Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released March 3, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). January 2023 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.21 billion pounds, 3.2 percent above January 2022 and 1.2 percent above December 2022. Italian type cheese production totaled 501 million pounds, 0.4 percent below January 2022 and 1.3 percent below December 2022. American type cheese production totaled 501 million pounds, 6.2 percent above January 2022 and 3.8 percent above December 2022. Butter production was 201 million pounds, 3.8 percent above January 2022 and 7.3 percent above December 2022. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with January 2022) Nonfat dry milk, human - 177 million pounds, up 4.0 percent. Skim milk powder - 42.8 million pounds, down 1.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with January 2022) Dry whey, total - 77.9 million pounds, down 3.1 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 90.7 million pounds, down 10.6 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.6 million pounds, down 9.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with January 2022) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 53.5 million gallons, up 4.4 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 28.9 million gallons, up 4.9 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.04 million gallons, down 11.4 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.47 million gallons, up 2.9 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2022 and 2023............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2022 and 2023..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2022 and 2023.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023............................. 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19 Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 194,034 187,799 201,425 3.8 7.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 471,650 482,701 500,986 6.2 3.8 Cheddar ............................: 332,479 340,005 356,065 7.1 4.7 Other American types ...............: 139,171 142,696 144,921 4.1 1.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,197 6,571 6,379 -22.2 -2.9 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,494 15,370 16,896 2.4 9.9 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 87,407 92,026 95,205 8.9 3.5 Feta .................................: 9,606 9,356 10,055 4.7 7.5 Gouda ................................: 5,957 5,011 4,628 -22.3 -7.6 Hispanic .............................: 26,340 32,018 30,552 16.0 -4.6 Italian types ........................: 503,643 508,181 501,443 -0.4 -1.3 Mozzarella .........................: 394,810 399,992 394,745 (Z) -1.3 Parmesan ...........................: 45,578 42,866 43,392 -4.8 1.2 Provolone ..........................: 28,271 29,449 28,866 2.1 -2.0 Ricotta ............................: 21,525 22,814 23,507 9.2 3.0 Romano .............................: 5,507 4,355 3,670 -33.4 -15.7 Other Italian types ................: 7,952 8,705 7,263 -8.7 -16.6 Swiss ................................: 31,137 30,517 30,058 -3.5 -1.5 All other types ......................: 11,575 12,820 12,810 10.7 -0.1 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,172,006 1,194,571 1,209,012 3.2 1.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 29,080 29,059 31,511 8.4 8.4 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 27,422 29,175 29,417 7.3 0.8 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,313 21,937 26,326 8.3 20.0 : Sour cream .............................: 121,358 133,664 126,414 4.2 -5.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 372,943 371,853 395,736 6.1 6.4 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 51,240 52,400 53,495 4.4 2.1 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,178 13,470 15,600 2.8 15.8 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 12,367 11,794 13,294 7.5 12.7 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 27,545 25,264 28,894 4.9 14.4 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 571 541 508 -11.0 -6.1 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,303 1,864 2,041 -11.4 9.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,371 2,965 3,470 2.9 17.0 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 692 1,099 835 20.7 -24.0 Nonfat, hard .......................: 271 150 118 -56.5 -21.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 684 658 631 -7.7 -4.1 Water and juice ices .................: 4,371 4,208 4,301 -1.6 2.2 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 30,980 32,687 32,885 6.1 0.6 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 15,394 14,152 16,171 5.0 14.3 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 391 369 387 -1.0 4.9 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,560 1,498 1,399 -10.3 -6.6 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,258 1,880 1,657 31.7 -11.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: January 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 6,207 9,382 8,361 34.7 -10.9 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 77,848 72,646 71,852 -7.7 -1.