Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released November 1, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September 2012 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 871 million pounds, 0.3 percent above September 2011 but 1.9 percent below August 2012. Italian type cheese production totaled 370 million pounds, 0.3 percent above September 2011 but slightly below August 2012. American type cheese production totaled 346 million pounds, 2.3 percent above September 2011 but 2.1 percent below August 2012. Butter production was 136 million pounds, 1.1 percent below September 2011 but 5.3 percent above August 2012. Dry milk powders (comparisons with September 2011) Nonfat dry milk, human - 84.4 million pounds, down 18.7 percent. Skim milk powders - 43.6 million pounds, up 22.6 percent. Whey products (comparisons with September 2011) Dry whey, total - 74.0 million pounds, down 3.6 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 86.7 million pounds, up 4.6 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 34.0 million pounds, down 4.4 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with September 2011) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 58.8 million gallons, down 14.8 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 33.4 million gallons, down 10.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 3.17 million gallons, down 1.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.97 million gallons, down 6.7 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2011 and 2012............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2011 and 2012.. 4 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 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: September 2011 and 2012..... 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012........................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012............................ 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012...................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012......................... 15 Butter Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012.................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012.................. 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012.......................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012................. 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 137,907 129,510 136,427 -1.1 5.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 338,411 353,508 346,082 2.3 -2.1 Cheddar ............................: 247,202 250,697 240,499 -2.7 -4.1 Other American types ...............: 91,209 102,811 105,583 15.8 2.7 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,080 6,686 6,404 -9.5 -4.2 Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,352 13,506 13,294 -0.4 -1.6 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 67,134 75,287 68,689 2.3 -8.8 Feta .................................: 7,044 7,932 6,867 -2.5 -13.4 Gouda ................................: 1,104 1,428 4,265 286.3 198.7 Hispanic .............................: 20,382 19,859 17,889 -12.2 -9.9 Italian types ........................: 369,144 370,487 370,312 0.3 - Mozzarella .........................: 285,478 284,946 288,196 1.0 1.1 Parmesan ...........................: 22,034 23,459 21,388 -2.9 -8.8 Provolone ..........................: 29,858 31,943 28,549 -4.4 -10.6 Ricotta ............................: 22,241 20,541 22,150 -0.4 7.8 Romano .............................: 3,380 3,513 3,653 8.1 4.0 Other Italian types ................: 6,153 6,085 6,376 3.6 4.8 Swiss ................................: 27,382 25,738 25,387 -7.3 -1.4 All other types ......................: 16,982 12,575 11,375 -33.0 -9.5 : Total cheese .........................: 868,015 887,006 870,564 0.3 -1.9 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 35,565 38,970 34,096 -4.1 -12.5 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 28,098 29,375 25,804 -8.2 -12.2 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 31,639 36,292 31,916 0.9 -12.1 : Sour cream .............................: 97,587 110,152 98,827 1.3 -10.3 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 382,227 390,327 399,110 4.4 2.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 69,043 74,453 58,819 -14.8 -21.0 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,079 17,358 14,001 -7.1 -19.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 22,227 23,370 19,447 -12.5 -16.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 37,306 40,728 33,448 -10.3 -17.9 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,154 1,253 985 -14.6 -21.4 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,217 3,667 3,168 -1.5 -13.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,327 6,613 4,971 -6.7 -24.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,929 2,377 1,417 -26.5 -40.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 438 458 409 -6.6 -10.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,083 1,082 837 -22.7 -22.6 Water and juice ices .................: 4,166 5,275 4,718 13.3 -10.6 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 38,564 42,396 33,716 -12.6 -20.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 19,547 23,130 19,014 -2.7 -17.8 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 758 819 647 -14.6 -21.0 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,061 2,402 1,979 -4.0 -17.