Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released February 1, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). December 2010 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 904 million pounds, 4.7 percent above December 2009 and 2.4 percent above November 2010. Italian type cheese production totaled 390 million pounds, 5.5 percent above December 2009 and 2.5 percent above November 2010. American type cheese production totaled 370 million pounds, 4.9 percent above December 2009 and 5.6 percent above November 2010. Butter production was 158 million pounds, 4.8 percent above December 2009 and 18.6 percent above November 2010. Dry milk powders (comparisons with December 2009) Nonfat dry milk, human - 140 million pounds, up 10.1 percent. Skim milk powders - 27.2 million pounds, up 20.3 percent. Whey products (comparisons with December 2009) Dry whey, total - 89.6 million pounds, up 5.3 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 80.0 million pounds, up 23.1 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 36.2 million pounds, up 4.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with December 2009) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 52.3 million gallons, up 6.6 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 22.1 million gallons, down 4.0 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.95 million gallons, up 10.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.85 million gallons, down 12.2 percent. United States Geographic Regions Dairy Products Beginning in 2010, USDA will no longer issue data for North Atlantic, South Atlantic, East North Central, West North Central, or South Central regions. North Atlantic and South Atlantic were combined to form the data for the Atlantic region. East North Central, West North Central, and South Central were combined to form the data for the Central region. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States .................................................................................4 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States...............................................5 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States...............................6 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States ....................................................................7 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States..................................................14 American Cheese Production - States and United States..............................................................................15 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States................................................................................15 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States...........................................................................16 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States.............................................................................16 Butter Production - States and United States............................................................................................17 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States....................................................................17 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States...........................................................................18 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States...................................................................18 Statistical Methodology .....................................................................................................................19 Information Contacts ......................................................................................................................19 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: December 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 150,837 133,257 158,082 4.8 18.6 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 352,199 350,033 369,565 4.9 5.6 Cheddar ............................: 263,062 263,607 280,742 6.7 6.5 Other American types ...............: 89,137 86,426 88,823 -0.4 2.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 9,731 10,653 11,104 14.1 4.