ISSN: 1949-0399
Released June 1, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
April 2012 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 903 million pounds,
2.1 percent above April 2011 but 4.7 percent below March 2012.
Italian type cheese production totaled 381 million pounds, 0.8 percent below
April 2011 and 5.9 percent below March 2012.
American type cheese production totaled 372 million pounds, 3.5 percent above
April 2011 but 2.7 percent below March 2012.
Butter production was 170 million pounds, 7.2 percent above April 2011 but
3.3 percent below March 2012.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with April 2011)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 192 million pounds, up 31.1 percent.
Skim milk powders - 17.5 million pounds, down 35.4 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with April 2011)
Dry whey, total - 86.0 million pounds, down 6.6 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 87.2 million pounds, up 8.3 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 37.1 million pounds, up 6.9 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with April 2011)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 69.5 million gallons, down 2.6 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 41.1 million gallons, up 2.7 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.88 million gallons, up 5.0 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.62 million gallons, up 5.3 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2011 and 2012............................ 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2011 and 2012.. 4
Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States:
April 2011 and 2012.................................................................................. 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012........................ 6
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued)............ 7
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued)............ 8
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued)............ 9
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued)............ 10
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued)............ 11
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2011 and 2012 (continued)............ 12
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012..... 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012........................... 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012............................ 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012...................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012......................... 15
Butter Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012.................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012.................. 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012.......................... 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012................. 17
Dairy Products Regions............................................................................... 18
Statistical Methodology.............................................................................. 19
Information Contacts................................................................................. 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: April 2011 and 2012
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: April : March : April :-----------------------------
Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
:
Butter .................................: 158,670 175,993 170,171 7.2 -3.3
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 359,249 382,445 371,947 3.5 -2.7
Cheddar ............................: 264,517 280,918 274,149 3.6 -2.4
Other American types ...............: 94,732 101,527 97,798 3.2 -3.7
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,596 8,200 7,715 17.0 -5.9
Brick and Muenster ...................: 11,217 11,747 11,781 5.0 0.3
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 54,204 67,532 59,032 8.9 -12.6
Feta .................................: 6,622 7,350 6,779 2.4 -7.8
Gouda ................................: 978 2,958 4,051 314.2 37.0
Hispanic .............................: 18,432 19,208 17,711 -3.9 -7.8
Italian types ........................: 384,671 405,460 381,482 -0.8 -5.9
Mozzarella .........................: 299,245 316,114 299,482 0.1 -5.3
Parmesan ...........................: 22,109 25,860 23,911 8.2 -7.5
Provolone ..........................: 28,937 30,216 30,292 4.7 0.3
Ricotta ............................: 23,072 24,036 17,569 -23.9 -26.9
Romano .............................: 5,645 3,871 4,631 -18.0 19.6
Other Italian types ................: 5,663 5,363 5,597 -1.2 4.4
Swiss ................................: 27,627 27,437 27,719 0.3 1.0
All other types ......................: 14,069 14,704 14,347 2.0 -2.4
:
Total cheese .........................: 883,665 947,041 902,564 2.1 -4.7
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................: 35,125 35,497 34,189 -2.7 -3.7
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............: 26,906 26,375 25,132 -6.6 -4.7
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............: 32,149 32,935 31,777 -1.2 -3.5
:
Sour cream .............................: 101,797 111,356 96,536 -5.2 -13.3
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 364,801 396,980 361,561 -0.9 -8.9
:
: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
:
Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 71,310 72,476 69,487 -2.6 -4.1
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,517 15,820 16,709 7.7 5.6
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 24,534 23,759 24,435 -0.4 2.8
Ice cream, lowfat, total .............: 40,051 39,579 41,144 2.7 4.0
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 1,289 1,462 1,238 -4.0 -15.3
Sherbet, hard ........................: 3,696 4,075 3,881 5.0 -4.8
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 5,338 5,717 5,623 5.3 -1.6
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,771 1,786 1,633 -7.8 -8.6
Nonfat, hard .......................: 496 580 501 1.0 -13.6
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,037 1,089 985 -5.0 -9.6
Water and juice ices .................: 6,624 6,304 6,292 -5.0 -0.2
:
Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 41,086 41,305 39,510 -3.8 -4.3
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............: 23,055 22,553 23,426 1.6 3.9
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 958 948 848 -11.5 -10.5
Sherbet mix ..........................: 2,315 2,578 2,496 7.8 -3.2
Yogurt mix ...........................: 3,324 3,465 3,408 2.5 -1.6
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1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese.
