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Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released November 4,, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

9 percent above and 3.5 percent above. American type cheese production totaled 361 million pounds, 4.0 percent above but 3.4 percent below. Butter production was 130 million pounds, 1.

1 Dairy Products ISSN: Released November 4,, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 942 million pounds, 4.7 percent above and 0.2 percent above. Italian type cheese production totaled 415 million pounds, 7.9 percent above and 3.5 percent above. American type cheese production totaled 361 million pounds, 4.0 percent above but 3.4 percent below. Butter production was 130 million pounds, 1.6 percent below but 1.2 percent above. Dry milk powders (comparisons with ) Nonfat dry milk, human million pounds, up 54.1 percent. Skim milk powders million pounds, down 24.5 percent. Whey products (comparisons with ) Dry whey, total million pounds, down 3.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal million pounds, up 13.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total million pounds, up 7.0 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with ) Ice cream, regular (hard) million gallons, down 1.8 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) million gallons, down 3.2 percent. Sherbet (hard) million gallons, up 3.9 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) million gallons, down 19.1 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 American Cheese Production States and United States: and Cheddar Cheese Production States and United States: and Total Italian Cheese Production States and United States: and Mozzarella Cheese Production States and United States: and Butter Production States and United States: and Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production States and United States: and Dry Whey (Human) Production States and United States: and Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production States and United States: and Dairy Products Regions Statistical Methodology Information Contacts Dairy Products (November )

3 Dairy Products Production by Product United States: and Product Butter , , , Cheese American types 1... 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 , , ,762 7,703 14,242 79,670 8,808 3,065 20, , ,013 24,883 28,821 19,496 3,882 5,513 23,010 10, , , ,194 8,123 15,139 73,290 8,479 5,647 22, , ,969 24,006 29,633 19,054 3,217 5,970 22,552 9, , , ,175 7,922 13,834 75,885 8,942 2,178 20, , ,044 24,470 29,954 21,066 3,439 5,972 23,046 12, Total cheese , , , Cottage cheese, curd 2... Cottage cheese, cream 3... Cottage cheese, lowfat ,276 24,379 29,064 29,833 24,770 28,746 28,710 25,510 29, Sour cream... Yogurt, plain and flavored... 83, ,913 86, ,575 84, , Frozen products Ice cream, regular, hard... Ice cream, lowfat, hard... Ice cream, lowfat, soft... Ice cream, lowfat, total... Ice cream, nonfat, hard... Sherbet, hard... Frozen yogurt, total... Regular and lowfat, hard... Nonfat, hard... Other frozen dairy products... Water and juice ices... (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (percent) 62,774 15,612 17,649 33, ,105 5,667 2, ,795 65,945 17,932 18,836 36, ,113 5,415 2,346 1, ,406 61,671 17,565 14,638 32, ,225 4,585 2,472 1,181 1,164 5, Mix for frozen products Ice cream, regular, mix... Ice cream, lowfat, mix... Ice cream, nonfat, mix... Sherbet mix... Yogurt mix... - Represents zero. 1 Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2 Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3 Fat content 4 percent or more. 4 Fat content less than 4 percent. 35,945 20, ,896 2,620 38,623 20, ,045 3,282 35,564 18, ,931 2, Dairy Products (November ) 3

4 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices United States: and Product Condensed whey, solids content 1 Sweet-type, human... 7,572 9,038 7, Dry whey products Dry whey, human... Dry whey, animal... Dry whey, total... 69,928 2,406 72,334 68, ,555 68,201 1,311 69, Reduced lactose and minerals Human... Animal... 1,069 4,682 3,049 6,353 3,041 6, Whey protein concentrate Human 2... Animal 2... Total percent percent , ,386 20,076 19,310 44, ,797 22,591 22,206 41, ,131 21,226 20, Whey protein isolates ,982 6,442 6, Lactose, human and animal... 88,005 98, , Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5 Dry whey products Dry whey, human... Dry whey, animal... Dry whey, total... 57,229 2,900 60,129 57, ,379 56, , Reduced Lactose and minerals Human and animal ,462 10,370 11, Whey protein concentrate Human 2... Animal 2... Total percent percent ,789 1,394 48,183 17,716 30,467 57,411 1,392 58,803 28,620 30,183 56,638 1,474 58,112 26,785 31, Whey protein isolates ,766 9,642 10, Lactose, human and animal... 87, , ,324 (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 (November )

