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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
2022 20.38 20.91 22.45 24.42 25.21 24.33 22.52 20.10

19.82

 21.81 21.01  
Dairy Product Production - September 2022
September 21 September 22 % Change YTD 2021* YTD 20223 % Change
Cheese
American types1 454,668 442,766 -2.6 4,187,472 4,160,161 -0.7
Cheddar 309,879 304,676 -1.7 2,961,200 2,909,614 -1.7
Other American 144,789 138,090 -4.6 1,226,272 1,250,547 2.0
Blue & Gorgonzola 7,494 7,619 1.7 64,826 69,123 6.6
Brick & Muenster 14,621 15,347 5.0 144,916 144,777 -0.1
Cream & Neufchatel 92,398 91,472 -1.0 765,369 824,176 7.7
Feta 15,237 14,241 -6.5 131,411 111,537 -15.1
Gouda 4,419 4,615 4.4 43,897 48,913 11.4
Hispanic 30,327 31,572 4.1 262,959 274,788 4.5
Italian types 475,972 491,098 3.2 4,284,899 4,412,444 3.0
Mozzarella 369,882 384,674 4.0 3,345,050 3,479,732 4.0
Parmesan 38,861 40,570 4.4 359,284 363,068 1.1
Provolone 31,888 30,906 -3.1 287,524 273,803 -4.8
Ricotta 22,070 21,668 -1.8 179,156 181,606 1.4
Romano 5,632 5,186 -7.9 49,797 43,802 -12.0
Other Italian 7,639 8,094 6.0 64,088 70,433 9.9
Swiss 25,653 26,447 3.1 243,348 262,567 7.9
All other types 13,595 13,710 0.8 118,498 114,761 -3.2
TOTAL CHEESE 1,134,384 1,138,887 0.4 10,247,595 10,423,247 1.7
Butter 143,640 141,596 -1.4 1,571,471 1,537,681 -2.2
Cottage Cheese - curd 30,042 31,933 6.3 273,163 276,660 1.3
Cottage Cheese - cream 28,604 29,560 3.3 257,501 259,087 0.6
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 25,745 25,969 0.9 233,994 229,117 -2.1
Sour Cream 118,932 121,654 2.3 1,091,364 1,099,896 0.8
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 409,977 391,456 -4.5 3,631,346 3,515,188 -3.2
Dry Whole Milk 9,963 12,003 20.5 111,815 105,680 -5.5
NDM - Human 139,384 123,679 -11.3 1,574,491 1,513,857 -3.9
Skim Milk Powders2 72,120 58,474 -18.9 512,237 390,739 -23.7
Dry Skim - Animal 695 829 19.3 6,497 6,829 5.1
Dry Buttermilk 10,418 9,402 -9.8 99,772 100,607 0.8
Cond. Whey - Human 10,258 7,606 -25.9 93,733 75,578 -19.4
Dry Whey - Human 73,827 77,710 5.3 692,970 701,249 1.2
Dry Whey - Animal 1,358 1,266 -6.8 14,195 22,786 60.5
Lactose - Human & Animal 100,670 95,118 -5.5 860,792 889,326 3.3
WPC - Human 44,069 45,278 2.7 363,944 383,854 5.5
WPC - Animal 743 840 13.1 8,049 9,651 19.9
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 16,666 16,512 -0.9 131,694 139,610 6.0
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 28,146 29,606 5.2 240,299 253,895 5.7
Protein Isolates 9,867 12,020 21.8 95,905 110,677 15.4
Ice Cream, hard 55,511 61,007 9.9 563,770 551,755 -2.1
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 36,106 36,247 0.4 367,256 338,416 -7.9
Frozen Yogurt 3,594 3,724 3.6 36,145 37,179 2.9
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 2021 numbers are revised.

Milk Production — October 2022
October 21 October 22 Pct. Chg. YTD 2021 YTD 2022* Pct. Chg.
Arizona 380 386 1.6 4,033 4,026 -0.2
California 3,447 3,429 -0.5 35,022 35,018 0.0
Colorado 436 448 2.8 4,404 4,447 1.0
Florida 163 142 -12.9 1,822 1,627 -10.7
Georgia 146 166 13.7 1,495 1,688 12.9
Idaho 1,359 1,403 3.2 13,757 13,928 1.2
Illinois 141 141 0.0 1,487 1,442 -3.0
Indiana 369 368 -0.3 3,812 3,682 -3.4
Iowa 461 496 7.6 4,622 4,800 3.9
Kansas 336 351 4.5 3,431 3,448 0.5
Michigan 981 984 0.3 10,025 9,792 -2.3
Minnesota 881 881 0.0 8,816 8,736 -0.9
New Mexico 602 577 -4.2 6,624 6,020 -9.1
New York 1,287 1,309 1.7 13,015 13,051 0.3
Ohio 457 458 0.2 4,739 4,605 -2.8
Oregon 220 220 0.0 2,198 2,214 0.7
Pennsylvania 818 826 1.0 8,479 8,385 -1.1
South Dakota 320 365 14.1 2,962 3,465 17.0
Texas 1,316 1,408 7.0 12,986 13,789 6.2
Utah 181 181 0.0 1,865 1,828 -2.0
Vermont 211 212 0.5 2,148 2,130 -0.8
Virginia 119 115 -3.4 1,231 1,196 -2.8
Washington 529 520 -1.7 5,482 5,249 -4.3
Wisconsin 2,652 2,669 0.6 26,508 26,641 0.5
24 STATE TOTAL 17,812 18,055 1.4 180,963 181,180 0.1
EST. U.S. TOTAL 18,623 18,850 1.2 189,453 189,499 0.0
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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