Dairy Products
ISSN: 1949-0399
Released October 3, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
August 2019 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.11 billion pounds, 2.2 percent above August 2018 and 1.6 percent
above July 2019.
Italian type cheese production totaled 457 million pounds, 0.8 percent above August 2018 but 1.8 percent below July
2019.
American type cheese production totaled 458 million pounds, 5.1 percent above August 2018 and 4.7 percent above July
2019.
Butter production was 136 million pounds, 2.1 percent above August 2018 but 4.3 percent below July 2019.
Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with August 2018)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 132 million pounds, up 2.5 percent.
Skim milk powder - 51.4 million pounds, up 8.0 percent.
Whey products (comparisons in percentage with August 2018)
Dry whey, total - 84.5 million pounds, up 7.2 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 92.8 million pounds, down 4.6 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 39.6 million pounds, down 7.7 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with August 2018)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 65.7 million gallons, down 6.4 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 40.2 million gallons, down 3.8 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 2.48 million gallons, down 23.8 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.79 million gallons, down 5.4 percent.
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Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product – United States: August 2018 and 2019 .................................................................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices – United States: August 2018 and 2019 ...................... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments – United States: August 2018 and 2019 ................. 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2018 and 2019 .............................................................. 6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ........................... 13
American Cheese Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ............................................................... 14
Cheddar Cheese Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ................................................................. 14
Total Italian Cheese Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ........................................................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ............................................................. 15
Butter Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ................................................................................. 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ................................................. 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ........................................................... 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019 ................................................. 17
Dairy Products Regions ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Statistical Methodology ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................. 20
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Dairy Products Production by Product – United States: August 2018 and 2019
Product August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
Butter ...................................................................... Cheese American types 1 ................................................. Cheddar .......................................................... Other American types ..................................... Blue and Gorgonzola .......................................... Brick and Muenster ............................................. Cream and Neufchatel ........................................ Feta .................................................................... Gouda ................................................................. Hispanic .............................................................. Italian types ........................................................ Mozzarella ...................................................... Parmesan ....................................................... Provolone ....................................................... Ricotta ............................................................ Romano .......................................................... Other Italian types ........................................... Swiss .................................................................. All other types ..................................................... Total cheese 2 ..................................................... Cottage cheese, curd 3 ........................................... Cottage cheese, cream 4 ........................................ Cottage cheese, lowfat 5 ......................................... Sour cream ............................................................. Yogurt, plain and flavored .......................................
133,571
435,388 311,974 123,414
8,027 16,172 85,203 10,564 7,001
27,013 453,431 357,346 28,959 35,501 21,221 4,223 6,181
27,884 16,283
1,086,966
36,300 31,920 29,342
119,327 396,296
142,541
437,343 307,940 129,403
8,284 17,888 80,126 11,996 3,921
26,462 465,587 369,779 33,287 33,589 17,802 4,381 6,749
29,032 12,047
1,092,686
37,331 32,594 29,827
118,337 348,256
136,423
457,747 322,294 135,453
7,925 16,392 85,998 11,814 5,060
26,978 457,064 359,933 33,058 33,649 19,396 3,990 7,038
28,593 13,051
1,110,622
34,991 31,719 27,866
119,548 362,628
2.1
5.1 3.3 9.8
-1.3 1.4 0.9
11.8 -27.7 -0.1 0.8 0.7
14.2 -5.2 -8.6 -5.5 13.9 2.5
-19.8
2.2
-3.6 -0.6 -5.0
0.2
-8.5
-4.3
4.7 4.7 4.7
-4.3 -8.4 7.3
-1.5 29.0 1.9
-1.8 -2.7 -0.7 0.2 9.0
-8.9 4.3
-1.5 8.3
1.6
-6.3 -2.7 -6.6
1.0 4.1
(1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (percent)
Frozen products Ice cream, regular, hard ...................................... Ice cream, lowfat, hard ........................................ Ice cream, lowfat, soft ......................................... Ice cream, lowfat, total 6 ...................................... Ice cream, nonfat, hard ....................................... Sherbet, hard ...................................................... Frozen yogurt, total ............................................. Regular and lowfat, hard ................................. Nonfat, hard .................................................... Other frozen dairy products ................................. Water and juice ices ........................................... Mix for frozen products Ice cream, regular, mix ....................................... Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7 ....................................... Ice cream, nonfat, mix ......................................... Sherbet mix ........................................................ Yogurt mix ..........................................................
