Dairy Products - Feb. 2014

Dairy Products
ISSN: 1949-0399

Released February 4, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA).

December 2013 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 973 million pounds, 2.3 percent above December 2012 and
4.9 percent above November 2013.
Italian type cheese production totaled 433 million pounds, 5.6 percent above December 2012 and 8.1 percent above
November 2013.
American type cheese production totaled 376 million pounds, 2.2 percent below December 2012 but 6.6 percent above
November 2013.
Butter production was 161 million pounds, 6.9 percent below December 2012 but 12.9 percent above November 2013.
Dry milk powders (comparisons with December 2012)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 125 million pounds, down 20.8 percent.
Skim milk powders - 58.1 million pounds, up 52.4 percent.
Whey products (comparisons with December 2012)
Dry whey, total - 82.1 million pounds, down 8.0 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 92.3 million pounds, up 5.0 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 43.2 million pounds, up 12.4 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons with December 2012)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 43.1 million gallons, down 11.0 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 21.7 million gallons, down 14.3 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 2.19 million gallons, down 23.8 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.40 million gallons, down 2.7 percent.

Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product – United States: December 2012 and 2013 ............................................................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices – United States: December 2012 and 2013 ................. 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments – United States:
December 2012 and 2013 ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2012 and 2013 .............................................................. 6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013 ...................... 13
American Cheese Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013 .......................................................... 14
Cheddar Cheese Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013 ............................................................ 14
Total Italian Cheese Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013 ...................................................... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013 ........................................................ 15
Butter Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013............................................................................. 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013 ........................................... 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013 ...................................................... 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013 ............................................ 17
Dairy Products Regions ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Statistical Methodology......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

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Dairy Products Production by Product – United States: December 2012 and 2013
Product

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

Butter ......................................................................

173,144

142,654

161,114

-6.9

12.9

Cheese
American types 1 .................................................
Cheddar ..........................................................
Other American types .....................................
Blue and Gorgonzola ..........................................
Brick and Muenster .............................................
Cream and Neufchatel ........................................
Feta ....................................................................
Gouda .................................................................
Hispanic ..............................................................
Italian types ........................................................
Mozzarella ......................................................
Parmesan .......................................................
Provolone .......................................................
Ricotta ............................................................
Romano ..........................................................
Other Italian types ...........................................
Swiss ..................................................................
All other types .....................................................

384,207
278,862
105,345
7,345
16,281
62,099
9,709
2,426
17,864
410,108
324,595
23,029
28,539
23,620
4,087
6,238
26,050
15,180

352,744
251,049
101,695
7,069
15,420
79,449
7,613
4,918
20,143
400,880
307,560
19,065
30,090
34,216
3,501
6,448
23,400
15,223

375,856
270,944
104,912
7,527
15,621
70,593
8,035
4,113
19,313
433,268
335,147
24,731
29,912
33,469
3,132
6,877
25,447
12,909

-2.2
-2.8
-0.4
2.5
-4.1
13.7
-17.2
69.5
8.1
5.6
3.3
7.4
4.8
41.7
-23.4
10.2
-2.3
-15.0

6.6
7.9
3.2
6.5
1.3
-11.1
5.5
-16.4
-4.1
8.1
9.0
29.7
-0.6
-2.2
-10.5
6.7
8.7
-15.2

Total cheese .......................................................

951,269

926,859

972,682

2.3

4.9

Cottage cheese, curd 2 ...........................................
Cottage cheese, cream 3 ........................................
Cottage cheese, lowfat 4 .........................................

34,199
23,771
27,582

30,895
24,002
27,678

29,610
23,931
27,696

-13.4
0.7
0.4

-4.2
-0.3
0.1

Sour cream .............................................................
Yogurt, plain and flavored .......................................

109,856
360,854

121,313
326,798

116,211
378,706

5.8
4.9

-4.2
15.9

(1,000 gallons)

(1,000 gallons)

(1,000 gallons)

(percent)

(percent)

Frozen products
Ice cream, regular, hard ......................................
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ........................................
Ice cream, lowfat, soft .........................................
Ice cream, lowfat, total ........................................
Ice cream, nonfat, hard .......................................
Sherbet, hard ......................................................
Frozen yogurt, total .............................................
Regular and lowfat, hard .................................
Nonfat, hard ....................................................
Other frozen dairy products .................................
Water and juice ices ...........................................

