Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released July 1, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May 2020 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.10 billion pounds, 0.7 percent below May 2019 but 3.2 percent above April 2020. Italian type cheese production totaled 482 million pounds, 1.5 percent above May 2019 and 6.8 percent above April 2020. American type cheese production totaled 443 million pounds, 0.2 percent below May 2019 and 1.0 percent below April 2020. Butter production was 178 million pounds, 4.9 percent above May 2019 but 18.0 percent below April 2020. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with May 2019) Nonfat dry milk, human - 158 million pounds, down 9.2 percent. Skim milk powder - 47.1 million pounds, up 76.9 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with May 2019) Dry whey, total - 86.2 million pounds, up 8.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 93.3 million pounds, down 14.9 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.9 million pounds, down 4.9 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with May 2019) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 64.1 million gallons, down 4.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 42.3 million gallons, down 11.7 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.64 million gallons, down 17.2 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.01 million gallons, down 7.4 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2019 and 2020............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2019 and 2020..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2019 and 2020.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020......................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020........ 13 American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020.............................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020............................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020......................... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020............................ 15 Butter Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020....................................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020...................... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020............................. 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020.................... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................ 18 Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................. 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 170,044 217,531 178,346 4.9 -18.0 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 443,683 447,044 442,579 -0.2 -1.0 Cheddar ............................: 321,122 330,891 319,394 -0.5 -3.5 Other American types ...............: 122,561 116,153 123,185 0.5 6.1 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,331 3,170 4,491 -46.1 41.7 Brick and Muenster ...................: 18,167 13,872 17,905 -1.4 29.1 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 72,309 66,531 71,732 -0.8 7.8 Feta .................................: 12,585 11,110 10,609 -15.7 -4.5 Gouda ................................: 3,126 3,276 2,808 -10.2 -14.3 Hispanic .............................: 29,824 29,155 29,671 -0.5 1.8 Italian types ........................: 474,522 451,068 481,712 1.5 6.8 Mozzarella .........................: 374,770 351,712 378,208 0.9 7.5 Parmesan ...........................: 38,170 37,430 36,322 -4.8 -3.0 Provolone ..........................: 32,436 31,976 34,947 7.7 9.3 Ricotta ............................: 18,244 19,725 20,856 14.3 5.7 Romano .............................: 4,452 5,122 4,922 10.6 -3.9 Other Italian types ................: 6,450 5,103 6,457 0.1 26.5 Swiss ................................: 29,839 25,869 24,335 -18.4 -5.9 All other types ......................: 13,500 12,658 12,226 -9.4 -3.4 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,105,886 1,063,753 1,098,068 -0.7 3.2 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 32,004 34,523 32,445 1.4 -6.0 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,312 32,946 32,395 10.5 -1.7 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 27,512 28,300 27,713 0.7 -2.1 : Sour cream .............................: 120,332 111,887 136,268 13.2 21.8 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 354,516 363,628 379,216 7.0 4.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 67,414 63,059 64,112 -4.9 1.7 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 24,680 20,875 22,481 -8.9 7.7 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 23,193 14,656 19,793 -14.7 35.1 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 47,873 35,531 42,274 -11.7 19.0 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 588 467 407 -30.8 -12.8 Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,191 2,759 2,643 -17.2 -4.2 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,491 4,762 6,011 -7.4 26.