Dairy Products
Dairy Products

ISSN: 1949-0399

Released December 3, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service 
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA).

October 2020 Highlights

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.13 billion pounds, 
0.6 percent below October 2019 but 3.2 percent above September 2020.

Italian type cheese production totaled 469 million pounds, 3.4 percent below 
October 2019 but 1.3 percent above September 2020.

American type cheese production totaled 461 million pounds, 3.5 percent above 
October 2019 and 6.1 percent above September 2020.

Butter production was 165 million pounds, 1.2 percent above October 2019 and 
8.8 percent above September 2020.

Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with October 2019)
Nonfat dry milk, human - 138 million pounds, up 4.3 percent.
Skim milk powder - 57.2 million pounds, up 20.7 percent.

Whey products (comparisons in percentage with October 2019)
Dry whey, total - 80.2 million pounds, down 11.8 percent.
Lactose, human and animal - 95.9 million pounds, down 0.7 percent.
Whey protein concentrate, total - 40.8 million pounds, up 0.3 percent.

Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with October 2019)
Ice cream, regular (hard) - 62.7 million gallons, up 7.1 percent.
Ice cream, lowfat (total) - 35.5 million gallons, down 2.3 percent.
Sherbet (hard) - 2.84 million gallons, up 16.0 percent.
Frozen yogurt (total) - 4.43 million gallons, up 0.9 percent.

Contents
   
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2019 and 2020...............................  3
Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices - United States: October 2019 and 2020.....  4
Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments - United States: October 2019 and 2020..  5
Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020.............................  6
Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese - States, United States, and Regions: 
October 2019 and 2020..................................................................................... 13
American Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020.................... 14
Cheddar Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020..................... 14
Total Italian Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020............... 15
Mozzarella Cheese Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020.................. 15
Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020............................. 16
Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020............ 16
Dry Whey (Human) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020................... 17
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020.......... 17
Dairy Products Regions.................................................................................... 18
Statistical Methodology................................................................................... 19
Information Contacts...................................................................................... 20
 
