ISSN: 1949-0399
Released August 4, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
June 2015 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 959 million pounds,
1.5 percent above June 2014 but 3.1 percent below May 2015.
Italian type cheese production totaled 415 million pounds, 1.0 percent above
June 2014 but 2.6 percent below May 2015.
American type cheese production totaled 383 million pounds, 3.6 percent above
June 2014 but 4.5 percent below May 2015.
Butter production was 143 million pounds, 1.7 percent above June 2014 but
15.9 percent below May 2015.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with June 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 164 million pounds, up 10.6 percent.
Skim milk powders - 34.7 million pounds, down 34.6 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with June 2014)
Dry whey, total - 80.7 million pounds, up 1.7 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 90.7 million pounds, down 11.8 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.6 million pounds, down 11.6 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with June 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 70.5 million gallons, down 4.6 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 47.3 million gallons, up 10.9 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.79 million gallons, down 9.4 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.82 million gallons, up 9.0 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2014 and 2015............................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: June 2014 and 2015..... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: June 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: June 2014 and 2015........ 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015.............................. 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015............................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015......................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015............................ 15
Butter Production - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015....................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015...................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015............................. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: June 2014 and 2015.................... 17
Dairy Products Regions................................................................................. 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 19
Information Contacts................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: June 2014 and 2015
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: June : May : June :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Butter .................................: 140,391 169,840 142,819 1.7 -15.9
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 369,657 401,209 383,050 3.6 -4.5
Cheddar ............................: 269,542 291,158 281,031 4.3 -3.5
Other American types ...............: 100,115 110,051 102,019 1.9 -7.3
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,818 8,017 7,940 1.6 -1.0
Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,951 16,386 13,526 -3.0 -17.5
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 69,552 61,565 67,713 -2.6 10.0
Feta .................................: 9,743 10,676 9,983 2.5 -6.5
Gouda ................................: 6,221 4,300 2,526 -59.4 -41.3
Hispanic .............................: 20,738 21,157 20,487 -1.2 -3.2
Italian types ........................: 410,323 425,769 414,549 1.0 -2.6
Mozzarella .........................: 328,664 340,007 325,474 -1.0 -4.3
Parmesan ...........................: 25,717 28,106 28,949 12.6 3.0
Provolone ..........................: 29,499 31,606 30,953 4.9 -2.1
Ricotta ............................: 16,571 15,102 17,681 6.7 17.1
Romano .............................: 3,889 4,325 5,073 30.4 17.3
Other Italian types ................: 5,983 6,623 6,419 7.3 -3.1
Swiss ................................: 25,091 27,470 25,741 2.6 -6.3
All other types ......................: 11,962 12,687 13,499 12.8 6.4
:
Total cheese .........................: 945,056 989,236 959,014 1.5 -3.1
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,668 33,047 33,684 3.1 1.9
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,149 26,281 27,014 3.3 2.8
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 32,716 30,035 32,147 -1.7 7.0
:
Sour cream .............................: 106,424 105,009 111,687 4.9 6.4
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 400,537 398,562 392,441 -2.0 -1.5
:
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Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 73,910 64,029 70,521 -4.6 10.1
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 20,913 20,121 23,651 13.1 17.5
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 21,786 22,503 23,689 8.7 5.3
