Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released April 3, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). February 2014 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 851 million pounds, 0.6 percent below February 2013 and 10.7 percent below January 2014. Italian type cheese production totaled 374 million pounds, 3.7 percent above February 2013 but 11.0 percent below January 2014. American type cheese production totaled 341 million pounds, 1.5 percent below February 2013 and 10.3 percent below January 2014. Butter production was 166 million pounds, 4.6 percent below February 2013 and 9.1 percent below January 2014. Dry milk powders (comparisons with February 2013) Nonfat dry milk, human - 141 million pounds, up 2.3 percent. Skim milk powders - 34.8 million pounds, down 19.4 percent. Whey products (comparisons with February 2013) Dry whey, total - 65.5 million pounds, down 15.1 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 90.9 million pounds, up 16.2 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.5 million pounds, up 24.1 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with February 2013) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 57.7 million gallons, down 7.5 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 29.4 million gallons, down 8.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.29 million gallons, down slightly. Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.77 million gallons, up 0.3 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2013 and 2014............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2013 and 2014.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: February 2013 and 2014.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014................. 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 173,811 182,444 165,766 -4.6 -9.1 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 346,687 380,374 341,347 -1.5 -10.3 Cheddar ............................: 251,357 277,089 249,259 -0.8 -10.0 Other American types ...............: 95,330 103,285 92,088 -3.4 -10.8 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,617 7,115 6,535 -14.2 -8.2 Brick and Muenster ...................: 11,824 13,095 11,558 -2.2 -11.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 63,656 60,754 50,706 -20.3 -16.5 Feta .................................: 6,957 8,142 8,155 17.2 0.2 Gouda ................................: 3,547 5,679 5,392 52.0 -5.1 Hispanic .............................: 18,607 20,077 18,149 -2.5 -9.6 Italian types ........................: 360,870 420,316 374,122 3.7 -11.0 Mozzarella .........................: 278,934 332,420 299,750 7.5 -9.8 Parmesan ...........................: 25,205 24,787 21,892 -13.1 -11.7 Provolone ..........................: 27,381 31,925 25,515 -6.8 -20.1 Ricotta ............................: 18,911 22,158 18,108 -4.2 -18.3 Romano .............................: 4,868 3,237 3,026 -37.8 -6.5 Other Italian types ................: 5,571 5,789 5,831 4.7 0.7 Swiss ................................: 23,424 25,875 22,845 -2.5 -11.7 All other types ......................: 12,589 11,559 11,774 -6.5 1.9 : Total cheese .........................: 855,778 952,986 850,583 -0.6 -10.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,086 32,606 28,109 -12.4 -13.8 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 24,993 25,344 22,813 -8.7 -10.0 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 30,740 29,445 28,057 -8.7 -4.7 : Sour cream .............................: 94,963 107,891 80,990 -14.7 -24.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 359,285 395,302 392,769 9.3 -0.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 62,411 55,439 57,745 -7.5 4.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,783 14,821 15,792 0.1 6.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 16,326 10,685 13,653 -16.4 27.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 32,109 25,506 29,445 -8.3 15.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 873 674 746 -14.5 10.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,298 2,915 3,288 -0.3 12.8 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,757 4,518 5,772 0.3 27.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,265 2,366 2,267 0.1 -4.2 Nonfat, hard .......................: 508 595 630 24.0 5.9 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 875 839 1,019 16.5 21.5 Water and juice ices .................: 4,640 3,739 5,212 12.3 39.4 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 34,547 31,950 34,362 -0.5 7.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 18,083 14,199 16,487 -8.8 16.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 713 525 469 -34.2 -10.7 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,001 1,895 2,105 5.2 11.1 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,489 2,738 3,498 0.3 27.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,387 8,155 7,652 3.6 -6.2 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 73,761 69,005 64,560 -12.5 -6.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,316 1,005 914 -72.4 -9.