ISSN: 1949-0399
Released July 2, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
May 2015 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 989 million pounds,
1.8 percent above May 2014 and 1.9 percent above April 2015.
Italian type cheese production totaled 423 million pounds, 1.9 percent above
May 2014 and 1.4 percent above April 2015.
American type cheese production totaled 401 million pounds, 1.6 percent above
May 2014 and 2.4 percent above April 2015.
Butter production was 169 million pounds, 1.9 percent above May 2014 and
3.2 percent above April 2015.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with May 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 178 million pounds, up 9.9 percent.
Skim milk powders - 36.7 million pounds, down 38.3 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with May 2014)
Dry whey, total - 80.0 million pounds, down 3.0 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 88.9 million pounds, down 10.2 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 44.1 million pounds, down 5.0 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with May 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 63.0 million gallons, down 10.8 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 41.5 million gallons, up 5.3 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.72 million gallons, down 3.8 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.80 million gallons, down 4.9 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2014 and 2015............................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2014 and 2015..... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 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: May 2014 and 2015........ 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015.............................. 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015............................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015......................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015............................ 15
Butter Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015....................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015...................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015............................. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015.................... 17
Dairy Products Regions................................................................................ 18
Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 19
Information Contacts.................................................................................. 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2014 and 2015
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: May : April : May :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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:
Butter .................................: 166,285 164,201 169,479 1.9 3.2
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 394,294 391,112 400,634 1.6 2.4
Cheddar ............................: 288,979 282,338 290,135 0.4 2.8
Other American types ...............: 105,315 108,774 110,499 4.9 1.6
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,916 7,789 7,822 -1.2 0.4
Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,174 15,035 16,419 8.2 9.2
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 65,133 63,615 64,487 -1.0 1.4
Feta .................................: 9,672 11,575 10,578 9.4 -8.6
Gouda ................................: 4,133 4,966 4,267 3.2 -14.1
Hispanic .............................: 20,964 20,391 21,117 0.7 3.6
Italian types ........................: 415,122 417,230 423,211 1.9 1.4
Mozzarella .........................: 331,061 327,220 337,934 2.1 3.3
Parmesan ...........................: 26,551 28,638 27,952 5.3 -2.4
Provolone ..........................: 30,662 32,003 31,401 2.4 -1.9
Ricotta ............................: 17,557 17,514 15,055 -14.3 -14.0
Romano .............................: 3,666 4,780 4,236 15.5 -11.4
Other Italian types ................: 5,625 7,075 6,633 17.9 -6.2
Swiss ................................: 26,690 26,640 27,469 2.9 3.1
All other types ......................: 11,897 11,458 12,596 5.9 9.9
:
Total cheese .........................: 970,995 969,811 988,600 1.8 1.9
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 32,005 32,846 33,047 3.3 0.6
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,310 25,962 26,148 -0.6 0.7
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 31,660 30,053 30,047 -5.1 -
:
Sour cream .............................: 105,521 104,204 105,127 -0.4 0.9
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 389,529 385,131 398,481 2.3 3.5
:
: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
:
Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 70,643 67,835 63,045 -10.8 -7.1
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 18,383 20,442 20,053 9.1 -1.9
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 20,998 20,767 21,419 2.0 3.1
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 39,381 41,209 41,472 5.3 0.6
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,022 800 704 -31.1 -12.0
Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,870 3,711 3,724 -3.8 0.4
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,100 7,005 5,803 -4.9 -17.2
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,544 3,008 2,336 -8.2 -22.3
Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,711 1,809 1,622 -5.2 -10.3
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,269 1,269 1,529 20.5 20.5
Water and juice ices .................: 7,793 7,404 7,524 -3.5 1.6
:
Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 42,230 43,333 39,066 -7.5 -9.8
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 23,294 23,194 23,380 0.4 0.8
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 639 654 614 -3.9 -6.1
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,390 2,323 2,372 -0.8 2.1
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,182 3,718 2,954 -7.2 -20.5