48,377
9,862
15,490
25,352
572
2,868
4,520
1,364
426
829
2,636

51,990
13,259
11,527
24,786
776
2,517
4,455
1,999
556
1,217
2,688

43,074
10,589
11,150
21,739
621
2,186
4,397
1,779
564
1,091
2,196

-11.0
7.4
-28.0
-14.3
8.6
-23.8
-2.7
30.4
32.4
31.6
-16.7

-17.1
-20.1
-3.3
-12.3
-20.0
-13.2
-1.3
-11.0
1.4
-10.4
-18.3

Mix for frozen products
Ice cream, regular, mix .......................................
Ice cream, lowfat, mix .........................................
Ice cream, nonfat, mix .........................................
Sherbet mix ........................................................
Yogurt mix ..........................................................

26,970
13,182
504
1,541
2,413

29,391
13,881
612
1,707
2,700

24,135
12,250
496
1,353
2,665

-10.5
-7.1
-1.6
-12.2
10.4

-17.9
-11.7
-19.0
-20.7
-1.3

1

Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese.
3
Fat content 4 percent or more.
4
Fat content less than 4 percent.
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Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices – United States:
December 2012 and 2013
Product

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

Condensed whey, solids content 1
Sweet-type, human .............................................

7,702

7,030

7,340

-4.7

4.4

Dry whey products
Dry whey, human ................................................
Dry whey, animal ................................................
Dry whey, total ....................................................

84,770
4,471
89,241

73,803
915
74,718

81,299
812
82,111

-4.1
-81.8
-8.0

10.2
-11.3
9.9

Reduced lactose and minerals
Human ................................................................
Animal .................................................................

2,260
5,221

2,822
4,888

2,516
5,592

11.3
7.1

-10.8
14.4

Whey protein concentrate
Human 2 ..............................................................
Animal 2 ..............................................................
Total 2 .................................................................
25.0-49.9 percent 3 ..........................................
50.0-89.9 percent 3 ..........................................

35,666
2,742
38,408
19,366
19,042

42,225
575
42,800
25,033
17,767

42,619
564
43,183
25,447
17,736

19.5
-79.4
12.4
31.4
-6.9

0.9
-1.9
0.9
1.7
-0.2

Whey protein isolates 4 ............................................

5,184

7,489

7,455

43.8

-0.5

Lactose, human and animal ....................................

87,938

82,742

92,292

5.0

11.5

Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5
Dry whey products
Dry whey, human ................................................
Dry whey, animal ................................................
Dry whey, total ....................................................

56,146
3,434
59,580

58,548
533
59,081

63,130
393
63,523

12.4
-88.6
6.6

7.8
-26.3
7.5

Reduced Lactose and minerals
Human and animal 6 ..............................................

5,199

7,032

7,601

46.2

8.1

Whey protein concentrate
Human 2 ..............................................................
Animal 2 ..............................................................
Total 2 .................................................................
25.0-49.9 percent 3 ..........................................
50.0-89.9 percent 3 ..........................................

48,873
2,339
51,212
25,586
25,626

47,975
1,247
49,222
19,369
29,853

48,433
994
49,427
21,540
27,887

-0.9
-57.5
-3.5
-15.8
8.8

1.0
-20.3
0.4
11.2
-6.6

Whey protein isolates 4 ............................................

9,525

10,830

10,434

9.5

-3.7

94,268

98,889

108,305

Lactose, human and animal ....................................

(cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents per pound)
Manufacturers' selling price 7
Dry whey, animal ....................................................

51.1

36.3

32.9

14.9
(cents change)

9.5
(cents change)

-18.3

-3.5

1

Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey
products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey.
2
Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent.
3
Whey protein concentrate, human and animal.
4
Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater.
5
Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.
6
Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
7
Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms.

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Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments – United States:
December 2012 and 2013
December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Product

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

Production
Bulk condensed milk
Skim, unsweetened ............................................

106,036

112,570

112,541

6.1

-

Dry milk products
Dry buttermilk, total .............................................
Dry skim milk, animal ..........................................
Dry whole milk ....................................................
Milk protein concentrate, total 1 ...........................
Nonfat dry milk, human .......................................
Skim milk powder, total 2 .....................................

11,657
716
4,026
9,758
157,660
38,138

8,129
890
5,344
5,525
100,639
56,390

10,795
1,131
4,974
10,788
124,944
58,136

-7.4
58.0
23.5
10.6
-20.8
52.4

32.8
27.1
-6.9
95.3
24.2
3.1

Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3
Dry milk products
Dry buttermilk, total .............................................
Dry skim milk, animal ..........................................
Dry whole milk ....................................................
Nonfat dry milk, human .......................................

18,360
1,351
6,772
182,901

9,506
2,549
8,492
114,456

11,733
2,285
7,338
133,091

-36.1
69.1
8.4
-27.2

23.4
-10.4
-13.6
16.3

Manufacturers' shipments 4
Dry milk products
Nonfat dry milk, human .......................................