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 61,010 66,432 58,576 -4.0 -11.8 Hispanic .............................: 17,961 17,654 19,075 6.2 8.0 Italian types ........................: 369,800 380,701 390,307 5.5 2.5 Mozzarella .........................: 288,779 299,378 308,841 6.9 3.2 Parmesan ...........................: 21,233 17,099 17,831 -16.0 4.3 Provolone ..........................: 28,288 29,443 28,820 1.9 -2.1 Ricotta ............................: 23,561 27,019 25,999 10.3 -3.8 Romano .............................: 3,870 2,688 3,104 -19.8 15.5 Other Italian types ................: 4,069 5,074 5,712 40.4 12.6 Swiss ................................: 28,336 27,780 29,287 3.4 5.4 All other types ......................: 24,835 29,707 26,468 6.6 -10.9 : Total cheese .........................: 863,872 882,960 904,382 4.7 2.4 : Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,377 33,359 31,697 -2.1 -5.0 Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 25,064 26,051 23,761 -5.2 -8.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 28,987 29,577 28,696 -1.0 -3.0 : Sour cream .............................: 107,081 116,592 114,094 6.5 -2.1 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 310,056 318,722 339,471 9.5 6.5 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 49,098 51,719 52,317 6.6 1.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 9,426 9,345 8,709 -7.6 -6.8 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,607 16,273 13,409 -1.5 -17.6 Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 23,033 25,618 22,118 -4.0 -13.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 926 737 1,067 15.2 44.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,670 2,725 2,951 10.5 8.3 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,388 4,011 3,851 -12.2 -4.0 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,131 1,394 1,226 8.4 -12.1 Nonfat, hard .......................: 320 341 392 22.5 15.0 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 822 836 815 -0.9 -2.5 Water and juice ices .................: 2,212 3,103 2,627 18.8 -15.3 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 28,107 29,507 29,448 4.8 -0.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 13,316 14,663 12,613 -5.3 -14.0 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 523 435 619 18.4 42.3 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,733 1,765 1,836 5.9 4.0 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,422 2,431 2,334 -3.6 -4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,540 8,330 8,202 8.8 -1.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 80,069 78,178 84,367 5.4 7.9 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,990 1,923 5,212 4.4 171.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 85,059 80,101 89,579 5.3 11.8 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,246 3,004 2,869 27.7 -4.5 Animal ...............................: 4,782 4,270 4,106 -14.1 -3.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 31,462 31,771 33,456 6.3 5.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 3,323 2,832 2,722 -18.1 -3.9 Total 2/ .............................: 34,785 34,603 36,178 4.0 4.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,394 19,687 20,138 -1.3 2.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,391 14,916 16,040 11.5 7.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,391 5,770 6,453 47.0 11.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 64,977 74,270 79,960 23.1 7.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 42,063 40,887 42,105 0.1 3.0 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,337 931 4,333 224.1 365.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 43,400 41,818 46,438 7.0 11.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,717 8,140 8,630 -11.2 6.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,600 30,203 33,719 -7.9 11.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 2,399 2,060 1,822 -24.1 -11.6 Total 2/ .............................: 38,999 32,263 35,541 -8.9 10.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,702 14,953 16,008 -29.5 7.1 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 16,297 17,310 19,533 19.9 12.8 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,416 6,056 4,225 -59.4 -30.2 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 55,576 81,311 80,484 44.8 -1.