Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released September 5, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). July 2025 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.21 billion pounds, 2.1 percent above July 2024 and 0.9 percent above June 2025. Italian type cheese production totaled 518 million pounds, 4.1 percent above July 2024 and 1.5 percent above June 2025. American type cheese production totaled 476 million pounds, 2.3 percent above July 2024 and 0.4 percent above June 2025. Butter production was 180 million pounds, 9.8 percent above July 2024 but 4.4 percent below June 2025. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with July 2024) Nonfat dry milk, human - 130 million pounds, up 7.1 percent. Skim milk powder - 44.4 million pounds, down 14.3 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with July 2024) Dry whey, total - 68.3 million pounds, up 0.6 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 96.0 million pounds, up 1.0 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.0 million pounds, up 5.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with July 2024) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 69.3 million gallons, up 4.2 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 39.1 million gallons, up 1.8 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.75 million gallons, down 5.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.55 million gallons, down 0.8 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: July 2024 and 2025 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: July 2024 and 2025 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: July 2024 and 2025 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 17 Dairy Products Regions 18 Statistical Methodology 19 Information Contacts 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: July 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 164,074 188,330 180,131 9.8 -4.4 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 464,906 473,977 475,653 2.3 0.4 Cheddar ............................: 306,663 332,003 327,095 6.7 -1.5 Other American types ...............: 158,243 141,974 148,558 -6.1 4.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,385 7,507 6,999 -5.2 -6.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,351 18,424 17,948 3.4 -2.6 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 102,615 96,051 97,543 -4.9 1.6 Feta .................................: 13,553 12,548 14,344 5.8 14.3 Gouda ................................: 8,761 8,269 8,105 -7.5 -2.0 Hispanic .............................: 35,820 35,466 35,628 -0.5 0.5 Italian types ........................: 497,566 510,302 517,971 4.1 1.5 Mozzarella .........................: 399,768 404,783 412,316 3.1 1.9 Parmesan ...........................: 32,563 43,418 40,548 24.5 -6.6 Provolone ..........................: 33,102 32,619 33,058 -0.1 1.3 Ricotta ............................: 18,347 18,728 19,662 7.2 5.0 Romano .............................: 5,001 4,269 4,210 -15.8 -1.4 Other Italian types ................: 8,785 6,485 8,177 -6.9 26.1 Swiss ................................: 28,091 27,411 27,738 -1.3 1.2 All other types ......................: 13,192 13,648 12,737 -3.4 -6.7 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,189,240 1,203,603 1,214,666 2.1 0.9 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 41,198 41,489 45,114 9.5 8.7 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 36,796 39,457 39,393 7.1 -0.2 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 33,441 34,140 35,950 7.5 5.3 : Sour cream .............................: 127,810 121,866 126,411 -1.1 3.7 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 403,497 438,543 437,591 8.4 -0.2 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ----- percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 66,546 64,893 69,320 4.2 6.8 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,873 18,073 18,820 -0.3 4.1 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 19,486 20,733 20,248 3.9 -2.3 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 38,359 38,806 39,068 1.8 0.