ISSN: 1949-0399
Released March 4, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
January 2015 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 980 million pounds,
2.8 percent above January 2014 but 1.9 percent below December 2014.
Italian type cheese production totaled 432 million pounds, 2.8 percent above
January 2014 but 1.4 percent below December 2014.
American type cheese production totaled 393 million pounds, 3.4 percent above
January 2014 and 0.9 percent above December 2014.
Butter production was 179 million pounds, 1.6 percent below January 2014 but
7.1 percent above December 2014.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with January 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 166 million pounds, up 19.4 percent.
Skim milk powders - 41.2 million pounds, down 30.0 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with January 2014)
Dry whey, total - 76.5 million pounds, up 9.3 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 89.5 million pounds, down 7.7 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 47.1 million pounds, up 0.1 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with January 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 54.8 million gallons, down 1.1 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 26.7 million gallons, up 4.5 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.00 million gallons, up 2.9 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.75 million gallons, down 17.1 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2014 and 2015............................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2014 and 2015..... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2014 and 2015.. 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015............................. 6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015........ 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015.............................. 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015............................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015......................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015............................ 15
Butter Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015....................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015...................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015............................. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015.................... 17
Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19
Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
:
Butter .................................: 182,444 167,604 179,495 -1.6 7.1
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 380,374 389,714 393,382 3.4 0.9
Cheddar ............................: 277,089 283,634 291,695 5.3 2.8
Other American types ...............: 103,285 106,080 101,687 -1.5 -4.1
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,115 7,763 7,378 3.7 -5.0
Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,095 14,067 15,072 15.1 7.1
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 60,754 73,617 61,731 1.6 -16.1
Feta .................................: 8,142 7,774 8,400 3.2 8.1
Gouda ................................: 5,679 2,853 4,667 -17.8 63.6
Hispanic .............................: 20,077 21,637 19,958 -0.6 -7.8
Italian types ........................: 420,316 438,156 432,138 2.8 -1.4
Mozzarella .........................: 332,420 343,102 341,682 2.8 -0.4
Parmesan ...........................: 24,787 27,585 29,196 17.8 5.8
Provolone ..........................: 31,925 30,486 30,174 -5.5 -1.0
Ricotta ............................: 22,158 25,702 20,568 -7.2 -20.0
Romano .............................: 3,237 4,565 4,487 38.6 -1.7
Other Italian types ................: 5,789 6,716 6,031 4.2 -10.2
Swiss ................................: 25,875 27,490 24,864 -3.9 -9.6
All other types ......................: 11,559 16,091 12,537 8.5 -22.1
:
Total cheese .........................: 952,986 999,162 980,127 2.8 -1.9
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,606 28,985 26,566 -18.5 -8.3
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 25,344 24,305 21,244 -16.2 -12.6
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 29,445 26,913 25,305 -14.1 -6.0
:
Sour cream .............................: 107,891 99,216 85,481 -20.8 -13.8
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 395,302 388,262 375,088 -5.1 -3.4
:
: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
:
Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 55,439 51,246 54,825 -1.1 7.0
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 14,821 14,505 15,231 2.8 5.0
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 10,685 12,307 11,421 6.9 -7.2
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 25,506 28,812 26,652 4.5 -7.5
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 674 603 645 -4.3 7.0
Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,915 2,563 3,000 2.9 17.1
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,518 3,808 3,747 -17.1 -1.6
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,366 1,693 1,663 -29.7 -1.8
Nonfat, hard .......................: 595 602 422 -29.1 -29.9
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 839 691 958 14.2 38.6
Water and juice ices .................: 3,739 2,615 3,519 -5.9 34.6
:
Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 31,950 29,837 32,300 1.1 8.3
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 14,199 16,201 14,855 4.6 -8.3
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 525 547 565 7.6 3.3
Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,895 1,596 1,949 2.8 22.1
Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,738 2,308 2,271 -17.1 -1.6
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1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese.