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 42,699 42,624 47,340 10.9 11.1
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 862 704 675 -21.7 -4.1
Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,183 3,745 3,790 -9.4 1.2
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,254 5,807 6,816 9.0 17.4
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,393 2,336 3,108 29.9 33.0
Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,664 1,626 1,511 -9.2 -7.1
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,260 1,529 1,276 1.3 -16.5
Water and juice ices .................: 7,899 7,676 8,111 2.7 5.7
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Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,896 38,803 41,811 -6.9 7.8
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 25,845 24,065 26,633 3.0 10.7
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 594 614 632 6.4 2.9
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,820 2,393 2,411 -14.5 0.8
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,227 2,953 3,408 5.6 15.4
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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: June 2014 and 2015
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: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,782 9,268 8,480 -3.4 -8.5
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 78,280 79,131 79,357 1.4 0.3
Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,029 1,491 1,313 27.6 -11.9
Dry whey, total ......................: 79,309 80,622 80,670 1.7 0.1
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,836 3,586 2,656 -6.3 -25.9
Animal ...............................: 4,782 2,474 2,452 -48.7 -0.9
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 42,901 43,790 38,103 -11.2 -13.0
Animal 2/ ............................: 802 412 522 -34.9 26.7
Total 2/ .............................: 43,703 44,202 38,625 -11.6 -12.6
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 23,864 20,468 19,210 -19.5 -6.1
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,839 23,734 19,415 -2.1 -18.2
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 5,488 8,631 7,426 35.3 -14.0
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 102,836 89,530 90,675 -11.8 1.3
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 61,473 70,068 70,846 15.2 1.1
Dry whey, animal .....................: 626 2,124 2,129 240.1 0.2
Dry whey, total ......................: 62,099 72,192 72,975 17.5 1.1
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,911 10,310 9,385 -5.3 -9.0
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 54,258 73,032 76,055 40.2 4.1
Animal 2/ ............................: 1,511 1,600 1,611 6.6 0.7
Total 2/ .............................: 55,769 74,632 77,666 39.3 4.1
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 27,658 32,758 34,834 25.9 6.3
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 28,111 41,874 42,832 52.4 2.3
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,734 13,091 14,022 44.1 7.1
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 114,926 129,136 126,113 9.7 -2.3
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 46.9 42.9 45.4 -1.4 2.5
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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: June 2014 and 2015
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: June : May : June :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 160,948 139,288 149,852 -6.9 7.6
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 8,314 8,735 6,990 -15.9 -20.0
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,065 946 998 -6.3 5.5
Dry whole milk .......................: 11,746 12,762 6,721 -42.8 -47.3
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 14,929 20,809 13,934 -6.7 -33.0
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 148,648 180,265 164,358 10.6 -8.8
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 53,036 35,538 34,676 -34.6 -2.4
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 18,579 23,695 23,146 24.6 -2.3
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 3,063 2,028 1,994 -34.9 -1.7
Dry whole milk .......................: 14,405 27,788 25,050 73.9 -9.9
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 227,773 261,416 262,343 15.2 0.4
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 132,450 159,119 158,300 19.5 -0.5
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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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: : :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 ....................: 957,780 977,439 2.1 957,780 977,439 2.1
February ...................: 854,426 887,343 3.9 1,812,206 1,864,782 2.9
March ......................: 970,226 996,187 2.7 2,782,432 2,860,969 2.8
April ......................: 961,102 969,811 0.9 3,743,534 3,830,780 2.3
May ........................: 970,995 989,236 1.9 4,714,529 4,820,016 2.2
June .......................: 945,056 959,014 1.5 5,659,585 5,779,030 2.1
