Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.09 billion pounds, 1.2 percent below December 2017 but 1.0 percent above November 2018.

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1 Dairy Products ISSN: Released February 28, 209, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was.09 billion pounds,.2 percent below but.0 percent above. Italian type cheese production totaled 479 million pounds, 2.0 percent above and 3.0 percent above. American type cheese production totaled 425 million pounds, 4.4 percent below but 0.6 percent above. Butter production was 7 million pounds, 0. percent below but 7.0 percent above. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with ) Nonfat dry milk, human - 43 million pounds, down 3.0 percent. Skim milk powder million pounds, up.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with ) Dry whey, total million pounds, down 3.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal - 06 million pounds, up 9. percent. Whey protein concentrate, total million pounds, down 2.7 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with ) Ice cream, regular (hard) million gallons, down 6. percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) million gallons, down 6.9 percent. Sherbet (hard) million gallons, up 3.9 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) million gallons, down.5 percent.

2 Contents Dairy Products Production by Product United States: and... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices United States: and... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments United States: and... 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese States and United States: and... 3 American Cheese Production States and United States: and... 4 Cheddar Cheese Production States and United States: and... 4 Total Italian Cheese Production States and United States: and... 5 Mozzarella Cheese Production States and United States: and... 5 Butter Production States and United States: and... 6 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production States and United States: and... 6 Dry Whey (Human) Production States and United States: and... 7 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production States and United States: and... 7 Dairy Products Regions... 8 Statistical Methodology... 9 Information Contacts Dairy Products (February 209)

3 Dairy Products Production by Product United States: and Product Butter... 7,05 46,43 70, Cheese American types... Cheddar... Other American types... Blue and Gorgonzola... Brick and Muenster... Cream and Neufchatel... Feta... Gouda... Hispanic... Italian types... Mozzarella... Parmesan... Provolone... Ricotta... Romano... Other Italian types... Swiss... All other types , ,062 6,92 7,007 4,606 87,238 9,396 5,704 23,44 469, ,309 39,90 3,739 2,748 5,48 6,35 28,488 6,78 422,0 30,795 20,26 7,249 6,04 85,734 8,90 6,649 26, , ,893 34,77 32,448 24,69 4,56 5,763 28,227 3, , ,299 8,343 8,592 4,835 82,034 8,470 4,6 29,8 479, ,867 37,79 28,887 22,036 5,478 6,396 27,892 3, Total cheese 2...,05,490,08,07,092,349.0 Cottage cheese, curd 3... Cottage cheese, cream 4... Cottage cheese, lowfat ,850 26,066 25,52 28,942 25,335 24,845 27,320 24,554 22, Sour cream... Yogurt, plain and flavored... 2,82 352,746 3,09 38,965 27,00 344, Frozen products Ice cream, regular, hard... Ice cream, lowfat, hard... Ice cream, lowfat, soft... Ice cream, lowfat, total 6... Ice cream, nonfat, hard... Sherbet, hard... Frozen yogurt, total... Regular and lowfat, hard... Nonfat, hard... Other frozen dairy products... Water and juice ices... (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (percent) 46,520 2,605 5,947 28, ,8 3,54,85 330,528 2,860 49,759 4,026 3,580 27, ,304 3,96,79 442,38 4,4 43,687 3,54 3,036 26, ,265 3,463,25 249,3 2, Mix for frozen products Ice cream, regular, mix... Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7... Ice cream, nonfat, mix... Sherbet mix... Yogurt mix... 27,054 4, ,522 2,030 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. 29,472 5,54 46,57 2,009 24,992 4, ,463, Dairy Products (February 209) 3

4 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices United States: and Product Condensed whey, solids content Sweet-type, human... 8,565 7,2 8, Dry whey products Dry whey, human... Dry whey, animal... Dry whey, total... 84,390,634 86,024 73,040,576 74,66 73,96,309 74, Reduced lactose and minerals Human... Animal...,629 2,864,422 3,047,720 2, Whey protein concentrate Human 2... Animal 2... Total percent percent , ,94 5,034 26,880 39, ,88 4,760 25,428 40, ,774 7,674 23, Whey protein isolates ,830 9,349 0, Lactose, human and animal... 97,25 98,958 06, Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5 Dry whey products Dry whey, human... Dry whey, animal... Dry whey, total... 97,032,654 98,686 64,526,404 65,930 65, , Reduced Lactose and minerals Human and animal ,067 4,294 4, Whey protein concentrate Human 2... Animal 2... Total percent percent , ,583 24,704 59,879 58, ,772 20,935 38,837 64,324,078 65,402 25,066 40, Whey protein isolates ,656 24,350 23, Lactose, human and animal... 35,393 86,585 04, (cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents change) (cents change) Manufacturers' selling price 7 Dry whey, animal 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 Dairy Products (February 209)

