Da 2-6 (5-10) Dairy Products Washington, D.C. Released May 3, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Dairy Products" call Jim Collom at (202) 690-3236, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. March 2010 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 890 million pounds, 2.3 percent above March 2009 and 14.8 percent above February 2010. Italian type cheese production totaled 380 million pounds, 5.8 percent above March 2009 and 15.1 percent above February 2010. American type cheese production totaled 362 million pounds, 0.6 percent below March 2009 but 13.1 percent above February 2010. Butter production was 141 million pounds, 4.3 percent below March 2009 but slightly above February 2010. Dry Milk Powders: (comparisons with March 2009) Nonfat dry milk, human --- 138 million pounds, up slightly. Skim milk powders --- 27.6 million pounds, up 13.1 percent. Whey products: (comparisons with March 2009) Dry whey, total --- 93.6 million pounds, up 13.1 percent. Lactose, human and animal --- 74.4 million pounds, up 24.5 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total --- 36.3 million pounds, up 3.0 percent. Frozen products: (comparisons with March 2009) Ice cream, Regular (hard) --- 79.8 million gallons, up 5.5 percent. Ice cream, Lowfat (total) --- 40.6 million gallons, up 13.3 percent. Sherbet (hard) --- 4.93 million gallons, down 2.5 percent. Frozen Yogurt (total) --- 6.54 million gallons, up 1 percent. U. S. 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 will be combined to form the data for the Atlantic region. East North Central, West North Central, and South Central will be combined to form the data for the Central region. Contents Page Dairy Products: Production by Product, United States................... 1 Whey and Modified Whey Products: Production, Stocks, and Prices, United States.......................................................... 2 Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products: Production, Stocks, and Shipments, United States........................................... 3 Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States......... 4 Select Commodities by State and United States........................... 11 Procedures and Reliability ............................................. 17 Information Contacts ................................................... 17 Dairy Products: Production by Product, United States, March, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb : Mar :----------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 1/ : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 pounds ------- --- percent -- : Butter : 147,341 141,052 141,073 -4.3 : Cheese : American types 2/ : 364,359 320,426 362,295 -0.6 13.1 Cheddar : 279,296 244,389 281,640 0.8 15.2 Other American : 85,063 76,037 80,655 -5.2 6.1 Brick and Muenster : 11,092 8,447 10,699 -3.5 26.7 Cream and Neufchatel : 62,412 56,718 64,565 3.4 13.8 Hispanic : 18,228 15,841 19,394 6.4 22.4 Italian types : 359,386 330,382 380,374 5.8 15.1 Mozzarella : 280,012 259,090 300,446 7.3 16.0 Parmesan : 18,863 18,937 21,572 14.4 13.9 Provolone : 29,739 26,305 29,227 -1.7 11.1 Ricotta : 22,297 19,548 22,116 -0.8 13.1 Romano : 3,995 3,364 2,935 -26.5 -12.8 Other Italian types : 4,480 3,138 4,078 -9.0 30.0 Swiss : 26,298 24,540 26,708 1.6 8.8 All other types : 28,742 18,919 26,109 -9.2 38.0 : Total Cheese : 870,517 775,273 890,144 2.3 14.8 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ : 39,004 32,365 37,269 -4.4 15.2 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ : 31,314 25,776 29,164 -6.9 13.1 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ : 34,759 30,057 34,911 0.4 16.1 : Sour cream : 99,459 85,163 104,695 5.3 22.