July .......................: 958,491 6,618,076
August .....................: 941,939 7,560,015
September ..................: 933,903 8,493,918
October ....................: 976,400 9,470,318
November ...................: 970,077 10,440,395
December ...................:1,009,722 11,450,117
:
Total American cheese types 1/:
January ....................: 383,537 396,697 3.4 383,537 396,697 3.4
February ...................: 341,044 351,116 3.0 724,581 747,813 3.2
March ......................: 382,105 390,309 2.1 1,106,686 1,138,122 2.8
April ......................: 380,371 391,112 2.8 1,487,057 1,529,234 2.8
May ........................: 394,294 401,209 1.8 1,881,351 1,930,443 2.6
June .......................: 369,657 383,050 3.6 2,251,008 2,313,493 2.8
July .......................: 380,317 2,631,325
August .....................: 375,711 3,007,036
September ..................: 365,401 3,372,437
October ....................: 388,428 3,760,865
November ...................: 378,508 4,139,373
December ...................: 394,864 4,534,237
:
Cheddar cheese :
January ....................: 278,712 291,813 4.7 278,712 291,813 4.7
February ...................: 249,721 256,285 2.6 528,433 548,098 3.7
March ......................: 278,529 281,825 1.2 806,962 829,923 2.8
April ......................: 285,763 282,338 -1.2 1,092,725 1,112,261 1.8
May ........................: 288,979 291,158 0.8 1,381,704 1,403,419 1.6
June .......................: 269,542 281,031 4.3 1,651,246 1,684,450 2.0
July .......................: 269,305 1,920,551
August .....................: 265,426 2,185,977
September ..................: 257,788 2,443,765
October ....................: 272,849 2,716,614
November ...................: 261,033 2,977,647
December ...................: 285,611 3,263,258
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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
Total Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 420,356 425,473 1.2 420,356 425,473 1.2
February ...................: 374,311 394,340 5.4 794,667 819,813 3.2
March ......................: 426,179 436,632 2.5 1,220,846 1,256,445 2.9
April ......................: 417,225 417,230 - 1,638,071 1,673,675 2.2
May ........................: 415,122 425,769 2.6 2,053,193 2,099,444 2.3
June .......................: 410,323 414,549 1.0 2,463,516 2,513,993 2.0
July .......................: 409,409 2,872,925
August .....................: 399,986 3,272,911
September ..................: 402,020 3,674,931
October ....................: 411,682 4,086,613
November ...................: 423,917 4,510,530
December ...................: 439,071 4,949,601
:
Mozzarella :
January ....................: 333,353 335,677 0.7 333,353 335,677 0.7
February ...................: 300,495 310,077 3.2 633,848 645,754 1.9
March ......................: 335,189 339,697 1.3 969,037 985,451 1.7
April ......................: 332,063 327,220 -1.5 1,301,100 1,312,671 0.9
May ........................: 331,061 340,007 2.7 1,632,161 1,652,678 1.3
June .......................: 328,664 325,474 -1.0 1,960,825 1,978,152 0.9
July .......................: 327,416 2,288,241
August .....................: 318,834 2,607,075
September ..................: 315,867 2,922,942
October ....................: 320,731 3,243,673
November ...................: 336,417 3,580,090
December ...................: 343,390 3,923,480
:
Other Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 5,490 5,941 8.2 5,490 5,941 8.2
February ...................: 5,729 6,255 9.2 11,219 12,196 8.7
March ......................: 6,731 7,547 12.1 17,950 19,743 10.0
April ......................: 6,175 7,075 14.6 24,125 26,818 11.2
May ........................: 5,625 6,623 17.7 29,750 33,441 12.4
June .......................: 5,983 6,419 7.3 35,733 39,860 11.5
July .......................: 5,462 41,195
August .....................: 5,668 46,863
September ..................: 6,145 53,008
October ....................: 6,189 59,197
November ...................: 6,421 65,618
December ...................: 6,775 72,393
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: : :Change : : :Change
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: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ....................: 184,030 179,583 -2.4 184,030 179,583 -2.4
February ...................: 166,097 156,253 -5.9 350,127 335,836 -4.1
March ......................: 166,626 164,319 -1.4 516,753 500,155 -3.2
April ......................: 167,730 164,201 -2.1 684,483 664,356 -2.9
May ........................: 166,285 169,840 2.1 850,768 834,196 -1.9
June .......................: 140,391 142,819 1.7 991,159 977,015 -1.4
July .......................: 137,788 1,128,947
August .....................: 130,167 1,259,114
September ..................: 132,767 1,391,881
October ....................: 150,177 1,542,058
November ...................: 144,518 1,686,576
December ...................: 169,754 1,856,330
:
Nonfat dry milk, human :
January ....................: 138,661 164,897 18.9 138,661 164,897 18.9