70,111 19,090 22,652 41,742
549 3,255 4,005 1,268
334 2,010 6,230
43,446 24,983
472 2,233 2,445
65,958 18,681 24,712 43,393
553 2,974 4,078 1,185
521 1,585 6,805
42,655 24,630
399 2,027 2,423
65,650 18,247 21,914 40,161
652 2,479 3,790 1,089
298 1,009 5,807
40,250 22,726
442 1,700 2,917
-6.4 -4.4 -3.3 -3.8 18.8
-23.8 -5.4
-14.1 -10.8 -49.8 -6.8
-7.4 -9.0 -6.4
-23.9 19.3
-0.5 -2.3
-11.3 -7.4 17.9
-16.6 -7.1 -8.1
-42.8 -36.3 -14.7
-5.6 -7.7 10.8
-16.1 20.4
1 Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2 Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3 Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4 Fat content 4 percent or more. 5 Fat content less than 4 percent. 6 Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7 Includes milkshake mix.
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Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices – United States: August 2018 and 2019
Product August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
Condensed whey, solids content 1 Sweet-type, human ............................................. Dry whey products Dry whey, human ................................................ Dry whey, animal ................................................ Dry whey, total .................................................... Reduced lactose and minerals Human ................................................................ Animal ................................................................. Whey protein concentrate Human 2 .............................................................. Animal 2 .............................................................. Total 2 ................................................................. 25.0-49.9 percent 3 .......................................... 50.0-89.9 percent 3 .......................................... Whey protein isolates 4 ............................................ Lactose, human and animal ....................................
8,885
77,565 1,249
78,814
1,852 2,776
42,322 534
42,856 17,514 25,342
9,408
97,273
7,327
80,892 2,013
82,905
1,767 2,736
38,295 1,329
39,624 15,058 24,566
9,733
106,918
7,261
83,363 1,129
84,492
1,736 3,125
38,989 570
39,559 14,154 25,405
9,072
92,845
-18.3
7.5 -9.6 7.2
-6.3 12.6
-7.9 6.7
-7.7 -19.2
0.2
-3.6
-4.6
-0.9
3.1 -43.9
1.9
-1.8 14.2
1.8 -57.1 -0.2 -6.0 3.4
-6.8
-13.2
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5 Dry whey products Dry whey, human ................................................ Dry whey, animal ................................................ Dry whey, total .................................................... Reduced Lactose and minerals Human and animal 6 .............................................. Whey protein concentrate Human 2 .............................................................. Animal 2 .............................................................. Total 2 ................................................................. 25.0-49.9 percent 3 .......................................... 50.0-89.9 percent 3 .......................................... Whey protein isolates 4 ............................................ Lactose, human and animal ....................................
71,510 2,191
73,701
3,822
61,900 939
62,839 20,914 41,925
31,635
86,164
65,469 2,135
67,604
5,148
59,831 958
60,789 22,032 38,757
18,369
113,654
70,407 1,998
72,405
5,202
59,042 882
59,924 21,769 38,155
19,197
111,680
-1.5 -8.8 -1.8
36.1
-4.6 -6.1 -4.6 4.1
-9.0
-39.3
29.6
7.5 -6.4 7.1
1.0
-1.3 -7.9 -1.4 -1.2 -1.6
4.5
-1.7
(cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents change) (cents change)
Manufacturers' selling price 7 Dry whey, animal ....................................................
17.2
24.3
19.6
2.4
-4.7
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.