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,077 70,010 65,474 -15.1 -6.5 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,491 2,404 2,536 1.8 5.5 Animal ...............................: 4,511 6,430 5,366 19.0 -16.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 33,777 46,606 42,243 25.1 -9.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 500 435 303 -39.4 -30.3 Total 2/ .............................: 34,277 47,041 42,546 24.1 -9.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,975 26,494 23,046 44.3 -13.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,302 20,547 19,500 6.5 -5.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,857 8,173 8,175 19.2 - : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 78,212 96,929 90,856 16.2 -6.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 65,341 57,316 57,084 -12.6 -0.4 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,713 690 623 -83.2 -9.7 Dry whey, total ......................: 69,054 58,006 57,707 -16.4 -0.5 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,805 8,408 8,554 47.4 1.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 54,843 48,852 46,117 -15.9 -5.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,369 966 808 -41.0 -16.4 Total 2/ .............................: 56,212 49,818 46,925 -16.5 -5.8 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,378 21,505 20,432 -22.5 -5.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 29,834 28,313 26,493 -11.2 -6.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,290 10,720 9,479 -7.9 -11.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 89,312 101,065 106,083 18.8 5.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 44.6 48.8 49.8 5.2 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: February 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 125,065 127,545 136,826 9.4 7.3 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,758 11,390 9,881 -16.0 -13.2 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 769 978 850 10.5 -13.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 5,466 5,660 8,734 59.8 54.3 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 9,356 10,669 9,246 -1.2 -13.3 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 137,674 138,858 140,904 2.3 1.5 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 43,178 58,830 34,798 -19.4 -40.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 23,007 12,884 13,819 -39.9 7.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,335 2,104 2,393 79.3 13.7 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,887 6,925 9,292 34.9 34.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 225,708 149,181 181,892 -19.4 21.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 106,710 118,546 102,999 -3.5 -13.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 935,677 952,986 1.8 935,677 952,986 1.8 February ...................: 855,778 850,583 -0.6 1,791,455 1,803,569 0.7 March ......................: 955,600 2,747,055 April ......................: 930,176 3,677,231 May ........................: 950,596 4,627,827 June .......................: 909,788 5,537,615 July .......................: 909,160 6,446,775 August .....................: 935,597 7,382,372 September ..................: 890,709 8,273,081 October ....................: 970,775 9,243,856 November ...................: 926,859 10,170,715 December ...................: 969,346 11,140,061 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 376,297 380,374 1.1 376,297 380,374 1.1 February ...................: 346,687 341,347 -1.5 722,984 721,721 -0.2 March ......................: 384,584 1,107,568 April ......................: 376,768 1,484,336 May ........................: 388,381 1,872,717 June .......................: 363,520 2,236,237 July .......................: 359,571 2,595,808 August .....................: 381,026 2,976,834 September ..................: 345,751 3,322,585 October ....................: 368,286 3,690,871 November ...................: 352,744 4,043,615 December ...................: 377,918 4,421,533 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 280,715 277,089 -1.3 280,715 277,089 -1.3 February ...................: 251,357 249,259 -0.8 532,072 526,348 -1.1 March ......................: 284,003 816,075 April ......................: 279,219 1,095,294 May ........................: 282,191 1,377,485 June .......................: 259,172 1,636,657 July .......................: 260,300 1,896,957 August .....................: 269,805 2,166,762 September ..................: 239,746 2,406,508 October ....................: 267,023 2,673,531 November ...................: 251,049 2,924,580 December ...................: 272,409 3,196,989 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 400,094 420,316 5.1 400,094 420,316 5.1 February ...................: 360,870 374,122 3.7 760,964 794,438 4.4 March ......................: 413,465 1,174,429 April ......................: 397,630 1,572,059 May ........................: 399,879 1,971,938 June .......................: 392,737 2,364,675 July .......................: 394,351 2,759,026 August .....................: 385,390 3,144,416 September ..................: 384,397 3,528,813 