February ...................: 141,187 150,832 6.8 279,848 315,729 12.8
March ......................: 167,853 180,004 7.2 447,701 495,733 10.7
April ......................: 160,342 181,869 13.4 608,043 677,602 11.4
May ........................: 162,139 180,265 11.2 770,182 857,867 11.4
June .......................: 148,648 164,358 10.6 918,830 1,022,225 11.3
July .......................: 166,602 1,085,432
August .....................: 116,521 1,201,953
September ..................: 112,338 1,314,291
October ....................: 134,694 1,448,985
November ...................: 151,692 1,600,677
December ...................: 163,833 1,764,510
:
Skim milk powders 2/ :
January ....................: 60,401 43,670 -27.7 60,401 43,670 -27.7
February ...................: 36,621 32,442 -11.4 97,022 76,112 -21.6
March ......................: 43,272 39,442 -8.9 140,294 115,554 -17.6
April ......................: 49,951 34,531 -30.9 190,245 150,085 -21.1
May ........................: 59,441 35,538 -40.2 249,686 185,623 -25.7
June .......................: 53,036 34,676 -34.6 302,722 220,299 -27.2
July .......................: 28,514 331,236
August .....................: 54,073 385,309
September ..................: 40,931 426,240
October ....................: 43,443 469,683
November ...................: 30,635 500,318
December ...................: 43,186 543,504
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2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: : :Change : : :Change
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: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Dry whey, total 3/ :
January ......................: 70,011 75,580 8.0 70,011 75,580 8.0
February .....................: 65,603 77,913 18.8 135,614 153,493 13.2
March ........................: 71,504 86,459 20.9 207,118 239,952 15.9
April ........................: 71,629 76,535 6.8 278,747 316,487 13.5
May ..........................: 82,480 80,622 -2.3 361,227 397,109 9.9
June .........................: 79,309 80,670 1.7 440,536 477,779 8.5
July .........................: 73,475 514,011
August .......................: 71,031 585,042
September ....................: 69,726 654,768
October ......................: 68,265 723,033
November .....................: 71,490 794,523
December .....................: 75,137 869,660
:
Lactose, human and animal :
January ......................: 95,675 90,075 -5.9 95,675 90,075 -5.9
February .....................: 88,150 80,347 -8.9 183,825 170,422 -7.3
March ........................: 100,126 93,936 -6.2 283,951 264,358 -6.9
April ........................: 93,492 88,389 -5.5 377,443 352,747 -6.5
May ..........................: 98,951 89,530 -9.5 476,394 442,277 -7.2
June .........................: 102,836 90,675 -11.8 579,230 532,952 -8.0
July .........................: 101,775 681,005
August .......................: 91,392 772,397
September ....................: 91,327 863,724
October ......................: 89,611 953,335
November .....................: 87,623 1,040,958
December .....................: 92,240 1,133,198
:
Whey protein concentrate, total :
January ......................: 44,325 47,134 6.3 44,325 47,134 6.3
February .....................: 42,131 38,872 -7.7 86,456 86,006 -0.5
March ........................: 45,027 42,024 -6.7 131,483 128,030 -2.6
April ........................: 45,979 41,849 -9.0 177,462 169,879 -4.3
May ..........................: 46,380 44,202 -4.7 223,842 214,081 -4.4
June .........................: 43,703 38,625 -11.6 267,545 252,706 -5.5
July .........................: 44,569 312,114
August .......................: 44,949 357,063
September ....................: 41,281 398,344
October ......................: 46,167 444,511
November .....................: 46,655 491,166
December .....................: 46,991 538,157
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2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: : :Change : : :Change
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ....................: 25,684 21,275 -17.2 25,684 21,275 -17.2
February ...................: 22,672 23,498 3.6 48,356 44,773 -7.4
March ......................: 25,526 26,877 5.3 73,882 71,650 -3.0
April ......................: 26,307 25,962 -1.3 100,189 97,612 -2.6
May ........................: 26,310 26,281 -0.1 126,499 123,893 -2.1
June .......................: 26,149 27,014 3.3 152,648 150,907 -1.1
July .......................: 26,229 178,877
August .....................: 25,692 204,569
September ..................: 26,810 231,379
October ....................: 25,529 256,908
November ...................: 21,688 278,596
December ...................: 25,376 303,972
:
Cottage cheese, lowfat :
January ....................: 30,052 28,940 -3.7 30,052 28,940 -3.7
February ...................: 28,257 28,626 1.3 58,309 57,566 -1.3
March ......................: 31,462 32,248 2.5 89,771 89,814
April ......................: 32,732 30,053 -8.2 122,503 119,867 -2.2
May ........................: 31,660 30,035 -5.1 154,163 149,902 -2.8