100,591

95,247

99,365

-1.2

4.3

- Represents zero.
1
Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent.
2
Includes protein standardized and blends.
3
Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.
4
For dry products, shipments of bulk goods.

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2012 and 2013
By month
Product and month

Cumulative

2012

2013

Change
from
2012
(percent)

2012

2013

Change
from
2012

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(percent)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Total cheese
January ...........................................................
February .........................................................
March ..............................................................
April ................................................................
May .................................................................
June ................................................................
July .................................................................
August ............................................................
September ......................................................
October ...........................................................
November .......................................................
December .......................................................

911,942
861,487
956,196
899,436
918,053
901,108
883,021
891,398
871,539
930,450
914,245
951,269

935,677
855,778
955,600
930,176
950,596
909,788
909,160
935,597
890,709
970,775
926,859
972,682

2.6
-0.7
-0.1
3.4
3.5
1.0
3.0
5.0
2.2
4.3
1.4
2.3

911,942
1,773,429
2,729,625
3,629,061
4,547,114
5,448,222
6,331,243
7,222,641
8,094,180
9,024,630
9,938,875
10,890,144

935,677
1,791,455
2,747,055
3,677,231
4,627,827
5,537,615
6,446,775
7,382,372
8,273,081
9,243,856
10,170,715
11,143,397

2.6
1.0
0.6
1.3
1.8
1.6
1.8
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.3
2.3

Total American cheese types 1
January ...........................................................
February .........................................................
March ..............................................................
April ................................................................
May .................................................................
June ................................................................
July .................................................................
August ............................................................
September ......................................................
October ...........................................................
November .......................................................
December .......................................................

366,688
344,565
378,405
364,148
367,534
360,027
356,523
353,406
348,240
370,184
364,550
384,207

376,297
346,687
384,584
376,768
388,381
363,520
359,571
381,026
345,751
368,286
352,744
375,856

2.6
0.6
1.6
3.5
5.7
1.0
0.9
7.8
-0.7
-0.5
-3.2
-2.2

366,688
711,253
1,089,658
1,453,806
1,821,340
2,181,367
2,537,890
2,891,296
3,239,536
3,609,720
3,974,270
4,358,477

376,297
722,984
1,107,568
1,484,336
1,872,717
2,236,237
2,595,808
2,976,834
3,322,585
3,690,871
4,043,615
4,419,471

2.6
1.6
1.6
2.1
2.8
2.5
2.3
3.0
2.6
2.2
1.7
1.4

Cheddar cheese
January ...........................................................
February .........................................................
March ..............................................................
April ................................................................
May .................................................................
June ................................................................
July .................................................................
August ............................................................
September ......................................................
October ...........................................................
November .......................................................
December .......................................................

271,994
253,013
274,776
264,571
268,418
259,916
258,839
250,895
243,606
262,654
259,121
278,862

280,715
251,357
284,003
279,219
282,191
259,172
260,300
269,805
239,746
267,023
251,049
270,944

3.2
-0.7
3.4
5.5
5.1
-0.3
0.6
7.5
-1.6
1.7
-3.1
-2.8

271,994
525,007
799,783
1,064,354
1,332,772
1,592,688
1,851,527
2,102,422
2,346,028
2,608,682
2,867,803
3,146,665

280,715
532,072
816,075
1,095,294
1,377,485
1,636,657
1,896,957
2,166,762
2,406,508
2,673,531
2,924,580
3,195,524

3.2
1.3
2.0
2.9
3.4
2.8
2.5
3.1
2.6
2.5
2.0
1.6

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued)
By month
Product and month

Cumulative

2012

2013

Change
from
2012
(percent)

2012

2013

Change
from
2012

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(percent)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Total Italian cheese types
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March .................................................................
April ....................................................................
May ....................................................................
June ...................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

400,844
372,265
410,544
385,854
391,465
379,447
369,228
372,140
368,503
388,830
384,399
410,108

400,094
360,870
413,465
397,630
399,879
392,737
394,351
385,390
384,397
431,729
400,880
433,268

-0.2
-3.1
0.7
3.1
2.1
3.5
6.8
3.6
4.3
11.0
4.3
5.6

400,844
773,109
1,183,653
1,569,507
1,960,972
2,340,419
2,709,647
3,081,787
3,450,290
3,839,120
4,223,519
4,633,627

400,094
760,964
1,174,429
1,572,059
1,971,938
2,364,675
2,759,026
3,144,416
3,528,813
3,960,542
4,361,422
4,794,690

-0.2
-1.6
-0.8
0.2
0.6
1.0
1.8
2.0
2.3
3.2
3.3
3.5

Mozzarella
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March .................................................................
April ....................................................................
May ....................................................................
June ...................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

