Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released April 1, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). February 2022 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.11 billion pounds, 6.3 percent above February 2021 but 5.3 percent below January 2022. Italian type cheese production totaled 470 million pounds, 6.0 percent above February 2021 but 6.7 percent below January 2022. American type cheese production totaled 444 million pounds, 4.3 percent above February 2021 but 5.8 percent below January 2022. Butter production was 184 million pounds, 1.4 percent below February 2021 and 5.4 percent below January 2022. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with February 2021) Nonfat dry milk, human - 171 million pounds, down 6.9 percent. Skim milk powder - 29.6 million pounds, down 6.4 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with February 2021) Dry whey, total - 75.0 million pounds, down 0.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 92.9 million pounds, up 17.4 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 47.1 million pounds, up 25.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with February 2021) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 52.3 million gallons, down 6.0 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 30.9 million gallons, down 7.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.51 million gallons, down 3.6 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.17 million gallons, up 1.8 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2021 and 2022............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2021 and 2022.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: February 2021 and 2022.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022.................................................................................. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022.................. 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022............ 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022............... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022.......................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022......... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022................ 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022....... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 186,304 194,034 183,635 -1.4 -5.4 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 426,094 471,650 444,350 4.3 -5.8 Cheddar ............................: 300,535 332,479 312,294 3.9 -6.1 Other American types ...............: 125,559 139,171 132,056 5.2 -5.1 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,795 8,197 8,200 20.7 - Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,628 16,494 15,134 3.5 -8.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 72,787 87,407 84,415 16.0 -3.4 Feta .................................: 12,097 9,606 12,087 -0.1 25.8 Gouda ................................: 5,210 5,957 5,488 5.3 -7.9 Hispanic .............................: 28,250 26,340 28,789 1.9 9.3 Italian types ........................: 443,254 503,643 469,859 6.0 -6.7 Mozzarella .........................: 345,504 394,810 360,781 4.4 -8.6 Parmesan ...........................: 37,301 45,578 45,884 23.0 0.7 Provolone ..........................: 28,052 28,271 29,761 6.1 5.3 Ricotta ............................: 21,646 21,525 19,151 -11.5 -11.0 Romano .............................: 4,571 5,507 7,037 53.9 27.8 Other Italian types ................: 6,180 7,952 7,245 17.2 -8.9 Swiss ................................: 22,988 31,137 28,130 22.4 -9.7 All other types ......................: 11,402 11,575 13,043 14.4 12.7 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,043,505 1,172,006 1,109,495 6.3 -5.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 29,790 29,080 30,050 0.9 3.3 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 27,470 27,422 28,072 2.2 2.4 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,271 24,313 24,759 2.0 1.8 : Sour cream .............................: 113,749 121,358 114,628 0.8 -5.5 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 381,121 372,943 372,974 -2.1 - : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 55,630 51,240 52,268 -6.0 2.0 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,725 15,178 17,040 -13.6 12.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,782 12,367 13,907 0.9 12.5 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 33,507 27,545 30,947 -7.6 12.