5 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments United States: and Product Production Bulk condensed milk Skim, unsweetened... 05,255 02,46 94, Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total... Dry skim milk, animal... Dry whole milk... Milk protein concentrate, total... Nonfat dry milk, human... Skim milk powder, total 2...,65 874,324 3,652 64,04 49,895 9, ,378 9,276 3,703 29,906 9,295,572 6,440 0,242 42,628 50, Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3 Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total... Dry skim milk, animal... Dry whole milk... Nonfat dry milk, human... 23,670,743 3, ,046 6,207 3,725 7, ,508 7,940 3,823 5, , Manufacturers' shipments 4 Dry milk products Nonfat dry milk, human... Dry milk protein concentrate, 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. 30,062 04,283 70, Dairy Products (February 209) 5

6 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and Product and month Total cheese January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent),064, ,650,07,89,057,848,076,7,045,875,05,675,046,04,024,757,086,865,070,668,05,490,096, ,969,08,389,073,438,084,6,062,520,082,772,078,404,054,470,29,89,08,07,092, ,064,232 2,02,882 3,093,70 4,5,549 5,227,720 6,273,595 7,325,270 8,37,3 9,396,068 0,482,933,553,60 2,659,09,096,520 2,082,489 3,90,878 4,264,36 5,348,927 6,4,447 7,494,29 8,572,623 9,627,093 0,756,984,838,00 2,930, Total American cheese types 2 January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October , ,34 429, , ,083 49,260 44,495 44, , ,485 43,74 443, , , ,49 443, , , , ,427 47,33 438,87 422,0 424, , ,94,254,499,689,56 2,32,239 2,55,499 2,965,994 3,380,274 3,783,88 4,24,303 4,628,07 5,07,99 433,670 83,034,274,525,77,782 2,6,285 2,59,80 3,03,833 3,458,260 3,875,573 4,33,760 4,735,77 5,60, Cheddar cheese January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October See footnote(s) at end of table. 327,328 29, , ,67 327, , , ,306 29, , , ,062 38, ,255 32,44 38,849 39,684 33,35 326, , , ,50 30, , ,328 68, ,278,27,949,599,405,90,495 2,99,780 2,498,086 2,789,84 3,097,674 3,394,272 3,72,334 38,254 6, ,653,25,502,57,86,884,537 2,20,907 2,54,470 2,805,36 3,2,826 3,44,62 3,720, continued 6 Dairy Products (February 209)

7 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) Product and month Total Italian cheese types March... May... June Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 454, ,79 470, , , ,027 45, , ,69 454,64 456,82 469, , ,472 48, ,98 457,69 449,29 463, , ,87 474, , , , ,754,330,807,778,744 2,23,076 2,68,03 3,33,025 3,570,028 4,002,647 4,457,288 4,94,09 5,383, , ,820,382,224,837,422 2,295,3 2,744,332 3,207,879 3,663,872 4,4,743 4,589,507 5,055,040 5,534, Mozzarella March... May... June ,768 34,602 36, , , , ,04 335, ,80 347,688 35,5 365, , ,43 37, , ,59 353, ,25 358,77 358, , , , , ,370,028,738,376,37,726,667 2,076,030 2,428,044 2,763,9 3,096,09 3,443,779 3,795,290 4,60, , ,40,065,665,49,390,776,98 2,30,850 2,498,065 2,856,242 3,24,248 3,587,580 3,95,473 4,330, Other Italian cheese types March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 6,600 6,498 7,64 6,666 6,556 7,009 6,055 5,634 6,747 6,27 7,247 6,35 5,549 5,680 6,460 5,869 6,584 6,423 6,04 6,7 6,757 6,26 5,763 6, ,600 3,098 20,72 27,378 33,934 40,943 46,998 52,632 59,379 65,650 72,897 79,248 5,549,229 7,689 23,558 30,42 36,565 42,606 48,777 55,534 6,795 67,558 73, continued Dairy Products (February 209) 7