3/ Fat content 4 percent or more.
4/ Fat content less than 4 percent.
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2014 and 2015
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: January : December : January :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,155 6,687 7,288 -10.6 9.0
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 69,005 74,273 75,528 9.5 1.7
Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,005 865 978 -2.7 13.1
Dry whey, total ......................: 70,010 75,138 76,506 9.3 1.8
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,404 1,808 2,058 -14.4 13.8
Animal ...............................: 6,430 4,985 4,913 -23.6 -1.4
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 46,606 46,463 46,739 0.3 0.6
Animal 2/ ............................: 435 420 329 -24.4 -21.7
Total 2/ .............................: 47,041 46,883 47,068 0.1 0.4
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,494 24,277 24,464 -7.7 0.8
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 20,547 22,606 22,604 10.0 0.0
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,173 5,991 6,440 -21.2 7.5
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 96,929 91,674 89,501 -7.7 -2.4
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 57,316 61,463 58,898 2.8 -4.2
Dry whey, animal .....................: 690 753 836 21.2 11.0
Dry whey, total ......................: 58,006 62,216 59,734 3.0 -4.0
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 8,408 9,117 9,574 13.9 5.0
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 48,852 63,117 64,272 31.6 1.8
Animal 2/ ............................: 966 1,042 1,035 7.1 -0.7
Total 2/ .............................: 49,818 64,159 65,307 31.1 1.8
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,505 31,828 30,756 43.0 -3.4
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 28,313 32,331 34,551 22.0 6.9
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,720 11,874 11,429 6.6 -3.7
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 101,065 131,620 127,274 25.9 -3.3
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 48.8 47.3 47.0 -1.8 -0.3
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1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further
processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey.
2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent.
3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal.
4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater.
5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.
6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms.
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 127,545 126,542 128,068 0.4 1.2
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 11,390 10,171 10,299 -9.6 1.3
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 978 815 852 -12.9 4.5
Dry whole milk .......................: 5,660 7,117 6,206 9.6 -12.8
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 10,669 10,851 11,420 7.0 5.2
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 138,858 163,313 165,786 19.4 1.5
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 58,830 43,186 41,207 -30.0 -4.6
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 12,884 25,897 24,792 92.4 -4.3
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,104 2,041 2,168 3.0 6.2
Dry whole milk .......................: 6,925 23,244 22,813 229.4 -1.9
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 149,181 241,372 239,837 60.8 -0.6
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 118,546 133,846 160,255 35.2 19.7
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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: 2014 and 2015
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total cheese :
January ....................: 952,986 980,127 2.8 952,986 980,127 2.8
February ...................: 850,911 1,803,897
March ......................: 963,632 2,767,529
April ......................: 952,706 3,720,235
May ........................: 966,968 4,687,203
June .......................: 945,303 5,632,506
July .......................: 956,041 6,588,547
August .....................: 940,116 7,528,663
September ..................: 943,641 8,472,304
October ....................: 981,112 9,453,416
November ...................: 952,006 10,405,422
December ...................: 999,162 11,404,584
:
Total American cheese types 1/:
January ....................: 380,374 393,382 3.4 380,374 393,382 3.4
February ...................: 340,745 721,119
March ......................: 379,309 1,100,428
April ......................: 376,785 1,477,213
May ........................: 391,349 1,868,562
June .......................: 375,103 2,243,665
July .......................: 378,519 2,622,184
August .....................: 373,970 2,996,154
September ..................: 362,600 3,358,754
October ....................: 383,310 3,742,064
November ...................: 372,920 4,114,984
December ...................: 389,714 4,504,698
:
Cheddar cheese :
January ....................: 277,089 291,695 5.3 277,089 291,695 5.3
February ...................: 248,829 525,918
March ......................: 277,503 803,421
April ......................: 282,664 1,086,085
May ........................: 287,949 1,374,034
June .......................: 274,315 1,648,349
July .......................: 269,311 1,917,660
