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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              
Dairy Product Production - April 2019
April 18 April 19 % Change YTD 2018* YTD 20193 % Change
Cheese
American types1 444,287 431,877 -2.8 1,741,785 1,702,449 -2.3
Cheddar 319,153 308,492 -3.3 1,272,651 1,225,012 -3.7
Other American 125,134 123,385 -1.4 469,134 477,437 1.8
Blue & Gorgonzola 7,863 7,461 -5.1 30,588 29,319 -4.1
Brick & Muenster 16,134 16,797 4.1 60,630 63,889 5.4
Cream & Neufchatel 68,434 67,668 -1.1 277,072 278,352 0.5
Feta 12,036 11,730 -2.5 42,582 43,917 3.1
Gouda 4,513 3,606 -20.1 19,015 15,891 -16.4
Hispanic 24,115 27,189 12.7 95,549 106,737 11.7
Italian types 460,768 474,298 2.9 1,845,876 1,890,447 2.4
Mozzarella 358,320 372,742 4.0 1,425,186 1,491,621 4.7
Parmesan 39,631 39,180 -1.1 162,703 150,446 -7.5
Provolone 34,496 32,806 -4.9 130,240 124,057 -4.7
Ricotta 17,734 18,547 4.6 84,809 81,311 -4.1
Romano 4,678 4,463 -4.6 19,374 16,298 -15.9
Other Italian 5,909 6,560 11.0 23,564 26,714 13.4
Swiss 26,828 27,504 2.5 110,046 111,602 1.4
All other types 13,170 12,168 -7.6 54,521 47,919 -12.1
TOTAL CHEESE 1,078,148 1,080,298 0.2 4,277,664 4,290,522 0.3
Butter 175,216 166,740 -4.8 706,875 694,465 -1.8
Cottage Cheese - curd 33,353 33,242 -0.3 133,574 129,612 -3.0
Cottage Cheese - cream 29,410 29,896 1.7 117,259 114,540 -2.3
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 29,982 28,258 -5.8 118,198 109,888 -7.0
Sour Cream 111,335 117,055 5.1 446,930 447,782 0.2
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 358,160 367,090 2.5 1,496,733 1,483,136 -0.9
Dry Whole Milk 13,912 24,771 78.1 63,281 71,190 12.5
NDM - Human 169,428 165,041 -2.6 663,785 655,481 -1.3
Skim Milk Powders2 49,457 45,014 -9.0 173,590 167,105 -3.7
Dry Skim - Animal 1,349 594 -56.0 4,616 2,448 -47.0
Dry Buttermilk 10,118 10,036 -0.8 47,039 42,674 -9.3
Cond. Whey - Human 9,354 8,641 -7.6 34,890 35,108 0.6
Dry Whey - Human 84,502 72,814 -13.8 352,054 301,277 -14.4
Dry Whey - Animal 1,229 1,202 -2.2 5,045 5,261 4.3
Lactose - Human & Animal 93,472 108,326 15.9 375,387 432,519 15.2
WPC - Human 41,518 40,493 -2.5 175,607 162,117 -7.7
WPC - Animal 369 920 149.3 2,182 4,530 107.6
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 15,321 16,500 7.7 68,328 64,660 -5.4
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 26,566 24,913 -6.2 109,461 101,987 -6.8
Protein Isolates 10,034 8,943 -10.9 39,009 38,905 -0.3
Ice Cream, hard 62,821 63,180 0.6 235,505 234,300 -0.5
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 40,800 43,462 6.5 149,299 148,867 -0.3
Frozen Yogurt 5,212 4,888 -6.2 18,855 19,283 2.3
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 2018 numbers are revised.

Milk Production — April 2019
April 18 April 19 Pct. Chg. YTD 2018 YTD 2019* Pct. Chg.
Arizona 448 427 -4.7 1,773 1,689 -4.7
California 3,453 3,542 2.6 13,760 13,903 1.0
Colorado 378 392 3.7 1,474 1,552 5.3
Florida 217 205 -5.5 881 830 -5.8
Idaho 1,235 1,262 2.2 4,882 4,985 2.1
Illinois 167 151 -9.6 663 608 -8.3
Indiana 361 347 -3.9 1,418 1,374 -3.1
Iowa 442 436 -1.4 1,754 1,754 0.0
Kansas 312 316 1.3 1,222 1,250 2.3
Michigan 935 950 1.6 3,693 3,742 1.3
Minnesota 819 818 -0.1 3,261 3,283 0.7
New Mexico 723 695 -3.9 2,839 2,731 -3.8
New York 1,236 1,260 1.9 4,849 4,965 2.4
Ohio 479 453 -5.4 1,878 1,790 -4.7
Oregon 211 213 0.9 824 850 3.2
Pennsylvania 930 864 -7.1 3,669 3,428 -6.6
South Dakota 223 227 1.8 874 916 4.8
Texas 1,098 1,172 6.7 4,244 4,535 6.9
Utah 193 188 -2.6 750 747 -0.4
Vermont 223 227 1.8 890 901 1.2
Virginia 146 130 -11.0 583 515 -11.7
Washington 560 560 0.0 2,196 2,200 0.2
Wisconsin 2,529 2,540 0.4 10,011 10,128 1.2
23 STATE TOTAL 17,318 17,375 0.3 68,388 68,676 0.4
EST. U.S. TOTAL 18,412 18,430 0.1 72,811 72,892 0.1
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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