ISSN: 1949-0399
Released September 3, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
July 2015 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 988 million pounds,
3.1 percent above July 2014 and 2.5 percent above June 2015.
Italian type cheese production totaled 422 million pounds, 3.2 percent above
July 2014 and 1.1 percent above June 2015.
American type cheese production totaled 393 million pounds, 3.4 percent above
July 2014 and 2.4 percent above June 2015.
Butter production was 133 million pounds, 3.2 percent below July 2014 and
6.2 percent below June 2015.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with July 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 155 million pounds, down 6.9 percent.
Skim milk powders - 35.1 million pounds, up 23.0 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with July 2014)
Dry whey, total - 80.7 million pounds, up 9.8 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 90.5 million pounds, down 11.0 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.4 million pounds, down 7.1 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with July 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 70.2 million gallons, down 5.0 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 45.2 million gallons, up 12.4 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.76 million gallons, down 6.4 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 6.23 million gallons, up 2.3 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: July 2014 and 2015............................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: July 2014 and 2015..... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: July 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: July 2014 and 2015........ 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015.............................. 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015............................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015......................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015............................ 15
Butter Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015....................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015...................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015............................. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015.................... 17
Dairy Products Regions................................................................................. 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 19
Information Contacts................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: July 2014 and 2015
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: July : June : July :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Butter .................................: 137,788 142,132 133,327 -3.2 -6.2
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 380,317 384,022 393,242 3.4 2.4
Cheddar ............................: 269,305 282,419 282,079 4.7 -0.1
Other American types ...............: 111,012 101,603 111,163 0.1 9.4
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 8,687 7,944 8,306 -4.4 4.6
Brick and Muenster ...................: 14,862 14,155 16,571 11.5 17.1
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 71,157 67,690 73,601 3.4 8.7
Feta .................................: 10,214 9,992 10,711 4.9 7.2
Gouda ................................: 5,696 2,455 3,520 -38.2 43.4
Hispanic .............................: 21,373 20,821 20,235 -5.3 -2.8
Italian types ........................: 409,409 417,683 422,349 3.2 1.1
Mozzarella .........................: 327,416 327,511 331,746 1.3 1.3
Parmesan ...........................: 26,618 29,119 30,105 13.1 3.4
Provolone ..........................: 29,898 31,856 32,015 7.1 0.5
Ricotta ............................: 16,012 17,681 17,455 9.0 -1.3
Romano .............................: 4,003 5,135 5,393 34.7 5.0
Other Italian types ................: 5,462 6,381 5,635 3.2 -11.7
Swiss ................................: 25,734 25,528 26,605 3.4 4.2
All other types ......................: 11,042 13,669 13,270 20.2 -2.9
:
Total cheese .........................: 958,491 963,959 988,410 3.1 2.5
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 33,684 33,806 36,108 7.2 6.8
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,229 27,111 29,391 12.1 8.4
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 31,398 32,180 32,284 2.8 0.3
:
Sour cream .............................: 106,856 111,514 106,747 -0.1 -4.3
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 388,217 392,437 388,590 0.1 -1.0
:
: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
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Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 73,877 70,520 70,218 -5.0 -0.4
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,792 23,651 21,781 10.0 -7.9