August .....................: 264,776 2,182,436
September ..................: 256,393 2,438,829
October ....................: 270,915 2,709,744
November ...................: 258,743 2,968,487
December ...................: 283,634 3,252,121
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 420,316 432,138 2.8 420,316 432,138 2.8
February ...................: 374,134 794,450
March ......................: 426,014 1,220,464
April ......................: 415,377 1,635,841
May ........................: 414,388 2,050,229
June .......................: 406,058 2,456,287
July .......................: 408,787 2,865,074
August .....................: 400,849 3,265,923
September ..................: 415,756 3,681,679
October ....................: 425,457 4,107,136
November ...................: 414,189 4,521,325
December ...................: 438,156 4,959,481
:
Mozzarella :
January ....................: 332,420 341,682 2.8 332,420 341,682 2.8
February ...................: 299,852 632,272
March ......................: 334,358 966,630
April ......................: 329,865 1,296,495
May ........................: 330,035 1,626,530
June .......................: 325,093 1,951,623
July .......................: 326,297 2,277,920
August .....................: 318,969 2,596,889
September ..................: 330,040 2,926,929
October ....................: 334,833 3,261,762
November ...................: 327,150 3,588,912
December ...................: 343,102 3,932,014
:
Other Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 5,789 6,031 4.2 5,789 6,031 4.2
February ...................: 5,878 11,667
March ......................: 6,941 18,608
April ......................: 6,296 24,904
May ........................: 5,945 30,849
June .......................: 6,103 36,952
July .......................: 5,745 42,697
August .....................: 5,970 48,667
September ..................: 5,978 54,645
October ....................: 6,326 60,971
November ...................: 6,397 67,368
December ...................: 6,716 74,084
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ....................: 182,444 179,495 -1.6 182,444 179,495 -1.6
February ...................: 163,916 346,360
March ......................: 165,396 511,756
April ......................: 165,753 677,509
May ........................: 164,465 841,974
June .......................: 140,390 982,364
July .......................: 137,034 1,119,398
August .....................: 128,581 1,247,979
September ..................: 130,168 1,378,147
October ....................: 143,804 1,521,951
November ...................: 142,216 1,664,167
December ...................: 167,604 1,831,771
:
Nonfat dry milk, human :
January ....................: 138,858 165,786 19.4 138,858 165,786 19.4
February ...................: 140,559 279,417
March ......................: 162,649 442,066
April ......................: 158,614 600,680
May ........................: 163,255 763,935
June .......................: 148,424 912,359
July .......................: 166,416 1,078,775
August .....................: 117,956 1,196,731
September ..................: 114,930 1,311,661
October ....................: 135,114 1,446,775
November ...................: 151,378 1,598,153
December ...................: 163,313 1,761,466
:
Skim milk powders 2/ :
January ....................: 58,830 41,207 -30.0 58,830 41,207 -30.0
February ...................: 35,384 94,214
March ......................: 42,620 136,834
April ......................: 48,714 185,548
May ........................: 58,204 243,752
June .......................: 51,783 295,535
July .......................: 27,277 322,812
August .....................: 54,073 376,885
September ..................: 40,931 417,816
October ....................: 43,443 461,259
November ...................: 30,635 491,894
December ...................: 43,186 535,080
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent
Dry whey, total 3/ :
January ......................: 70,010 76,506 9.3 70,010 76,506 9.3
February .....................: 62,092 132,102
March ........................: 71,504 203,606
April ........................: 75,754 279,360
May ..........................: 82,480 361,840
June .........................: 79,310 441,150
July .........................: 73,475 514,625
August .......................: 69,555 584,180
September ....................: 70,735 654,915
October ......................: 70,194 725,109
November .....................: 69,982 795,091
December .....................: 75,138 870,229
:
Lactose, human and animal :
January ......................: 96,929 89,501 -7.7 96,929 89,501 -7.7
February .....................: 89,463 186,392
March ........................: 99,746 286,138
April ........................: 91,677 377,815
May ..........................: 97,392 475,207
June .........................: 101,186 576,393
July .........................: 101,515 677,908
August .......................: 98,561 776,469
September ....................: 100,010 876,479
October ......................: 98,236 974,715
November .....................: 94,253 1,068,968
December .....................: 91,674 1,160,642
:
Whey protein concentrate, total :
January ......................: 47,041 47,068 0.1 47,041 47,068 0.1
February .....................: 42,174 89,215
March ........................: 44,796 134,011