June .......................: 32,716 32,147 -1.7 186,879 182,049 -2.6
July .......................: 31,398 218,277
August .....................: 30,845 249,122
September ..................: 31,859 280,981
October ....................: 31,399 312,380
November ...................: 25,321 337,701
December ...................: 28,899 366,600
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Sour cream :
January ....................: 107,623 106,097 -1.4 107,623 106,097 -1.4
February ...................: 94,245 94,132 -0.1 201,868 200,229 -0.8
March ......................: 107,414 110,663 3.0 309,282 310,892 0.5
April ......................: 107,253 104,204 -2.8 416,535 415,096 -0.3
May ........................: 105,521 105,009 -0.5 522,056 520,105 -0.4
June .......................: 106,424 111,687 4.9 628,480 631,792 0.5
July .......................: 106,856 735,336
August .....................: 105,685 841,021
September ..................: 103,826 944,847
October ....................: 117,570 1,062,417
November ...................: 120,497 1,182,914
December ...................: 121,615 1,304,529
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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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 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 56,470 55,556 -1.6 56,470 55,556 -1.6
February ...................: 57,065 58,665 2.8 113,535 114,221 0.6
March ......................: 68,261 70,749 3.6 181,796 184,970 1.7
April ......................: 70,480 67,835 -3.8 252,276 252,805 0.2
May ........................: 70,643 64,029 -9.4 322,919 316,834 -1.9
June .......................: 73,910 70,521 -4.6 396,829 387,355 -2.4
July .......................: 73,877 470,706
August .....................: 67,848 538,554
September ..................: 62,523 601,077
October ....................: 60,924 662,001
November ...................: 53,664 715,665
December ...................: 52,182 767,847
:
Ice cream, lowfat total :
January ....................: 29,325 28,772 -1.9 29,325 28,772 -1.9
February ...................: 30,091 31,537 4.8 59,416 60,309 1.5
March ......................: 35,274 39,529 12.1 94,690 99,838 5.4
April ......................: 40,501 41,209 1.7 135,191 141,047 4.3
May ........................: 39,381 42,624 8.2 174,572 183,671 5.2
June .......................: 42,699 47,340 10.9 217,271 231,011 6.3
July .......................: 40,242 257,513
August .....................: 35,842 293,355
September ..................: 33,616 326,971
October ....................: 31,424 358,395
November ...................: 25,975 384,370
December ...................: 27,247 411,617
:
Sherbet, hard :
January ....................: 3,183 3,001 -5.7 3,183 3,001 -5.7
February ...................: 3,409 3,255 -4.5 6,592 6,256 -5.1
March ......................: 4,067 3,792 -6.8 10,659 10,048 -5.7
April ......................: 4,071 3,711 -8.8 14,730 13,759 -6.6
May ........................: 3,870 3,745 -3.2 18,600 17,504 -5.9
June .......................: 4,183 3,790 -9.4 22,783 21,294 -6.5
July .......................: 4,013 26,796
August .....................: 3,271 30,067
September ..................: 3,510 33,577
October ....................: 2,821 36,398
November ...................: 2,688 39,086
December ...................: 2,604 41,690
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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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 ....................: 393,002 376,810 -4.1 393,002 376,810 -4.1
February ...................: 403,524 421,239 4.4 796,526 798,049 0.2
March ......................: 437,102 437,096 - 1,233,628 1,235,145 0.1
April ......................: 391,971 385,131 -1.7 1,625,599 1,620,276 -0.3
May ........................: 389,529 398,562 2.3 2,015,128 2,018,838 0.2
June .......................: 400,537 392,441 -2.0 2,415,665 2,411,279 -0.2
July .......................: 388,217 2,803,882
August .....................: 406,115 3,209,997
September ..................: 463,263 3,673,260
October ....................: 381,223 4,054,483
November ...................: 320,295 4,374,778
December ...................: 381,767 4,756,545
:
: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
:
Frozen yogurt, total :
January ....................: 5,425 4,344 -19.9 5,425 4,344 -19.9
February ...................: 5,816 6,539 12.4 11,241 10,883 -3.2
March ......................: 6,529 6,149 -5.8 17,770 17,032 -4.2
April ......................: 6,519 7,005 7.5 24,289 24,037 -1.0
May ........................: 6,100 5,807 -4.8 30,389 29,844 -1.8
June .......................: 6,254 6,816 9.0 36,643 36,660 -
July .......................: 6,085 42,728
August .....................: 5,648 48,376
September ..................: 5,128 53,504
October ....................: 5,144 58,648
November ...................: 4,409 63,057
December ...................: 3,703 66,760
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- Represents zero.