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Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments – United States: August 2018 and 2019
Product August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
Production Bulk condensed milk Skim, unsweetened ............................................ Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total ............................................. Dry skim milk, animal .......................................... Dry whole milk .................................................... Milk protein concentrate, total 1 ........................... Nonfat dry milk, human ....................................... Skim milk powder, total 2 ..................................... Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3 Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total ............................................. Dry skim milk, animal .......................................... Dry whole milk .................................................... Nonfat dry milk, human ....................................... Manufacturers' shipments 4 Dry milk products Nonfat dry milk, human .......................................
138,462
7,602 1,267 9,603 9,163
129,077 47,558
12,120 2,037
42,387 280,494
151,878
120,716
9,628 786
8,573 8,731
168,198 36,725
13,612 3,733
34,705 288,681
167,769
112,319
8,076 718
7,545 7,282
132,249 51,350
13,857 3,628
24,985 269,811
140,235
-18.9
6.2 -43.3 -21.4 -20.5
2.5 8.0
14.3 78.1
-41.1 -3.8
-7.7
-7.0
-16.1 -8.7
-12.0 -16.6 -21.4 39.8
1.8 -2.8
-28.0 -6.5
-16.4
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.
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2018 and 2019 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
Product and month
Monthly Cumulative
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Total cheese 1 January ........................................................... February ......................................................... March .............................................................. April ................................................................ May ................................................................. June ................................................................ July ................................................................. August ............................................................ September ...................................................... October ........................................................... November ....................................................... December ....................................................... Total American cheese types 2 January ........................................................... February ......................................................... March .............................................................. April ................................................................ May ................................................................. June ................................................................ July ................................................................. August ............................................................ September ...................................................... October ........................................................... November ....................................................... December ....................................................... Cheddar cheese January ........................................................... February ......................................................... March .............................................................. April ................................................................ May ................................................................. June ................................................................ July ................................................................. August ............................................................ September ...................................................... October ........................................................... November ....................................................... December .......................................................
1,098,670
992,824 1,108,022 1,078,148 1,085,249 1,065,989 1,087,097 1,086,966 1,059,076 1,154,170 1,095,965 1,112,411
448,124 406,189 443,185 444,287 442,968 429,076 440,937 435,388 424,032 457,122 434,185 448,340
331,985 301,256 320,257 319,153 318,665 312,869 325,217 311,974 297,632 323,213 314,170 326,117
1,098,353
991,346 1,120,525 1,086,416 1,109,044 1,067,383 1,092,686 1,110,622
439,283 391,027 440,262 431,588 443,943 426,627 437,343 457,747
323,210 280,816 312,494 307,591 321,660 307,127 307,940 322,294
-
-0.1 1.1 0.8 2.2 0.1 0.5 2.2
-2.0 -3.7 -0.7 -2.9 0.2
-0.6 -0.8 5.1
-2.6 -6.8 -2.4 -3.6 0.9
-1.8 -5.3 3.3
1,098,670 2,091,494 3,199,516 4,277,664 5,362,913 6,428,902 7,515,999 8,602,965 9,662,041
10,816,211 11,912,176 13,024,587
448,124 854,313
1,297,498 1,741,785 2,184,753 2,613,829 3,054,766 3,490,154 3,914,186 4,371,308 4,805,493 5,253,833
331,985 633,241 953,498
1,272,651 1,591,316 1,904,185 2,229,402 2,541,376 2,839,008 3,162,221 3,476,391 3,802,508
1,098,353 2,089,699 3,210,224 4,296,640 5,405,684 6,473,067 7,565,753 8,676,375
439,283 830,310
1,270,572 1,702,160 2,146,103 2,572,730 3,010,073 3,467,820
323,210 604,026 916,520
1,224,111 1,545,771 1,852,898 2,160,838 2,483,132
-
-0.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9
-2.0 -2.8 -2.1 -2.3 -1.8 -1.6 -1.5 -0.6
-2.6 -4.6 -3.9 -3.8 -2.9 -2.7 -3.1 -2.3
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
Product and month
Monthly Cumulative
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Total Italian cheese types January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March ................................................................. April .................................................................... May .................................................................... June ................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ........................................................... Mozzarella January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March ................................................................. April .................................................................... May .................................................................... June ................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ........................................................... Other Italian cheese types January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March ................................................................. April .................................................................... May .................................................................... June ................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ...........................................................
