Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released November 3, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September 2023 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.15 billion pounds, 0.1 percent above September 2022 but 0.3 percent below August 2023. Italian type cheese production totaled 480 million pounds, 3.4 percent below September 2022 and 0.9 percent below August 2023. American type cheese production totaled 466 million pounds, 4.2 percent above September 2022 and 1.6 percent above August 2023. Butter production was 145 million pounds, 2.9 percent above September 2022 and 3.3 percent above August 2023. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with September 2022) Nonfat dry milk, human - 101 million pounds, down 17.7 percent. Skim milk powder - 55.7 million pounds, down 18.7 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with September 2022) Dry whey, total - 76.2 million pounds, up 0.5 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 95.7 million pounds, up 5.0 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 41.0 million pounds, up 6.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with September 2022) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 61.9 million gallons, down 1.9 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 34.3 million gallons, down 8.1 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.64 million gallons, down 17.0 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 2.95 million gallons, down 5.5 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2022 and 2023............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2022 and 2023.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: September 2022 and 2023.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023............................ 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023.................................................................................. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023.................. 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023............ 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023............... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023.......................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023......... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023................ 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023....... 17 Dairy Products Regions................................................................................... 18 Statistical Methodology.................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts..................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: September 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 140,552 139,969 144,566 2.9 3.3 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 446,931 458,648 465,785 4.2 1.6 Cheddar ............................: 305,153 313,182 314,608 3.1 0.5 Other American types ...............: 141,778 145,466 151,177 6.6 3.9 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 7,217 7,847 6,033 -16.4 -23.1 Brick and Muenster ...................: 15,428 18,957 16,289 5.6 -14.1 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 91,102 91,755 89,099 -2.2 -2.9 Feta .................................: 15,544 13,645 12,544 -19.3 -8.1 Gouda ................................: 4,007 5,774 4,933 23.1 -14.6 Hispanic .............................: 32,965 35,667 38,043 15.4 6.7 Italian types ........................: 496,490 483,985 479,542 -3.4 -0.9 Mozzarella .........................: 385,587 382,496 380,547 -1.3 -0.5 Parmesan ...........................: 45,010 37,516 35,006 -22.2 -6.7 Provolone ..........................: 31,195 32,542 32,027 2.7 -1.6 Ricotta ............................: 21,177 20,871 21,506 1.6 3.0 Romano .............................: 5,284 3,512 3,900 -26.2 11.0 Other Italian types ................: 8,237 7,048 6,556 -20.4 -7.0 Swiss ................................: 26,537 27,645 26,638 0.4 -3.6 All other types ......................: 14,589 12,577 13,573 -7.0 7.9 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,150,810 1,156,500 1,152,479 0.1 -0.3 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 31,809 40,134 34,296 7.8 -14.5 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,634 34,401 32,353 9.2 -6.0 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 25,420 32,495 31,548 24.1 -2.9 : Sour cream .............................: 121,170 123,536 117,819 -2.8 -4.6 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 398,067 409,566 416,283 4.6 1.6 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 63,076 66,453 61,900 -1.9 -6.