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,450 1,285 1,215 -16.2 -5.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 495 363 250 -49.5 -31.1 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 2,202 1,118 1,079 -51.0 -3.5 Water and juice ices .................: 7,565 5,817 6,719 -11.2 15.5 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 43,493 44,436 42,326 -2.7 -4.7 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 23,909 19,763 23,684 -0.9 19.8 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 388 351 292 -24.7 -16.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,198 1,822 1,728 -21.4 -5.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,843 2,015 2,387 -16.0 18.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 12,086 6,952 3,982 -67.1 -42.7 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 77,939 76,405 84,999 9.1 11.2 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,151 1,439 1,158 0.6 -19.5 Dry whey, total ......................: 79,090 77,844 86,157 8.9 10.7 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 1,520 1,691 1,622 6.7 -4.1 Animal ...............................: 3,054 2,677 3,134 2.6 17.1 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 41,655 37,791 38,672 -7.2 2.3 Animal 2/ ............................: 256 859 1,206 371.1 40.4 Total 2/ .............................: 41,911 38,650 39,878 -4.9 3.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,877 15,326 14,184 -4.7 -7.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,034 23,324 25,694 -5.0 10.2 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,257 9,160 9,959 -2.9 8.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 109,722 91,183 93,334 -14.9 2.4 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 64,970 74,555 84,021 29.3 12.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 979 934 810 -17.3 -13.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 65,949 75,489 84,831 28.6 12.4 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 5,437 4,637 5,108 -6.1 10.2 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 59,153 63,359 65,907 11.4 4.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 516 1,048 1,176 127.9 12.2 Total 2/ .............................: 59,669 64,407 67,083 12.4 4.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,015 26,952 26,007 8.3 -3.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 35,654 37,455 41,076 15.2 9.7 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 21,860 14,877 15,720 -28.1 5.7 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 126,522 98,293 99,867 -21.1 1.6 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 22.1 20.1 21.5 -0.6 1.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :----------------------------- Product : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 137,252 128,703 125,599 -8.5 -2.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,108 11,416 12,018 18.9 5.3 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 949 638 1,148 21.0 79.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 17,955 14,238 14,384 -19.9 1.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 17,029 20,597 13,612 -20.1 -33.9 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 173,666 195,159 157,705 -9.2 -19.2 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 26,604 40,394 47,070 76.9 16.5 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 15,868 22,276 24,675 55.5 10.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,875 12,057 11,420 509.1 -5.3 Dry whole milk .......................: 41,473 15,239 16,477 -60.3 8.1 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 290,092 392,630 344,654 18.8 -12.2 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 157,845 159,280 204,893 29.8 28.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2019 and 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,116,577 1,110,515 -0.5 1,116,577 1,110,515 -0.5 February ...................:1,003,696 1,031,672 2.8 2,120,273 2,142,187 1.0 March ......................:1,122,414 1,124,028 0.1 3,242,687 3,266,215 0.7 April ......................:1,085,010 1,063,753 -2.0 4,327,697 4,329,968 0.1 May ........................:1,105,886 1,098,068 -0.7 5,433,583 5,428,036 -0.1 June .......................:1,067,702 6,501,285 July .......................:1,087,602 7,588,887 August .....................:1,113,646 8,702,533 September ..................:1,080,526 9,783,059 October ....................:1,138,241 10,921,300 November ...................:1,093,397 12,014,697 December ...................:1,122,546 13,137,243 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 451,964 437,451 -3.2 451,964 437,451 -3.2 February ...................: 399,112 418,605 4.9 851,076 856,056 0.6 March ......................: 442,723 450,058 1.7 1,293,799 1,306,114 1.0 April ......................: 430,539 447,044 3.8 1,724,338 1,753,158 1.7 May ........................: 443,683 442,579 -0.2 2,168,021 2,195,737 1.3 June .......................: 427,638 2,595,659 July .......................: 434,449 3,030,108 August .....................: 452,030 3,482,138 September ..................: 415,687 3,897,825 October ....................: 445,601 4,343,426 November ...................: 432,438 4,775,864 December ...................: 456,378 5,232,242 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 336,801 319,240 -5.2 336,801 319,240 -5.2 February ...................: 289,258 302,408 4.5 626,059 621,648 -0.7 March ......................: 315,229 318,292 1.0 941,288 939,940 -0.1 April ......................: 306,510 330,891 8.0 1,247,798 1,270,831 1.8 May ........................: 321,122 319,394 -0.5 1,568,920 1,590,225 1.4 June .......................: 307,403 1,876,323 July .......................: 305,911 2,182,234 August .....................: 321,190 2,503,424 September ..................: 284,142 2,787,566 October ....................: 309,584 3,097,150 November ...................: 309,223 3,406,373 December ...................: 330,369 3,736,742 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 483,211 485,398 0.5 483,211 485,398 0.5 February ...................: 440,425 448,190 1.8 923,636 933,588 1.1 March ......................: 493,275 486,865 -1.3 1,416,911 1,420,453 0.2 April ......................: 475,467 451,068 -5.1 1,892,378 1,871,521 -1.1 May ........................: 474,522 481,712 1.5 2,366,900 2,353,233 -0.6 June .......................: 461,688 2,828,588 July .......................: 463,865 3,292,453 August .....................: 466,578 3,759,031 September ..................: 470,642 4,229,673 October ....................: 485,559 4,715,232 November ...................: 471,962 5,187,194 December ...................: 483,331 5,670,525 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 381,103 381,983 0.2 381,103 381,983 0.2 February ...................: 346,363 353,200 2.0 727,466 735,183 1.1 March ......................: 391,166 388,257 -0.7 1,118,632 1,123,440 0.4 April ......................: 372,686 351,712 -5.6 1,491,318 1,475,152 -1.1 May ........................: 374,770 378,208 0.9 1,866,088 1,853,360 -0.7 June .......................: 370,364 2,236,452 July .......................: 368,167 2,604,619 August .....................: 370,384 2,975,003 September ..................: 375,726 3,350,729 October ....................: 384,612 3,735,341 November ...................: 375,266 4,110,607 December ...................: 383,976 4,494,583 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,968 6,809 -2.3 6,968 6,809 -2.3 February ...................: 6,184 5,896 -4.7 13,152 12,705 -3.4 March ......................: 7,465 6,687 -10.4 20,617 19,392 -5.9 April ......................: 6,725 5,103 -24.1 27,342 24,495 -10.4 May ........................: 6,450 6,457 0.1 33,792 30,952 -8.4 June .......................: 6,155 39,947 July .......................: 6,898 46,845 August .....................: 7,143 53,988 September ..................: 7,017 61,005 October ....................: 5,698 66,703 November ...................: 6,714 73,417 December ...................: 7,123 80,540 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 199,038 193,422 -2.8 199,038 193,422 -2.8 February ...................: 172,171 188,035 9.2 371,209 381,457 2.8 March ......................: 180,694 195,886 8.4 551,903 577,343 4.6 April ......................: 172,371 217,531 26.2 724,274 794,874 9.7 May ........................: 170,044 178,346 4.9 894,318 973,220 8.8 June .......................: 154,848 1,049,166 July .......................: 150,705 1,199,871 August .....................: 141,323 1,341,194 September ..................: 144,334 1,485,528 October ....................: 162,921 1,648,449 November ...................: 161,852 1,810,301 December ...................: 183,774 1,994,075 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 177,280 176,259 -0.6 177,280 176,259 -0.6 February ...................: 153,417 159,128 3.7 330,697 335,387 1.4 March ......................: 161,829 172,389 6.5 492,526 507,776 3.1 April ......................: 167,758 195,159 16.3 660,284 702,935 6.5 May ........................: 173,666 157,705 -9.2 833,950 860,640 3.2 June .......................: 157,948 991,898 July .......................: 172,329 1,164,227 August .....................: 132,525 1,296,752 September ..................: 117,806 1,414,558 October ....................: 132,716 1,547,274 November ...................: 138,880 1,686,154 December ...................: 