Dairy Products

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ISSN: 1949-0399

Released May 5, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA).

March 2015 Highlights

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 987 million pounds,
1.8 percent above March 2014 and 11.3 percent above February 2015.

Italian type cheese production totaled 433 million pounds, 1.5 percent above
March 2014 and 9.7 percent above February 2015.

American type cheese production totaled 388 million pounds, 1.7 percent above
March 2014 and 10.6 percent above February 2015.

Butter production was 162 million pounds, 3.0 percent below March 2014 but
3.5 percent above February 2015.

Dry milk powders (comparisons with March 2014)
Nonfat dry milk, human – 182 million pounds, up 8.7 percent.
Skim milk powders – 37.2 million pounds, down 14.1 percent.

Whey products (comparisons with March 2014)
Dry whey, total – 82.8 million pounds, up 15.8 percent.
Lactose, human and animal – 93.2 million pounds, down 6.9 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total – 42.6 million pounds, down 5.3 percent.

Frozen products (comparisons with March 2014)
Ice cream, regular (hard) – 70.7 million gallons, up 3.5 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) – 38.8 million gallons, up 10.1 percent.
Sherbet (hard) – 3.81 million gallons, down 6.2 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) – 6.18 million gallons, down 5.4 percent.

Contents

Dairy Products Production by Product – United States: March 2014 and 2015………………………….  3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices – United States: March 2014 and 2015…..  4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments – United States: March 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: March 2014 and 2015…….. 13
American Cheese Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015………………………… 14
Cheddar Cheese Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015…………………………. 14
Total Italian Cheese Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015……………………. 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015………………………. 15
Butter Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015………………………………… 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015…………………. 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015……………………….. 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015……………….. 17
Dairy Products Regions………………………………………………………………………. 18
Statistical Methodology……………………………………………………………………… 19
Information Contacts………………………………………………………………………… 20