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 19,168 21,424 19,645 2.5 -8.3 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 18,176 19,257 14,670 -19.3 -23.8 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 37,344 40,681 34,315 -8.1 -15.6 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 554 830 717 29.4 -13.6 Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,981 1,869 1,644 -17.0 -12.0 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,115 4,217 2,945 -5.5 -30.2 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 928 1,053 838 -9.7 -20.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 399 364 319 -20.1 -12.4 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,186 1,330 1,181 -0.4 -11.2 Water and juice ices .................: 5,496 6,477 5,676 3.3 -12.4 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 40,478 42,334 38,031 -6.0 -10.2 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 20,228 22,807 19,124 -5.5 -16.1 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 375 472 432 15.2 -8.5 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,566 1,835 1,503 -4.0 -18.1 Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,748 1,972 1,720 -1.6 -12.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3/ Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. 6/ Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7/ Includes milkshake mix. Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: September 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 9,494 9,834 9,097 -4.2 -7.5 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 74,634 79,546 73,136 -2.0 -8.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 1,158 3,280 3,069 165.0 -6.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 75,792 82,826 76,205 0.5 -8.0 : Reduced lactose and minerals : Human ................................: 2,123 216 580 -72.7 168.5 Animal ...............................: 3,355 3,140 3,169 -5.5 0.9 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 37,815 38,904 40,062 5.9 3.0 Animal 2/ ............................: 839 1,028 914 8.9 -11.1 Total 2/ .............................: 38,654 39,932 40,976 6.0 2.6 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 13,965 13,353 13,797 -1.2 3.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 24,689 26,579 27,179 10.1 2.3 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 10,810 9,343 10,645 -1.5 13.9 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 91,193 92,311 95,715 5.0 3.7 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 64,509 85,692 80,452 24.7 -6.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 2,330 2,781 2,931 25.8 5.4 Dry whey, total ......................: 66,839 88,473 83,383 24.8 -5.8 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 9,119 8,832 8,411 -7.8 -4.8 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 71,672 78,660 79,160 10.4 0.6 Animal 2/ ............................: 852 1,386 888 4.2 -35.9 Total 2/ .............................: 72,524 80,046 80,048 10.4 (Z) 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,310 32,634 34,056 34.6 4.4 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 47,214 47,412 45,992 -2.6 -3.0 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 21,283 19,856 20,971 -1.5 5.6 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 160,455 142,729 130,261 -18.8 -8.7 : --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 26.9 23.5 23.5 -3.4 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 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: September 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :----------------------------- Product : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 107,963 132,266 110,572 2.4 -16.4 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 9,606 5,671 8,608 -10.4 51.8 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 825 692 740 -10.3 6.9 Dry whole milk .......................: 12,003 8,005 7,688 -35.9 -4.0 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 14,452 13,620 16,268 12.6 19.4 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 122,804 110,809 101,063 -17.7 -8.8 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 68,422 59,575 55,650 -18.7 -6.6 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 30,235 29,782 27,506 -9.0 -7.6 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 8,916 8,419 9,522 6.8 13.