ISSN: 1949-0399
Released April 2, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
February 2015 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 884 million pounds,
3.9 percent above February 2014 but 9.5 percent below January 2015.
Italian type cheese production totaled 394 million pounds, 5.4 percent above
February 2014 but 7.4 percent below January 2015.
American type cheese production totaled 349 million pounds, 2.5 percent above
February 2014 but 12.0 percent below January 2015.
Butter production was 156 million pounds, 4.8 percent below February 2014 and
13.1 percent below January 2015.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with February 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 148 million pounds, up 5.4 percent.
Skim milk powders - 32.4 million pounds, down 8.3 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with February 2014)
Dry whey, total - 78.0 million pounds, up 25.7 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 81.3 million pounds, down 9.2 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.8 million pounds, down 8.0 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with February 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 58.8 million gallons, up 0.4 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 30.9 million gallons, up 4.1 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.25 million gallons, down 3.1 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.84 million gallons, down 14.3 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2014 and 2015............................ 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2014 and 2015.. 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States:
February 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: February 2014 and 2015..... 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015........................... 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015............................ 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015...................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015......................... 15
Butter Production - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015.................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015.......................... 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: February 2014 and 2015................. 17
Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19
Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2014 and 2015
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: February : January : February :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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:
Butter .................................: 163,916 179,583 156,101 -4.8 -13.1
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 340,745 396,697 349,258 2.5 -12.0
Cheddar ............................: 248,829 291,813 257,300 3.4 -11.8
Other American types ...............: 91,916 104,884 91,958 - -12.3
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,535 7,438 7,644 17.0 2.8
Brick and Muenster ...................: 11,761 15,495 12,663 7.7 -18.3
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 51,409 61,735 53,308 3.7 -13.7
Feta .................................: 8,155 8,957 8,356 2.5 -6.7
Gouda ................................: 5,392 4,681 6,158 14.2 31.6
Hispanic .............................: 18,090 19,960 18,552 2.6 -7.1
Italian types ........................: 374,134 425,473 394,164 5.4 -7.4
Mozzarella .........................: 299,852 335,677 310,016 3.4 -7.6
Parmesan ...........................: 21,821 28,824 27,557 26.3 -4.4
Provolone ..........................: 25,468 30,170 28,179 10.6 -6.6
Ricotta ............................: 18,108 20,196 17,610 -2.8 -12.8
Romano .............................: 3,007 4,665 4,549 51.3 -2.5
Other Italian types ................: 5,878 5,941 6,253 6.4 5.3
Swiss ................................: 22,839 24,385 23,573 3.2 -3.3
All other types ......................: 11,851 12,618 10,580 -10.7 -16.2
:
Total cheese .........................: 850,911 977,439 884,256 3.9 -9.5
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 28,244 26,524 29,570 4.7 11.5
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 22,639 21,275 23,422 3.5 10.1
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 27,427 28,940 29,021 5.8 0.3
:
Sour cream .............................: 76,459 106,097 94,690 23.8 -10.8
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 392,812 376,810 421,251 7.2 11.8
:
: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
:
Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 58,610 55,556 58,818 0.4 5.9
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,968 15,998 16,283 2.0 1.8
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,680 12,774 14,569 6.5 14.1
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 29,648 28,772 30,852 4.1 7.2
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 853 644 740 -13.2 14.9
Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,355 3,001 3,252 -3.1 8.4
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,651 4,344 4,843 -14.3 11.5
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,253 2,030 2,345 4.1 15.5
Nonfat, hard .......................: 630 1,303 1,424 126.0 9.3
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,019 958 954 -6.4 -0.4
Water and juice ices .................: 5,044 4,025 5,294 5.0 31.5
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Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 35,079 32,992 34,943 -0.4 5.9
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 16,596 16,069 17,294 4.2 7.6
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 527 568 643 22.0 13.2
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,142 1,950 2,009 -6.2 3.0
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,425 2,633 2,935 -14.3 11.5
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- Represents zero.
