Dairy Products

ISSN: 1949-0399

Released April 2, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA).

February 2020 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.03 billion pounds, 3.7 percent above February 2019 but 7.4 percent

below January 2020.

Italian type cheese production totaled 449 million pounds, 1.8 percent above February 2019 but 7.4 percent below

January 2020.

American type cheese production totaled 415 million pounds, 6.1 percent above February 2019 but 5.1 percent below

January 2020.

Butter production was 179 million pounds, 8.9 percent above February 2019 but 7.3 percent below January 2020.

Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with February 2019)

Nonfat dry milk, human - 156 million pounds, up 1.5 percent.

Skim milk powder - 40.4 million pounds, up 13.5 percent.

Whey products (comparisons in percentage with February 2019)

Dry whey, total - 76.5 million pounds, up 2.1 percent.

Lactose, human and animal - 87.2 million pounds, down 11.1 percent.

Whey protein concentrate, total - 36.0 million pounds, down 8.3 percent.

Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with February 2019)

Ice cream, regular (hard) - 51.8 million gallons, down 0.6 percent.

Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 32.7 million gallons, up 1.4 percent.

Sherbet (hard) - 3.01 million gallons, up 13.6 percent.

Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.33 million gallons, down 3.7 percent.

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Contents

Dairy Products Production by Product – United States: February 2019 and 2020 ................................................................. 3

Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices – United States: February 2019 and 2020 ................... 4

Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments – United States: February 2019 and 2020 .............. 5

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2019 and 2020 .............................................................. 6

Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 ........................ 13

American Cheese Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 ............................................................ 14

Cheddar Cheese Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 .............................................................. 14

Total Italian Cheese Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 ........................................................ 15

Mozzarella Cheese Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 .......................................................... 15

Butter Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 .............................................................................. 16

Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 .............................................. 16

Dry Whey (Human) Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 ........................................................ 17

Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 .............................................. 17

Dairy Products Regions ......................................................................................................................................................... 18

Statistical Methodology ......................................................................................................................................................... 19

Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

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Dairy Products Production by Product – United States: February 2019 and 2020

Product February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(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 .......................................

164,525

391,027 280,816 110,211

6,482 14,184 60,192 10,434 2,710

27,287 441,082 347,234 35,654 29,682 18,614 3,822 6,076

26,489 11,459

991,346

30,242 26,094 25,374

100,923 365,389

193,422

437,451 319,240 118,211

7,120 15,444 79,982 10,193 4,559

27,247 485,398 381,983 38,288 31,236 22,354 4,728 6,809

28,525 14,596

1,110,515

30,838 27,622 26,333

121,591 347,758

179,239

415,025 301,625 113,400

6,917 15,019 61,975 9,416 4,818

26,971 449,242 353,648 36,581 29,727 19,135 4,261 5,890

26,366 12,320

1,028,069

29,260 26,194 24,467

102,205 379,531

8.9

6.1 7.4 2.9 6.7 5.9 3.0

-9.8 77.8 -1.2 1.8 1.8 2.6 0.2 2.8

11.5 -3.1 -0.5 7.5

3.7

-3.2 0.4

-3.6

1.3 3.9

-7.3

-5.1 -5.5 -4.1 -2.9 -2.8

-22.5 -7.6 5.7

-1.0 -7.4 -7.4 -4.5 -4.8

-14.4 -9.9

-13.5 -7.6

-15.6

-7.4

-5.1 -5.2 -7.1

-15.9

9.1

(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 ..........................................................

52,120 18,177 14,058 32,235

591 2,653 4,500 1,186

457 1,726 4,647

30,605 17,985

721 1,851 2,438

52,157 17,098 13,788 30,886

409 2,577 4,032 1,151

473 748

4,068

31,638 17,255

328 1,734 1,890

51,790 18,573 14,116 32,689

429 3,013 4,333 1,099

377 1,529 4,806

33,129 18,228

313 2,057 2,173

-0.6 2.2 0.4 1.4

-27.4 13.6 -3.7 -7.3

-17.5 -11.4

3.4

8.2 1.4

-56.6 11.1

-10.9

-0.7 8.6 2.4 5.8 4.9

16.9 7.5

-4.5 -20.3 104.4 18.1

4.7 5.6

-4.6 18.6 15.0

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: February 2019 and 2020

Product February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(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 ....................................

