Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released May 5, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March 2023 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.23 billion pounds, 0.2 percent below March 2022 but 11.7 percent above February 2023. Italian type cheese production totaled 512 million pounds, 1.5 percent below March 2022 but 11.5 percent above February 2023. American type cheese production totaled 499 million pounds, 3.2 percent above March 2022 and 12.5 percent above February 2023. Butter production was 205 million pounds, 1.4 percent above March 2022 and 9.5 percent above February 2023. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with March 2022) Nonfat dry milk, human - 200 million pounds, up 4.4 percent. Skim milk powder - 36.0 million pounds, down 16.1 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with March 2022) Dry whey, total - 78.0 million pounds, up 0.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 95.7 million pounds, up 2.3 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.4 million pounds, up 12.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with March 2022) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 66.4 million gallons, up 0.2 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 37.9 million gallons, down 11.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.09 million gallons, down 20.2 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.20 million gallons, down 21.2 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2022 and 2023............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2022 and 2023..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 2022 and 2023.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 202,211 187,200 204,984 1.4 9.5 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 482,811 443,179 498,502 3.2 12.5 Cheddar ............................: 333,498 317,059 345,596 3.6 9.0 Other American types ...............: 149,313 126,120 152,906 2.4 21.2 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,575 6,838 8,134 7.4 19.0 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,507 13,804 15,969 -3.3 15.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 104,684 93,812 100,240 -4.2 6.9 Feta .................................: 12,109 10,059 12,992 7.3 29.2 Gouda ................................: 6,990 5,486 5,680 -18.7 3.5 Hispanic .............................: 32,745 31,439 36,002 9.9 14.5 Italian types ........................: 519,279 458,867 511,684 -1.5 11.5 Mozzarella .........................: 408,184 361,531 402,530 -1.4 11.3 Parmesan ...........................: 43,694 40,130 43,556 -0.3 8.5 Provolone ..........................: 30,826 27,805 30,760 -0.2 10.6 Ricotta ............................: 23,109 19,210 22,749 -1.6 18.4 Romano .............................: 4,630 3,611 4,704 1.6 30.3 Other Italian types ................: 8,836 6,580 7,385 -16.4 12.2 Swiss ................................: 31,558 24,660 26,841 -14.9 8.8 All other types ......................: 16,916 12,118 12,833 -24.1 5.9 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,231,174 1,100,262 1,228,877 -0.2 11.7 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 31,853 30,400 32,826 3.1 8.0 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,527 29,357 32,077 8.6 9.3 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,571 24,320 25,913 -2.5 6.6 : Sour cream .............................: 126,440 113,600 127,959 1.2 12.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 429,558 400,599 444,927 3.6 11.1 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 66,216 58,382 66,376 0.2 13.7 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 21,969 16,871 19,765 -10.0 17.2 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 20,757 15,026 18,130 -12.7 20.7 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 42,726 31,897 37,895 -11.3 18.8 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 683 556 573 -16.1 3.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,614 2,308 2,087 -20.2 -9.6 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,066 4,340 3,204 -21.2 -26.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,521 1,095 1,266 -16.8 15.