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored : 355,911 314,514 400,969 12.7 27.5 : : ------- 1,000 gallons ------ --- percent -- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard : 75,674 63,171 79,825 5.5 26.4 Ice cream, lowfat, hard : 14,874 9,819 13,414 -9.8 36.6 Ice cream, lowfat, soft : 20,959 17,719 27,168 29.6 53.3 Ice cream, lowfat, total : 35,833 27,538 40,582 13.3 47.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard : 1,396 971 1,350 -3.3 39.0 Sherbet, hard : 5,056 3,691 4,930 -2.5 33.6 Frozen yogurt, total : 6,492 4,458 6,542 0.8 46.7 Regular and lowfat, hard : 1,310 1,358 1,751 33.7 28.9 Nonfat, hard : 608 465 619 1.8 33.1 Other frozen dairy : products : 1,912 764 1,179 -38.3 54.3 Water and juice ices : 6,469 4,009 6,361 -1.7 58.7 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix : 41,804 36,921 45,439 8.7 23.1 Ice cream, lowfat, mix : 20,938 15,778 23,328 11.4 47.9 Ice cream, nonfat, mix : 865 559 818 -5.4 46.3 Sherbet mix : 3,185 2,369 2,993 -6.0 26.3 Yogurt mix : 3,476 2,702 3,965 14.1 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 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. Whey and Modified Whey Products: Production, Stocks, and Prices, United States, March, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 1/ : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : ------ 1,000 pounds ------ -- percent -- Condensed whey, solids content 2/ : sweet-type, human : 7,482 7,252 6,908 -7.7 -4.7 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human : 79,353 75,253 88,278 11.2 17.3 Dry whey, animal : 3,432 2,991 5,336 55.5 78.4 Dry whey, total : 82,785 78,244 93,614 13.1 19.6 Reduced lactose and minerals : Human : 3,134 1,516 1,973 -37.0 30.1 Animal : 4,472 4,519 5,168 15.6 14.4 Lactose, human and animal : 59,717 63,620 74,372 24.5 16.9 Whey : protein concentrate : Human 3/ : 31,508 29,021 33,884 7.5 16.8 Animal 3/ : 3,751 2,370 2,418 -35.5 2.0 Total 3/ : 35,259 31,391 36,302 3.0 15.6 25.0-49.9 percent 4/ : 22,596 18,997 21,143 -6.4 11.3 50.0-89.9 percent 4/ : 12,663 12,394 15,159 19.7 22.3 Protein isolates 5/ : 4,588 4,303 4,369 -4.8 1.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 6/ : ------ 1,000 pounds ------ -- percent -- Dry whey products : Dry whey, human : 42,841 42,435 47,215 10.2 11.3 Dry whey, animal : 1,839 1,592 3,187 73.3 100.2 Dry whey, total : 44,680 44,027 50,402 12.8 14.5 Reduced lactose and minerals : Human and animal 7/ : 17,590 8,422 8,486 -51.8 0.8 Lactose, human and animal : 85,003 65,736 66,458 -21.8 1.1 Whey : Protein concentrate : Human 3/ : 34,230 33,494 35,967 5.1 7.4 Animal 3/ : 2,780 2,123 2,444 -12.1 15.1 Total 3/ : 37,010 35,617 38,411 3.8 7.8 25.0-49.9 percent 4/ : 21,385 21,488 24,414 14.2 13.6 50.0-89.9 percent 4/ : 15,625 14,129 13,997 -10.4 -0.9 Protein isolates 5/ : 8,521 10,391 10,525 23.5 1.3 : Manufacturers' selling price 8/ : ---- cents per pound --- cents change : Dry whey, animal : 14.8 29.4 32.8 18.0 3.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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. 3/ Whey Protein Concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 4/ Whey Protein Concentrate, Human and Animal. 5/ Whey Protein Isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 6/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 7/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 8/ 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, March, 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Product : 2009 : 2010 1/ : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : ------- 1,000 pounds ------ -- percent -- Bulk Condensed Milk : Skim, Unsweetened : 126,435 111,811 127,624 0.9 14.1 : Canned Milk : Evaporated and Cond. Whole : 45,922 37,809 39,593 -13.8 4.7 : Dry Products : Dry Buttermilk : 5,771 7,816 7,277 26.1 -6.9 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 928 667 834 -10.1 25.0 Dry Whole Milk : 4,092 5,107 6,754 65.1 32.2 Milk Protein Conc., Total 2/ : 9,705 6,869 7,323 -24.5 6.6 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 137,301 117,768 137,517 0.2 16.8 Skim Milk Powder, Total 3/ : 24,432 22,029 27,626 13.1 25.