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 463 640 499 7.8 -22.0 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,848 1,876 1,747 -5.5 -6.9 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,579 3,520 3,552 -0.8 0.9 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,323 1,006 1,264 -4.5 25.6 Nonfat, hard .......................: 108 290 140 29.6 -51.7 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,120 1,400 1,317 17.6 -5.9 Water and juice ices .................: 6,631 6,600 6,392 -3.6 -3.2 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,944 43,316 43,965 -2.2 1.5 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 22,385 21,927 22,030 -1.6 0.5 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 453 648 543 19.9 -16.2 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,526 1,608 1,518 -0.5 -5.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,805 1,730 1,729 -4.2 -0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 12,198 10,175 10,408 -14.7 2.3 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 62,774 74,205 66,332 5.7 -10.6 Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,095 1,518 1,966 -61.4 29.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 67,869 75,723 68,298 0.6 -9.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,264 3,455 3,386 3.7 -2.0 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,076 42,043 40,060 5.2 -4.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 879 912 924 5.1 1.3 Total 2/ .............................: 38,955 42,955 40,984 5.2 -4.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 11,206 12,565 10,905 -2.7 -13.2 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,749 30,390 30,079 8.4 -1.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,934 18,114 16,647 4.5 -8.1 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 95,088 94,925 96,012 1.0 1.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 60,317 56,082 49,456 -18.0 -11.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,424 1,379 1,112 -67.5 -19.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 63,741 57,461 50,568 -20.7 -12.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 8,912 7,139 6,842 -23.2 -4.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 51,272 57,304 57,093 11.4 -0.4 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,714 1,470 1,167 -31.9 -20.6 Total 2/ .............................: 52,986 58,774 58,260 10.0 -0.9 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 18,819 26,589 23,469 24.7 -11.7 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 34,167 32,185 34,791 1.8 8.1 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 16,143 15,288 15,496 -4.0 1.4 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 118,348 99,034 94,408 -20.2 -4.7 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 29.6 29.6 31.7 2.1 2.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2024 and 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :----------------------------- Product : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 118,894 130,161 122,098 2.7 -6.2 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,157 10,346 11,134 9.6 7.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 522 674 660 26.4 -2.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 10,914 12,300 12,250 12.2 -0.4 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 25,920 28,247 24,631 -5.0 -12.8 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 120,950 140,491 129,593 7.1 -7.8 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 51,855 56,746 44,433 -14.3 -21.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 28,686 28,521 26,278 -8.4 -7.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 11,694 5,299 7,501 -35.9 41.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,516 16,457 13,619 18.3 -17.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 226,915 243,962 236,225 4.1 -3.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 131,184 145,651 131,777 0.5 -9.