7,684

73,675 1,273

74,948

1,602 2,675

38,355 940

39,295 15,048 24,247

8,884

98,080

7,437

82,660 1,612

84,272

2,095 3,100

41,192 743

41,935 16,361 25,574

9,333

87,796

6,411

75,006 1,484

76,490

1,838 2,844

35,655 381

36,036 13,437 22,599

8,843

87,173

-16.6

1.8 16.6 2.1

14.7 6.3

-7.0 -59.5 -8.3

-10.7 -6.8

-0.5

-11.1

-13.8

-9.3 -7.9 -9.2

-12.3 -8.3

-13.4 -48.7 -14.1 -17.9 -11.6

-5.3

-0.7

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 ....................................

68,217 707

68,924

4,729

62,042 985

63,027 27,805 35,222

20,394

102,769

62,120 803

62,923

5,278

65,074 1,050

66,124 27,011 39,113

15,296

99,949

73,660 766

74,426

4,967

64,454 632

65,086 27,298 37,788

15,912

100,202

8.0 8.3 8.0

5.0

3.9 -35.8

3.3 -1.8 7.3

-22.0

-2.5

18.6 -4.6 18.3

-5.9

-1.0 -39.8 -1.6 1.1

-3.4

4.0

0.3

(cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents change) (cents change)

Manufacturers' selling price 7 Dry whey, animal ....................................................

15.9

14.4

17.1

1.2

2.7

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: February 2019 and 2020

Product February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(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 .......................................

121,247

9,470 534

9,445 14,747

153,806 35,630

20,094 9,928

18,329 310,447

126,000

107,772

13,178 876

8,839 21,681

176,259 40,119

18,860 12,311 13,481

280,516

132,325

126,229

13,229 934

11,388 22,517

156,128 40,434

20,195 12,267 14,032

317,508

125,243

4.1

39.7 74.9 20.6 52.7 1.5

13.5

0.5 23.6

-23.4 2.3

-0.6

17.1

0.4 6.6

28.8 3.9

-11.4 0.8

7.1 -0.4 4.1

13.2

-5.4

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: 2019 and 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Product and month

Monthly Cumulative

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

(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 .......................................................

1,098,353

991,346 1,120,525 1,086,416 1,109,044 1,067,383 1,092,686 1,121,987 1,080,648 1,137,641 1,100,600 1,128,475

439,283 391,027 440,262 431,588 443,943 426,627 437,343 459,204 414,502 445,950 434,896 458,917

323,210 280,816 312,494 307,591 321,660 307,127 307,940 325,145 283,246 310,108 311,104 333,337

1,110,515 1,028,069

437,451 415,025

319,240 301,625

1.1 3.7

-0.4 6.1

-1.2 7.4

1,098,353 2,089,699 3,210,224 4,296,640 5,405,684 6,473,067 7,565,753 8,687,740 9,768,388

10,906,029 12,006,629 13,135,104

439,283 830,310

1,270,572 1,702,160 2,146,103 2,572,730 3,010,073 3,469,277 3,883,779 4,329,729 4,764,625 5,223,542

323,210 604,026 916,520

1,224,111 1,545,771 1,852,898 2,160,838 2,485,983 2,769,229 3,079,337 3,390,441 3,723,778

1,110,515 2,138,584

437,451 852,476

319,240 620,865

1.1 2.3

-0.4 2.7

-1.2 2.8

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Product and month

Monthly Cumulative

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

(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 ...........................................................

480,134 441,082 494,933 476,853 475,351 462,859 465,587 467,324 470,703 485,386 474,076 483,437

379,627 347,234 392,018 373,667 375,667 371,007 369,779 371,629 376,283 385,784 376,481 384,009

6,750 6,076 7,328 6,567 6,330 5,981 6,749 7,244 6,805 5,559 6,598 7,142

485,398 449,242

381,983 353,648

6,809 5,890

1.1 1.8

0.6 1.8

0.9 -3.1

480,134 921,216

1,416,149 1,893,002 2,368,353 2,831,212 3,296,799 3,764,123 4,234,826 4,720,212 5,194,288 5,677,725

379,627 726,861

1,118,879 1,492,546 1,868,213 2,239,220 2,608,999 2,980,628 3,356,911 3,742,695 4,119,176 4,503,185

6,750 12,826 20,154 26,721 33,051 39,032 45,781 53,025 59,830 65,389 71,987 79,129

485,398 934,640

381,983 735,631

6,809 12,699

1.1 1.5

0.6 1.2

0.9 -1.0

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Product and month

Monthly Cumulative

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

(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 ...........................................................