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 30.6 21.8 31.2 0.6 9.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :----------------------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 103,644 107,625 100,744 -2.8 -6.4 : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 41,041 43,188 41,548 1.2 -3.8 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,718 6,667 9,775 12.1 46.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 575 751 616 7.1 -18.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 7,079 9,390 5,354 -24.4 -43.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 9,652 4,594 7,404 -23.3 61.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 126,720 116,653 139,500 10.1 19.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 22,601 19,205 27,184 20.3 41.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Canned milk : Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 44,820 64,407 52,237 16.5 -18.9 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,302 11,473 10,927 6.1 -4.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,216 1,291 901 -59.3 -30.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 6,823 7,083 7,735 13.4 9.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 132,458 127,811 144,342 9.0 12.9 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 98,808 108,865 118,304 19.7 8.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By month : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : January ....................: 826,893 841,646 1.8 826,893 841,646 1.8 February ...................: 767,975 775,273 1.0 1,594,868 1,616,919 1.4 March ......................: 870,517 891,633 2.4 2,465,385 2,508,552 1.8 April ......................: 847,593 862,016 1.7 3,312,978 3,370,568 1.7 May ........................: 856,100 879,255 2.7 4,169,078 4,249,823 1.9 June .......................: 838,100 880,850 5.1 5,007,178 5,130,673 2.5 July .......................: 842,752 881,641 4.6 5,849,930 6,012,314 2.8 August .....................: 850,684 875,194 2.9 6,700,614 6,887,508 2.8 September ..................: 842,490 878,632 4.3 7,543,104 7,766,140 3.0 October ....................: 862,785 891,852 3.4 8,405,889 8,657,992 3.0 November ...................: 839,532 882,960 5.2 9,245,421 9,540,952 3.2 December ...................: 863,872 904,382 4.7 10,109,293 10,445,334 3.3 : Total American cheese types 1/: January ....................: 357,200 347,563 -2.7 357,200 347,563 -2.7 February ...................: 323,370 320,426 -0.9 680,570 667,989 -1.8 March ......................: 364,359 362,257 -0.6 1,044,929 1,030,246 -1.4 April ......................: 354,781 358,530 1.1 1,399,710 1,388,776 -0.8 May ........................: 368,021 370,281 0.6 1,767,731 1,759,057 -0.5 June .......................: 356,869 369,978 3.7 2,124,600 2,129,035 0.2 July .......................: 354,695 368,415 3.9 2,479,295 2,497,450 0.7 August .....................: 347,088 353,703 1.9 2,826,383 2,851,153 0.9 September ..................: 342,921 353,837 3.2 3,169,304 3,204,990 1.1 October ....................: 349,403 363,022 3.9 3,518,707 3,568,012 1.4 November ...................: 331,593 350,033 5.6 3,850,300 3,918,045 1.8 December ...................: 352,199 369,565 4.9 4,202,499 4,287,610 2.0 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 278,181 266,552 -4.2 278,181 266,552 -4.2 February ...................: 244,440 244,389 522,621 510,941 -2.2 March ......................: 279,296 281,966 1.0 801,917 792,907 -1.1 April ......................: 272,691 270,957 -0.6 1,074,608 1,063,864 -1.0 May ........................: 287,422 287,213 -0.1 1,362,030 1,351,077 -0.8 June .......................: 276,646 286,084 3.4 1,638,676 1,637,161 -0.1 July .......................: 269,533 276,134 2.4 1,908,209 1,913,295 0.3 August .....................: 264,743 264,096 -0.2 2,172,952 2,177,391 0.2 September ..................: 259,004 258,581 -0.2 2,431,956 2,435,972 0.2 October ....................: 263,443 273,568 3.8 2,695,399 2,709,540 0.5 November ...................: 248,976 263,607 5.9 2,944,375 2,973,147 1.0 December ...................: 263,062 280,742 6.7 3,207,437 3,253,889 1.