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,238,361 1,220,583 -1.4 1,238,361 1,220,583 -1.4 February .....................:1,135,573 1,116,498 -1.7 2,373,934 2,337,081 -1.6 March ........................:1,209,415 1,234,197 2.0 3,583,349 3,571,278 -0.3 April ........................:1,192,243 1,234,932 3.6 4,775,592 4,806,210 0.6 May ..........................:1,212,400 1,251,908 3.3 5,987,992 6,058,118 1.2 June .........................:1,155,018 1,203,603 4.2 7,143,010 7,261,721 1.7 July .........................:1,189,240 1,214,666 2.1 8,332,250 8,476,387 1.7 August .......................:1,195,814 9,528,064 September ....................:1,151,338 10,679,402 October ......................:1,221,414 11,900,816 November .....................:1,149,860 13,050,676 December .....................:1,198,672 14,249,348 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 476,910 481,440 0.9 476,910 481,440 0.9 February .....................: 438,328 442,498 1.0 915,238 923,938 1.0 March ........................: 478,035 499,929 4.6 1,393,273 1,423,867 2.2 April ........................: 463,581 495,470 6.9 1,856,854 1,919,337 3.4 May ..........................: 484,880 509,117 5.0 2,341,734 2,428,454 3.7 June .........................: 451,315 473,977 5.0 2,793,049 2,902,431 3.9 July .........................: 464,906 475,653 2.3 3,257,955 3,378,084 3.7 August .......................: 472,379 3,730,334 September ....................: 446,038 4,176,372 October ......................: 483,093 4,659,465 November .....................: 448,814 5,108,279 December .....................: 468,264 5,576,543 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 333,329 328,960 -1.3 333,329 328,960 -1.3 February .....................: 304,535 307,696 1.0 637,864 636,656 -0.2 March ........................: 330,061 349,089 5.8 967,925 985,745 1.8 April ........................: 312,737 340,841 9.0 1,280,662 1,326,586 3.6 May ..........................: 324,433 355,437 9.6 1,605,095 1,682,023 4.8 June .........................: 305,072 332,003 8.8 1,910,167 2,014,026 5.4 July .........................: 306,663 327,095 6.7 2,216,830 2,341,121 5.6 August .......................: 316,653 2,533,483 September ....................: 303,893 2,837,376 October ......................: 327,362 3,164,738 November .....................: 308,263 3,473,001 December .....................: 312,307 3,785,308 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 514,928 520,335 1.1 514,928 520,335 1.1 February .....................: 482,336 474,243 -1.7 997,264 994,578 -0.3 March ........................: 518,896 523,416 0.9 1,516,160 1,517,994 0.1 April ........................: 505,628 522,584 3.4 2,021,788 2,040,578 0.9 May ..........................: 505,124 522,351 3.4 2,526,912 2,562,929 1.4 June .........................: 485,284 510,302 5.2 3,012,196 3,073,231 2.0 July .........................: 497,566 517,971 4.1 3,509,762 3,591,202 2.3 August .......................: 501,027 4,010,789 September ....................: 488,774 4,499,563 October ......................: 510,576 5,010,139 November .....................: 492,866 5,503,005 December .....................: 522,330 6,025,335 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 401,493 411,987 2.6 401,493 411,987 2.6 February .....................: 378,254 373,136 -1.4 779,747 785,123 0.7 March ........................: 409,392 411,172 0.4 1,189,139 1,196,295 0.6 April ........................: 402,355 415,337 3.2 1,591,494 1,611,632 1.3 May ..........................: 404,993 413,101 2.0 1,996,487 2,024,733 1.4 June .........................: 390,882 404,783 3.6 2,387,369 2,429,516 1.8 July .........................: 399,768 412,316 3.1 2,787,137 2,841,832 2.0 August .......................: 401,292 3,188,429 September ....................: 391,596 3,580,025 October ......................: 405,193 3,985,218 November .....................: 387,271 4,372,489 December .....................: 416,010 4,788,499 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 8,395 7,956 -5.2 8,395 7,956 -5.2 February .....................: 7,625 8,177 7.2 16,020 16,133 0.7 March ........................: 8,376 8,732 4.3 24,396 