Dairy Products

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Released July 2, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

May 2015 Highlights

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 989 million pounds, 
1.8 percent above May 2014 and 1.9 percent above April 2015.

Italian type cheese production totaled 423 million pounds, 1.9 percent above 
May 2014 and 1.4 percent above April 2015.

American type cheese production totaled 401 million pounds, 1.6 percent above 
May 2014 and 2.4 percent above April 2015.

Butter production was 169 million pounds, 1.9 percent above May 2014 and 
3.2 percent above April 2015.

Dry milk powders (comparisons with May 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 178 million pounds, up 9.9 percent.
Skim milk powders - 36.7 million pounds, down 38.3 percent.

Whey products (comparisons with May 2014)
Dry whey, total - 80.0 million pounds, down 3.0 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 88.9 million pounds, down 10.2 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 44.1 million pounds, down 5.0 percent.

Frozen products (comparisons with May 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 63.0 million gallons, down 10.8 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 41.5 million gallons, up 5.3 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 3.72 million gallons, down 3.8 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 5.80 million gallons, down 4.9 percent.

Contents
   
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2014 and 2015...............................  3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2014 and 2015.....  4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2014 and 2015..  5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015.........................  6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015........ 13
American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015.............................. 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015............................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015......................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015............................ 15
Butter Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015....................................... 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015...................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015............................. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015.................... 17
Dairy Products Regions................................................................................ 18
Statistical Methodology............................................................................... 19
Information Contacts.................................................................................. 20
 
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                                        :     May      :    April     :     May      :-----------------------------
                 Product                :     2014     :     2015     :     2015     :     May      :    April     
                                        :              :              :              :     2014     :     2015     
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                                        :   ------------ 1,000 pounds -----------         ------ percent -----     
                                        :                                                                          
Butter .................................:   166,285        164,201        169,479           1.9            3.2     
                                        :                                                                          
Cheese                                  :                                                                          
  American types 1/ ....................:   394,294        391,112        400,634           1.6            2.4     
    Cheddar ............................:   288,979        282,338        290,135           0.4            2.8     
    Other American types ...............:   105,315        108,774        110,499           4.9            1.6     
  Blue and Gorgonzola ..................:     7,916          7,789          7,822          -1.2            0.4     
  Brick and Muenster ...................:    15,174         15,035         16,419           8.2            9.2     
  Cream and Neufchatel .................:    65,133         63,615         64,487          -1.0            1.4     
  Feta .................................:     9,672         11,575         10,578           9.4           -8.6     
  Gouda ................................:     4,133          4,966          4,267           3.2          -14.1     
  Hispanic .............................:    20,964         20,391         21,117           0.7            3.6     
  Italian types ........................:   415,122        417,230        423,211           1.9            1.4     
    Mozzarella .........................:   331,061        327,220        337,934           2.1            3.3     
    Parmesan ...........................:    26,551         28,638         27,952           5.3           -2.4     
    Provolone ..........................:    30,662         32,003         31,401           2.4           -1.9     
    Ricotta ............................:    17,557         17,514         15,055         -14.3          -14.0     
    Romano .............................:     3,666          4,780          4,236          15.5          -11.4     
    Other Italian types ................:     5,625          7,075          6,633          17.9           -6.2     
  Swiss ................................:    26,690         26,640         27,469           2.9            3.1     
  All other types ......................:    11,897         11,458         12,596           5.9            9.9     
                                        :                                                                          
  Total cheese .........................:   970,995        969,811        988,600           1.8            1.9     
                                        :                                                                          
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ ................:    32,005         32,846         33,047           3.3            0.6     
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ...............:    26,310         25,962         26,148          -0.6            0.7     
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ ..............:    31,660         30,053         30,047          -5.1              -     
                                        :                                                                          
Sour cream .............................:   105,521        104,204        105,127          -0.4            0.9     
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............:   389,529        385,131        398,481           2.3            3.5     
                                        :                                                                          
                                        :    ----------- 1,000 gallons ----------         ------ percent -----     
                                        :                                                                          
Frozen products                         :                                                                          
  Ice cream, regular, hard .............:    70,643         67,835         63,045         -10.8           -7.1     
  Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............:    18,383         20,442         20,053           9.1           -1.9     
  Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............:    20,998         20,767         21,419           2.0            3.1     
  Ice cream, lowfat, total .............:    39,381         41,209         41,472           5.3            0.6     
  Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............:     1,022            800            704         -31.1          -12.0     
  Sherbet, hard ........................:     3,870          3,711          3,724          -3.8            0.4     
  Frozen yogurt, total .................:     6,100          7,005          5,803          -4.9          -17.2     
    Regular and lowfat, hard ...........:     2,544          3,008          2,336          -8.2          -22.3     
    Nonfat, hard .......................:     1,711          1,809          1,622          -5.2          -10.3     
  Other frozen dairy products ..........:     1,269          1,269          1,529          20.5           20.5     
  Water and juice ices .................:     7,793          7,404          7,524          -3.5            1.6     
                                        :                                                                          
Mix for frozen products                 :                                                                          
  Ice cream, regular, mix ..............:    42,230         43,333         39,066          -7.5           -9.8     
  Ice cream, lowfat, mix ...............:    23,294         23,194         23,380           0.4            0.8     
  Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............:       639            654            614          -3.9           -6.1     
  Sherbet mix ..........................:     2,390          2,323          2,372          -0.8            2.1     
  Yogurt mix ...........................:     3,182          3,718          2,954          -7.2          -20.5     
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-  Represents zero.                                                                                                
1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.                                                                    
2/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese.                                                 
3/ Fat content 4 percent or more.                                                                                  
4/ Fat content less than 4 percent.                                                                                

Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                                        :     May      :    April     :     May      :-----------------------------
                 Product                :     2014     :     2015     :     2015     :     May      :    April     
                                        :              :              :              :     2014     :     2015     
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                                        :   ------------ 1,000 pounds -----------         ------ percent -----     
Condensed whey, solids content 1/       :                                                                          
  Sweet-type, human ....................:     8,457          7,381          8,549           1.1           15.8     
                                        :                                                                          
Dry whey products                       :                                                                          
  Dry whey, human ......................:    81,233         74,928         78,565          -3.3            4.9     
  Dry whey, animal .....................:     1,247          1,607          1,478          18.5           -8.0     
  Dry whey, total ......................:    82,480         76,535         80,043          -3.0            4.6     
                                        :                                                                          
Reduced lactose and minerals            :                                                                          
  Human ................................:     1,921          2,489          3,539          84.2           42.2     
  Animal ...............................:     5,694          2,958          2,517         -55.8          -14.9     
                                        :                                                                          
Whey protein concentrate                :                                                                          
  Human 2/ .............................:    45,486         41,449         43,619          -4.1            5.2     
  Animal 2/ ............................:       894            400            449         -49.8           12.3     
  Total 2/ .............................:    46,380         41,849         44,068          -5.0            5.3     
    25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............:    24,255         19,237         20,763         -14.4            7.9     
    50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............:    22,125         22,612         23,305           5.3            3.1     
                                        :                                                                          
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............:     6,955          7,784          8,631          24.1           10.9     
                                        :                                                                          
Lactose, human and animal ..............:    98,951         88,389         88,879         -10.2            0.6     
                                        :                                                                          
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/   :                                                                          
Dry whey products                       :                                                                          
  Dry whey, human ......................:    63,374         70,250         63,273          -0.2           -9.9     
  Dry whey, animal .....................:       515            702          2,044         296.9          191.2     
  Dry whey, total ......................:    63,889         70,952         65,317           2.2           -7.9     
                                        :                                                                          
Reduced Lactose and minerals            :                                                                          
 Human and animal 6/ ...................:     9,905          9,462         10,206           3.0            7.9     
                                        :                                                                          
Whey protein concentrate                :                                                                          
  Human 2/ .............................:    46,906         70,717         72,622          54.8            2.7     
  Animal 2/ ............................:     1,377            974          1,676          21.7           72.1     
  Total 2/ .............................:    48,283         71,691         74,298          53.9            3.6     
    25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............:    24,262         32,014         33,719          39.0            5.3     
    50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............:    24,021         39,677         40,579          68.9            2.3     
                                        :                                                                          
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............:    10,413         11,269         13,168          26.5           16.9     
                                        :                                                                          
Lactose, human and animal ..............:   101,607        137,254        129,803          27.8           -5.4     
                                        :      --------- cents per pound --------         --- cents change ---     
                                        :                                                                          
Manufacturers' selling price 7/         :                                                                          
Dry whey, animal .......................:      53.2           48.3           43.2         -10.0           -5.1     
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1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further           
   processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey.                   
2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent.                                                                 
3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal.                                                                     
4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater.                                                                  
5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.                                                      
6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.                      
7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms.                                  

Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                                        :     May      :    April     :     May      :-----------------------------
                 Product                :     2014     :     2015     :     2015     :     May      :    April     
                                        :              :              :              :     2014     :     2015     
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                                        :   ------------ 1,000 pounds -----------         ------ percent -----     
Production                              :                                                                          
Bulk condensed milk                     :                                                                          
  Skim, unsweetened ....................:   156,827        135,375        140,093         -10.7            3.5     
                                        :                                                                          
Dry milk products                       :                                                                          
  Dry buttermilk, total ................:     9,764          8,412          8,869          -9.2            5.4     
  Dry skim milk, animal ................:       973            966            946          -2.8           -2.1     
  Dry whole milk .......................:    12,606         15,829         12,929           2.6          -18.3     
  Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...:    17,261         18,984         20,614          19.4            8.6     
  Nonfat dry milk, human ...............:   162,139        181,869        178,162           9.9           -2.0     
  Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........:    59,441         34,531         36,679         -38.3            6.2     
                                        :                                                                          
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/   :                                                                          
Dry milk products                       :                                                                          
  Dry buttermilk, total ................:    19,354         24,009         23,695          22.4           -1.3     
  Dry skim milk, animal ................:     2,406          1,939          2,028         -15.7            4.6     
  Dry whole milk .......................:    10,497         25,258         27,875         165.6           10.4     
  Nonfat dry milk, human ...............:   221,121        248,077        261,033          18.0            5.2     
                                        :                                                                          
Manufacturers' shipments 4/             :                                                                          
Dry milk products                       :                                                                          
  Nonfat dry milk, human ...............:   162,779        172,923        159,265          -2.2           -7.9     
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1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent.                                                                  
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.                                                                       
3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.                                                      
4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods.                                                                      