189,642 164,525 173,558 164,674 160,945 144,801 142,541 137,322 137,886 156,946 155,525 176,780

172,690 153,806 163,944 165,049 170,687 155,862 168,198 133,720 120,297 135,233 141,703 164,728

39,784 35,630 46,677 45,014 25,169 44,384 36,725 51,350 52,806 44,459 43,733 53,487

193,422 179,239

176,259 156,128

40,119 40,434

2.0 8.9

2.1 1.5

0.8 13.5

189,642 354,167 527,725 692,399 853,344 998,145

1,140,686 1,278,008 1,415,894 1,572,840 1,728,365 1,905,145

172,690 326,496 490,440 655,489 826,176 982,038

1,150,236 1,283,956 1,404,253 1,539,486 1,681,189 1,845,917

39,784 75,414

122,091 167,105 192,274 236,658 273,383 324,733 377,539 421,998 465,731 519,218

193,422 372,661

176,259 332,387

40,119 80,553

2.0 5.2

2.1 1.8

0.8 6.8

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Product and month

Monthly Cumulative

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

(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 ...............................................................

81,202 74,948 76,372 74,997 79,483 82,976 82,905 84,909 90,626 90,842 75,111 79,820

111,586 98,080

114,527 108,038 109,247 106,630 106,918 95,457 95,525 96,939 88,656 93,603

43,170 39,295 42,769 40,729 41,126 39,191 39,624 39,789 39,865 40,546 40,486 42,741

84,272 76,490

87,796 87,173

41,935 36,036

3.8 2.1

-21.3 -11.1

-2.9 -8.3

81,202

156,150 232,522 307,519 387,002 469,978 552,883 637,792 728,418 819,260 894,371 974,191

111,586 209,666 324,193 432,231 541,478 648,108 755,026 850,483 946,008

1,042,947 1,131,603 1,225,206

43,170 82,465

125,234 165,963 207,089 246,280 285,904 325,693 365,558 406,104 446,590 489,331

84,272

160,762

87,796 174,969

41,935 77,971

3.8 3.0

-21.3 -16.5

-2.9 -5.4

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Product and month

Monthly Cumulative

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

(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 ...........................................................

28,322 26,094 30,228 31,141 29,580 28,754 32,594 27,859 27,360 31,962 26,747 27,641

28,134 25,374 28,122 29,221 27,653 25,769 29,827 26,402 27,505 27,890 24,002 23,150

120,975 100,923 108,829 117,612 121,142 111,628 118,337 115,858 113,199 133,084 130,096 129,542

27,622 26,194

26,333 24,467

121,591 102,205

-2.5 0.4

-6.4 -3.6

0.5 1.3

28,322 54,416 84,644

115,785 145,365 174,119 206,713 234,572 261,932 293,894 320,641 348,282

28,134 53,508 81,630

110,851 138,504 164,273 194,100 220,502 248,007 275,897 299,899 323,049

120,975 221,898 330,727 448,339 569,481 681,109 799,446 915,304

1,028,503 1,161,587 1,291,683 1,421,225

27,622 53,816

26,333 50,800

121,591 223,796

-2.5 -1.1

-6.4 -5.1

0.5 0.9

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Product and month

Monthly Cumulative

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

(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 ...........................................................

53,551 52,120 65,449 64,091 64,194 66,462 65,958 61,956 59,247 58,963 49,361 47,318

31,559 32,235 41,611 44,487 48,594 45,579 43,393 37,929 32,503 31,828 25,179 25,084

2,551 2,653 3,502 3,236 3,294 3,346 2,974 2,563 2,702 2,450 2,164 2,131

52,157 51,790

30,886 32,689

2,577 3,013

-2.6 -0.6

-2.1 1.4

1.0 13.6

53,551

105,671 171,120 235,211 299,405 365,867 431,825 493,781 553,028 611,991 661,352 708,670

31,559 63,794

105,405 149,892 198,486 244,065 287,458 325,387 357,890 389,718 414,897 439,981

2,551 5,204 8,706

11,942 15,236 18,582 21,556 24,119 26,821 29,271 31,435 33,566

52,157

103,947

30,886 63,575

2,577 5,590

-2.6 -1.6

-2.1 -0.3

1.0 7.4

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Product and month

Monthly Cumulative

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

2019 2020 Change

from 2019

(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 ...........................................................