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:
June 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 199,090 212,155 200,234 0.6 -5.6
Idaho ..........: 76,869 76,584 79,793 3.8 4.2
Illinois .......: 6,254 6,533 6,588 5.3 0.8
Iowa ...........: 22,401 21,085 18,294 -18.3 -13.2
Minnesota ......: 55,020 59,157 55,568 1.0 -6.1
New Mexico .....: 62,553 68,808 62,647 0.2 -9.0
New York .......: 65,495 58,997 63,136 -3.6 7.0
Ohio ...........: 15,911 17,394 17,240 8.4 -0.9
Pennsylvania ...: 34,803 35,827 32,806 -5.7 -8.4
South Dakota ...: 21,624 24,044 22,904 5.9 -4.7
Vermont ........: 9,760 10,968 10,180 4.3 -7.2
Wisconsin ......: 237,947 249,560 250,905 5.4 0.5
:
Other States 1/ : 137,329 148,124 138,719 1.0 -6.3
:
United States ..: 945,056 989,236 959,014 1.5 -3.1
:
Atlantic .......: 118,648 111,874 112,687 -5.0 0.7
Central ........: 415,734 441,077 434,558 4.5 -1.5
West ...........: 410,674 436,285 411,769 0.3 -5.6
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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: June 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 53,065 56,722 54,637 3.0 -3.7
Idaho ..........: 49,882 51,695 51,644 3.5 -0.1
Iowa ...........: 15,684 11,584 10,789 -31.2 -6.9
Oregon .........: 16,482 16,569 15,667 -4.9 -5.4
Wisconsin ......: 68,869 76,720 73,300 6.4 -4.5
:
Other States 1/ : 165,675 187,919 177,013 6.8 -5.8
:
United States ..: 369,657 401,209 383,050 3.6 -4.5
:
Atlantic .......: 18,508 19,972 19,084 3.1 -4.4
Central ........: 178,352 196,448 184,090 3.2 -6.3
West ...........: 172,797 184,789 179,876 4.1 -2.7
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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: June 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 30,681 30,375 32,246 5.1 6.2
Idaho ..........: 38,366 40,296 41,471 8.1 2.9
Iowa ...........: 10,865 7,231 7,113 -34.5 -1.6
Minnesota ......: 43,812 47,371 42,521 -2.9 -10.2
Wisconsin ......: 46,173 52,761 48,900 5.9 -7.3
:
Other States 1/ : 99,645 113,124 108,780 9.2 -3.8
:
United States ..: 269,542 291,158 281,031 4.3 -3.5
:
Atlantic .......: 17,653 18,696 17,880 1.3 -4.4
Central ........: 128,558 141,990 130,924 1.8 -7.8
West ...........: 123,331 130,472 132,227 7.2 1.3
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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: June 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 126,381 136,094 128,510 1.7 -5.6
Idaho ..........: 21,274 18,501 22,458 5.6 21.4
New York .......: 29,657 26,782 26,983 -9.0 0.8
Pennsylvania ...: 22,354 21,934 20,398 -8.8 -7.0
Wisconsin ......: 119,797 124,250 127,500 6.4 2.6
:
Other States 1/ : 90,860 98,208 88,700 -2.4 -9.7
:
United States ..: 410,323 425,769 414,549 1.0 -2.6
:
Atlantic .......: 58,818 52,609 52,039 -11.5 -1.1
Central ........: 157,563 164,274 167,314 6.2 1.9
West ...........: 193,942 208,886 195,196 0.6 -6.6
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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: June 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 116,544 124,957 115,922 -0.5 -7.2
Idaho ..........: 20,285 17,291 21,277 4.9 23.1
New York .......: 18,362 15,572 15,510 -15.5 -0.4
Pennsylvania ...: 19,379 18,941 17,409 -10.2 -8.1
Wisconsin ......: 82,534 84,858 88,300 7.0 4.1
:
Other States 1/ : 71,560 78,388 67,056 -6.3 -14.5