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 305 388 175 -42.6 -54.9 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,093 1,048 1,038 -5.0 -1.0 Water and juice ices .................: 6,733 4,985 7,044 4.6 41.3 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 43,163 35,409 43,634 1.1 23.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 22,766 17,877 21,259 -6.6 18.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 608 399 478 -21.4 19.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,999 1,587 1,762 -11.9 11.0 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,156 2,032 2,189 1.5 7.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 11,655 10,063 10,082 -13.5 0.2 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 76,076 62,217 73,404 -3.5 18.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,688 4,607 4,570 170.7 -0.8 Dry whey, total ......................: 77,764 66,824 77,974 0.3 16.7 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,835 812 835 -70.5 2.8 Animal ...............................: 3,003 2,823 3,063 2.0 8.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,138 36,188 40,556 12.2 12.1 Animal 2/ ............................: 626 985 891 42.3 -9.5 Total 2/ .............................: 36,764 37,173 41,447 12.7 11.5 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 11,409 11,586 13,223 15.9 14.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,355 25,587 28,224 11.3 10.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 11,180 8,491 9,760 -12.7 14.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 93,521 82,682 95,665 2.3 15.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 67,973 65,494 64,365 -5.3 -1.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,015 3,464 3,148 210.1 -9.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 68,988 68,958 67,513 -2.1 -2.1 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 7,813 10,791 8,714 11.5 -19.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 65,896 85,623 88,030 33.6 2.8 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,387 903 803 -42.1 -11.1 Total 2/ .............................: 67,283 86,526 88,833 32.0 2.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,935 31,516 33,338 59.2 5.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 46,348 55,010 55,495 19.7 0.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 14,977 23,548 24,105 60.9 2.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 175,082 165,653 167,347 -4.4 1.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 42.5 23.8 23.6 -18.9 -0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 114,013 110,867 125,710 10.3 13.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,553 13,113 14,021 21.4 6.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 544 664 924 69.9 39.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,738 8,441 9,882 -15.8 17.1 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 20,710 19,895 20,836 0.6 4.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 191,815 182,528 200,160 4.4 9.7 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 42,902 37,199 35,981 -16.1 -3.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 23,683 39,309 38,510 62.6 -2.0 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 7,632 10,049 5,612 -26.5 -44.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 24,507 16,832 17,960 -26.7 6.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 287,919 315,820 319,101 10.8 1.0 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 187,194 146,621 189,686 1.3 29.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,178,278 1,205,337 2.3 1,178,278 1,205,337 2.3 February .....................:1,091,747 1,100,262 0.8 2,270,025 2,305,599 1.6 March ........................:1,231,174 1,228,877 -0.2 3,501,199 3,534,476 1.0 April ........................:1,173,437 4,674,636 May ..........................:1,204,698 5,879,334 June .........................:1,165,799 7,045,133 July .........................:1,170,138 8,215,271 August .......................:1,157,264 9,372,535 September ....................:1,150,810 10,523,345 October ......................:1,184,538 11,707,883 November .....................:1,156,153 12,864,036 December .....................:1,198,739 14,062,775 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 483,756 498,646 3.1 483,756 498,646 3.1 February .....................: 436,283 443,179 1.6 920,039 941,825 2.4 March ........................: 