360,050 365,389 390,607 371,640 347,538 360,060 348,256 357,283 357,865 352,291 320,475 336,480

347,758 379,531

-3.4 3.9

360,050 725,439

1,116,046 1,487,686 1,835,224 2,195,284 2,543,540 2,900,823 3,258,688 3,610,979 3,931,454 4,267,934

347,758 727,289

-3.4 0.3

(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 ...........................................................

5,145 4,500 4,750 4,896 4,673 2,936 4,078 4,011 3,817 2,955 3,170 2,917

4,032 4,333

-21.6 -3.7

5,145 9,645

14,395 19,291 23,964 26,900 30,978 34,989 38,806 41,761 44,931 47,848

4,032 8,365

-21.6 -13.3

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 (April 2020) 13 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)

California ............................. Idaho ................................... Illinois .................................. Iowa ..................................... Minnesota ............................ New Jersey .......................... New Mexico ......................... New York ............................. Ohio ..................................... Oregon ................................ Pennsylvania ....................... South Dakota ....................... Vermont ............................... Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................ Central ................................. West ....................................

200,731 71,563 5,652

26,921 56,829 3,925

71,202 61,772 16,356 16,094 30,575 22,590 11,101

260,992

135,043

991,346

117,515 450,479 423,352

213,085 85,349 5,597

29,009 61,573 5,212

83,893 71,285 22,154 18,110 41,252 34,523 12,783

277,120

149,570

1,110,515

140,167 503,427 466,921

199,828 73,649 5,457

28,212 58,643 4,448

76,163 63,261 19,594 17,569 29,665 32,776 11,567

260,509

146,728

1,028,069

119,365 477,811 430,893

-0.4 2.9

-3.5 4.8 3.2

13.3 7.0 2.4

19.8 9.2

-3.0 45.1 4.2

-0.2

8.7

3.7

1.6 6.1 1.8

-6.2 -13.7 -2.5 -2.7 -4.8

-14.7 -9.2

-11.3 -11.6 -3.0

-28.1 -5.1 -9.5 -6.0

-1.9

-7.4

-14.8 -5.1 -7.7

1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.

14 Dairy Products (April 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

American Cheese Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)

California ............................. Idaho .................................... Iowa ..................................... Minnesota ............................ New York ............................. Oregon ................................. Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................. Central ................................. West ....................................

48,744 45,406 15,223 45,442 10,891 16,017 79,816

129,488

391,027

25,544

194,895 170,588

49,653 50,626 19,076 51,273 12,454 18,015 87,079

149,275

437,451

29,928

216,802 190,721

46,813 47,728 17,780 48,929 11,399 17,476 80,100

144,800

415,025

26,960

208,695 179,370

-4.0 5.1

16.8 7.7 4.7 9.1 0.4

11.8

6.1

5.5 7.1 5.1

-5.7 -5.7 -6.8 -4.6 -8.5 -3.0 -8.0

-3.0

-5.1

-9.9 -3.7 -6.0

1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.

Cheddar Cheese Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(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 ....................................

26,539 32,609 8,778

44,369 12,178 7,831

57,954

90,558

280,816

24,581 143,189 113,046

27,674 41,076 10,681 49,892 15,219 9,144

61,823

103,731

319,240

28,180 152,913 138,147

22,138 37,305 9,928

47,873 15,660 8,462

55,700

104,559

301,625

25,859 149,226 126,540

-16.6 14.4 13.1 7.9

28.6 8.1

-3.9

15.5

7.4

5.2 4.2

11.9

-20.0 -9.2 -7.0 -4.0 2.9

-7.5 -9.9

0.8

-5.5

-8.2 -2.4 -8.4

1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.

Dairy Products (April 2020) 15 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Total Italian Cheese Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)

California ............................. Idaho ................................... Minnesota ............................ New York ............................. Pennsylvania ....................... Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................ Central ................................. West ....................................

134,235 21,811 11,097 27,183 19,777

133,913

93,066

441,082

53,274 176,821 210,987

143,613 29,504 10,028 30,305 23,003

140,637

108,308

485,398

58,473 195,955 230,970

133,320 21,721 9,449

28,297 21,408

132,343

102,704

449,242

56,195 184,555 208,492

-0.7 -0.4

-14.9 4.1 8.2

-1.2

10.4

1.8

5.5 4.4

-1.2

-7.2 -26.4 -5.8 -6.6 -6.9 -5.9

-5.2

-7.4

-3.9 -5.8 -9.7

1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.