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 419 571 509 21.5 -10.9 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,605 2,303 2,511 -3.6 9.0 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,101 3,371 4,174 1.8 23.8 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 938 692 1,045 11.4 51.0 Nonfat, hard .......................: 306 271 272 -11.1 0.4 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 776 684 646 -16.8 -5.6 Water and juice ices .................: 5,273 4,371 4,970 -5.7 13.7 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 35,772 30,980 33,598 -6.1 8.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 18,634 15,394 17,296 -7.2 12.4 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 400 391 427 6.8 9.2 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,998 1,560 1,829 -8.5 17.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,636 1,258 1,352 -17.4 7.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 5,628 6,207 7,903 40.4 27.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 74,245 77,848 73,700 -0.7 -5.3 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,078 2,558 1,298 20.4 -49.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 75,323 80,406 74,998 -0.4 -6.7 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,680 4,154 4,047 140.9 -2.6 Animal ...............................: 2,787 4,908 4,760 70.8 -3.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 37,065 45,503 45,812 23.6 0.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 447 1,723 1,336 198.9 -22.5 Total 2/ .............................: 37,512 47,226 47,148 25.7 -0.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 13,908 17,196 16,762 20.5 -2.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,604 30,030 30,386 28.7 1.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,877 11,616 10,861 10.0 -6.5 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 79,123 101,448 92,896 17.4 -8.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 69,114 55,704 61,852 -10.5 11.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 812 873 1,171 44.2 34.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 69,926 56,577 63,023 -9.9 11.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,378 6,801 6,402 0.4 -5.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 65,132 64,974 65,935 1.2 1.5 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,739 1,538 1,694 -2.6 10.1 Total 2/ .............................: 66,871 66,512 67,629 1.1 1.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,591 22,767 23,347 -12.2 2.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 40,280 43,745 44,282 9.9 1.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,584 12,911 13,088 -10.3 1.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 132,062 165,529 163,993 24.2 -0.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 34.6 33.1 44.0 9.4 10.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2021 and 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 99,645 102,138 93,006 -6.7 -8.9 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,837 12,353 12,861 8.7 4.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 580 894 658 13.4 -26.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,072 14,251 10,103 -8.8 -29.1 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 18,367 21,698 19,436 5.8 -10.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 183,614 170,306 170,995 -6.9 0.4 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 31,639 43,415 29,612 -6.4 -31.8 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 23,922 22,322 22,907 -4.2 2.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 9,952 5,128 6,994 -29.7 36.4 Dry whole milk .......................: 16,657 27,059 24,704 48.3 -8.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 343,749 261,588 288,780 -16.0 10.4 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 137,307 160,471 137,166 -0.1 -14.