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,558 2,169 6,054 136.7 179.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 80,406 74,815 77,906 -3.1 4.1 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 4,154 2,680 793 -80.9 -70.4 Animal ...............................: 4,908 3,194 2,921 -40.5 -8.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 45,503 41,551 41,570 -8.6 (Z) Animal 2/ ............................: 1,723 1,074 1,067 -38.1 -0.7 Total 2/ .............................: 47,226 42,625 42,637 -9.7 (Z) 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 17,196 15,270 15,934 -7.3 4.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 30,030 27,355 26,703 -11.1 -2.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 11,616 9,621 9,790 -15.7 1.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 101,448 95,533 90,686 -10.6 -5.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 55,704 69,211 66,551 19.5 -3.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 873 1,247 3,330 281.4 167.0 Dry whey, total ......................: 56,577 70,458 69,881 23.5 -0.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 6,801 12,134 12,391 82.2 2.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 64,974 81,268 83,889 29.1 3.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,538 1,186 1,073 -30.2 -9.5 Total 2/ .............................: 66,512 82,454 84,962 27.7 3.0 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,767 29,442 31,149 36.8 5.8 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 43,745 53,012 53,813 23.0 1.5 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 12,911 22,611 23,494 82.0 3.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 165,529 172,835 162,515 -1.8 -6.0 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 33.1 26.1 32.0 -1.1 5.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: January 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 102,138 103,295 117,755 15.3 14.0 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,353 14,024 14,291 15.7 1.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 894 601 1,215 35.9 102.2 Dry whole milk .......................: 14,251 8,441 9,349 -34.4 10.8 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 21,698 17,686 22,580 4.1 27.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 170,306 167,586 177,035 4.0 5.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 43,415 54,995 42,775 -1.5 -22.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 22,322 34,949 39,468 76.8 12.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 5,128 8,075 7,109 38.6 -12.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 27,059 13,202 16,137 -40.4 22.2 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 261,588 255,192 271,720 3.9 6.5 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 160,471 177,801 152,901 -4.7 -14.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,172,006 1,209,012 3.2 1,172,006 1,209,012 3.2 February .....................:1,105,338 2,277,344 March ........................:1,210,085 3,487,429 April ........................:1,158,689 4,646,118 May ..........................:1,184,113 5,830,231 June .........................:1,152,476 6,982,707 July .........................:1,151,219 8,133,926 August .......................:1,150,434 9,284,360 September ....................:1,140,031 10,424,391 October ......................:1,171,040 11,595,431 November .....................:1,153,661 12,749,092 December .....................:1,194,571 13,943,663 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 471,650 500,986 6.2 471,650 500,986 6.2 February .....................: 442,683 914,333 March ........................: 473,724 1,388,057 April ........................: 467,510 1,855,567 May ..........................: 481,173 2,336,740 June .........................: 461,140 2,797,880 July .........................: 466,434 3,264,314 August .......................: 453,081 3,717,395 September ....................: 441,832 4,159,227 October ......................: 469,466 4,628,693 November .....................: 462,954 5,091,647 December .....................: 482,701 5,574,348 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 332,479 356,065 7.1 332,479 356,065 7.1 February .....................: 308,061 640,540 March ........................: 327,246 967,786 April ........................: 319,950 1,287,736 May ..........................: 334,615 1,622,351 June .........................: 336,594 1,958,945 July .........................: 331,613 2,290,558 August .......................: 314,380 2,604,938 September ....................: 301,273 2,906,211 October ......................: 336,106 3,242,317 November .....................: 320,259 3,562,576 December .....................: 340,005 3,902,581 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 503,643 501,443 -0.4 503,643 501,443 -0.4 February .....................: 466,287 969,930 March ........................: 517,561 1,487,491 April ........................: 489,492 1,976,983 May ..........................: 486,776 2,463,759 June .........................: 482,456 2,946,215 July .........................: 486,412 3,432,627 August .......................: 488,719 3,921,346 September ....................: 494,141 4,415,487 October ......................: 496,883 4,912,370 November .....................: 488,712 5,401,082 December .....................: 508,181 5,909,263 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 394,810 394,745 (Z) 394,810 394,745 (Z) February .....................: 359,283 754,093 March ........................: 407,492 1,161,585 April ........................: 386,815 1,548,400 May ..........................: 388,217 1,936,617 June .........................: 382,890 2,319,507 July .........................: 390,204 2,709,711 August .......................: 385,347 3,095,058 September ....................: 384,752 3,479,810 October ......................: 388,666 3,868,476 November .....................: 384,929 4,253,405 December .....................: 399,992 4,653,397 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,952 7,263 -8.7 7,952 7,263 -8.7 February .....................: 7,304 15,256 March ........................: 8,451 23,707 April ........................: 7,910 31,617 May ..........................: 7,930 39,547 June .........................: 8,103 47,650 July .........................: 7,419 55,069 August .......................: 7,270 62,339 September ....................: 8,305 70,644 October ......................: 7,944 78,588 November .....................: 7,903 86,491 December .....................: 8,705 95,196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 194,034 201,425 3.8 194,034 201,425 3.8 February .....................: 183,462 377,496 March ........................: 201,940 579,436 April ........................: 181,179 760,615 May ..........................: 180,139 940,754 June .........................: 160,162 1,100,916 July .........................: 151,731 1,252,647 August .......................: 143,438 1,396,085 September ....................: 140,789 1,536,874 October ......................: 161,803 1,698,677 November .....................: 170,955 1,869,632 December .....................: 187,799 2,057,431 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 170,306 177,035 4.0 170,306 177,035 4.0 February .....................: 170,815 341,121 March ........................: 191,349 532,470 April ........................: 195,709 728,179 May ..........................: 192,965 921,144 June .........................: 169,272 1,090,416 July .........................: 165,624 1,256,040 August .......................: 134,138 1,390,178 September ....................: 123,476 1,513,654 October ......................: 123,977 1,637,631 November .....................: 159,659 1,797,290 December .....................: 167,586 1,964,876 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 43,415 42,775 -1.5 43,415 42,775 -1.5 February .....................: 29,612 73,027 March ........................: 33,146 106,173 April ........................: 35,391 141,564 May ..........................: 38,670 180,234 June .........................: 45,165 225,399 July .........................: 50,836 276,235 August .......................: 56,030 332,265 September ....................: 58,474 390,739 October ......................: 56,180 446,919 November .....................: 40,362 487,281 December .....................: 54,995 542,276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 80,406 77,906 -3.1 80,406 77,906 -3.1 February .....................: 70,288 150,694 March ........................: 83,060 233,754 April ........................: 82,819 316,573 May ..........................: 84,244 400,817 June .........................: 80,229 481,046 July .........................: 85,745 566,791 August .......................: 78,268 645,059 September ....................: 78,075 723,134 October ......................: 77,347 800,481 November .....................: 71,902 872,383 December .....................: 74,815 947,198 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 101,448 90,686 -10.6 101,448 90,686 -10.6 February .....................: 92,778 194,226 March ........................: 96,701 290,927 April ........................: 100,889 391,816 May ..........................: 100,816 492,632 June .........................: 101,972 594,604 July .........................: 99,532 694,136 August .......................: 100,072 794,208 September ....................: 95,309 889,517 October ......................: 96,665 986,182 November .....................: 88,652 1,074,834 December .....................: 95,533 1,170,367 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 47,226 42,637 -9.7 47,226 42,637 -9.7 February .....................: 40,718 87,944 March ........................: 40,768 128,712 April ........................: 45,511 174,223 May ..........................: 42,988 217,211 June .........................: 42,650 259,861 July .........................: 44,588 304,449 August .......................: 42,938 347,387 September ....................: 45,985 393,372 October ......................: 46,411 439,783 November .....................: 40,072 479,855 December .....................: 42,625 522,480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,422 