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 345,619 362,733 5.0 345,619 362,733 5.0 February ...................: 316,749 330,382 4.3 662,368 693,115 4.6 March ......................: 359,386 380,577 5.9 1,021,754 1,073,692 5.1 April ......................: 346,047 366,567 5.9 1,367,801 1,440,259 5.3 May ........................: 345,905 369,452 6.8 1,713,706 1,809,711 5.6 June .......................: 341,918 362,990 6.2 2,055,624 2,172,701 5.7 July .......................: 346,130 364,325 5.3 2,401,754 2,537,026 5.6 August .....................: 345,799 366,651 6.0 2,747,553 2,903,677 5.7 September ..................: 346,087 365,874 5.7 3,093,640 3,269,551 5.7 October ....................: 357,854 369,232 3.2 3,451,494 3,638,783 5.4 November ...................: 358,986 380,701 6.0 3,810,480 4,019,484 5.5 December ...................: 369,800 390,307 5.5 4,180,280 4,409,791 5.5 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 267,299 285,020 6.6 267,299 285,020 6.6 February ...................: 246,429 259,090 5.1 513,728 544,110 5.9 March ......................: 280,012 300,297 7.2 793,740 844,407 6.4 April ......................: 270,604 288,293 6.5 1,064,344 1,132,700 6.4 May ........................: 271,395 293,788 8.3 1,335,739 1,426,488 6.8 June .......................: 268,901 290,585 8.1 1,604,640 1,717,073 7.0 July .......................: 273,782 291,658 6.5 1,878,422 2,008,731 6.9 August .....................: 272,632 294,829 8.1 2,151,054 2,303,560 7.1 September ..................: 270,262 291,023 7.7 2,421,316 2,594,583 7.2 October ....................: 278,106 292,007 5.0 2,699,422 2,886,590 6.9 November ...................: 279,105 299,378 7.3 2,978,527 3,185,968 7.0 December ...................: 288,779 308,841 6.9 3,267,306 3,494,809 7.0 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 4,303 3,278 -23.8 4,303 3,278 -23.8 February ...................: 4,187 3,138 -25.1 8,490 6,416 -24.4 March ......................: 4,480 4,131 -7.8 12,970 10,547 -18.7 April ......................: 3,927 3,936 0.2 16,897 14,483 -14.3 May ........................: 3,874 4,536 17.1 20,771 19,019 -8.4 June .......................: 4,008 4,262 6.3 24,779 23,281 -6.0 July .......................: 3,754 4,344 15.7 28,533 27,625 -3.2 August .....................: 3,841 4,447 15.8 32,374 32,072 -0.9 September ..................: 4,478 4,575 2.2 36,852 36,647 -0.6 October ....................: 4,007 4,519 12.8 40,859 41,166 0.8 November ...................: 4,021 5,074 26.2 44,880 46,240 3.0 December ...................: 4,069 5,712 40.4 48,949 51,952 6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 176,988 162,067 -8.4 176,988 162,067 -8.4 February ...................: 147,462 141,052 -4.3 324,450 303,119 -6.6 March ......................: 147,341 138,837 -5.8 471,791 441,956 -6.3 April ......................: 142,216 133,152 -6.4 614,007 575,108 -6.3 May ........................: 139,178 130,489 -6.2 753,185 705,597 -6.3 June .......................: 125,301 117,267 -6.4 878,486 822,864 -6.3 July .......................: 114,388 111,001 -3.0 992,874 933,865 -5.9 August .....................: 101,029 101,660 0.6 1,093,903 1,035,525 -5.3 September ..................: 94,690 113,790 20.2 1,188,593 1,149,315 -3.3 October ....................: 113,084 121,610 7.5 1,301,677 1,270,925 -2.4 November ...................: 120,967 133,257 10.2 1,422,644 1,404,182 -1.3 December ...................: 150,837 158,082 4.8 1,573,481 1,562,264 -0.7 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 158,286 128,618 -18.7 158,286 128,618 -18.7 February ...................: 125,902 117,768 -6.5 284,188 246,386 -13.3 March ......................: 137,301 137,179 -0.1 421,489 383,565 -9.0 April ......................: 141,397 152,373 7.8 562,886 535,938 -4.8 May ........................: 150,452 154,327 2.6 713,338 690,265 -3.2 June .......................: 146,065 136,187 -6.8 859,403 826,452 -3.8 July .......................: 133,175 131,819 -1.0 992,578 958,271 -3.5 August .....................: 107,049 119,562 11.7 1,099,627 1,077,833 -2.0 September ..................: 87,808 109,296 24.5 1,187,435 1,187,129 October ....................: 92,800 115,273 24.2 1,280,235 1,302,402 1.7 November ...................: 102,156 116,653 14.2 1,382,391 1,419,055 