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 13,376 11,469 11,398 -14.8 -0.6 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 273,195 269,426 243,576 -10.8 -9.6 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 159,279 129,361 129,864 -18.5 0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent. 2/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,178,278 1,205,337 2.3 1,178,278 1,205,337 2.3 February .....................:1,091,747 1,100,262 0.8 2,270,025 2,305,599 1.6 March ........................:1,231,174 1,231,918 0.1 3,501,199 3,537,517 1.0 April ........................:1,173,437 1,169,980 -0.3 4,674,636 4,707,497 0.7 May ..........................:1,204,698 1,203,666 -0.1 5,879,334 5,911,163 0.5 June .........................:1,165,799 1,170,317 0.4 7,045,133 7,081,480 0.5 July .........................:1,170,138 1,155,782 -1.2 8,215,271 8,237,262 0.3 August .......................:1,157,264 1,156,500 -0.1 9,372,535 9,393,762 0.2 September ....................:1,150,810 1,152,479 0.1 10,523,345 10,546,241 0.2 October ......................:1,184,538 11,707,883 November .....................:1,156,153 12,864,036 December .....................:1,198,739 14,062,775 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 483,756 498,646 3.1 483,756 498,646 3.1 February .....................: 436,283 443,179 1.6 920,039 941,825 2.4 March ........................: 482,811 498,889 3.3 1,402,850 1,440,714 2.7 April ........................: 477,133 485,838 1.8 1,879,983 1,926,552 2.5 May ..........................: 488,333 510,181 4.5 2,368,316 2,436,733 2.9 June .........................: 466,040 473,627 1.6 2,834,356 2,910,360 2.7 July .........................: 473,984 468,347 -1.2 3,308,340 3,378,707 2.1 August .......................: 457,667 458,648 0.2 3,766,007 3,837,355 1.9 September ....................: 446,931 465,785 4.2 4,212,938 4,303,140 2.1 October ......................: 475,411 4,688,349 November .....................: 466,253 5,154,602 December .....................: 485,708 5,640,310 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 344,643 353,921 2.7 344,643 353,921 2.7 February .....................: 306,347 317,059 3.5 650,990 670,980 3.1 March ........................: 333,498 348,055 4.4 984,488 1,019,035 3.5 April ........................: 327,173 345,668 5.7 1,311,661 1,364,703 4.0 May ..........................: 339,704 356,583 5.0 1,651,365 1,721,286 4.2 June .........................: 341,624 338,004 -1.1 1,992,989 2,059,290 3.3 July .........................: 340,236 323,377 -5.0 2,333,225 2,382,667 2.1 August .......................: 318,114 313,182 -1.6 2,651,339 2,695,849 1.7 September ....................: 305,153 314,608 3.1 2,956,492 3,010,457 1.8 October ......................: 340,233 3,296,725 November .....................: 323,788 3,620,513 December .....................: 343,228 3,963,741 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 485,660 499,904 2.9 485,660 499,904 2.9 February .....................: 457,311 458,867 0.3 942,971 958,771 1.7 March ........................: 519,279 512,918 -1.2 1,462,250 1,471,689 0.6 April ........................: 491,105 479,150 -2.4 1,953,355 1,950,839 -0.1 May ..........................: 496,930 482,542 -2.9 2,450,285 2,433,381 -0.7 June .........................: 485,592 480,836 -1.0 2,935,877 2,914,217 -0.7 July .........................: 488,763 482,907 -1.2 3,424,640 3,397,124 -0.8 August .......................: 486,732 483,985 -0.6 3,911,372 3,881,109 -0.8 September ....................: 496,490 479,542 -3.4 4,407,862 4,360,651 -1.1 October ......................: 499,233 4,907,095 November .....................: 488,746 5,395,841 December .....................: 508,061 5,903,902 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 376,548 393,111 4.4 376,548 393,111 4.4 February .....................: 356,604 361,531 1.4 733,152 754,642 2.9 March ........................: 408,184 401,721 -1.6 1,141,336 1,156,363 1.3 April ........................: 386,577 380,896 -1.5 1,527,913 1,537,259 0.6 May ..........................: 377,519 379,497 0.5 1,905,432 1,916,756 0.6 June .........................: 386,708 380,049 -1.7 2,292,140 2,296,805 0.2 July .........................: 392,366 382,947 -2.4 2,684,506 2,679,752 -0.2 August .......................: 383,858 382,496 -0.4 3,068,364 3,062,248 -0.2 September ....................: 385,587 380,547 -1.3 3,453,951 3,442,795 -0.3 October ......................: 390,597 3,844,548 November .....................: 384,171 4,228,719 December .....................: 399,393 4,628,112 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,990 7,155 -10.5 7,990 7,155 -10.5 February .....................: 