Dairy Products Production by Product – United States: March 2014 and 2015
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:              :              :              :         Change from
:    March     :   February   :    March     :—————————–
Product                :     2014     :     2015     :     2015     :    March     :   February
:              :              :              :     2014     :     2015
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:   ———— 1,000 pounds ———–         —— percent —–
:
Butter ……………………………:   166,626        156,253        161,676          -3.0            3.5
:
Cheese                                  :
American types 1/ ………………..:   382,105        351,116        388,440           1.7           10.6
Cheddar ……………………….:   278,529        256,285        279,834           0.5            9.2
Other American types ……………:   103,576         94,831        108,606           4.9           14.5
Blue and Gorgonzola ………………:     8,024          7,613          7,988          -0.4            4.9
Brick and Muenster ……………….:    13,757         12,887         14,927           8.5           15.8
Cream and Neufchatel ……………..:    66,734         53,465         63,906          -4.2           19.5
Feta ……………………………:     9,201          8,355          9,587           4.2           14.7
Gouda …………………………..:     4,118          6,269          6,508          58.0            3.8
Hispanic ………………………..:    22,637         19,104         22,399          -1.1           17.2
Italian types ……………………:   426,179        394,340        432,667           1.5            9.7
Mozzarella …………………….:   335,189        310,077        336,608           0.4            8.6
Parmesan ………………………:    25,563         27,647         31,031          21.4           12.2
Provolone ……………………..:    33,214         28,179         31,606          -4.8           12.2
Ricotta ……………………….:    21,697         17,620         22,271           2.6           26.4
Romano ………………………..:     3,785          4,562          3,827           1.1          -16.1
Other Italian types …………….:     6,731          6,255          7,324           8.8           17.1
Swiss …………………………..:    25,699         23,535         26,619           3.6           13.1
All other types ………………….:    11,772         10,659         14,181          20.5           33.0
:
Total cheese …………………….:   970,226        887,343        987,222           1.8           11.3
:
Cottage cheese, curd 2/ …………….:    32,632         29,639         33,358           2.2           12.5
Cottage cheese, cream 3/ ……………:    25,526         23,498         26,368           3.3           12.2
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4/ …………..:    31,462         28,626         31,452             –            9.9
:
Sour cream ………………………..:   107,414         94,132        110,542           2.9           17.4
Yogurt, plain and flavored ………….:   437,102        421,239        437,385           0.1            3.8
:
:    ———– 1,000 gallons ———-         —— percent —–
:
Frozen products                         :
Ice cream, regular, hard ………….:    68,261         58,665         70,661           3.5           20.4
Ice cream, lowfat, hard …………..:    17,590         16,214         19,118           8.7           17.9
Ice cream, lowfat, soft …………..:    17,684         15,323         19,702          11.4           28.6
Ice cream, lowfat, total ………….:    35,274         31,537         38,820          10.1           23.1
Ice cream, nonfat, hard …………..:     1,117            740            948         -15.1           28.1
Sherbet, hard ……………………:     4,067          3,255          3,813          -6.2           17.1
Frozen yogurt, total ……………..:     6,529          6,539          6,177          -5.4           -5.5
Regular and lowfat, hard ………..:     2,862          2,330          2,554         -10.8            9.6
Nonfat, hard …………………..:     1,529          1,421          1,485          -2.9            4.5
Other frozen dairy products ……….:     1,080            954          1,164           7.8           22.0
Water and juice ices ……………..:     6,186          5,235          6,900          11.5           31.8
:
Mix for frozen products                 :
Ice cream, regular, mix …………..:    39,799         34,675         40,975           3.0           18.2
Ice cream, lowfat, mix ……………:    20,915         17,709         21,860           4.5           23.4
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ……………:       755            644            957          26.8           48.6
Sherbet mix ……………………..:     2,553          2,012          2,422          -5.1           20.4
Yogurt mix ………………………:     3,252          2,923          3,138          -3.5            7.4
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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: March 2014 and 2015
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:              :              :              :         Change from
:    March     :   February   :    March     :—————————–
Product                :     2014     :     2015     :     2015     :    March     :   February
:              :              :              :     2014     :     2015
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:   ———— 1,000 pounds ———–         —— percent —–
Condensed whey, solids content 1/       :
Sweet-type, human ………………..:     6,839          6,644          7,505           9.7           13.0
:
Dry whey products                       :
Dry whey, human ………………….:    69,510         76,529         81,359          17.0            6.3
Dry whey, animal …………………:     1,994          1,384          1,424         -28.6            2.9
Dry whey, total ………………….:    71,504         77,913         82,783          15.8            6.3
:
Reduced lactose and minerals            :
Human …………………………..:     2,275          2,365          3,181          39.8           34.5
Animal ………………………….:     5,919          3,111          2,467         -58.3          -20.7