8 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) Product and month Butter March... May... June Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 78,060 6,03 77,02 6,956 63,397 39,200 35,625 3,52 34,552 44,67 49,72 7,05 82,088 70,6 82,046 75,297 68,09 42,540 34,56 33,982 34,800 43,480 46,43 70, , ,073 56, ,050 84, ,647,6,272,247,424,38,976,526,647,676,368,847,473 82, , , , ,656,020,96,54,757,288,739,423,539,567,09,73,62,884, Nonfat dry milk, human March... May... June ,848 43,23 60,96 72,82 67,90 62,84 5,825 36,753 34,572 45,008 4,440 64,04 60,30 57,833 78,694 63,859 59,893 46,9 44,296 22,805 08,826 25,067 3,703 42, , , , ,86 798,726 96,540,3,365,250,8,384,690,529,698,67,38,835,52 60,30 38,34 496, , , ,49,,787,234,592,343,48,468,485,600,88,742, Skim milk powder, total 3 March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 55,590 4,39 52,693 50,206 5,02 39,55 47,842 44,83 29,02 25,965 4,609 49,895 45,753 37,666 42,055 49,446 50,365 58,947 47,488 47,560 46,592 37,464 29,906 50, ,590 96,98 49,674 99, , , , ,062 42,64 438,29 479, ,633 45,753 83,49 25,474 74, , ,232 33, , , , , , continued 8 Dairy Products (February 209)

9 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) Product and month Dry whey, total March May... June Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 82,255 77,895 86,689 84,640 82,950 88,064 00,402 94,276 9,302 80,750 8,657 86,024 90,39 89,599 90,653 85,49 85,52 87,803 92,595 78,954 7,228 86,967 74,66 74, ,255 60,50 246,839 33,479 44, , , ,7 788, , ,880,036,904 90,39 79,98 270,57 355,720 44,24 529,044 62, ,593 77,82 858, ,404,007, Lactose, human and animal March May... June ,320 84,386 95,37 96,265 93,634 96,082 98,7 96,679 94,903 93,098 86,05 97,25 94,834 86,294 99,650 94,0 92,544 9,796 97,044 94,380 88,57 85,77 98,958 06, ,320 76, , ,288 46, , ,2 752, , ,80,026,906,24,57 94,834 8,28 280, , , ,29 656,73 750, ,70 924,48,023,439,29, Whey protein concentrate, total March May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 40,329 36,0 42,354 42,062 4,62 40,297 4,92 38,339 38,720 40,796 40,55 4,94 43,46 39,39 44,932 40,926 4,870 39,862 39,798 4,767 42,020 42,890 40,88 40, ,329 76,439 8,793 60, , , , ,295 36,05 40,8 442, ,276 43,46 82,852 27,784 68,70 20, , , , ,027 46,97 457,05 497, continued Dairy Products (February 209) 9

10 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) Product and month Cottage cheese, cream March... May... June Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 26,22 25,698 29,00 25,942 29,538 27,626 28,007 30,434 27,46 28,829 26,066 26,066 25,546 26,932 32,696 29, 32,368 3,058 30,26 3,45 29,03 29,85 25,335 24, ,22 5,820 80,830 06,772 36,30 63,936 9, , , , ,48 330,484 25,546 52,478 85,74 4,285 46,653 77,7 207, , , ,6 323,45 348, Cottage cheese, lowfat March... May... June ,655 28,42 30,7 29,60 3,746 27,924 28,450 3,370 27,396 29,205 26,060 25,52 26,867 27,567 3,348 29,85 3,486 28,466 29,329 3,958 27,266 28,298 24,845 22, ,655 56,797 87,508 7,8 48,864 76, , , , ,209 39, ,42 26,867 54,434 85,782 5,597 47,083 75, , , ,02 292,400 37, , Sour cream March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 3,967 99,700 5,648 09,65 8,884 7,764 07,40 8,709 08,34 26,023 29,32 2,82 8,603 98,994 6,393,878 8,874 4,737 0,077 8,830 08,38 28,045 3,09 27, ,967 23, ,35 438, ,84 675, ,979 90,688,00,002,36,025,265,337,387,49 8,603 27, , , , , , ,386,06,767,44,82,275,83,402, continued 0 Dairy Products (February 209)

