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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 pounds ----------- ------ percent ----- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :----------------------------- Product : 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,191,465 -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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 499,904 503,431 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 201,347 214,240 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32,850 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49,617 -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 : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ......................: 391,637 390,961 -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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 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) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Change from : January : December : January :--------------------- State and region: 2023 : 2023 : 2024 : January : December : : : : 2023 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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