Dairy Products Production by Product - United States: October 2019 and 2020
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                                        :              :              :              :         Change from         
                                        :   October    :  September   :   October    :-----------------------------
                 Product                :     2019     :     2020     :     2020     :   October    :  September   
                                        :              :              :              :     2019     :     2020     
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                                        :  ------------- 1,000 pounds ------------        ------ percent -----     
                                        :                                                                          
Butter .................................:    162,921        151,612        164,937          1.2            8.8     
                                        :                                                                          
Cheese                                  :                                                                          
  American types 1/ ....................:    445,601        434,659        461,097          3.5            6.1     
    Cheddar ............................:    309,584        306,953        326,914          5.6            6.5     
    Other American types ...............:    136,017        127,706        134,183         -1.3            5.1     
  Blue and Gorgonzola ..................:      9,270          6,611          6,491        -30.0           -1.8     
  Brick and Muenster ...................:     19,217         15,002         16,465        -14.3            9.8     
  Cream and Neufchatel .................:     89,440         93,081         90,352          1.0           -2.9     
  Feta .................................:     11,074         10,715         10,450         -5.6           -2.5     
  Gouda ................................:      4,152          2,850          3,755         -9.6           31.8     
  Hispanic .............................:     30,543         29,984         30,745          0.7            2.5     
  Italian types ........................:    485,559        463,126        469,217         -3.4            1.3     
    Mozzarella .........................:    384,612        365,058        366,046         -4.8            0.3     
    Parmesan ...........................:     32,349         33,636         36,398         12.5            8.2     
    Provolone ..........................:     34,272         31,353         33,428         -2.5            6.6     
    Ricotta ............................:     23,459         22,241         22,944         -2.2            3.2     
    Romano .............................:      5,169          3,918          3,783        -26.8           -3.4     
    Other Italian types ................:      5,698          6,920          6,618         16.1           -4.4     
  Swiss ................................:     29,136         27,612         28,548         -2.0            3.4     
  All other types ......................:     14,249         13,046         14,817          4.0           13.6     
                                        :                                                                          
  Total cheese 2/ ......................:  1,138,241      1,096,686      1,131,937         -0.6            3.2     
                                        :                                                                          
Cottage cheese, curd 3/ ................:     33,497         35,704         35,454          5.8           -0.7     
Cottage cheese, cream 4/ ...............:     31,956         35,592         33,414          4.6           -6.1     
Cottage cheese, lowfat 5/ ..............:     27,922         28,120         29,271          4.8            4.1     
                                        :                                                                          
Sour cream .............................:    133,320        121,426        139,724          4.8           15.1     
Yogurt, plain and flavored .............:    357,443        388,829        382,872          7.1           -1.5     
                                        :                                                                          
                                        :     ----------- 1,000 gallons ----------        ------ percent -----     
                                        :                                                                          
Frozen products                         :                                                                          
  Ice cream, regular, hard .............:     58,581         65,078         62,744          7.1           -3.6     
  Ice cream, lowfat, hard ..............:     19,178         22,062         20,022          4.4           -9.2     
  Ice cream, lowfat, soft ..............:     17,137         18,060         15,469         -9.7          -14.3     
  Ice cream, lowfat, total 6/ ..........:     36,315         40,122         35,491         -2.3          -11.5     
  Ice cream, nonfat, hard ..............:        546            425            648         18.7           52.5     
  Sherbet, hard ........................:      2,445          3,076          2,836         16.0           -7.8     
  Frozen yogurt, total .................:      4,390          4,463          4,431          0.9           -0.7     
    Regular and lowfat, hard ...........:        852            892            838         -1.6           -6.1     
    Nonfat, hard .......................:        376            432            331        -12.0          -23.4     
  Other frozen dairy products ..........:      1,346          1,352          1,386          3.0            2.5     
  Water and juice ices .................:      5,401          5,984          5,450          0.9           -8.9     
                                        :                                                                          
Mix for frozen products                 :                                                                          
  Ice cream, regular, mix ..............:     35,726         43,604         40,923         14.5           -6.1     
  Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7/ ............:     16,999         22,426         19,801         16.5          -11.7     
  Ice cream, nonfat, mix ...............:        361            344            495         37.1           43.9     
  Sherbet mix ..........................:      1,700          2,385          2,181         28.3           -8.6     
  Yogurt mix ...........................:      1,883          2,080          1,717         -8.8          -17.5     
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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: October 2019 and 2020
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                                        :   October    :  September   :   October    :-----------------------------
                 Product                :     2019     :     2020     :     2020     :   October    :  September   
                                        :              :              :              :     2019     :     2020     
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                                        :   ------------ 1,000 pounds -----------         ------ percent -----     
Condensed whey, solids content 1/       :                                                                          
  Sweet-type, human ....................:     9,633          6,285          6,178         -35.9           -1.7     
                                        :                                                                          
Dry whey products                       :                                                                          
  Dry whey, human ......................:    89,778         73,367         79,125         -11.9            7.8     
  Dry whey, animal .....................:     1,065          1,391          1,025          -3.8          -26.3     
  Dry whey, total ......................:    90,843         74,758         80,150         -11.8            7.2     
                                        :                                                                          
Reduced lactose and minerals            :                                                                          
  Human ................................:     1,511          2,517          1,739          15.1          -30.9     
  Animal ...............................:     2,809          2,809          2,810             -              -     
                                        :                                                                          
Whey protein concentrate                :                                                                          
  Human 2/ .............................:    39,428         38,923         40,377           2.4            3.7     
  Animal 2/ ............................:     1,244            477            416         -66.6          -12.8     
  Total 2/ .............................:    40,672         39,400         40,793           0.3            3.5     
    25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............:    13,979         13,478         14,813           6.0            9.9     
    50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............:    26,693         25,922         25,980          -2.7            0.2     
                                        :                                                                          
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............:     9,675          9,767         10,801          11.6           10.6     
                                        :                                                                          
Lactose, human and animal ..............:    96,493         98,634         95,858          -0.7           -2.8     
                                        :                                                                          
Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5/   :                                                                          
Dry whey products                       :                                                                          
