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Current Production Charts

Class III Price (for prices reflected January 2001 to the present)
(Dollars per hundredweight, 3.5% butterfat test)
Year
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
2001
9.99
10.27
11.42
12.06
13.83
15.02
15.46
15.55
15.90
14.60
11.31
11.80
2002
11.87
11.63
10.65
10.85
10.82
10.09
9.33
9.54
9.92
10.72
9.84
9.74
2003
9.78
9.66
9.11
9.41
9.71
9.75
11.78
13.80
14.30
14.39
13.47
11.87
2004
11.61
11.89
14.49
9.41
9.71
9.75
14.85
14.04
14.30
14.16
14.89
16.14
2005
14.14
14.70
14.08
19.66
20.58
17.68
14.35
13.60
14.30
14.35
13.35
13.37
2006
13.39
12.20
11.11
10.93
10.83
11.29
10.92
11.06
12.29
12.32
12.84
13.47
2007
13.56
14.18
15.09
16.09
17.60
20.17
21.38
19.83
20.07
18.70
19.22
20.60
2008 19.32 17.03 18.00 16.76 18.18 20.25 18.24 17.32 16.28 17.06 15.51 15.28
2009 10.78 9.31 10.44 10.78 9.84 9.97 9.97 11.20 12.11 12.82 14.08 14.98
2010 14.50 14.28 12.78 12.92 13.38 13.62 13.74 15.18 16.26 16.94 15.44
13.83
2011 13.48 17.00 19.40 16.87 16.52 19.11 21.39 21.67 19.07 18.03 19.07 18.77
2012 17.05 16.06 15.72 15.72 15.23 15.63 16.68 17.73 19.00 21.02 20.83 18.66
2013 18.14 17.25 16.93 17.59 18.52 18.02 17.38 17.91 18.14 18.22 18.83 18.95
2014 21.15 23.35 23.33 24.31 22.57 21.36 21.60 22.25 24.60 23.82 21.94 17.82
2015 16.18 15.46 15.56 15.81 16.19 16.72 16.33 16.27 15.82 15.46 15.30 14.44
2016 13.72 13.80 13.74 13.63 12.76 13.22 15.24 16.91 16.39 14.82 16.76 17.40
2017 16.77 16.88 15.81 15.22 15.57 16.44 15.45 16.57 16.36 16.69 16.88 15.44
2018 14.00 13.40 14.22 14.47 15.18 15.21 14.10 14.95 16.09 15.53 14.44 13.78
2019 13.96 13.89 15.04 15.96 16.38 16.27 17.55 17.60 18.31 18.72 20.45 19.37
2020 17.05 17.00 16.25 13.07 12.14 21.04 24.54 19.77 16.43 21.61 23.34 15.72
2021 16.04 15.75 16.15 17.67 18.96 17.21 16.49 15.95 16.53 17.83 18.03 18.36
Dairy Product Production - November 21
Nov. 20 Nov. 21 % Change YTD 2020* YTD 20213 % Change
Cheese
American types1 449,783 437,812 -2.7 4,862,587 5,051,339 3.9
Cheddar 321,553 307,444 -4.4 3,478,988 3,568,366 2.6
Other American 128,230 130,368 1.7 1,383,599 1,482,973 7.2
Blue & Gorgonzola 5,646 7,935 40.5 71,164 81,782 14.9
Brick & Muenster 16,755 16,380 -2.2 176,287 177,500 0.7
Cream & Neufchatel 94,664 92,888 -1.9 922,744 928,716 0.6
Feta 8,274 8,958 8.3 128,590 128,244 -0.3
Gouda 4,058 4,612 13.7 40,963 51,550 25.8
Hispanic 26,589 27,404 3.1 319,861 319,489 -0.1
Italian types 454,904 482,898 6.2 5,134,292 5,287,512 3.0
Mozzarella 358,817 373,704 4.1 4,067,855 4,121,927 1.3
Parmesan 33,825 41,308 22.1 376,661 440,404 16.9
Provolone 29,199 30,805 5.5 336,278 353,320 5.1
Ricotta 21,952 24,120 9.9 235,524 231,374 -1.8
Romano 4,458 5,078 13.9 48,895 60,570 23.9
Other Italian 6,653 7,883 18.5 69,079 79,917 15.7
Swiss 27,985 27,580 -1.4 297,108 299,154 0.7
All other types 13,634 13,130 -3.7 145,342 140,902 -3.1
TOTAL CHEESE 1,102,292 1,119,597 1.6 12,098,940 12,466,188 3.0
Butter 172,899 156,289 -9.6 1,937,857 1,883,285 -2.8
Cottage Cheese - curd 27,989 27,311 -2.4 349,301 331,036 -5.2
Cottage Cheese - cream 27,508 26,091 -5.2 333,448 310,940 -6.8
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 22,228 22,098 -0.6 285,244 275,181 -3.5
Sour Cream 130,353 133,809 2.7 1,328,118 1,360,643 2.4
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 326,611 349,503 7.0 4,160,115 4,332,742 4.1
Dry Whole Milk 12,821 10,565 -17.6 125,921 131,825 4.7
NDM - Human 155,435 132,163 -15.0 1,782,683 1,821,826 2.2
Skim Milk Powders2 64,961 49,068 -24.5 644,578 527,090 -18.2
Dry Skim - Animal 659 431 -34.6 17,502 8,198 -53.2
Dry Buttermilk 10,033 9,499 -5.3 114,651 118,972 3.8
Cond. Whey - Human 8,654 6,078 -29.8 100,478 70,708 -29.6
Dry Whey - Human 66,887 72,619 8.6 852,120 825,550 -3.1
Dry Whey - Animal 1,765 2,012 14.0 17,588 21,288 21.0
Lactose - Human & Animal 85,542 92,370 8.0 1,007,759 1,025,285 1.7
WPC - Human 38,165 44,902 17.7 427,329 442,575 3.6
WPC - Animal 1,146 1,311 14.4 7,192 10,323 43.5
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 13,890 16,762 20.7 164,821 158,811 -3.6
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 25,421 29,451 15.9 269,700 294,087 9.0
Protein Isolates 8,316 10,598 27.4 106,052 116,895 10.2
Ice Cream, hard 54,826 53,872 -1.7 705,270 674,139 -4.4
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 33,279 29,471 -11.4 450,295 425,499 -5.5
Frozen Yogurt 2,130 1,942 -8.8 32,840 32,676 -0.5
Notes: Production reported in thousands of pounds, except frozen products, which are reported in thousands of gallons.
Source: USDA. All production percentages are rounded.
1Includes, Cheddar, Colby, Monterey and Jack. 2Includes protein standardized and blends.
3YTD includes current plus revised previous months' data. *YTD 2020 numbers are revised.