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2014 and 2015
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                              :          By month           :         Cumulative          
       Product and month      :-----------------------------------------------------------
                              :          :          :Change :          :          :Change 
                              :   2014   :   2015   : from  :   2014   :   2015   : from  
                              :          :          : 2014  :          :          : 2014  
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                              :--- 1,000 pounds --   percent --- 1,000 pounds ---  percent
Total cheese                  :                                                           
  January ....................:  957,780   977,439     2.1      957,780   977,439    2.1  
  February ...................:  854,426   887,343     3.9    1,812,206 1,864,782    2.9  
  March ......................:  970,226   996,187     2.7    2,782,432 2,860,969    2.8  
  April ......................:  961,102   969,811     0.9    3,743,534 3,830,780    2.3  
  May ........................:  970,995   988,600     1.8    4,714,529 4,819,380    2.2  
  June .......................:  945,056                      5,659,585                   
  July .......................:  958,491                      6,618,076                   
  August .....................:  941,939                      7,560,015                   
  September ..................:  933,903                      8,493,918                   
  October ....................:  976,400                      9,470,318                   
  November ...................:  970,077                     10,440,395                   
  December ...................:1,009,722                     11,450,117                   
                              :                                                           
Total American cheese types 1/:                                                           
  January ....................:  383,537   396,697     3.4      383,537   396,697    3.4  
  February ...................:  341,044   351,116     3.0      724,581   747,813    3.2  
  March ......................:  382,105   390,309     2.1    1,106,686 1,138,122    2.8  
  April ......................:  380,371   391,112     2.8    1,487,057 1,529,234    2.8  
  May ........................:  394,294   400,634     1.6    1,881,351 1,929,868    2.6  
  June .......................:  369,657                      2,251,008                   
  July .......................:  380,317                      2,631,325                   
  August .....................:  375,711                      3,007,036                   
  September ..................:  365,401                      3,372,437                   
  October ....................:  388,428                      3,760,865                   
  November ...................:  378,508                      4,139,373                   
  December ...................:  394,864                      4,534,237                   
                              :                                                           
Cheddar cheese                :                                                           
  January ....................:  278,712   291,813     4.7      278,712   291,813    4.7  
  February ...................:  249,721   256,285     2.6      528,433   548,098    3.7  
  March ......................:  278,529   281,825     1.2      806,962   829,923    2.8  
  April ......................:  285,763   282,338    -1.2    1,092,725 1,112,261    1.8  
  May ........................:  288,979   290,135     0.4    1,381,704 1,402,396    1.5  
  June .......................:  269,542                      1,651,246                   
  July .......................:  269,305                      1,920,551                   
  August .....................:  265,426                      2,185,977                   
  September ..................:  257,788                      2,443,765                   
  October ....................:  272,849                      2,716,614                   
  November ...................:  261,033                      2,977,647                   
  December ...................:  285,611                      3,263,258                   
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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                              :         By month          :        Cumulative         
       Product and month      :-------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         :Change :         :         :Change 
                              :  2014   :  2015   : from  :  2014   :  2015   : from  
                              :         :         : 2014  :         :         : 2014  
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                              :    1,000 pounds    percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types    :                                                       
  January ....................: 420,356   425,473    1.2     420,356   425,473   1.2  
  February ...................: 374,311   394,340    5.4     794,667   819,813   3.2  
  March ......................: 426,179   436,632    2.5   1,220,846 1,256,445   2.9  
  April ......................: 417,225   417,230          1,638,071 1,673,675   2.2  
  May ........................: 415,122   423,211    1.9   2,053,193 2,096,886   2.1  
  June .......................: 410,323                    2,463,516                  
  July .......................: 409,409                    2,872,925                  
  August .....................: 399,986                    3,272,911                  
  September ..................: 402,020                    3,674,931                  
  October ....................: 411,682                    4,086,613                  
  November ...................: 423,917                    4,510,530                  
  December ...................: 439,071                    4,949,601                  
                              :                                                       
Mozzarella                    :                                                       
  January ....................: 333,353   335,677    0.7     333,353   335,677   0.7  
  February ...................: 300,495   310,077    3.2     633,848   645,754   1.9  
  March ......................: 335,189   339,697    1.3     969,037   985,451   1.7  
  April ......................: 332,063   327,220   -1.5   1,301,100 1,312,671   0.9  
  May ........................: 331,061   337,934    2.1   1,632,161 1,650,605   1.1  
  June .......................: 328,664                    1,960,825                  
  July .......................: 327,416                    2,288,241                  
  August .....................: 318,834                    2,607,075                  
  September ..................: 315,867                    2,922,942                  
  October ....................: 320,731                    3,243,673                  
  November ...................: 336,417                    3,580,090                  
  December ...................: 343,390                    3,923,480                  
                              :                                                       
Other Italian cheese types    :                                                       
  January ....................:   5,490     5,941    8.2       5,490     5,941   8.2  
  February ...................:   5,729     6,255    9.2      11,219    12,196   8.7  
  March ......................:   6,731     7,547   12.1      17,950    19,743  10.0  
  April ......................:   6,175     7,075   14.6      24,125    26,818  11.2  
  May ........................:   5,625     6,633   17.9      29,750    33,451  12.4  
  June .......................:   5,983                       35,733                  
  July .......................:   5,462                       41,195                  
  August .....................:   5,668                       46,863                  
  September ..................:   6,145                       53,008                  
  October ....................:   6,189                       59,197                  
  November ...................:   6,421                       65,618                  
  December ...................:   6,775                       72,393                  
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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       Product and month      :-------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         :Change :         :         :Change 
                              :  2014   :  2015   : from  :  2014   :  2015   : from  
                              :         :         : 2014  :         :         : 2014  
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                              :    1,000 pounds    percent -- 1,000 pounds --  percent
Butter                        :                                                       
  January ....................: 184,030   179,583    -2.4    184,030  179,583    -2.4 
  February ...................: 166,097   156,253    -5.9    350,127  335,836    -4.1 
  March ......................: 166,626   164,319    -1.4    516,753  500,155    -3.2 
  April ......................: 167,730   164,201    -2.1    684,483  664,356    -2.9 
  May ........................: 166,285   169,479     1.9    850,768  833,835    -2.0 
  June .......................: 140,391                      991,159                  
  July .......................: 137,788                    1,128,947                  
  August .....................: 130,167                    1,259,114                  
  September ..................: 132,767                    1,391,881                  
  October ....................: 150,177                    1,542,058                  
  November ...................: 144,518                    1,686,576                  
  December ...................: 169,754                    1,856,330                  
                              :                                                       
Nonfat dry milk, human        :                                                       
  January ....................: 138,661   164,897    18.9    138,661  164,897    18.9 
  February ...................: 141,187   150,832     6.8    279,848  315,729    12.8 
  March ......................: 167,853   180,004     7.2    447,701  495,733    10.7 
  April ......................: 160,342   181,869    13.4    608,043  677,602    11.4 
  May ........................: 162,139   178,162     9.9    770,182  855,764    11.1 
  June .......................: 148,648                      918,830                  
  July .......................: 166,602                    1,085,432                  
  August .....................: 116,521                    1,201,953                  
  September ..................: 112,338                    1,314,291                  
  October ....................: 134,694                    1,448,985                  
  November ...................: 151,692                    1,600,677                  
  December ...................: 163,833                    1,764,510                  
                              :                                                       
Skim milk powders 2/          :                                                       
  January ....................:  60,401    43,670   -27.7     60,401   43,670   -27.7 
  February ...................:  36,621    32,442   -11.4     97,022   76,112   -21.6 
  March ......................:  43,272    39,442    -8.9    140,294  115,554   -17.6 
  April ......................:  49,951    34,531   -30.9    190,245  150,085   -21.1 
  May ........................:  59,441    36,679   -38.3    249,686  186,764   -25.2 
  June .......................:  53,036                      302,722                  
  July .......................:  28,514                      331,236                  
  August .....................:  54,073                      385,309                  
  September ..................:  40,931                      426,240                  
  October ....................:  43,443                      469,683                  
  November ...................:  30,635                      500,318                  
  December ...................:  43,186                      543,504                  
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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        Product and month       :-------------------------------------------------------
                                :         :         :Change :         :         :Change 
                                :  2014   :  2015   : from  :  2014   :  2015   : from  
                                :         :         : 2014  :         :         : 2014  
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                                :   1,000 pounds     percent -- 1,000 pounds --  percent
Dry whey, total 3/              :                                                       
  January ......................:  70,011   75,580      8.0     70,011   75,580    8.0  
  February .....................:  65,603   77,913     18.8    135,614  153,493   13.2  
  March ........................:  71,504   86,459     20.9    207,118  239,952   15.9  
  April ........................:  71,629   76,535      6.8    278,747  316,487   13.5  
  May ..........................:  82,480   80,043     -3.0    361,227  396,530    9.8  
  June .........................:  79,309                      440,536                  
  July .........................:  73,475                      514,011                  
  August .......................:  71,031                      585,042                  
  September ....................:  69,726                      654,768                  
  October ......................:  68,265                      723,033                  
  November .....................:  71,490                      794,523                  
  December .....................:  75,137                      869,660                  
                                :                                                       
Lactose, human and animal       :                                                       
  January ......................:  95,675   90,075     -5.9     95,675   90,075   -5.9  
  February .....................:  88,150   80,347     -8.9    183,825  170,422   -7.3  
  March ........................: 100,126   93,936     -6.2    283,951  264,358   -6.9  
  April ........................:  93,492   88,389     -5.5    377,443  352,747   -6.5  
  May ..........................:  98,951   88,879    -10.2    476,394  441,626   -7.3  
  June .........................: 102,836                      579,230                  
  July .........................: 101,775                      681,005                  
  August .......................:  91,392                      772,397                  
  September ....................:  91,327                      863,724                  
  October ......................:  89,611                      953,335                  
  November .....................:  87,623                    1,040,958                  
  December .....................:  92,240                    1,133,198                  
                                :                                                       
Whey protein concentrate, total :                                                       
  January ......................:  44,325   47,134      6.3     44,325   47,134    6.3  
  February .....................:  42,131   38,872     -7.7     86,456   86,006   -0.5  
  March ........................:  45,027   42,024     -6.7    131,483  128,030   -2.6  
  April ........................:  45,979   41,849     -9.0    177,462  169,879   -4.3  
  May ..........................:  46,380   44,068     -5.0    223,842  213,947   -4.4  
  June .........................:  43,703                      267,545                  
  July .........................:  44,569                      312,114                  
  August .......................:  44,949                      357,063                  
  September ....................:  41,281                      398,344                  
  October ......................:  46,167                      444,511                  
  November .....................:  46,655                      491,166                  
  December .....................:  46,991                      538,157                  
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                             --continued

