Dairy Products
Dairy Products
ISSN: 1949-0399
Released March 4, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
January 2024 Highlights
Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.19 billion pounds,
1.2 percent below January 2023 and 0.5 percent below December 2023.
Italian type cheese production totaled 503 million pounds, 0.7 percent above
January 2023 but 1.1 percent below December 2023.
American type cheese production totaled 471 million pounds, 5.5 percent below
January 2023 and 1.9 percent below December 2023.
Butter production was 214 million pounds, 6.4 percent above January 2023 and
10.6 percent above December 2023.
Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with January 2023)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 139 million pounds, down 20.4 percent.
Skim milk powder - 56.9 million pounds, up 27.7 percent.
Whey products (comparisons in percentage with January 2023)
Dry whey, total - 78.0 million pounds, up 1.7 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 90.8 million pounds, up 2.1 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 42.3 million pounds, up 1.9 percent.
Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with January 2023)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 49.6 million gallons, down 6.3 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 26.5 million gallons, down 8.6 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 1.75 million gallons, down 11.3 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 3.33 million gallons, down 3.9 percent.
Contents
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2023 and 2024............................... 3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: January 2023 and 2024..... 4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 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:
January 2023 and 2024..................................................................................... 13
American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2023 and 2024.................... 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2023 and 2024..................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2023 and 2024............... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2023 and 2024.................. 15
Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2023 and 2024............................. 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2023 and 2024............ 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2023 and 2024................... 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: January 2023 and 2024.......... 17
Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19
Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :-----------------------------
Product : 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------ ------ percent -----
:
Butter .................................: 201,347 193,767 214,240 6.4 10.6
:
Cheese :
American types 1/ ....................: 498,646 480,237 471,161 -5.5 -1.9
Cheddar ............................: 353,921 331,032 326,075 -7.9 -1.5
Other American types ...............: 144,725 149,205 145,086 0.2 -2.8
Blue and Gorgonzola ..................: 6,363 6,787 6,639 4.3 -2.2
Brick and Muenster ...................: 17,186 17,193 16,710 -2.8 -2.8
Cream and Neufchatel .................: 95,203 88,801 98,880 3.9 11.4
Feta .................................: 10,057 9,765 11,200 11.4 14.7
Gouda ................................: 4,747 5,686 4,545 -4.3 -20.1
Hispanic .............................: 30,707 38,421 38,351 24.9 -0.2
Italian types ........................: 499,904 508,944 503,431 0.7 -1.1
Mozzarella .........................: 393,111 403,231 393,301 (Z) -2.5
Parmesan ...........................: 43,308 41,079 44,574 2.9 8.5
Provolone ..........................: 28,794 30,299 30,817 7.0 1.7
Ricotta ............................: 23,697 22,745 22,880 -3.4 0.6
Romano .............................: 3,839 4,388 4,382 14.1 -0.1
Other Italian types ................: 7,155 7,202 7,477 4.5 3.8
Swiss ................................: 30,061 29,146 28,510 -5.2 -2.2
All other types ......................: 12,463 12,760 12,038 -3.4 -5.7
:
Total cheese 2/ ......................: 1,205,337 1,197,740 1,191,465 -1.2 -0.5
:
Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................: 31,115 31,079 33,565 7.9 8.0
Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............: 28,894 29,463 32,850 13.7 11.5
Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............: 26,110 26,489 29,329 12.3 10.7
:
Sour cream .............................: 126,074 131,736 128,764 2.1 -2.3
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............: 391,637 357,336 390,961 -0.2 9.4
:
: ----------- 1,000 gallons ---------- ------ percent -----
:
Frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, hard .............: 52,963 47,304 49,617 -6.3 4.9
Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............: 15,586 13,972 12,935 -17.0 -7.4
Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............: 13,432 9,924 13,596 1.2 37.0
Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........: 29,018 23,896 26,531 -8.6 11.0
Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............: 512 620 522 2.0 -15.8
Sherbet, hard ........................: 1,971 1,261 1,748 -11.3 38.6
Frozen yogurt, total .................: 3,467 3,604 3,332 -3.9 -7.5
Regular and lowfat, hard ...........: 831 1,162 708 -14.8 -39.1
Nonfat, hard .......................: 119 146 107 -10.1 -26.7
Other frozen dairy products ..........: 464 803 720 55.2 -10.3
Water and juice ices .................: 3,573 4,038 3,661 2.5 -9.3
:
Mix for frozen products :
Ice cream, regular, mix ..............: 32,883 29,973 31,772 -3.4 6.0
Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............: 16,246 13,296 14,949 -8.0 12.4
Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............: 386 304 292 -24.4 -3.9
Sherbet mix ..........................: 1,347 1,041 1,360 1.0 30.6
Yogurt mix ...........................: 1,546 1,913 1,555 0.6 -18.7
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(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.