3/ Fat content 4 percent or more.
4/ Fat content less than 4 percent.
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: April 2011 and 2012
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: April : March : April :-----------------------------
Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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Production :
Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 7,114 8,647 9,665 35.9 11.8
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 85,753 83,205 80,391 -6.3 -3.4
Dry whey, animal .....................: 6,284 5,006 5,599 -10.9 11.8
Dry whey, total ......................: 92,037 88,211 85,990 -6.6 -2.5
:
Reduced lactose and minerals :
Human ................................: 2,154 3,351 3,357 55.8 0.2
Animal ...............................: 4,873 5,183 4,794 -1.6 -7.5
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 31,572 36,323 34,267 8.5 -5.7
Animal 2/ ............................: 3,096 2,558 2,785 -10.0 8.9
Total 2/ .............................: 34,668 38,881 37,052 6.9 -4.7
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 19,388 21,018 20,295 4.7 -3.4
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,280 17,863 16,757 9.7 -6.2
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,878 6,003 5,666 16.2 -5.6
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 80,547 89,929 87,240 8.3 -3.0
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 53,445 48,561 46,744 -12.5 -3.7
Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,887 3,828 2,985 3.4 -22.0
Dry whey, total ......................: 56,332 52,389 49,729 -11.7 -5.1
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 3,823 7,638 7,592 98.6 -0.6
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 30,415 45,196 43,253 42.2 -4.3
Animal 2/ ............................: 1,699 1,932 1,855 9.2 -4.0
Total 2/ .............................: 32,114 47,128 45,108 40.5 -4.3
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 14,325 27,496 26,101 82.2 -5.1
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 17,789 19,632 19,007 6.8 -3.2
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 4,479 8,421 7,296 62.9 -13.4
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 76,710 74,033 78,981 3.0 6.7
: --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 36.5 46.4 40.4 3.9 -6.0
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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.
Canned, Condensed, and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: April 2011 and 2012
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: April : March : April :-----------------------------
Product : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ------
Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 140,871 138,732 140,250 -0.4 1.1
:
Canned milk :
Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 39,589 (D) (D) (NA) (NA)
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 7,935 10,681 9,468 19.3 -11.4
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 639 890 1,208 89.0 35.7
Dry whole milk .......................: 7,589 4,213 4,557 -40.0 8.2
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 11,334 10,935 12,315 8.7 12.6
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 146,708 188,659 192,364 31.1 2.0
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 27,008 11,912 17,451 -35.4 46.5
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Canned milk :
Evaporated and condensed whole .......: 60,565 (D) (D) (NA) (NA)
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 16,882 21,925 23,347 38.3 6.5
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 901 1,242 1,455 61.5 17.1
Dry whole milk .......................: 8,907 6,960 6,929 -22.2 -0.4
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 147,451 210,264 227,360 54.2 8.1
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 111,862 166,530 166,344 48.7 -0.1
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
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: 2011 and 2012
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: -- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
Total cheese :
January ....................: 883,783 910,467 3.0 883,783 910,467 3.0
February ...................: 804,818 857,526 6.5 1,688,601 1,767,993 4.7
March ......................: 912,462 947,041 3.8 2,601,063 2,715,034 4.4
April ......................: 883,665 902,564 2.1 3,484,728 3,617,598 3.8
May ........................: 912,486 4,397,214
June .......................: 889,129 5,286,343
July .......................: 855,080 6,141,423
August .....................: 861,966 7,003,389
September ..................: 868,015 7,871,404
October ....................: 899,347 8,770,751
November ...................: 895,680 9,666,431
December ...................: 930,599 10,597,030
:
Total American cheese types 1/:
January ....................: 360,637 370,697 2.8 360,637 370,697 2.8
February ...................: 329,575 347,854 5.5 690,212 718,551 4.1
March ......................: 367,302 382,445 4.1 1,057,514 1,100,996 4.1
April ......................: 359,249 371,947 3.5 1,416,763 1,472,943 4.0
May ........................: 372,499 1,789,262
June .......................: 365,210 2,154,472
July .......................: 351,927 2,506,399
August .....................: 340,494 2,846,893
September ..................: 340,678 3,187,571
October ....................: 355,530 3,543,101
November ...................: 352,564 3,895,665
December ...................: 371,676 4,267,341
:
Cheddar cheese :
January ....................: 274,892 277,261 0.9 274,892 277,261 0.9
February ...................: 242,487 258,157 6.5 517,379 535,418 3.5
March ......................: 266,690 280,918 5.3 784,069 816,336 4.1
April ......................: 264,517 274,149 3.6 1,048,586 1,090,485 4.0
May ........................: 283,544 1,332,130
June .......................: 270,008 1,602,138
July .......................: 259,567 1,861,705
August .....................: 246,207 2,107,912
September ..................: 250,629 2,358,541
October ....................: 251,802 2,610,343
November ...................: 256,099 2,866,442
December ...................: 274,618 3,141,060
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 387,269 397,806 2.7 387,269 397,806 2.7
February ...................: 350,806 367,120 4.7 738,075 764,926 3.6
March ......................: 399,604 405,460 1.5 1,137,679 1,170,386 2.9
April ......................: 384,671 381,482 -0.8 1,522,350 1,551,868 1.9
May ........................: 392,894 1,915,244
June .......................: 380,159 2,295,403
July .......................: 359,571 2,654,974
August .....................: 362,937 3,017,911
September ..................: 367,961 3,385,872
October ....................: 382,508 3,768,380
November ...................: 383,693 4,152,073
December ...................: 408,066 4,560,139
:
Mozzarella :
January ....................: 307,024 310,177 1.0 307,024 310,177 1.0
February ...................: 272,708 287,631 5.5 579,732 597,808 3.1
March ......................: 309,433 316,114 2.2 889,165 913,922 2.8
April ......................: 299,245 299,482 0.1 1,188,410 1,213,404 2.1
May ........................: 307,969 1,496,379
June .......................: 297,124 1,793,503
July .......................: 286,431 2,079,934
August .....................: 285,659 2,365,593
September ..................: 285,460 2,651,053
October ....................: 295,388 2,946,441
November ...................: 294,303 3,240,744
December ...................: 319,921 3,560,665
:
Other Italian cheese types :
January ....................: 4,856 5,113 5.3 4,856 5,113 5.3
February ...................: 5,251 5,077 -3.3 10,107 10,190 0.8
March ......................: 5,384 5,363 -0.4 15,491 15,553 0.4
April ......................: 5,663 5,597 -1.2 21,154 21,150
May ........................: 5,294 26,448
June .......................: 5,481 31,929
July .......................: 5,424 37,353
August .....................: 5,370 42,723
September ..................: 6,153 48,876
October ....................: 6,068 54,944
November ...................: 5,994 60,938
December ...................: 5,797 66,735
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ....................: 167,059 180,586 8.1 167,059 180,586 8.1
February ...................: 150,070 169,444 12.9 317,129 350,030 10.4
March ......................: 165,359 175,993 6.4 482,488 526,023 9.0
April ......................: 158,670 170,171 7.2 641,158 696,194 8.6
May ........................: 155,873 797,031
June .......................: 141,293 938,324
July .......................: 135,460 1,073,784
August .....................: 133,749 1,207,533
September ..................: 137,907 1,345,440
October ....................: 145,667 1,491,107
November ...................: 152,781 1,643,888
December ...................: 165,866 1,809,754
:
Nonfat dry milk, human :
January ....................: 115,242 154,065 33.7 115,242 154,065 33.7
February ...................: 107,827 171,917 59.4 223,069 325,982 46.1
March ......................: 125,809 188,659 50.0 348,878 514,641 47.5
April ......................: 146,708 192,364 31.1 495,586 707,005 42.7
May ........................: 148,783 644,369
June .......................: 146,906 791,275
July .......................: 133,273 924,548
August .....................: 114,912 1,039,460
September ..................: 103,824 1,143,284
October ....................: 100,607 1,243,891
November ...................: 120,315 1,364,206
December ...................: 150,202 1,514,408
:
Skim milk powders 2/ :
January ....................: 39,988 39,704 -0.7 39,988 39,704 -0.7
February ...................: 36,209 18,233 -49.6 76,197 57,937 -24.0
