 136,384 -1.1 1,345,440 1,395,738 3.7 October ....................: 145,667 145,677 - 1,491,107 1,541,415 3.4 November ...................: 152,781 - - 1,643,888 - - December ...................: 165,866 - - 1,809,754 - - : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 115,242 154,065 33.7 115,242 154,065 33.7 February ...................: 107,827 171,917 59.4 223,069 325,982 46.1 March ......................: 125,809 188,659 50.0 348,878 514,641 47.5 April ......................: 146,708 192,147 31.0 495,586 706,788 42.6 May ........................: 148,783 194,828 30.9 644,369 901,616 39.9 June .......................: 146,906 168,872 15.0 791,275 1,070,488 35.3 July .......................: 133,273 151,358 13.6 924,548 1,221,846 32.2 August .....................: 114,912 106,191 -7.6 1,039,460 1,328,037 27.8 September ..................: 103,824 84,498 -18.6 1,143,284 1,412,535 23.6 October ....................: 100,607 95,011 -5.6 1,243,891 1,507,546 21.2 November ...................: 120,315 - - 1,364,206 - - December ...................: 150,202 - - 1,514,408 - - : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 39,988 39,704 -0.7 39,988 39,704 -0.7 February ...................: 36,209 18,233 -49.6 76,197 57,937 -24.0 March ......................: 41,788 11,912 -71.5 117,985 69,849 -40.8 April ......................: 27,008 17,451 -35.4 144,993 87,300 -39.8 May ........................: 35,667 13,321 -62.7 180,660 100,621 -44.3 June .......................: 33,284 25,362 -23.8 213,944 125,983 -41.1 July .......................: 39,653 37,238 -6.1 253,597 163,221 -35.6 August .....................: 38,677 40,337 4.3 292,274 203,558 -30.4 September ..................: 35,593 43,638 22.6 327,867 247,196 -24.6 October ....................: 41,985 45,637 8.7 369,852 292,833 -20.8 November ...................: 39,586 - - 409,438 - - December ...................: 36,579 - - 446,017 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 90,192 96,072 6.5 90,192 96,072 6.5 February .....................: 82,035 89,372 8.9 172,227 185,444 7.7 March ........................: 94,304 88,211 -6.5 266,531 273,655 2.7 April ........................: 92,037 85,990 -6.6 358,568 359,645 0.3 May ..........................: 91,293 86,102 -5.7 449,861 445,747 -0.9 June .........................: 83,740 83,171 -0.7 533,601 528,918 -0.9 July .........................: 81,752 90,277 10.4 615,353 619,195 0.6 August .......................: 79,759 78,022 -2.2 695,112 697,217 0.3 September ....................: 76,800 74,185 -3.4 771,912 771,402 -0.1 October ......................: 77,517 76,029 -1.9 849,429 847,431 -0.2 November .....................: 77,614 - - 927,043 - - December .....................: 83,074 - - 1,010,117 - - : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 81,122 86,711 6.9 81,122 86,711 6.9 February .....................: 74,812 81,275 8.6 155,934 167,986 7.7 March ........................: 85,312 89,929 5.4 241,246 257,915 6.9 April ........................: 80,547 87,231 8.3 321,793 345,146 7.3 May ..........................: 87,301 87,347 0.1 409,094 432,493 5.7 June .........................: 89,870 88,907 -1.1 498,964 521,400 4.5 July .........................: 85,263 85,831 0.7 584,227 607,231 3.9 August .......................: 83,098 85,593 3.0 667,325 692,824 3.8 September ....................: 82,853 85,991 3.8 750,178 778,815 3.8 October ......................: 83,402 83,027 -0.4 833,580 861,842 3.4 November .....................: 81,668 - - 915,248 - - December .....................: 84,953 - - 1,000,201 - - : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 34,871 38,520 10.5 34,871 38,520 10.5 February .....................: 32,701 35,416 8.3 67,572 73,936 9.4 March ........................: 36,809 38,881 5.6 104,381 112,817 8.1 April ........................: 34,668 37,132 7.1 139,049 149,949 7.8 May ..........................: 36,669 36,997 0.9 175,718 186,946 6.4 June .........................: 36,292 38,662 6.5 212,010 225,608 6.4 July .........................: 