482,811 498,502 3.2 1,402,850 1,440,327 2.7 April ........................: 477,133 1,879,983 May ..........................: 488,333 2,368,316 June .........................: 466,040 2,834,356 July .........................: 473,984 3,308,340 August .......................: 457,667 3,766,007 September ....................: 446,931 4,212,938 October ......................: 475,411 4,688,349 November .....................: 466,253 5,154,602 December .....................: 485,708 5,640,310 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 344,643 353,921 2.7 344,643 353,921 2.7 February .....................: 306,347 317,059 3.5 650,990 670,980 3.1 March ........................: 333,498 345,596 3.6 984,488 1,016,576 3.3 April ........................: 327,173 1,311,661 May ..........................: 339,704 1,651,365 June .........................: 341,624 1,992,989 July .........................: 340,236 2,333,225 August .......................: 318,114 2,651,339 September ....................: 305,153 2,956,492 October ......................: 340,233 3,296,725 November .....................: 323,788 3,620,513 December .....................: 343,228 3,963,741 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 485,660 499,904 2.9 485,660 499,904 2.9 February .....................: 457,311 458,867 0.3 942,971 958,771 1.7 March ........................: 519,279 511,684 -1.5 1,462,250 1,470,455 0.6 April ........................: 491,105 1,953,355 May ..........................: 496,930 2,450,285 June .........................: 485,592 2,935,877 July .........................: 488,763 3,424,640 August .......................: 486,732 3,911,372 September ....................: 496,490 4,407,862 October ......................: 499,233 4,907,095 November .....................: 488,746 5,395,841 December .....................: 508,061 5,903,902 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 376,548 393,111 4.4 376,548 393,111 4.4 February .....................: 356,604 361,531 1.4 733,152 754,642 2.9 March ........................: 408,184 402,530 -1.4 1,141,336 1,157,172 1.4 April ........................: 386,577 1,527,913 May ..........................: 377,519 1,905,432 June .........................: 386,708 2,292,140 July .........................: 392,366 2,684,506 August .......................: 383,858 3,068,364 September ....................: 385,587 3,453,951 October ......................: 390,597 3,844,548 November .....................: 384,171 4,228,719 December .....................: 399,393 4,628,112 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,990 7,155 -10.5 7,990 7,155 -10.5 February .....................: 7,233 6,580 -9.0 15,223 13,735 -9.8 March ........................: 8,836 7,385 -16.4 24,059 21,120 -12.2 April ........................: 8,067 32,126 May ..........................: 8,069 40,195 June .........................: 8,091 48,286 July .........................: 7,420 55,706 August .......................: 7,150 62,856 September ....................: 8,237 71,093 October ......................: 7,931 79,024 November .....................: 7,837 86,861 December .....................: 8,583 95,444 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 196,236 201,347 2.6 196,236 201,347 2.6 February .....................: 183,333 187,200 2.1 379,569 388,547 2.4 March ........................: 202,211 204,984 1.4 581,780 593,531 2.0 April ........................: 181,303 763,083 May ..........................: 179,812 942,895 June .........................: 158,979 1,101,874 July .........................: 151,755 1,253,629 August .......................: 142,959 1,396,588 September ....................: 140,552 1,537,140 October ......................: 162,114 1,699,254 November .....................: 171,461 1,870,715 December .....................: 188,022 2,058,737 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 170,437 174,953 2.6 170,437 174,953 2.6 February .....................: 168,997 182,528 8.0 339,434 357,481 5.3 March ........................: 191,815 200,160 4.4 531,249 557,641 5.0 April ........................: 195,821 727,070 May ..........................: 192,677 919,747 June .........................: 168,971 1,088,718 July .........................: 165,726 1,254,444 August .......................: 133,625 1,388,069 