  Dry whey, human ......................:    77,952         77,994         67,119         -13.9          -13.9     
  Dry whey, animal .....................:     1,504          1,368            998         -33.6          -27.0     
  Dry whey, total ......................:    79,456         79,362         68,117         -14.3          -14.2     
                                        :                                                                          
Reduced Lactose and minerals            :                                                                          
 Human and animal 6/ ...................:     4,908          5,601          5,599          14.1              -     
                                        :                                                                          
Whey protein concentrate                :                                                                          
  Human 2/ .............................:    64,996         63,317         62,890          -3.2           -0.7     
  Animal 2/ ............................:     1,387            734            808         -41.7           10.1     
  Total 2/ .............................:    66,383         64,051         63,698          -4.0           -0.6     
    25.0-49.9 percent 3/ ...............:    22,593         23,459         26,102          15.5           11.3     
    50.0-89.9 percent 3/ ...............:    43,790         40,592         37,596         -14.1           -7.4     
                                        :                                                                          
Whey protein isolates 4/ ...............:    16,875         15,241         14,943         -11.4           -2.0     
                                        :                                                                          
Lactose, human and animal ..............:   108,511        104,731        104,373          -3.8           -0.3     
                                        :      --------- cents per pound --------           -- cents change --     
                                        :                                                                          
Manufacturers' selling price 7/         :                                                                          
Dry whey, animal .......................:      18.5           18.1           20.9           2.4            2.8     
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-  Represents zero.                                                                                                
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: October 2019 and 2020
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                                        :   October    :  September   :   October    :-----------------------------
                 Product                :     2019     :     2020     :     2020     :   October    :  September   
                                        :              :              :              :     2019     :     2020     
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                                        :   ------------ 1,000 pounds -----------         ------ percent -----     
Production                              :                                                                          
Bulk condensed milk                     :                                                                          
  Skim, unsweetened ....................:   113,608        104,713        109,378          -3.7            4.5     
                                        :                                                                          
Dry milk products                       :                                                                          
  Dry buttermilk, total ................:     8,905          9,333          8,121          -8.8          -13.0     
  Dry skim milk, animal ................:       710            729            716           0.8           -1.8     
  Dry whole milk .......................:     8,130         10,391         12,095          48.8           16.4     
  Milk protein concentrate, total 1/ ...:    13,529         12,756         18,371          35.8           44.0     
  Nonfat dry milk, human ...............:   132,716        125,980        138,372           4.3            9.8     
  Skim milk powder, total 2/ ...........:    47,386         72,450         57,175          20.7          -21.1     
                                        :                                                                          
Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/   :                                                                          
Dry milk products                       :                                                                          
  Dry buttermilk, total ................:    12,413         20,512         17,126          38.0          -16.5     
  Dry skim milk, animal ................:     6,521          9,216          8,976          37.6           -2.6     
  Dry whole milk .......................:    18,701         12,616         13,484         -27.9            6.9     
  Nonfat dry milk, human ...............:   217,923        233,291        234,888           7.8            0.7     
                                        :                                                                          
Manufacturers' shipments 4/             :                                                                          
Dry milk products                       :                                                                          
  Nonfat dry milk, human ...............:   151,222        146,701        134,017         -11.4           -8.6     
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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: 2019 and 2020
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                              :            Monthly            :          Cumulative           
       Product and month      :---------------------------------------------------------------
                              :          :          : Change  :          :          : Change  
                              :   2019   :   2020   :  from   :   2019   :   2020   :  from   
                              :          :          :  2019   :          :          :  2019   
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                              :--- 1,000 pounds ---   percent  ---- 1,000 pounds ---  percent 
Total cheese 1/               :                                                               
  January ....................:1,116,577  1,110,515    -0.5     1,116,577  1,110,515   -0.5   
  February ...................:1,003,696  1,031,672     2.8     2,120,273  2,142,187    1.0   
  March ......................:1,122,414  1,124,028     0.1     3,242,687  3,266,215    0.7   
  April ......................:1,085,010  1,063,753    -2.0     4,327,697  4,329,968    0.1   
  May ........................:1,105,886  1,101,005    -0.4     5,433,583  5,430,973      -   
  June .......................:1,067,702  1,111,446     4.1     6,501,285  6,542,419    0.6   
  July .......................:1,087,602  1,107,633     1.8     7,588,887  7,650,052    0.8   
  August .....................:1,113,646  1,085,226    -2.6     8,702,533  8,735,278    0.4   
  September ..................:1,080,526  1,096,686     1.5     9,783,059  9,831,964    0.5   
  October ....................:1,138,241  1,131,937    -0.6    10,921,300 10,963,901    0.4   
  November ...................:1,093,397                       12,014,697                     
  December ...................:1,122,546                       13,137,243                     
                              :                                                               
Total American cheese types 2/:                                                               
  January ....................:  451,964    437,451    -3.2       451,964    437,451   -3.2   
  February ...................:  399,112    418,605     4.9       851,076    856,056    0.6   
  March ......................:  442,723    450,058     1.7     1,293,799  1,306,114    1.0   
  April ......................:  430,539    447,044     3.8     1,724,338  1,753,158    1.7   
  May ........................:  443,683    442,282    -0.3     2,168,021  2,195,440    1.3   
  June .......................:  427,638    436,406     2.1     2,595,659  2,631,846    1.4   
  July .......................:  434,449    454,712     4.7     3,030,108  3,086,558    1.9   
  August .....................:  452,030    447,095    -1.1     3,482,138  3,533,653    1.5   
  September ..................:  415,687    434,659     4.6     3,897,825  3,968,312    1.8   
  October ....................:  445,601    461,097     3.5     4,343,426  4,429,409    2.0   
  November ...................:  432,438                        4,775,864                     
  December ...................:  456,378                        5,232,242                     
                              :                                                               
Cheddar cheese                :                                                               
  January ....................:  336,801    319,240    -5.2       336,801    319,240   -5.2   
  February ...................:  289,258    302,408     4.5       626,059    621,648   -0.7   
  March ......................:  315,229    318,292     1.0       941,288    939,940   -0.1   
  April ......................:  306,510    330,891     8.0     1,247,798  1,270,831    1.8   
  May ........................:  321,122    317,737    -1.1     1,568,920  1,588,568    1.3   
  June .......................:  307,403    309,012     0.5     1,876,323  1,897,580    1.1   
  July .......................:  305,911    323,991     5.9     2,182,234  2,221,571    1.8   
  August .....................:  321,190    324,030     0.9     2,503,424  2,545,601    1.7   
  September ..................:  284,142    306,953     8.0     2,787,566  2,852,554    2.3   
  October ....................:  309,584    326,914     5.6     3,097,150  3,179,468    2.7   
  November ...................:  309,223                        3,406,373                     
  December ...................:  330,369                        3,736,742                     
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                                   --continued