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 20,450 23,686 23,446 14.7 -1.0
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 40,242 47,337 45,227 12.4 -4.5
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 818 675 706 -13.7 4.6
Sherbet, hard ........................: 4,013 3,790 3,756 -6.4 -0.9
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 6,085 6,821 6,227 2.3 -8.7
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 2,446 3,104 2,667 9.0 -14.1
Nonfat, hard .......................: 1,459 1,520 1,380 -5.4 -9.2
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,264 1,276 1,074 -15.0 -15.8
Water and juice ices .................: 7,594 8,102 8,038 5.8 -0.8
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Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 44,340 41,836 42,192 -4.8 0.9
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 24,925 26,631 25,503 2.3 -4.2
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 614 633 681 10.9 7.6
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,563 2,410 2,428 -5.3 0.7
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,153 3,549 3,360 6.6 -5.3
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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: July 2014 and 2015
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: July : June : July :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,033 8,480 8,174 1.8 -3.6
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 72,728 83,788 79,699 9.6 -4.9
Dry whey, animal .....................: 747 1,320 1,002 34.1 -24.1
Dry whey, total ......................: 73,475 85,108 80,701 9.8 -5.2
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,778 2,701 3,106 11.8 15.0
Animal ...............................: 5,305 2,537 2,886 -45.6 13.8
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 43,842 37,182 41,058 -6.4 10.4
Animal 2/ ............................: 727 1,272 349 -52.0 -72.6
Total 2/ .............................: 44,569 38,454 41,407 -7.1 7.7
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 22,906 19,978 18,776 -18.0 -6.0
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 21,663 18,476 22,631 4.5 22.5
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 7,058 8,060 7,839 11.1 -2.7
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 101,775 91,155 90,533 -11.0 -0.7
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 63,059 74,742 73,289 16.2 -1.9
Dry whey, animal .....................: 760 2,129 2,505 229.6 17.7
Dry whey, total ......................: 63,819 76,871 75,794 18.8 -1.4
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,537 9,284 9,645 1.1 3.9
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 56,771 75,998 74,183 30.7 -2.4
Animal 2/ ............................: 1,663 1,454 1,090 -34.5 -25.0
Total 2/ .............................: 58,434 77,452 75,273 28.8 -2.8
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 28,757 34,773 35,199 22.4 1.2
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 29,677 42,679 40,074 35.0 -6.1
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 9,898 13,278 12,364 24.9 -6.9
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 120,958 126,559 126,208 4.3 -0.3
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change ---
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 51.1 45.4 35.7 -15.4 -9.8
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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: July 2014 and 2015
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: July : June : July :-----------------------------
Product : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 148,064 148,572 158,833 7.3 6.9
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,504 6,613 5,988 -20.2 -9.5
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,019 998 929 -8.8 -6.9
Dry whole milk .......................: 8,721 6,721 9,923 13.8 47.6
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,267 13,330 8,847 -21.5 -33.6
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 166,602 165,078 155,113 -6.9 -6.0
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 28,514 34,676 35,062 23.0 1.1
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 15,972 21,651 14,390 -9.9 -33.5
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 2,082 1,994 2,319 11.4 16.3
Dry whole milk .......................: 14,817 25,050 23,213 56.7 -7.3
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 248,469 262,322 269,711 8.5 2.8
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 137,280 158,824 138,120 0.6 -13.0
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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 ....................: 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 .......................: 945,056 963,959 2.0 5,659,585 5,783,975 2.2
July .......................: 958,491 988,410 3.1 6,618,076 6,772,385 2.3