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2021 and 2022 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,135,567 1,172,006 3.2 1,135,567 1,172,006 3.2 February .....................:1,043,505 1,109,495 6.3 2,179,072 2,281,501 4.7 March ........................:1,175,989 3,355,061 April ........................:1,135,900 4,490,961 May ..........................:1,157,550 5,648,511 June .........................:1,121,555 6,770,066 July .........................:1,143,239 7,913,305 August .......................:1,146,746 9,060,051 September ....................:1,133,745 10,193,796 October ......................:1,152,795 11,346,591 November .....................:1,121,980 12,468,571 December .....................:1,146,966 13,615,537 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 474,315 471,650 -0.6 474,315 471,650 -0.6 February .....................: 426,094 444,350 4.3 900,409 916,000 1.7 March ........................: 476,720 1,377,129 April ........................: 472,424 1,849,553 May ..........................: 478,522 2,328,075 June .........................: 453,428 2,781,503 July .........................: 466,236 3,247,739 August .......................: 458,518 3,706,257 September ....................: 448,435 4,154,692 October ......................: 458,835 4,613,527 November .....................: 449,258 5,062,785 December .....................: 458,033 5,520,818 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 346,949 332,479 -4.2 346,949 332,479 -4.2 February .....................: 300,535 312,294 3.9 647,484 644,773 -0.4 March ........................: 333,787 981,271 April ........................: 334,079 1,315,350 May ..........................: 345,978 1,661,328 June .........................: 326,915 1,988,243 July .........................: 324,233 2,312,476 August .......................: 319,498 2,631,974 September ....................: 308,505 2,940,479 October ......................: 320,443 3,260,922 November .....................: 313,885 3,574,807 December .....................: 327,668 3,902,475 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 481,029 503,643 4.7 481,029 503,643 4.7 February .....................: 443,254 469,859 6.0 924,283 973,502 5.3 March ........................: 502,468 1,426,751 April ........................: 481,988 1,908,739 May ..........................: 481,370 2,390,109 June .........................: 470,553 2,860,662 July .........................: 483,375 3,344,037 August .......................: 485,061 3,829,098 September ....................: 486,098 4,315,196 October ......................: 489,418 4,804,614 November .....................: 478,321 5,282,935 December .....................: 484,909 5,767,844 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 374,948 394,810 5.3 374,948 394,810 5.3 February .....................: 345,504 360,781 4.4 720,452 755,591 4.9 March ........................: 392,357 1,112,809 April ........................: 376,809 1,489,618 May ..........................: 376,774 1,866,392 June .........................: 369,194 2,235,586 July .........................: 376,286 2,611,872 August .......................: 379,576 2,991,448 September ....................: 378,479 3,369,927 October ......................: 378,296 3,748,223 November .....................: 374,204 4,122,427 December .....................: 371,315 4,493,742 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 6,284 7,952 26.5 6,284 7,952 26.5 February .....................: 6,180 7,245 17.2 12,464 15,197 21.9 March ........................: 7,108 19,572 April ........................: 6,549 26,121 May ..........................: 6,792 32,913 June .........................: 7,609 40,522 July .........................: 7,690 48,212 August .......................: 7,673 55,885 September ....................: 7,907 63,792 October ......................: 8,242 72,034 November .....................: 7,717 79,751 December .....................: 8,825 88,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 209,630 194,034 -7.4 209,630 194,034 -7.4 February .....................: 186,304 183,635 -1.4 395,934 377,669 -4.6 March ........................: 198,920 594,854 April ........................: 183,851 778,705 May ..........................: 184,894 963,599 June .........................: 160,335 1,123,934 July .........................: 150,625 1,274,559 August .......................: 147,982 1,422,541 September ....................: 143,409 1,565,950 October ......................: 161,046 1,726,996 November .....................: 156,118 1,883,114 December .....................: 179,951 2,063,065 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 198,025 170,306 -14.0 198,025 170,306 -14.0 February .....................: 183,614 170,995 -6.9 381,639 341,301 -10.6 March ........................: 199,307 580,946 April ........................: 194,262 775,208 May ..........................: 205,427 980,635 June .........................: 187,018 1,167,653 July .........................: 157,662 1,325,315 August .......................: 