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued)
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       Product and month      :-----------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         : Change  :         :         : Change  
                              :  2019   :  2020   :  from   :  2019   :  2020   :  from   
                              :         :         :  2019   :         :         :  2019   
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                              :    1,000 pounds     percent  --- 1,000 pounds --  percent 
Total Italian cheese types    :                                                           
  January ....................: 483,211   485,398      0.5     483,211   485,398     0.5  
  February ...................: 440,425   448,190      1.8     923,636   933,588     1.1  
  March ......................: 493,275   486,865     -1.3   1,416,911 1,420,453     0.2  
  April ......................: 475,467   451,068     -5.1   1,892,378 1,871,521    -1.1  
  May ........................: 474,522   480,614      1.3   2,366,900 2,352,135    -0.6  
  June .......................: 461,688   477,058      3.3   2,828,588 2,829,193       -  
  July .......................: 463,865   453,813     -2.2   3,292,453 3,283,006    -0.3  
  August .....................: 466,578   443,457     -5.0   3,759,031 3,726,463    -0.9  
  September ..................: 470,642   463,126     -1.6   4,229,673 4,189,589    -0.9  
  October ....................: 485,559   469,217     -3.4   4,715,232 4,658,806    -1.2  
  November ...................: 471,962                      5,187,194                    
  December ...................: 483,331                      5,670,525                    
                              :                                                           
Mozzarella                    :                                                           
  January ....................: 381,103   381,983      0.2     381,103   381,983     0.2  
  February ...................: 346,363   353,200      2.0     727,466   735,183     1.1  
  March ......................: 391,166   388,257     -0.7   1,118,632 1,123,440     0.4  
  April ......................: 372,686   351,712     -5.6   1,491,318 1,475,152    -1.1  
  May ........................: 374,770   378,291      0.9   1,866,088 1,853,443    -0.7  
  June .......................: 370,364   382,043      3.2   2,236,452 2,235,486       -  
  July .......................: 368,167   365,266     -0.8   2,604,619 2,600,752    -0.1  
  August .....................: 370,384   351,956     -5.0   2,975,003 2,952,708    -0.7  
  September ..................: 375,726   365,058     -2.8   3,350,729 3,317,766    -1.0  
  October ....................: 384,612   366,046     -4.8   3,735,341 3,683,812    -1.4  
  November ...................: 375,266                      4,110,607                    
  December ...................: 383,976                      4,494,583                    
                              :                                                           
Other Italian cheese types    :                                                           
  January ....................:   6,968     6,809     -2.3       6,968     6,809    -2.3  
  February ...................:   6,184     5,896     -4.7      13,152    12,705    -3.4  
  March ......................:   7,465     6,687    -10.4      20,617    19,392    -5.9  
  April ......................:   6,725     5,103    -24.1      27,342    24,495   -10.4  
  May ........................:   6,450     6,417     -0.5      33,792    30,912    -8.5  
  June .......................:   6,155     5,975     -2.9      39,947    36,887    -7.7  
  July .......................:   6,898     5,299    -23.2      46,845    42,186    -9.9  
  August .....................:   7,143     6,051    -15.3      53,988    48,237   -10.7  
  September ..................:   7,017     6,920     -1.4      61,005    55,157    -9.6  
  October ....................:   5,698     6,618     16.1      66,703    61,775    -7.4  
  November ...................:   6,714                         73,417                    
  December ...................:   7,123                         80,540                    
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                               --continued