October ....................: 431,729 3,960,542 November ...................: 400,880 4,361,422 December ...................: 423,509 4,784,931 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 311,459 332,420 6.7 311,459 332,420 6.7 February ...................: 278,934 299,750 7.5 590,393 632,170 7.1 March ......................: 323,041 913,434 April ......................: 306,923 1,220,357 May ........................: 312,873 1,533,230 June .......................: 308,296 1,841,526 July .......................: 307,969 2,149,495 August .....................: 296,297 2,445,792 September ..................: 299,472 2,745,264 October ....................: 332,811 3,078,075 November ...................: 307,560 3,385,635 December ...................: 333,050 3,718,685 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,085 5,789 -4.9 6,085 5,789 -4.9 February ...................: 5,571 5,831 4.7 11,656 11,620 -0.3 March ......................: 6,627 18,283 April ......................: 5,622 23,905 May ........................: 5,883 29,788 June .......................: 6,135 35,923 July .......................: 6,128 42,051 August .....................: 6,692 48,743 September ..................: 5,956 54,699 October ....................: 6,646 61,345 November ...................: 6,448 67,793 December ...................: 6,738 74,531 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 188,079 182,444 -3.0 188,079 182,444 -3.0 February ...................: 173,811 165,766 -4.6 361,890 348,210 -3.8 March ......................: 181,967 543,857 April ......................: 166,937 710,794 May ........................: 163,360 874,154 June .......................: 140,764 1,014,918 July .......................: 133,661 1,148,579 August .....................: 135,881 1,284,460 September ..................: 132,735 1,417,195 October ....................: 146,102 1,563,297 November ...................: 142,654 1,705,951 December ...................: 161,592 1,867,543 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 142,799 138,858 -2.8 142,799 138,858 -2.8 February ...................: 137,674 140,904 2.3 280,473 279,762 -0.3 March ......................: 150,283 430,756 April ......................: 160,117 590,873 May ........................: 150,531 741,404 June .......................: 130,901 872,305 July .......................: 116,616 988,921 August .....................: 106,892 1,095,813 September ..................: 74,026 1,169,839 October ....................: 85,830 1,255,669 November ...................: 100,639 1,356,308 December ...................: 125,538 1,481,846 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 47,980 58,830 22.6 47,980 58,830 22.6 February ...................: 43,178 34,798 -19.4 91,158 93,628 2.7 March ......................: 47,546 138,704 April ......................: 39,751 178,455 May ........................: 54,787 233,242 June .......................: 58,217 291,459 July .......................: 53,131 344,590 August .....................: 55,074 399,664 September ..................: 54,234 453,898 October ....................: 62,402 516,300 November ...................: 56,390 572,690 December ...................: 58,162 630,852 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 90,646 70,010 -22.8 90,646 70,010 -22.8 February .....................: 77,077 65,474 -15.1 167,723 135,484 -19.2 March ........................: 83,232 250,955 April ........................: 81,640 332,595 May ..........................: 79,300 411,895 June .........................: 75,382 487,277 July .........................: 76,416 563,693 August .......................: 73,121 636,814 September ....................: 68,693 705,507 October ......................: 71,883 777,390 November .....................: 74,718 852,108 December .....................: 81,734 933,842 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 88,654 96,929 9.3 88,654 96,929 9.3 February .....................: 78,212 90,856 16.2 166,866 187,785 12.5 March ........................: 93,187 260,053 April ........................: 89,620 349,673 May ..........................: 91,761 441,434 June .........................: 88,544 529,978 July .........................: 85,755 615,733 August .......................: 86,433 702,166 September ....................: 87,239 789,405 October ......................: 88,056 877,461 November .....................: 82,742 960,203 December .....................: 91,925 1,052,128 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 36,825 47,041 27.7 36,825 47,041 27.7 February .....................: 34,277 42,546 24.1 71,102 89,587 26.0 March ........................: 38,919 110,021 April ........................: 40,541 150,562 May ..........................: 43,155 193,717 June .........................: 41,903 235,620 July .........................: 40,051 275,671 August .......................: 38,872 314,543 September ....................: 38,696 353,239 October ......................: 47,807 401,046 November .....................: 42,800 443,846 December .....................: 45,091 488,937 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 