Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released May 4, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March 2021 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.18 billion pounds, 4.8 percent above March 2020 and 12.6 percent above February 2021. Italian type cheese production totaled 503 million pounds, 3.6 percent above March 2020 and 13.5 percent above February 2021. American type cheese production totaled 479 million pounds, 7.3 percent above March 2020 and 12.4 percent above February 2021. Butter production was 199 million pounds, 0.6 percent below March 2020 but 6.8 percent above February 2021. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with March 2020) Nonfat dry milk, human - 198 million pounds, up 14.1 percent. Skim milk powder - 38.3 million pounds, down 31.4 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with March 2020) Dry whey, total - 84.3 million pounds, up 0.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 101 million pounds, up 6.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 46.0 million pounds, up 14.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with March 2020) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 69.1 million gallons, up 7.5 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 43.1 million gallons, up 0.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 2.56 million gallons, down 5.8 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.18 million gallons, down 11.9 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2020 and 2021............................... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: March 2020 and 2021..... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: March 2020 and 2021.. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021..................................................................................... 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021.................... 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021..................... 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021............... 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021.................. 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021............................. 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021............ 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021................... 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021.......... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: March 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 200,040 186,304 198,935 -0.6 6.8 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 446,423 426,094 478,874 7.3 12.4 Cheddar ............................: 314,114 300,535 338,735 7.8 12.7 Other American types ...............: 132,309 125,559 140,139 5.9 11.6 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,230 6,795 7,820 8.2 15.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 16,684 14,628 16,199 -2.9 10.7 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 76,471 72,787 80,720 5.6 10.9 Feta .................................: 12,930 12,097 13,008 0.6 7.5 Gouda ................................: 4,242 5,210 5,131 21.0 -1.5 Hispanic .............................: 31,839 28,250 32,127 0.9 13.7 Italian types ........................: 485,546 443,254 502,901 3.6 13.5 Mozzarella .........................: 386,397 345,504 394,193 2.0 14.1 Parmesan ...........................: 34,337 37,301 40,332 17.5 8.1 Provolone ..........................: 29,698 28,052 31,045 4.5 10.7 Ricotta ............................: 23,777 21,646 25,143 5.7 16.2 Romano .............................: 4,598 4,571 5,129 11.5 12.2 Other Italian types ................: 6,739 6,180 7,059 4.7 14.2 Swiss ................................: 27,396 22,988 25,901 -5.5 12.7 All other types ......................: 12,685 11,402 12,688 - 11.3 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,121,446 1,043,505 1,175,369 4.8 12.6 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 33,225 29,790 33,663 1.3 13.0 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 31,391 27,470 30,370 -3.3 10.6 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 27,979 24,271 28,176 0.7 16.1 : Sour cream .............................: 115,545 113,749 128,429 11.2 12.