311,666
291,278
318,490
302,218
305,941
299,449
291,703
285,959
286,356
296,862
297,483
324,595

311,459
278,934
323,041
306,923
312,873
308,296
307,969
296,297
299,472
332,811
307,560
335,147

-0.1
-4.2
1.4
1.6
2.3
3.0
5.6
3.6
4.6
12.1
3.4
3.3

311,666
602,944
921,434
1,223,652
1,529,593
1,829,042
2,120,745
2,406,704
2,693,060
2,989,922
3,287,405
3,612,000

311,459
590,393
913,434
1,220,357
1,533,230
1,841,526
2,149,495
2,445,792
2,745,264
3,078,075
3,385,635
3,720,782

-0.1
-2.1
-0.9
-0.3
0.2
0.7
1.4
1.6
1.9
2.9
3.0
3.0

Other Italian cheese types
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March .................................................................
April ....................................................................
May ....................................................................
June ...................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

5,552
5,279
5,688
5,470
6,103
7,039
5,979
5,931
6,149
6,340
5,891
6,238

6,085
5,571
6,627
5,622
5,883
6,135
6,128
6,692
5,956
6,646
6,448
6,877

9.6
5.5
16.5
2.8
-3.6
-12.8
2.5
12.8
-3.1
4.8
9.5
10.2

5,552
10,831
16,519
21,989
28,092
35,131
41,110
47,041
53,190
59,530
65,421
71,659

6,085
11,656
18,283
23,905
29,788
35,923
42,051
48,743
54,699
61,345
67,793
74,670

9.6
7.6
10.7
8.7
6.0
2.3
2.3
3.6
2.8
3.0
3.6
4.2

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued)
By month
Product and month

Cumulative

2012

2013

Change
from
2012
(percent)

2012

2013

Change
from
2012

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(percent)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Butter
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March ..................................................................
April ....................................................................
May .....................................................................
June ....................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

181,571
170,584
176,287
169,896
164,133
137,046
133,581
129,531
136,299
144,544
142,938
173,144

188,079
173,811
181,967
166,937
163,360
140,764
133,661
135,881
132,735
146,102
142,654
161,114

3.6
1.9
3.2
-1.7
-0.5
2.7
0.1
4.9
-2.6
1.1
-0.2
-6.9

181,571
352,155
528,442
698,338
862,471
999,517
1,133,098
1,262,629
1,398,928
1,543,472
1,686,410
1,859,554

188,079
361,890
543,857
710,794
874,154
1,014,918
1,148,579
1,284,460
1,417,195
1,563,297
1,705,951
1,867,065

3.6
2.8
2.9
1.8
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.2
0.4

Nonfat dry milk, human
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March ..................................................................
April ....................................................................
May .....................................................................
June ....................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

152,085
171,394
189,227
190,728
193,362
168,394
140,169
106,014
84,498
95,064
115,854
157,660

142,799
137,674
150,283
160,117
150,531
130,901
116,616
106,892
74,026
85,830
100,639
124,944

-6.1
-19.7
-20.6
-16.0
-22.2
-22.3
-16.8
0.8
-12.4
-9.7
-13.1
-20.8

152,085
323,479
512,706
703,434
896,796
1,065,190
1,205,359
1,311,373
1,395,871
1,490,935
1,606,789
1,764,449

142,799
280,473
430,756
590,873
741,404
872,305
988,921
1,095,813
1,169,839
1,255,669
1,356,308
1,481,252

-6.1
-13.3
-16.0
-16.0
-17.3
-18.1
-18.0
-16.4
-16.2
-15.8
-15.6
-16.1

Skim milk powders 2
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March ..................................................................
April ....................................................................
May .....................................................................
June ....................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

40,928
18,635
12,638
18,699
14,675
25,366
37,240
40,346
43,620
45,664
44,723
38,138

47,980
43,178
47,546
39,751
54,787
58,217
53,131
55,074
54,234
62,402
56,390
58,136

17.2
131.7
276.2
112.6
273.3
129.5
42.7
36.5
24.3
36.7
26.1
52.4

40,928
59,563
72,201
90,900
105,575
130,941
168,181
208,527
252,147
297,811
342,534
380,672

47,980
91,158
138,704
178,455
233,242
291,459
344,590
399,664
453,898
516,300
572,690
630,826

17.2
53.0
92.1
96.3
120.9
122.6
104.9
91.7
80.0
73.4
67.2
65.7

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued)
By month
Product and month

2012

2013

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

Cumulative
Change
from
2012
(percent)

2012

2013

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

Change
from
2012
(percent)

Dry whey, total 3
January ...................................................................
February .................................................................
March .....................................................................
April ........................................................................
May ........................................................................
June .......................................................................
July .........................................................................
August ....................................................................
September ..............................................................
October ...................................................................
November ...............................................................
December ...............................................................