34,683 34,079 -1.7 246,693 259,687 5.3 August .......................: 35,248 34,902 -1.0 281,941 294,589 4.5 September ....................: 35,571 35,494 -0.2 317,512 330,083 4.0 October ......................: 37,323 37,043 -0.8 354,835 367,126 3.5 November .....................: 36,818 - - 391,653 - - December .....................: 39,285 - - 430,938 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 26,467 26,026 -1.7 26,467 26,026 -1.7 February ...................: 25,848 25,805 -0.2 52,315 51,831 -0.9 March ......................: 28,469 26,375 -7.4 80,784 78,206 -3.2 April ......................: 26,906 25,015 -7.0 107,690 103,221 -4.1 May ........................: 27,271 27,909 2.3 134,961 131,130 -2.8 June .......................: 28,487 26,027 -8.6 163,448 157,157 -3.8 July .......................: 27,449 27,790 1.2 190,897 184,947 -3.1 August .....................: 30,481 29,375 -3.6 221,378 214,322 -3.2 September ..................: 28,098 25,804 -8.2 249,476 240,126 -3.7 October ....................: 25,120 25,998 3.5 274,596 266,124 -3.1 November ...................: 24,345 - - 298,941 - - December ...................: 23,157 - - 322,098 - - : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,093 33,450 7.6 31,093 33,450 7.6 February ...................: 30,490 32,168 5.5 61,583 65,618 6.6 March ......................: 35,986 32,935 -8.5 97,569 98,553 1.0 April ......................: 32,149 31,708 -1.4 129,718 130,261 0.4 May ........................: 32,613 34,632 6.2 162,331 164,893 1.6 June .......................: 34,411 31,653 -8.0 196,742 196,546 -0.1 July .......................: 31,616 32,241 2.0 228,358 228,787 0.2 August .....................: 34,168 36,292 6.2 262,526 265,079 1.0 September ..................: 31,639 32,196 1.8 294,165 297,275 1.1 October ....................: 28,976 32,819 13.3 323,141 330,094 2.2 November ...................: 30,725 - - 353,866 - - December ...................: 27,615 - - 381,481 - - : Sour cream : January ....................: 98,471 102,908 4.5 98,471 102,908 4.5 February ...................: 87,685 97,554 11.3 186,156 200,462 7.7 March ......................: 108,308 111,356 2.8 294,464 311,818 5.9 April ......................: 101,797 96,529 -5.2 396,261 408,347 3.1 May ........................: 104,242 108,185 3.8 500,503 516,532 3.2 June .......................: 104,735 104,142 -0.6 605,238 620,674 2.6 July .......................: 98,374 100,512 2.2 703,612 721,186 2.5 August .....................: 109,288 110,152 0.8 812,900 831,338 2.3 September ..................: 97,587 98,239 0.7 910,487 929,577 2.1 October ....................: 105,944 114,530 8.1 1,016,431 1,044,107 2.7 November ...................: 123,865 - - 1,140,296 - - December ...................: 114,599 - - 1,254,895 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 58,484 55,169 -5.7 58,484 55,169 -5.7 February ...................: 62,269 63,128 1.4 120,753 118,297 -2.0 March ......................: 74,970 72,476 -3.3 195,723 190,773 -2.5 April ......................: 71,310 69,531 -2.5 267,033 260,304 -2.5 May ........................: 72,213 74,708 3.5 339,246 335,012 -1.2 June .......................: 75,974 77,916 2.6 415,220 412,928 -0.6 July .......................: 72,796 73,850 1.4 488,016 486,778 -0.3 August .....................: 78,724 74,453 -5.4 566,740 561,231 -1.0 September ..................: 69,043 57,483 -16.7 635,783 618,714 -2.7 October ....................: 60,282 63,962 6.1 696,065 682,676 -1.9 November ...................: 53,052 - - 749,117 - - December ...................: 50,564 - - 799,681 - - : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 28,317 28,525 0.7 28,317 28,525 0.7 February ...................: 31,606 31,091 -1.6 59,923 59,616 -0.5 March ......................: 39,437 39,579 0.4 99,360 99,195 -0.2 April ......................: 40,051 40,703 1.6 139,411 139,898 0.3 May ........................: 41,914 42,950 2.5 181,325 182,848 0.8 June .......................: 45,226 43,100 -4.7 226,551 225,948 -0.3 July .......................: 43,397 41,668 -4.0 269,948 267,616 -0.9 August .....................: 43,169 40,728 -5.7 313,117 308,344 -1.5 September ..................: 37,306 34,608 -7.2 350,423 342,952 -2.1 October ....................: 33,808 31,588 -6.6 384,231 374,540 -2.5 November ...................: 28,086 - - 412,317 - - December ...................: 27,231 - - 439,548 - - : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,140 3,059 -2.6 3,140 3,059 -2.6 February ...................: 3,006 3,130 4.1 6,146 6,189 0.7 March ......................: 4,437 4,075 -8.2 10,583 10,264 -3.0 April ......................: 3,696 3,810 3.1 14,279 14,074 -1.4 May ........................: 4,285 3,855 -10.0 18,564 17,929 -3.4 June .......................: 4,750 4,055 -14.6 23,314 21,984 -5.7 July .......................: 3,788 3,935 3.9 27,102 25,919 -4.4 August .....................: 4,366 3,667 -16.0 31,468 29,586 -6.0 September ..................: 3,217 3,211 -0.2 34,685 32,797 -5.4 October ....................: 2,578 3,055 18.5 37,263 35,852 -3.8 November ...................: 2,615 - - 39,878 - - December ...................: 2,383 - - 42,261 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from : : : 2011 : : : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 371,955 391,660 5.3 371,955 391,660 5.3 February ...................: 349,256 365,731 4.7 721,211 757,391 5.0 March ......................: 389,247 396,980 2.0 1,110,458 1,154,371 4.0 April ......................: 364,801 367,879 0.8 1,475,259 1,522,250 3.2 May ........................: 346,409 370,835 7.1 1,821,668 1,893,085 3.9 June .......................: 368,055 363,358 -1.3 2,189,723 2,256,443 3.0 July .......................: 337,614 356,386 5.6 2,527,337 2,612,829 3.4 August .....................: 372,306 390,327 4.8 2,899,643 3,003,156 3.6 September ..................: 382,227 399,050 4.4 3,281,870 3,402,206 3.7 October ....................: 355,478 371,044 4.4 3,637,348 3,773,250 3.7 November ...................: 314,135 - - 3,951,483 - - December ...................: 320,753 - - 4,272,236 - - : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 3,767 3,482 -7.6 3,767 3,482 -7.6 February ...................: 4,433 5,292 19.4 8,200 8,774 7.0 March ......................: 5,905 5,717 -3.2 14,105 14,491 2.7 April ......................: 5,338 5,625 5.4 19,443 20,116 3.5 May ........................: 5,637 5,900 4.7 25,080 26,016 3.7 June .......................: 5,799 6,509 12.2 30,879 32,525 5.3 July .......................: 5,525 5,876 6.4 36,404 38,401 5.5 August .....................: 6,600 6,613 0.2 43,004 45,014 4.7 September ..................: 5,327 4,945 -7.2 48,331 49,959 3.4 October ....................: 4,411 4,595 4.2 52,742 54,554 3.4 November ...................: 3,885 - - 56,627 - - December ...................: 4,049 - - 60,676 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 189,393 170,176 184,008 -2.8 8.1 Idaho ..........: 70,247 74,308 74,446 6.0 0.2 Illinois .......: 5,291 5,454 6,191 17.0 13.5 Iowa ...........: 20,572 19,413 21,545 4.7 11.0 Minnesota ......: 47,740 47,970 51,748 8.4 7.9 New Mexico .....: 61,743 60,816 64,605 4.6 6.2 New York .......: 65,171 61,936 68,434 5.0 10.5 Ohio ...........: 17,126 15,766 17,729 3.5 12.5 Pennsylvania ...: 32,604 30,815 32,251 -1.1 4.7 South Dakota ...: 23,745 22,477 23,629 -0.5 5.1 Vermont ........: 10,767 10,099 11,980 11.3 18.6 Wisconsin ......: 223,044 229,428 234,780 5.3 2.3 : Other States 1/ : 131,904 124,536 136,525 3.5 9.6 : United States ..: 899,347 873,194 927,871 3.2 6.3 : Atlantic .......: 118,235 111,829 122,637 3.7 9.7 Central ........: 399,559 394,966 417,875 4.6 5.8 West ...........: 381,553 366,399 387,359 1.5 5.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,774 47,834 49,491 -2.5 3.5 Idaho ..........: 51,419 51,287 54,383 5.8 6.0 Iowa ...........: 15,317 14,810 16,101 5.1 8.7 Oregon .........: 13,866 15,207 16,971 22.4 11.6 Wisconsin ......: 65,498 64,927 69,100 5.5 6.4 : Other States 1/ : 155,667 155,229 164,562 5.7 6.0 : United States ..: 352,541 349,294 370,608 5.1 6.1 : Atlantic .......: 16,152 14,814 15,955 -1.2 7.7 Central ........: 164,808 164,246 174,540 5.9 6.3 West ...........: 171,581 170,234 180,113 5.0 5.