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 438,213 381,121 439,586 0.3 15.3 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 64,287 55,630 69,090 7.5 24.2 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 23,216 19,725 24,361 4.9 23.5 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 19,651 13,782 18,746 -4.6 36.0 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 42,867 33,507 43,107 0.6 28.7 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 618 419 669 8.3 59.7 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,721 2,605 2,562 -5.8 -1.7 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,602 4,101 3,175 -11.9 -22.6 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,515 938 1,080 -28.7 15.1 Nonfat, hard .......................: 249 306 257 3.2 -16.0 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,110 776 907 -18.3 16.9 Water and juice ices .................: 6,069 5,273 6,609 8.9 25.3 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 38,792 35,772 43,021 10.9 20.3 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 20,983 18,634 24,047 14.6 29.0 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 466 400 450 -3.4 12.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,890 1,998 2,012 6.5 0.7 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,081 1,636 1,898 -8.8 16.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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: March 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,433 5,628 7,498 -20.5 33.2 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 82,082 74,245 82,896 1.0 11.7 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,400 1,078 1,357 -3.1 25.9 Dry whey, total ......................: 83,482 75,323 84,253 0.9 11.9 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,344 1,680 2,891 23.3 72.1 Animal ...............................: 3,411 2,787 3,913 14.7 40.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 38,927 37,065 45,468 16.8 22.7 Animal 2/ ............................: 1,167 447 528 -54.8 18.1 Total 2/ .............................: 40,094 37,512 45,996 14.7 22.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,942 13,908 15,651 -1.8 12.5 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,152 23,604 30,345 25.6 28.6 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,276 9,877 13,323 29.7 34.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 94,831 79,123 101,240 6.8 28.0 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 73,833 69,114 63,272 -14.3 -8.5 Dry whey, animal .....................: 711 812 863 21.4 6.3 Dry whey, total ......................: 74,544 69,926 64,135 -14.0 -8.3 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 4,989 6,378 6,077 21.8 -4.7 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 64,445 65,132 63,261 -1.8 -2.9 Animal 2/ ............................: 860 1,739 1,490 73.3 -14.3 Total 2/ .............................: 65,305 66,871 64,751 -0.8 -3.2 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,814 26,591 25,006 -6.7 -6.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 38,491 40,280 39,745 3.3 -1.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 15,233 14,584 14,458 -5.1 -0.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 100,557 132,062 125,525 24.8 -4.9 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 21.9 34.6 36.3 14.3 1.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :----------------------------- Product : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 129,111 99,645 112,115 -13.2 12.5 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 13,457 11,837 12,658 -5.9 6.9 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 920 580 615 -33.2 6.0 Dry whole milk .......................: 11,056 11,072 14,599 32.0 31.9 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 14,594 18,367 16,582 13.6 -9.7 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 173,665 183,614 198,227 14.1 8.0 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 55,841 31,639 38,301 -31.4 21.1 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 24,943 23,922 23,258 -6.8 -2.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 11,311 9,952 10,329 -8.7 3.8 Dry whole milk .......................: 13,462 16,657 15,383 14.3 -7.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 351,368 343,749 316,973 -9.8 -7.8 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 131,133 137,307 217,319 65.7 58.