:
Whey protein concentrate                :
Human 2/ ………………………..:    44,649         38,513         42,175          -5.5            9.5
Animal 2/ ……………………….:       378            359            471          24.6           31.2
Total 2/ ………………………..:    45,027         38,872         42,646          -5.3            9.7
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ……………:    23,685         16,902         19,299         -18.5           14.2
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ……………:    21,342         21,970         23,347           9.4            6.3
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ……………:     6,236          7,123          6,624           6.2           -7.0
:
Lactose, human and animal …………..:   100,126         80,347         93,197          -6.9           16.0
:
Manufacturers’ stocks end of month 5/   :
Dry whey products                       :
Dry whey, human ………………….:    59,338         61,733         66,598          12.2            7.9
Dry whey, animal …………………:       538            847            662          23.0          -21.8
Dry whey, total ………………….:    59,876         62,580         67,260          12.3            7.5
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals            :
Human and animal 6/ ……………….:     9,257          9,969          9,560           3.3           -4.1
:
Whey protein concentrate                :
Human 2/ ………………………..:    49,419         64,586         70,243          42.1            8.8
Animal 2/ ……………………….:     1,223            855            962         -21.3           12.5
Total 2/ ………………………..:    50,642         65,441         71,205          40.6            8.8
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ……………:    23,390         30,678         32,669          39.7            6.5
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ……………:    27,252         34,763         38,536          41.4           10.9
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ……………:    11,031         11,754         12,175          10.4            3.6
:
Lactose, human and animal …………..:    99,720        134,064        136,663          37.0            1.9
:      ——— cents per pound ——–          — cents change —
:
Manufacturers’ selling price 7/         :
Dry whey, animal …………………..:      53.5           57.6           48.4          -5.0           -9.2
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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: March 2014 and 2015
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:              :              :              :         Change from
:    March     :   February   :    March     :—————————–
Product                :     2014     :     2015     :     2015     :    March     :   February
:              :              :              :     2014     :     2015
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:   ———— 1,000 pounds ———–         —— percent —–
Production                              :
Bulk condensed milk                     :
Skim, unsweetened ………………..:   141,226        115,976        125,544         -11.1            8.2
:
Dry milk products                       :
Dry buttermilk, total …………….:     9,707          9,431          8,886          -8.5           -5.8
Dry skim milk, animal …………….:       947            787            791         -16.5            0.5
Dry whole milk …………………..:     5,719         10,541         13,289         132.4           26.1
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ …:    12,744         14,003         11,460         -10.1          -18.2
Nonfat dry milk, human ……………:   167,853        150,832        182,432           8.7           21.0
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ………..:    43,272         32,442         37,189         -14.1           14.6
:
Manufacturers’ stocks end-of-month 3/   :
Dry milk products                       :
Dry buttermilk, total …………….:    15,470         25,269         25,520          65.0            1.0
Dry skim milk, animal …………….:     2,031          1,982          1,638         -19.4          -17.4
Dry whole milk …………………..:     7,381         17,408         17,010         130.5           -2.3
Nonfat dry milk, human ……………:   215,974        240,490        254,473          17.8            5.8
:
Manufacturers’ shipments 4/             :
Dry milk products                       :
Nonfat dry milk, human ……………:   125,493        137,002        158,211          26.1           15.5
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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
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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:          By month           :         Cumulative
Product and month      :———————————————————–
:          :          :Change :          :          :Change
:   2014   :   2015   : from  :   2014   :   2015   : from
:          :          : 2014  :          :          : 2014
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:— 1,000 pounds —   percent — 1,000 pounds —  percent
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   987,222     1.8    2,782,432 2,852,004    2.5
April ………………….:  961,102                      3,743,534
May ……………………:  970,995                      4,714,529
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   388,440     1.7    1,106,686 1,136,253    2.7
April ………………….:  380,371                      1,487,057
May ……………………:  394,294                      1,881,351
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   279,834     0.5      806,962   827,932    2.6
April ………………….:  285,763                      1,092,725
May ……………………:  288,979                      1,381,704
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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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                               –continued