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 .......................: 369,657 384,022 3.9 2,251,008 2,314,465 2.8
July .......................: 380,317 393,242 3.4 2,631,325 2,707,707 2.9
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 .......................: 269,542 282,419 4.8 1,651,246 1,685,838 2.1
July .......................: 269,305 282,079 4.7 1,920,551 1,967,917 2.5
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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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 ....................: 420,356 425,473 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 .......................: 410,323 417,683 1.8 2,463,516 2,517,127 2.2
July .......................: 409,409 422,349 3.2 2,872,925 2,939,476 2.3
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 .......................: 328,664 327,511 -0.4 1,960,825 1,980,189 1.0
July .......................: 327,416 331,746 1.3 2,288,241 2,311,935 1.0
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 6,381 6.7 35,733 39,822 11.4
July .......................: 5,462 5,635 3.2 41,195 45,457 10.3
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 ........................: 166,285 169,840 2.1 850,768 834,196 -1.9
June .......................: 140,391 142,132 1.2 991,159 976,328 -1.5
July .......................: 137,788 133,327 -3.2 1,128,947 1,109,655 -1.7
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 .......................: 148,648 165,078 11.1 918,830 1,022,945 11.3
July .......................: 166,602 155,113 -6.9 1,085,432 1,178,058 8.5
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 35,062 23.0 331,236 255,361 -22.9
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
: 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 ......................: 70,011 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 85,108 7.3 440,536 482,217 9.5
July .........................: 73,475 80,701 9.8 514,011 562,918 9.5
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 91,155 -11.4 579,230 533,432 -7.9
July .........................: 101,775 90,533 -11.0 681,005 623,965 -8.4
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 38,454 -12.0 267,545 252,535 -5.6
July .........................: 44,569 41,407 -7.1 312,114 293,942 -5.8
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 26,281 -0.1 126,499 123,893 -2.1
June .......................: 26,149 27,111 3.7 152,648 151,004 -1.1
July .......................: 26,229 29,391 12.1 178,877 180,395 0.8
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 32,180 -1.6 186,879 182,082 -2.6
July .......................: 31,398 32,284 2.8 218,277 214,366 -1.8
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 ........................: 105,521 105,009 -0.5 522,056 520,105 -0.4
June .......................: 106,424 111,514 4.8 628,480 631,619 0.5
July .......................: 106,856 106,747 -0.1 735,336 738,366 0.4
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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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 70,520 -4.6 396,829 387,354 -2.4
July .......................: 73,877 70,218 -5.0 470,706 457,572 -2.8
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 47,337 10.9 217,271 231,008 6.3
July .......................: 40,242 45,227 12.4 257,513 276,235 7.3
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 3,756 -6.4 26,796 25,050 -6.5
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 .......................: 400,537 392,437 -2.0 2,415,665 2,411,275 -0.2
July .......................: 388,217 388,590 0.1 2,803,882 2,799,865 -0.1
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 6,821 9.1 36,643 36,665 0.1
July .......................: 6,085 6,227 2.3 42,728 42,892 0.4
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:
July 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 202,641 202,625 206,061 1.7 1.7
Idaho ..........: 76,617 79,674 79,738 4.1 0.1
Illinois .......: 6,532 6,589 7,179 9.9 9.0
Iowa ...........: 24,496 18,639 22,416 -8.5 20.3
Minnesota ......: 55,080 55,568 57,338 4.1 3.2
New Mexico .....: 64,253 62,656 62,636 -2.5 -
New York .......: 59,963 63,127 66,945 11.6 6.0
Ohio ...........: 16,568 17,240 17,369 4.8 0.7
Pennsylvania ...: 34,774 32,809 33,664 -3.2 2.6
South Dakota ...: 22,334 22,904 21,542 -3.5 -5.9
Vermont ........: 10,066 10,180 10,485 4.2 3.0
Wisconsin ......: 243,327 253,118 261,083 7.3 3.1
:
Other States 1/ : 141,840 138,830 141,954 0.1 2.3
:
United States ..: 958,491 963,959 988,410 3.1 2.5
:
Atlantic .......: 111,749 112,677 117,657 5.3 4.4
Central ........: 428,965 437,232 452,168 5.4 3.4
West ...........: 417,777 414,050 418,585 0.2 1.1
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- Represents zero.
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
American Cheese Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 53,409 54,637 54,885 2.8 0.5