29,417 7.3 27,422 29,417 7.3 February .....................: 28,452 55,874 March ........................: 29,744 85,618 April ........................: 26,671 112,289 May ..........................: 27,576 139,865 June .........................: 29,313 169,178 July .........................: 28,808 197,986 August .......................: 31,541 229,527 September ....................: 29,587 259,114 October ......................: 27,357 286,471 November .....................: 28,426 314,897 December .....................: 29,175 344,072 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,313 26,326 8.3 24,313 26,326 8.3 February .....................: 24,832 49,145 March ........................: 26,934 76,079 April ........................: 25,403 101,482 May ..........................: 24,355 125,837 June .........................: 24,490 150,327 July .........................: 25,305 175,632 August .......................: 27,516 203,148 September ....................: 25,933 229,081 October ......................: 23,982 253,063 November .....................: 22,066 275,129 December .....................: 21,937 297,066 : Sour cream : January ......................: 121,358 126,414 4.2 121,358 126,414 4.2 February .....................: 117,010 238,368 March ........................: 129,936 368,304 April ........................: 117,676 485,980 May ..........................: 125,224 611,204 June .........................: 123,948 735,152 July .........................: 115,682 850,834 August .......................: 127,408 978,242 September ....................: 121,755 1,099,997 October ......................: 130,720 1,230,717 November .....................: 135,801 1,366,518 December .....................: 133,664 1,500,182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 51,240 53,495 4.4 51,240 53,495 4.4 February .....................: 54,872 106,112 March ........................: 65,973 172,085 April ........................: 64,748 236,833 May ..........................: 61,516 298,349 June .........................: 66,887 365,236 July .........................: 59,078 424,314 August .......................: 66,434 490,748 September ....................: 60,890 551,638 October ......................: 57,121 608,759 November .....................: 54,080 662,839 December .....................: 52,400 715,239 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 27,545 28,894 4.9 27,545 28,894 4.9 February .....................: 30,891 58,436 March ........................: 40,461 98,897 April ........................: 38,157 137,054 May ..........................: 40,244 177,298 June .........................: 42,926 220,224 July .........................: 40,321 260,545 August .......................: 41,624 302,169 September ....................: 35,080 337,249 October ......................: 31,129 368,378 November .....................: 28,295 396,673 December .....................: 25,264 421,937 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 2,303 2,041 -11.4 2,303 2,041 -11.4 February .....................: 2,519 4,822 March ........................: 2,826 7,648 April ........................: 2,208 9,856 May ..........................: 2,228 12,084 June .........................: 2,186 14,270 July .........................: 2,431 16,701 August .......................: 2,192 18,893 September ....................: 2,155 21,048 October ......................: 2,356 23,404 November .....................: 1,805 25,209 December .....................: 1,864 27,073 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 372,943 395,736 6.1 372,943 395,736 6.1 February .....................: 373,445 746,388 March ........................: 431,500 1,177,888 April ........................: 378,182 1,556,070 May ..........................: 399,052 1,955,122 June .........................: 389,218 2,344,340 July .........................: 377,622 2,721,962 August .......................: 401,770 3,123,732 September ....................: 391,913 3,515,645 October ......................: 390,982 3,906,627 November .....................: 346,852 4,253,479 December .....................: 371,853 4,625,332 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 3,371 3,470 2.9 3,371 3,470 2.9 February .....................: 4,272 7,643 March ........................: 4,274 11,917 April ........................: 4,827 16,744 May ..........................: 4,306 21,050 June .........................: 4,035 25,085 July .........................: 4,177 29,262 August .......................: 4,193 33,455 September ....................: 3,764 37,219 October ......................: 3,475 40,694 November .....................: 2,768 43,462 December .....................: 2,965 46,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 208,816 209,022 203,991 -2.3 -2.4 Idaho ..........: 87,492 86,889 90,940 3.9 4.7 Illinois .......: 6,178 5,917 5,586 -9.6 -5.6 Iowa ...........: 32,150 35,364 32,416 0.8 -8.3 Minnesota ......: 65,796 70,252 70,342 6.9 0.1 New Jersey .....: 5,152 6,008 5,660 9.9 -5.8 New Mexico .....: 84,101 83,452 95,544 13.6 14.5 New York .......: 65,294 66,329 71,711 9.8 8.1 Ohio ...........: 22,957 23,215 