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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:         By month          :        Cumulative
Product and month      :——————————————————-
:         :         :Change :         :         :Change
:  2014   :  2015   : from  :  2014   :  2015   : from
:         :         : 2014  :         :         : 2014
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:    1,000 pounds    percent — 1,000 pounds — percent
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   432,667    1.5   1,220,846 1,252,480   2.6
April ………………….: 417,225                    1,638,071
May ……………………: 415,122                    2,053,193
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   336,608    0.4     969,037   982,362   1.4
April ………………….: 332,063                    1,301,100
May ……………………: 331,061                    1,632,161
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     7,324    8.8      17,950    19,520   8.7
April ………………….:   6,175                       24,125
May ……………………:   5,625                       29,750
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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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                           –continued

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States:
2014 and 2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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:         By month          :        Cumulative
Product and month      :——————————————————-
:         :         :Change :         :         :Change
:  2014   :  2015   : from  :  2014   :  2015   : from
:         :         : 2014  :         :         : 2014
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:    1,000 pounds    percent — 1,000 pounds —  percent
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   161,676    -3.0    516,753  497,512    -3.7
April ………………….: 167,730                      684,483
May ……………………: 166,285                      850,768
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   182,432     8.7    447,701  498,161    11.3
April ………………….: 160,342                      608,043
May ……………………: 162,139                      770,182
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    37,189   -14.1    140,294  113,301   -19.2
April ………………….:  49,951                      190,245
May ……………………:  59,441                      249,686
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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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
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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   82,783    15.8     207,118  236,276   14.1
April ……………………:  71,629                      278,747
May ……………………..:  82,480                      361,227
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   93,197    -6.9     283,951  263,619   -7.2
April ……………………:  93,492                      377,443
May ……………………..:  98,951                      476,394
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   42,646    -5.3     131,483  128,652   -2.2
April ……………………:  45,979                      177,462
May ……………………..:  46,380                      223,842
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)
[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 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    26,368     3.3     73,882   71,141    -3.7
April ………………….:  26,307                      100,189
May ……………………:  26,310                      126,499
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    31,452             89,771   89,018    -0.8
April ………………….:  32,732                      122,503
May ……………………:  31,660                      154,163
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   110,542     2.9    309,282  310,771     0.5
April ………………….: 107,253                      416,535
May ……………………: 105,521                      522,056
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    70,661     3.5    181,796   184,882    1.7
April ………………….: 70,480                      252,276
May ……………………: 70,643                      322,919
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    38,820    10.1     94,690    99,129    4.7
April ………………….: 40,501                      135,191
May ……………………: 39,381                      174,572
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     3,813    -6.2     10,659    10,069   -5.5
April ………………….:  4,071                       14,730
May ……………………:  3,870                       18,600
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   437,385     0.1  1,233,628 1,235,434    0.1
April ………………….: 391,971                    1,625,599
May ……………………: 389,529                    2,015,128
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     6,177    -5.4     17,770    17,060   -4.0
April ………………….:   6,519                       24,289
May ……………………:   6,100                       30,389
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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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:
March 2014 and 2015
——————————————————————————–
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
——————————————————————————–
:   ———– 1,000 pounds ———-      —- percent —
:
California …..:   208,965       189,923       211,605        1.3       11.4
Idaho ……….:    80,646        66,899        82,206        1.9       22.9
Illinois …….:     5,789         5,380         6,560       13.3       21.9
Iowa ………..:    22,607        18,905        18,270      -19.2       -3.4
Minnesota ……:    50,721        53,223        58,194       14.7        9.3
New Mexico …..:    67,859        60,426        65,938       -2.8        9.1
New York …….:    66,891        59,324        68,006        1.7       14.6
Ohio ………..:    17,305        15,990        17,725        2.4       10.9
Pennsylvania …:    37,300        33,906        33,065      -11.4       -2.5
South Dakota …:    21,698        21,791        23,699        9.2        8.8
Vermont ……..:     9,832         9,982        10,498        6.8        5.2
Wisconsin ……:   249,576       226,343       255,871        2.5       13.0
:
Other States 1/ :   131,037       125,251       135,585        3.5        8.3
:
United States ..:   970,226       887,343       987,222        1.8       11.3
:
Atlantic …….:   123,126       109,017       118,697       -3.6        8.9
Central ……..:   419,584       393,943       437,950        4.4       11.2
West ………..:   427,516       384,383       430,575        0.7       12.0
——————————————————————————–
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.

American Cheese Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
——————————————————————————–
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
——————————————————————————–
:   ———– 1,000 pounds ———-      —- percent —
:
California …..:    55,750        50,698        56,182        0.8       10.8
Idaho ……….:    50,578        43,878        51,629        2.1       17.7
Iowa ………..:    16,658        10,586        10,731      -35.6        1.4
Oregon ………:    17,442        15,113        16,952       -2.8       12.2
Wisconsin ……:    70,615        68,563        75,100        6.4        9.5
:
Other States 1/ :   171,062       162,278       177,846        4.0        9.6
:
United States ..:   382,105       351,116       388,440        1.7       10.6
:
Atlantic …….:    19,201        18,666        20,288        5.7        8.7
Central ……..:   179,608       170,444       186,742        4.0        9.6
West ………..:   183,296       162,006       181,410       -1.0       12.0
——————————————————————————–
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.

Cheddar Cheese Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
——————————————————————————–
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
——————————————————————————–
:   ———– 1,000 pounds ———-      —- percent —
:
California …..:    33,861        29,932        29,789      -12.0       -0.5
Idaho ……….:    39,657        33,651        39,725        0.2       18.0
Iowa ………..:    10,878         7,016         6,766      -37.8       -3.6
Minnesota ……:    41,097        41,240        44,897        9.2        8.9
Wisconsin ……:    47,286        47,297        51,800        9.5        9.5
:
Other States 1/ :   105,750        97,149       106,857        1.0       10.0
:
United States ..:   278,529       256,285       279,834        0.5        9.2
:
Atlantic …….:    18,357        17,836        19,355        5.4        8.5
Central ……..:   126,459       122,802       133,511        5.6        8.7
West ………..:   133,713       115,647       126,968       -5.0        9.8
——————————————————————————–
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: March 2014 and 2015
——————————————————————————–
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
——————————————————————————–
:   ———– 1,000 pounds ———-      —- percent —
:
California …..:   131,616       122,061       134,229        2.0       10.0
Idaho ……….:    24,578        18,187        24,781        0.8       36.3
New York …….:    32,433        27,655        32,442          –       17.3
Pennsylvania …:    24,416        23,103        20,261      -17.0      -12.3
Wisconsin ……:   125,996       114,958       128,011        1.6       11.4
:
Other States 1/ :    87,140        88,376        92,943        6.7        5.2
:
United States ..:   426,179       394,340       432,667        1.5        9.7
:
Atlantic …….:    63,690        54,698        57,865       -9.1        5.8
Central ……..:   161,200       154,365       168,050        4.2        8.9
West ………..:   201,289       185,277       206,752        2.7       11.6
——————————————————————————–
–  Represents zero.
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.