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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                              :         By month          :        Cumulative         
       Product and month      :-------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         :Change :         :         :Change 
                              :  2014   :  2015   : from  :  2014   :  2015   : from  
                              :         :         : 2014  :         :         : 2014  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              :    1,000 pounds    percent -- 1,000 pounds --  percent
Cottage cheese, cream         :                                                       
  January ....................:  25,684    21,275   -17.2     25,684   21,275   -17.2 
  February ...................:  22,672    23,498     3.6     48,356   44,773    -7.4 
  March ......................:  25,526    26,877     5.3     73,882   71,650    -3.0 
  April ......................:  26,307    25,962    -1.3    100,189   97,612    -2.6 
  May ........................:  26,310    26,148    -0.6    126,499  123,760    -2.2 
  June .......................:  26,149                      152,648                  
  July .......................:  26,229                      178,877                  
  August .....................:  25,692                      204,569                  
  September ..................:  26,810                      231,379                  
  October ....................:  25,529                      256,908                  
  November ...................:  21,688                      278,596                  
  December ...................:  25,376                      303,972                  
                              :                                                       
Cottage cheese, lowfat        :                                                       
  January ....................:  30,052    28,940    -3.7     30,052   28,940    -3.7 
  February ...................:  28,257    28,626     1.3     58,309   57,566    -1.3 
  March ......................:  31,462    32,248     2.5     89,771   89,814         
  April ......................:  32,732    30,053    -8.2    122,503  119,867    -2.2 
  May ........................:  31,660    30,047    -5.1    154,163  149,914    -2.8 
  June .......................:  32,716                      186,879                  
  July .......................:  31,398                      218,277                  
  August .....................:  30,845                      249,122                  
  September ..................:  31,859                      280,981                  
  October ....................:  31,399                      312,380                  
  November ...................:  25,321                      337,701                  
  December ...................:  28,899                      366,600                  
                              :                                                       
Sour cream                    :                                                       
  January ....................: 107,623   106,097    -1.4    107,623  106,097    -1.4 
  February ...................:  94,245    94,132    -0.1    201,868  200,229    -0.8 
  March ......................: 107,414   110,663     3.0    309,282  310,892     0.5 
  April ......................: 107,253   104,204    -2.8    416,535  415,096    -0.3 
  May ........................: 105,521   105,127    -0.4    522,056  520,223    -0.4 
  June .......................: 106,424                      628,480                  
  July .......................: 106,856                      735,336                  
  August .....................: 105,685                      841,021                  
  September ..................: 103,826                      944,847                  
  October ....................: 117,570                    1,062,417                  
  November ...................: 120,497                    1,182,914                  
  December ...................: 121,615                    1,304,529                  
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                           --continued