Dairy Products Production by Product and Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 (continued)
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                              :           Monthly           :         Cumulative          
       Product and month      :-----------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         : Change  :         :         : Change  
                              :  2019   :  2020   :  from   :  2019   :  2020   :  from   
                              :         :         :  2019   :         :         :  2019   
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                              :    1,000 pounds     percent  --- 1,000 pounds --  percent 
Butter                        :                                                           
  January ....................: 199,038   193,422     -2.8     199,038   193,422   -2.8   
  February ...................: 172,171   188,035      9.2     371,209   381,457    2.8   
  March ......................: 180,694   195,886      8.4     551,903   577,343    4.6   
  April ......................: 172,371   217,531     26.2     724,274   794,874    9.7   
  May ........................: 170,044   177,966      4.7     894,318   972,840    8.8   
  June .......................: 154,848   150,200     -3.0   1,049,166 1,123,040    7.0   
  July .......................: 150,705   154,883      2.8   1,199,871 1,277,923    6.5   
  August .....................: 141,323   151,631      7.3   1,341,194 1,429,554    6.6   
  September ..................: 144,334   151,612      5.0   1,485,528 1,581,166    6.4   
  October ....................: 162,921   164,937      1.2   1,648,449 1,746,103    5.9   
  November ...................: 161,852                      1,810,301                    
  December ...................: 183,774                      1,994,075                    
                              :                                                           
Nonfat dry milk, human        :                                                           
  January ....................: 177,280   176,259     -0.6     177,280   176,259   -0.6   
  February ...................: 153,417   159,128      3.7     330,697   335,387    1.4   
  March ......................: 161,829   172,389      6.5     492,526   507,776    3.1   
  April ......................: 167,758   195,159     16.3     660,284   702,935    6.5   
  May ........................: 173,666   158,591     -8.7     833,950   861,526    3.3   
  June .......................: 157,948   147,134     -6.8     991,898 1,008,660    1.7   
  July .......................: 172,329   163,198     -5.3   1,164,227 1,171,858    0.7   
  August .....................: 132,525   144,216      8.8   1,296,752 1,316,074    1.5   
  September ..................: 117,806   125,980      6.9   1,414,558 1,442,054    1.9   
  October ....................: 132,716   138,372      4.3   1,547,274 1,580,426    2.1   
  November ...................: 138,880                      1,686,154                    
  December ...................: 164,869                      1,851,023                    
                              :                                                           
Skim milk powder, total 3/    :                                                           
  January ....................:  36,153    40,119     11.0      36,153    40,119   11.0   
  February ...................:  33,901    38,434     13.4      70,054    78,553   12.1   
  March ......................:  48,274    40,843    -15.4     118,328   119,396    0.9   
  April ......................:  46,244    40,394    -12.7     164,572   159,790   -2.9   
  May ........................:  26,604    47,070     76.9     191,176   206,860    8.2   
  June .......................:  52,062    61,253     17.7     243,238   268,113   10.2   
  July .......................:  46,708    51,220      9.7     289,946   319,333   10.1   
  August .....................:  60,768    61,233      0.8     350,714   380,566    8.5   
  September ..................:  58,764    72,450     23.3     409,478   453,016   10.6   
  October ....................:  47,386    57,175     20.7     456,864   510,191   11.7   
  November ...................:  50,955                        507,819                    
  December ...................:  64,893                        572,712                    
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                                :           Monthly           :         Cumulative          
        Product and month       :-----------------------------------------------------------
                                :         :         : Change  :         :         : Change  
                                :  2019   :  2020   :  from   :  2019   :  2020   :  from   
                                :         :         :  2019   :         :         :  2019   
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                                :    1,000 pounds     percent  -- 1,000 pounds --   percent 
Dry whey, total 4/              :                                                           
  January ......................:  82,765    84,272      1.8      82,765   84,272      1.8  
  February .....................:  76,146    76,490      0.5     158,911  160,762      1.2  
  March ........................:  77,378    82,100      6.1     236,289  242,862      2.8  
  April ........................:  74,998    77,844      3.8     311,287  320,706      3.0  
  May ..........................:  79,090    86,534      9.4     390,377  407,240      4.3  
  June .........................:  82,976    84,795      2.2     473,353  492,035      3.9  
  July .........................:  82,906    84,826      2.3     556,259  576,861      3.7  
  August .......................:  84,897    78,818     -7.2     641,156  655,679      2.3  
  September ....................:  90,627    74,758    -17.5     731,783  730,437     -0.2  
  October ......................:  90,843    80,150    -11.8     822,626  810,587     -1.5  
  November .....................:  75,111                        897,737                    
  December .....................:  79,821                        977,558                    
                                :                                                           
Lactose, human and animal       :                                                           
  January ......................: 112,832    87,796    -22.2     112,832   87,796    -22.2  
  February .....................:  98,231    87,435    -11.0     211,063  175,231    -17.0  
  March ........................: 114,157    97,498    -14.6     325,220  272,729    -16.1  
  April ........................: 108,057    91,183    -15.6     433,277  363,912    -16.0  
  May ..........................: 109,722    94,059    -14.3     542,999  457,971    -15.7  
  June .........................: 108,551   101,024     -6.9     651,550  558,995    -14.2  
  July .........................: 106,989   100,628     -5.9     758,539  659,623    -13.0  
  August .......................:  95,074    97,385      2.4     853,613  757,008    -11.3  
  September ....................:  95,488    98,634      3.3     949,101  855,642     -9.8  
  October ......................:  96,493    95,858     -0.7   1,045,594  951,500     -9.0  
  November .....................:  88,375                      1,133,969                    
  December .....................:  93,634                      1,227,603                    
                                :                                                           
Whey protein concentrate, total :                                                           
  January ......................:  43,871    41,935     -4.4      43,871   41,935     -4.4  
  February .....................:  38,551    35,600     -7.7      82,422   77,535     -5.9  
  March ........................:  42,026    39,800     -5.3     124,448  117,335     -5.7  
  April ........................:  40,639    38,650     -4.9     165,087  155,985     -5.5  
  May ..........................:  41,911    39,715     -5.2     206,998  195,700     -5.5  
  June .........................:  39,516    39,785      0.7     246,514  235,485     -4.5  
  July .........................:  39,802    39,600     -0.5     286,316  275,085     -3.9  
  August .......................:  39,903    39,512     -1.0     326,219  314,597     -3.6  
  September ....................:  40,068    39,400     -1.7     366,287  353,997     -3.4  
  October ......................:  40,672    40,793      0.3     406,959  394,790     -3.0  
  November .....................:  40,696                        447,655                    
  December .....................:  43,106                        490,761                    
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                              :           Monthly           :         Cumulative          
       Product and month      :-----------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         : Change  :         :         : Change  
                              :  2019   :  2020   :  from   :  2019   :  2020   :  from   
                              :         :         :  2019   :         :         :  2019   
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                              :    1,000 pounds     percent  --- 1,000 pounds --  percent 