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: February 2014 and 2015
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: February : January : February :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 6,744 7,264 6,644 -1.5 -8.5
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 61,104 74,680 76,642 25.4 2.6
Dry whey, animal .....................: 988 900 1,384 40.1 53.8
Dry whey, total ......................: 62,092 75,580 78,026 25.7 3.2
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,288 3,135 2,405 5.1 -23.3
Animal ...............................: 5,498 4,693 5,358 -2.5 14.2
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 41,871 46,806 38,458 -8.2 -17.8
Animal 2/ ............................: 303 328 359 18.5 9.5
Total 2/ .............................: 42,174 47,134 38,817 -8.0 -17.6
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,674 23,916 16,646 -26.6 -30.4
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,500 23,218 22,171 13.7 -4.5
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,175 6,432 6,213 -24.0 -3.4
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 89,463 90,075 81,276 -9.2 -9.8
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 56,121 62,114 60,737 8.2 -2.2
Dry whey, animal .....................: 544 834 847 55.7 1.6
Dry whey, total ......................: 56,665 62,948 61,584 8.7 -2.2
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,658 10,292 11,135 15.3 8.2
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 47,869 65,505 64,418 34.6 -1.7
Animal 2/ ............................: 821 1,035 931 13.4 -10.0
Total 2/ .............................: 48,690 66,540 65,349 34.2 -1.8
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,091 31,965 30,532 44.8 -4.5
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,599 34,575 34,817 26.2 0.7
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,479 11,844 11,300 19.2 -4.6
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 105,889 131,028 133,673 26.2 2.0
: --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 48.8 47.4 57.6 8.8 10.2
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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: February 2014 and 2015
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: February : January : February :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 138,394 127,454 120,636 -12.8 -5.3
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 10,866 10,297 9,431 -13.2 -8.4
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 851 851 787 -7.5 -7.5
Dry whole milk .......................: 8,734 6,206 10,541 20.7 69.9
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 9,996 13,928 13,972 39.8 0.3
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 140,559 164,897 148,094 5.4 -10.2
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 35,384 43,670 32,442 -8.3 -25.7
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 15,963 24,792 24,841 55.6 0.2
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,393 2,173 1,982 -17.2 -8.8
Dry whole milk .......................: 9,196 22,813 17,408 89.3 -23.7
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 181,472 240,429 240,699 32.6 0.1
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 102,968 160,370 136,950 33.0 -14.6
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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 ....................: 952,986 977,439 2.6 952,986 977,439 2.6
February ...................: 850,911 884,256 3.9 1,803,897 1,861,695 3.2
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 ....................: 380,374 396,697 4.3 380,374 396,697 4.3
February ...................: 340,745 349,258 2.5 721,119 745,955 3.4
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 ....................: 277,089 291,813 5.3 277,089 291,813 5.3
February ...................: 248,829 257,300 3.4 525,918 549,113 4.4
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 ....................: 420,316 425,473 1.2 420,316 425,473 1.2
February ...................: 374,134 394,164 5.4 794,450 819,637 3.2
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 ....................: 332,420 335,677 1.0 332,420 335,677 1.0
February ...................: 299,852 310,016 3.4 632,272 645,693 2.1
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 5,941 2.6 5,789 5,941 2.6