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 4/ : ------- 1,000 pounds ------ -- percent -- Canned Milk : Evaporated and Cond. Whole : 70,817 61,508 76,906 8.6 25.0 : Dry Milk Products : Dry Buttermilk, Total : 5,196 15,293 9,941 91.3 -35.0 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 1,790 1,322 1,454 -18.8 10.0 Dry Whole Milk : 4,586 6,563 7,228 57.6 10.1 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 189,984 151,639 147,861 -22.2 -2.5 : Manufacturers' shipments 5/ : ------- 1,000 pounds ------ percent Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 141,016 98,390 139,823 -0.8 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends 4/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 5/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 2009-2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 2009 : 2010 : From : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese : Jan : 826,893 841,646 1.8 826,893 841,646 1.8 Feb : 767,975 775,273 1.0 1,594,868 1,616,919 1.4 Mar : 870,517 890,144 2.3 2,465,385 2,507,063 1.7 Apr : 847,593 3,312,978 May : 856,100 4,169,078 Jun : 838,100 5,007,178 Jul : 842,752 5,849,930 Aug : 850,684 6,700,614 Sep : 842,490 7,543,104 Oct : 862,785 8,405,889 Nov : 839,532 9,245,421 Dec : 863,872 10,109,293 : American cheese : Jan : 357,200 347,563 -2.7 357,200 347,563 -2.7 Feb : 323,370 320,426 -0.9 680,570 667,989 -1.8 Mar : 364,359 362,295 -0.6 1,044,929 1,030,284 -1.4 Apr : 354,781 1,399,710 May : 368,021 1,767,731 Jun : 356,869 2,124,600 Jul : 354,695 2,479,295 Aug : 347,088 2,826,383 Sep : 342,921 3,169,304 Oct : 349,403 3,518,707 Nov : 331,593 3,850,300 Dec : 352,199 4,202,499 : Cheddar cheese : Jan : 278,181 266,552 -4.2 278,181 266,552 -4.2 Feb : 244,440 244,389 522,621 510,941 -2.2 Mar : 279,296 281,640 0.8 801,917 792,581 -1.2 Apr : 272,691 1,074,608 May : 287,422 1,362,030 Jun : 276,646 1,638,676 Jul : 269,533 1,908,209 Aug : 264,743 2,172,952 Sep : 259,004 2,431,956 Oct : 263,443 2,695,399 Nov : 248,976 2,944,375 Dec : 263,062 3,207,437 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 2009-2010 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Italian cheese : Jan : 345,619 362,733 5.0 345,619 362,733 5.0 Feb : 316,749 330,382 4.3 662,368 693,115 4.6 Mar : 359,386 380,374 5.8 1,021,754 1,073,489 5.1 Apr : 346,047 1,367,801 May : 345,905 1,713,706 Jun : 341,918 2,055,624 Jul : 346,130 2,401,754 Aug : 345,799 2,747,553 Sep : 346,087 3,093,640 Oct : 357,854 3,451,494 Nov : 358,986 3,810,480 Dec : 369,800 4,180,280 : Mozzarella : Jan : 267,299 285,020 6.6 267,299 285,020 6.6 Feb : 246,429 259,090 5.1 513,728 544,110 5.9 Mar : 280,012 300,446 7.3 793,740 844,556 6.4 Apr : 270,604 1,064,344 May : 271,395 1,335,739 Jun : 268,901 1,604,640 Jul : 273,782 1,878,422 Aug : 272,632 2,151,054 Sep : 270,262 2,421,316 Oct : 278,106 2,699,422 Nov : 279,105 2,978,527 Dec : 288,779 3,267,306 : Other Italian : Jan : 4,303 3,278 -23.8 4,303 3,278 -23.8 Feb : 4,187 3,138 -25.1 8,490 6,416 -24.4 Mar : 4,480 4,078 -9.0 12,970 10,494 -19.1 Apr : 3,927 16,897 May : 3,874 20,771 Jun : 4,008 24,779 Jul : 3,754 28,533 Aug : 3,841 32,374 Sep : 4,478 36,852 Oct : 4,007 40,859 Nov : 4,021 44,880 Dec : 4,069 48,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 