Milk Production — November 2021
Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Pct. Chg. YTD 2020 YTD 2021* Pct. Chg.
Arizona 391 379 -3.1 4,472 4,402 -1.6
California 3,337 3,369 1.0 37,842 38,428 1.5
Colorado 424 423 -0.2 4,707 4,827 2.5
Florida 174 168 -3.4 2,097 1,991 -5.1
Georgia 142 144 1.4 1,618 1,640 1.4
Idaho 1,295 1,300 0.4 14,913 15,057 1.0
Illinois 145 142 -2.1 1,632 1,630 -0.1
Indiana 358 352 -1.7 3,950 4,164 5.4
Iowa 439 451 2.7 4,913 5,070 3.2
Kansas 337 333 -1.2 3,681 3,764 2.3
Michigan 950 942 -0.8 10,686 10,972 2.7
Minnesota 835 851 1.9 9,278 9,667 4.2
New Mexico 666 578 -13.2 7,461 7,202 -3.5
New York 1,243 1,240 -0.2 14,041 14,244 1.4
Ohio 457 443 -3.1 5,138 5,182 0.9
Oregon 209 210 0.5 2,413 2,408 -0.2
Pennsylvania 829 800 -3.5 9,420 9,278 -1.5
South Dakota 263 307 16.7 2,845 3,271 15.0
Texas 1,234 1,269 2.8 13,531 14,223 5.1
Utah 179 175 -2.2 2,043 2,046 0.1
Vermont 207 204 -1.4 2,385 2,350 -1.5
Virginia 121 117 -3.3 1,394 1,348 -3.3
Washington 538 502 -6.7 6,258 5,986 -4.3
Wisconsin 2,501 2,556 2.2 28,122 29,058 3.3
198,208
24 STATE TOTAL 17,274 17,255 -0.1 194,840 198,208 1.7
EST. U.S. TOTAL 18,103 18,035 -0.4 204,369 207,474 1.5
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months.

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