February ...................: 5,878 6,253 6.4 11,667 12,194 4.5
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 ....................: 182,444 179,583 -1.6 182,444 179,583 -1.6
February ...................: 163,916 156,101 -4.8 346,360 335,684 -3.1
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 ....................: 138,858 164,897 18.8 138,858 164,897 18.8
February ...................: 140,559 148,094 5.4 279,417 312,991 12.0
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 43,670 -25.8 58,830 43,670 -25.8
February ...................: 35,384 32,442 -8.3 94,214 76,112 -19.2
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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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 75,580 8.0 70,010 75,580 8.0
February .....................: 62,092 78,026 25.7 132,102 153,606 16.3
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 90,075 -7.1 96,929 90,075 -7.1
February .....................: 89,463 81,276 -9.2 186,392 171,351 -8.1
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 47,134 0.2 47,041 47,134 0.2
February .....................: 42,174 38,817 -8.0 89,215 85,951 -3.7
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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: : :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 21,275 -16.1 25,344 21,275 -16.1
February ...................: 22,639 23,422 3.5 47,983 44,697 -6.8
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 28,940 -1.7 29,445 28,940 -1.7
February ...................: 27,427 29,021 5.8 56,872 57,961 1.9
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 ....................: 107,891 106,097 -1.7 107,891 106,097 -1.7
February ...................: 76,459 94,690 23.8 184,350 200,787 8.9
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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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 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 55,439 55,556 0.2 55,439 55,556 0.2
February ...................: 58,610 58,818 0.4 114,049 114,374 0.3
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 28,772 12.8 25,506 28,772 12.8
February ...................: 29,648 30,852 4.1 55,154 59,624 8.1
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 3,001 3.0 2,915 3,001 3.0
February ...................: 3,355 3,252 -3.1 6,270 6,253 -0.3
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 ....................: 395,302 376,810 -4.7 395,302 376,810 -4.7
February ...................: 392,812 421,251 7.2 788,114 798,061 1.3
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 4,344 -3.9 4,518 4,344 -3.9
February ...................: 5,651 4,843 -14.3 10,169 9,187 -9.7
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:
February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 185,584 209,677 189,917 2.3 -9.4
Idaho ..........: 61,294 77,444 66,701 8.8 -13.9
Illinois .......: 4,707 5,830 5,380 14.3 -7.7
Iowa ...........: 21,485 22,934 18,543 -13.7 -19.1
Minnesota ......: 51,490 58,114 53,223 3.4 -8.4
New Mexico .....: 58,674 65,655 60,428 3.0 -8.0
New York .......: 54,710 66,621 58,642 7.2 -12.0
Ohio ...........: 15,193 17,060 15,990 5.2 -6.3
Pennsylvania ...: 31,152 33,468 33,906 8.8 1.3
South Dakota ...: 21,951 23,603 20,151 -8.2 -14.6
Vermont ........: 9,880 10,743 9,982 1.0 -7.1
Wisconsin ......: 215,522 251,977 226,261 5.0 -10.2
:
Other States 1/ : 119,269 134,313 125,132 4.9 -6.8
:
United States ..: 850,911 977,439 884,256 3.9 -9.5
:
Atlantic .......: 103,053 117,524 108,218 5.0 -7.9
Central ........: 378,702 436,242 391,857 3.5 -10.2
West ...........: 369,156 423,673 384,181 4.1 -9.3
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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: February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 47,752 55,611 50,697 6.2 -8.8
Idaho ..........: 41,236 52,571 43,857 6.4 -16.6
Iowa ...........: 15,245 13,128 10,523 -31.0 -19.8
Oregon .........: 15,254 17,241 15,113 -0.9 -12.3
Wisconsin ......: 63,900 77,333 68,600 7.4 -11.3
:
Other States 1/ : 157,358 180,813 160,468 2.0 -11.3
:
United States ..: 340,745 396,697 349,258 2.5 -12.0
:
Atlantic .......: 17,203 19,836 18,496 7.5 -6.8
Central ........: 168,543 190,560 168,778 0.1 -11.4
West ...........: 154,999 186,301 161,984 4.5 -13.1
