Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released April 5, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). February 2024 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.13 billion pounds, 3.0 percent above February 2023 but 5.6 percent below January 2024. Italian type cheese production totaled 479 million pounds, 4.4 percent above February 2023 but 6.2 percent below January 2024. American type cheese production totaled 438 million pounds, 1.2 percent below February 2023 and 7.5 percent below January 2024. Butter production was 198 million pounds, 5.6 percent above February 2023 but 9.0 percent below January 2024. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with February 2023) Nonfat dry milk, human - 147 million pounds, down 19.3 percent. Skim milk powder - 36.2 million pounds, down 2.6 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with February 2023) Dry whey, total - 72.1 million pounds, up 7.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 87.5 million pounds, up 5.8 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total - 38.7 million pounds, up 4.2 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with February 2023) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 53.6 million gallons, down 8.3 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 30.1 million gallons, down 5.7 percent. Sherbet (hard) - 1.55 million gallons, down 32.7 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.13 million gallons, down 4.8 percent. Contents Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2023 and 2024............................ 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: February 2023 and 2024.. 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: February 2023 and 2024.................................................................................. 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024........................... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024.................................................................................. 13 American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024................. 14 Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024.................. 14 Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024............ 15 Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024............... 15 Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024.......................... 16 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024......... 16 Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024................ 17 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024....... 17 Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................. 18 Statistical Methodology................................................................................. 19 Information Contacts.................................................................................... 20 Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: February 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent ----- : Butter .................................: 187,200 217,247 197,619 5.6 -9.0 : Cheese : American types 1/ ....................: 443,179 473,081 437,661 -1.2 -7.5 Cheddar ............................: 317,059 330,574 304,860 -3.8 -7.8 Other American types ...............: 126,120 142,507 132,801 5.3 -6.8 Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,838 6,631 6,576 -3.8 -0.8 Brick and Muenster ...................: 13,804 17,115 17,498 26.8 2.2 Cream and Neufchatel .................: 93,812 98,916 100,355 7.0 1.5 Feta .................................: 10,059 11,300 12,561 24.9 11.2 Gouda ................................: 5,486 4,541 6,580 19.9 44.9 Hispanic .............................: 31,439 37,963 35,617 13.3 -6.2 Italian types ........................: 458,867 510,548 478,978 4.4 -6.2 Mozzarella .........................: 361,531 398,419 373,204 3.2 -6.3 Parmesan ...........................: 40,130 45,828 42,756 6.5 -6.7 Provolone ..........................: 27,805 30,305 31,021 11.6 2.4 Ricotta ............................: 19,210 22,880 19,864 3.4 -13.2 Romano .............................: 3,611 4,736 4,550 26.0 -3.9 Other Italian types ................: 6,580 8,380 7,583 15.2 -9.5 Swiss ................................: 24,660 28,710 25,584 3.7 -10.9 All other types ......................: 12,118 12,112 11,774 -2.8 -2.8 : Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,100,262 1,200,917 1,133,184 3.0 -5.6 : Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 30,400 33,588 33,472 10.1 -0.3 Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 29,357 32,818 32,417 10.4 -1.2 Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 24,320 