September ....................: 122,804 1,510,873 October ......................: 129,037 1,639,910 November .....................: 160,743 1,800,653 December .....................: 167,711 1,968,364 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 51,932 44,580 -14.2 51,932 44,580 -14.2 February .....................: 40,138 37,199 -7.3 92,070 81,779 -11.2 March ........................: 42,902 35,981 -16.1 134,972 117,760 -12.8 April ........................: 44,613 179,585 May ..........................: 50,753 230,338 June .........................: 54,406 284,744 July .........................: 61,008 345,752 August .......................: 65,551 411,303 September ....................: 68,422 479,725 October ......................: 65,285 545,010 November .....................: 49,110 594,120 December .....................: 63,766 657,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 72,766 76,713 5.4 72,766 76,713 5.4 February .....................: 68,293 66,824 -2.2 141,059 143,537 1.8 March ........................: 77,764 77,974 0.3 218,823 221,511 1.2 April ........................: 79,446 298,269 May ..........................: 79,205 377,474 June .........................: 80,062 457,536 July .........................: 84,287 541,823 August .......................: 75,314 617,137 September ....................: 75,792 692,929 October ......................: 75,348 768,277 November .....................: 72,041 840,318 December .....................: 74,930 915,248 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 94,587 88,959 -6.0 94,587 88,959 -6.0 February .....................: 84,943 82,682 -2.7 179,530 171,641 -4.4 March ........................: 93,521 95,665 2.3 273,051 267,306 -2.1 April ........................: 96,162 369,213 May ..........................: 94,985 464,198 June .........................: 98,429 562,627 July .........................: 95,345 657,972 August .......................: 93,173 751,145 September ....................: 91,193 842,338 October ......................: 91,462 933,800 November .....................: 88,620 1,022,420 December .....................: 89,419 1,111,839 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 38,640 41,517 7.4 38,640 41,517 7.4 February .....................: 35,081 37,173 6.0 73,721 78,690 6.7 March ........................: 36,764 41,447 12.7 110,485 120,137 8.7 April ........................: 36,914 147,399 May ..........................: 36,329 183,728 June .........................: 36,215 219,943 July .........................: 36,463 256,406 August .......................: 35,120 291,526 September ....................: 38,654 330,180 October ......................: 39,326 369,506 November .....................: 39,907 409,413 December .....................: 41,708 451,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,872 28,894 3.7 27,872 28,894 3.7 February .....................: 28,301 29,357 3.7 56,173 58,251 3.7 March ........................: 29,527 32,077 8.6 85,700 90,328 5.4 April ........................: 26,629 112,329 May ..........................: 27,362 139,691 June .........................: 29,366 169,057 July .........................: 28,727 197,784 August .......................: 31,436 229,220 September ....................: 29,634 258,854 October ......................: 27,832 286,686 November .....................: 28,478 315,164 December .....................: 29,136 344,300 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,194 26,110 7.9 24,194 26,110 7.9 February .....................: 24,674 24,320 -1.4 48,868 50,430 3.2 March ........................: 26,571 25,913 -2.5 75,439 76,343 1.2 April ........................: 24,821 100,260 May ..........................: 23,930 124,190 June .........................: 24,359 148,549 July .........................: 24,826 173,375 August .......................: 27,427 200,802 September ....................: 25,420 226,222 October ......................: 23,911 250,133 November .....................: 22,035 272,168 December .....................: 21,858 294,026 : Sour cream : January ......................: 124,280 126,074 1.4 124,280 126,074 1.4 February .....................: 116,771 113,600 -2.7 241,051 239,674 -0.6 March ........................: 126,440 127,959 1.2 367,491 367,633 April ........................: 