473,913 428,100 483,095 460,768 460,817 450,929 462,769 453,431 450,964 483,852 469,207 479,005
365,563 328,591 372,712 358,320 359,072 355,249 367,437 357,346 358,579 381,217 370,269 377,006
5,549 5,689 6,417 5,909 6,671 6,828 6,084 6,181 6,728 6,257 6,987 6,393
480,134 441,082 494,933 476,853 475,351 462,859 465,587 457,064
379,627 347,234 392,018 373,667 375,667 371,007 369,779 359,933
6,750 6,076 7,328 6,567 6,330 5,981 6,749 7,038
1.3 3.0 2.5 3.5 3.2 2.6 0.6 0.8
3.8 5.7 5.2 4.3 4.6 4.4 0.6 0.7
21.6 6.8
14.2 11.1 -5.1
-12.4 10.9 13.9
473,913 902,013
1,385,108 1,845,876 2,306,693 2,757,622 3,220,391 3,673,822 4,124,786 4,608,638 5,077,845 5,556,850
365,563 694,154
1,066,866 1,425,186 1,784,258 2,139,507 2,506,944 2,864,290 3,222,869 3,604,086 3,974,355 4,351,361
5,549 11,238 17,655 23,564 30,235 37,063 43,147 49,328 56,056 62,313 69,300 75,693
480,134 921,216
1,416,149 1,893,002 2,368,353 2,831,212 3,296,799 3,753,863
379,627 726,861
1,118,879 1,492,546 1,868,213 2,239,220 2,608,999 2,968,932
6,750 12,826 20,154 26,721 33,051 39,032 45,781 52,819
1.3 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.2
3.8 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.1 3.7
21.6 14.1 14.2 13.4 9.3 5.3 6.1 7.1
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
Product and month
Monthly Cumulative
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Butter January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March .................................................................. April .................................................................... May ..................................................................... June .................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ........................................................... Nonfat dry milk, human January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March .................................................................. April .................................................................... May ..................................................................... June .................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ........................................................... Skim milk powder, total 3 January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March .................................................................. April .................................................................... May ..................................................................... June .................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ...........................................................
182,143 167,669 181,847 175,216 170,122 142,122 134,564 133,571 135,041 148,896 149,428 170,388
159,272 157,105 177,980 169,428 165,670 152,244 150,193 129,077 114,030 121,595 134,424 142,522
44,033 38,034 42,066 49,457 50,374 59,439 47,498 47,558 46,694 48,580 42,455 50,316
189,642 164,525 173,558 164,674 160,945 144,801 142,541 136,423
172,690 153,806 163,944 165,049 170,687 155,862 168,198 132,249
39,784 35,630 46,677 45,014 25,169 44,384 36,725 51,350
4.1
-1.9 -4.6 -6.0 -5.4 1.9 5.9 2.1
8.4 -2.1 -7.9 -2.6 3.0 2.4
12.0 2.5
-9.6 -6.3 11.0 -9.0
-50.0 -25.3 -22.7
8.0
182,143 349,812 531,659 706,875 876,997
1,019,119 1,153,683 1,287,254 1,422,295 1,571,191 1,720,619 1,891,007
159,272 316,377 494,357 663,785 829,455 981,699
1,131,892 1,260,969 1,374,999 1,496,594 1,631,018 1,773,540
44,033 82,067
124,133 173,590 223,964 283,403 330,901 378,459 425,153 473,733 516,188 566,504
189,642 354,167 527,725 692,399 853,344 998,145
1,140,686 1,277,109
172,690 326,496 490,440 655,489 826,176 982,038
1,150,236 1,282,485
39,784 75,414
122,091 167,105 192,274 236,658 273,383 324,733
4.1 1.2
-0.7 -2.0 -2.7 -2.1 -1.1 -0.8
8.4 3.2
-0.8 -1.2 -0.4
1.6 1.7
-9.6 -8.1 -1.6 -3.7
-14.1 -16.5 -17.4 -14.2
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
Product and month
Monthly Cumulative
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Dry whey, total 4 January ................................................................... February ................................................................. March ..................................................................... April ........................................................................ May ........................................................................ June ....................................................................... July ......................................................................... August .................................................................... September .............................................................. October ................................................................... November ............................................................... December ............................................................... Lactose, human and animal January ................................................................... February ................................................................. March ..................................................................... April ........................................................................ May ........................................................................ June ....................................................................... July ......................................................................... August .................................................................... September .............................................................. October ................................................................... November ............................................................... December ............................................................... Whey protein concentrate, total January ................................................................... February ................................................................. March ..................................................................... April ........................................................................ May ........................................................................ June ....................................................................... July ......................................................................... August .................................................................... September .............................................................. October ................................................................... November ............................................................... December ...............................................................