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2020 and 2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :--------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds --- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ....................:1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 1,124,768 1,135,567 1.0 February ...................:1,032,907 1,043,505 1.0 2,157,675 2,179,072 1.0 March ......................:1,121,446 1,175,369 4.8 3,279,121 3,354,441 2.3 April ......................:1,051,959 4,331,080 May ........................:1,101,211 5,432,291 June .......................:1,121,598 6,553,889 July .......................:1,110,115 7,664,004 August .....................:1,091,546 8,755,550 September ..................:1,104,235 9,859,785 October ....................:1,136,863 10,996,648 November ...................:1,102,292 12,098,940 December ...................:1,154,483 13,253,423 : Total American cheese types 2/: January ....................: 442,207 474,315 7.3 442,207 474,315 7.3 February ...................: 414,155 426,094 2.9 856,362 900,409 5.1 March ......................: 446,423 478,874 7.3 1,302,785 1,379,283 5.9 April ......................: 446,525 1,749,310 May ........................: 441,148 2,190,458 June .......................: 431,782 2,622,240 July .......................: 453,096 3,075,336 August .....................: 445,137 3,520,473 September ..................: 432,114 3,952,587 October ....................: 460,217 4,412,804 November ...................: 449,783 4,862,587 December ...................: 474,946 5,337,533 : Cheddar cheese : January ....................: 323,344 346,949 7.3 323,344 346,949 7.3 February ...................: 296,659 300,535 1.3 620,003 647,484 4.4 March ......................: 314,114 338,735 7.8 934,117 986,219 5.6 April ......................: 330,119 1,264,236 May ........................: 315,704 1,579,940 June .......................: 302,960 1,882,900 July .......................: 322,775 2,205,675 August .....................: 323,153 2,528,828 September ..................: 303,253 2,832,081 October ....................: 325,354 3,157,435 November ...................: 321,553 3,478,988 December ...................: 349,162 3,828,150 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ....................: 488,692 481,029 -1.6 488,692 481,029 -1.6 February ...................: 445,765 443,254 -0.6 934,457 924,283 -1.1 March ......................: 485,546 502,901 3.6 1,420,003 1,427,184 0.5 April ......................: 447,648 1,867,651 May ........................: 482,323 2,349,974 June .......................: 485,761 2,835,735 July .......................: 454,998 3,290,733 August .....................: 445,538 3,736,271 September ..................: 469,823 4,206,094 October ....................: 473,294 4,679,388 November ...................: 454,904 5,134,292 December ...................: 490,878 5,625,170 : Mozzarella : January ....................: 384,730 374,948 -2.5 384,730 374,948 -2.5 February ...................: 352,735 345,504 -2.0 737,465 720,452 -2.3 March ......................: 386,397 394,193 2.0 1,123,862 1,114,645 -0.8 April ......................: 353,043 1,476,905 May ........................: 379,446 1,856,351 June .......................: 389,307 2,245,658 July .......................: 364,832 2,610,490 August .....................: 355,527 2,966,017 September ..................: 371,610 3,337,627 October ....................: 371,411 3,709,038 November ...................: 358,817 4,067,855 December ...................: 382,737 4,450,592 : Other Italian cheese types : January ....................: 6,867 6,284 -8.5 6,867 6,284 -8.5 February ...................: 5,943 6,180 4.0 12,810 12,464 -2.7 March ......................: 6,739 7,059 4.7 19,549 19,523 -0.1 April ......................: 5,152 24,701 May ........................: 6,572 31,273 June .......................: 6,095 37,368 July .......................: 5,353 42,721 August .....................: 6,113 48,834 September ..................: 6,869 55,703 October ....................: 6,723 62,426 November ...................: 6,653 69,079 December ...................: 6,781 75,860 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ....................: 204,937 209,630 2.3 204,937 209,630 2.3 February ...................: 194,746 186,304 -4.3 399,683 395,934 -0.9 March ......................: 200,040 198,935 -0.6 599,723 594,869 -0.8 April ......................: 227,200 826,923 May ........................: 172,343 999,266 June .......................: 149,135 1,148,401 July .......................: 152,947 1,301,348 August .....................: 150,921 1,452,269 September ..................: 150,709 1,602,978 October ....................: 161,980 1,764,958 November ...................: 172,899 1,937,857 December ...................: 207,529 2,145,386 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ....................: 184,097 198,025 7.6 184,097 198,025 7.6 February ...................: 174,749 183,614 5.1 358,846 381,639 6.4 March ......................: 173,665 198,227 14.1 532,511 579,866 8.9 April ......................: 202,632 735,143 May ........................: 157,236 892,379 June .......................: 154,033 1,046,412 July .......................: 