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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: February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 30,043 31,947 29,932 -0.4 -6.3
Idaho ..........: 30,994 42,302 33,653 8.6 -20.4
Iowa ...........: 9,826 8,114 7,584 -22.8 -6.5
Minnesota ......: 43,948 46,973 41,240 -6.2 -12.2
Wisconsin ......: 42,787 54,909 47,700 11.5 -13.1
:
Other States 1/ : 91,231 107,568 97,191 6.5 -9.6
:
United States ..: 248,829 291,813 257,300 3.4 -11.8
:
Atlantic .......: 16,383 19,159 17,836 8.9 -6.9
Central ........: 120,334 140,042 123,815 2.9 -11.6
West ...........: 112,112 132,612 115,649 3.2 -12.8
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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:
February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 119,532 135,913 122,061 2.1 -10.2
Idaho ..........: 15,719 19,558 18,187 15.7 -7.0
New York .......: 27,342 29,665 27,612 1.0 -6.9
Pennsylvania ...: 20,227 20,891 23,103 14.2 10.6
Wisconsin ......: 109,923 126,319 114,947 4.6 -9.0
:
Other States 1/ : 81,391 93,127 88,254 8.4 -5.2
:
United States ..: 374,134 425,473 394,164 5.4 -7.4
:
Atlantic .......: 52,914 55,138 54,535 3.1 -1.1
Central ........: 142,929 168,151 154,352 8.0 -8.2
West ...........: 178,291 202,184 185,277 3.9 -8.4
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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: February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 111,571 125,726 111,731 0.1 -11.1
Idaho ..........: 14,484 18,610 16,670 15.1 -10.4
New York .......: 15,039 16,806 15,362 2.1 -8.6
Pennsylvania ...: 18,040 17,687 20,251 12.3 14.5
Wisconsin ......: 74,702 85,671 77,900 4.3 -9.1
:
Other States 1/ : 66,016 71,177 68,102 3.2 -4.3
:
United States ..: 299,852 335,677 310,016 3.4 -7.6
:
Atlantic .......: 35,181 36,340 37,348 6.2 2.8
Central ........: 96,525 109,870 100,186 3.8 -8.8
West ...........: 168,146 189,467 172,482 2.6 -9.0
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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: February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 55,959 57,421 50,897 -9.0 -11.4
Pennsylvania ...: 7,674 9,715 8,006 4.3 -17.6
:
Other States 1/ : 100,283 112,447 97,198 -3.1 -13.6
:
United States ..: 163,916 179,583 156,101 -4.8 -13.1
:
Atlantic .......: 17,519 20,893 18,594 6.1 -11.0
Central ........: 63,754 74,677 64,708 1.5 -13.3
West ...........: 82,643 84,013 72,799 -11.9 -13.3
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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:
February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 67,823 63,823 59,748 -11.9 -6.4
:
Other States 1/ : 72,736 101,074 88,346 21.5 -12.6
:
United States ..: 140,559 164,897 148,094 5.4 -10.2
:
Atlantic .......: 16,438 29,435 25,116 52.8 -14.7
Central ........: 20,086 26,216 23,523 17.1 -10.3
West ...........: 104,035 109,246 99,455 -4.4 -9.0
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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: February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
New York .......: 11,428 12,760 11,178 -2.2 -12.4
Wisconsin ......: 20,806 23,052 21,730 4.4 -5.7
:
Other States 1/ : 28,870 38,868 43,734 51.5 12.5
:
United States ..: 61,104 74,680 76,642 25.4 2.6
:
Atlantic .......: 19,991 22,472 20,695 3.5 -7.9
Central ........: 30,681 34,156 31,983 4.2 -6.4
West ...........: 10,432 18,052 23,964 129.7 32.7
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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:
February 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: February : January : February :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : February : January
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 9,318 5,883 7,264 -22.0 23.5
Missouri ...........: 2,071 2,033 1,833 -11.5 -9.8
Ohio ...............: 1,597 1,645 1,628 1.9 -1.0
Oregon .............: 804 766 723 -10.1 -5.6
Pennsylvania .......: 1,831 3,232 2,261 23.5 -30.0
Wisconsin ..........: 1,804 1,054 1,337 -25.9 26.9
:
Other States 1/ ....: 41,185 40,943 43,772 6.3 6.9
:
United States ......: 58,610 55,556 58,818 0.4 5.9
:
Atlantic ...........: 10,598 12,175 13,197 24.5 8.4
Central ............: 34,104 33,474 33,850 -0.7 1.1
West ...............: 13,908 9,907 11,771 -15.4 18.8
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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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