April ........................: 45,725 179,736
May ..........................: 45,986 225,722
June .........................: 43,795 269,517
July .........................: 44,486 314,003
August .......................: 44,797 358,800
September ....................: 41,843 400,643
October ......................: 46,498 447,141
November .....................: 45,768 492,909
December .....................: 46,883 539,792
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ....................: 25,344 21,244 -16.2 25,344 21,244 -16.2
February ...................: 22,639 47,983
March ......................: 24,953 72,936
April ......................: 24,503 97,439
May ........................: 25,140 122,579
June .......................: 24,765 147,344
July .......................: 25,477 172,821
August .....................: 24,770 197,591
September ..................: 25,609 223,200
October ....................: 24,355 247,555
November ...................: 20,624 268,179
December ...................: 24,305 292,484
:
Cottage cheese, lowfat :
January ....................: 29,445 25,305 -14.1 29,445 25,305 -14.1
February ...................: 27,427 56,872
March ......................: 29,527 86,399
April ......................: 28,856 115,255
May ........................: 29,723 144,978
June .......................: 30,333 175,311
July .......................: 29,943 205,254
August .....................: 28,746 234,000
September ..................: 29,792 263,792
October ....................: 29,701 293,493
November ...................: 23,535 317,028
December ...................: 26,913 343,941
:
Sour cream :
January ....................: 107,891 85,481 -20.8 107,891 85,481 -20.8
February ...................: 76,459 184,350
March ......................: 86,131 270,481
April ......................: 87,372 357,853
May ........................: 88,028 445,881
June .......................: 86,598 532,479
July .......................: 86,387 618,866
August .....................: 86,725 705,591
September ..................: 84,668 790,259
October ....................: 78,771 869,030
November ...................: 96,804 965,834
December ...................: 99,216 1,065,050
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2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 55,439 54,825 -1.1 55,439 54,825 -1.1
February ...................: 58,610 114,049
March ......................: 68,501 182,550
April ......................: 68,714 251,264
May ........................: 69,972 321,236
June .......................: 73,470 394,706
July .......................: 72,449 467,155
August .....................: 65,945 533,100
September ..................: 61,996 595,096
October ....................: 60,332 655,428
November ...................: 52,617 708,045
December ...................: 51,246 759,291
:
Ice cream, lowfat total :
January ....................: 25,506 26,652 4.5 25,506 26,652 4.5
February ...................: 29,648 55,154
March ......................: 35,007 90,161
April ......................: 39,161 129,322
May ........................: 39,220 168,542
June .......................: 44,267 212,809
July .......................: 43,790 256,599
August .....................: 36,768 293,367
September ..................: 31,999 325,366
October ....................: 28,867 354,233
November ...................: 25,374 379,607
December ...................: 28,812 408,419
:
Sherbet, hard :
January ....................: 2,915 3,000 2.9 2,915 3,000 2.9
February ...................: 3,355 6,270
March ......................: 4,208 10,478
April ......................: 4,042 14,520
May ........................: 3,710 18,230
June .......................: 4,260 22,490
July .......................: 4,010 26,500
August .....................: 3,113 29,613
September ..................: 3,453 33,066
October ....................: 2,965 36,031
November ...................: 2,729 38,760
December ...................: 2,563 41,323
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored :
January ....................: 395,302 375,088 -5.1 395,302 375,088 -5.1
February ...................: 392,812 788,114
March ......................: 447,683 1,235,797
April ......................: 397,716 1,633,513
May ........................: 408,531 2,042,044
June .......................: 396,260 2,438,304
July .......................: 387,569 2,825,873
August .....................: 401,575 3,227,448
September ..................: 462,070 3,689,518
October ....................: 339,219 4,028,737
November ...................: 323,271 4,352,008
December ...................: 388,262 4,740,270
:
: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
:
Frozen yogurt, total :
January ....................: 4,518 3,747 -17.1 4,518 3,747 -17.1
February ...................: 5,651 10,169
March ......................: 6,168 16,337
April ......................: 6,052 22,389
May ........................: 6,541 28,930
June .......................: 6,749 35,679
July .......................: 5,866 41,545
August .....................: 5,415 46,960
September ..................: 4,547 51,507
October ....................: 4,425 55,932
November ...................: 3,889 59,821
December ...................: 3,808 63,629
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1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.