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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                              :         By month          :        Cumulative         
       Product and month      :-------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         :Change :         :         :Change 
                              :  2014   :  2015   : from  :  2014   :  2015   : from  
                              :         :         : 2014  :         :         : 2014  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              :   1,000 gallons    percent    1,000 gallons    percent
Ice cream, regular hard       :                                                       
  January ....................: 56,470    55,556     -1.6    56,470    55,556   -1.6  
  February ...................: 57,065    58,665      2.8   113,535   114,221    0.6  
  March ......................: 68,261    70,749      3.6   181,796   184,970    1.7  
  April ......................: 70,480    67,835     -3.8   252,276   252,805    0.2  
  May ........................: 70,643    63,045    -10.8   322,919   315,850   -2.2  
  June .......................: 73,910                      396,829                   
  July .......................: 73,877                      470,706                   
  August .....................: 67,848                      538,554                   
  September ..................: 62,523                      601,077                   
  October ....................: 60,924                      662,001                   
  November ...................: 53,664                      715,665                   
  December ...................: 52,182                      767,847                   
                              :                                                       
Ice cream, lowfat total       :                                                       
  January ....................: 29,325    28,772     -1.9    29,325    28,772   -1.9  
  February ...................: 30,091    31,537      4.8    59,416    60,309    1.5  
  March ......................: 35,274    39,529     12.1    94,690    99,838    5.4  
  April ......................: 40,501    41,209      1.7   135,191   141,047    4.3  
  May ........................: 39,381    41,472      5.3   174,572   182,519    4.6  
  June .......................: 42,699                      217,271                   
  July .......................: 40,242                      257,513                   
  August .....................: 35,842                      293,355                   
  September ..................: 33,616                      326,971                   
  October ....................: 31,424                      358,395                   
  November ...................: 25,975                      384,370                   
  December ...................: 27,247                      411,617                   
                              :                                                       
Sherbet, hard                 :                                                       
  January ....................:  3,183     3,001     -5.7     3,183     3,001   -5.7  
  February ...................:  3,409     3,255     -4.5     6,592     6,256   -5.1  
  March ......................:  4,067     3,792     -6.8    10,659    10,048   -5.7  
  April ......................:  4,071     3,711     -8.8    14,730    13,759   -6.6  
  May ........................:  3,870     3,724     -3.8    18,600    17,483   -6.0  
  June .......................:  4,183                       22,783                   
  July .......................:  4,013                       26,796                   
  August .....................:  3,271                       30,067                   
  September ..................:  3,510                       33,577                   
  October ....................:  2,821                       36,398                   
  November ...................:  2,688                       39,086                   
  December ...................:  2,604                       41,690                   
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                           --continued