2009-2010 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : Jan : 176,988 162,067 -8.4 176,988 162,067 -8.4 Feb : 147,462 141,052 -4.3 324,450 303,119 -6.6 Mar : 147,341 141,073 -4.3 471,791 444,192 -5.8 Apr : 142,216 614,007 May : 139,178 753,185 Jun : 125,301 878,486 Jul : 114,388 992,874 Aug : 101,029 1,093,903 Sep : 94,690 1,188,593 Oct : 113,084 1,301,677 Nov : 120,967 1,422,644 Dec : 150,837 1,573,481 : Nonfat dry milk, : human : Jan : 158,286 128,618 -18.7 158,286 128,618 -18.7 Feb : 125,902 117,768 -6.5 284,188 246,386 -13.3 Mar : 137,301 137,517 0.2 421,489 383,903 -8.9 Apr : 141,397 562,886 May : 150,452 713,338 Jun : 146,065 859,403 Jul : 133,175 992,578 Aug : 107,049 1,099,627 Sep : 87,808 1,187,435 Oct : 92,800 1,280,235 Nov : 102,156 1,382,391 Dec : 126,720 1,509,111 : Skim milk powders 2/: Jan : 17,663 20,581 16.5 17,663 20,581 16.5 Feb : 22,693 22,029 -2.9 40,356 42,610 5.6 Mar : 24,432 27,626 13.1 64,788 70,236 8.4 Apr : 24,645 89,433 May : 26,697 116,130 Jun : 16,796 132,926 Jul : 14,023 146,949 Aug : 10,677 157,626 Sep : 12,585 170,211 Oct : 10,174 180,385 Nov : 18,924 199,309 Dec : 22,601 221,910 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 2009-2010 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 3/ : Jan : 79,395 85,971 8.3 79,395 85,971 8.3 Feb : 74,668 78,244 4.8 154,063 164,215 6.6 Mar : 82,785 93,614 13.1 236,848 257,829 8.9 Apr : 83,218 320,066 May : 87,125 407,191 Jun : 92,639 499,830 Jul : 93,640 593,470 Aug : 82,555 676,025 Sep : 79,006 755,031 Oct : 81,709 836,740 Nov : 79,361 916,101 Dec : 85,059 1,001,160 : Lactose, : human and animal : Jan : 58,839 66,864 13.6 58,839 66,864 13.6 Feb : 51,653 63,620 23.2 110,492 130,484 18.1 Mar : 59,717 74,372 24.5 170,209 204,856 20.4 Apr : 58,153 228,362 May : 59,639 288,001 Jun : 60,429 348,430 Jul : 61,168 409,598 Aug : 62,065 471,663 Sep : 60,066 531,729 Oct : 63,926 595,655 Nov : 61,927 657,582 Dec : 64,977 722,559 : Whey protein : concentrate, total : Jan : 35,177 34,686 -1.4 35,177 34,686 -1.4 Feb : 32,340 31,391 -2.9 67,517 66,077 -2.1 Mar : 35,259 36,302 3.0 102,776 102,379 -0.4 Apr : 32,971 135,747 May : 34,705 170,452 Jun : 34,572 205,024 Jul : 35,221 240,245 Aug : 35,284 275,529 Sep : 34,810 310,339 Oct : 35,830 346,169 Nov : 34,061 380,230 Dec : 34,785 415,015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 2009-2010 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cream cottage : cheese : Jan : 25,734 24,963 -3.0 25,734 24,963 -3.0 Feb : 25,890 25,776 -0.4 51,624 50,739 -1.7 Mar : 31,314 29,164 -6.9 82,938 79,903 -3.7 Apr : 30,517 113,455 May : 30,210 143,665 Jun : 29,707 173,372 Jul : 30,823 204,195 Aug : 30,375 234,570 Sep : 30,995 265,565 Oct : 26,685 292,250 Nov : 24,586 316,836 Dec : 25,064 341,900 : Lowfat cottage : cheese : Jan : 31,295 29,093 -7.0 31,295 29,093 -7.0 Feb : 30,781 30,057 -2.4 62,076 59,150 -4.7 Mar : 34,759 34,911 0.4 96,835 94,061 -2.9 Apr : 34,380 131,215 May : 32,644 163,859 Jun : 32,986 196,845 Jul : 34,701 231,546 Aug : 32,107 263,653 Sep : 35,038 298,691 Oct : 31,246 329,937 Nov : 28,733 358,670 Dec : 28,987 387,657 : Sour cream : Jan : 87,869 89,580 1.9 87,869 89,580 1.9 Feb : 81,854 85,163 4.0 169,723 174,743 3.0 Mar : 99,459 104,695 5.3 269,182 279,438 3.8 Apr : 93,860 363,042 May : 93,504 456,546 Jun : 93,644 550,190 Jul : 92,442 642,632 Aug : 93,770 736,402 Sep : 92,435 828,837 Oct : 103,645 932,482 Nov : 108,446 1,040,928 Dec : 107,081 1,148,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 2009-2010 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, : regular, hard : Jan : 58,615 55,429 -5.4 58,615 55,429 -5.4 Feb : 64,870 63,171 -2.6 123,485 118,600 -4.0 Mar : 75,674 79,825 5.5 199,159 198,425 -0.4 Apr : 79,022 