7,233 6,580 -9.0 15,223 13,735 -9.8 March ........................: 8,836 7,398 -16.3 24,059 21,133 -12.2 April ........................: 8,067 9,487 17.6 32,126 30,620 -4.7 May ..........................: 8,069 7,195 -10.8 40,195 37,815 -5.9 June .........................: 8,091 6,795 -16.0 48,286 44,610 -7.6 July .........................: 7,420 6,526 -12.0 55,706 51,136 -8.2 August .......................: 7,150 7,048 -1.4 62,856 58,184 -7.4 September ....................: 8,237 6,556 -20.4 71,093 64,740 -8.9 October ......................: 7,931 79,024 November .....................: 7,837 86,861 December .....................: 8,583 95,444 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 196,236 201,347 2.6 196,236 201,347 2.6 February .....................: 183,333 187,200 2.1 379,569 388,547 2.4 March ........................: 202,211 204,964 1.4 581,780 593,511 2.0 April ........................: 181,303 196,909 8.6 763,083 790,420 3.6 May ..........................: 179,812 194,581 8.2 942,895 985,001 4.5 June .........................: 158,979 162,129 2.0 1,101,874 1,147,130 4.1 July .........................: 151,755 159,267 5.0 1,253,629 1,306,397 4.2 August .......................: 142,959 139,969 -2.1 1,396,588 1,446,366 3.6 September ....................: 140,552 144,566 2.9 1,537,140 1,590,932 3.5 October ......................: 162,114 1,699,254 November .....................: 171,461 1,870,715 December .....................: 188,022 2,058,737 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 170,437 174,953 2.6 170,437 174,953 2.6 February .....................: 168,997 182,528 8.0 339,434 357,481 5.3 March ........................: 191,815 199,448 4.0 531,249 556,929 4.8 April ........................: 195,821 198,595 1.4 727,070 755,524 3.9 May ..........................: 192,677 208,766 8.4 919,747 964,290 4.8 June .........................: 168,971 178,017 5.4 1,088,718 1,142,307 4.9 July .........................: 165,726 135,135 -18.5 1,254,444 1,277,442 1.8 August .......................: 133,625 110,809 -17.1 1,388,069 1,388,251 (Z) September ....................: 122,804 101,063 -17.7 1,510,873 1,489,314 -1.4 October ......................: 129,037 1,639,910 November .....................: 160,743 1,800,653 December .....................: 167,711 1,968,364 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 51,932 44,580 -14.2 51,932 44,580 -14.2 February .....................: 40,138 37,199 -7.3 92,070 81,779 -11.2 March ........................: 42,902 35,252 -17.8 134,972 117,031 -13.3 April ........................: 44,613 34,783 -22.0 179,585 151,814 -15.5 May ..........................: 50,753 34,678 -31.7 230,338 186,492 -19.0 June .........................: 54,406 37,410 -31.2 284,744 223,902 -21.4 July .........................: 61,008 60,669 -0.6 345,752 284,571 -17.7 August .......................: 65,551 59,575 -9.1 411,303 344,146 -16.3 September ....................: 68,422 55,650 -18.7 479,725 399,796 -16.7 October ......................: 65,285 545,010 November .....................: 49,110 594,120 December .....................: 63,766 657,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 72,766 76,713 5.4 72,766 76,713 5.4 February .....................: 68,293 66,824 -2.2 141,059 143,537 1.8 March ........................: 77,764 77,542 -0.3 218,823 221,079 1.0 April ........................: 79,446 79,592 0.2 298,269 300,671 0.8 May ..........................: 79,205 81,777 3.2 377,474 382,448 1.3 June .........................: 80,062 84,544 5.6 457,536 466,992 2.1 July .........................: 84,287 87,861 4.2 541,823 554,853 2.4 August .......................: 75,314 82,826 10.0 617,137 637,679 3.3 September ....................: 75,792 76,205 0.5 692,929 713,884 3.0 October ......................: 75,348 768,277 November .....................: 72,041 840,318 December .....................: 74,930 915,248 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 94,587 88,959 -6.0 94,587 88,959 -6.0 February .....................: 84,943 82,682 -2.7 179,530 171,641 -4.4 March ........................: 93,521 98,547 5.4 273,051 270,188 -1.0 April ........................: 96,162 91,420 -4.9 369,213 361,608 -2.1 May ..........................: 94,985 94,083 -0.9 464,198 455,691 -1.8 June .........................: 98,429 97,381 -1.1 562,627 553,072 -1.7 July .........................: 95,345 92,704 -2.8 657,972 645,776 -1.9 August .......................: 93,173 92,311 -0.9 751,145 738,087 -1.7 September ....................: 91,193 95,715 5.0 842,338 833,802 -1.0 October ......................: 