Mozzarella Cheese Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)

California ............................. Idaho ................................... New York ............................. Pennsylvania ....................... Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................ Central ................................. West ....................................

122,552 21,364 14,051 16,860 87,469

84,938

347,234

34,779

114,688 197,767

132,175 28,872 16,267 19,502 89,021

96,146

381,983

38,498

125,750 217,735

122,175 21,296 14,801 18,098 86,100

91,178

353,648

36,736

121,332 195,580

-0.3 -0.3 5.3 7.3

-1.6

7.3

1.8

5.6 5.8

-1.1

-7.6 -26.2 -9.0 -7.2 -3.3

-5.2

-7.4

-4.6 -3.5

-10.2

1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.

16 Dairy Products (April 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Butter Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)

California ............................. New York ............................. Pennsylvania ....................... Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................. Central ................................. West ....................................

48,416 2,639 7,308

106,162

164,525

17,605 69,170 77,750

60,357 2,947 9,999

120,119

193,422

22,882 78,481 92,059

56,603 2,621 8,078

111,937

179,239

19,033 73,184 87,022

16.9 -0.7 10.5

5.4

8.9

8.1 5.8

11.9

-6.2 -11.1 -19.2

-6.8

-7.3

-16.8 -6.7 -5.5

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: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)

California ............................. Pennsylvania ....................... Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................. Central ................................. West ....................................

61,538 14,119

78,149

153,806

27,506 30,509 95,791

72,527 16,473

87,259

176,259

33,317 30,959

111,983

67,267 16,104

72,757

156,128

27,464 29,077 99,587

9.3 14.1

-6.9

1.5

-0.2 -4.7 4.0

-7.3 -2.2

-16.6

-11.4

-17.6 -6.1

-11.1

1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.

Dairy Products (April 2020) 17 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Dry Whey (Human) Production – States and United States: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (percent)

New York ............................. Wisconsin ............................ Other States 1 ...................... United States ....................... Atlantic ................................ Central ................................. West ....................................

9,932 20,481

43,262

73,675

18,735 29,528 25,412

10,986 24,939

46,735

82,660

21,579 39,131 21,950

10,360 23,274

41,372

75,006

19,902 35,855 19,249

4.3 13.6

-4.4

1.8

6.2

21.4 -24.3

-5.7 -6.7

-11.5

-9.3

-7.8 -8.4

-12.3

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: February 2019 and 2020

State February

2019 January

2020 February

2020

Change from

February 2019

January 2020

(1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (percent)

California ...................................... Connecticut .................................. Missouri ........................................ New York ...................................... Ohio .............................................. Oregon ......................................... Pennsylvania ................................ Tennessee .................................... Utah .............................................. Other States 1 ............................... United States ................................ Atlantic ......................................... Central .......................................... West .............................................

4,337 1,008 2,965 2,167 1,721

980 2,631 1,861 2,276

32,174

52,120

12,447 30,099 9,574

5,397 878

1,847 2,328 2,013 1,167 2,969 1,873 1,587

32,098

52,157

11,956 30,467 9,734

4,312 1,115 2,907 1,578 1,839 1,017 3,419 2,070 1,582

31,951

51,790

11,971 31,128 8,691

-0.6 10.6 -2.0

-27.2 6.9 3.8

30.0 11.2

-30.5

-0.7

-0.6

-3.8 3.4

-9.2

-20.1 27.0 57.4

-32.2 -8.6

-12.9 15.2 10.5 -0.3

-0.5

-0.7

0.1 2.2

-10.7

1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.

18 Dairy Products (April 2020) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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 (April 2020) 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 nass@usda.gov.

Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ......................................................................................................... (202) 692-0069

Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ............................................................................................................ (202) 690-2424

Sherry Bertramsen – Livestock Slaughter ................................................................................................ (202) 690-8632

Holly Brenize – Sheep and Goats ............................................................................................................. (202) 720-0585

Heidi Lanouette – Cattle, Cattle on Feed .................................................................................................. (202) 720-3040

Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows ....................................................................................... (202) 720-3278

Suzanne Richards – Dairy Products .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-4448

Seth Riggins – Hogs and Pigs ................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3106

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