Cottage cheese, cream         :                                                           
  January ....................:  30,354    27,622     -9.0      30,354    27,622    -9.0  
  February ...................:  28,399    26,172     -7.8      58,753    53,794    -8.4  
  March ......................:  29,846    32,439      8.7      88,599    86,233    -2.7  
  April ......................:  30,945    32,946      6.5     119,544   119,179    -0.3  
  May ........................:  29,312    31,976      9.1     148,856   151,155     1.5  
  June .......................:  28,265    31,008      9.7     177,121   182,163     2.8  
  July .......................:  32,350    32,769      1.3     209,471   214,932     2.6  
  August .....................:  31,495    32,431      3.0     240,966   247,363     2.7  
  September ..................:  29,488    35,592     20.7     270,454   282,955     4.6  
  October ....................:  31,956    33,414      4.6     302,410   316,369     4.6  
  November ...................:  27,025                        329,435                    
  December ...................:  28,427                        357,862                    
                              :                                                           
Cottage cheese, lowfat        :                                                           
  January ....................:  29,450    26,333    -10.6      29,450    26,333   -10.6  
  February ...................:  26,863    24,434     -9.0      56,313    50,767    -9.8  
  March ......................:  27,765    27,693     -0.3      84,078    78,460    -6.7  
  April ......................:  29,039    28,300     -2.5     113,117   106,760    -5.6  
  May ........................:  27,512    25,959     -5.6     140,629   132,719    -5.6  
  June .......................:  25,433    25,505      0.3     166,062   158,224    -4.7  
  July .......................:  29,611    28,793     -2.8     195,673   187,017    -4.4  
  August .....................:  29,747    27,264     -8.3     225,420   214,281    -4.9  
  September ..................:  26,427    28,120      6.4     251,847   242,401    -3.8  
  October ....................:  27,922    29,271      4.8     279,769   271,672    -2.9  
  November ...................:  24,008                        303,777                    
  December ...................:  23,879                        327,656                    
                              :                                                           
Sour cream                    :                                                           
  January ....................: 122,056   121,591     -0.4     122,056   121,591    -0.4  
  February ...................: 103,082   101,869     -1.2     225,138   223,460    -0.7  
  March ......................: 108,617   118,779      9.4     333,755   342,239     2.5  
  April ......................: 117,973   111,887     -5.2     451,728   454,126     0.5  
  May ........................: 120,332   136,118     13.1     572,060   590,244     3.2  
  June .......................: 111,416   121,962      9.5     683,476   712,206     4.2  
  July .......................: 118,403   113,206     -4.4     801,879   825,412     2.9  
  August .....................: 119,252   117,762     -1.2     921,131   943,174     2.4  
  September ..................: 111,282   121,426      9.1   1,032,413 1,064,600     3.1  
  October ....................: 133,320   139,724      4.8   1,165,733 1,204,324     3.3  
  November ...................: 129,785                      1,295,518                    
  December ...................: 130,139                      1,425,657                    
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                              :           Monthly           :         Cumulative          
       Product and month      :-----------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         : Change  :         :         : Change  
                              :  2019   :  2020   :  from   :  2019   :  2020   :  from   
                              :         :         :  2019   :         :         :  2019   
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                              :   1,000 gallons     percent     1,000 gallons     percent 
Ice cream, regular hard       :                                                           
  January ....................: 53,064    52,157      -1.7     53,064    52,157     -1.7  
  February ...................: 53,369    52,484      -1.7    106,433   104,641     -1.7  
  March ......................: 65,957    63,707      -3.4    172,390   168,348     -2.3  
  April ......................: 64,681    63,059      -2.5    237,071   231,407     -2.4  
  May ........................: 67,414    64,092      -4.9    304,485   295,499     -3.0  
  June .......................: 64,920    71,841      10.7    369,405   367,340     -0.6  
  July .......................: 64,846    71,669      10.5    434,251   439,009      1.1  
  August .....................: 64,242    68,997       7.4    498,493   508,006      1.9  
  September ..................: 58,155    65,078      11.9    556,648   573,084      3.0  
  October ....................: 58,581    62,744       7.1    615,229   635,828      3.3  
  November ...................: 46,927                        662,156                     
  December ...................: 47,039                        709,195                     
                              :                                                           
Ice cream, lowfat total       :                                                           
  January ....................: 33,457    30,886      -7.7     33,457    30,886     -7.7  
  February ...................: 35,760    33,278      -6.9     69,217    64,164     -7.3  
  March ......................: 42,538    38,109     -10.4    111,755   102,273     -8.5  
  April ......................: 44,505    35,531     -20.2    156,260   137,804    -11.8  
  May ........................: 47,873    43,689      -8.7    204,133   181,493    -11.1  
  June .......................: 44,364    47,333       6.7    248,497   228,826     -7.9  
  July .......................: 43,582    47,669       9.4    292,079   276,495     -5.3  
  August .....................: 42,021    44,839       6.7    334,100   321,334     -3.8  
  September ..................: 37,206    40,122       7.8    371,306   361,456     -2.7  
  October ....................: 36,315    35,491      -2.3    407,621   396,947     -2.6  
  November ...................: 29,068                        436,689                     
  December ...................: 28,110                        464,799                     
                              :                                                           
Sherbet, hard                 :                                                           
  January ....................:  2,437     2,577       5.7      2,437     2,577      5.7  
  February ...................:  2,700     3,021      11.9      5,137     5,598      9.0  
  March ......................:  3,225     3,056      -5.2      8,362     8,654      3.5  
  April ......................:  3,067     2,759     -10.0     11,429    11,413     -0.1  
  May ........................:  3,191     2,614     -18.1     14,620    14,027     -4.1  
  June .......................:  3,166     3,475       9.8     17,786    17,502     -1.6  
  July .......................:  2,795     3,037       8.7     20,581    20,539     -0.2  
  August .....................:  2,382     3,376      41.7     22,963    23,915      4.1  
  September ..................:  2,703     3,076      13.8     25,666    26,991      5.2  
  October ....................:  2,445     2,836      16.0     28,111    29,827      6.1  
  November ...................:  2,053                         30,164                     
  December ...................:  2,056                         32,220                     
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                              :           Monthly           :         Cumulative          
       Product and month      :-----------------------------------------------------------
                              :         :         : Change  :         :         : Change  
                              :  2019   :  2020   :  from   :  2019   :  2020   :  from   
                              :         :         :  2019   :         :         :  2019   
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                              :    1,000 pounds     percent  --- 1,000 pounds --  percent 
Yogurt, plain and flavored    :                                                           
  January ....................: 369,301   347,758     -5.8     369,301   347,758    -5.8  
  February ...................: 375,622   375,155     -0.1     744,923   722,913    -3.0  
  March ......................: 399,699   418,060      4.6   1,144,622 1,140,973    -0.3  
  April ......................: 379,341   363,628     -4.1   1,523,963 1,504,601    -1.3  
  May ........................: 354,516   372,064      4.9   1,878,479 1,876,665    -0.1  
  June .......................: 364,013   396,538      8.9   2,242,492 2,273,203     1.4  
  July .......................: 348,614   365,970      5.0   2,591,106 2,639,173     1.9  