121,978 1,447,293 September ....................: 119,217 1,566,510 October ......................: 123,153 1,689,663 November .....................: 155,793 1,845,456 December .....................: 167,769 2,013,225 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 35,992 43,415 20.6 35,992 43,415 20.6 February .....................: 31,639 29,612 -6.4 67,631 73,027 8.0 March ........................: 39,638 107,269 April ........................: 46,966 154,235 May ..........................: 35,704 189,939 June .........................: 43,452 233,391 July .........................: 51,215 284,606 August .......................: 61,493 346,099 September ....................: 63,225 409,324 October ......................: 68,698 478,022 November .....................: 49,068 527,090 December .....................: 38,263 565,353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 83,988 80,406 -4.3 83,988 80,406 -4.3 February .....................: 75,323 74,998 -0.4 159,311 155,404 -2.5 March ........................: 79,609 238,920 April ........................: 74,694 313,614 May ..........................: 77,738 391,352 June .........................: 71,356 462,708 July .........................: 81,094 543,802 August .......................: 76,697 620,499 September ....................: 70,198 690,697 October ......................: 81,510 772,207 November .....................: 75,034 847,241 December .....................: 77,667 924,908 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 93,798 101,448 8.2 93,798 101,448 8.2 February .....................: 79,123 92,896 17.4 172,921 194,344 12.4 March ........................: 99,375 272,296 April ........................: 91,508 363,804 May ..........................: 95,288 459,092 June .........................: 94,642 553,734 July .........................: 98,099 651,833 August .......................: 92,290 744,123 September ....................: 91,848 835,971 October ......................: 96,944 932,915 November .....................: 91,603 1,024,518 December .....................: 103,273 1,127,791 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,800 47,226 7.8 43,800 47,226 7.8 February .....................: 37,512 47,148 25.7 81,312 94,374 16.1 March ........................: 42,286 123,598 April ........................: 39,159 162,757 May ..........................: 42,393 205,150 June .........................: 38,328 243,478 July .........................: 39,821 283,299 August .......................: 38,565 321,864 September ....................: 38,249 360,113 October ......................: 46,572 406,685 November .....................: 46,638 453,323 December .....................: 46,384 499,707 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 26,622 27,422 3.0 26,622 27,422 3.0 February .....................: 27,470 28,072 2.2 54,092 55,494 2.6 March ........................: 31,376 85,468 April ........................: 27,227 112,695 May ..........................: 28,246 140,941 June .........................: 28,923 169,864 July .........................: 29,483 199,347 August .......................: 29,433 228,780 September ....................: 28,632 257,412 October ......................: 27,437 284,849 November .....................: 26,091 310,940 December .....................: 27,393 338,333 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,428 24,313 -0.5 24,428 24,313 -0.5 February .....................: 24,271 24,759 2.0 48,699 49,072 0.8 March ........................: 28,722 77,421 April ........................: 25,170 102,591 May ..........................: 24,261 126,852 June .........................: 24,447 151,299 July .........................: 26,314 177,613 August .......................: 25,972 203,585 September ....................: 25,583 229,168 October ......................: 23,915 253,083 November .....................: 22,098 275,181 December .....................: 22,824 298,005 : Sour cream : January ......................: 115,248 121,358 5.3 115,248 121,358 5.3 February .....................: 113,749 114,628 0.8 228,997 235,986 3.1 March ........................: 133,250 362,247 April ........................: 119,400 481,647 May ..........................: 120,542 602,189 June .........................: 123,718 725,907 July .........................: 121,354 847,261 August .......................: 123,136 970,397 September ....................: 119,780 1,090,177 October ......................: 136,657 1,226,834 November .....................: 134,172 1,361,006 December .....................: 136,551 1,497,557 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 56,990 51,240 -10.1 56,990 51,240 -10.1 February .....................: 55,630 52,268 -6.0 112,620 103,508 -8.1 March ........................: 70,028 182,648 April ........................: 67,955 250,603 May ..........................: 61,173 311,776 June .........................: 67,019 378,795 July .........................: 64,506 443,301 August .......................: 63,596 506,897 September ....................: 57,718 564,615 October ......................: 55,652 620,267 November .....................: 53,010 673,277 December .....................: 51,571 724,848 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 30,737 27,545 -10.4 30,737 27,545 -10.4 February .....................: 33,507 30,947 -7.6 64,244 58,492 -9.0 March ........................: 44,486 108,730 April ........................: 41,177 149,907 May ..........................: 44,880 194,787 June .........................: 44,076 238,863 July .........................: 44,102 282,965 August .......................: 41,993 324,958 September ....................: 36,644 361,602 October ......................: 34,426 396,028 November .....................: 28,885 424,913 December .....................: 27,351 452,264 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,666 2,303 -13.6 2,666 2,303 -13.6 February .....................: 2,605 2,511 -3.6 5,271 4,814 -8.7 March ........................: 2,559 7,830 April ........................: 2,797 10,627 May ..........................: 2,334 12,961 June .........................: 2,678 15,639 July .........................: 2,856 18,495 August .......................: 2,372 20,867 September ....................: 2,283 23,150 October ......................: 2,068 25,218 November .....................: 1,853 27,071 December .....................: 1,853 28,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2021 and 2022 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2021 : 2022 : from : 2021 : 2022 : from : : : 2021 : : : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 385,594 372,943 -3.3 385,594 372,943 -3.3 February .....................: 381,121 372,974 -2.1 766,715 745,917 -2.7 March ........................: 442,886 1,209,601 April ........................: 413,835 1,623,436 May ..........................: 388,759 2,012,195 June .........................: 385,738 2,397,933 July .........................: 392,305 2,790,238 August .......................: 402,655 3,192,893 September ....................: 404,137 3,597,030 October ......................: 386,209 3,983,239 November .....................: 355,645 4,338,884 December .....................: 371,720 4,710,604 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 3,804 3,371 -11.4 3,804 3,371 -11.4 February .....................: 4,101 4,174 1.8 7,905 7,545 -4.6 March ........................: 3,153 11,058 April ........................: 2,431 13,489 May ..........................: 2,318 15,807 June .........................: 3,400 19,207 July .........................: 3,174 22,381 August .......................: 2,869 25,250 September ....................: 2,892 28,142 October ......................: 2,592 30,734 November .....................: 1,949 32,683 December .....................: 2,495 35,178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 193,766 208,816 201,613 4.0 -3.4 Idaho ..........: 72,985 87,492 73,004 - -16.6 Illinois .......: 4,798 6,178 5,856 22.1 -5.2 Iowa ...........: 26,652 32,150 30,655 15.0 -4.7 Minnesota ......: 59,159 65,796 62,630 5.9 -4.8 New Jersey .....: 4,021 5,152 4,598 14.3 -10.8 New Mexico .....: 72,422 84,101 76,061 5.0 -9.6 New York .......: 68,110 65,294 71,824 5.5 10.0 Ohio ...........: 18,857 22,957 20,160 6.9 -12.2 Oregon .........: 16,763 20,120 18,371 9.6 -8.7 Pennsylvania ...: 34,059 39,317 35,973 5.6 -8.5 South Dakota ...: 43,156 45,210 44,257 2.6 -2.1 Vermont ........: 11,617 12,319 11,422 -1.7 -7.3 Wisconsin ......: 264,362 286,721 278,309 5.3 -2.9 : Other States 1/ : 152,778 190,383 174,762 14.4 -8.2 : United States ..: 1,043,505 1,172,006 1,109,495 6.3 -5.3 : Atlantic .......: 128,322 132,088 134,972 5.2 2.2 Central ........: 496,613 565,058 536,699 8.1 -5.0 West ...........: 418,570 474,860 437,824 4.6 -7.