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 24,481 24,022 25,898 5.8 7.8 Idaho ..........: 38,876 38,152 41,228 6.1 8.1 Iowa ...........: 10,265 9,310 10,409 1.4 11.8 Minnesota ......: 35,901 38,492 42,155 17.4 9.5 Wisconsin ......: 45,787 43,611 46,900 2.4 7.5 : Other States 1/ : 92,258 90,149 96,406 4.5 6.9 : United States ..: 247,568 243,736 262,996 6.2 7.9 : Atlantic .......: 15,127 14,609 15,801 4.5 8.2 Central ........: 116,396 115,665 123,618 6.2 6.9 West ...........: 116,045 113,462 123,577 6.5 8.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 117,927 106,448 117,289 -0.5 10.2 New York .......: 29,894 31,379 32,556 8.9 3.8 Pennsylvania ...: 19,419 17,788 17,888 -7.9 0.6 Wisconsin ......: 115,205 117,931 117,934 2.4 - : Other States 1/ : 101,911 96,466 102,079 0.2 5.8 : United States ..: 384,356 370,012 387,746 0.9 4.8 : Atlantic .......: 57,194 56,360 58,873 2.9 4.5 Central ........: 156,608 153,123 157,706 0.7 3.0 West ...........: 170,554 160,529 171,167 0.4 6.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 108,441 96,488 105,790 -2.4 9.6 New York .......: 14,862 16,712 15,790 6.2 -5.5 Wisconsin ......: 76,006 80,247 78,700 3.5 -1.9 : Other States 1/ : 96,773 93,815 97,000 0.2 3.4 : United States ..: 296,082 287,262 297,280 0.4 3.5 : Atlantic .......: 34,882 35,910 35,653 2.2 -0.7 Central ........: 104,431 104,940 105,799 1.3 0.8 West ...........: 156,769 146,412 155,828 -0.6 6.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: October 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,200 46,509 47,744 -4.9 2.7 : Other States 1/ : 95,467 89,875 97,933 2.6 9.0 : United States ..: 145,667 136,384 145,677 - 6.8 : Atlantic .......: 10,852 8,929 11,299 4.1 26.5 Central ........: 57,722 56,177 61,434 6.4 9.4 West ...........: 77,093 71,278 72,944 -5.4 2.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: October 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 54,001 40,410 38,491 -28.7 -4.7 : Other States 1/ : 46,606 44,088 56,520 21.3 28.2 : United States ..: 100,607 84,498 95,011 -5.6 12.4 : Atlantic .......: 6,178 4,175 7,683 24.4 84.0 Central ........: 10,026 14,516 17,187 71.4 18.4 West ...........: 84,403 65,807 70,141 -16.9 6.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent -- : New York .......: 10,378 11,811 12,217 17.7 3.4 Wisconsin ......: 22,164 21,890 22,809 2.9 4.2 : Other States 1/ : 38,775 36,324 37,290 -3.8 2.7 : United States ..: 71,317 70,025 72,316 1.4 3.3 : Atlantic .......: 18,832 19,353 20,082 6.6 3.8 Central ........: 35,935 34,827 35,796 -0.4 2.8 West ...........: 16,550 15,845 16,438 -0.7 3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : October : September : October :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : October :September : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent --- : California .........: 11,418 9,398 11,612 1.7 23.6 : Other States 1/ ....: 48,864 48,085 52,350 7.1 8.9 : United States ......: 60,282 57,483 63,962 6.1 11.3 : Atlantic ...........: 13,059 12,603 13,495 3.3 7.1 Central ............: 30,576 30,773 33,330 9.0 8.3 West ...............: 16,647 14,107 17,137 2.9 21.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2011, there were 1,278 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Field Office (FO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each field office summarizes data at the State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both FO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, FO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (515) 284-4340 Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Sheep and Goats ........ (202) 720-4751 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the "Follow NASS" box under "Receive reports by Email," click on "National" or "State" to select the reports you would like to receive. 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