5 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments United States: and Product Production Bulk condensed milk Skim, unsweetened , , , Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total... Dry skim milk, animal... Dry whole milk... Milk protein concentrate, total 1... Nonfat dry milk, human... Skim milk powder, total , ,741 5,502 74,026 54,234 7, ,583 5, ,956 54,073 8, ,889 5, ,073 40, Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3 Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total... Dry skim milk, animal... Dry whole milk... Nonfat dry milk, human... 7,767 1,773 7, ,097 13,985 2,391 19, ,676 18,635 2,011 24, , 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. Dairy Products (November ) 5

6 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Total cheese January... February... March... April... May... June... July October... November... December... By month Cumulative (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) 931, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,558 1,780,037 2,734,184 3,663,720 4,607,483 5,519,570 6,413,364 7,344,955 8,244,488 9,199,576 10,121,946 11,101, ,986 1,803,897 2,767,529 3,720,235 4,687,203 5,632,506 6,588,547 7,528,663 8,470, Total American cheese types 1 January... February... March... April... May... June... July October... November... December , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,316 1,108,985 1,485,694 1,873,215 2,236,113 2,581,765 2,962,828 3,310,206 3,681,688 4,037,833 4,419, , ,119 1,100,428 1,477,213 1,868,562 2,243,665 2,622,184 2,996,154 3,357, Cheddar cheese January... February... March... April... May... June... July October... November... December... See footnote(s) at end of table. 280, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,739 1,095,700 1,376,936 1,636,485 1,883,234 2,152,918 2,394,534 2,663,388 2,915,524 3,189, , , ,421 1,086,085 1,374,034 1,648,349 1,917,660 2,182,436 2,438, continued 6 Dairy Products (November )

7 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Total Italian cheese types March... May... June By month Cumulative (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) 400, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,347 1,173,180 1,566,700 1,960,268 2,352,517 2,743,910 3,125,522 3,510,130 3,918,864 4,309,043 4,735, , ,450 1,220,464 1,635,841 2,050,229 2,456,287 2,865,074 3,265,923 3,680, Mozzarella March... May... June , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,335 1,215,920 1,522,970 1,831,031 2,138,937 2,435,368 2,737,381 3,056,234 3,363,784 3,699, , , ,630 1,296,495 1,626,530 1,951,623 2,277,920 2,596,889 2,926, Other Italian cheese types March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 5,760 5,050 6,168 5,476 5,340 5,797 5,532 6,175 5,513 6,376 6,124 6,289 5,789 5,878 6,941 6,296 5,945 6,103 5,745 5,970 5, ,760 10,810 16,978 22,454 27,794 33,591 39,123 45,298 50,811 57,187 63,311 69,600 5,789 11,667 18,608 24,904 30,849 36,952 42,697 48,667 54, continued Dairy Products (November ) 7

8 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Butter March... May... June By month Cumulative (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) 188, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,236 1,013,360 1,146,106 1,280,476 1,412,708 1,558,594 1,700,786 1,862, , , , , , ,364 1,119,398 1,247,979 1,378, Nonfat dry milk, human March... May... June , , , , , , , ,039 74,026 85, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,214 1,091,253 1,165,279 1,251,109 1,352,294 1,477, , , , , , ,359 1,078,775 1,196,731 1,310, Skim milk powders 2 March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 47,980 43,178 47,546 39,751 54,787 58,217 53,131 55,074 54,234 62,402 56,227 58,162 58,830 35,384 42,620 48,714 58,204 51,783 27,277 54,073 40, ,980 91, , , , , , , , , , ,689 58,830 94, , , , , , , , continued 8 Dairy Products (November )