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,457 7,381 8,549 1.1 15.8
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 81,233 74,928 78,565 -3.3 4.9
Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,247 1,607 1,478 18.5 -8.0
Dry whey, total ......................: 82,480 76,535 80,043 -3.0 4.6
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 1,921 2,489 3,539 84.2 42.2
Animal ...............................: 5,694 2,958 2,517 -55.8 -14.9
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 45,486 41,449 43,619 -4.1 5.2
Animal 2/ ............................: 894 400 449 -49.8 12.3
Total 2/ .............................: 46,380 41,849 44,068 -5.0 5.3
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,255 19,237 20,763 -14.4 7.9
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,125 22,612 23,305 5.3 3.1
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 6,955 7,784 8,631 24.1 10.9
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 98,951 88,389 88,879 -10.2 0.6
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 63,374 70,250 63,273 -0.2 -9.9
Dry whey, animal .....................: 515 702 2,044 296.9 191.2
Dry whey, total ......................: 63,889 70,952 65,317 2.2 -7.9
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,905 9,462 10,206 3.0 7.9
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 46,906 70,717 72,622 54.8 2.7
Animal 2/ ............................: 1,377 974 1,676 21.7 72.1
Total 2/ .............................: 48,283 71,691 74,298 53.9 3.6
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,262 32,014 33,719 39.0 5.3
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,021 39,677 40,579 68.9 2.3
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,413 11,269 13,168 26.5 16.9
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 101,607 137,254 129,803 27.8 -5.4
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change ---
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 53.2 48.3 43.2 -10.0 -5.1
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: May : April : May :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 156,827 135,375 140,093 -10.7 3.5
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,764 8,412 8,869 -9.2 5.4
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 973 966 946 -2.8 -2.1
Dry whole milk .......................: 12,606 15,829 12,929 2.6 -18.3
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 17,261 18,984 20,614 19.4 8.6
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 162,139 181,869 178,162 9.9 -2.0
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 59,441 34,531 36,679 -38.3 6.2
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 19,354 24,009 23,695 22.4 -1.3
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,406 1,939 2,028 -15.7 4.6
Dry whole milk .......................: 10,497 25,258 27,875 165.6 10.4
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 221,121 248,077 261,033 18.0 5.2
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 162,779 172,923 159,265 -2.2 -7.9
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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 ........................: 970,995 988,600 1.8 4,714,529 4,819,380 2.2
June .......................: 945,056 5,659,585
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 ........................: 394,294 400,634 1.6 1,881,351 1,929,868 2.6
June .......................: 369,657 2,251,008
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 ........................: 288,979 290,135 0.4 1,381,704 1,402,396 1.5
June .......................: 269,542 1,651,246
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 ........................: 415,122 423,211 1.9 2,053,193 2,096,886 2.1
June .......................: 410,323 2,463,516
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 ........................: 331,061 337,934 2.1 1,632,161 1,650,605 1.1
June .......................: 328,664 1,960,825
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 6,633 17.9 29,750 33,451 12.4
June .......................: 5,983 35,733
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
: 2014 : 2015 : from : 2014 : 2015 : from
: : : 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 ........................: 166,285 169,479 1.9 850,768 833,835 -2.0
June .......................: 140,391 991,159
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 ........................: 162,139 178,162 9.9 770,182 855,764 11.1
June .......................: 148,648 918,830
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 36,679 -38.3 249,686 186,764 -25.2
June .......................: 53,036 302,722
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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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
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 80,043 -3.0 361,227 396,530 9.8
June .........................: 79,309 440,536
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 88,879 -10.2 476,394 441,626 -7.3
June .........................: 102,836 579,230
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 44,068 -5.0 223,842 213,947 -4.4
June .........................: 43,703 267,545
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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: : : 2014 : : : 2014
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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 26,148 -0.6 126,499 123,760 -2.2
June .......................: 26,149 152,648
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 30,047 -5.1 154,163 149,914 -2.8
June .......................: 32,716 186,879
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
:
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 ........................: 105,521 105,127 -0.4 522,056 520,223 -0.4
June .......................: 106,424 628,480
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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2014 and 2015 (continued)
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: : :Change : : :Change