2.7 December ...................: 126,720 139,500 10.1 1,509,111 1,558,555 3.3 : Skim milk powders 2/ : January ....................: 17,663 20,581 16.5 17,663 20,581 16.5 February ...................: 22,693 22,029 -2.9 40,356 42,610 5.6 March ......................: 24,432 27,796 13.8 64,788 70,406 8.7 April ......................: 24,645 14,463 -41.3 89,433 84,869 -5.1 May ........................: 26,697 17,146 -35.8 116,130 102,015 -12.2 June .......................: 16,796 32,708 94.7 132,926 134,723 1.4 July .......................: 14,023 22,626 61.3 146,949 157,349 7.1 August .....................: 10,677 15,075 41.2 157,626 172,424 9.4 September ..................: 12,585 17,469 38.8 170,211 189,893 11.6 October ....................: 10,174 17,522 72.2 180,385 207,415 15.0 November ...................: 18,924 19,205 1.5 199,309 226,620 13.7 December ...................: 22,601 27,184 20.3 221,910 253,804 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : January ......................: 79,395 85,971 8.3 79,395 85,971 8.3 February .....................: 74,668 78,244 4.8 154,063 164,215 6.6 March ........................: 82,785 92,504 11.7 236,848 256,719 8.4 April ........................: 83,218 90,726 9.0 320,066 347,445 8.6 May ..........................: 87,125 89,577 2.8 407,191 437,022 7.3 June .........................: 92,639 86,053 -7.1 499,830 523,075 4.7 July .........................: 93,640 87,537 -6.5 593,470 610,612 2.9 August .......................: 82,555 81,856 -0.8 676,025 692,468 2.4 September ....................: 79,006 78,126 -1.1 755,031 770,594 2.1 October ......................: 81,709 78,738 -3.6 836,740 849,332 1.5 November .....................: 79,361 80,101 0.9 916,101 929,433 1.5 December .....................: 85,059 89,579 5.3 1,001,160 1,019,012 1.8 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 58,839 66,864 13.6 58,839 66,864 13.6 February .....................: 51,653 63,620 23.2 110,492 130,484 18.1 March ........................: 59,717 73,870 23.7 170,209 204,354 20.1 April ........................: 58,153 71,582 23.1 228,362 275,936 20.8 May ..........................: 59,639 74,937 25.7 288,001 350,873 21.8 June .........................: 60,429 76,068 25.9 348,430 426,941 22.5 July .........................: 61,168 78,557 28.4 409,598 505,498 23.4 August .......................: 62,065 79,051 27.4 471,663 584,549 23.9 September ....................: 60,066 76,136 26.8 531,729 660,685 24.3 October ......................: 63,926 73,585 15.1 595,655 734,270 23.3 November .....................: 61,927 74,270 19.9 657,582 808,540 23.0 December .....................: 64,977 79,960 23.1 722,559 888,500 23.0 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 35,177 34,686 -1.4 35,177 34,686 -1.4 February .....................: 32,340 31,391 -2.9 67,517 66,077 -2.1 March ........................: 35,259 36,422 3.3 102,776 102,499 -0.3 April ........................: 32,971 35,681 8.2 135,747 138,180 1.8 May ..........................: 34,705 35,899 3.4 170,452 174,079 2.1 June .........................: 34,572 34,231 -1.0 205,024 208,310 1.6 July .........................: 35,221 36,026 2.3 240,245 244,336 1.7 August .......................: 35,284 35,255 -0.1 275,529 279,591 1.5 September ....................: 34,810 35,728 2.6 310,339 315,319 1.6 October ......................: 35,830 35,351 -1.3 346,169 350,670 1.3 November .....................: 34,061 34,603 1.6 380,230 385,273 1.3 December .....................: 34,785 36,178 4.0 415,015 421,451 1.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 25,734 24,963 -3.0 25,734 24,963 -3.0 February ...................: 25,890 25,776 -0.4 51,624 50,739 -1.7 March ......................: 31,314 29,099 -7.1 82,938 79,838 -3.7 April ......................: 30,517 26,462 -13.3 113,455 106,300 -6.3 May ........................: 30,210 26,226 -13.2 143,665 132,526 -7.8 June .......................: 29,707 27,061 -8.9 173,372 159,587 -8.0 July .......................: 30,823 27,687 -10.2 204,195 187,274 -8.3 August .....................: 30,375 28,868 -5.0 234,570 216,142 -7.9 September ..................: 30,995 28,007 -9.6 265,565 244,149 -8.1 October ....................: 26,685 25,611 -4.0 292,250 269,760 -7.7 November ...................: 24,586 26,051 6.0 316,836 295,811 -6.6 December ...................: 25,064 23,761 -5.2 341,900 319,572 -6.5 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 31,295 29,093 -7.0 31,295 29,093 -7.0 February ...................: 30,781 30,057 -2.4 62,076 59,150 -4.7 March ......................: 34,759 35,268 1.5 96,835 94,418 -2.5 April ......................: 34,380 32,043 -6.8 131,215 126,461 -3.6 May ........................: 32,644 29,863 -8.5 163,859 156,324 -4.6 June .......................: 32,986 32,366 -1.9 196,845 188,690 -4.1 July .......................: 34,701 32,571 -6.1 231,546 221,261 -4.4 August .....................: 32,107 32,415 1.0 263,653 253,676 -3.8 September ..................: 35,038 33,893 -3.3 298,691 287,569 -3.7 October ....................: 31,246 29,527 -5.5 329,937 317,096 -3.9 November ...................: 28,733 29,577 2.9 358,670 346,673 -3.3 December ...................: 28,987 28,696 -1.0 387,657 375,369 -3.2 : Sour cream : January ....................: 87,869 89,580 1.9 87,869 89,580 1.9 February ...................: 81,854 85,163 4.0 169,723 174,743 3.0 March ......................: 99,459 105,351 5.9 269,182 280,094 4.1 April ......................: 93,860 90,309 -3.8 363,042 370,403 2.0 May ........................: 93,504 93,408 -0.1 456,546 463,811 1.6 June .......................: 93,644 98,411 5.1 550,190 562,222 2.2 July .......................: 92,442 90,130 -2.5 642,632 652,352 1.5 August .....................: 93,770 101,301 8.0 736,402 753,653 2.3 September ..................: 92,435 94,876 2.6 828,837 848,529 2.4 October ....................: 103,645 101,306 -2.3 932,482 949,835 1.9 November ...................: 108,446 116,592 7.5 1,040,928 1,066,427 2.4 December ...................: 107,081 114,094 6.5 1,148,009 1,180,521 2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 58,615 55,429 -5.4 58,615 55,429 -5.4 February ...................: 64,870 63,171 -2.6 123,485 118,600 -4.0 March ......................: 75,674 79,940 5.6 199,159 198,540 -0.3 April ......................: 79,022 78,499 -0.7 278,181 277,039 -0.4 May ........................: 80,604 81,929 1.6 358,785 358,968 0.1 June .......................: 89,319 84,255 -5.7 448,104 443,223 -1.1 July .......................: 84,319 78,706 -6.7 532,423 521,929 -2.0 August .....................: 79,273 75,791 -4.4 611,696 597,720 -2.3 September ..................: 74,304 74,089 -0.3 686,000 671,809 -2.1 October ....................: 68,602 61,146 -10.9 754,602 732,955 -2.9 November ...................: 53,003 51,719 -2.4 807,605 784,674 -2.8 December ...................: 49,098 52,317 6.6 856,703 836,991 -2.3 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 24,433 22,695 -7.1 24,433 22,695 -7.1 February ...................: 26,401 27,538 4.3 50,834 50,233 -1.2 March ......................: 35,833 37,430 4.5 86,667 87,663 1.1 April ......................: 35,030 38,601 10.2 121,697 126,264 3.8 May ........................: 36,115 37,466 3.7 157,812 163,730 3.8 June .......................: 42,050 45,376 7.9 199,862 209,106 4.6 July .......................: 38,736 40,959 5.7 238,598 250,065 4.8 August .....................: 36,183 39,949 10.4 274,781 290,014 5.5 September ..................: 31,395 33,478 6.6 306,176 323,492 5.7 October ....................: 28,391 27,934 -1.6 334,567 351,426 5.0 November ...................: 23,855 25,618 7.4 358,422 377,044 5.2 December ...................: 23,033 22,118 -4.0 381,455 399,162 4.6 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 3,482 3,438 -1.3 3,482 3,438 -1.3 February ...................: 4,039 3,691 -8.6 7,521 7,129 -5.2 March ......................: 5,056 5,048 -0.2 12,577 12,177 -3.2 April ......................: 5,012 4,790 -4.4 17,589 16,967 -3.5 May ........................: 4,985 4,622 -7.3 22,574 21,589 -4.4 June .......................: 5,497 4,827 -12.2 28,071 26,416 -5.9 July .......................: 5,104 4,564 -10.6 33,175 30,980 -6.6 August .....................: 4,257 3,822 -10.2 37,432 34,802 -7.0 September ..................: 4,266 3,540 -17.0 41,698 38,342 -8.0 October ....................: 3,340 3,001 -10.1 45,038 41,343 -8.2 November ...................: 2,572 2,725 5.9 47,610 44,068 -7.4 December ...................: 2,670 2,951 10.5 50,280 47,019 -6.