116,700 484,191 May ..........................: 125,804 609,995 June .........................: 123,165 733,160 July .........................: 115,623 848,783 August .......................: 127,030 975,813 September ....................: 121,170 1,096,983 October ......................: 131,035 1,228,018 November .....................: 133,978 1,361,996 December .....................: 133,622 1,495,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,581 52,963 -3.0 54,581 52,963 -3.0 February .....................: 54,354 58,382 7.4 108,935 111,345 2.2 March ........................: 66,216 66,376 0.2 175,151 177,721 1.5 April ........................: 65,427 240,578 May ..........................: 62,248 302,826 June .........................: 66,973 369,799 July .........................: 61,063 430,862 August .......................: 65,493 496,355 September ....................: 63,076 559,431 October ......................: 59,468 618,899 November .....................: 54,126 673,025 December .....................: 53,665 726,690 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 31,874 29,018 -9.0 31,874 29,018 -9.0 February .....................: 34,297 31,897 -7.0 66,171 60,915 -7.9 March ........................: 42,726 37,895 -11.3 108,897 98,810 -9.3 April ........................: 40,423 149,320 May ..........................: 41,179 190,499 June .........................: 43,257 233,756 July .........................: 40,620 274,376 August .......................: 42,693 317,069 September ....................: 37,344 354,413 October ......................: 35,656 390,069 November .....................: 29,075 419,144 December .....................: 27,182 446,326 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,833 1,971 7.5 1,833 1,971 7.5 February .....................: 2,003 2,308 15.2 3,836 4,279 11.5 March ........................: 2,614 2,087 -20.2 6,450 6,366 -1.3 April ........................: 1,991 8,441 May ..........................: 2,040 10,481 June .........................: 2,065 12,546 July .........................: 2,224 14,770 August .......................: 2,003 16,773 September ....................: 1,981 18,754 October ......................: 2,161 20,915 November .....................: 1,671 22,586 December .....................: 1,678 24,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 372,907 391,637 5.0 372,907 391,637 5.0 February .....................: 376,866 400,599 6.3 749,773 792,236 5.7 March ........................: 429,558 444,927 3.6 1,179,331 1,237,163 4.9 April ........................: 373,945 1,553,276 May ..........................: 399,140 1,952,416 June .........................: 391,060 2,343,476 July .........................: 379,818 2,723,294 August .......................: 402,223 3,125,517 September ....................: 398,067 3,523,584 October ......................: 391,563 3,915,147 November .....................: 337,045 4,252,192 December .....................: 371,368 4,623,560 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,765 3,467 25.4 2,765 3,467 25.4 February .....................: 3,711 4,340 16.9 6,476 7,807 20.6 March ........................: 4,066 3,204 -21.2 10,542 11,011 4.4 April ........................: 3,509 14,051 May ..........................: 4,764 18,815 June .........................: 4,572 23,387 July .........................: 5,005 28,392 August .......................: 3,940 32,332 September ....................: 3,115 35,447 October ......................: 3,826 39,273 November .....................: 2,664 41,937 December .....................: 3,675 45,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 214,341 201,881 217,966 1.7 8.0 Idaho ..........: 89,304 72,363 91,209 2.1 26.0 Illinois .......: 5,363 4,865 5,215 -2.8 7.2 Iowa ...........: 31,502 31,219 33,234 5.5 6.5 Minnesota ......: 69,475 65,560 71,654 3.1 9.3 New Jersey .....: 5,951 4,390 5,653 -5.0 28.8 New Mexico .....: 83,302 74,094 83,066 -0.3 12.1 New York .......: 79,793 66,098 75,716 -5.1 14.6 Ohio ...........: 23,436 19,828 22,011 -6.1 11.0 Pennsylvania ...: 39,774 38,358 42,075 5.8 9.7 South Dakota ...: 48,032 42,132 46,177 -3.9 9.6 Vermont ........: 12,728 10,819 11,030 -13.3 2.0 Wisconsin ......: 311,348 272,374 302,135 -3.0 10.9 : Other States 1/ : 216,825 196,281 221,736 2.3 13.0 : United States ..: 