March ......................: 41,788 11,912 -71.5 117,985 69,849 -40.8
April ......................: 27,008 17,451 -35.4 144,993 87,300 -39.8
May ........................: 35,667 180,660
June .......................: 33,284 213,944
July .......................: 39,653 253,597
August .....................: 38,677 292,274
September ..................: 35,593 327,867
October ....................: 41,985 369,852
November ...................: 39,586 409,438
December ...................: 36,579 446,017
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Dry whey, total 3/ :
January ......................: 90,192 96,072 6.5 90,192 96,072 6.5
February .....................: 82,035 89,372 8.9 172,227 185,444 7.7
March ........................: 94,304 88,211 -6.5 266,531 273,655 2.7
April ........................: 92,037 85,990 -6.6 358,568 359,645 0.3
May ..........................: 91,293 449,861
June .........................: 83,740 533,601
July .........................: 81,752 615,353
August .......................: 79,759 695,112
September ....................: 76,800 771,912
October ......................: 77,517 849,429
November .....................: 77,614 927,043
December .....................: 83,074 1,010,117
:
Lactose, human and animal :
January ......................: 81,122 86,711 6.9 81,122 86,711 6.9
February .....................: 74,812 81,275 8.6 155,934 167,986 7.7
March ........................: 85,312 89,929 5.4 241,246 257,915 6.9
April ........................: 80,547 87,240 8.3 321,793 345,155 7.3
May ..........................: 87,301 409,094
June .........................: 89,870 498,964
July .........................: 85,263 584,227
August .......................: 83,098 667,325
September ....................: 82,853 750,178
October ......................: 83,402 833,580
November .....................: 81,668 915,248
December .....................: 84,953 1,000,201
:
Whey protein concentrate, total :
January ......................: 34,871 38,520 10.5 34,871 38,520 10.5
February .....................: 32,701 35,416 8.3 67,572 73,936 9.4
March ........................: 36,809 38,881 5.6 104,381 112,817 8.1
April ........................: 34,668 37,052 6.9 139,049 149,869 7.8
May ..........................: 36,669 175,718
June .........................: 36,292 212,010
July .........................: 34,683 246,693
August .......................: 35,248 281,941
September ....................: 35,571 317,512
October ......................: 37,323 354,835
November .....................: 36,818 391,653
December .....................: 39,285 430,938
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ....................: 26,467 26,026 -1.7 26,467 26,026 -1.7
February ...................: 25,848 25,805 -0.2 52,315 51,831 -0.9
March ......................: 28,469 26,375 -7.4 80,784 78,206 -3.2
April ......................: 26,906 25,132 -6.6 107,690 103,338 -4.0
May ........................: 27,271 134,961
June .......................: 28,487 163,448
July .......................: 27,449 190,897
August .....................: 30,481 221,378
September ..................: 28,098 249,476
October ....................: 25,120 274,596
November ...................: 24,345 298,941
December ...................: 23,157 322,098
:
Cottage cheese, lowfat :
January ....................: 31,093 33,450 7.6 31,093 33,450 7.6
February ...................: 30,490 32,168 5.5 61,583 65,618 6.6
March ......................: 35,986 32,935 -8.5 97,569 98,553 1.0
April ......................: 32,149 31,777 -1.2 129,718 130,330 0.5
May ........................: 32,613 162,331
June .......................: 34,411 196,742
July .......................: 31,616 228,358
August .....................: 34,168 262,526
September ..................: 31,639 294,165
October ....................: 28,976 323,141
November ...................: 30,725 353,866
December ...................: 27,615 381,481
:
Sour cream :
January ....................: 98,471 102,908 4.5 98,471 102,908 4.5
February ...................: 87,685 97,554 11.3 186,156 200,462 7.7
March ......................: 108,308 111,356 2.8 294,464 311,818 5.9
April ......................: 101,797 96,536 -5.2 396,261 408,354 3.1
May ........................: 104,242 500,503
June .......................: 104,735 605,238
July .......................: 98,374 703,612
August .....................: 109,288 812,900
September ..................: 97,587 910,487
October ....................: 105,944 1,016,431
November ...................: 123,865 1,140,296
December ...................: 114,599 1,254,895
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ....................: 58,484 55,169 -5.7 58,484 55,169 -5.7
February ...................: 62,269 63,128 1.4 120,753 118,297 -2.0
March ......................: 74,970 72,476 -3.3 195,723 190,773 -2.5
April ......................: 71,310 69,487 -2.6 267,033 260,260 -2.5