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
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                              :         By month          :        Cumulative         
       Product and month      :-------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         :Change :         :         :Change 
                              :  2014   :  2015   : from  :  2014   :  2015   : from  
                              :         :         : 2014  :         :         : 2014  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              :    1,000 pounds    percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored    :                                                       
  January ....................: 393,002   376,810    -4.1    393,002   376,810   -4.1 
  February ...................: 403,524   421,239     4.4    796,526   798,049    0.2 
  March ......................: 437,102   437,096       -  1,233,628 1,235,145    0.1 
  April ......................: 391,971   385,131    -1.7  1,625,599 1,620,276   -0.3 
  May ........................: 389,529   398,481     2.3  2,015,128 2,018,757    0.2 
  June .......................: 400,537                    2,415,665                  
  July .......................: 388,217                    2,803,882                  
  August .....................: 406,115                    3,209,997                  
  September ..................: 463,263                    3,673,260                  
  October ....................: 381,223                    4,054,483                  
  November ...................: 320,295                    4,374,778                  
  December ...................: 381,767                    4,756,545                  
                              :                                                       
                              :    1,000 gallons   percent      1,000 gallons  percent
                              :                                                       
Frozen yogurt, total          :                                                       
  January ....................:   5,425     4,344   -19.9      5,425     4,344  -19.9 
  February ...................:   5,816     6,539    12.4     11,241    10,883   -3.2 
  March ......................:   6,529     6,149    -5.8     17,770    17,032   -4.2 
  April ......................:   6,519     7,005     7.5     24,289    24,037   -1.0 
  May ........................:   6,100     5,803    -4.9     30,389    29,840   -1.8 
  June .......................:   6,254                       36,643                  
  July .......................:   6,085                       42,728                  
  August .....................:   5,648                       48,376                  
  September ..................:   5,128                       53,504                  
  October ....................:   5,144                       58,648                  
  November ...................:   4,409                       63,057                  
  December ...................:   3,703                       66,760                  
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-  Represents zero.                                                                   
1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.                                       
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.                                          
3/ Excludes all modified dry whey products.                                           

Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States and United States:
May 2014 and 2015
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
      State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:   207,856       204,450       208,633        0.4        2.0   
Idaho ..........:    73,446        78,421        76,584        4.3       -2.3   
Illinois .......:     6,528         6,595         6,533        0.1       -0.9   
Iowa ...........:    23,607        22,042        20,898      -11.5       -5.2   
Minnesota ......:    58,111        57,644        58,635        0.9        1.7   
New Mexico .....:    67,494        64,090        68,936        2.1        7.6   
New York .......:    63,607        60,762        60,621       -4.7       -0.2   
Ohio ...........:    16,720        17,486        17,394        4.0       -0.5   
Pennsylvania ...:    35,703        33,065        35,651       -0.1        7.8   
South Dakota ...:    22,019        23,331        24,252       10.1        3.9   
Vermont ........:    10,729        10,576        10,968        2.2        3.7   
Wisconsin ......:   241,992       254,541       251,676        4.0       -1.1   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   143,183       136,808       147,819        3.2        8.0   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   970,995       969,811       988,600        1.8        1.9   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:   119,164       110,488       113,323       -4.9        2.6   
Central ........:   429,278       438,976       442,386        3.1        0.8   
West ...........:   422,553       420,347       432,891        2.4        3.0   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

American Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
      State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    54,773        56,265        56,536        3.2        0.5   
Idaho ..........:    51,372        50,061        51,695        0.6        3.3   
Iowa ...........:    17,086        11,465        11,218      -34.3       -2.2   
Oregon .........:    16,876        16,461        16,569       -1.8        0.7   
Wisconsin ......:    72,683        76,261        76,600        5.4        0.4   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   181,504       180,599       188,016        3.6        4.1   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   394,294       391,112       400,634        1.6        2.4   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    19,465        19,069        19,972        2.6        4.7   
Central ........:   192,522       190,752       196,059        1.8        2.8   
West ...........:   182,307       181,291       184,603        1.3        1.8   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

Cheddar Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
      State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    30,510        30,984        30,189       -1.1       -2.6   
Idaho ..........:    40,244        38,991        40,296        0.1        3.3   
Iowa ...........:    11,310         7,719         7,461      -34.0       -3.3   
Minnesota ......:    48,708        45,123        47,439       -2.6        5.1   
Wisconsin ......:    49,242        52,899        52,500        6.6       -0.8   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   108,965       106,622       112,250        3.0        5.3   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   288,979       282,338       290,135        0.4        2.8   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    18,645        18,032        18,696        0.3        3.7   
Central ........:   138,959       136,541       141,153        1.6        3.4   
West ...........:   131,375       127,765       130,286       -0.8        2.0   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

Total Italian Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
      State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:   133,498       131,521       132,831       -0.5        1.0   
Idaho ..........:    16,161        21,831        18,501       14.5      -15.3   
New York .......:    31,000        26,832        26,791      -13.6       -0.2   
Pennsylvania ...:    22,023        20,819        21,951       -0.3        5.4   
Wisconsin ......:   121,223       126,866       125,518        3.5       -1.1   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :    91,217        89,361        97,619        7.0        9.2   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   415,122       417,230       423,211        1.9        1.4   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    60,020        51,907        52,635      -12.3        1.4   
Central ........:   156,994       167,010       164,825        5.0       -1.3   
West ...........:   198,108       198,313       205,751        3.9        3.8   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