:
United States ..: 328,664 340,007 325,474 -1.0 -4.3
:
Atlantic .......: 41,602 36,454 35,164 -15.5 -3.5
Central ........: 105,468 108,633 110,428 4.7 1.7
West ...........: 181,594 194,920 179,882 -0.9 -7.7
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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: June 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 48,937 54,589 44,900 -8.2 -17.7
Pennsylvania ...: 7,731 8,028 7,919 2.4 -1.4
:
Other States 1/ : 83,723 107,223 90,000 7.5 -16.1
:
United States ..: 140,391 169,840 142,819 1.7 -15.9
:
Atlantic .......: 13,078 16,176 14,597 11.6 -9.8
Central ........: 53,040 64,895 52,057 -1.9 -19.8
West ...........: 74,273 88,769 76,165 2.5 -14.2
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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:
June 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 56,362 69,965 58,646 4.1 -16.2
:
Other States 1/ : 92,286 110,300 105,712 14.5 -4.2
:
United States ..: 148,648 180,265 164,358 10.6 -8.8
:
Atlantic .......: 27,652 35,829 30,326 9.7 -15.4
Central ........: 24,959 28,245 25,771 3.3 -8.8
West ...........: 96,037 116,191 108,261 12.7 -6.8
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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: June 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
New York .......: 13,013 13,260 13,285 2.1 0.2
Wisconsin ......: 24,391 26,980 27,033 10.8 0.2
:
Other States 1/ : 40,876 38,891 39,039 -4.5 0.4
:
United States ..: 78,280 79,131 79,357 1.4 0.3
:
Atlantic .......: 22,520 22,751 22,747 1.0 -
Central ........: 34,990 40,084 39,235 12.1 -2.1
West ...........: 20,770 16,296 17,375 -16.3 6.6
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- Represents zero.
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: June 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: June : May : June :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : June : May
: : : : 2014 : 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 12,966 12,630 12,510 -3.5 -1.0
Missouri ...........: 2,774 2,728 3,062 10.4 12.2
Ohio ...............: 2,130 2,033 2,530 18.8 24.4
Oregon .............: 1,145 1,220 1,329 16.1 8.9
Pennsylvania .......: 3,469 3,523 3,252 -6.3 -7.7
Wisconsin ..........: 2,415 1,849 1,698 -29.7 -8.2
:
Other States 1/ ....: 49,011 40,046 46,140 -5.9 15.2
:
United States ......: 73,910 64,029 70,521 -4.6 10.1
:
Atlantic ...........: 14,029 14,995 14,541 3.6 -3.0
Central ............: 40,855 31,797 37,269 -8.8 17.2
West ...............: 19,026 17,237 18,711 -1.7 8.6
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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 2014, there were 1,267 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
Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter .................. (202) 720-3240
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .............................. (202) 720-3106
Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ............................. (202) 690-3236
Michael Klamm - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ................... (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .............. (202) 720-3278
Vacant - Sheep and Goats ................................. (202) 720-3570
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