96,072
89,282
88,011
84,170
86,753
83,400
79,788
78,022
74,185
77,111
72,790
89,241

90,646
77,077
83,232
81,640
79,300
75,382
76,416
73,121
68,693
71,883
74,718
82,111

-5.6
-13.7
-5.4
-3.0
-8.6
-9.6
-4.2
-6.3
-7.4
-6.8
2.6
-8.0

96,072
185,354
273,365
357,535
444,288
527,688
607,476
685,498
759,683
836,794
909,584
998,825

90,646
167,723
250,955
332,595
411,895
487,277
563,693
636,814
705,507
777,390
852,108
934,219

-5.6
-9.5
-8.2
-7.0
-7.3
-7.7
-7.2
-7.1
-7.1
-7.1
-6.3
-6.5

Lactose, human and animal
January ...................................................................
February .................................................................
March .....................................................................
April ........................................................................
May ........................................................................
June .......................................................................
July .........................................................................
August ....................................................................
September ..............................................................
October ...................................................................
November ...............................................................
December ...............................................................

86,789
81,387
90,862
87,346
87,529
88,177
84,358
84,124
85,268
82,145
80,203
87,938

88,654
78,212
93,187
89,620
91,761
88,544
85,755
86,433
87,239
88,056
82,742
92,292

2.1
-3.9
2.6
2.6
4.8
0.4
1.7
2.7
2.3
7.2
3.2
5.0

86,789
168,176
259,038
346,384
433,913
522,090
606,448
690,572
775,840
857,985
938,188
1,026,126

88,654
166,866
260,053
349,673
441,434
529,978
615,733
702,166
789,405
877,461
960,203
1,052,495

2.1
-0.8
0.4
0.9
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.7
2.3
2.3
2.6

Whey protein concentrate, total
January ...................................................................
February .................................................................
March .....................................................................
April ........................................................................
May ........................................................................
June .......................................................................
July .........................................................................
August ....................................................................
September ..............................................................
October ...................................................................
November ...............................................................
December ...............................................................

38,844
34,740
39,211
37,090
36,634
38,553
33,874
35,050
35,858
37,003
35,819
38,408

36,825
34,277
38,919
40,541
43,155
41,903
40,051
38,872
38,696
47,807
42,800
43,183

-5.2
-1.3
-0.7
9.3
17.8
8.7
18.2
10.9
7.9
29.2
19.5
12.4

38,844
73,584
112,795
149,885
186,519
225,072
258,946
293,996
329,854
366,857
402,676
441,084

36,825
71,102
110,021
150,562
193,717
235,620
275,671
314,543
353,239
401,046
443,846
487,029

-5.2
-3.4
-2.5
0.5
3.9
4.7
6.5
7.0
7.1
9.3
10.2
10.4

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued)
By month
Product and month

Cumulative

2012

2013

Change
from
2012
(percent)

2012

2013

Change
from
2012

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(percent)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Cottage cheese, cream
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March ..................................................................
April ....................................................................
May .....................................................................
June ....................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

26,777
26,590
26,866
25,761
28,633
26,748
28,882
30,398
26,598
27,286
24,918
23,771

27,639
24,993
26,762
25,202
27,007
23,108
27,459
28,145
25,818
26,589
24,002
23,931

3.2
-6.0
-0.4
-2.2
-5.7
-13.6
-4.9
-7.4
-2.9
-2.6
-3.7
0.7

26,777
53,367
80,233
105,994
134,627
161,375
190,257
220,655
247,253
274,539
299,457
323,228

27,639
52,632
79,394
104,596
131,603
154,711
182,170
210,315
236,133
262,722
286,724
310,655

3.2
-1.4
-1.0
-1.3
-2.2
-4.1
-4.3
-4.7
-4.5
-4.3
-4.3
-3.9

Cottage cheese, lowfat
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March ..................................................................
April ....................................................................
May .....................................................................
June ....................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

33,366
32,367
32,601
31,707
35,113
31,557
32,440
36,728
31,571
33,089
27,990
27,582

33,423
30,740
32,736
32,850
32,766
27,904
32,701
33,232
31,284
31,441
27,678
27,696

0.2
-5.0
0.4
3.6
-6.7
-11.6
0.8
-9.5
-0.9
-5.0
-1.1
0.4

33,366
65,733
98,334
130,041
165,154
196,711
229,151
265,879
297,450
330,539
358,529
386,111