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: January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :-----------------------------
Product : 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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Condensed whey, solids content 1/ :
Sweet-type, human ....................: 8,396 9,660 9,580 14.1 -0.8
:
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 71,659 68,231 73,456 2.5 7.7
Dry whey, animal .....................: 5,054 4,319 4,591 -9.2 6.3
Dry whey, total ......................: 76,713 72,550 78,047 1.7 7.6
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal .....................: 3,782 3,606 3,265 -13.7 -9.5
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 41,030 43,621 41,677 1.6 -4.5
Animal 2/ ............................: 487 398 648 33.1 62.8
Total 2/ .............................: 41,517 44,019 42,325 1.9 -3.8
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 15,382 11,884 12,225 -20.5 2.9
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 26,135 32,135 30,100 15.2 -6.3
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 8,841 14,934 13,660 54.5 -8.5
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 88,959 91,971 90,839 2.1 -1.2
:
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/ :
Dry whey products :
Dry whey, human ......................: 65,111 65,429 63,140 -3.0 -3.5
Dry whey, animal .....................: 3,330 3,887 4,368 31.2 12.4
Dry whey, total ......................: 68,441 69,316 67,508 -1.4 -2.6
:
Reduced Lactose and minerals :
Human and animal 6/ ...................: 12,447 5,205 5,987 -51.9 15.0
:
Whey protein concentrate :
Human 2/ .............................: 84,981 59,693 57,130 -32.8 -4.3
Animal 2/ ............................: 748 1,721 1,067 42.6 -38.0
Total 2/ .............................: 85,729 61,414 58,197 -32.1 -5.2
25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............: 31,700 25,207 23,517 -25.8 -6.7
50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............: 54,029 36,207 34,680 -35.8 -4.2
:
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............: 23,010 15,456 15,305 -33.5 -1.0
:
Lactose, human and animal ..............: 166,001 105,780 104,228 -37.2 -1.5
: --------- cents per pound -------- --- cents change --
:
Manufacturers' selling price 7/ :
Dry whey, animal .......................: 32.0 23.3 26.6 -5.4 3.3
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1/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further
processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey.
2/ Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent.
3/ Whey protein concentrate, human and animal.
4/ Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater.
5/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.
6/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
7/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms.
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :-----------------------------
Product : 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent -----
Production :
Bulk condensed milk :
Skim, unsweetened ....................: 120,181 109,812 116,917 -2.7 6.5
:
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 14,468 14,621 18,231 26.0 24.7
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 1,246 539 671 -46.1 24.5
Dry whole milk .......................: 9,349 9,600 9,881 5.7 2.9
Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...: 20,201 20,247 23,380 15.7 15.5
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 174,953 147,701 139,201 -20.4 -5.8
Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........: 44,580 54,398 56,918 27.7 4.6
:
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ :
Dry milk products :
Dry buttermilk, total ................: 39,834 30,040 31,533 -20.8 5.0
Dry skim milk, animal ................: 7,109 6,499 3,307 -53.5 -49.1
Dry whole milk .......................: 16,137 13,073 11,972 -25.8 -8.4
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 270,533 203,161 212,308 -21.5 4.5
:
Manufacturers' shipments 4/ :
Dry milk products :
Nonfat dry milk, human ...............: 153,508 144,808 124,291 -19.0 -14.2
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1/ Dry milk protein concentrate, 40-89.9 percent.
2/ Includes protein standardized and blends.
3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit.
4/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods.