29,535 28,155 15.8 -4.7 : Sour cream .............................: 113,600 128,934 120,239 5.8 -6.7 Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 400,599 397,623 399,084 -0.4 0.4 : : ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent ----- : Frozen products : Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 58,382 49,619 53,551 -8.3 7.9 Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 16,871 12,996 15,471 -8.3 19.0 Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 15,026 13,597 14,600 -2.8 7.4 Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 31,897 26,593 30,071 -5.7 13.1 Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 556 510 485 -12.8 -4.9 Sherbet, hard ........................: 2,308 1,609 1,553 -32.7 -3.5 Frozen yogurt, total .................: 4,340 3,277 4,132 -4.8 26.1 Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 1,095 622 1,091 -0.4 75.4 Nonfat, hard .......................: 388 138 184 -52.6 33.3 Other frozen dairy products ..........: 1,048 720 864 -17.6 20.0 Water and juice ices .................: 4,985 3,648 5,286 6.0 44.9 : Mix for frozen products : Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 35,409 31,722 33,739 -4.7 6.4 Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 17,877 14,982 16,885 -5.5 12.7 Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 399 286 374 -6.3 30.8 Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,587 1,298 1,231 -22.4 -5.2 Yogurt mix ...........................: 2,032 1,496 1,861 -8.4 24.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Condensed whey, solids content 1/ : Sweet-type, human ....................: 10,063 9,580 8,588 -14.7 -10.4 : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 62,217 73,456 66,236 6.5 -9.8 Dry whey, animal .....................: 4,607 4,268 5,895 28.0 38.1 Dry whey, total ......................: 66,824 77,724 72,131 7.9 -7.2 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal .....................: 3,635 3,265 3,311 -8.9 1.4 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 36,188 42,047 38,192 5.5 -9.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 985 648 550 -44.2 -15.1 Total 2/ .............................: 37,173 42,695 38,742 4.2 -9.3 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 11,586 12,225 10,518 -9.2 -14.0 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 25,587 30,470 28,224 10.3 -7.4 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,491 14,276 14,529 71.1 1.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 82,682 89,452 87,453 5.8 -2.2 : Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ : Dry whey products : Dry whey, human ......................: 65,494 63,107 66,949 2.2 6.1 Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,464 4,368 5,922 71.0 35.6 Dry whey, total ......................: 68,958 67,475 72,871 5.7 8.0 : Reduced Lactose and minerals : Human and animal 6/ ...................: 10,791 5,987 6,135 -43.1 2.5 : Whey protein concentrate : Human 2/ .............................: 85,623 58,948 56,465 -34.1 -4.2 Animal 2/ ............................: 903 1,090 1,359 50.5 24.7 Total 2/ .............................: 86,526 60,038 57,824 -33.2 -3.7 25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 31,516 24,720 22,173 -29.6 -10.3 50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 55,010 35,318 35,651 -35.2 0.9 : Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 23,548 15,948 18,624 -20.9 16.8 : Lactose, human and animal ..............: 165,653 104,058 107,587 -35.1 3.4 : --------- cents per pound -------- -- cents change -- : Manufacturers' selling price 7/ : Dry whey, animal .......................: 23.8 26.6 26.5 2.7 -0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- Production : Bulk condensed milk : Skim, unsweetened ....................: 110,867 116,127 111,550 0.6 -3.9 : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 13,113 18,159 14,503 10.6 -20.1 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 664 660 633 -4.7 -4.1 Dry whole milk .......................: 8,441 9,881 10,115 19.8 2.4 Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 19,895 22,549 22,428 12.7 -0.5 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 182,528 138,296 147,365 -19.3 6.6 Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 37,199 56,918 36,240 -2.6 -36.3 : Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ : Dry milk products : Dry buttermilk, total ................: 39,309 31,533 38,955 -0.9 23.5 Dry skim milk, animal ................: 10,049 3,307 7,892 -21.5 138.6 Dry whole milk .......................: 16,832 11,972 12,216 -27.4 2.0 Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 315,820 212,250 209,589 -33.6 -1.3 : Manufacturers' shipments 4/ : Dry milk products : Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 146,621 123,035 143,710 -2.0 16.