Mozzarella Cheese Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
      State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:   123,968       119,870       121,994       -1.6        1.8   
Idaho ..........:    15,213        20,706        17,291       13.7      -16.5   
New York .......:    18,149        14,911        15,581      -14.1        4.5   
Pennsylvania ...:    19,112        17,643        18,958       -0.8        7.5   
Wisconsin ......:    81,892        87,296        85,900        4.9       -1.6   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :    72,727        66,794        78,210        7.5       17.1   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   331,061       327,220       337,934        2.1        3.3   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    40,704        34,470        36,480      -10.4        5.8   
Central ........:   104,261       108,703       109,369        4.9        0.6   
West ...........:   186,096       184,047       192,085        3.2        4.4   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

Butter Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
      State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------       --- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    57,600        56,965        54,359       -5.6       -4.6   
Pennsylvania ...:     8,544         8,055         7,964       -6.8       -1.1   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   100,141        99,181       107,156        7.0        8.0   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   166,285       164,201       169,479        1.9        3.2   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    15,720        16,588        16,101        2.4       -2.9   
Central ........:    65,581        65,262        64,839       -1.1       -0.6   
West ...........:    84,984        82,351        88,539        4.2        7.5   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
      State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------       --- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    62,327        76,689        69,231       11.1       -9.7   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :    99,812       105,180       108,931        9.1        3.6   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   162,139       181,869       178,162        9.9       -2.0   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    29,119        33,213        34,646       19.0        4.3   
Central ........:    29,662        28,560        28,059       -5.4       -1.8   
West ...........:   103,358       120,096       115,457       11.7       -3.9   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

Dry Whey (Human) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
      State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ---------- 1,000 pounds ----------       --- percent ---    
                :                                                               
New York .......:   13,078        12,138        13,260         1.4       9.2    
Wisconsin ......:   26,262        25,369        26,316         0.2       3.7    
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   41,893        37,421        38,989        -6.9       4.2    
                :                                                               
United States ..:   81,233        74,928        78,565        -3.3       4.9    
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:   22,407        21,853        22,752         1.5       4.1    
Central ........:   36,875        37,058        39,420         6.9       6.4    
West ...........:   21,951        16,017        16,393       -25.3       2.3    
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States and United States: May 2014 and 2015
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                    :             :             :             :     Change from     
                    :     May     :    April    :     May     :---------------------
        State       :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :   May    :  April   
                    :             :             :             :   2014   :   2015   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :   ---------- 1,000 gallons ---------       ---- percent ---   
                    :                                                               
California .........:   11,358        11,718        12,575        10.7        7.3   
Missouri ...........:    2,725         2,230         2,728         0.1       22.3   
Ohio ...............:    1,911         2,086         1,980         3.6       -5.1   
Oregon .............:    1,165         1,349         1,220         4.7       -9.6   
Pennsylvania .......:    3,739         2,880         3,283       -12.2       14.0   
Wisconsin ..........:    2,067         1,334         1,849       -10.5       38.6   
                    :                                                               
Other States 1/ ....:   47,678        46,238        39,410       -17.3      -14.8   
                    :                                                               
United States ......:   70,643        67,835        63,045       -10.8       -7.1   
                    :                                                               
Atlantic ...........:   15,387        13,635        14,755        -4.1        8.2   
Central ............:   38,185        36,598        31,109       -18.5      -15.0   
West ...............:   17,071        17,602        17,181         0.6       -2.4   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant           
   operations could be disclosed.                                                   

Statistical Methodology

Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data 
collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the 
firms producing dairy products.

Sampling frames and sample size: In 2014, there were 1,267 manufacturers that 
produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, 
reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers 
of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all 
large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State 
Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates 
duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden.  

Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone 
interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail.

Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard 
industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions 
provided on the questionnaire.

Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of 
all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms 
producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller 
firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those 
small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year 
to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not 
contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check 
data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do 
not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing 
nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in 
Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants 
storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state 
governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy 
Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, 
sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling 
errors are possible.

Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by 
firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data 
reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. 
Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are 
submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting 
comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and 
national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes 
contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB 
review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary.    

Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month 
following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late 
April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any 
revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due 
to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current 
report.

Information Contacts

Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock 
Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to 
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent 
to [email protected].

Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ........... (202) 720-3570

Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ........... (202) 690-2424
   Travis Averill - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ...... (202) 720-3040
   Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter ...... (202) 720-3240
   Doug Bounds - Hogs and Pigs .................. (202) 720-3106
   Donnie Fike - Dairy Products ................. (202) 690-3236
   Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
   Vacant - Sheep and Goats ..................... (202) 720-3570

Access to NASS Reports

For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following 
ways:

 	All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web 
site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

 	Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-
mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit 
http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the "Follow NASS" box under "Receive 
reports by Email," click on "National" or "State" to select the reports 
you would like to receive. 

For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural 
Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: 
[email protected]. 
  
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