278,181 May : 80,604 358,785 Jun : 89,319 448,104 Jul : 84,319 532,423 Aug : 79,273 611,696 Sep : 74,304 686,000 Oct : 68,602 754,602 Nov : 53,003 807,605 Dec : 49,098 856,703 : Ice cream, : lowfat, total : Jan : 24,433 22,695 -7.1 24,433 22,695 -7.1 Feb : 26,401 27,538 4.3 50,834 50,233 -1.2 Mar : 35,833 40,582 13.3 86,667 90,815 4.8 Apr : 35,030 121,697 May : 36,115 157,812 Jun : 42,050 199,862 Jul : 38,736 238,598 Aug : 36,183 274,781 Sep : 31,395 306,176 Oct : 28,391 334,567 Nov : 23,855 358,422 Dec : 23,033 381,455 : Sherbet, hard : Jan : 3,482 3,438 -1.3 3,482 3,438 -1.3 Feb : 4,039 3,691 -8.6 7,521 7,129 -5.2 Mar : 5,056 4,930 -2.5 12,577 12,059 -4.1 Apr : 5,012 17,589 May : 4,985 22,574 Jun : 5,497 28,071 Jul : 5,104 33,175 Aug : 4,257 37,432 Sep : 4,266 41,698 Oct : 3,340 45,038 Nov : 2,572 47,610 Dec : 2,670 50,280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 2009-2010 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : :Change : : :Change Month : 2009 : 2010 : from : 2009 : 2010 : from : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Yogurt, : plain and flavored : Jan : 304,553 339,217 11.4 304,553 339,217 11.4 Feb : 304,155 314,514 3.4 608,708 653,731 7.4 Mar : 355,911 400,969 12.7 964,619 1,054,700 9.3 Apr : 311,481 1,276,100 May : 328,934 1,605,034 Jun : 332,379 1,937,413 Jul : 309,910 2,247,323 Aug : 323,373 2,570,696 Sep : 369,995 2,940,691 Oct : 309,431 3,250,122 Nov : 271,793 3,521,915 Dec : 310,056 3,831,971 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Yogurt, frozen : Jan : 4,638 3,816 -17.7 4,638 3,816 -17.7 Feb : 5,138 4,458 -13.2 9,776 8,274 -15.4 Mar : 6,492 6,542 0.8 16,268 14,816 -8.9 Apr : 7,022 23,290 May : 6,741 30,031 Jun : 7,544 37,575 Jul : 7,931 45,506 Aug : 7,313 52,819 Sep : 6,627 59,446 Oct : 5,936 65,382 Nov : 4,647 70,029 Dec : 4,388 74,417 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ February 2010 data revised. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese, Excluding Cottage Cheese: Production by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : CA : 181,191 161,726 186,244 2.8 15.2 ID : 72,031 61,636 72,350 0.4 17.4 IL : 6,742 5,675 6,785 0.6 19.6 IA : 17,119 18,856 19,698 15.1 4.5 MN : 56,258 50,282 55,393 -1.5 10.2 NJ : 3,318 NM : 50,058 50,002 61,804 23.5 23.6 NY : 61,225 55,292 64,628 5.6 16.9 OH : 15,944 15,320 16,984 6.5 10.9 PA : 35,549 32,631 37,566 5.7 15.1 SD : 19,398 16,136 18,165 -6.4 12.6 UT : 8,322 VT : 11,364 8,825 10,732 -5.6 21.6 WI : 225,242 197,168 222,510 -1.2 12.9 : Oth Sts 2/ : 106,756 101,724 117,285 : US : 870,517 775,273 890,144 2.3 14.8 : Atlantic : 116,578 102,758 121,113 3.9 17.9 Central : 390,801 348,311 392,648 0.5 12.7 West : 363,138 324,204 376,383 3.6 16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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 by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : CA : 56,322 46,865 52,963 -6.0 13.0 ID : 58,893 51,405 58,268 -1.1 13.4 IA : 13,339 15,398 14,982 12.3 -2.7 OH : 689 OR : 14,993 12,413 14,222 -5.1 14.6 WI : 72,468 65,303 72,187 -0.4 10.5 : Oth Sts 2/ : 147,655 129,042 149,673 : US : 364,359 320,426 362,295 -0.6 13.1 : Atlantic : 13,572 12,047 13,821 1.8 14.7 Central : 169,905 153,459 170,485 0.3 11.1 West : 180,882 154,920 177,989 -1.6 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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 by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : CA : 31,340 27,068 30,538 -2.6 12.8 ID : 48,490 41,988 47,761 -1.5 13.7 IA : 8,764 9,365 10,011 14.2 6.9 MN : 45,274 38,125 43,482 -4.0 14.1 OH : 392 WI : 55,531 51,928 57,500 3.5 10.7 : Oth Sts 2/ : 89,505 75,915 92,348 : US : 279,296 244,389 281,640 0.8 15.2 : Atlantic : 13,364 11,565 13,433 0.5 16.2 Central : 135,554 120,729 136,027 0.3 12.7 West : 130,378 112,095 132,180 1.4 17.