164,869 1,851,023 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 36,153 40,119 11.0 36,153 40,119 11.0 February ...................: 33,901 38,434 13.4 70,054 78,553 12.1 March ......................: 48,274 40,843 -15.4 118,328 119,396 0.9 April ......................: 46,244 40,394 -12.7 164,572 159,790 -2.9 May ........................: 26,604 47,070 76.9 191,176 206,860 8.2 June .......................: 52,062 243,238 July .......................: 46,708 289,946 August .....................: 60,768 350,714 September ..................: 58,764 409,478 October ....................: 47,386 456,864 November ...................: 50,955 507,819 December ...................: 64,893 572,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 82,765 84,272 1.8 82,765 84,272 1.8 February .....................: 76,146 76,490 0.5 158,911 160,762 1.2 March ........................: 77,378 82,100 6.1 236,289 242,862 2.8 April ........................: 74,998 77,844 3.8 311,287 320,706 3.0 May ..........................: 79,090 86,157 8.9 390,377 406,863 4.2 June .........................: 82,976 473,353 July .........................: 82,906 556,259 August .......................: 84,897 641,156 September ....................: 90,627 731,783 October ......................: 90,843 822,626 November .....................: 75,111 897,737 December .....................: 79,821 977,558 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 112,832 87,796 -22.2 112,832 87,796 -22.2 February .....................: 98,231 87,435 -11.0 211,063 175,231 -17.0 March ........................: 114,157 97,498 -14.6 325,220 272,729 -16.1 April ........................: 108,057 91,183 -15.6 433,277 363,912 -16.0 May ..........................: 109,722 93,334 -14.9 542,999 457,246 -15.8 June .........................: 108,551 651,550 July .........................: 106,989 758,539 August .......................: 95,074 853,613 September ....................: 95,488 949,101 October ......................: 96,493 1,045,594 November .....................: 88,375 1,133,969 December .....................: 93,634 1,227,603 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 43,871 41,935 -4.4 43,871 41,935 -4.4 February .....................: 38,551 35,600 -7.7 82,422 77,535 -5.9 March ........................: 42,026 39,800 -5.3 124,448 117,335 -5.7 April ........................: 40,639 38,650 -4.9 165,087 155,985 -5.5 May ..........................: 41,911 39,878 -4.9 206,998 195,863 -5.4 June .........................: 39,516 246,514 July .........................: 39,802 286,316 August .......................: 39,903 326,219 September ....................: 40,068 366,287 October ......................: 40,672 406,959 November .....................: 40,696 447,655 December .....................: 43,106 490,761 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 30,354 27,622 -9.0 30,354 27,622 -9.0 February ...................: 28,399 26,172 -7.8 58,753 53,794 -8.4 March ......................: 29,846 32,439 8.7 88,599 86,233 -2.7 April ......................: 30,945 32,946 6.5 119,544 119,179 -0.3 May ........................: 29,312 32,395 10.5 148,856 151,574 1.8 June .......................: 28,265 177,121 July .......................: 32,350 209,471 August .....................: 31,495 240,966 September ..................: 29,488 270,454 October ....................: 31,956 302,410 November ...................: 27,025 329,435 December ...................: 28,427 357,862 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 29,450 26,333 -10.6 29,450 26,333 -10.6 February ...................: 26,863 24,434 -9.0 56,313 50,767 -9.8 March ......................: 27,765 27,693 -0.3 84,078 78,460 -6.7 April ......................: 29,039 28,300 -2.5 113,117 106,760 -5.6 May ........................: 27,512 27,713 0.7 140,629 134,473 -4.4 June .......................: 25,433 166,062 July .......................: 29,611 195,673 August .....................: 29,747 225,420 September ..................: 26,427 251,847 October ....................: 27,922 279,769 November ...................: 24,008 303,777 December ...................: 23,879 327,656 : Sour cream : January ....................: 122,056 121,591 -0.4 122,056 121,591 -0.4 February ...................: 103,082 101,869 -1.2 225,138 223,460 -0.7 March ......................: 108,617 118,779 9.4 333,755 342,239 2.5 April ......................: 117,973 111,887 -5.2 451,728 454,126 0.5 May ........................: 120,332 136,268 13.2 572,060 590,394 3.2 June .......................: 111,416 683,476 July .......................: 118,403 801,879 August .....................: 119,252 921,131 September ..................: 111,282 1,032,413 October ....................: 133,320 1,165,733 November ...................: 129,785 1,295,518 December ...................: 130,139 