11 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) Product and month Ice cream, regular hard March... May... June Monthly Cumulative (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) 56,500 58,988 74,68 69,7 72,67 74,788 69,394 73,596 60,596 56,66 49,68 46,520 54,78 55,4 64,388 63,60 66,580 7,76 70,443 7,559 59,09 59,756 49,759 43, ,500 5,488 89, ,367 33, , ,76 549,32 609, ,524 76,42 762,662 54,78 0,29 74,57 238,8 304, , ,902 58,46 577, , , , Ice cream, lowfat total March... May... June ,934 38,363 44,89 4,293 45,772 45,860 42,769 43,344 35,226 34,566 27,946 28,552 3,24 33,849 4,268 40,329 45,75 46,30 43,435 42,970 34,572 33,89 27,606 26, ,934 70,297 4,486 55,779 20,55 247,4 290,80 333, , ,36 43, ,84 3,24 65,090 06,358 46,687 9, ,72 28, , ,49 393, , , Sherbet, hard March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 3,295 3,005 3,770 3,788 3,582 3,89 3,39 3,697 3,282 2,542 2,352 2,8 2,975 2,995 3,292 3,654 3,54 3,409 3,5 3,467 3,88 3,09 2,304 2, ,295 6,300 0,070 3,858 7,440 2,259 24,578 28,275 3,557 34,099 36,45 38,632 2,975 5,970 9,262 2,96 6,430 9,839 22,990 26,457 29,645 32,754 35,058 37, continued Dairy Products (February 209)

12 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) Product and month Yogurt, plain and flavored March... May... June Frozen yogurt, total March... May... June Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 38, ,84 4, , , , , ,82 393, ,558 37, , , ,76 390, ,583 37,39 368, , , ,65 369,690 38, , ,750 75,59,63,96,538,483,923,740 2,300,075 2,649,604 3,045,786 3,439,440 3,807,998 4,25,562 4,478, ,342 74,058,3,644,490,227,86,68 2,230,044 2,588,248 2,985,704 3,355,39 3,725,009 4,043,974 4,388,884 (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) 5,299 5,424 6,92 6,39 5,77 5,609 5,92 5,653 4,557 4,52 4,070 3,54 - Represents zero. 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. 4,67 4,624 6,583 5,646 5,303 5,529 4,937 4,567 4,403 4,074 3,96 3, ,299 0,723 7,635 24,026 29,797 35,406 40,598 46,25 50,808 54,960 59,030 62,544 4,67 9,24 5,824 2,470 26,773 32,302 37,239 4,806 46,209 50,283 54,244 57, Dairy Products (February 209)

13 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Illinois... Iowa... Minnesota... New Jersey... New Mexico... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... South Dakota... Vermont... Wisconsin... 27,439 84,754 7,279 2,80 62,859 5,292 66,690 20,0 7,835 36,824 25,666 2,66 29,876 26,855 77,03 6,994 24,59 6,259 4,958 78,942 9,294 8,024 36,064 25,080 9,97 276,633 22,430 85,6 6,250 26,039 65,56 5,272 68,728 7,964 8,644 36,93 24,76 3, , Other States , ,32 22, United States...,05,490,08,07,092,349.0 Atlantic... Central... West... 4,74 509, ,88 34, ,33 463,604 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 33, , , Dairy Products (February 209) 3

14 American Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Iowa... Oregon... Wisconsin... 56,08 53,75 2,034 7,759 89,973 52,46 48,26 7,460 7,930 8,6 54,24 50,303 6,358 8,553 84, Other States... 24, , , United States , ,0 424, Atlantic... Central... West... 28,98 227,25 88,65 28, ,2 87,825 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 28,649 2,057 84, Cheddar Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Iowa... Minnesota... Oregon... Vermont... Wisconsin... 3,682 43,57 6,49 50,00 5,233 8,960 63,23 29,485 36,528 0,009 48,683 4,32 8,486 56,78 32,674 36,820 9,454 5,255 5,390 8,675 60, Other States... 08,028 97,574 9, United States ,062 30, , Atlantic... Central... West... 26,809 65,46 34,792 26,649 44,539 30,607 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 27,050 50,830 28, Dairy Products (February 209)