9 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Dry whey, total March May... June By month Cumulative (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) 90,663 80,471 87,631 85,400 79,654 79,564 79,515 75,832 72,334 71,460 74,176 84,320 70,010 62,092 71,504 75,754 82,480 79,310 73,475 69,555 69, , , , , , , , , , , , ,020 70, , , , , , , , , Lactose, human and animal March May... June ,262 74,832 89,435 84,768 87,184 88,686 86,088 86,433 88,005 89,171 86,706 92,614 96,929 89,463 99,746 91,677 97, , ,515 98, , , , , , , , , , , , ,570 1,039,184 96, , , , , , , , , Whey protein concentrate, total March May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 39,262 36,941 41,742 40,396 43,391 41,501 40,265 39,461 39,386 45,542 43,194 46,567 47,041 42,174 44,796 45,725 45,986 43,795 44,486 44,797 42, ,262 76, , , , , , , , , , ,648 47,041 89, , , , , , , , continued Dairy Products (November ) 9

10 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Cottage cheese, cream March... May... June By month Cumulative (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) 26,946 23,811 25,342 24,568 25,984 23,181 26,152 26,599 24,379 24,925 22,248 22,068 25,344 22,639 24,953 24,503 25,140 24,765 25,477 24,770 25, ,946 50,757 76, , , , , , , , , ,203 25,344 47,983 72,936 97, , , , , , Cottage cheese, lowfat March... May... June ,686 28,005 29,674 30,478 31,039 28,515 30,886 30,399 29,064 29,494 25,437 26,209 29,445 27,427 29,527 28,856 29,723 30,333 29,943 28,746 29, ,686 61,691 91, , , , , , , , , ,886 29,445 56,872 86, , , , , , , Sour cream March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 107,329 75,905 85,962 80,381 91,901 82,585 86,731 88,387 83,061 96,496 97,839 97, ,891 76,459 86,131 87,372 88,028 86,598 86,387 86,725 84, , , , , , , , , , , ,577 1,073, , , , , , , , , , continued 10 Dairy Products (November )

11 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Ice cream, regular hard March... May... June By month Cumulative (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) 56,582 63,062 71,935 72,195 76,786 77,783 77,278 72,648 62,774 65,276 52,882 43,433 55,439 58,610 68,501 68,714 69,972 73,470 72,449 65,945 61, , , , , , , , , , , , ,634 55, , , , , , , , , Ice cream, lowfat total March... May... June ,910 30,080 36,775 38,820 42,534 44,507 41,509 38,658 33,261 30,134 25,156 22,559 25,506 29,648 35,007 39,161 39,220 44,267 43,790 36,768 32, ,910 59,990 96, , , , , , , , , ,903 25,506 55,154 90, , , , , , , Sherbet, hard March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 3,100 3,455 4,458 4,511 4,613 4,619 4,208 3,675 3,105 3,264 2,509 2,058 2,915 3,355 4,208 4,042 3,710 4,260 4,010 3,113 3, ,100 6,555 11,013 15,524 20,137 24,756 28,964 32,639 35,744 39,008 41,517 43,575 2,915 6,270 10,478 14,520 18,230 22,490 26,500 29,613 32, continued Dairy Products (November ) 11

12 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Yogurt, plain and flavored March... May... June By month Cumulative (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (percent) 389, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,159 1,184,906 1,572,862 1,976,902 2,374,123 2,769,339 3,190,671 3,624,584 4,002,015 4,332,921 4,717, , ,114 1,235,797 1,633,513 2,042,044 2,438,304 2,825,873 3,227,448 3,688, Frozen yogurt, total March... May... June Represents zero. 1 Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2 Includes protein standardized and blends. 3 Excludes all modified dry whey products. (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) 5,757 6,607 7,719 7,772 8,763 8,748 7,746 6,655 5,667 5,670 4,488 4,783 4,518 5,651 6,168 6,052 6,541 6,749 5,866 5,415 4, ,757 12,364 20,083 27,855 36,618 45,366 53,112 59,767 65,434 71,104 75,592 80,375 4,518 10,169 16,337 22,389 28,930 35,679 41,545 46,960 51, Dairy Products (November )