3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products.
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States:
January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 204,899 212,478 206,671 0.9 -2.7
Idaho ..........: 78,398 80,864 78,005 -0.5 -3.5
Illinois .......: 4,955 7,269 5,830 17.7 -19.8
Iowa ...........: 25,316 18,989 22,934 -9.4 20.8
Minnesota ......: 58,470 59,534 58,114 -0.6 -2.4
New Mexico .....: 64,044 63,108 64,752 1.1 2.6
New York .......: 61,141 71,651 66,885 9.4 -6.7
Ohio ...........: 18,010 18,857 17,060 -5.3 -9.5
Pennsylvania ...: 36,313 34,388 38,648 6.4 12.4
South Dakota ...: 22,924 23,785 24,290 6.0 2.1
Vermont ........: 10,539 10,839 10,743 1.9 -0.9
Wisconsin ......: 242,496 251,683 250,438 3.3 -0.5
:
Other States 1/ : 125,481 145,717 135,757 8.2 -6.8
:
United States ..: 952,986 999,162 980,127 2.8 -1.9
:
Atlantic .......: 115,715 123,934 123,001 6.3 -0.8
Central ........: 423,484 445,282 435,392 2.8 -2.2
West ...........: 413,787 429,946 421,734 1.9 -1.9
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
American Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 55,661 52,479 52,613 -5.5 0.3
Idaho ..........: 46,241 51,382 52,916 14.4 3.0
Iowa ...........: 18,618 10,887 13,128 -29.5 20.6
Oregon .........: 17,106 17,529 17,241 0.8 -1.6
Wisconsin ......: 71,096 74,711 76,000 6.9 1.7
:
Other States 1/ : 171,652 182,726 181,484 5.7 -0.7
:
United States ..: 380,374 389,714 393,382 3.4 0.9
:
Atlantic .......: 18,810 18,336 19,879 5.7 8.4
Central ........: 190,380 190,272 189,855 -0.3 -0.2
West ...........: 171,184 181,106 183,648 7.3 1.4
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 34,964 31,929 30,763 -12.0 -3.7
Idaho ..........: 35,803 40,715 42,660 19.2 4.8
Iowa ...........: 11,819 6,958 8,114 -31.3 16.6
Minnesota ......: 49,690 48,123 46,973 -5.5 -2.4
Wisconsin ......: 49,198 50,605 53,800 9.4 6.3
:
Other States 1/ : 95,615 105,304 109,385 14.4 3.9
:
United States ..: 277,089 283,634 291,695 5.3 2.8
:
Atlantic .......: 18,169 18,255 19,203 5.7 5.2
Central ........: 135,702 136,503 140,706 3.7 3.1
West ...........: 123,218 128,876 131,786 7.0 2.3
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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:
January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 128,889 139,985 135,913 5.4 -2.9
Idaho ..........: 27,128 23,199 19,558 -27.9 -15.7
New York .......: 30,186 34,987 30,353 0.6 -13.2
Pennsylvania ...: 23,527 21,487 26,070 10.8 21.3
Wisconsin ......: 122,965 127,490 126,474 2.9 -0.8
:
Other States 1/ : 87,621 91,008 93,770 7.0 3.0
:
United States ..: 420,316 438,156 432,138 2.8 -1.4
:
Atlantic .......: 59,649 61,755 61,079 2.4 -1.1
Central ........: 158,233 166,785 168,367 6.4 0.9
West ...........: 202,434 209,616 202,692 0.1 -3.3
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 118,811 129,531 125,726 5.8 -2.9
Idaho ..........: 25,479 22,350 18,610 -27.0 -16.7
New York .......: 15,984 17,956 17,145 7.3 -4.5
Pennsylvania ...: 20,950 18,102 22,866 9.1 26.3
