CMN

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              
Dairy Product Production - April 21
April 20 April 21 % Change YTD 2020* YTD 20213 % Change
Cheese
American types1 446,525 473,422 6.0 1,749,310 1,850,551 5.8
Cheddar 330,119 334,162 1.2 1,264,236 1,315,433 4.0
Other American 116,406 139,260 19.6 485,074 535,118 10.3
Blue & Gorgonzola 3,131 7,308 133.4 24,555 27,250 11.0
Brick & Muenster 13,573 15,639 15.2 60,053 64,141 6.8
Cream & Neufchatel 63,071 76,033 20.6 291,607 309,119 6.0
Feta 7,473 9,404 25.8 44,550 43,060 -3.3
Gouda 3,231 3,783 17.1 17,023 19,448 14.2
Hispanic 28,953 28,399 -1.9 115,810 116,583 0.7
Italian types 447,648 480,703 7.4 1,867,651 1,907,454 2.1
Mozzarella 353,043 376,418 6.6 1,476,905 1,489,227 0.8
Parmesan 37,774 40,822 8.1 146,632 160,274 9.3
Provolone 26,762 30,661 14.6 115,362 121,284 5.1
Ricotta 19,610 20,486 4.5 85,067 89,822 5.6
Romano 5,307 5,788 9.1 18,984 20,747 9.3
Other Italian 5,152 6,528 26.7 24,701 26,100 5.7
Swiss 25,754 28,843 12.0 108,295 103,702 -4.2
All other types 12,600 12,653 0.4 52,226 49,940 -4.4
TOTAL CHEESE 1,051,959 1,136,187 8.0 4,331,080 4,491,248 3.7
Butter 227,200 185,173 -18.5 826,923 780,027 -5.7
Cottage Cheese - curd 33,349 29,555 -11.4 126,579 123,216 -2.7
Cottage Cheese - cream 31,530 27,384 -13.1 117,601 112,852 -4.0
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 26,753 24,219 -9.5 105,840 101,640 -4.0
Sour Cream 110,956 120,958 9.0 450,978 483,205 7.1
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 361,848 412,149 13.9 1,536,266 1,621,750 5.6
Dry Whole Milk 14,238 13,800 -3.1 45,485 50,446 10.9
NDM - Human 202,632 194,602 -4.0 735,143 775,548 5.5
Skim Milk Powders2 51,611 41,607 -19.4 187,435 148,876 -20.6
Dry Skim - Animal 650 591 -9.1 11,672 2,490 -78.7
Dry Buttermilk 10,520 13,146 25.0 50,330 52,658 4.6
Cond. Whey - Human 9,395 6,543 -30.4 37,696 24,863 -34.0
Dry Whey - Human 73,996 73,273 -1.0 314,794 308,851 -1.9
Dry Whey - Animal 1,828 1,171 -35.9 7,002 4,513 -35.5
Lactose - Human & Animal 88,674 91,834 3.6 352,435 364,130 3.3
WPC - Human 36,479 38,678 6.0 151,113 160,531 6.2
WPC - Animal 862 1,066 23.7 3,159 2,811 -11.0
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 14,224 13,116 -7.8 59,976 58,741 -2.1
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 23,117 26,628 15.2 94,296 104,601 10.9
Protein Isolates 9,555 10,822 13.3 38,408 43,445 13.1
Ice Cream, hard 63,439 68,368 7.8 237,546 251,016 5.7
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 39,368 40,470 2.8 153,767 149,200 -3.0
Frozen Yogurt 2,570 2,459 -4.3 12,213 13,517 10.7
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 — April 2021
April 20 April 21 Pct. Chg. YTD 2020 YTD 2021* Pct. Chg.
Arizona 431 424 -1.6 1,723 1,690 -1.9
California 3,502 3,646 4.1 14,089 14,309 1.6
Colorado 419 444 6.0 1,672 1,754 4.9
Florida 208 197 -5.3 847 784 -7.4
Georgia 154 154 0.0 630 617 -2.1
Idaho 1,352 1,366 1.0 5,348 5,361 0.2
Illinois 153 158 3.3 612 619 1.1
Indiana 350 390 11.4 1,386 1,528 10.2
Iowa 447 463 3.6 1,791 1,836 2.5
Kansas 331 349 5.4 1,348 1,396 3.6
Michigan 965 1,008 4.5 3,856 3,986 3.4
Minnesota 823 880 6.9 3,304 3,504 6.1
New Mexico 693 713 2.9 2,807 2,812 0.2
New York 1,280 1,308 2.2 5,110 5,144 0.7
Ohio 466 478 2.6 1,861 1,903 2.3
Oregon 220 222 0.9 880 869 -1.3
Pennsylvania 883 874 -1.0 3,489 3,439 -1.4
South Dakota 247 280 13.4 987 1,096 11.0
Texas 1,233 1,328 7.7 4,947 5,179 4.7
Utah 187 185 -1.1 742 729 -1.8
Vermont 223 217 -2.7 895 858 -4.1
Virginia 132 129 -2.3 530 510 -3.8
Washington 568 560 -1.4 2,269 2,213 -2.5
Wisconsin 2,520 2,637 4.6 10,150 10,451 3.0
24 STATE TOTAL 17,787 18,410 3.5 71,273 72,587 1.8
EST. U.S. TOTAL 18,684 19,295 3.3 74,858 76,070 1.6
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months.

CHEESE MARKET NEWS® has made every effort to provide accurate current as well as historical market information. However, we do not guarantee the accuracy of this data and do not assume liability for errors or omissions.
CMN article search

© 2021 Cheese Market News • Quarne Publishing, LLC • Legal Information • Online Privacy Policy • Terms and Conditions
Cheese Market News • Business/Advertising Office: P.O. Box 628254 • Middleton, WI 53562 • 608/831-6002
Cheese Market News • Editorial Office: 5315 Wall Street, Suite 100 • Madison, WI 53718 • 608/288-9090