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2009 and 2010 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By month : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 304,553 339,217 11.4 304,553 339,217 11.4 February ...................: 304,155 314,514 3.4 608,708 653,731 7.4 March ......................: 355,911 399,691 12.3 964,619 1,053,422 9.2 April ......................: 311,481 332,315 6.7 1,276,100 1,385,737 8.6 May ........................: 328,934 339,906 3.3 1,605,034 1,725,643 7.5 June .......................: 332,379 353,948 6.5 1,937,413 2,079,591 7.3 July .......................: 309,910 340,025 9.7 2,247,323 2,419,616 7.7 August .....................: 323,373 364,592 12.7 2,570,696 2,784,208 8.3 September ..................: 369,995 389,217 5.2 2,940,691 3,173,425 7.9 October ....................: 309,431 339,803 9.8 3,250,122 3,513,228 8.1 November ...................: 271,793 318,722 17.3 3,521,915 3,831,950 8.8 December ...................: 310,056 339,471 9.5 3,831,971 4,171,421 8.9 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,638 3,816 -17.7 4,638 3,816 -17.7 February ...................: 5,138 4,458 -13.2 9,776 8,274 -15.4 March ......................: 6,492 6,526 0.5 16,268 14,800 -9.0 April ......................: 7,022 6,816 -2.9 23,290 21,616 -7.2 May ........................: 6,741 6,808 1.0 30,031 28,424 -5.4 June .......................: 7,544 7,630 1.1 37,575 36,054 -4.0 July .......................: 7,931 7,577 -4.5 45,506 43,631 -4.1 August .....................: 7,313 6,448 -11.8 52,819 50,079 -5.2 September ..................: 6,627 5,727 -13.6 59,446 55,806 -6.1 October ....................: 5,936 4,488 -24.4 65,382 60,294 -7.8 November ...................: 4,647 4,011 -13.7 70,029 64,305 -8.2 December ...................: 4,388 3,851 -12.2 74,417 68,156 -8.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: December 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 176,064 189,029 190,339 8.1 0.7 Idaho ..........: 69,715 70,721 74,674 7.1 5.6 Illinois .......: 6,624 6,834 6,918 4.4 1.2 Iowa ...........: 20,998 19,551 21,296 1.4 8.9 Minnesota ......: 54,768 48,673 53,119 -3.0 9.1 New Jersey .....: 3,036 New Mexico .....: 57,029 66,271 66,509 16.6 0.4 New York .......: 60,013 67,197 64,845 8.1 -3.5 Ohio ...........: 18,259 17,558 18,138 -0.7 3.3 Pennsylvania ...: 32,708 34,134 34,900 6.7 2.2 South Dakota ...: 18,883 20,974 22,543 19.4 7.5 Utah ...........: 9,291 Vermont ........: 10,861 9,894 10,538 -3.0 6.5 Wisconsin ......: 221,243 211,699 219,502 -0.8 3.7 : Other States 1/ : 104,380 120,425 121,061 : United States ..: 863,872 882,960 904,382 4.7 2.4 : Atlantic .......: 111,107 119,950 118,943 7.1 -0.8 Central ........: 392,604 378,659 397,823 1.3 5.1 West ...........: 360,161 384,351 387,616 7.6 0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. American Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 54,241 49,033 51,034 -5.9 4.1 Idaho ..........: 54,562 56,666 57,709 5.8 1.8 Iowa ...........: 16,306 15,299 16,800 3.0 9.8 Ohio ...........: 932 Oregon .........: 14,031 14,065 12,841 -8.5 -8.7 Wisconsin ......: 71,462 65,332 71,800 0.5 9.9 : Other States 1/ : 140,665 149,638 159,381 : United States ..: 352,199 350,033 369,565 4.9 5.6 : Atlantic .......: 13,194 15,241 16,468 24.8 8.1 Central ........: 166,430 158,735 176,326 5.9 11.1 West ...........: 172,575 176,057 176,771 2.4 0.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 30,624 26,396 27,808 -9.2 5.3 Idaho ..........: 45,103 45,676 45,867 1.7 0.4 Iowa ...........: 9,935 8,899 10,151 2.2 14.1 Minnesota ......: 42,221 37,918 42,836 1.5 13.0 Ohio ...........: 677 Wisconsin ......: 55,659 49,465 56,000 0.6 13.2 : Other States 1/ : 78,843 95,253 98,080 : United States ..: 263,062 263,607 280,742 6.7 6.5 : Atlantic .......: 12,505 14,923 16,266 30.1 9.0 Central ........: 127,048 119,495 137,605 8.3 15.2 West ...........: 123,509 129,189 126,871 2.7 -1.