166,138 1,212,550 August .....................: 147,194 1,359,744 September ..................: 126,249 1,485,993 October ....................: 141,255 1,627,248 November ...................: 155,435 1,782,683 December ...................: 208,252 1,990,935 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ....................: 41,232 35,992 -12.7 41,232 35,992 -12.7 February ...................: 38,751 31,639 -18.4 79,983 67,631 -15.4 March ......................: 55,841 38,301 -31.4 135,824 105,932 -22.0 April ......................: 51,611 187,435 May ........................: 56,669 244,104 June .......................: 60,519 304,623 July .......................: 61,369 365,992 August .....................: 69,232 435,224 September ..................: 81,084 516,308 October ....................: 63,309 579,617 November ...................: 64,961 644,578 December ...................: 50,648 695,226 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 85,353 83,988 -1.6 85,353 83,988 -1.6 February .....................: 77,137 75,323 -2.4 162,490 159,311 -2.0 March ........................: 83,482 84,253 0.9 245,972 243,564 -1.0 April ........................: 75,824 321,796 May ..........................: 84,109 405,905 June .........................: 81,713 487,618 July .........................: 82,616 570,234 August .......................: 78,720 648,954 September ....................: 76,954 725,908 October ......................: 75,148 801,056 November .....................: 68,652 869,708 December .....................: 81,301 951,009 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 84,665 93,798 10.8 84,665 93,798 10.8 February .....................: 84,265 79,123 -6.1 168,930 172,921 2.4 March ........................: 94,831 101,240 6.8 263,761 274,161 3.9 April ........................: 88,674 352,435 May ..........................: 90,928 443,363 June .........................: 102,804 546,167 July .........................: 99,916 646,083 August .......................: 95,837 741,920 September ....................: 93,454 835,374 October ......................: 86,843 922,217 November .....................: 85,542 1,007,759 December .....................: 95,013 1,102,772 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,350 43,800 5.9 41,350 43,800 5.9 February .....................: 35,487 37,512 5.7 76,837 81,312 5.8 March ........................: 40,094 45,996 14.7 116,931 127,308 8.9 April ........................: 37,341 154,272 May ..........................: 39,074 193,346 June .........................: 40,189 233,535 July .........................: 39,655 273,190 August .......................: 40,061 313,251 September ....................: 40,988 354,239 October ......................: 40,971 395,210 November .....................: 39,311 434,521 December .....................: 43,137 477,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ....................: 27,957 26,622 -4.8 27,957 26,622 -4.8 February ...................: 26,723 27,470 2.8 54,680 54,092 -1.1 March ......................: 31,391 30,370 -3.3 86,071 84,462 -1.9 April ......................: 31,530 117,601 May ........................: 31,032 148,633 June .......................: 29,649 178,282 July .......................: 31,016 209,298 August .....................: 30,517 239,815 September ..................: 33,831 273,646 October ....................: 32,294 305,940 November ...................: 27,508 333,448 December ...................: 29,258 362,706 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ....................: 26,533 24,428 -7.9 26,533 24,428 -7.9 February ...................: 24,575 24,271 -1.2 51,108 48,699 -4.7 March ......................: 27,979 28,176 0.7 79,087 76,875 -2.8 April ......................: 26,753 105,840 May ........................: 24,688 130,528 June .......................: 24,951 155,479 July .......................: 27,393 182,872 August .....................: 25,885 208,757 September ..................: 26,719 235,476 October ....................: 27,540 263,016 November ...................: 22,228 285,244 December ...................: 23,495 308,739 : Sour cream : January ....................: 120,042 115,248 -4.0 120,042 115,248 -4.0 February ...................: 104,435 113,749 8.9 224,477 228,997 2.0 March ......................: 115,545 128,429 11.2 340,022 357,426 5.1 April ......................: 110,956 450,978 May ........................: 135,931 586,909 June .......................: 121,733 708,642 July .......................: 112,681 821,323 August .....................: 117,149 938,472 September ..................: 120,885 1,059,357 October ....................: 