24,865 1.9 April ........................: 7,957 8,765 10.2 32,353 33,630 3.9 May ..........................: 7,308 7,316 0.1 39,661 40,946 3.2 June .........................: 8,231 6,485 -21.2 47,892 47,431 -1.0 July .........................: 8,785 8,177 -6.9 56,677 55,608 -1.9 August .......................: 9,514 66,191 September ....................: 7,759 73,950 October ......................: 8,402 82,352 November .....................: 9,003 91,355 December .....................: 8,241 99,596 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 217,081 218,242 0.5 217,081 218,242 0.5 February .....................: 197,802 202,719 2.5 414,883 420,961 1.5 March ........................: 210,764 229,024 8.7 625,647 649,985 3.9 April ........................: 207,790 214,433 3.2 833,437 864,418 3.7 May ..........................: 204,806 211,949 3.5 1,038,243 1,076,367 3.7 June .........................: 168,024 188,330 12.1 1,206,267 1,264,697 4.8 July .........................: 164,074 180,131 9.8 1,370,341 1,444,828 5.4 August .......................: 160,215 1,530,556 September ....................: 160,577 1,691,133 October ......................: 168,689 1,859,822 November .....................: 176,016 2,035,838 December .....................: 199,754 2,235,592 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 139,032 154,663 11.2 139,032 154,663 11.2 February .....................: 147,100 146,611 -0.3 286,132 301,274 5.3 March ........................: 184,846 168,003 -9.1 470,978 469,277 -0.4 April ........................: 173,911 162,873 -6.3 644,889 632,150 -2.0 May ..........................: 167,726 156,267 -6.8 812,615 788,417 -3.0 June .........................: 127,609 140,491 10.1 940,224 928,908 -1.2 July .........................: 120,950 129,593 7.1 1,061,174 1,058,501 -0.3 August .......................: 114,903 1,176,077 September ....................: 117,057 1,293,134 October ......................: 124,669 1,417,803 November .....................: 120,137 1,537,940 December .....................: 130,715 1,668,655 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 64,335 34,514 -46.4 64,335 34,514 -46.4 February .....................: 43,609 30,762 -29.5 107,944 65,276 -39.5 March ........................: 38,561 33,980 -11.9 146,505 99,256 -32.3 April ........................: 44,858 35,471 -20.9 191,363 134,727 -29.6 May ..........................: 49,678 47,322 -4.7 241,041 182,049 -24.5 June .........................: 68,813 56,746 -17.5 309,854 238,795 -22.9 July .........................: 51,855 44,433 -14.3 361,709 283,228 -21.7 August .......................: 48,679 410,388 September ....................: 53,295 463,683 October ......................: 39,853 503,536 November .....................: 44,990 548,526 December .....................: 50,824 599,350 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 77,711 71,962 -7.4 77,711 71,962 -7.4 February .....................: 72,131 60,110 -16.7 149,842 132,072 -11.9 March ........................: 79,925 70,748 -11.5 229,767 202,820 -11.7 April ........................: 81,022 69,603 -14.1 310,789 272,423 -12.3 May ..........................: 68,285 71,549 4.8 379,074 343,972 -9.3 June .........................: 73,147 75,723 3.5 452,221 419,695 -7.2 July .........................: 67,869 68,298 0.6 520,090 487,993 -6.2 August .......................: 65,246 585,336 September ....................: 68,014 653,350 October ......................: 66,282 719,632 November .....................: 64,801 784,433 December .....................: 69,016 853,449 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 89,669 93,082 3.8 89,669 93,082 3.8 February .....................: 87,552 83,824 -4.3 177,221 176,906 -0.2 March ........................: 98,763 100,368 1.6 275,984 277,274 0.5 April ........................: 91,706 95,059 3.7 367,690 372,333 1.3 May ..........................: 92,772 98,067 5.7 460,462 470,400 2.2 June .........................: 94,183 94,925 0.8 554,645 565,325 1.9 July .........................: 95,088 96,012 1.0 649,733 661,337 1.8 