33,423
64,163
96,899
129,749
162,515
190,419
223,120
256,352
287,636
319,077
346,755
374,451

0.2
-2.4
-1.5
-0.2
-1.6
-3.2
-2.6
-3.6
-3.3
-3.5
-3.3
-3.0

Sour cream
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March ..................................................................
April ....................................................................
May .....................................................................
June ....................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

103,114
97,924
108,557
97,091
109,795
105,316
101,510
109,505
98,012
116,388
124,377
109,856

107,887
94,963
105,081
97,992
109,676
101,245
104,424
108,995
100,773
117,603
121,313
116,211

4.6
-3.0
-3.2
0.9
-0.1
-3.9
2.9
-0.5
2.8
1.0
-2.5
5.8

103,114
201,038
309,595
406,686
516,481
621,797
723,307
832,812
930,824
1,047,212
1,171,589
1,281,445

107,887
202,850
307,931
405,923
515,599
616,844
721,268
830,263
931,036
1,048,639
1,169,952
1,286,163

4.6
0.9
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
-0.8
-0.3
-0.3

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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0.1
-0.1
0.4
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month – United States: 2012 and 2013 (continued)
By month
Product and month

Cumulative

2012

2013

Change
from
2012
(percent)

2012

2013

Change
from
2012

(1,000 gallons)

(1,000 gallons)

(percent)

(1,000 gallons)

(1,000 gallons)

Ice cream, regular hard
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March .................................................................
April ....................................................................
May ....................................................................
June ...................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

56,490
63,707
73,172
70,485
77,726
81,070
75,189
76,083
60,133
65,323
54,110
48,377

56,053
62,411
70,197
72,170
77,710
79,634
77,126
72,349
63,275
64,797
51,990
43,074

-0.8
-2.0
-4.1
2.4
-1.8
2.6
-4.9
5.2
-0.8
-3.9
-11.0

56,490
120,197
193,369
263,854
341,580
422,650
497,839
573,922
634,055
699,378
753,488
801,865

56,053
118,464
188,661
260,831
338,541
418,175
495,301
567,650
630,925
695,722
747,712
790,786

-0.8
-1.4
-2.4
-1.1
-0.9
-1.1
-0.5
-1.1
-0.5
-0.5
-0.8
-1.4

Ice cream, lowfat total
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March .................................................................
April ....................................................................
May ....................................................................
June ...................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

32,985
37,414
46,872
44,490
47,511
45,949
43,934
43,417
35,333
35,790
27,543
25,352

28,498
32,109
40,459
38,556
42,894
41,492
41,305
37,767
31,522
28,711
24,786
21,739

-13.6
-14.2
-13.7
-13.3
-9.7
-9.7
-6.0
-13.0
-10.8
-19.8
-10.0
-14.3

32,985
70,399
117,271
161,761
209,272
255,221
299,155
342,572
377,905
413,695
441,238
466,590

28,498
60,607
101,066
139,622
182,516
224,008
265,313
303,080
334,602
363,313
388,099
409,838

-13.6
-13.9
-13.8
-13.7
-12.8
-12.2
-11.3
-11.5
-11.5
-12.2
-12.0
-12.2

Sherbet, hard
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March .................................................................
April ....................................................................
May ....................................................................
June ...................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

3,078
3,303
4,417
4,023
3,861
3,872
3,996
3,788
3,217
2,910
2,462
2,868

2,996
3,298
4,408
4,375
4,566
4,570
4,165
3,752
2,929
3,309
2,517
2,186

-2.7
-0.2
-0.2
8.7
18.3
18.0
4.2
-1.0
-9.0
13.7
2.2
-23.8

3,078
6,381
10,798
14,821
18,682
22,554
26,550
30,338
33,555
36,465
38,927
41,795

2,996
6,294
10,702
15,077
19,643
24,213
28,378
32,130
35,059
38,368
40,885
43,071

-2.7
-1.4
-0.9
1.7
5.1
7.4
6.9
5.9
4.5
5.2
5.0
3.1

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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By month
Product and month

Yogurt, plain and flavored
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March ..................................................................
April ....................................................................
May .....................................................................
June ....................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

Frozen yogurt, total
January ...............................................................
February .............................................................
March ..................................................................
April ....................................................................
May .....................................................................
June ....................................................................
July .....................................................................
August ................................................................
September ..........................................................
October ...............................................................
November ...........................................................
December ...........................................................