Idaho ..........: 51,244 51,610 52,948 3.3 2.6
Iowa ...........: 16,893 10,666 12,200 -27.8 14.4
Oregon .........: 16,130 15,667 15,401 -4.5 -1.7
Wisconsin ......: 70,588 74,427 78,200 10.8 5.1
:
Other States 1/ : 172,053 177,015 179,608 4.4 1.5
:
United States ..: 380,317 384,022 393,242 3.4 2.4
:
Atlantic .......: 18,618 19,085 19,273 3.5 1.0
Central ........: 184,058 185,095 191,836 4.2 3.6
West ...........: 177,641 179,842 182,133 2.5 1.3
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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: July 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 30,747 32,246 31,289 1.8 -3.0
Idaho ..........: 37,051 41,472 41,528 12.1 0.1
Iowa ...........: 10,002 7,470 7,055 -29.5 -5.6
Minnesota ......: 43,907 42,521 44,149 0.6 3.8
Wisconsin ......: 46,729 49,928 52,400 12.1 5.0
:
Other States 1/ : 100,869 108,782 105,658 4.7 -2.9
:
United States ..: 269,305 282,419 282,079 4.7 -0.1
:
Atlantic .......: 17,802 17,881 18,076 1.5 1.1
Central ........: 127,627 132,310 133,029 4.2 0.5
West ...........: 123,876 132,228 130,974 5.7 -0.9
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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: July 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 130,024 130,725 134,343 3.3 2.8
Idaho ..........: 19,799 22,458 21,185 7.0 -5.7
New York .......: 27,371 26,983 27,475 0.4 1.8
Pennsylvania ...: 20,889 20,398 20,637 -1.2 1.2
Wisconsin ......: 120,156 128,419 130,148 8.3 1.3
:
Other States 1/ : 91,170 88,700 88,561 -2.9 -0.2
:
United States ..: 409,409 417,683 422,349 3.2 1.1
:
Atlantic .......: 53,432 52,039 52,894 -1.0 1.6
Central ........: 158,414 168,233 170,571 7.7 1.4
West ...........: 197,563 197,411 198,884 0.7 0.7
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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: July 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 119,640 117,555 123,201 3.0 4.8
Idaho ..........: 18,995 21,277 19,788 4.2 -7.0
New York .......: 16,071 15,510 15,429 -4.0 -0.5
Pennsylvania ...: 17,433 17,409 17,654 1.3 1.4
Wisconsin ......: 82,802 88,704 90,300 9.1 1.8
:
Other States 1/ : 72,475 67,056 65,374 -9.8 -2.5
:
United States ..: 327,416 327,511 331,746 1.3 1.3
:
Atlantic .......: 36,514 35,164 35,660 -2.3 1.4
Central ........: 106,072 110,832 111,236 4.9 0.4
West ...........: 184,830 181,515 184,850 - 1.8
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- Represents zero.
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Butter Production - States and United States: July 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 44,072 44,900 40,719 -7.6 -9.3
Pennsylvania ...: 7,630 7,919 7,071 -7.3 -10.7
:
Other States 1/ : 86,086 89,313 85,537 -0.6 -4.2
:
United States ..: 137,788 142,132 133,327 -3.2 -6.2
:
Atlantic .......: 12,293 14,616 11,768 -4.3 -19.5
Central ........: 55,059 51,351 52,472 -4.7 2.2
West ...........: 70,436 76,165 69,087 -1.9 -9.3
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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:
July 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 78,180 58,646 57,046 -27.0 -2.7
:
Other States 1/ : 88,422 106,432 98,067 10.9 -7.9
:
United States ..: 166,602 165,078 155,113 -6.9 -6.0
:
Atlantic .......: 28,531 30,326 31,012 8.7 2.3
Central ........: 24,290 26,491 23,156 -4.7 -12.6
West ...........: 113,781 108,261 100,945 -11.3 -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: July 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
New York .......: 11,989 13,285 11,853 -1.1 -10.8
Wisconsin ......: 23,985 28,651 27,977 16.6 -2.4
:
Other States 1/ : 36,754 41,852 39,869 8.5 -4.7
:
United States ..: 72,728 83,788 79,699 9.6 -4.9
:
Atlantic .......: 21,550 22,747 21,390 -0.7 -6.0
Central ........: 34,947 40,853 39,899 14.2 -2.3
West ...........: 16,231 20,188 18,410 13.4 -8.8
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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: July 2014 and 2015
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: : : : Change from
: July : June : July :---------------------
State : 2014 : 2015 : 2015 : July : June
: : : : 2014 : 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .........: 12,353 12,575 13,711 11.0 9.0
Missouri ...........: 2,730 3,062 2,868 5.1 -6.3
Ohio ...............: 2,119 2,530 2,462 16.2 -2.7
Oregon .............: 1,369 1,329 1,474 7.7 10.9
Pennsylvania .......: 3,935 3,252 3,692 -6.2 13.5
Wisconsin ..........: 2,211 1,683 1,664 -24.7 -1.1
:
Other States 1/ ....: 49,160 46,089 44,347 -9.8 -3.8
:
United States ......: 73,877 70,520 70,218 -5.0 -0.4
:
Atlantic ...........: 14,812 14,541 15,332 3.5 5.4
Central ............: 41,176 37,254 34,672 -15.8 -6.9
West ...............: 17,889 18,725 20,214 13.0 8.0
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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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