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,149 4,008 3,013 -4.3 -24.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,590 7,954 7,462 -13.1 -6.2 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 69,282 73,984 69,839 0.8 -5.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 7,518 4,038 4,160 -44.7 3.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 76,800 78,022 73,999 -3.6 -5.2 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,621 2,419 2,133 -18.6 -11.8 Animal ...............................: 4,883 5,325 4,990 2.2 -6.3 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 33,183 32,971 31,581 -4.8 -4.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,388 1,931 2,428 1.7 25.7 Total 2/ .............................: 35,571 34,902 34,009 -4.4 -2.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,846 19,364 18,225 -8.2 -5.9 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,725 15,538 15,784 0.4 1.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,963 5,274 4,845 -2.4 -8.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 82,853 85,593 86,684 4.6 1.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 39,441 37,651 39,844 1.0 5.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,451 2,363 2,978 -33.1 26.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 43,892 40,014 42,822 -2.4 7.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,127 7,833 7,379 78.8 -5.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,010 51,002 51,242 42.3 0.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,273 2,709 3,009 32.4 11.1 Total 2/ .............................: 38,283 53,711 54,251 41.7 1.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,257 32,826 32,386 68.2 -1.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,026 20,885 21,865 14.9 4.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,823 8,004 7,739 60.5 -3.3 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 69,601 84,719 82,736 18.9 -2.3 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 47.6 36.2 39.8 -7.8 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. Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 119,785 135,801 126,097 5.3 -7.1 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 33,908 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,284 6,787 6,727 -7.6 -0.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 636 757 617 -3.0 -18.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 4,063 5,799 4,252 4.7 -26.7 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 6,197 5,468 5,242 -15.4 -4.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 103,824 106,191 84,382 -18.7 -20.5 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 35,593 40,337 43,638 22.6 8.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 78,519 (D) (D) (X) (X) : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,827 7,928 7,406 -42.3 -6.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,274 2,957 2,232 75.2 -24.5 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,195 6,882 4,809 -22.4 -30.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 150,665 105,607 118,334 -21.5 12.1 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 116,191 125,490 81,995 -29.4 -34.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 ..................: 868,015 870,564 0.3 7,871,404 8,066,580 2.5 October ....................: 899,347 - - 8,770,751 - - 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 ..................: 338,411 346,082 2.3 3,166,984 3,234,780 2.1 October ....................: 352,541 - - 3,519,525 - - 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 ..................: 247,202 240,499 -2.7 2,326,252 2,341,922 0.7 October ....................: 247,568 - - 2,573,820 - - 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 ..................: 369,144 370,312 0.3 3,394,353 3,447,012 1.6 October ....................: 384,356 - - 3,778,709 - - 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 ..................: 285,478 288,196 1.0 2,651,208 2,694,366 1.6 October ....................: 296,082 - - 2,947,290 - - 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 6,376 3.6 48,876 52,708 7.8 October ....................: 6,068 - - 54,944 - - 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 ..................: 137,907 136,427 -1.1 1,345,440 1,395,781 3.7 October ....................: 145,667 - - 1,491,107 - - 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 84,382 -18.7 1,143,284 1,412,419 23.5 October ....................: 100,607 - - 1,243,891 - - 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 - - 369,852 - - 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 73,999 -3.6 771,912 771,216 -0.1 October ......................: 77,517 - - 849,429 - - 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 86,684 4.6 750,178 779,508 3.9 October ......................: 83,402 - - 833,580 - - 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 34,009 -4.4 317,512 328,598 3.5 October ......................: 37,323 - - 354,835 - - 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 - - 274,596 - - 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 31,916 0.9 294,165 296,995 1.0 October ....................: 28,976 - - 323,141 - - 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 98,827 1.3 910,487 930,165 2.2 October ....................: 105,944 - - 1,016,431 - - 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 58,819 -14.8 635,783 620,050 -2.5 October ....................: 60,282 - - 696,065 - - 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 33,448 -10.3 350,423 341,792 -2.5 October ....................: 33,808 - - 384,231 - - 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 3,168 -1.5 34,685 32,754 -5.6 October ....................: 2,578 - - 37,263 - - 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 ..................: 382,227 399,110 4.4 3,281,870 3,402,266 3.7 October ....................: 355,478 - - 3,637,348 - - 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 4,971 -6.7 48,331 49,985 3.4 October ....................: 4,411 - - 52,742 - - 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: September 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 180,980 179,972 170,066 -6.0 -5.5 Idaho ..........: 69,793 71,181 74,436 6.7 4.6 Illinois .......: 5,154 6,237 5,454 5.8 -12.6 Iowa ...........: 18,532 19,995 19,422 4.8 -2.9 Minnesota ......: 46,729 50,828 47,970 2.7 -5.6 New Mexico .....: 56,147 58,379 60,910 8.5 4.3 New York .......: 64,393 62,853 61,502 -4.5 -2.1 Ohio ...........: 16,237 15,625 15,766 -2.9 0.9 Pennsylvania ...: 32,569 33,064 30,815 -5.4 -6.8 South Dakota ...: 22,924 22,034 22,477 -1.9 2.0 Vermont ........: 10,418 11,066 10,099 -3.1 -8.7 Wisconsin ......: 221,432 236,203 230,100 3.9 -2.6 : Other States 1/ : 122,707 119,569 121,547 -0.9 1.7 : United States ..: 868,015 887,006 870,564 0.3 -1.9 : Atlantic .......: 116,319 116,898 111,394 -4.2 -4.7 Central ........: 384,301 404,926 392,653 2.2 -3.0 West ...........: 367,395 365,182 366,517 -0.2 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,226 49,077 47,856 1.3 -2.5 Idaho ..........: 51,554 53,837 51,287 -0.5 -4.7 Iowa ...........: 13,505 15,530 14,810 9.7 -4.6 Oregon .........: 14,867 15,615 15,207 2.3 -2.6 Wisconsin ......: 63,700 68,389 64,800 1.7 -5.2 : Other States 1/ : 147,559 151,060 152,122 3.1 0.7 : United States ..: 338,411 353,508 346,082 2.3 -2.1 : Atlantic .......: 14,411 14,956 14,814 2.8 -0.9 Central ........: 157,060 168,153 161,012 2.5 -4.2 West ...........: 166,940 170,399 170,256 2.0 -0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 25,243 26,944 24,003 -4.9 -10.9 Idaho ..........: 40,897 41,668 38,152 -6.7 -8.4 Iowa ...........: 8,575 8,692 9,310 8.6 7.1 Minnesota ......: 35,063 40,459 38,492 9.8 -4.9 Wisconsin ......: 42,093 45,109 43,500 3.3 -3.6 : Other States 1/ : 95,331 87,825 87,042 -8.7 -0.9 : United States ..: 247,202 250,697 240,499 -2.7 -4.1 : Atlantic .......: 13,865 14,744 14,609 5.4 -0.9 Central ........: 112,161 114,845 112,447 0.3 -2.1 West ...........: 121,176 121,108 113,443 -6.4 -6.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 112,562 112,476 106,445 -5.4 -5.4 New York .......: 29,787 28,946 30,938 3.9 6.9 Pennsylvania ...: 18,520 18,338 17,788 -4.0 -3.0 Wisconsin ......: 114,752 118,776 118,547 3.3 -0.2 : Other States 1/ : 93,523 91,951 96,594 3.3 5.0 : United States ..: 369,144 370,487 370,312 0.3 - : Atlantic .......: 55,272 55,343 55,919 1.2 1.0 Central ........: 152,917 155,387 153,739 0.5 -1.1 West ...........: 160,955 159,757 160,654 -0.2 0.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: September 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 104,588 101,932 96,485 -7.7 -5.3 New York .......: 14,762 14,973 17,196 16.5 14.8 Wisconsin ......: 77,462 80,444 80,700 4.2 0.3 : Other States 1/ : 88,666 87,597 93,815 5.8 7.1 : United States ..: 285,478 284,946 288,196 1.0 1.1 : Atlantic .......: 33,907 34,713 36,394 7.3 4.8 Central ........: 102,742 105,226 105,393 2.6 0.2 West ...........: 148,829 145,007 146,409 -1.6 1.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 45,582 44,921 46,546 2.1 3.6 : Other States 1/ : 92,325 84,589 89,881 -2.6 6.3 : United States ..: 137,907 129,510 136,427 -1.1 5.3 : Atlantic .......: 13,164 7,535 8,929 -32.2 18.5 Central ........: 53,676 52,720 56,183 4.7 6.6 West ...........: 71,067 69,255 71,315 0.3 3.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 55,692 42,245 40,410 -27.4 -4.3 : Other States 1/ : 48,132 63,946 43,972 -8.6 -31.2 : United States ..: 103,824 106,191 84,382 -18.7 -20.5 : Atlantic .......: 6,119 7,479 4,175 -31.8 -44.2 Central ........: 8,440 20,058 14,400 70.6 -28.2 West ...........: 89,265 78,654 65,807 -26.3 -16.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 8,268 13,134 11,625 40.6 -11.5 Wisconsin ......: 23,689 22,165 21,890 -7.6 -1.2 : Other States 1/ : 37,325 38,685 36,324 -2.7 -6.1 : United States ..: 69,282 73,984 69,839 0.8 -5.6 : Atlantic .......: 16,077 21,012 19,167 19.2 -8.8 Central ........: 36,480 36,365 34,827 -4.5 -4.2 West ...........: 16,725 16,607 15,845 -5.3 -4.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: September 2011 and 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 :September : August : : : : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 12,989 13,549 9,398 -27.6 -30.6 : Other States 1/ ....: 56,054 60,904 49,421 -11.8 -18.9 : United States ......: 69,043 74,453 58,819 -14.8 -21.0 : Atlantic ...........: 13,739 15,976 13,278 -3.4 -16.9 Central ............: 36,748 39,108 30,851 -16.0 -21.1 West ...............: 18,556 19,369 14,690 -20.8 -24.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ...... 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