90,569 89,431 91,368 85,731 85,904 86,603 90,171 78,814 69,951 84,003 72,306 74,505
94,822 86,232
100,861 93,472 96,204 95,874 98,603 97,273 91,391 90,025
103,137 110,406
44,257 41,182 50,463 41,887 42,424 41,001 40,877 42,856 41,991 42,392 40,919 43,722
81,202 74,948 76,372 74,997 79,483 82,976 82,905 84,492
111,586 98,080
114,527 108,038 109,247 106,630 106,918 92,845
43,170 39,295 42,769 40,729 41,126 39,191 39,624 39,559
-10.3 -16.2 -16.4 -12.5 -7.5 -4.2 -8.1 7.2
17.7 13.7 13.5 15.6 13.6 11.2 8.4
-4.6
-2.5 -4.6
-15.2 -2.8 -3.1 -4.4 -3.1 -7.7
90,569
180,000 271,368 357,099 443,003 529,606 619,777 698,591 768,542 852,545 924,851 999,356
94,822 181,054 281,915 375,387 471,591 567,465 666,068 763,341 854,732 944,757
1,047,894 1,158,300
44,257 85,439
135,902 177,789 220,213 261,214 302,091 344,947 386,938 429,330 470,249 513,971
81,202
156,150 232,522 307,519 387,002 469,978 552,883 637,375
111,586 209,666 324,193 432,231 541,478 648,108 755,026 847,871
43,170 82,465
125,234 165,963 207,089 246,280 285,904 325,463
-10.3 -13.3 -14.3 -13.9 -12.6 -11.3 -10.8 -8.8
17.7 15.8 15.0 15.1 14.8 14.2 13.4 11.1
-2.5 -3.5 -7.8 -6.7 -6.0 -5.7 -5.4 -5.6
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
Product and month
Monthly Cumulative
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Cottage cheese, cream January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March .................................................................. April .................................................................... May ..................................................................... June .................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ........................................................... Cottage cheese, lowfat January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March .................................................................. April .................................................................... May ..................................................................... June .................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ........................................................... Sour cream January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March .................................................................. April .................................................................... May ..................................................................... June .................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ...........................................................