27,639 25,344 -8.3 27,639 25,344 -8.3 February ...................: 24,993 22,813 -8.7 52,632 48,157 -8.5 March ......................: 26,762 79,394 April ......................: 25,202 104,596 May ........................: 27,007 131,603 June .......................: 23,108 154,711 July .......................: 27,459 182,170 August .....................: 28,145 210,315 September ..................: 25,818 236,133 October ....................: 26,589 262,722 November ...................: 24,002 286,724 December ...................: 23,687 310,411 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 33,423 29,445 -11.9 33,423 29,445 -11.9 February ...................: 30,740 28,057 -8.7 64,163 57,502 -10.4 March ......................: 32,736 96,899 April ......................: 32,850 129,749 May ........................: 32,766 162,515 June .......................: 27,904 190,419 July .......................: 32,701 223,120 August .....................: 33,232 256,352 September ..................: 31,284 287,636 October ....................: 31,441 319,077 November ...................: 27,678 346,755 December ...................: 28,128 374,883 : Sour cream : January ....................: 107,887 107,891 - 107,887 107,891 - February ...................: 94,963 80,990 -14.7 202,850 188,881 -6.9 March ......................: 105,081 307,931 April ......................: 97,992 405,923 May ........................: 109,676 515,599 June .......................: 101,245 616,844 July .......................: 104,424 721,268 August .....................: 108,995 830,263 September ..................: 100,773 931,036 October ....................: 117,603 1,048,639 November ...................: 121,313 1,169,952 December ...................: 117,101 1,287,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 56,053 55,439 -1.1 56,053 55,439 -1.1 February ...................: 62,411 57,745 -7.5 118,464 113,184 -4.5 March ......................: 70,197 188,661 April ......................: 72,170 260,831 May ........................: 77,710 338,541 June .......................: 79,634 418,175 July .......................: 77,126 495,301 August .....................: 72,349 567,650 September ..................: 63,275 630,925 October ....................: 64,797 695,722 November ...................: 51,990 747,712 December ...................: 42,476 790,188 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 28,498 25,506 -10.5 28,498 25,506 -10.5 February ...................: 32,109 29,445 -8.3 60,607 54,951 -9.3 March ......................: 40,459 101,066 April ......................: 38,556 139,622 May ........................: 42,894 182,516 June .......................: 41,492 224,008 July .......................: 41,305 265,313 August .....................: 37,767 303,080 September ..................: 31,522 334,602 October ....................: 28,711 363,313 November ...................: 24,786 388,099 December ...................: 21,426 409,525 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,996 2,915 -2.7 2,996 2,915 -2.7 February ...................: 3,298 3,288 -0.3 6,294 6,203 -1.4 March ......................: 4,408 10,702 April ......................: 4,375 15,077 May ........................: 4,566 19,643 June .......................: 4,570 24,213 July .......................: 4,165 28,378 August .....................: 3,752 32,130 September ..................: 2,929 35,059 October ....................: 3,309 38,368 November ...................: 2,517 40,885 December ...................: 2,157 43,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2013 and 2014 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2013 : 2014 : from : 2013 : 2014 : from : : : 2013 : : : 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 394,753 395,302 0.1 394,753 395,302 0.1 February ...................: 359,285 392,769 9.3 754,038 788,071 4.5 March ......................: 419,600 1,173,638 April ......................: 378,118 1,551,756 May ........................: 403,056 1,954,812 June .......................: 377,804 2,332,616 July .......................: 401,601 2,734,217 August .....................: 416,880 3,151,097 September ..................: 424,782 3,575,879 October ....................: 367,013 3,942,892 November ...................: 326,798 4,269,690 December ...................: 380,690 4,650,380 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 3,648 4,518 23.8 3,648 4,518 23.8 February ...................: 5,757 5,772 0.3 9,405 10,290 9.4 March ......................: 6,400 15,805 April ......................: 7,153 22,958 May ........................: 7,478 30,436 June .......................: 7,148 37,584 July .......................: 6,519 44,103 August .....................: 6,191 50,294 September ..................: 5,117 55,411 October ....................: 5,358 60,769 November ...................: 4,455 65,224 December ...................: 4,443 69,667 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: February 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 175,144 204,899 185,643 6.0 -9.4 Idaho ..........: 63,868 78,398 