August .......................: 94,905 744,638 September ....................: 94,098 838,736 October ......................: 91,558 930,294 November .....................: 84,900 1,015,194 December .....................: 93,434 1,108,628 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,441 38,597 -11.2 43,441 38,597 -11.2 February .....................: 39,300 36,190 -7.9 82,741 74,787 -9.6 March ........................: 44,487 42,310 -4.9 127,228 117,097 -8.0 April ........................: 39,670 42,124 6.2 166,898 159,221 -4.6 May ..........................: 43,757 41,794 -4.5 210,655 201,015 -4.6 June .........................: 40,928 42,955 5.0 251,583 243,970 -3.0 July .........................: 38,955 40,984 5.2 290,538 284,954 -1.9 August .......................: 41,791 332,329 September ....................: 39,747 372,076 October ......................: 41,041 413,117 November .....................: 39,788 452,905 December .....................: 42,304 495,209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 32,705 39,893 22.0 32,705 39,893 22.0 February .....................: 32,596 34,305 5.2 65,301 74,198 13.6 March ........................: 35,450 39,291 10.8 100,751 113,489 12.6 April ........................: 35,925 37,486 4.3 136,676 150,975 10.5 May ..........................: 36,205 39,019 7.8 172,881 189,994 9.9 June .........................: 34,100 39,457 15.7 206,981 229,451 10.9 July .........................: 36,796 39,393 7.1 243,777 268,844 10.3 August .......................: 37,202 280,979 September ....................: 35,716 316,695 October ......................: 36,307 353,002 November .....................: 34,365 387,367 December .....................: 34,321 421,688 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 29,806 31,752 6.5 29,806 31,752 6.5 February .....................: 28,974 32,636 12.6 58,780 64,388 9.5 March ........................: 30,603 37,853 23.7 89,383 102,241 14.4 April ........................: 33,138 32,186 -2.9 122,521 134,427 9.7 May ..........................: 33,974 33,247 -2.1 156,495 167,674 7.1 June .........................: 31,643 34,140 7.9 188,138 201,814 7.3 July .........................: 33,441 35,950 7.5 221,579 237,764 7.3 August .......................: 33,288 254,867 September ....................: 31,670 286,537 October ......................: 33,713 320,250 November .....................: 34,035 354,285 December .....................: 30,273 384,558 : Sour cream : January ......................: 130,634 133,957 2.5 130,634 133,957 2.5 February .....................: 121,202 107,063 -11.7 251,836 241,020 -4.3 March ........................: 124,862 120,999 -3.1 376,698 362,019 -3.9 April ........................: 125,765 125,615 -0.1 502,463 487,634 -3.0 May ..........................: 128,595 129,945 1.0 631,058 617,579 -2.1 June .........................: 123,851 121,866 -1.6 754,909 739,445 -2.0 July .........................: 127,810 126,411 -1.1 882,719 865,856 -1.9 August .......................: 127,081 1,009,800 September ....................: 121,708 1,131,508 October ......................: 140,433 1,271,941 November .....................: 134,697 1,406,638 December .....................: 140,167 1,546,805 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 52,014 59,544 14.5 52,014 59,544 14.5 February .....................: 58,860 55,577 -5.6 110,874 115,121 3.8 March ........................: 65,548 60,239 -8.1 176,422 175,360 -0.6 April ........................: 64,655 62,484 -3.4 241,077 237,844 -1.3 May ..........................: 67,102 64,369 -4.1 308,179 302,213 -1.9 June .........................: 67,559 64,893 -3.9 375,738 367,106 -2.3 July .........................: 66,546 69,320 4.2 442,284 436,426 -1.3 August .......................: 69,927 512,211 September ....................: 59,071 571,282 October ......................: 62,782 634,064 November .....................: 50,854 684,918 December .....................: 51,762 736,680 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 27,109 29,232 7.8 27,109 29,232 7.8 February .....................: 