27,933 27,261 32,655 29,410 32,320 31,006 30,114 31,920 27,141 29,828 27,051 26,146
29,299 27,577 31,340 29,982 31,476 28,321 29,296 29,342 26,943 28,706 25,181 24,621
120,265 98,965
116,365 111,335 119,221 114,106 109,820 119,327 107,914 128,883 130,767 126,443
28,322 26,094 30,228 31,141 29,580 28,754 32,594 31,719
28,134 25,374 28,122 29,221 27,653 25,769 29,827 27,866
120,975 100,923 108,829 117,612 121,142 111,628 118,337 119,548
1.4
-4.3 -7.4 5.9
-8.5 -7.3 8.2
-0.6
-4.0 -8.0
-10.3 -2.5
-12.1 -9.0 1.8
-5.0
0.6 2.0
-6.5 5.6 1.6
-2.2 7.8 0.2
27,933 55,194 87,849
117,259 149,579 180,585 210,699 242,619 269,760 299,588 326,639 352,785
29,299 56,876 88,216
118,198 149,674 177,995 207,291 236,633 263,576 292,282 317,463 342,084
120,265 219,230 335,595 446,930 566,151 680,257 790,077 909,404
1,017,318 1,146,201 1,276,968 1,403,411
28,322 54,416 84,644
115,785 145,365 174,119 206,713 238,432
28,134 53,508 81,630
110,851 138,504 164,273 194,100 221,966
120,975 221,898 330,727 448,339 569,481 681,109 799,446 918,994
1.4
-1.4 -3.6 -1.3 -2.8 -3.6 -1.9 -1.7
-4.0 -5.9 -7.5 -6.2 -7.5 -7.7 -6.4 -6.2
0.6 1.2
-1.5 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.1
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Dairy Products (October 2019) 11 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
Product and month
Monthly Cumulative
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
(1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent)
Ice cream, regular hard January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March ................................................................. April .................................................................... May .................................................................... June ................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ........................................................... Ice cream, lowfat total January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March ................................................................. April .................................................................... May .................................................................... June ................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ........................................................... Sherbet, hard January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March ................................................................. April .................................................................... May .................................................................... June ................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ...........................................................
53,684 55,447 63,553 62,821 64,551 70,263 68,966 70,111 56,601 60,610 48,070 43,855
32,568 34,823 41,108 40,800 42,471 45,471 42,333 41,742 34,907 36,607 30,121 28,152
2,858 3,112 3,368 3,578 3,513 3,563 3,151 3,255 3,084 2,978 2,341 2,100
53,551 52,120 65,449 64,091 64,194 66,462 65,958 65,650
31,559 32,235 41,611 44,487 48,594 45,579 43,393 40,161
2,551 2,653 3,502 3,236 3,294 3,346 2,974 2,479
-0.2 -6.0 3.0 2.0
-0.6 -5.4 -4.4 -6.4
-3.1 -7.4 1.2 9.0
14.4 0.2 2.5
-3.8
-10.7 -14.7
4.0 -9.6 -6.2 -6.1 -5.6
-23.8
53,684
109,131 172,684 235,505 300,056 370,319 439,285 509,396 565,997 626,607 674,677 718,532
32,568 67,391
108,499 149,299 191,770 237,241 279,574 321,316 356,223 392,830 422,951 451,103
2,858 5,970 9,338
12,916 16,429 19,992 23,143 26,398 29,482 32,460 34,801 36,901
53,551
105,671 171,120 235,211 299,405 365,867 431,825 497,475
31,559 63,794
105,405 149,892 198,486 244,065 287,458 327,619
2,551 5,204 8,706
11,942 15,236 18,582 21,556 24,035
-0.2 -3.2 -0.9 -0.1 -0.2 -1.2 -1.7 -2.3
-3.1 -5.3 -2.9 0.4 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.0
-10.7 -12.8 -6.8 -7.5 -7.3 -7.1 -6.9 -9.0
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
12 Dairy Products (October 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2018 and 2019 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
Product and month
Monthly Cumulative
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
2018 2019 Change
from 2018
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent)
Yogurt, plain and flavored January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March .................................................................. April .................................................................... May ..................................................................... June .................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ...........................................................
372,015 376,710 389,848 358,160 373,431 373,079 360,886 396,296 369,989 363,128 310,848 343,698
360,050 365,389 390,607 371,640 347,538 360,060 348,256 362,628
-3.2 -3.0 0.2 3.8
-6.9 -3.5 -3.5 -8.5
372,015 748,725
1,138,573 1,496,733 1,870,164 2,243,243 2,604,129 3,000,425 3,370,414 3,733,542 4,044,390 4,388,088
360,050 725,439
1,116,046 1,487,686 1,835,224 2,195,284 2,543,540 2,906,168
-3.2 -3.1 -2.0 -0.6 -1.9 -2.1 -2.3 -3.1
(1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent)
Frozen yogurt, total January ............................................................... February ............................................................. March .................................................................. April .................................................................... May ..................................................................... June .................................................................... July ..................................................................... August ................................................................ September .......................................................... October ............................................................... November ........................................................... December ...........................................................