  August .....................: 377,322   382,283      1.3   2,968,428 3,021,456     1.8  
  September ..................: 381,495   388,829      1.9   3,349,923 3,410,285     1.8  
  October ....................: 357,443   382,872      7.1   3,707,366 3,793,157     2.3  
  November ...................: 319,612                      4,026,978                    
  December ...................: 348,979                      4,375,957                    
                              :                                                           
                              :    1,000 gallons    percent       1,000 gallons   percent 
                              :                                                           
Frozen yogurt, total          :                                                           
  January ....................:   4,081     4,032     -1.2       4,081     4,032    -1.2  
  February ...................:   5,761     4,160    -27.8       9,842     8,192   -16.8  
  March ......................:   5,691     5,577     -2.0      15,533    13,769   -11.4  
  April ......................:   5,083     4,762     -6.3      20,616    18,531   -10.1  
  May ........................:   6,491     6,038     -7.0      27,107    24,569    -9.4  
  June .......................:   5,641     5,344     -5.3      32,748    29,913    -8.7  
  July .......................:   5,722     5,619     -1.8      38,470    35,532    -7.6  
  August .....................:   7,963     8,119      2.0      46,433    43,651    -6.0  
  September ..................:   4,522     4,463     -1.3      50,955    48,114    -5.6  
  October ....................:   4,390     4,431      0.9      55,345    52,545    -5.1  
  November ...................:   3,868                         59,213                    
  December ...................:   2,916                         62,129                    
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-  Represents zero.                                                                       
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: October 2019 and 2020
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
State and region:    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :  ------------ 1,000 pounds -----------     ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    215,850       192,706       200,618      -7.1        4.1   
Idaho ..........:     86,836        87,056        85,991      -1.0       -1.2   
Illinois .......:      7,033         5,638         6,064     -13.8        7.6   
Iowa ...........:     29,564        30,598        29,425      -0.5       -3.8   
Minnesota ......:     60,373        58,039        64,594       7.0       11.3   
New Jersey .....:      5,737         5,570         6,076       5.9        9.1   
New Mexico .....:     81,107        77,394        81,381       0.3        5.2   
New York .......:     73,426        71,061        73,207      -0.3        3.0   
Ohio ...........:     20,185        21,172        21,075       4.4       -0.5   
Oregon .........:     18,234        18,741        20,104      10.3        7.3   
Pennsylvania ...:     38,317        38,898        35,009      -8.6      -10.0   
South Dakota ...:     34,521        39,143        41,233      19.4        5.3   
Vermont ........:     12,290        12,270        12,476       1.5        1.7   
Wisconsin ......:    288,573       278,165       285,989      -0.9        2.8   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :    166,195       160,235       168,695       1.5        5.3   
                :                                                               
United States ..:  1,138,241     1,096,686     1,131,937      -0.6        3.2   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    140,673       138,277       137,606      -2.2       -0.5   
Central ........:    523,598       512,559       534,749       2.1        4.3   
West ...........:    473,970       445,850       459,582      -3.0        3.1   
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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:
October 2019 and 2020
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
State and region:    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    48,426        45,967        50,033        3.3        8.8   
Idaho ..........:    52,177        51,636        55,842        7.0        8.1   
Iowa ...........:    17,475        19,077        15,668      -10.3      -17.9   
Minnesota ......:    51,134        47,083        53,695        5.0       14.0   
New York .......:    10,596        11,017        10,521       -0.7       -4.5   
Oregon .........:    18,129        18,639        19,995       10.3        7.3   
Wisconsin ......:    85,719        85,131        90,300        5.3        6.1   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   161,945       156,109       165,043        1.9        5.7   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   445,601       434,659       461,097        3.5        6.1   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    26,443        26,719        25,968       -1.8       -2.8   
Central ........:   226,110       219,736       234,266        3.6        6.6   
West ...........:   193,048       188,204       200,863        4.0        6.7   
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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:
October 2019 and 2020
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
State and region:    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------       --- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    21,954        24,681        23,928        9.0       -3.1   
Iowa ...........:     7,756         9,620         8,624       11.2      -10.4   
Minnesota ......:    49,015        46,719        52,853        7.8       13.1   
Oregon .........:    14,755        16,093        17,639       19.5        9.6   
Vermont ........:     8,428         8,174         7,967       -5.5       -2.5   
Wisconsin ......:    58,510        58,804        63,200        8.0        7.5   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   149,166       142,862       152,703        2.4        6.9   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   309,584       306,953       326,914        5.6        6.5   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    25,097        25,123        24,507       -2.4       -2.5   
Central ........:   157,458       148,601       164,284        4.3       10.6   
West ...........:   127,029       133,229       138,123        8.7        3.7   
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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:
October 2019 and 2020
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
State and region:    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:   144,078       125,445       128,421      -10.9        2.4   
Idaho ..........:    28,352        31,083        25,280      -10.8      -18.7   
Minnesota ......:     8,847        10,700        10,631       20.2       -0.6   
New Jersey .....:     3,365         2,886         3,088       -8.2        7.0   
New York .......:    32,220        30,654        32,689        1.5        6.6   
Pennsylvania ...:    21,508        22,669        19,808       -7.9      -12.6   
Wisconsin ......:   141,900       133,240       137,045       -3.4        2.9   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   105,289       106,449       112,255        6.6        5.5   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   485,559       463,126       469,217       -3.4        1.3   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    61,573        60,278        60,074       -2.4       -0.3   
Central ........:   192,162       189,183       195,325        1.6        3.2   
West ...........:   231,824       213,665       213,818       -7.8        0.1   
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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:
October 2019 and 2020
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
State and region:    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
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                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:   134,159       116,695       118,315      -11.8        1.4   
Idaho ..........:    27,971        30,356        24,757      -11.5      -18.4   
New Jersey .....:     1,759         1,377         1,571      -10.7       14.1   
New York .......:    15,631        14,820        15,942        2.0        7.6   
Pennsylvania ...:    17,813        18,713        16,722       -6.1      -10.6   
Wisconsin ......:    90,963        86,565        86,200       -5.2       -0.4   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :    96,316        96,532       102,539        6.5        6.2   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   384,612       365,058       366,046       -4.8        0.3   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    37,972        37,897        37,004       -2.5       -2.4   
Central ........:   126,167       124,541       126,992        0.7        2.0   
West ...........:   220,473       202,620       202,050       -8.4       -0.3   
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1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant       
   operations could be disclosed.                                               