61,294 -4.0 -21.8 Illinois .......: 4,335 4,955 4,709 8.6 -5.0 Iowa ...........: 21,454 25,316 21,865 1.9 -13.6 Minnesota ......: 52,428 58,470 51,489 -1.8 -11.9 New Mexico .....: 57,575 64,044 58,674 1.9 -8.4 New York .......: 58,681 61,141 54,711 -6.8 -10.5 Ohio ...........: 15,244 18,010 15,193 -0.3 -15.6 Pennsylvania ...: 34,719 36,313 31,152 -10.3 -14.2 South Dakota ...: 20,596 22,924 21,951 6.6 -4.2 Vermont ........: 10,008 10,539 9,886 -1.2 -6.2 Wisconsin ......: 220,091 242,496 214,956 -2.3 -11.4 : Other States 1/ : 121,635 125,481 119,060 -2.1 -5.1 : United States ..: 855,778 952,986 850,583 -0.6 -10.7 : Atlantic .......: 110,952 115,715 103,062 -7.1 -10.9 Central ........: 390,682 423,484 378,306 -3.2 -10.7 West ...........: 354,144 413,787 369,215 4.3 -10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,617 55,661 47,752 0.3 -14.2 Idaho ..........: 45,156 46,241 41,236 -8.7 -10.8 Iowa ...........: 15,213 18,618 15,752 3.5 -15.4 Oregon .........: 14,829 17,106 15,254 2.9 -10.8 Wisconsin ......: 67,796 71,096 64,200 -5.3 -9.7 : Other States 1/ : 156,076 171,652 157,153 0.7 -8.4 : United States ..: 346,687 380,374 341,347 -1.5 -10.3 : Atlantic .......: 16,049 18,810 17,207 7.2 -8.5 Central ........: 168,872 190,380 169,141 0.2 -11.2 West ...........: 161,766 171,184 154,999 -4.2 -9.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 25,552 34,964 30,043 17.6 -14.1 Idaho ..........: 33,478 35,803 30,994 -7.4 -13.4 Iowa ...........: 9,533 11,819 10,248 7.5 -13.3 Minnesota ......: 41,913 49,690 43,948 4.9 -11.6 Wisconsin ......: 46,849 49,198 43,000 -8.2 -12.6 : Other States 1/ : 94,032 95,615 91,026 -3.2 -4.8 : United States ..: 251,357 277,089 249,259 -0.8 -10.0 : Atlantic .......: 15,948 18,169 16,387 2.8 -9.8 Central ........: 124,121 135,702 120,760 -2.7 -11.0 West ...........: 111,288 123,218 112,112 0.7 -9.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 106,859 128,889 119,532 11.9 -7.3 Idaho ..........: 15,049 27,128 15,719 4.5 -42.1 New York .......: 28,538 30,186 27,342 -4.2 -9.4 Pennsylvania ...: 22,402 23,527 20,227 -9.7 -14.0 Wisconsin ......: 108,892 122,965 109,911 0.9 -10.6 : Other States 1/ : 79,130 87,621 81,391 2.9 -7.1 : United States ..: 360,870 420,316 374,122 3.7 -11.0 : Atlantic .......: 56,460 59,649 52,914 -6.3 -11.3 Central ........: 148,788 158,233 142,917 -3.9 -9.7 West ...........: 155,622 202,434 178,291 14.6 -11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 98,819 118,811 111,571 12.9 -6.1 Idaho ..........: 12,480 25,479 14,484 16.1 -43.2 New York .......: 15,969 15,984 15,039 -5.8 -5.9 Wisconsin ......: 72,367 80,152 74,600 3.1 -6.9 : Other States 1/ : 79,299 91,994 84,056 6.0 -8.6 : United States ..: 278,934 332,420 299,750 7.5 -9.8 : Atlantic .......: 38,491 39,365 35,181 -8.6 -10.6 Central ........: 96,533 103,502 96,423 -0.1 -6.8 West ...........: 143,910 189,553 168,146 16.8 -11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 53,811 59,169 56,071 4.2 -5.2 : Other States 1/ : 120,000 123,275 109,695 -8.6 -11.0 : United States ..: 173,811 182,444 165,766 -4.6 -9.1 : Atlantic .......: 18,603 20,480 17,529 -5.8 -14.4 Central ........: 72,859 71,258 65,482 -10.1 -8.1 West ...........: 82,349 90,706 82,755 0.5 -8.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 55,281 54,402 67,823 22.7 24.7 : Other States 1/ : 82,393 84,456 73,081 -11.3 -13.5 : United States ..: 137,674 138,858 140,904 2.3 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 19,171 19,454 16,438 -14.3 -15.5 Central ........: 26,391 22,289 20,431 -22.6 -8.3 West ...........: 92,112 97,115 104,035 12.9 7.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2013 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 7,969 11,883 11,428 43.4 -3.8 Wisconsin ......: 27,251 22,280 20,608 -24.4 -7.5 : Other States 1/ : 38,541 34,842 32,524 -15.6 -6.7 : United States ..: 73,761 69,005 64,560 -12.5 -6.4 : Atlantic .......: 16,883 21,405 19,991 18.4 -6.6 Central ........: 39,355 32,803 30,483 -22.5 -7.1 West ...........: 17,523 14,797 14,086 -19.6 -4.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2013 and 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State : 2013 : 2014 : 2014 : February : January : : : : 2013 : 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 9,700 9,804 9,318 -3.9 -5.0 Missouri ...........: 2,410 2,165 2,071 -14.1 -4.3 Oregon .............: 883 834 804 -8.9 -3.6 Wisconsin ..........: 1,422 1,544 1,804 26.9 16.8 : Other States 1/ ....: 47,996 41,092 43,748 -8.9 6.5 : United States ......: 62,411 55,439 57,745 -7.5 4.2 : Atlantic ...........: 12,012 10,663 11,113 -7.5 4.2 Central ............: 35,781 30,630 32,384 -9.5 5.7 West ...............: 14,618 14,146 14,248 -2.5 0.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2012, there were 1,288 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Field Office (FO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each field office summarizes data at the State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both FO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, FO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... 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