4,054 4,094 5,495 5,212 4,880 5,089 4,258 4,005 3,622 3,124 3,261 3,133
5,145 4,500 4,750 4,896 4,673 2,936 4,078 3,790
26.9 9.9
-13.6 -6.1 -4.2
-42.3 -4.2 -5.4
4,054 8,148
13,643 18,855 23,735 28,824 33,082 37,087 40,709 43,833 47,094 50,227
5,145 9,645
14,395 19,291 23,964 26,900 30,978 34,768
26.9 18.4 5.5 2.3 1.0
-6.7 -6.4 -6.3
- Represents zero. 1 Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2 Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3 Includes protein standardized and blends. 4 Excludes all modified dry whey products.
Dairy Products (October 2019) 13 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
California ............................. Idaho ................................... Illinois .................................. Iowa ..................................... Minnesota ............................ New Jersey .......................... New Mexico ......................... Ohio ..................................... Oregon ................................ Pennsylvania ....................... South Dakota ....................... Vermont ............................... Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................ Central ................................. West ....................................
211,649 76,758 6,823
25,373 61,254 5,093
75,321 21,564 17,338 36,714 24,240 11,418
284,866
228,555
1,086,966
133,829 504,434 448,703
210,657 87,149 6,663
26,412 60,482 5,340
76,696 19,057 17,487 35,408 28,880 11,672
282,353
224,430
1,092,686
133,942 499,671 459,073
199,649 88,081 6,742
27,507 59,820 4,889
90,520 19,498 17,196 35,738 30,666 12,549
290,475
227,292
1,110,622
132,891 511,958 465,773
-5.7 14.8 -1.2 8.4
-2.3 -4.0 20.2 -9.6 -0.8 -2.7 26.5 9.9 2.0
-0.6
2.2
-0.7 1.5 3.8
-5.2 1.1 1.2 4.1
-1.1 -8.4 18.0 2.3
-1.7 0.9 6.2 7.5 2.9
1.3
1.6
-0.8 2.5 1.5
1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.
14 Dairy Products (October 2019) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
American Cheese Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
California ............................. Idaho .................................... Iowa ..................................... Minnesota ............................ Oregon ................................. Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................. Central ................................. West ....................................
51,588 51,660 14,626 52,879 17,225 82,360
165,050
435,388
28,391
216,951 190,046
49,627 53,609 17,264 51,617 17,396 83,161
164,669
437,343
27,707
218,184 191,452
51,047 62,458 17,199 49,135 17,097 83,900
176,911
457,747
28,630
215,086 214,031
-1.0 20.9 17.6 -7.1 -0.7 1.9
7.2
5.1
0.8
-0.9 12.6
2.9 16.5 -0.4 -4.8 -1.7 0.9
7.4
4.7
3.3
-1.4 11.8
1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.
Cheddar Cheese Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
California ............................. Idaho .................................... Iowa ..................................... Minnesota ............................ Oregon ................................. Vermont ............................... Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................. Central ................................. West ....................................
25,563 39,933 9,240
51,068 14,439 8,163
54,956
108,612
311,974
26,717 156,832 128,425
22,668 36,885 8,874
49,850 14,876 8,204
58,176
108,407
307,940
26,179 157,519 124,242
25,041 44,064 9,165
47,761 14,063 8,459
56,700
117,041
322,294
26,798 150,580 144,916
-2.0 10.3 -0.8 -6.5 -2.6 3.6 3.2
7.8
3.3
0.3
-4.0 12.8
10.5 19.5 3.3
-4.2 -5.5 3.1
-2.5
8.0
4.7
2.4 -4.4 16.6
1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.
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Total Italian Cheese Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
California ............................. Idaho ................................... Minnesota ............................ Pennsylvania ....................... Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................ Central ................................. West ....................................