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024
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Product and month :-------------------------------------------------------------
: : : Change : : : Change
: 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from
: : : 2023 : : : 2023
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:--- 1,000 pounds -- percent --- 1,000 pounds --- percent
Total cheese 1/ :
January ......................:1,205,337 1,191,465 -1.2 1,205,337 1,191,465 -1.2
February .....................:1,100,262 2,305,599
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 ......................: 498,646 471,161 -5.5 498,646 471,161 -5.5
February .....................: 443,179 941,825
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 ......................: 353,921 326,075 -7.9 353,921 326,075 -7.9
February .....................: 317,059 670,980
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
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued)
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : : Change : : : Change
: 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from
: : : 2023 : : : 2023
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Total Italian cheese types :
January ......................: 499,904 503,431 0.7 499,904 503,431 0.7
February .....................: 458,867 958,771
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 ......................: 393,111 393,301 (Z) 393,111 393,301 (Z)
February .....................: 361,531 754,642
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 7,477 4.5 7,155 7,477 4.5
February .....................: 6,580 13,735
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
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued)
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : : Change : : : Change
: 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from
: : : 2023 : : : 2023
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Butter :
January ......................: 201,347 214,240 6.4 201,347 214,240 6.4
February .....................: 187,200 388,547
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 ......................: 174,953 139,201 -20.4 174,953 139,201 -20.4
February .....................: 182,528 357,481
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 81,779
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
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued)
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : : Change : : : Change
: 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from
: : : 2023 : : : 2023
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: 1,000 pounds percent 1,000 pounds percent
Dry whey, total 4/ :
January ......................: 76,713 78,047 1.7 76,713 78,047 1.7
February .....................: 66,824 143,537
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 90,839 2.1 88,959 90,839 2.1
February .....................: 82,682 171,641
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 42,325 1.9 41,517 42,325 1.9
February .....................: 37,173 78,690
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
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued)
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : : Change : : : Change
: 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from
: : : 2023 : : : 2023
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Cottage cheese, cream :
January ......................: 28,894 32,850 13.7 28,894 32,850 13.7
February .....................: 29,357 58,251
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 29,329 12.3 26,110 29,329 12.3
February .....................: 24,320 50,430
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 ......................: 126,074 128,764 2.1 126,074 128,764 2.1
February .....................: 113,600 239,674
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
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued)
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Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : : Change : : : Change
: 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from
: : : 2023 : : : 2023
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: 1,000 gallons percent 1,000 gallons percent
Ice cream, regular hard :
January ......................: 52,963 49,617 -6.3 52,963 49,617 -6.3
February .....................: 58,382 111,345
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 26,531 -8.6 29,018 26,531 -8.6
February .....................: 31,897 60,915
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
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Sherbet, hard :
January ......................: 1,971 1,748 -11.3 1,971 1,748 -11.3
February .....................: 2,308 4,279
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
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Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2023 and 2024 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Monthly : Cumulative
Product and month :-----------------------------------------------------------
: : : Change : : : Change
: 2023 : 2024 : from : 2023 : 2024 : from
: : : 2023 : : : 2023
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: 1,000 pounds percent -- 1,000 pounds -- percent
Yogurt, plain and flavored :
January ......................: 391,637 390,961 -0.2 391,637 390,961 -0.2
February .....................: 400,599 792,236
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 3,332 -3.9 3,467 3,332 -3.9
February .....................: 4,340 7,807
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
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(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: January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 203,976 214,325 213,000 4.4 -0.6
Idaho ..........: 89,502 88,125 86,988 -2.8 -1.3
Illinois .......: 5,505 5,463 4,812 -12.6 -11.9
Iowa ...........: 32,903 35,622 33,811 2.8 -5.1
Minnesota ......: 70,870 70,172 71,537 0.9 1.9
New Jersey .....: 5,717 6,157 6,196 8.4 0.6
New Mexico .....: 95,543 83,210 81,958 -14.2 -1.5
New York .......: 71,829 67,425 78,285 9.0 16.1
Ohio ...........: 22,913 22,733 22,432 -2.1 -1.3
Pennsylvania ...: 38,038 38,073 37,094 -2.5 -2.6
South Dakota ...: 41,468 44,973 44,127 6.4 -1.9
Vermont ........: 12,741 12,251 13,065 2.5 6.6
Wisconsin ......: 296,382 297,320 297,846 0.5 0.2
:
Other States 1/ : 217,950 211,891 200,314 -8.1 -5.5
:
United States ..: 1,205,337 1,197,740 1,191,465 -1.2 -0.5
:
Atlantic .......: 138,173 136,477 144,959 4.9 6.2
Central ........: 582,076 583,672 572,241 -1.7 -2.0
West ...........: 485,088 477,591 474,265 -2.2 -0.7
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions:
January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 43,896 47,614 47,935 9.2 0.7
Iowa ...........: 18,068 17,971 17,928 -0.8 -0.2
Minnesota ......: 60,542 59,057 60,050 -0.8 1.7
New York .......: 12,330 13,138 13,145 6.6 0.1
Wisconsin ......: 94,365 92,902 93,600 -0.8 0.8
:
Other States 1/ : 269,445 249,555 238,503 -11.5 -4.4
:
United States ..: 498,646 480,237 471,161 -5.5 -1.9
:
Atlantic .......: 29,446 30,088 30,656 4.1 1.9
Central ........: 266,947 261,149 255,368 -4.3 -2.2
West ...........: 202,253 189,000 185,137 -8.5 -2.0
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions:
January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 20,645 17,256 23,838 15.5 38.1
Vermont ........: 8,767 8,865 9,241 5.4 4.2
Wisconsin ......: 63,855 61,512 63,200 -1.0 2.7
:
Other States 1/ : 260,654 243,399 229,796 -11.8 -5.6
:
United States ..: 353,921 331,032 326,075 -7.9 -1.5
:
Atlantic .......: 27,562 28,228 28,677 4.0 1.6
Central ........: 187,565 178,488 174,026 -7.2 -2.5
West ...........: 138,794 124,316 123,372 -11.1 -0.8
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions:
January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 135,476 139,646 138,832 2.5 -0.6
Minnesota ......: 10,135 10,933 11,292 11.4 3.3
New Jersey .....: 3,147 3,331 3,249 3.2 -2.5
New York .......: 29,536 29,623 32,179 8.9 8.6
Pennsylvania ...: 24,808 23,231 23,073 -7.0 -0.7
Wisconsin ......: 141,134 143,571 143,454 1.6 -0.1
:
Other States 1/ : 155,668 158,609 151,352 -2.8 -4.6
:
United States ..: 499,904 508,944 503,431 0.7 -1.1
:
Atlantic .......: 59,475 60,560 60,491 1.7 -0.1
Central ........: 208,771 213,460 208,049 -0.3 -2.5
West ...........: 231,658 234,924 234,891 1.4 (Z)
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(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.