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2023 and 2024 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent Total cheese 1/ : January ......................:1,205,337 1,200,917 -0.4 1,205,337 1,200,917 -0.4 February .....................:1,100,262 1,133,184 3.0 2,305,599 2,334,101 1.2 March ........................:1,231,918 3,537,517 April ........................:1,169,980 4,707,497 May ..........................:1,203,666 5,911,163 June .........................:1,170,317 7,081,480 July .........................:1,155,782 8,237,262 August .......................:1,156,500 9,393,762 September ....................:1,149,658 10,543,420 October ......................:1,194,253 11,737,673 November .....................:1,158,556 12,896,229 December .....................:1,197,740 14,093,969 : Total American cheese types 2/ : January ......................: 498,646 473,081 -5.1 498,646 473,081 -5.1 February .....................: 443,179 437,661 -1.2 941,825 910,742 -3.3 March ........................: 498,889 1,440,714 April ........................: 485,838 1,926,552 May ..........................: 510,181 2,436,733 June .........................: 473,627 2,910,360 July .........................: 468,347 3,378,707 August .......................: 458,648 3,837,355 September ....................: 462,501 4,299,856 October ......................: 470,128 4,769,984 November .....................: 460,868 5,230,852 December .....................: 480,237 5,711,089 : Cheddar cheese : January ......................: 353,921 330,574 -6.6 353,921 330,574 -6.6 February .....................: 317,059 304,860 -3.8 670,980 635,434 -5.3 March ........................: 348,055 1,019,035 April ........................: 345,668 1,364,703 May ..........................: 356,583 1,721,286 June .........................: 338,004 2,059,290 July .........................: 323,377 2,382,667 August .......................: 313,182 2,695,849 September ....................: 311,284 3,007,133 October ......................: 328,858 3,335,991 November .....................: 314,280 3,650,271 December .....................: 331,032 3,981,303 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Total Italian cheese types : January ......................: 499,904 510,548 2.1 499,904 510,548 2.1 February .....................: 458,867 478,978 4.4 958,771 989,526 3.2 March ........................: 512,918 1,471,689 April ........................: 479,150 1,950,839 May ..........................: 482,542 2,433,381 June .........................: 480,836 2,914,217 July .........................: 482,907 3,397,124 August .......................: 483,985 3,881,109 September ....................: 479,742 4,360,851 October ......................: 506,674 4,867,525 November .....................: 485,901 5,353,426 December .....................: 508,944 5,862,370 : Mozzarella : January ......................: 393,111 398,419 1.4 393,111 398,419 1.4 February .....................: 361,531 373,204 3.2 754,642 771,623 2.3 March ........................: 401,721 1,156,363 April ........................: 380,896 1,537,259 May ..........................: 379,497 1,916,756 June .........................: 380,049 2,296,805 July .........................: 382,947 2,679,752 August .......................: 382,496 3,062,248 September ....................: 379,942 3,442,190 October ......................: 399,380 3,841,570 November .....................: 379,783 4,221,353 December .....................: 403,231 4,624,584 : Other Italian cheese types : January ......................: 7,155 8,380 17.1 7,155 8,380 17.1 February .....................: 6,580 7,583 15.2 13,735 15,963 16.2 March ........................: 7,398 21,133 April ........................: 9,487 30,620 May ..........................: 7,195 37,815 June .........................: 6,795 44,610 July .........................: 6,526 51,136 August .......................: 7,048 58,184 September ....................: 6,540 64,724 October ......................: 7,316 72,040 November .....................: 7,161 79,201 December .....................: 7,202 86,403 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Butter : January ......................: 201,347 217,247 7.9 201,347 217,247 7.9 February .....................: 187,200 197,619 5.6 388,547 414,866 6.8 March ........................: 204,964 593,511 April ........................: 196,909 790,420 May ..........................: 194,581 985,001 June .........................: 162,129 1,147,130 July .........................: 159,267 1,306,397 August .......................: 139,969 1,446,366 September ....................: 