34,859 30,436 -12.7 61,968 59,668 -3.7 March ........................: 38,899 35,447 -8.9 100,867 95,115 -5.7 April ........................: 38,798 38,068 -1.9 139,665 133,183 -4.6 May ..........................: 39,646 38,347 -3.3 179,311 171,530 -4.3 June .........................: 39,543 38,806 -1.9 218,854 210,336 -3.9 July .........................: 38,359 39,068 1.8 257,213 249,404 -3.0 August .......................: 39,201 296,414 September ....................: 31,778 328,192 October ......................: 32,887 361,079 November .....................: 25,696 386,775 December .....................: 25,013 411,788 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,700 1,550 -8.8 1,700 1,550 -8.8 February .....................: 1,495 1,332 -10.9 3,195 2,882 -9.8 March ........................: 1,750 1,497 -14.5 4,945 4,379 -11.4 April ........................: 1,774 1,652 -6.9 6,719 6,031 -10.2 May ..........................: 1,793 1,671 -6.8 8,512 7,702 -9.5 June .........................: 1,756 1,876 6.8 10,268 9,578 -6.7 July .........................: 1,848 1,747 -5.5 12,116 11,325 -6.5 August .......................: 2,167 14,283 September ....................: 1,710 15,993 October ......................: 1,592 17,585 November .....................: 1,316 18,901 December .....................: 1,448 20,349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2024 and 2025 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2024 : 2025 : from : 2024 : 2025 : from : : : 2024 : : : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 399,345 420,826 5.4 399,345 420,826 5.4 February .....................: 397,744 422,522 6.2 797,089 843,348 5.8 March ........................: 429,451 465,478 8.4 1,226,540 1,308,826 6.7 April ........................: 417,366 454,329 8.9 1,643,906 1,763,155 7.3 May ..........................: 402,431 433,591 7.7 2,046,337 2,196,746 7.4 June .........................: 394,042 438,543 11.3 2,440,379 2,635,289 8.0 July .........................: 403,497 437,591 8.4 2,843,876 3,072,880 8.1 August .......................: 424,277 3,268,153 September ....................: 431,754 3,699,907 October ......................: 418,991 4,118,898 November .....................: 384,022 4,502,920 December .....................: 376,472 4,879,392 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,354 3,825 62.5 2,354 3,825 62.5 February .....................: 3,061 2,998 -2.1 5,415 6,823 26.0 March ........................: 3,528 3,805 7.9 8,943 10,628 18.8 April ........................: 2,819 2,971 5.4 11,762 13,599 15.6 May ..........................: 4,249 4,124 -2.9 16,011 17,723 10.7 June .........................: 3,546 3,520 -0.7 19,557 21,243 8.6 July .........................: 3,579 3,552 -0.8 23,136 24,795 7.2 August .......................: 3,575 26,711 September ....................: 2,577 29,288 October ......................: 2,997 32,285 November .....................: 2,671 34,956 December .....................: 2,832 37,788 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent ---- : California .....: 203,695 209,213 200,208 -1.7 -4.3 Idaho ..........: 88,717 84,907 92,626 4.4 9.1 Illinois .......: 7,293 6,936 7,285 -0.1 5.0 Iowa ...........: 31,868 31,535 32,589 2.3 3.3 Massachusetts ..: 49 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Minnesota ......: 66,867 68,859 68,977 3.2 0.2 New Jersey .....: 8,654 8,717 8,641 -0.2 -0.9 New Mexico .....: 77,848 70,887 73,865 -5.1 4.2 New York .......: 77,361 72,404 73,988 -4.4 2.2 Ohio ...........: 21,611 20,023 20,637 -4.5 3.1 Pennsylvania ...: 34,431 40,113 37,384 8.6 -6.8 Vermont ........: 11,728 11,875 11,944 1.8 0.6 Wisconsin ......: 301,370 296,341 301,355 (Z) 1.7 : Other States 1/ : 257,748 281,793 285,167 10.6 1.2 : United States ..: 1,189,240 1,203,603 1,214,666 2.1 0.9 : Atlantic .......: 136,560 137,964 136,387 -0.1 -1.1 Central ........: 584,994 600,798 617,378 5.5 2.8 West ...........: 467,686 464,841 460,901 -1.5 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 44,368 46,318 42,616 -3.9 -8.0 Iowa ...........: 16,768 15,518 16,425 -2.0 5.8 Minnesota ......: 60,978 58,707 59,315 -2.7 1.0 New York .......: 12,611 17,687 15,066 19.5 -14.8 Wisconsin ......: 91,994 86,073 86,295 -6.2 0.3 : Other States 1/ : 238,187 249,674 255,936 7.5 2.5 : United States ..: 464,906 473,977 475,653 2.3 0.4 : Atlantic .......: 22,761 28,214 25,559 12.3 -9.4 Central ........: 258,161 266,670 272,478 5.5 2.2 West ...........: 183,984 179,093 177,616 -3.5 -0.