138,408 1,197,765 November ...................: 130,353 1,328,118 December ...................: 132,789 1,460,907 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ....................: 54,775 56,990 4.0 54,775 56,990 4.0 February ...................: 55,045 55,630 1.1 109,820 112,620 2.5 March ......................: 64,287 69,090 7.5 174,107 181,710 4.4 April ......................: 63,439 237,546 May ........................: 64,598 302,144 June .......................: 72,777 374,921 July .......................: 73,592 448,513 August .....................: 70,473 518,986 September ..................: 68,194 587,180 October ....................: 63,264 650,444 November ...................: 54,826 705,270 December ...................: 53,441 758,711 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ....................: 33,533 30,737 -8.3 33,533 30,737 -8.3 February ...................: 37,999 33,507 -11.8 71,532 64,244 -10.2 March ......................: 42,867 43,107 0.6 114,399 107,351 -6.2 April ......................: 39,368 153,767 May ........................: 45,133 198,900 June .......................: 47,269 246,169 July .......................: 45,547 291,716 August .....................: 45,371 337,087 September ..................: 41,756 378,843 October ....................: 38,173 417,016 November ...................: 33,279 450,295 December ...................: 32,167 482,462 : Sherbet, hard : January ....................: 2,386 2,666 11.7 2,386 2,666 11.7 February ...................: 2,840 2,605 -8.3 5,226 5,271 0.9 March ......................: 2,721 2,562 -5.8 7,947 7,833 -1.4 April ......................: 2,425 10,372 May ........................: 2,328 12,700 June .......................: 3,246 15,946 July .......................: 3,210 19,156 August .....................: 3,416 22,572 September ..................: 2,962 25,534 October ....................: 2,882 28,416 November ...................: 2,300 30,716 December ...................: 2,816 33,532 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2020 and 2021 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2020 : 2021 : from : 2020 : 2021 : from : : : 2020 : : : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ....................: 355,942 385,594 8.3 355,942 385,594 8.3 February ...................: 380,263 381,121 0.2 736,205 766,715 4.1 March ......................: 438,213 439,586 0.3 1,174,418 1,206,301 2.7 April ......................: 361,848 1,536,266 May ........................: 373,099 1,909,365 June .......................: 398,683 2,308,048 July .......................: 365,149 2,673,197 August .....................: 382,228 3,055,425 September ..................: 391,449 3,446,874 October ....................: 386,630 3,833,504 November ...................: 326,611 4,160,115 December ...................: 358,291 4,518,406 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ....................: 2,818 3,804 35.0 2,818 3,804 35.0 February ...................: 3,223 4,101 27.2 6,041 7,905 30.9 March ......................: 3,602 3,175 -11.9 9,643 11,080 14.9 April ......................: 2,570 12,213 May ........................: 2,623 14,836 June .......................: 3,440 18,276 July .......................: 3,564 21,840 August .....................: 3,231 25,071 September ..................: 3,156 28,227 October ....................: 2,483 30,710 November ...................: 2,130 32,840 December ...................: 2,636 35,476 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: March 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 210,604 193,766 210,744 0.1 8.8 Idaho ..........: 89,276 72,985 90,172 1.0 23.5 Illinois .......: 6,474 4,798 5,575 -13.9 16.2 Iowa ...........: 28,935 26,652 27,999 -3.2 5.1 Minnesota ......: 62,961 59,159 65,639 4.3 11.0 New Jersey .....: 5,107 4,021 4,884 -4.4 21.5 New Mexico .....: 80,902 72,422 82,478 1.9 13.9 New York .......: 75,306 68,110 77,131 2.4 13.2 Ohio ...........: 21,184 18,857 20,916 -1.3 10.9 Oregon .........: 19,426 16,763 20,367 4.8 21.5 Pennsylvania ...: 37,346 34,059 40,755 9.1 19.7 South Dakota ...: 38,296 43,156 44,410 16.0 2.9 Vermont ........: 12,093 11,617 12,183 0.7 4.9 Wisconsin ......: 289,239 264,362 300,563 3.9 13.7 : Other States 1/ : 144,297 152,778 171,553 18.9 12.3 : United States ..: 1,121,446 1,043,505 1,175,369 4.8 12.6 : Atlantic .......: 139,928 128,322 145,224 3.8 13.2 Central ........: 517,208 496,613 557,464 7.8 12.3 West ...........: 464,310 418,570 472,681 1.8 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,746 46,688 51,291 7.4 9.9 Idaho ..........: 51,781 45,842 51,600 -0.3 12.6 Iowa ...........: 17,303 15,929 16,755 -3.2 