May ........................: 72,213 339,246
June .......................: 75,974 415,220
July .......................: 72,796 488,016
August .....................: 78,724 566,740
September ..................: 69,043 635,783
October ....................: 60,282 696,065
November ...................: 53,052 749,117
December ...................: 50,564 799,681
:
Ice cream, lowfat total :
January ....................: 28,317 28,525 0.7 28,317 28,525 0.7
February ...................: 31,606 31,091 -1.6 59,923 59,616 -0.5
March ......................: 39,437 39,579 0.4 99,360 99,195 -0.2
April ......................: 40,051 41,144 2.7 139,411 140,339 0.7
May ........................: 41,914 181,325
June .......................: 45,226 226,551
July .......................: 43,397 269,948
August .....................: 43,169 313,117
September ..................: 37,306 350,423
October ....................: 33,808 384,231
November ...................: 28,086 412,317
December ...................: 27,231 439,548
:
Sherbet, hard :
January ....................: 3,140 3,059 -2.6 3,140 3,059 -2.6
February ...................: 3,006 3,130 4.1 6,146 6,189 0.7
March ......................: 4,437 4,075 -8.2 10,583 10,264 -3.0
April ......................: 3,696 3,881 5.0 14,279 14,145 -0.9
May ........................: 4,285 18,564
June .......................: 4,750 23,314
July .......................: 3,788 27,102
August .....................: 4,366 31,468
September ..................: 3,217 34,685
October ....................: 2,578 37,263
November ...................: 2,615 39,878
December ...................: 2,383 42,261
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2011 and 2012 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: By month : Cumulative
Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------
: : :Change : : :Change
: 2011 : 2012 : from : 2011 : 2012 : from
: : : 2011 : : : 2011
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: 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored :
January ....................: 371,955 391,660 5.3 371,955 391,660 5.3
February ...................: 349,256 365,731 4.7 721,211 757,391 5.0
March ......................: 389,247 396,980 2.0 1,110,458 1,154,371 4.0
April ......................: 364,801 361,561 -0.9 1,475,259 1,515,932 2.8
May ........................: 346,409 1,821,668
June .......................: 368,055 2,189,723
July .......................: 337,614 2,527,337
August .....................: 372,306 2,899,643
September ..................: 382,227 3,281,870
October ....................: 355,478 3,637,348
November ...................: 314,135 3,951,483
December ...................: 320,753 4,272,236
:
: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
:
Frozen yogurt, total :
January ....................: 3,767 3,482 -7.6 3,767 3,482 -7.6
February ...................: 4,433 5,292 19.4 8,200 8,774 7.0
March ......................: 5,905 5,717 -3.2 14,105 14,491 2.7
April ......................: 5,338 5,623 5.3 19,443 20,114 3.5
May ........................: 5,637 25,080
June .......................: 5,799 30,879
July .......................: 5,525 36,404
August .....................: 6,600 43,004
September ..................: 5,327 48,331
October ....................: 4,411 52,742
November ...................: 3,885 56,627
December ...................: 4,049 60,676
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1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.
3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products.
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States:
April 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 183,716 199,060 188,830 2.8 -5.1
Idaho ..........: 70,700 76,131 70,479 -0.3 -7.4
Illinois .......: 5,735 5,615 5,967 4.0 6.3
Iowa ...........: 20,579 22,242 22,785 10.7 2.4
Minnesota ......: 52,544 55,003 53,960 2.7 -1.9
New Mexico .....: 62,895 64,058 63,006 0.2 -1.6
New York .......: 61,569 67,945 60,274 -2.1 -11.3
Ohio ...........: 16,577 17,394 16,747 1.0 -3.7
Pennsylvania ...: 35,467 35,473 35,389 -0.2 -0.2
South Dakota ...: 22,177 22,667 21,425 -3.4 -5.5
Vermont ........: 10,019 10,577 10,510 4.9 -0.6
Wisconsin ......: 217,965 237,522 226,399 3.9 -4.7
:
Other States 1/ : 123,722 133,354 126,793 2.5 -4.9
:
United States ..: 883,665 947,041 902,564 2.1 -4.7
:
Atlantic .......: 115,893 123,887 115,228 -0.6 -7.0
Central ........: 392,399 423,890 408,672 4.1 -3.6
West ...........: 375,373 399,264 378,664 0.9 -5.2
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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: April 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 49,880 51,918 50,133 0.5 -3.4
Idaho ..........: 54,524 56,156 54,189 -0.6 -3.5
Iowa ...........: 16,641 18,433 18,159 9.1 -1.5
Oregon .........: 13,847 14,104 13,246 -4.3 -6.1
Wisconsin ......: 67,437 71,794 72,400 7.4 0.8
:
Other States 1/ : 156,920 170,040 163,820 4.4 -3.7
:
United States ..: 359,249 382,445 371,947 3.5 -2.7
:
Atlantic .......: 15,909 16,262 15,405 -3.2 -5.3
Central ........: 169,114 183,944 182,810 8.1 -0.6
West ...........: 174,226 182,239 173,732 -0.3 -4.7
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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: April 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 26,917 27,636 27,436 1.9 -0.7
Idaho ..........: 42,311 45,959 42,444 0.3 -7.6
Iowa ...........: 9,517 11,595 11,583 21.7 -0.1
Minnesota ......: 39,176 40,844 41,695 6.4 2.1
Wisconsin ......: 46,794 50,694 51,800 10.7 2.2
:
Other States 1/ : 99,802 104,190 99,191 -0.6 -4.8
:
United States ..: 264,517 280,918 274,149 3.6 -2.4
:
Atlantic .......: 15,772 16,125 15,311 -2.9 -5.0
Central ........: 122,522 134,156 135,091 10.3 0.7
West ...........: 126,223 130,637 123,747 -2.0 -5.3
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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: April 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 113,517 125,092 119,702 5.4 -4.3
New York .......: 34,275 33,990 29,325 -14.4 -13.7
Pennsylvania ...: 23,427 21,211 23,946 2.2 12.9
Wisconsin ......: 111,574 122,471 113,005 1.3 -7.7
:
Other States 1/ : 101,878 102,696 95,504 -6.3 -7.0
:
United States ..: 384,671 405,460 381,482 -0.8 -5.9
:
Atlantic .......: 64,674 63,520 60,738 -6.1 -4.4
Central ........: 153,124 163,492 151,863 -0.8 -7.1
West ...........: 166,873 178,448 168,881 1.2 -5.4
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 105,952 115,625 110,484 4.3 -4.4
New York .......: 18,280 18,135 16,795 -8.1 -7.4
Wisconsin ......: 73,844 83,423 76,100 3.1 -8.8
:
Other States 1/ : 101,169 98,931 96,103 -5.0 -2.9
:
United States ..: 299,245 316,114 299,482 0.1 -5.3
:
Atlantic .......: 42,451 40,998 41,474 -2.3 1.2
Central ........: 101,249 109,301 101,212 -7.4
West ...........: 155,545 165,815 156,796 0.8 -5.4
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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: April 2011 and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 54,705 64,209 59,806 9.3 -6.9
:
Other States 1/ : 103,965 111,784 110,365 6.2 -1.3
:
United States ..: 158,670 175,993 170,171 7.2 -3.3
:
Atlantic .......: 15,849 16,101 17,545 10.7 9.0
Central ........: 60,510 66,868 64,918 7.3 -2.9
West ...........: 82,311 93,024 87,708 6.6 -5.7
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: April 2011
and 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 76,300 101,962 92,507 21.2 -9.3
:
Other States 1/ : 70,408 86,697 99,857 41.8 15.2
:
United States ..: 146,708 188,659 192,364 31.1 2.0
:
Atlantic .......: 20,665 22,118 26,791 29.6 21.1
Central ........: 15,265 17,482 24,583 61.0 40.6
West ...........: 110,778 149,059 140,990 27.3 -5.4
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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: April 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
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: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
New York .......: 8,973 12,480 12,524 39.6 0.4
Wisconsin ......: 23,810 26,046 25,095 5.4 -3.7
:
Other States 1/ : 52,970 44,679 42,772 -19.3 -4.3
:
United States ..: 85,753 83,205 80,391 -6.3 -3.4
:
Atlantic .......: 19,211 21,818 22,616 17.7 3.7
Central ........: 38,069 40,906 39,680 4.2 -3.0
West ...........: 28,473 20,481 18,095 -36.4 -11.6
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: April 2011 and 2012
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: : : : Change from
: April : March : April :---------------------
State : 2011 : 2012 : 2012 : April : March
: : : : 2011 : 2012
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- --- percent ---
:
California .........: 12,046 11,963 11,427 -5.1 -4.5
:
Other States 1/ ....: 59,264 60,513 58,060 -2.0 -4.1
:
United States ......: 71,310 72,476 69,487 -2.6 -4.1
:
Atlantic ...........: 14,823 14,453 14,491 -2.2 0.3
Central ............: 38,260 38,569 37,107 -3.0 -3.8
West ...............: 18,227 19,454 17,889 -1.9 -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 2011, there were 1,278 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 Field Office (FO), 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 field
office summarizes data at the 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 FO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for
further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, FO 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 nass@nass.usda.gov
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 ...... (515) 284-4340
Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
Jim Collom - Dairy Products .................. (202) 690-3236
Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
Vacant - Sheep and Goats ..................... (202) 720-4751
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