Cumulative

2012

2013

Change
from
2012

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(percent)

384,125
364,344
403,718
349,245
367,658
366,999
355,173
386,947
400,751
365,073
310,690
360,854

394,753
359,285
419,600
378,118
403,056
377,804
401,601
416,880
424,782
367,013
326,798
378,706

(1,000 gallons)

(1,000 gallons)

5,461
6,721
6,682
6,512
7,144
7,816
6,513
7,235
5,144
5,409
4,842
4,520

3,648
5,757
6,400
7,153
7,478
7,148
6,519
6,191
5,117
5,358
4,455
4,397

2.8
-1.4
3.9
8.3
9.6
2.9
13.1
7.7
6.0
0.5
5.2
4.9
(percent)
-33.2
-14.3
-4.2
9.8
4.7
-8.5
0.1
-14.4
-0.5
-0.9
-8.0
-2.7

2012

2013

Change
from
2012

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(percent)

384,125
748,469
1,152,187
1,501,432
1,869,090
2,236,089
2,591,262
2,978,209
3,378,960
3,744,033
4,054,723
4,415,577

394,753
754,038
1,173,638
1,551,756
1,954,812
2,332,616
2,734,217
3,151,097
3,575,879
3,942,892
4,269,690
4,648,396

(1,000 gallons)

(1,000 gallons)

5,461
12,182
18,864
25,376
32,520
40,336
46,849
54,084
59,228
64,637
69,479
73,999

3,648
9,405
15,805
22,958
30,436
37,584
44,103
50,294
55,411
60,769
65,224
69,621

2.8
0.7
1.9
3.4
4.6
4.3
5.5
5.8
5.8
5.3
5.3
5.3
(percent)
-33.2
-22.8
-16.2
-9.5
-6.4
-6.8
-5.9
-7.0
-6.4
-6.0
-6.1
-5.9

- Represents zero.
Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack.
2
Includes protein standardized and blends.
3
Excludes all modified dry whey products.
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Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese – States and United States:
December 2012 and 2013
State

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

California .............................
Idaho ...................................
Illinois ..................................
Iowa .....................................
Minnesota ............................
New Mexico .........................
New York .............................
Ohio .....................................
Pennsylvania .......................
South Dakota .......................
Vermont ...............................
Wisconsin ............................

194,926
75,529
6,298
23,382
57,500
64,216
67,266
17,003
35,802
22,662
11,091
244,476

194,313
69,191
5,588
22,387
53,454
62,602
78,625
17,004
32,020
21,950
9,525
233,613

202,062
77,469
5,889
23,039
60,315
65,898
80,568
17,097
37,787
22,082
10,391
240,907

3.7
2.6
-6.5
-1.5
4.9
2.6
19.8
0.6
5.5
-2.6
-6.3
-1.5

4.0
12.0
5.4
2.9
12.8
5.3
2.5
0.5
18.0
0.6
9.1
3.1

Other States 1 ......................

131,118

126,587

129,178

-1.5

2.0

United States .......................

951,269

926,859

972,682

2.3

4.9

Atlantic ................................
Central .................................
West ....................................

123,602
430,163
397,504

129,451
404,889
392,519

137,613
421,858
413,211

11.3
-1.9
4.0

6.3
4.2
5.3

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

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American Cheese Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013
State

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

California .............................
Idaho ....................................
Iowa .....................................
Oregon .................................
Wisconsin ............................

51,946
50,548
17,637
15,974
73,410

46,870
49,627
16,307
15,632
63,656

52,824
47,716
16,871
16,362
67,446

1.7
-5.6
-4.3
2.4
-8.1

12.7
-3.9
3.5
4.7
6.0

Other States 1 ......................

174,692

160,652

174,637

-

8.7

United States .......................

384,207

352,744

375,856

-2.2

6.6

Atlantic .................................
Central .................................
West ....................................

17,305
190,784
176,118

17,337
170,015
165,392

17,366
184,890
173,600

0.4
-3.1
-1.4

0.2
8.7
5.0

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

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Cheddar Cheese Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013
State

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

California .............................
Idaho ....................................
Iowa .....................................
Minnesota ............................
Wisconsin ............................

32,000
37,445
11,833
48,622
52,020

27,724
36,226
9,543
45,796
41,132

32,322
34,048
10,477
52,642
44,800

1.0
-9.1
-11.5
8.3
-13.9

16.6
-6.0
9.8
14.9
8.9

Other States 1 ......................

96,942

90,628

96,655

-0.3

6.7

United States .......................

278,862

251,049

270,944

-2.8

7.9

Atlantic .................................
Central .................................
West ....................................

17,155
133,627
128,080

16,417
118,302
116,330

17,264
131,705
121,975

0.6
-1.4
-4.8

5.2
11.3
4.9

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

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Total Italian Cheese Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013
State

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

California .............................
Idaho ...................................
New York .............................
Pennsylvania .......................
Wisconsin ............................