22,913 -0.2 -1.3 Pennsylvania ...: 39,317 39,906 38,038 -3.3 -4.7 Vermont ........: 12,319 12,906 12,742 3.4 -1.3 Wisconsin ......: 286,721 297,669 295,948 3.2 -0.6 : Other States 1/ : 255,713 257,642 263,181 2.9 2.1 : United States ..: 1,172,006 1,194,571 1,209,012 3.2 1.2 : Atlantic .......: 132,088 137,568 138,004 4.5 0.3 Central ........: 565,058 583,281 584,497 3.4 0.2 West ...........: 474,860 473,722 486,511 2.5 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,261 46,482 43,896 -7.1 -5.6 Iowa ...........: 15,804 19,027 17,581 11.2 -7.6 Minnesota ......: 53,714 59,665 60,014 11.7 0.6 New York .......: 11,224 12,354 12,328 9.8 -0.2 Wisconsin ......: 91,644 93,409 93,900 2.5 0.5 : Other States 1/ : 252,003 251,764 273,267 8.4 8.5 : United States ..: 471,650 482,701 500,986 6.2 3.8 : Atlantic .......: 28,388 29,876 29,461 3.8 -1.4 Central ........: 252,550 263,880 269,303 6.6 2.1 West ...........: 190,712 188,945 202,222 6.0 7.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 23,366 23,940 20,645 -11.6 -13.8 Vermont ........: 8,811 9,375 8,767 -0.5 -6.5 Wisconsin ......: 62,288 61,753 65,000 4.4 5.3 : Other States 1/ : 238,014 244,937 261,653 9.9 6.8 : United States ..: 332,479 340,005 356,065 7.1 4.7 : Atlantic .......: 26,569 27,958 27,579 3.8 -1.4 Central ........: 177,730 180,726 189,689 6.7 5.0 West ...........: 128,180 131,321 138,797 8.3 5.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 140,601 139,408 135,477 -3.6 -2.8 Minnesota ......: 11,757 10,290 10,135 -13.8 -1.5 New Jersey .....: 2,830 3,475 3,090 9.2 -11.1 New York .......: 30,141 28,542 29,446 -2.3 3.2 Pennsylvania ...: 26,281 24,969 24,808 -5.6 -0.6 Wisconsin ......: 136,747 141,295 141,352 3.4 (Z) : Other States 1/ : 155,286 160,202 157,135 1.2 -1.9 : United States ..: 503,643 508,181 501,443 -0.4 -1.3 : Atlantic .......: 61,146 61,351 59,328 -3.0 -3.3 Central ........: 204,722 210,320 209,017 2.1 -0.6 West ...........: 237,775 236,510 233,098 -2.0 -1.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 127,752 128,548 122,975 -3.7 -4.3 New Jersey .....: 1,342 1,501 1,453 8.3 -3.2 New York .......: 14,730 12,884 12,950 -12.1 0.5 Pennsylvania ...: 22,550 20,907 20,679 -8.3 -1.1 Wisconsin ......: 87,613 88,901 92,100 5.1 3.6 : Other States 1/ : 140,823 147,251 144,588 2.7 -1.8 : United States ..: 394,810 399,992 394,745 (Z) -1.3 : Atlantic .......: 39,671 38,440 36,160 -8.9 -5.9 Central ........: 131,987 137,812 139,480 5.7 1.2 West ...........: 223,152 223,740 219,105 -1.8 -2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 62,743 58,908 64,779 3.2 10.0 Pennsylvania ...: 7,820 7,700 7,950 1.7 3.2 : Other States 1/ : 123,471 121,191 128,696 4.2 6.2 : United States ..: 194,034 187,799 201,425 3.8 7.3 : Atlantic .......: 17,252 16,020 17,225 -0.2 7.5 Central ........: 75,207 75,867 80,866 7.5 6.6 West ...........: 101,575 95,912 103,334 1.7 7.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 79,452 75,904 79,250 -0.3 4.4 Pennsylvania ...: 15,377 15,844 14,760 -4.0 -6.8 : Other States 1/ : 75,477 75,838 83,025 10.0 9.5 : United States ..: 170,306 167,586 177,035 4.0 5.6 : Atlantic .......: 28,140 28,975 27,750 -1.4 -4.2 Central ........: 31,031 32,661 39,978 28.8 22.4 West ...........: 111,135 105,950 109,307 -1.6 3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 13,497 10,630 11,277 -16.4 6.1 Wisconsin ......: 24,736 24,008 21,065 -14.8 -12.3 : Other States 1/ : 39,615 38,008 39,510 -0.3 4.0 : United States ..: 77,848 72,646 71,852 -7.7 -1.1 : Atlantic .......: 24,036 21,335 21,808 -9.3 2.2 Central ........: 35,186 34,587 31,206 -11.3 -9.8 West ...........: 18,626 16,724 18,838 1.1 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : January : December : : : : 2022 : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 5,126 4,465 5,498 7.3 23.1 Connecticut ....: 901 985 1,337 48.4 35.7 New York .......: 2,142 1,550 1,922 -10.3 24.0 Ohio ...........: 2,472 1,977 2,018 -18.4 2.1 Oregon .........: 1,089 1,020 968 -11.1 -5.1 Pennsylvania ...: 2,188 3,389 2,382 8.9 -29.7 Tennessee ......: 1,733 1,528 1,840 6.2 20.4 Utah ...........: 1,097 1,150 925 -15.7 -19.6 Wisconsin ......: 493 547 696 41.2 27.2 : Other States 1/ : 33,999 35,789 35,909 5.6 0.3 : United States ..: 51,240 52,400 53,495 4.4 2.1 : Atlantic .......: 11,700 10,784 11,246 -3.9 4.3 Central ........: 30,483 33,366 33,230 9.0 -0.4 West ...........: 9,057 8,250 9,019 -0.4 9.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2021, there were 1,196 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ....................................................... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ......................................................... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter .................................................... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........................................................ (202) 720-3040 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs ............................................................ (202) 720-3106 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows ................................................ 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