91,462 933,800 November .....................: 88,620 1,022,420 December .....................: 89,419 1,111,839 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 38,640 41,517 7.4 38,640 41,517 7.4 February .....................: 35,081 37,173 6.0 73,721 78,690 6.7 March ........................: 36,764 42,501 15.6 110,485 121,191 9.7 April ........................: 36,914 41,663 12.9 147,399 162,854 10.5 May ..........................: 36,329 43,829 20.6 183,728 206,683 12.5 June .........................: 36,215 42,401 17.1 219,943 249,084 13.2 July .........................: 36,463 42,053 15.3 256,406 291,137 13.5 August .......................: 35,120 39,932 13.7 291,526 331,069 13.6 September ....................: 38,654 40,976 6.0 330,180 372,045 12.7 October ......................: 39,326 369,506 November .....................: 39,907 409,413 December .....................: 41,708 451,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 27,872 28,894 3.7 27,872 28,894 3.7 February .....................: 28,301 29,357 3.7 56,173 58,251 3.7 March ........................: 29,527 33,090 12.1 85,700 91,341 6.6 April ........................: 26,629 28,368 6.5 112,329 119,709 6.6 May ..........................: 27,362 33,021 20.7 139,691 152,730 9.3 June .........................: 29,366 32,271 9.9 169,057 185,001 9.4 July .........................: 28,727 32,233 12.2 197,784 217,234 9.8 August .......................: 31,436 34,401 9.4 229,220 251,635 9.8 September ....................: 29,634 32,353 9.2 258,854 283,988 9.7 October ......................: 27,832 286,686 November .....................: 28,478 315,164 December .....................: 29,136 344,300 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 24,194 26,110 7.9 24,194 26,110 7.9 February .....................: 24,674 24,320 -1.4 48,868 50,430 3.2 March ........................: 26,571 25,899 -2.5 75,439 76,329 1.2 April ........................: 24,821 24,605 -0.9 100,260 100,934 0.7 May ..........................: 23,930 28,066 17.3 124,190 129,000 3.9 June .........................: 24,359 27,307 12.1 148,549 156,307 5.2 July .........................: 24,826 29,280 17.9 173,375 185,587 7.0 August .......................: 27,427 32,495 18.5 200,802 218,082 8.6 September ....................: 25,420 31,548 24.1 226,222 249,630 10.3 October ......................: 23,911 250,133 November .....................: 22,035 272,168 December .....................: 21,858 294,026 : Sour cream : January ......................: 124,280 126,074 1.4 124,280 126,074 1.4 February .....................: 116,771 113,600 -2.7 241,051 239,674 -0.6 March ........................: 126,440 125,905 -0.4 367,491 365,579 -0.5 April ........................: 116,700 117,517 0.7 484,191 483,096 -0.2 May ..........................: 125,804 127,349 1.2 609,995 610,445 0.1 June .........................: 123,165 127,333 3.4 733,160 737,778 0.6 July .........................: 115,623 117,830 1.9 848,783 855,608 0.8 August .......................: 127,030 123,536 -2.8 975,813 979,144 0.3 September ....................: 121,170 117,819 -2.8 1,096,983 1,096,963 (Z) October ......................: 131,035 1,228,018 November .....................: 133,978 1,361,996 December .....................: 133,622 1,495,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 54,581 52,963 -3.0 54,581 52,963 -3.0 February .....................: 54,354 58,382 7.4 108,935 111,345 2.2 March ........................: 66,216 66,245 (Z) 175,151 177,590 1.4 April ........................: 65,427 61,008 -6.8 240,578 238,598 -0.8 May ..........................: 62,248 63,592 2.2 302,826 302,190 -0.2 June .........................: 66,973 67,211 0.4 369,799 369,401 -0.1 July .........................: 61,063 61,962 1.5 430,862 431,363 0.1 August .......................: 65,493 66,453 1.5 496,355 497,816 0.3 September ....................: 63,076 61,900 -1.9 559,431 559,716 0.1 October ......................: 59,468 618,899 November .....................: 54,126 673,025 December .....................: 53,665 726,690 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 31,874 29,018 -9.0 31,874 29,018 -9.0 February .....................: 34,297 31,897 -7.0 66,171 60,915 -7.9 March ........................: 42,726 39,634 -7.2 108,897 100,549 -7.7 April ........................: 40,423 37,670 -6.8 149,320 138,219 -7.4 May ..........................: 41,179 40,755 -1.0 190,499 178,974 -6.0 June .........................: 43,257 41,917 -3.1 233,756 220,891 -5.5 July .........................: 40,620 42,214 3.9 274,376 