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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. Italian Cheese, Total: Production by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : CA : 104,966 100,257 116,181 10.7 15.9 NY : 32,799 28,527 32,832 0.1 15.1 PA : 22,260 21,483 24,382 9.5 13.5 WI : 105,597 95,963 106,613 1.0 11.1 : Oth Sts 2/ : 93,764 84,152 100,366 7.0 19.3 : US : 359,386 330,382 380,374 5.8 15.1 : Atlantic : 64,219 55,572 64,832 1.0 16.7 Central : 142,683 130,498 145,590 2.0 11.6 West : 152,484 144,312 169,952 11.5 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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 by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : CA : 95,485 90,194 104,772 9.7 16.2 NY : 17,052 15,867 19,024 11.6 19.9 WI : 73,337 65,595 74,300 1.3 13.3 : Oth Sts 2/ : 94,138 87,434 102,350 8.7 17.1 : US : 280,012 259,090 300,446 7.3 16.0 : Atlantic : 41,414 38,025 44,849 8.3 17.9 Central : 98,174 89,300 100,430 2.3 12.5 West : 140,424 131,765 155,167 10.5 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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 by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : CA : 46,774 49,363 51,836 10.8 5.0 PA : 7,317 : Oth Sts 2/ : 93,250 91,689 89,237 : US : 147,341 141,052 141,073 -4.3 : Atlantic : 14,557 14,530 14,954 2.7 2.9 Central : 64,055 53,130 49,864 -22.2 -6.1 West : 68,729 73,392 76,255 11.0 3.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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 by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : CA : 74,990 64,986 74,417 -0.8 14.5 : Oth Sts 2/ : 62,311 52,782 63,100 1.3 19.5 : US : 137,301 117,768 137,517 0.2 16.8 : Atlantic : 20,838 15,406 20,027 -3.9 30.0 Central : 16,686 11,112 15,394 -7.7 38.5 West : 99,777 91,250 102,096 2.3 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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 by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : NY : 11,542 10,401 9,260 -19.8 -11.0 WI : 25,732 21,927 26,100 1.4 19.0 : Oth Sts 2/ : 42,079 42,925 52,918 25.8 23.3 : US : 79,353 75,253 88,278 11.2 17.3 : Atlantic : 20,810 19,848 19,877 -4.5 0.1 Central : 40,440 36,373 42,516 5.1 16.9 West : 18,103 19,032 25,885 43.0 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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 by State and United States, March 2009-2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : Mar : Feb 1/ : Mar :--------------------- State : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : CA : 12,572 10,121 13,599 8.2 34.4 IN : 6,743 6,397 7,564 12.2 18.2 MA : 2,823 2,490 2,954 4.6 18.6 MO : 2,415 2,468 3,515 45.5 42.4 NY : 2,520 NC : 1,376 1,071 1,253 -8.9 17.0 OH : 2,250 1,593 2,255 0.2 41.6 OR : 1,079 944 1,193 10.6 26.4 PA : 2,758 1,963 2,462 -10.7 25.4 TN : 1,427 TX : 4,280 3,229 3,961 -7.5 22.7 UT : 2,395 1,897 2,316 -3.3 22.1 WI : 1,406 1,188 1,380 -1.8 16.2 : Oth Sts 2/ : 31,630 29,810 37,373 : US : 75,674 63,171 79,825 5.5 26.4 : N Atl : 10,707 S Atl : 5,498 Atlantic : 13,864 16,424 E N Cen : 14,979 W N Cen : 15,209 S Cen : 9,716 Central : 33,451 42,985 West : 19,565 15,856 20,416 4.3 28.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ 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 Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data is 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: The Dairy Products report is a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing a large quantity 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. 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