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 18,441 20,810 19,032 3.2 -8.5 Vermont ........: 8,498 9,057 9,043 6.4 -0.2 Wisconsin ......: 56,457 56,731 54,232 -3.9 -4.4 : Other States 1/ : 223,267 245,405 244,788 9.6 -0.3 : United States ..: 306,663 332,003 327,095 6.7 -1.5 : Atlantic .......: 20,814 26,303 22,655 8.8 -13.9 Central ........: 167,418 188,187 188,346 12.5 0.1 West ...........: 118,431 117,513 116,094 -2.0 -1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 140,159 141,757 139,030 -0.8 -1.9 Minnesota ......: 5,674 9,872 9,388 65.5 -4.9 New Jersey .....: 5,566 5,456 5,585 0.3 2.4 New York .......: 27,616 26,210 25,878 -6.3 -1.3 Pennsylvania ...: 20,336 22,824 20,962 3.1 -8.2 Wisconsin ......: 143,937 146,546 148,511 3.2 1.3 : Other States 1/ : 154,278 157,637 168,617 9.3 7.0 : United States ..: 497,566 510,302 517,971 4.1 1.5 : Atlantic .......: 56,344 57,824 55,367 -1.7 -4.2 Central ........: 206,528 218,681 226,812 9.8 3.7 West ...........: 234,694 233,797 235,792 0.5 0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 129,192 131,222 129,459 0.2 -1.3 New Jersey .....: 3,632 3,177 3,123 -14.0 -1.7 New York .......: 14,174 12,462 11,883 -16.2 -4.6 Pennsylvania ...: 16,114 18,494 16,606 3.1 -10.2 Wisconsin ......: 93,571 92,894 94,008 0.5 1.2 : Other States 1/ : 143,085 146,534 157,237 9.9 7.3 : United States ..: 399,768 404,783 412,316 3.1 1.9 : Atlantic .......: 35,611 36,000 33,361 -6.3 -7.3 Central ........: 141,719 146,466 153,961 8.6 5.1 West ...........: 222,438 222,317 224,994 1.1 1.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 49,675 54,773 51,333 3.3 -6.3 Pennsylvania ...: 5,250 4,444 5,304 1.0 19.4 : Other States 1/ : 109,149 129,113 123,494 13.1 -4.4 : United States ..: 164,074 188,330 180,131 9.8 -4.4 : Atlantic .......: 9,912 10,587 10,623 7.2 0.3 Central ........: 66,180 81,529 75,122 13.5 -7.9 West ...........: 87,982 96,214 94,386 7.3 -1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 46,866 57,952 54,794 16.9 -5.4 Pennsylvania ...: 7,723 10,742 7,723 - -28.1 : Other States 1/ : 66,361 71,797 67,076 1.1 -6.6 : United States ..: 120,950 140,491 129,593 7.1 -7.8 : Atlantic .......: 19,472 26,184 20,163 3.5 -23.0 Central ........: 31,399 32,225 29,408 -6.3 -8.7 West ...........: 70,079 82,082 80,022 14.2 -2.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 10,966 10,827 10,500 -4.2 -3.0 Wisconsin ......: 20,349 25,913 20,197 -0.7 -22.1 : Other States 1/ : 31,459 37,465 35,635 13.3 -4.9 : United States ..: 62,774 74,205 66,332 5.7 -10.6 : Atlantic .......: 18,962 20,425 18,462 -2.6 -9.6 Central ........: 29,744 40,056 34,762 16.9 -13.2 West ...........: 14,068 13,724 13,108 -6.8 -4.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: July 2024 and 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : July : June : July :--------------------- State and region: 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : July : June : : : : 2024 : 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 8,459 7,149 7,302 -13.7 2.1 Connecticut ....: 789 533 675 -14.4 26.6 New York .......: 2,563 2,088 2,386 -6.9 14.3 Ohio ...........: 2,486 2,511 2,663 7.1 6.1 Pennsylvania ...: 3,281 3,182 3,469 5.7 9.0 Utah ...........: 1,776 1,973 1,234 -30.5 -37.5 Wisconsin ......: 1,199 1,034 1,156 -3.6 11.8 : Other States 1/ : 45,993 46,423 50,435 9.7 8.6 : United States ..: 66,546 64,893 69,320 4.2 6.8 : Atlantic .......: 14,734 13,156 15,457 4.9 17.5 Central ........: 38,199 38,780 41,555 8.8 7.2 West ...........: 13,613 12,957 12,308 -9.6 -5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2024, there were 1,183 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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