Butter Production - States, United States, and Regions: October 2019 and 2020
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
State and region:    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
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                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------      ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    48,963        48,443        54,605       11.5       12.7   
New York .......:     1,699         1,024         1,041      -38.7        1.7   
Pennsylvania ...:     7,786         6,579         8,169        4.9       24.2   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   104,473        95,566       101,122       -3.2        5.8   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   162,921       151,612       164,937        1.2        8.8   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    14,033        12,048        13,900       -0.9       15.4   
Central ........:    64,528        57,895        61,456       -4.8        6.2   
West ...........:    84,360        81,669        89,581        6.2        9.7   
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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:
October 2019 and 2020
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
State and region:    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                :   ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------       --- percent ---   
                :                                                               
California .....:    48,168        40,632        44,302       -8.0        9.0   
Pennsylvania ...:    13,278        14,741        12,892       -2.9      -12.5   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :    71,270        70,607        81,178       13.9       15.0   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   132,716       125,980       138,372        4.3        9.8   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:    26,282        25,880        25,809       -1.8       -0.3   
Central ........:    23,526        27,596        33,455       42.2       21.2   
West ...........:    82,908        72,504        79,108       -4.6        9.1   
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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:
October 2019 and 2020
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                :             :             :             :     Change from     
                :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
State and region:    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
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                :   ---------- 1,000 pounds ----------       ---- percent ---   
                :                                                               
New York .......:   10,473        11,824        11,723        11.9       -0.9   
Wisconsin ......:   23,789        20,847        24,642         3.6       18.2   
                :                                                               
Other States 1/ :   55,516        40,696        42,760       -23.0        5.1   
                :                                                               
United States ..:   89,778        73,367        79,125       -11.9        7.8   
                :                                                               
Atlantic .......:   20,776        21,692        22,439         8.0        3.4   
Central ........:   37,477        30,680        35,473        -5.3       15.6   
West ...........:   31,525        20,995        21,213       -32.7        1.0   
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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:
October 2019 and 2020
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                    :   October   :  September  :   October   :---------------------
  State and region  :    2019     :    2020     :    2020     : October  :September 
                    :             :             :             :   2019   :   2020   
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                    :   ---------- 1,000 gallons ---------       ---- percent ----  
                    :                                                               
California .........:    5,845         6,485         6,077          4.0       -6.3  
Connecticut ........:    1,339         1,295         1,247         -6.9       -3.7  
Missouri ...........:    2,745         2,685         2,730         -0.5        1.7  
New Jersey 1/ ......:       88          (NA)          (NA)         (NA)       (NA)  
New York ...........:    2,108         1,937         2,307          9.4       19.1  
Ohio ...............:    2,484         2,898         2,700          8.7       -6.8  
Oregon .............:    1,103         1,377         1,362         23.5       -1.1  
Pennsylvania .......:    2,782         3,882         4,061         46.0        4.6  
Tennessee ..........:    1,712         1,929         1,736          1.4      -10.0  
Utah ...............:    1,901         1,958         1,827         -3.9       -6.7  
Wisconsin ..........:      586           843           764         30.4       -9.4  
                    :                                                               
Other States 2/ ....:   35,888        39,789        37,933          5.7       -4.7  
                    :                                                               
United States ......:   58,581        65,078        62,744          7.1       -3.6  
                    :                                                               
Atlantic ...........:   13,282        15,082        15,738         18.5        4.3  
Central ............:   34,017        37,990        36,142          6.2       -4.9  
West ...............:   11,282        12,006        10,864         -3.7       -9.5  
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(NA) Not available.                                                                 
1/   Included in Other States in 2020.                                              
2/   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 2019, there were 1,266 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
   Holly Brenize - Sheep and Goats .............. (202) 720-0585
   Ryan Cowen - Cattle, Cattle on Feed .......... (202) 720-3040
   Mike Miller - Milk Production and Milk Cows .. (202) 720-3278
   Suzanne Richards - Dairy Products ............ (202) 720-4448
   Seth Riggins - Hogs and Pigs ................. (202) 720-3106

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