15 Total Italian Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... 37,440 25,94 22,895 47,680 40,460 22,04 2,377 39,33 43,340 29,62 23,8 40, Other States... 35,826 42,459 43, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 62,267 90,36 27,27 60,926 83,203 22,404 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 60,640 85, , Mozzarella Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... 25,944 24,28 9,980 96,564 29,090 2,459 8,378 90,765 33,236 28,6 20,02 9, Other States... 98,603 04,20 06, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 4,66 2, ,439 38,256 8, ,883 - Represents zero. States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 39,289 8,72 220, Dairy Products (February 209) 5

16 Butter Production States and United States: and State California... Pennsylvania... 50,28 8,862 4,258 6,27 46,385 8, Other States...,962 98,758 5, United States... 7,05 46,43 70, Atlantic... Central... West... 8,368 7,200 8,537 3,00 63,703 69,340 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 8,236 74,782 77, Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production States and United States: and State California... Pennsylvania... 55,900 5,864 44,94 2,205 37,524 5, Other States... 92,250 74,584 89, United States... 64,04 3,703 42, Atlantic... Central... West... 30,547 3,567 0,900 24,26 24,675 82,767 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 37,82 32,33 73, Dairy Products (February 209)

17 Dry Whey (Human) Production States and United States: and State Wisconsin... 29,803 22,588 23, Other States... 54,587 50,452 49, United States... 84,390 73,040 73, Atlantic... Central... West... 2,53 4,920 20,939 20,623 3,6 20,806 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 2,350 33,232 8, Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production States and United States: and State California... Connecticut... Missouri... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... Tennessee... Utah... (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (percent) 3, ,444, ,857, , ,279, ,830,648 2,36 2, ,852,960,4 3,83, Other States... 32,087 3,37 28, United States... 46,520 49,759 43, Atlantic... Central... West... 0,678 28,474 7,368 3,36 26,767 9,856 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.,257 25,296 7, Dairy Products (February 209) 7

18 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. 8 Dairy Products (February 209)

19 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, there were,306 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports all large plants and 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 and 07-7 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. Dairy Products (February 209) 9

20 Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. inquiries may be sent to Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch... (202) Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section... (202) Sherry Bertramsen Livestock Slaughter... (202) Holly Brenize Sheep and Goats... (202) Donnie Fike Dairy Products... (202) Heidi Gleich Cattle, Cattle on Feed... (202) Mike Miller Milk Production and Milk Cows... (202) Seth Riggins Hogs and Pigs... (202) Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: Both national and state specific reports are available via a free subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit and click on National or State in upper right corner above search box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. Cornell s Mann Library has launched a new website housing NASS s and other agency s archived reports. The new website, All subscriptions containing reports will be sent the new website, To continue receiving the reports via , you will have to go to the new website, create a new account and re-subscribe to the reports. If you need instructions to set up an account or subscribe, they are located at: You should whitelist notifications@usdaesmis.library.cornell.edu in your client to avoid the s going into spam/junk folders. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) , 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or nass@nass.usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at or at any USDA office, or call (866) to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C , by fax (202) or at program.intake@usda.gov.

21 USDA NASS Data Users Meeting Tuesday, April 23, 209 University of Chicago Gleacher Center 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive Chicago, IL USDA s National Agricultural Statistics Service will hold an open forum for users of U.S. domestic and international agriculture data. NASS is organizing the 209 Data Users Meeting in cooperation with five other USDA agencies Agricultural Marketing Service, Economic Research Service, Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board and the Census Bureau s Foreign Trade Division. Agency representatives will provide updates on recent and pending changes in statistical and information programs important to agriculture, answer questions, and welcome comments and input data users. For registration details or additional information about the Data Users Meeting, see the meeting page on the NASS website ( Contact Vernita Murray (NASS) at or vernita.murray@nass.usda.gov or Patricia Snipe (NASS) at or patricia.snipe@nass.usda.gov for information. The Data Users Meeting precedes the Industry Outlook Conference at the same location on Wednesday, April 24, 209. The outlook meeting brings together analysts various commodity sectors to discuss developments and trends. For registration details or additional information about the Industry Outlook Conference, see the conference page on the LMIC website ( Or contact Laura Lahr at or laura.lahr@lmic.info. Dairy Products (February 209) 2