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions:
January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 122,974 129,784 124,718 1.4 -3.9
New Jersey .....: 1,328 1,450 1,459 9.9 0.6
New York .......: 13,040 14,727 16,370 25.5 11.2
Pennsylvania ...: 20,679 19,112 19,133 -7.5 0.1
Wisconsin ......: 92,125 92,845 93,000 0.9 0.2
:
Other States 1/ : 142,965 145,313 138,621 -3.0 -4.6
:
United States ..: 393,111 403,231 393,301 (Z) -2.5
:
Atlantic .......: 36,125 38,423 38,040 5.3 -1.0
Central ........: 139,417 141,101 136,010 -2.4 -3.6
West ...........: 217,569 223,707 219,251 0.8 -2.0
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(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: January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
California .....: 64,779 59,480 65,004 0.3 9.3
Pennsylvania ...: 7,950 8,418 8,520 7.2 1.2
:
Other States 1/ : 128,618 125,869 140,716 9.4 11.8
:
United States ..: 201,347 193,767 214,240 6.4 10.6
:
Atlantic .......: 17,223 16,535 19,440 12.9 17.6
Central ........: 80,790 76,284 84,747 4.9 11.1
West ...........: 103,334 100,948 110,053 6.5 9.0
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions:
January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 79,250 62,770 62,903 -20.6 0.2
Pennsylvania ...: 14,760 13,769 10,922 -26.0 -20.7
:
Other States 1/ : 80,943 71,162 65,376 -19.2 -8.1
:
United States ..: 174,953 147,701 139,201 -20.4 -5.8
:
Atlantic .......: 25,855 26,712 23,606 -8.7 -11.6
Central ........: 39,791 30,614 28,414 -28.6 -7.2
West ...........: 109,307 90,375 87,181 -20.2 -3.5
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions:
January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ---------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent ---
:
New York .......: 11,277 11,093 11,853 5.1 6.9
Wisconsin ......: 20,872 23,939 24,020 15.1 0.3
:
Other States 1/ : 39,510 33,199 37,583 -4.9 13.2
:
United States ..: 71,659 68,231 73,456 2.5 7.7
:
Atlantic .......: 21,808 21,338 21,890 0.4 2.6
Central ........: 31,013 34,316 33,679 8.6 -1.9
West ...........: 18,838 12,577 17,887 -5.0 42.2
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant
operations could be disclosed.
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions:
January 2023 and 2024
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: : : : Change from
: January : December : January :---------------------
State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December
: : : : 2023 : 2023
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: ---------- 1,000 gallons --------- ---- percent ---
:
California .....: 5,498 4,860 6,058 10.2 24.7
Connecticut ....: 1,337 839 918 -31.3 9.4
New York .......: 1,707 1,698 1,807 5.9 6.4
Ohio ...........: 2,018 1,721 2,128 5.5 23.6
Oregon .........: 968 809 979 1.1 21.0
Pennsylvania ...: 2,382 3,223 2,770 16.3 -14.1
Tennessee ......: 1,970 1,468 1,487 -24.5 1.3
Utah ...........: 870 1,006 1,372 57.7 36.4
Wisconsin ......: 696 690 787 13.1 14.1
:
Other States 1/ : 35,517 30,990 31,311 -11.8 1.0
:
United States ..: 52,963 47,304 49,617 -6.3 4.9
:
Atlantic .......: 10,653 10,046 10,590 -0.6 5.4
Central ........: 33,346 28,547 28,629 -14.1 0.3
West ...........: 8,964 8,711 10,398 16.0 19.4
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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............................................................. (202) 720-3106
Suzanne Richards - Sheep and Goats ......................................................... (202) 720-4448
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