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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 63,045 -10.8 322,919 315,850 -2.2
June .......................: 73,910 396,829
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 41,472 5.3 174,572 182,519 4.6
June .......................: 42,699 217,271
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 3,724 -3.8 18,600 17,483 -6.0
June .......................: 4,183 22,783
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 ........................: 389,529 398,481 2.3 2,015,128 2,018,757 0.2
June .......................: 400,537 2,415,665
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 5,803 -4.9 30,389 29,840 -1.8
June .......................: 6,254 36,643
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:
May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 207,856 204,450 208,633 0.4 2.0
Idaho ..........: 73,446 78,421 76,584 4.3 -2.3
Illinois .......: 6,528 6,595 6,533 0.1 -0.9
Iowa ...........: 23,607 22,042 20,898 -11.5 -5.2
Minnesota ......: 58,111 57,644 58,635 0.9 1.7
New Mexico .....: 67,494 64,090 68,936 2.1 7.6
New York .......: 63,607 60,762 60,621 -4.7 -0.2
Ohio ...........: 16,720 17,486 17,394 4.0 -0.5
Pennsylvania ...: 35,703 33,065 35,651 -0.1 7.8
South Dakota ...: 22,019 23,331 24,252 10.1 3.9
Vermont ........: 10,729 10,576 10,968 2.2 3.7
Wisconsin ......: 241,992 254,541 251,676 4.0 -1.1
:
Other States 1/ : 143,183 136,808 147,819 3.2 8.0
:
United States ..: 970,995 969,811 988,600 1.8 1.9
:
Atlantic .......: 119,164 110,488 113,323 -4.9 2.6
Central ........: 429,278 438,976 442,386 3.1 0.8
West ...........: 422,553 420,347 432,891 2.4 3.0
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 54,773 56,265 56,536 3.2 0.5
Idaho ..........: 51,372 50,061 51,695 0.6 3.3
Iowa ...........: 17,086 11,465 11,218 -34.3 -2.2
Oregon .........: 16,876 16,461 16,569 -1.8 0.7
Wisconsin ......: 72,683 76,261 76,600 5.4 0.4
:
Other States 1/ : 181,504 180,599 188,016 3.6 4.1
:
United States ..: 394,294 391,112 400,634 1.6 2.4
:
Atlantic .......: 19,465 19,069 19,972 2.6 4.7
Central ........: 192,522 190,752 196,059 1.8 2.8
West ...........: 182,307 181,291 184,603 1.3 1.8
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 30,510 30,984 30,189 -1.1 -2.6
Idaho ..........: 40,244 38,991 40,296 0.1 3.3
Iowa ...........: 11,310 7,719 7,461 -34.0 -3.3
Minnesota ......: 48,708 45,123 47,439 -2.6 5.1
Wisconsin ......: 49,242 52,899 52,500 6.6 -0.8
:
Other States 1/ : 108,965 106,622 112,250 3.0 5.3
:
United States ..: 288,979 282,338 290,135 0.4 2.8
:
Atlantic .......: 18,645 18,032 18,696 0.3 3.7
Central ........: 138,959 136,541 141,153 1.6 3.4
West ...........: 131,375 127,765 130,286 -0.8 2.0
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 133,498 131,521 132,831 -0.5 1.0
Idaho ..........: 16,161 21,831 18,501 14.5 -15.3
New York .......: 31,000 26,832 26,791 -13.6 -0.2
Pennsylvania ...: 22,023 20,819 21,951 -0.3 5.4
Wisconsin ......: 121,223 126,866 125,518 3.5 -1.1
:
Other States 1/ : 91,217 89,361 97,619 7.0 9.2
:
United States ..: 415,122 417,230 423,211 1.9 1.4
:
Atlantic .......: 60,020 51,907 52,635 -12.3 1.4
Central ........: 156,994 167,010 164,825 5.0 -1.3
West ...........: 198,108 198,313 205,751 3.9 3.8
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 123,968 119,870 121,994 -1.6 1.8
Idaho ..........: 15,213 20,706 17,291 13.7 -16.5
New York .......: 18,149 14,911 15,581 -14.1 4.5
Pennsylvania ...: 19,112 17,643 18,958 -0.8 7.5
Wisconsin ......: 81,892 87,296 85,900 4.9 -1.6
:
Other States 1/ : 72,727 66,794 78,210 7.5 17.1
:
United States ..: 331,061 327,220 337,934 2.1 3.3
:
Atlantic .......: 40,704 34,470 36,480 -10.4 5.8
Central ........: 104,261 108,703 109,369 4.9 0.6
West ...........: 186,096 184,047 192,085 3.2 4.4
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 57,600 56,965 54,359 -5.6 -4.6
Pennsylvania ...: 8,544 8,055 7,964 -6.8 -1.1
:
Other States 1/ : 100,141 99,181 107,156 7.0 8.0
:
United States ..: 166,285 164,201 169,479 1.9 3.2
:
Atlantic .......: 15,720 16,588 16,101 2.4 -2.9
Central ........: 65,581 65,262 64,839 -1.1 -0.6
West ...........: 84,984 82,351 88,539 4.2 7.5
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 62,327 76,689 69,231 11.1 -9.7
:
Other States 1/ : 99,812 105,180 108,931 9.1 3.6
:
United States ..: 162,139 181,869 178,162 9.9 -2.0
:
Atlantic .......: 29,119 33,213 34,646 19.0 4.3
Central ........: 29,662 28,560 28,059 -5.4 -1.8
West ...........: 103,358 120,096 115,457 11.7 -3.9
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
New York .......: 13,078 12,138 13,260 1.4 9.2
Wisconsin ......: 26,262 25,369 26,316 0.2 3.7
:
Other States 1/ : 41,893 37,421 38,989 -6.9 4.2
:
United States ..: 81,233 74,928 78,565 -3.3 4.9
:
Atlantic .......: 22,407 21,853 22,752 1.5 4.1
Central ........: 36,875 37,058 39,420 6.9 6.4
West ...........: 21,951 16,017 16,393 -25.3 2.3
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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: May 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: May : April : May :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : May : April
: : : : 2014 : 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 11,358 11,718 12,575 10.7 7.3
Missouri ...........: 2,725 2,230 2,728 0.1 22.3
Ohio ...............: 1,911 2,086 1,980 3.6 -5.1
Oregon .............: 1,165 1,349 1,220 4.7 -9.6
Pennsylvania .......: 3,739 2,880 3,283 -12.2 14.0
Wisconsin ..........: 2,067 1,334 1,849 -10.5 38.6
:
Other States 1/ ....: 47,678 46,238 39,410 -17.3 -14.8
:
United States ......: 70,643 67,835 63,045 -10.8 -7.1
:
Atlantic ...........: 15,387 13,635 14,755 -4.1 8.2
Central ............: 38,185 36,598 31,109 -18.5 -15.0
West ...............: 17,071 17,602 17,181 0.6 -2.4
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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
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
Vacant - Sheep and Goats ..................... (202) 720-3570
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