1,425,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 53,064 52,157 -1.7 53,064 52,157 -1.7 February ...................: 53,369 52,484 -1.7 106,433 104,641 -1.7 March ......................: 65,957 63,707 -3.4 172,390 168,348 -2.3 April ......................: 64,681 63,059 -2.5 237,071 231,407 -2.4 May ........................: 67,414 64,112 -4.9 304,485 295,519 -2.9 June .......................: 64,920 369,405 July .......................: 64,846 434,251 August .....................: 64,242 498,493 September ..................: 58,155 556,648 October ....................: 58,581 615,229 November ...................: 46,927 662,156 December ...................: 47,039 709,195 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 33,457 30,886 -7.7 33,457 30,886 -7.7 February ...................: 35,760 33,278 -6.9 69,217 64,164 -7.3 March ......................: 42,538 38,109 -10.4 111,755 102,273 -8.5 April ......................: 44,505 35,531 -20.2 156,260 137,804 -11.8 May ........................: 47,873 42,274 -11.7 204,133 180,078 -11.8 June .......................: 44,364 248,497 July .......................: 43,582 292,079 August .....................: 42,021 334,100 September ..................: 37,206 371,306 October ....................: 36,315 407,621 November ...................: 29,068 436,689 December ...................: 28,110 464,799 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,437 2,577 5.7 2,437 2,577 5.7 February ...................: 2,700 3,021 11.9 5,137 5,598 9.0 March ......................: 3,225 3,056 -5.2 8,362 8,654 3.5 April ......................: 3,067 2,759 -10.0 11,429 11,413 -0.1 May ........................: 3,191 2,643 -17.2 14,620 14,056 -3.9 June .......................: 3,166 17,786 July .......................: 2,795 20,581 August .....................: 2,382 22,963 September ..................: 2,703 25,666 October ....................: 2,445 28,111 November ...................: 2,053 30,164 December ...................: 2,056 32,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------- : : :Change : : :Change : 2019 : 2020 : from : 2019 : 2020 : from : : : 2019 : : : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 369,301 347,758 -5.8 369,301 347,758 -5.8 February ...................: 375,622 375,155 -0.1 744,923 722,913 -3.0 March ......................: 399,699 418,060 4.6 1,144,622 1,140,973 -0.3 April ......................: 379,341 363,628 -4.1 1,523,963 1,504,601 -1.3 May ........................: 354,516 379,216 7.0 1,878,479 1,883,817 0.3 June .......................: 364,013 2,242,492 July .......................: 348,614 2,591,106 August .....................: 377,322 2,968,428 September ..................: 381,495 3,349,923 October ....................: 357,443 3,707,366 November ...................: 319,612 4,026,978 December ...................: 348,979 4,375,957 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 4,081 4,032 -1.2 4,081 4,032 -1.2 February ...................: 5,761 4,160 -27.8 9,842 8,192 -16.8 March ......................: 5,691 5,577 -2.0 15,533 13,769 -11.4 April ......................: 5,083 4,762 -6.3 20,616 18,531 -10.1 May ........................: 6,491 6,011 -7.4 27,107 24,542 -9.5 June .......................: 5,641 32,748 July .......................: 5,722 38,470 August .....................: 7,963 46,433 September ..................: 4,522 50,955 October ....................: 4,390 55,345 November ...................: 3,868 59,213 December ...................: 2,916 62,129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and United States: May 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 217,948 197,778 209,658 -3.8 6.0 Idaho ..........: 78,308 85,528 80,649 3.0 -5.7 Illinois .......: 7,102 5,622 5,306 -25.3 -5.6 Iowa ...........: 27,946 28,598 28,612 2.4 - Minnesota ......: 64,284 61,950 61,354 -4.6 -1.0 New Jersey .....: 4,348 4,257 5,191 19.4 21.9 New Mexico .....: 81,835 80,098 81,408 -0.5 1.6 New York .......: 67,033 68,268 67,033 - -1.8 Ohio ...........: 19,486 18,500 20,190 3.6 9.1 Oregon .........: 17,999 18,669 19,121 6.2 2.4 Pennsylvania ...: 35,104 35,603 34,940 -0.5 -1.9 South Dakota ...: 27,539 34,242 37,018 34.4 8.1 Vermont ........: 12,347 11,179 12,071 -2.2 8.0 Wisconsin ......: 285,842 267,494 280,661 -1.8 4.9 : Other States 1/ : 158,765 145,967 154,856 -2.5 6.1 : United States ..: 1,105,886 1,063,753 1,098,068 -0.7 3.2 : Atlantic .......: 129,685 129,979 129,810 0.1 -0.1 Central ........: 508,624 494,301 510,451 0.4 3.3 West ...........: 467,577 439,473 457,807 -2.1 4.