142,737 1,589,103 October ......................: 162,325 1,751,428 November .....................: 165,844 1,917,272 December .....................: 193,767 2,111,039 : Nonfat dry milk, human : January ......................: 174,953 138,296 -21.0 174,953 138,296 -21.0 February .....................: 182,528 147,365 -19.3 357,481 285,661 -20.1 March ........................: 199,448 556,929 April ........................: 198,595 755,524 May ..........................: 208,766 964,290 June .........................: 178,017 1,142,307 July .........................: 135,135 1,277,442 August .......................: 110,809 1,388,251 September ....................: 100,666 1,488,917 October ......................: 127,425 1,616,342 November .....................: 115,702 1,732,044 December .....................: 147,701 1,879,745 : Skim milk powder, total 3/ : January ......................: 44,580 56,918 27.7 44,580 56,918 27.7 February .....................: 37,199 36,240 -2.6 81,779 93,158 13.9 March ........................: 35,252 117,031 April ........................: 34,783 151,814 May ..........................: 34,678 186,492 June .........................: 37,410 223,902 July .........................: 60,669 284,571 August .......................: 59,575 344,146 September ....................: 55,650 399,796 October ......................: 43,485 443,281 November .....................: 56,871 500,152 December .....................: 54,398 554,550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Dry whey, total 4/ : January ......................: 76,713 77,724 1.3 76,713 77,724 1.3 February .....................: 66,824 72,131 7.9 143,537 149,855 4.4 March ........................: 77,542 221,079 April ........................: 79,592 300,671 May ..........................: 81,777 382,448 June .........................: 84,544 466,992 July .........................: 87,861 554,853 August .......................: 82,826 637,679 September ....................: 76,792 714,471 October ......................: 74,316 788,787 November .....................: 67,356 856,143 December .....................: 72,550 928,693 : Lactose, human and animal : January ......................: 88,959 89,452 0.6 88,959 89,452 0.6 February .....................: 82,682 87,453 5.8 171,641 176,905 3.1 March ........................: 98,547 270,188 April ........................: 91,420 361,608 May ..........................: 94,083 455,691 June .........................: 97,381 553,072 July .........................: 92,704 645,776 August .......................: 92,311 738,087 September ....................: 94,356 832,443 October ......................: 90,060 922,503 November .....................: 84,931 1,007,434 December .....................: 91,971 1,099,405 : Whey protein concentrate, total : January ......................: 41,517 42,695 2.8 41,517 42,695 2.8 February .....................: 37,173 38,742 4.2 78,690 81,437 3.5 March ........................: 42,501 121,191 April ........................: 41,663 162,854 May ..........................: 43,829 206,683 June .........................: 42,401 249,084 July .........................: 42,053 291,137 August .......................: 39,932 331,069 September ....................: 39,688 370,757 October ......................: 39,548 410,305 November .....................: 40,443 450,748 December .....................: 44,019 494,767 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Cottage cheese, cream : January ......................: 28,894 32,818 13.6 28,894 32,818 13.6 February .....................: 29,357 32,417 10.4 58,251 65,235 12.0 March ........................: 33,090 91,341 April ........................: 28,368 119,709 May ..........................: 33,021 152,730 June .........................: 32,271 185,001 July .........................: 32,233 217,234 August .......................: 34,401 251,635 September ....................: 32,330 283,965 October ......................: 31,486 315,451 November .....................: 31,288 346,739 December .....................: 29,463 376,202 : Cottage cheese, lowfat : January ......................: 26,110 29,535 13.1 26,110 29,535 13.1 February .....................: 24,320 28,155 15.8 50,430 57,690 14.4 March ........................: 25,899 76,329 April ........................: 24,605 100,934 May ..........................: 28,066 129,000 June .........................: 27,307 156,307 July .........................: 29,280 185,587 August .......................: 32,495 218,082 September ....................: 31,564 249,646 October ......................: 29,659 279,305 November .....................: 25,996 305,301 December .....................: 26,489 331,790 : Sour