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent -- : California .....: 104,759 118,731 120,177 14.7 1.2 New York .......: 33,218 34,196 34,327 3.3 0.4 Pennsylvania ...: 20,349 22,021 22,766 11.9 3.4 Wisconsin ......: 108,969 106,355 110,436 1.3 3.8 : Other States 1/ : 102,505 99,398 102,601 0.1 3.2 : United States ..: 369,800 380,701 390,307 5.5 2.5 : Atlantic .......: 60,875 63,171 63,713 4.7 0.9 Central ........: 149,529 145,208 149,465 2.9 West ...........: 159,396 172,322 177,129 11.1 2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 95,794 110,630 110,872 15.7 0.2 New York .......: 16,388 15,037 17,006 3.8 13.1 Wisconsin ......: 76,326 73,016 76,200 -0.2 4.4 : Other States 1/ : 100,271 100,695 104,763 4.5 4.0 : United States ..: 288,779 299,378 308,841 6.9 3.2 : Atlantic .......: 38,103 37,660 39,333 3.2 4.4 Central ........: 102,996 100,333 104,896 1.8 4.5 West ...........: 147,680 161,385 164,612 11.5 2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Butter Production - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,405 44,720 53,624 6.4 19.9 Pennsylvania ...: 8,303 : Other States 1/ : 92,129 88,537 104,458 : United States ..: 150,837 133,257 158,082 4.8 18.6 : Atlantic .......: 15,035 11,295 17,294 15.0 53.1 Central ........: 59,656 52,303 59,217 -0.7 13.2 West ...........: 76,146 69,659 81,571 7.1 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 67,811 72,796 75,050 10.7 3.1 : Other States 1/ : 58,909 43,857 64,450 9.4 47.0 : United States ..: 126,720 116,653 139,500 10.1 19.6 : Atlantic .......: 17,405 9,771 19,748 13.5 102.1 Central ........: 13,731 7,855 13,046 -5.0 66.1 West ...........: 95,584 99,027 106,706 11.6 7.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 10,718 10,654 8,369 -21.9 -21.4 Wisconsin ......: 25,393 24,925 25,800 1.6 3.5 : Other States 1/ : 43,958 42,599 50,198 14.2 17.8 : United States ..: 80,069 78,178 84,367 5.4 7.9 : Atlantic .......: 18,958 19,987 18,005 -5.0 -9.9 Central ........: 40,975 38,060 40,544 -1.1 6.5 West ...........: 20,136 20,131 25,818 28.2 28.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: December 2009 and 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : December : November : December :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : December : November : : : : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 8,163 7,680 6,536 -19.9 -14.9 Indiana ............: 3,887 4,691 5,239 34.8 11.7 Massachusetts ......: 1,746 2,552 1,320 -24.4 -48.3 Missouri ...........: 1,563 650 1,600 2.4 146.2 New York ...........: 2,434 North Carolina .....: 1,012 795 776 -23.3 -2.4 Ohio ...............: 1,273 1,386 1,369 7.5 -1.2 Oregon .............: 891 976 871 -2.2 -10.8 Pennsylvania .......: 2,551 2,691 2,817 10.4 4.7 Tennessee ..........: 401 Texas ..............: 2,868 2,849 2,624 -8.5 -7.9 Utah ...............: 1,376 1,398 1,442 4.8 3.1 Wisconsin ..........: 635 833 707 11.3 -15.1 : Other States 1/ ....: 20,298 25,218 27,016 : United States ......: 49,098 51,719 52,317 6.6 1.2 : North Atlantic .....: 8,623 South Atlantic .....: 3,468 Atlantic ...........: 13,028 10,956 East North Central .: 10,118 West North Central .: 8,285 South Central ......: 6,309 Central ............: 26,428 30,534 West ...............: 12,295 12,263 10,827 -11.9 -11.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Percent change shown only when comparable States are included in the calculation. Statistical Methodology: Dairy Products 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 2009, there were 1,178 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 a 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 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 Lorie Warren - Dairy Products ................ (202) 690-3236 Joe Gaynor - Dairy Products Prices ........... (202) 690-2168 Jason Hardegree - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ..... (202) 720-3040 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (515) 284-4340 Everett Olbert - Sheep and Goats ............. (202) 720-4751 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Nick Streff - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the "Receive NASS Updates" box under "Receive reports by Email," click on "National" or "State" to select the reports you would like to receive. Printed reports may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by calling toll-free (800) 999-6779, or (703) 605-6220 if calling from outside the United States or Canada. Accepted methods of payment are Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order. 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