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 50,787 45,451 48,748 -4.0 7.3 Idaho ..........: 53,180 54,218 48,580 -8.6 -10.4 Iowa ...........: 17,098 16,670 16,925 -1.0 1.5 Minnesota ......: 53,414 52,586 51,626 -3.3 -1.8 New York .......: 12,077 12,327 12,077 - -2.0 Oregon .........: 17,874 18,548 18,995 6.3 2.4 Wisconsin ......: 85,582 90,690 88,400 3.3 -2.5 : Other States 1/ : 153,671 156,554 157,228 2.3 0.4 : United States ..: 443,683 447,044 442,579 -0.2 -1.0 : Atlantic .......: 28,784 28,256 28,244 -1.9 - Central ........: 219,633 229,915 221,834 1.0 -3.5 West ...........: 195,266 188,873 192,501 -1.4 1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 26,135 25,583 23,755 -9.1 -7.1 Iowa ...........: 10,026 9,440 8,763 -12.6 -7.2 Minnesota ......: 51,812 51,433 50,162 -3.2 -2.5 Oregon .........: 14,489 14,396 16,280 12.4 13.1 Vermont ........: 8,694 8,400 8,681 -0.1 3.3 Wisconsin ......: 60,428 65,461 62,900 4.1 -3.9 : Other States 1/ : 149,538 156,178 148,853 -0.5 -4.7 : United States ..: 321,122 330,891 319,394 -0.5 -3.5 : Atlantic .......: 27,098 26,771 26,828 -1.0 0.2 Central ........: 162,775 165,765 159,564 -2.0 -3.7 West ...........: 131,249 138,355 133,002 1.3 -3.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 143,915 135,250 142,018 -1.3 5.0 Idaho ..........: 18,960 26,267 26,046 37.4 -0.8 Minnesota ......: 10,443 9,074 9,533 -8.7 5.1 New Jersey .....: 2,089 2,382 2,644 26.6 11.0 New York .......: 29,306 29,171 29,329 0.1 0.5 Pennsylvania ...: 22,848 22,169 23,171 1.4 4.5 Wisconsin ......: 144,933 130,585 142,200 -1.9 8.9 : Other States 1/ : 102,028 96,170 106,771 4.6 11.0 : United States ..: 474,522 451,068 481,712 1.5 6.8 : Atlantic .......: 57,942 57,822 58,798 1.5 1.7 Central ........: 193,165 180,825 199,151 3.1 10.1 West ...........: 223,415 212,421 223,763 0.2 5.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 133,006 124,392 131,201 -1.4 5.5 Idaho ..........: 18,435 25,878 25,674 39.3 -0.8 New Jersey .....: 1,246 1,115 1,242 -0.3 11.4 New York .......: 15,853 15,695 15,848 - 1.0 Pennsylvania ...: 19,563 18,739 18,521 -5.3 -1.2 Wisconsin ......: 94,873 81,330 93,100 -1.9 14.5 : Other States 1/ : 91,794 84,563 92,622 0.9 9.5 : United States ..: 374,770 351,712 378,208 0.9 7.5 : Atlantic .......: 38,257 37,215 37,183 -2.8 -0.1 Central ........: 126,381 114,451 130,681 3.4 14.2 West ...........: 210,132 200,046 210,344 0.1 5.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 51,890 63,741 55,576 7.1 -12.8 New York .......: 2,651 2,940 2,651 - -9.8 Pennsylvania ...: 7,969 8,733 8,117 1.9 -7.1 : Other States 1/ : 107,534 142,117 112,002 4.2 -21.2 : United States ..: 170,044 217,531 178,346 4.9 -18.0 : Atlantic .......: 17,490 19,744 16,971 -3.0 -14.0 Central ........: 64,571 90,378 67,995 5.3 -24.8 West ...........: 87,983 107,409 93,380 6.1 -13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 65,716 90,209 57,791 -12.1 -35.9 Pennsylvania ...: 17,518 17,910 16,434 -6.2 -8.2 : Other States 1/ : 90,432 87,040 83,480 -7.7 -4.1 : United States ..: 173,666 195,159 157,705 -9.2 -19.2 : Atlantic .......: 37,102 35,578 31,372 -15.4 -11.8 Central ........: 33,633 32,072 33,192 -1.3 3.5 West ...........: 102,931 127,509 93,141 -9.5 -27.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : New York .......: 11,714 12,153 11,688 -0.2 -3.8 Wisconsin ......: 24,684 22,302 26,900 9.0 20.6 : Other States 1/ : 41,541 41,950 46,411 11.7 10.6 : United States ..: 77,939 76,405 84,999 9.1 11.2 : Atlantic .......: 22,139 22,463 22,184 0.2 -1.2 Central ........: 35,017 32,157 43,494 24.2 35.3 West ...........: 20,783 21,785 19,321 -7.0 -11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : May : April : May :--------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : May : April : : : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---- : California .........: 6,655 5,688 5,940 -10.7 4.4 Connecticut ........: 1,160 1,246 1,159 -0.1 -7.0 Missouri ...........: 3,115 2,599 2,714 -12.9 4.4 New Jersey 1/ ......: 95 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) New York ...........: 2,566 2,209 2,368 -7.7 7.2 Ohio ...............: 2,643 2,574 2,781 5.2 8.0 Oregon .............: 1,483 1,585 1,522 2.6 -4.0 Pennsylvania .......: 4,592 3,366 3,273 -28.7 -2.8 Tennessee ..........: 952 2,389 970 1.9 -59.4 Utah ...............: 2,222 2,374 1,915 -13.8 -19.3 Wisconsin ..........: 1,157 512 538 -53.5 5.1 : Other States 2/ ....: 40,774 38,517 40,932 0.4 6.3 : United States ......: 67,414 63,059 64,112 -4.9 1.7 : Atlantic ...........: 14,897 13,774 13,267 -10.9 -3.7 Central ............: 39,879 37,768 39,280 -1.5 4.0 West ...............: 12,638 11,517 11,565 -8.5 0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NA) Not available. 1/ Included in Other States in 2020. 2/ 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 2019, there were 1,266 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 Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040 Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278 Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448 Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. 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