cream : January ......................: 126,074 128,934 2.3 126,074 128,934 2.3 February .....................: 113,600 120,239 5.8 239,674 249,173 4.0 March ........................: 125,905 365,579 April ........................: 117,517 483,096 May ..........................: 127,349 610,445 June .........................: 127,333 737,778 July .........................: 117,830 855,608 August .......................: 123,536 979,144 September ....................: 116,079 1,095,223 October ......................: 139,526 1,234,749 November .....................: 141,618 1,376,367 December .....................: 131,736 1,508,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent Ice cream, regular hard : January ......................: 52,963 49,619 -6.3 52,963 49,619 -6.3 February .....................: 58,382 53,551 -8.3 111,345 103,170 -7.3 March ........................: 66,245 177,590 April ........................: 61,008 238,598 May ..........................: 63,592 302,190 June .........................: 67,211 369,401 July .........................: 61,962 431,363 August .......................: 66,453 497,816 September ....................: 62,527 560,343 October ......................: 57,432 617,775 November .....................: 49,837 667,612 December .....................: 47,304 714,916 : Ice cream, lowfat total : January ......................: 29,018 26,593 -8.4 29,018 26,593 -8.4 February .....................: 31,897 30,071 -5.7 60,915 56,664 -7.0 March ........................: 39,634 100,549 April ........................: 37,670 138,219 May ..........................: 40,755 178,974 June .........................: 41,917 220,891 July .........................: 42,214 263,105 August .......................: 40,681 303,786 September ....................: 33,374 337,160 October ......................: 32,293 369,453 November .....................: 26,969 396,422 December .....................: 23,896 420,318 : Sherbet, hard : January ......................: 1,971 1,609 -18.4 1,971 1,609 -18.4 February .....................: 2,308 1,553 -32.7 4,279 3,162 -26.1 March ........................: 1,969 6,248 April ........................: 2,047 8,295 May ..........................: 2,007 10,302 June .........................: 1,914 12,216 July .........................: 1,639 13,855 August .......................: 1,869 15,724 September ....................: 1,637 17,361 October ......................: 1,702 19,063 November .....................: 1,454 20,517 December .....................: 1,261 21,778 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative Product and month :----------------------------------------------------------- : : : Change : : : Change : 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from : : : 2023 : : : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent Yogurt, plain and flavored : January ......................: 391,637 397,623 1.5 391,637 397,623 1.5 February .....................: 400,599 399,084 -0.4 792,236 796,707 0.6 March ........................: 440,775 1,233,011 April ........................: 382,713 1,615,724 May ..........................: 404,050 2,019,774 June .........................: 401,095 2,420,869 July .........................: 400,464 2,821,333 August .......................: 409,566 3,230,899 September ....................: 417,544 3,648,443 October ......................: 390,148 4,038,591 November .....................: 352,983 4,391,574 December .....................: 357,336 4,748,910 : : 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent : Frozen yogurt, total : January ......................: 3,467 3,277 -5.5 3,467 3,277 -5.5 February .....................: 4,340 4,132 -4.8 7,807 7,409 -5.1 March ........................: 3,296 11,103 April ........................: 3,496 14,599 May ..........................: 4,374 18,973 June .........................: 4,577 23,550 July .........................: 4,903 28,453 August .......................: 4,217 32,670 September ....................: 2,962 35,632 October ......................: 3,782 39,414 November .....................: 2,596 42,010 December .....................: 3,604 45,614 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- --- percent --- : California .....: 201,881 209,487 200,929 -0.5 -4.1 Idaho ..........: 72,363 86,702 76,564 5.8 -11.7 Illinois .......: 4,865 4,846 5,402 11.0 11.5 Iowa ...........: 31,219 33,782 31,002 -0.7 -8.2 Minnesota ......: 65,560 71,550 65,514 -0.1 -8.4 New Jersey .....: 4,390 5,966 5,322 21.2 -10.8 New Mexico .....: 74,094 81,958 75,722 2.2 -7.6 New York .......: 66,098 78,381 73,910 11.8 -5.7 Ohio ...........: 19,828 22,432 19,471 -1.8 -13.2 Pennsylvania ...: 38,358 37,816 35,852 -6.5 -5.2 South Dakota ...: 42,132 44,127 44,239 5.0 0.3 Vermont ........: 10,819 13,069 12,513 15.7 -4.3 Wisconsin ......: 272,374 303,064 283,293 4.0 -6.5 : Other States 1/ : 196,281 207,737 203,451 3.7 -2.1 : United States ..: 1,100,262 1,200,917 1,133,184 3.0 -5.6 : Atlantic .......: 130,582 145,526 137,201 5.1 -5.7 Central ........: 537,411 581,819 551,909 2.7 -5.1 West ...........: 432,269 473,572 444,074 2.7 -6.