5.2 Minnesota ......: 53,771 48,497 53,114 -1.2 9.5 New York .......: 12,432 11,870 12,664 1.9 6.7 Oregon .........: 19,297 16,668 20,235 4.9 21.4 Wisconsin ......: 87,838 86,176 95,000 8.2 10.2 : Other States 1/ : 156,255 154,424 178,215 14.1 15.4 : United States ..: 446,423 426,094 478,874 7.3 12.4 : Atlantic .......: 28,604 27,384 28,949 1.2 5.7 Central ........: 223,389 225,445 252,937 13.2 12.2 West ...........: 194,430 173,265 196,988 1.3 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 21,489 23,044 25,633 19.3 11.2 Iowa ...........: 8,278 8,827 9,298 12.3 5.3 Minnesota ......: 52,038 46,607 52,066 0.1 11.7 Oregon .........: 16,000 14,427 16,765 4.8 16.2 Vermont ........: 8,718 8,682 8,754 0.4 0.8 Wisconsin ......: 61,863 59,441 65,400 5.7 10.0 : Other States 1/ : 145,728 139,507 160,819 10.4 15.3 : United States ..: 314,114 300,535 338,735 7.8 12.7 : Atlantic .......: 27,138 26,721 27,480 1.3 2.8 Central ........: 155,230 155,817 176,250 13.5 13.1 West ...........: 131,746 117,997 135,005 2.5 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 140,691 126,430 136,748 -2.8 8.2 Idaho ..........: 32,725 23,244 33,597 2.7 44.5 Minnesota ......: 8,908 10,447 12,272 37.8 17.5 New Jersey .....: 2,983 1,863 2,760 -7.5 48.1 New York .......: 32,356 28,800 33,916 4.8 17.8 Pennsylvania ...: 21,611 22,094 23,346 8.0 5.7 Wisconsin ......: 144,671 126,443 146,826 1.5 16.1 : Other States 1/ : 101,601 103,933 113,436 11.6 9.1 : United States ..: 485,546 443,254 502,901 3.6 13.5 : Atlantic .......: 60,397 56,943 63,617 5.3 11.7 Central ........: 198,781 184,718 210,099 5.7 13.7 West ...........: 226,368 201,593 229,185 1.2 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 131,798 114,861 126,342 -4.1 10.0 Idaho ..........: 32,055 22,629 32,736 2.1 44.7 New York .......: 16,933 14,523 16,560 -2.2 14.0 Pennsylvania ...: 18,575 18,497 18,899 1.7 2.2 Wisconsin ......: 95,068 82,293 98,500 3.6 19.7 : Other States 1/ : 91,968 92,701 101,156 10.0 9.1 : United States ..: 386,397 345,504 394,193 2.0 14.1 : Atlantic .......: 38,296 36,621 38,198 -0.3 4.3 Central ........: 132,528 120,357 139,272 5.1 15.7 West ...........: 215,573 188,526 216,723 0.5 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: March 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 61,009 57,003 62,606 2.6 9.8 New York .......: 2,655 1,892 1,855 -30.1 -2.0 Pennsylvania ...: 9,458 7,912 8,478 -10.4 7.2 : Other States 1/ : 126,918 119,497 125,996 -0.7 5.4 : United States ..: 200,040 186,304 198,935 -0.6 6.8 : Atlantic .......: 21,739 17,438 18,624 -14.3 6.8 Central ........: 76,979 75,166 76,459 -0.7 1.7 West ...........: 101,322 93,700 103,852 2.5 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 72,754 88,098 92,352 26.9 4.8 Pennsylvania ...: 15,296 12,185 15,537 1.6 27.5 : Other States 1/ : 85,615 83,331 90,338 5.5 8.4 : United States ..: 173,665 183,614 198,227 14.1 8.0 : Atlantic .......: 27,321 25,197 30,315 11.0 20.3 Central ........: 36,096 33,059 37,869 4.9 14.5 West ...........: 110,248 125,358 130,043 18.0 3.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,767 10,852 11,826 0.5 9.0 Wisconsin ......: 25,703 25,992 33,198 29.2 27.7 : Other States 1/ : 44,612 37,401 37,872 -15.1 1.3 : United States ..: 82,082 74,245 82,896 1.0 11.7 : Atlantic .......: 21,543 21,229 22,557 4.7 6.3 Central ........: 39,682 35,507 43,573 9.8 22.7 West ...........: 20,857 17,509 16,766 -19.6 -4.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Change from : March : February : March :--------------------- State and region : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : March : February : : : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .........: 6,067 5,974 7,443 22.7 24.6 Connecticut ........: 1,299 1,147 1,325 2.0 15.5 Missouri ...........: 3,180 2,913 3,199 0.6 9.8 New York ...........: 2,057 1,760 2,214 7.6 25.8 Ohio ...............: 2,108 2,358 2,876 36.4 22.0 Oregon .............: 1,039 1,033 1,053 1.3 1.9 Pennsylvania .......: 3,450 2,183 2,945 -14.6 34.9 Tennessee ..........: 2,067 2,010 2,036 -1.5 1.3 Utah ...............: 2,211 1,729 2,002 -9.5 15.8 Wisconsin ..........: 607 505 545 -10.2 7.9 : Other States 1/ ....: 40,202 34,018 43,452 8.1 27.7 : United States ......: 64,287 55,630 69,090 7.5 24.2 : Atlantic ...........: 14,116 11,989 14,318 1.4 19.4 Central ............: 38,852 33,096 41,960 8.0 26.8 West ...............: 11,319 10,545 12,812 13.2 21.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2020, there were 1,242 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 Logan Hartley-Sanguinett - Sheep and Goats ... (202) 690-3236 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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