121,966
20,162
32,211
23,076
125,586

125,227
14,297
38,810
17,491
119,003

129,614
24,310
43,553
25,114
124,003

6.3
20.6
35.2
8.8
-1.3

3.5
70.0
12.2
43.6
4.2

Other States 1 ......................

87,107

86,052

86,674

-0.5

0.7

United States .......................

410,108

400,880

433,268

5.6

8.1

Atlantic ................................
Central .................................
West ....................................

62,616
165,707
181,785

63,590
153,301
183,989

75,783
157,598
199,887

21.0
-4.9
10.0

19.2
2.8
8.6

1

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

Mozzarella Cheese Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013
State

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

California .............................
Idaho ...................................
New York .............................
Wisconsin ............................

115,858
17,971
16,804
86,500

117,655
12,983
13,660
79,350

119,345
22,166
17,544
83,500

3.0
23.3
4.4
-3.5

1.4
70.7
28.4
5.2

Other States 1 ......................

87,462

83,912

92,592

5.9

10.3

United States .......................

324,595

307,560

335,147

3.3

9.0

Atlantic ................................
Central .................................
West ....................................

40,410
112,298
171,887

30,838
102,823
173,899

42,277
107,338
185,532

4.6
-4.4
7.9

37.1
4.4
6.7

1

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

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Butter Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013
State

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

California .............................

57,057

49,466

57,769

1.2

16.8

Other States 1 ......................

116,087

93,188

103,345

-11.0

10.9

United States .......................

173,144

142,654

161,114

-6.9

12.9

Atlantic .................................
Central .................................
West ....................................

17,550
69,465
86,129

12,860
56,641
73,153

16,514
60,106
84,494

-5.9
-13.5
-1.9

28.4
6.1
15.5

1

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

Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013
State

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Change from
December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

California .............................

65,887

35,558

47,401

-28.1

33.3

Other States 1 ......................

91,773

65,081

77,543

-15.5

19.1

United States .......................

157,660

100,639

124,944

-20.8

24.2

Atlantic .................................
Central .................................
West ....................................

20,611
27,347
109,702

15,764
15,868
69,007

18,790
19,102
87,052

-8.8
-30.1
-20.6

19.2
20.4
26.1

1

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

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Dry Whey (Human) Production – States and United States: December 2012 and 2013
State

Change from

December
2012

November
2013

December
2013

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

New York .............................
Wisconsin ............................

11,639
24,811

11,071
21,816

9,599
24,256

-17.5
-2.2

-13.3
11.2

Other States 1 ......................

48,320

40,916

47,444

-1.8

16.0

United States .......................

84,770

73,803

81,299

-4.1

10.2

Atlantic ................................
Central .................................
West ....................................

21,215
39,702
23,853

18,377
31,763
23,663

19,863
35,586
25,850

-6.4
-10.4
8.4

8.1
12.0
9.2

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: December 2012 and 2013
State

December
2012

November
2013

(1,000 gallons)

Change from

December
2013

(1,000 gallons)

(1,000 gallons)

December
2012

November
2013

(percent)

(percent)

California ......................................
Missouri ........................................
Oregon .........................................
Wisconsin .....................................

7,149
1,066
695
1,750

8,471
1,192
929
1,258

4,324
942
691
1,556

-39.5
-11.6
-0.6
-11.1

-49.0
-21.0
-25.6
23.7

Other States 1 ...............................

37,717

40,140

35,561

-5.7

-11.4

United States ................................

48,377

51,990

43,074

-11.0

-17.1

Atlantic .........................................
Central ..........................................
West .............................................

10,628
27,212
10,537

10,629
28,799
12,562

8,293
27,024
7,757

-22.0
-0.7
-26.4

-22.0
-6.2
-38.3

1

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

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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 2012, there were 1,288 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In
states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of
plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants.
In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and
reduces respondent burden.
Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic
mail.
Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of
instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire.
Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in
the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted
monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close
of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated
during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do
not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under
Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these
items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state
complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not
affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible.
Estimating Procedures: In the Field Office (FO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency
by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each field office
summarizes data at the State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with
supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both FO
and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review,
FO data are summarized into a National level summary.
Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual
estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to
previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the
current report.

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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
Doug Bounds – Hogs and Pigs ................................................................................................................. (202) 720-3106
Alissa Cowell-Mytar – Sheep and Goats, Honey ..................................................................................... (202) 720-4751
Donnie Fike – Dairy Products .................................................................................................................. (202) 690-3236
Tiffany Hora – Livestock Slaughter ......................................................................................................... (515) 284-4340
Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows ....................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
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