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 43,898 47,935 43,248 -1.5 -9.8 Iowa ...........: 17,321 17,899 17,019 -1.7 -4.9 Minnesota ......: 54,647 60,063 55,050 0.7 -8.3 New York .......: 10,965 13,145 12,055 9.9 -8.3 Wisconsin ......: 85,714 96,043 83,900 -2.1 -12.6 : Other States 1/ : 230,634 237,996 226,389 -1.8 -4.9 : United States ..: 443,179 473,081 437,661 -1.2 -7.5 : Atlantic .......: 25,718 30,625 28,729 11.7 -6.2 Central ........: 244,473 257,785 239,569 -2.0 -7.1 West ...........: 172,988 184,671 169,363 -2.1 -8.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 22,413 23,838 19,374 -13.6 -18.7 Vermont ........: 7,592 9,245 8,659 14.1 -6.3 Wisconsin ......: 57,455 65,407 54,000 -6.0 -17.4 : Other States 1/ : 229,599 232,084 222,827 -2.9 -4.0 : United States ..: 317,059 330,574 304,860 -3.8 -7.8 : Atlantic .......: 24,294 28,651 27,485 13.1 -4.1 Central ........: 173,476 178,879 167,798 -3.3 -6.2 West ...........: 119,289 123,044 109,577 -8.1 -10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 134,858 139,667 139,086 3.1 -0.4 Minnesota ......: 10,718 11,292 10,310 -3.8 -8.7 New Jersey .....: 2,079 3,249 2,501 20.3 -23.0 New York .......: 25,729 32,179 28,798 11.9 -10.5 Pennsylvania ...: 22,045 23,805 20,731 -6.0 -12.9 Wisconsin ......: 127,229 146,038 136,009 6.9 -6.9 : Other States 1/ : 136,209 154,318 141,543 3.9 -8.3 : United States ..: 458,867 510,548 478,978 4.4 -6.2 : Atlantic .......: 53,800 61,223 53,638 -0.3 -12.4 Central ........: 192,176 210,633 197,842 2.9 -6.1 West ...........: 212,891 238,692 227,498 6.9 -4.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 123,254 126,061 125,416 1.8 -0.5 New Jersey .....: 1,040 1,459 1,255 20.7 -14.0 New York .......: 11,543 16,370 12,608 9.2 -23.0 Pennsylvania ...: 17,886 19,868 16,631 -7.0 -16.3 Wisconsin ......: 83,115 93,074 86,800 4.4 -6.7 : Other States 1/ : 124,693 141,587 130,494 4.7 -7.8 : United States ..: 361,531 398,419 373,204 3.2 -6.3 : Atlantic .......: 33,139 38,775 31,358 -5.4 -19.1 Central ........: 128,170 136,084 129,366 0.9 -4.9 West ...........: 200,222 223,560 212,480 6.1 -5.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- : California .....: 58,111 65,004 60,500 4.1 -6.9 Pennsylvania ...: 7,500 8,979 7,825 4.3 -12.9 : Other States 1/ : 121,589 143,264 129,294 6.3 -9.8 : United States ..: 187,200 217,247 197,619 5.6 -9.0 : Atlantic .......: 18,049 19,974 17,634 -2.3 -11.7 Central ........: 73,073 87,207 78,632 7.6 -9.8 West ...........: 96,078 110,066 101,353 5.5 -7.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 79,007 63,034 73,249 -7.3 16.2 Pennsylvania ...: 15,181 10,922 10,658 -29.8 -2.4 : Other States 1/ : 88,340 64,340 63,458 -28.2 -1.4 : United States ..: 182,528 138,296 147,365 -19.3 6.6 : Atlantic .......: 28,339 22,515 22,374 -21.0 -0.6 Central ........: 35,701 28,467 27,282 -23.6 -4.2 West ...........: 118,488 87,314 97,709 -17.5 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent --- : New York .......: 8,661 11,853 11,138 28.6 -6.0 Wisconsin ......: 18,395 24,020 21,150 15.0 -11.9 : Other States 1/ : 35,161 37,583 33,948 -3.4 -9.7 : United States ..: 62,217 73,456 66,236 6.5 -9.8 : Atlantic .......: 17,786 21,890 17,917 0.7 -18.1 Central ........: 28,638 33,679 35,383 23.6 5.1 West ...........: 15,793 17,887 12,936 -18.1 -27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: February 2023 and 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : February : January : February :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : February : January : : : : 2023 : 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent --- : California .....: 6,257 6,058 5,592 -10.6 -7.7 Connecticut ....: 1,274 918 930 -27.0 1.3 New York .......: 2,007 1,967 2,050 2.1 4.2 Ohio ...........: 1,904 2,148 2,106 10.6 -2.0 Oregon .........: 961 979 1,025 6.7 4.7 Pennsylvania ...: 1,792 2,771 2,171 21.1 -21.7 Tennessee ......: 1,657 1,487 1,754 5.9 18.0 Utah ...........: 1,383 1,372 1,696 22.6 23.6 Wisconsin ......: 731 787 818 11.9 3.9 : Other States 1/ : 40,416 31,132 35,409 -12.4 13.7 : United States ..: 58,382 49,619 53,551 -8.3 7.9 : Atlantic .......: 11,150 10,757 9,966 -10.6 -7.4 Central ........: 36,887 28,338 32,928 -10.7 16.2 West ...........: 10,345 10,524 10,657 3.0 1.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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