Mozzarella Cheese Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
——————————————————————————–
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
——————————————————————————–
:   ———– 1,000 pounds ———-      —- percent —
:
California …..:   119,862       111,731       122,372        2.1        9.5
Idaho ……….:    23,381        16,670        22,863       -2.2       37.2
New York …….:    18,275        15,441        17,768       -2.8       15.1
Pennsylvania …:    21,128        20,251        17,177      -18.7      -15.2
Wisconsin ……:    84,397        77,808        86,900        3.0       11.7
:
Other States 1/ :    68,146        68,176        69,528        2.0        2.0
:
United States ..:   335,189       310,077       336,608        0.4        8.6
:
Atlantic …….:    42,420        37,499        36,969      -12.9       -1.4
Central ……..:   106,393       100,096       108,640        2.1        8.5
West ………..:   186,376       172,482       190,999        2.5       10.7
——————————————————————————–
1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.

Butter Production – States and United States: March 2014 and 2015
——————————————————————————–
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
——————————————————————————–
:   ———– 1,000 pounds ———-       — percent —
:
California …..:    59,048        50,897        57,003       -3.5       12.0
Pennsylvania …:     9,037         8,118         8,772       -2.9        8.1
:
Other States 1/ :    98,541        97,238        95,901       -2.7       -1.4
:
United States ..:   166,626       156,253       161,676       -3.0        3.5
:
Atlantic …….:    17,577        18,707        18,354        4.4       -1.9
Central ……..:    61,457        64,747        60,842       -1.0       -6.0
West ………..:    87,592        72,799        82,480       -5.8       13.3
——————————————————————————–
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:
March 2014 and 2015
——————————————————————————–
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
——————————————————————————–
:   ———– 1,000 pounds ———-       — percent —
:
California …..:    78,354        59,748        76,297       -2.6       27.7
:
Other States 1/ :    89,499        91,084       106,135       18.6       16.5
:
United States ..:   167,853       150,832       182,432        8.7       21.0
:
Atlantic …….:    24,442        27,845        31,326       28.2       12.5
Central ……..:    26,022        23,532        28,040        7.8       19.2
West ………..:   117,389        99,455       123,066        4.8       23.7
——————————————————————————–
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: March 2014 and 2015
——————————————————————————–
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State     :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
——————————————————————————–
:   ———- 1,000 pounds ———-        — percent —
:
New York …….:   11,406        11,178        12,519         9.8       12.0
Wisconsin ……:   25,128        21,730        23,145        -7.9        6.5
:
Other States 1/ :   32,976        43,621        45,695        38.6        4.8
:
United States ..:   69,510        76,529        81,359        17.0        6.3
:
Atlantic …….:   17,613        20,695        21,719        23.3        4.9
Central ……..:   35,686        31,870        33,984        -4.8        6.6
West ………..:   16,211        23,964        25,656        58.3        7.1
——————————————————————————–
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: March 2014 and 2015
————————————————————————————
:             :             :             :     Change from
:    March    :  February   :    March    :———————
State       :    2014     :    2015     :    2015     :  March   : February
:             :             :             :   2014   :   2015
————————————————————————————
:   ———- 1,000 gallons ———        — percent —
:
California ………:   11,286         7,103        11,417         1.2       60.7
Missouri ………..:    2,653         1,833         2,630        -0.9       43.5
Ohio ……………:    1,826         1,639         1,876         2.7       14.5
Oregon ………….:    1,040           723         1,332        28.1       84.2
Pennsylvania …….:    2,916         2,261         3,002         2.9       32.8
Wisconsin ……….:    1,406         1,317         1,840        30.9       39.7
:
Other States 1/ ….:   47,134        43,789        48,564         3.0       10.9
:
United States ……:   68,261        58,665        70,661         3.5       20.4
:
Atlantic ………..:   12,339        13,215        13,645        10.6        3.3
Central …………:   39,193        33,840        40,558         3.5       19.9
West ……………:   16,729        11,610        16,458        -1.6       41.8
————————————————————————————
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
Evan Schulz – Sheep and Goats ……………. (202) 720-6147

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Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-
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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:
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against
its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race,
color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion,
reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial
or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s
income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic
information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded
by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs
and/or employment activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online
at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA
office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a
letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your
completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at
[email protected].

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