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 46,688 47,261 42,820 -8.3 -9.4 Idaho ..........: 45,842 52,984 48,657 6.1 -8.2 Iowa ...........: 15,929 15,804 15,664 -1.7 -0.9 Minnesota ......: 48,497 53,714 51,122 5.4 -4.8 New York .......: 11,870 11,224 13,175 11.0 17.4 Oregon .........: 16,668 20,026 18,232 9.4 -9.0 Wisconsin ......: 86,176 91,644 88,700 2.9 -3.2 : Other States 1/ : 154,424 178,993 165,980 7.5 -7.3 : United States ..: 426,094 471,650 444,350 4.3 -5.8 : Atlantic .......: 27,384 28,388 28,487 4.0 0.3 Central ........: 225,445 252,550 240,347 6.6 -4.8 West ...........: 173,265 190,712 175,516 1.3 -8.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 23,044 23,366 22,114 -4.0 -5.4 Iowa ...........: 8,827 9,346 10,066 14.0 7.7 Minnesota ......: 46,607 52,253 49,851 7.0 -4.6 Oregon .........: 14,427 16,795 16,422 13.8 -2.2 Vermont ........: 8,682 8,811 8,011 -7.7 -9.1 Wisconsin ......: 59,441 62,288 60,600 1.9 -2.7 : Other States 1/ : 139,507 159,620 145,230 4.1 -9.0 : United States ..: 300,535 332,479 312,294 3.9 -6.1 : Atlantic .......: 26,721 26,569 27,225 1.9 2.5 Central ........: 155,817 177,730 168,157 7.9 -5.4 West ...........: 117,997 128,180 116,912 -0.9 -8.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 126,430 140,601 135,929 7.5 -3.3 Idaho ..........: 23,244 29,749 20,050 -13.7 -32.6 Minnesota ......: 10,447 11,757 11,201 7.2 -4.7 New Jersey .....: 1,863 2,830 2,294 23.1 -18.9 New York .......: 28,800 30,141 29,605 2.8 -1.8 Pennsylvania ...: 22,094 26,281 22,016 -0.4 -16.2 Wisconsin ......: 126,443 136,747 134,781 6.6 -1.4 : Other States 1/ : 103,933 125,536 113,982 9.7 -9.2 : United States ..: 443,254 503,643 469,859 6.0 -6.7 : Atlantic .......: 56,943 61,146 57,958 1.8 -5.2 Central ........: 184,718 204,722 197,243 6.8 -3.7 West ...........: 201,593 237,775 214,658 6.5 -9.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 114,861 127,752 123,031 7.1 -3.7 Idaho ..........: 22,629 28,962 19,440 -14.1 -32.9 New York .......: 14,523 14,730 15,723 8.3 6.7 Pennsylvania ...: 18,497 22,550 17,877 -3.4 -20.7 Wisconsin ......: 82,293 87,613 82,700 0.5 -5.6 : Other States 1/ : 92,701 113,203 102,010 10.0 -9.9 : United States ..: 345,504 394,810 360,781 4.4 -8.6 : Atlantic .......: 36,621 39,671 37,449 2.3 -5.6 Central ........: 120,357 131,987 122,877 2.1 -6.9 West ...........: 188,526 223,152 200,455 6.3 -10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 57,003 62,743 59,212 3.9 -5.6 New York .......: 1,892 1,820 1,833 -3.1 0.7 Pennsylvania ...: 7,912 7,820 7,811 -1.3 -0.1 : Other States 1/ : 119,497 121,651 114,779 -3.9 -5.6 : United States ..: 186,304 194,034 183,635 -1.4 -5.4 : Atlantic .......: 17,438 17,252 17,111 -1.9 -0.8 Central ........: 75,166 75,207 71,190 -5.3 -5.3 West ...........: 93,700 101,575 95,334 1.7 -6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 88,098 79,452 82,107 -6.8 3.3 Pennsylvania ...: 12,185 15,377 14,011 15.0 -8.9 : Other States 1/ : 83,331 75,477 74,877 -10.1 -0.8 : United States ..: 183,614 170,306 170,995 -6.9 0.4 : Atlantic .......: 25,197 28,140 27,714 10.0 -1.5 Central ........: 33,059 31,031 32,648 -1.2 5.2 West ...........: 125,358 111,135 110,633 -11.7 -0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 10,852 13,497 10,435 -3.8 -22.7 Wisconsin ......: 25,992 24,736 24,495 -5.8 -1.0 : Other States 1/ : 37,401 39,615 38,770 3.7 -2.1 : United States ..: 74,245 77,848 73,700 -0.7 -5.3 : Atlantic .......: 21,229 24,036 20,227 -4.7 -15.8 Central ........: 35,507 35,186 35,506 - 0.9 West ...........: 17,509 18,626 17,967 2.6 -3.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2021 and 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : February : January : : : : 2021 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 5,974 5,126 5,328 -10.8 3.9 Connecticut ....: 1,147 901 1,103 -3.8 22.4 Missouri .......: 2,913 3,033 2,943 1.0 -3.0 New York .......: 1,760 2,142 1,950 10.8 -9.0 Ohio ...........: 2,358 2,472 1,849 -21.6 -25.2 Oregon .........: 1,033 1,089 1,029 -0.4 -5.5 Pennsylvania ...: 2,183 2,188 2,190 0.3 0.1 Tennessee ......: 2,010 1,733 1,790 -10.9 3.3 Utah ...........: 1,729 1,097 1,328 -23.2 21.1 Wisconsin ......: 505 493 508 0.6 3.0 : Other States 1/ : 34,018 30,966 32,250 -5.2 4.1 : United States ..: 55,630 51,240 52,268 -6.0 2.0 : Atlantic .......: 11,989 11,700 11,779 -1.8 0.7 Central ........: 33,096 30,483 31,138 -5.9 2.1 West ...........: 10,545 9,057 9,351 -11.3 3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In 2020, there were 1,242 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs .............. (202) 720-3106 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ 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