263,105 -4.1 August .......................: 42,693 40,681 -4.7 317,069 303,786 -4.2 September ....................: 37,344 34,315 -8.1 354,413 338,101 -4.6 October ......................: 35,656 390,069 November .....................: 29,075 419,144 December .....................: 27,182 446,326 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,833 1,971 7.5 1,833 1,971 7.5 February .....................: 2,003 2,308 15.2 3,836 4,279 11.5 March ........................: 2,614 1,969 -24.7 6,450 6,248 -3.1 April ........................: 1,991 2,047 2.8 8,441 8,295 -1.7 May ..........................: 2,040 2,007 -1.6 10,481 10,302 -1.7 June .........................: 2,065 1,914 -7.3 12,546 12,216 -2.6 July .........................: 2,224 1,639 -26.3 14,770 13,855 -6.2 August .......................: 2,003 1,869 -6.7 16,773 15,724 -6.3 September ....................: 1,981 1,644 -17.0 18,754 17,368 -7.4 October ......................: 2,161 20,915 November .....................: 1,671 22,586 December .....................: 1,678 24,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2022 and 2023 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2022 : 2023 : from : 2022 : 2023 : from : : : 2022 : : : 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent --- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 372,907 391,637 5.0 372,907 391,637 5.0 February .....................: 376,866 400,599 6.3 749,773 792,236 5.7 March ........................: 429,558 440,775 2.6 1,179,331 1,233,011 4.6 April ........................: 373,945 382,713 2.3 1,553,276 1,615,724 4.0 May ..........................: 399,140 404,050 1.2 1,952,416 2,019,774 3.4 June .........................: 391,060 401,095 2.6 2,343,476 2,420,869 3.3 July .........................: 379,818 400,464 5.4 2,723,294 2,821,333 3.6 August .......................: 402,223 409,566 1.8 3,125,517 3,230,899 3.4 September ....................: 398,067 416,283 4.6 3,523,584 3,647,182 3.5 October ......................: 391,563 3,915,147 November .....................: 337,045 4,252,192 December .....................: 371,368 4,623,560 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 2,765 3,467 25.4 2,765 3,467 25.4 February .....................: 3,711 4,340 16.9 6,476 7,807 20.6 March ........................: 4,066 3,296 -18.9 10,542 11,103 5.3 April ........................: 3,509 3,496 -0.4 14,051 14,599 3.9 May ..........................: 4,764 4,374 -8.2 18,815 18,973 0.8 June .........................: 4,572 4,577 0.1 23,387 23,550 0.7 July .........................: 5,005 4,903 -2.0 28,392 28,453 0.2 August .......................: 3,940 4,217 7.0 32,332 32,670 1.0 September ....................: 3,115 2,945 -5.5 35,447 35,615 0.5 October ......................: 3,826 39,273 November .....................: 2,664 41,937 December .....................: 3,675 45,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2/ Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Includes protein standardized and blends. 4/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 193,458 208,728 202,938 4.9 -2.8 Idaho ..........: 86,570 80,652 87,386 0.9 8.3 Illinois .......: 5,058 5,062 5,545 9.6 9.5 Iowa ...........: 31,579 33,877 31,886 1.0 -5.9 Minnesota ......: 64,623 66,327 65,073 0.7 -1.9 New Jersey .....: 5,325 5,539 5,245 -1.5 -5.3 New Mexico .....: 77,408 74,243 85,322 10.2 14.9 New York .......: 70,353 69,794 67,788 -3.6 -2.9 Ohio ...........: 19,450 21,069 20,949 7.7 -0.6 Pennsylvania ...: 36,486 39,479 37,158 1.8 -5.9 South Dakota ...: 44,399 40,813 42,918 -3.3 5.2 Vermont ........: 11,640 11,563 11,557 -0.7 -0.1 Wisconsin ......: 292,981 298,078 285,644 -2.5 -4.2 : Other States 1/ : 211,480 201,276 203,070 -4.0 0.9 : United States ..: 1,150,810 1,156,500 1,152,479 0.1 -0.3 : Atlantic .......: 134,821 137,831 133,118 -1.3 -3.4 Central ........: 563,220 564,992 553,201 -1.8 -2.1 West ...........: 452,769 453,677 466,160 3.0 2.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 40,096 46,029 47,015 17.3 2.1 Iowa ...........: 16,081 17,756 15,627 -2.8 -12.0 Minnesota ......: 54,225 55,868 57,051 5.2 2.1 New York .......: 11,817 12,156 11,737 -0.7 -3.4 Wisconsin ......: 81,396 88,966 84,800 4.2 -4.7 : Other States 1/ : 243,316 237,873 249,555 2.6 4.9 : United States ..: 446,931 458,648 465,785 4.2 1.6 : Atlantic .......: 27,649 28,036 27,686 0.1 -1.2 Central ........: 242,160 248,960 244,493 1.0 -1.8 West ...........: 177,122 181,652 193,606 9.3 6.