13 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Illinois... Iowa... Minnesota... New Mexico... New York... Ohio... Pennsylvania... South Dakota... Vermont... Wisconsin ,695 72,797 5,234 19,422 51,007 56,772 71,300 16,122 34,102 22,069 9, , ,244 72,941 6,275 22,146 54,673 64,332 65,298 16,185 33,790 22,761 11, , ,672 76,756 6,502 17,310 53,490 63,254 69,130 16,858 36,133 22,609 10, , Other States , , , United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West , , , , , ,817 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 121, , , Dairy Products (November ) 13

14 American Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Iowa... Oregon... Wisconsin... 48,975 48,068 12,553 15,663 63,015 49,779 50,310 15,028 16,412 68,830 49,696 48,012 10,170 16,496 66, Other States , , , United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 16, , ,279 18, , ,553 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 17, , , Cheddar Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Iowa... Minnesota... Wisconsin... 24,414 34,910 6,594 42,297 41,760 27,623 37,845 9,027 44,699 45,438 27,382 37,807 4,689 43,593 44, Other States , ,144 98, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 16, , ,370 18, , ,573 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 16, , , Dairy Products (November )

15 Total Italian Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... New York... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin ,059 20,374 30,861 21, , ,873 17,247 29,749 20, , ,299 24,248 31,247 22, , Other States ,916 87,786 89, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 58, , ,790 54, , ,127 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 58, , , Mozzarella Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... New York... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin ,102 18,106 18,229 18,447 82, ,554 16,655 16,224 17,023 82, ,287 23,150 17,054 19,515 83, Other States ,871 71,339 71, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 40, , ,090 35, , ,643 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 39, , , Dairy Products (November ) 15

16 Butter Production States and United States: and State California... Pennsylvania... 45,116 5,715 44,192 2,853 41,328 6, Other States ,401 81,536 82, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 10,365 52,550 69,317 7,265 52,419 68,897 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 12,444 51,365 66, Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production States and United States: and State California... 32,136 42,425 43, Other States ,890 75,531 70, United States... 74, , , Atlantic... Central... West... 8,872 11,426 53,728 20,495 20,257 77,204 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 14,946 18,300 80, Dairy Products (November )

17 Dry Whey (Human) Production States and United States: and State New York... Wisconsin... 12,471 23,056 12,553 22,529 12,496 21, Other States ,401 33,507 34, United States... 69,928 68,589 68, Atlantic... Central... West... 21,261 33,376 15,291 20,991 31,971 15,627 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 21,704 30,617 15, Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production States and United States: and State California... Missouri... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (1,000 gallons) (percent) (percent) 11,235 1,184 1,736 1,017 2,784 1,446 11,515 1,843 2,002 1,169 3,496 1,053 10,502 2,125 1, ,030 1, Other States ,372 44,867 42, United States... 62,774 65,945 61, Atlantic... Central... West... 12,304 33,969 16,501 13,350 36,007 16,588 1 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 12,472 33,936 15, Dairy Products (November ) 17

18 18 Dairy Products (November )

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 1,272 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 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 (November ) 19

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 Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch... (202) Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section... (202) Travis Averill Cattle, Cattle on Feed... (202) Sherry Bertramsen Livestock Slaughter... (202) Doug Bounds Hogs and Pigs... (202) Donnie Fike Dairy Products... (202) Mike Miller Milk Production and Milk Cows... (202) Evan Schulz Sheep and Goats... (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 in the Follow NASS box under Receive reports by , click on National or State to select the reports you would like to receive. 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, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C , by fax (202) or at program.intake@usda.gov.

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 950 million pounds, 2.2 percent above April 2013 but 1.4 percent below March 2014.

Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 950 million pounds, 2.2 percent above April 2013 but 1.4 percent below March 2014. Dairy Products ISSN: 1949-0399 Released June 4,, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Total