Wisconsin ......: 80,152 86,520 85,600 6.8 -1.1
:
Other States 1/ : 71,044 68,643 71,735 1.0 4.5
:
United States ..: 332,420 343,102 341,682 2.8 -0.4
:
Atlantic .......: 39,365 38,194 41,908 6.5 9.7
Central ........: 103,502 108,148 109,799 6.1 1.5
West ...........: 189,553 196,760 189,975 0.2 -3.4
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Butter Production - States and United States: January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 59,169 51,420 57,422 -3.0 11.7
Pennsylvania ...: 9,094 9,406 9,529 4.8 1.3
:
Other States 1/ : 114,181 106,778 112,544 -1.4 5.4
:
United States ..: 182,444 167,604 179,495 -1.6 7.1
:
Atlantic .......: 20,480 19,534 21,292 4.0 9.0
Central ........: 71,258 70,745 74,189 4.1 4.9
West ...........: 90,706 77,325 84,014 -7.4 8.7
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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:
January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 54,402 59,809 63,823 17.3 6.7
:
Other States 1/ : 84,456 103,504 101,963 20.7 -1.5
:
United States ..: 138,858 163,313 165,786 19.4 1.5
:
Atlantic .......: 19,454 29,845 29,751 52.9 -0.3
Central ........: 22,289 26,371 25,609 14.9 -2.9
West ...........: 97,115 107,097 110,426 13.7 3.1
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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: January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
New York .......: 11,883 12,949 12,760 7.4 -1.5
Wisconsin ......: 22,280 24,023 23,049 3.5 -4.1
:
Other States 1/ : 34,842 37,301 39,719 14.0 6.5
:
United States ..: 69,005 74,273 75,528 9.5 1.7
:
Atlantic .......: 21,405 22,188 23,323 9.0 5.1
Central ........: 32,803 36,053 34,153 4.1 -5.3
West ...........: 14,797 16,032 18,052 22.0 12.6
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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:
January 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2014 : 2015 : January : December
: : : : 2014 : 2014
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: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 9,804 6,794 5,883 -40.0 -13.4
Missouri ...........: 2,165 1,169 2,033 -6.1 73.9
Ohio ...............: 1,500 1,366 1,646 9.7 20.5
Oregon .............: 834 901 766 -8.2 -15.0
Pennsylvania .......: 2,510 2,679 3,232 28.8 20.6
Wisconsin ..........: 1,544 868 1,054 -31.7 21.4
:
Other States 1/ ....: 37,082 37,469 40,211 8.4 7.3
:
United States ......: 55,439 51,246 54,825 -1.1 7.0
:
Atlantic ...........: 10,663 10,778 12,180 14.2 13.0
Central ............: 30,630 29,791 32,746 6.9 9.9
West ...............: 14,146 10,677 9,899 -30.0 -7.3
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
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 2013, there were 1,272 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 [email protected].
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Evan Schulz - Sheep and Goats ................ (202) 720-6147
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