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 17,524 22,118 20,699 18.1 -6.4 Vermont ........: 8,283 7,980 8,051 -2.8 0.9 Wisconsin ......: 53,424 55,683 52,600 -1.5 -5.5 : Other States 1/ : 225,922 227,401 233,258 3.2 2.6 : United States ..: 305,153 313,182 314,608 3.1 0.5 : Atlantic .......: 25,735 25,935 25,637 -0.4 -1.1 Central ........: 161,993 167,427 160,946 -0.6 -3.9 West ...........: 117,425 119,820 128,025 9.0 6.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 129,583 136,021 130,647 0.8 -4.0 Minnesota ......: 10,105 10,223 8,017 -20.7 -21.6 New Jersey .....: 2,589 2,716 2,700 4.3 -0.6 New York .......: 27,275 29,936 28,036 2.8 -6.3 Pennsylvania ...: 22,562 22,575 20,631 -8.6 -8.6 Wisconsin ......: 147,639 141,130 139,084 -5.8 -1.4 : Other States 1/ : 156,737 141,384 150,427 -4.0 6.4 : United States ..: 496,490 483,985 479,542 -3.4 -0.9 : Atlantic .......: 56,049 59,100 54,955 -2.0 -7.0 Central ........: 214,408 207,238 204,894 -4.4 -1.1 West ...........: 226,033 217,647 219,693 -2.8 0.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 115,600 126,972 122,757 6.2 -3.3 New Jersey .....: 1,330 1,316 1,278 -3.9 -2.9 New York .......: 12,135 14,131 12,360 1.9 -12.5 Pennsylvania ...: 18,335 18,074 16,418 -10.5 -9.2 Wisconsin ......: 94,492 93,829 90,100 -4.6 -4.0 : Other States 1/ : 143,695 128,174 137,634 -4.2 7.4 : United States ..: 385,587 382,496 380,547 -1.3 -0.5 : Atlantic .......: 34,144 36,180 32,391 -5.1 -10.5 Central ........: 141,019 139,083 137,787 -2.3 -0.9 West ...........: 210,424 207,233 210,369 (Z) 1.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 47,739 49,147 48,471 1.5 -1.4 Pennsylvania ...: 6,834 5,614 6,648 -2.7 18.4 : Other States 1/ : 85,979 85,208 89,447 4.0 5.0 : United States ..: 140,552 139,969 144,566 2.9 3.3 : Atlantic .......: 10,861 9,988 10,246 -5.7 2.6 Central ........: 49,434 55,074 55,077 11.4 (Z) West ...........: 80,257 74,907 79,243 -1.3 5.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 39,355 36,464 37,072 -5.8 1.7 Pennsylvania ...: 12,448 13,645 11,709 -5.9 -14.2 Wisconsin ......: 1,637 1,412 1,648 0.7 16.7 : Other States 1/ : 69,364 59,288 50,634 -27.0 -14.6 : United States ..: 122,804 110,809 101,063 -17.7 -8.8 : Atlantic .......: 22,277 25,171 20,604 -7.5 -18.1 Central ........: 30,165 26,633 22,827 -24.3 -14.3 West ...........: 70,362 59,005 57,632 -18.1 -2.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 11,496 11,404 10,171 -11.5 -10.8 Wisconsin ......: 24,209 21,102 19,534 -19.3 -7.4 : Other States 1/ : 38,929 47,040 43,431 11.6 -7.7 : United States ..: 74,634 79,546 73,136 -2.0 -8.1 : Atlantic .......: 21,260 21,839 19,069 -10.3 -12.7 Central ........: 34,033 40,223 37,713 10.8 -6.2 West ...........: 19,341 17,484 16,354 -15.4 -6.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: September 2022 and 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : September : August : September :--------------------- State and region: 2022 : 2023 : 2023 :September : August : : : : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 6,908 7,391 5,985 -13.4 -19.0 Connecticut ....: 1,449 1,240 1,343 -7.3 8.3 New York .......: 2,256 2,538 2,263 0.3 -10.8 Ohio ...........: 2,189 2,327 2,101 -4.0 -9.7 Oregon .........: 952 1,077 926 -2.7 -14.0 Pennsylvania ...: 3,117 3,317 2,858 -8.3 -13.8 Tennessee ......: 2,266 1,994 2,182 -3.7 9.4 Utah ...........: 1,390 1,602 1,578 13.5 -1.5 Wisconsin ......: 677 837 694 2.5 -17.1 : Other States 1/ : 41,872 44,130 41,970 0.2 -4.9 : United States ..: 63,076 66,453 61,900 -1.9 -6.9 : Atlantic .......: 14,565 15,137 13,384 -8.1 -11.6 Central ........: 37,324 38,417 37,129 -0.5 -3.4 West ...........: 11,187 12,899 11,387 1.8 -11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. 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 2022, there were 1,201 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received from all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws 106-532 and 107-171 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov. Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ....................................................... (202) 692-0069 Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ......................................................... (202) 690-2424 Sherry Bertramsen - Livestock Slaughter .................................................... (202) 690-8632 Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ........................................................ (202) 720-3040 Kim DaPra - Milk Production and Milk Cows (512) 501-3266 Donnie Fike - Dairy Products.. (202) 690-3347 Anthony Fischer - Hogs and Pigs............................................................. 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