1,231,174 1,100,262 1,228,877 -0.2 11.7 : Atlantic .......: 150,267 130,582 146,540 -2.5 12.2 Central ........: 598,518 537,411 597,825 -0.1 11.2 West ...........: 482,389 432,269 484,512 0.4 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,098 43,898 48,933 -0.3 11.5 Iowa ...........: 16,980 17,321 17,215 1.4 -0.6 Minnesota ......: 56,948 54,647 60,136 5.6 10.0 New York .......: 11,651 10,965 12,572 7.9 14.7 Wisconsin ......: 92,186 85,714 96,600 4.8 12.7 : Other States 1/ : 255,948 230,634 263,046 2.8 14.1 : United States ..: 482,811 443,179 498,502 3.2 12.5 : Atlantic .......: 27,957 25,718 27,921 -0.1 8.6 Central ........: 262,424 244,473 275,797 5.1 12.8 West ...........: 192,430 172,988 194,784 1.2 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 23,073 22,413 21,624 -6.3 -3.5 Vermont ........: 8,782 7,592 7,976 -9.2 5.1 Wisconsin ......: 60,979 57,455 63,700 4.5 10.9 : Other States 1/ : 240,664 229,599 252,296 4.8 9.9 : United States ..: 333,498 317,059 345,596 3.6 9.0 : Atlantic .......: 25,890 24,294 26,498 2.3 9.1 Central ........: 178,650 173,476 188,351 5.4 8.6 West ...........: 128,958 119,289 130,747 1.4 9.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 139,740 134,858 142,003 1.6 5.3 Minnesota ......: 12,160 10,718 11,202 -7.9 4.5 New Jersey .....: 3,201 2,079 2,903 -9.3 39.6 New York .......: 30,903 25,729 31,233 1.1 21.4 Pennsylvania ...: 24,118 22,045 24,273 0.6 10.1 Wisconsin ......: 149,693 127,229 138,527 -7.5 8.9 : Other States 1/ : 159,464 136,209 161,543 1.3 18.6 : United States ..: 519,279 458,867 511,684 -1.5 11.5 : Atlantic .......: 63,000 53,800 63,283 0.4 17.6 Central ........: 219,275 192,176 210,399 -4.0 9.5 West ...........: 237,004 212,891 238,002 0.4 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 130,099 123,254 132,455 1.8 7.5 New Jersey .....: 1,405 1,040 1,429 1.7 37.4 New York .......: 15,542 11,543 14,461 -7.0 25.3 Pennsylvania ...: 19,624 17,886 19,885 1.3 11.2 Wisconsin ......: 97,227 83,115 88,200 -9.3 6.1 : Other States 1/ : 144,287 124,693 146,100 1.3 17.2 : United States ..: 408,184 361,531 402,530 -1.4 11.3 : Atlantic .......: 39,275 33,139 38,513 -1.9 16.2 Central ........: 143,365 128,170 137,315 -4.2 7.1 West ...........: 225,544 200,222 226,702 0.5 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 69,702 58,111 65,498 -6.0 12.7 Pennsylvania ...: 8,029 7,500 7,626 -5.0 1.7 : Other States 1/ : 124,480 121,589 131,860 5.9 8.4 : United States ..: 202,211 187,200 204,984 1.4 9.5 : Atlantic .......: 17,646 18,049 18,226 3.3 1.0 Central ........: 75,474 73,073 80,335 6.4 9.9 West ...........: 109,091 96,078 106,423 -2.4 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 92,289 79,007 92,345 0.1 16.9 Pennsylvania ...: 15,900 15,181 14,993 -5.7 -1.2 Wisconsin ......: 566 1,148 909 60.6 -20.8 : Other States 1/ : 83,060 87,192 91,913 10.7 5.4 : United States ..: 191,815 182,528 200,160 4.4 9.7 : Atlantic .......: 32,402 28,339 29,484 -9.0 4.0 Central ........: 34,159 35,701 40,664 19.0 13.9 West ...........: 125,254 118,488 130,012 3.8 9.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 12,064 8,661 11,108 -7.9 28.3 Wisconsin ......: 23,117 18,395 19,239 -16.8 4.6 : Other States 1/ : 40,895 35,161 43,057 5.3 22.5 : United States ..: 76,076 62,217 73,404 -3.5 18.0 : Atlantic .......: 22,831 17,786 21,611 -5.3 21.5 Central ........: 36,597 28,638 34,563 -5.6 20.7 West ...........: 16,648 15,793 17,230 3.5 9.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : March : February : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 6,847 6,257 6,725 -1.8 7.5 Connecticut ....: 689 1,274 1,361 97.5 6.8 New York .......: 2,086 2,007 2,345 12.4 16.8 Ohio ...........: 2,309 1,904 2,418 4.7 27.0 Oregon .........: 1,081 961 1,083 0.2 12.7 Pennsylvania ...: 2,799 1,792 1,419 -49.3 -20.8 Tennessee ......: 2,113 1,657 2,104 -0.4 27.0 Utah ...........: 1,502 1,383 1,788 19.0 29.3 Wisconsin ......: 887 731 945 6.5 29.3 : Other States 1/ : 45,903 40,416 46,188 0.6 14.3 : United States ..: 66,216 58,382 66,376 0.2 13.7 : Atlantic .......: 13,909 11,150 13,076 -6.0 17.3 Central ........: 40,763 36,887 41,763 2.5 13.2 West ...........: 11,544 10,345 11,537 -0.1 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2022, there were 1,201 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. 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