137,436 19,824 8,120
22,336 141,844
123,871
453,431
59,105
183,363 210,963
140,150 26,614 8,505
22,647 141,991
125,680
465,587
58,457
187,259 219,871
128,621 20,264 10,324 21,756
144,227
131,872
457,064
57,838 193,236 205,990
-6.4 2.2
27.1 -2.6 1.7
6.5
0.8
-2.1 5.4
-2.4
-8.2 -23.9 21.4 -3.9 1.6
4.9
-1.8
-1.1 3.2
-6.3
1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.
Mozzarella Cheese Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
California ............................. Idaho ................................... Pennsylvania ....................... Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................ Central ................................. West ....................................
126,176 19,290 18,988 94,268
98,624
357,346
38,216
121,734 197,396
126,782 26,098 19,413 93,910
103,576
369,779
39,527
125,536 204,716
117,451 19,859 18,305 95,700
108,618
359,933
37,745
129,448 192,740
-6.9 2.9
-3.6 1.5
10.1
0.7
-1.2 6.3
-2.4
-7.4 -23.9 -5.7 1.9
4.9
-2.7
-4.5 3.1
-5.9
1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.
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Butter Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
California ............................. Pennsylvania ....................... Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................. Central ................................. West ....................................
41,451 5,427
86,693
133,571
11,652 53,954 67,965
45,107 6,856
90,578
142,541
12,666 54,688 75,187
43,378 6,097
86,948
136,423
11,439 54,494 70,490
4.6 12.3
0.3
2.1
-1.8 1.0 3.7
-3.8 -11.1
-4.0
-4.3
-9.7 -0.4 -6.2
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: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
California ............................. Pennsylvania ....................... Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................. Central ................................. West ....................................
35,668 13,100
80,309
129,077
28,809 25,041 75,227
57,205 15,129
95,864
168,198
31,547 30,795
105,856
36,464 13,838
81,947
132,249
29,629 30,994 71,626
2.2 5.6
2.0
2.5
2.8
23.8 -4.8
-36.3 -8.5
-14.5
-21.4
-6.1 0.6
-32.3
1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.
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Dry Whey (Human) Production – States and United States: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)
Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................ Central ................................. West ....................................
25,102
52,463
77,565
21,829 34,838 20,898
23,521
57,371
80,892
23,396 35,938 21,558
24,031
59,332
83,363
21,851 38,049 23,463
-4.3
13.1
7.5
0.1 9.2
12.3
2.2
3.4
3.1
-6.6 5.9 8.8
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: August 2018 and 2019
State August 2018
July 2019
August 2019
Change from
August 2018
July 2019
(1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (percent)
California ...................................... Connecticut .................................. Missouri ........................................ Ohio .............................................. Oregon ......................................... Pennsylvania ................................ Tennessee .................................... Utah .............................................. Other States 1 ............................... United States ................................ Atlantic ......................................... Central .......................................... West .............................................
7,264 1,187 3,397 2,810 1,282 3,531 2,313 2,736
45,591
70,111
15,368 41,364 13,379
6,968 1,164 2,765 2,815 1,408 3,620 1,924 1,670
43,624
65,958
14,267 39,285 12,406
7,937 1,226 3,345 2,539 1,226 3,564 2,176 1,726
41,911
65,650
14,836 37,602 13,212
9.3 3.3
-1.5 -9.6 -4.4 0.9
-5.9 -36.9
-8.1
-6.4
-3.5 -9.1 -1.2
13.9 5.3
21.0 -9.8
-12.9 -1.5 13.1 3.4
-3.9
-0.5
4.0
-4.3 6.5
1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.
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West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming.
Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin.
Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.
Dairy Products (October 2019) 19 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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 2018, there were 1,273 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].
Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......................................................................................................... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ............................................................................................................ (202) 690-2424
Sherry Bertramsen – Livestock Slaughter ................................................................................................ (202) 690-8632
Holly Brenize – Sheep and Goats ............................................................................................................. (202) 720-0585
Donnie Fike – Dairy Products .................................................................................................................. (202) 720-4448
Heidi Lanouette – Cattle, Cattle on Feed .................................................................................................. (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows ....................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Seth Riggins – Hogs and Pigs ................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3106
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