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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                  
Dairy Product Production - March 2022
March 21 March 22 % Change YTD 2021* YTD 20223 % Change
Cheese
American types1 480,500 473,583 -1.4 1,385,918 1,387,916 0.1
Cheddar 336,776 327,149 -2.9 989,995 967,689 -2.3
Other American 143,724 146,434 1.9 395,923 420,227 6.1
Blue & Gorgonzola 7,782 7,080 -9.0 19,925 23,447 17.7
Brick & Muenster 17,557 16,820 -4.2 49,183 48,323 -1.7
Cream & Neufchatel 82,298 89,019 8.2 234,488 261,636 11.6
Feta 15,470 14,619 -5.5 38,631 36,167 -6.4
Gouda 5,374 6,859 27.6 16,036 18,156 13.2
Hispanic 32,336 30,939 -4.3 88,645 86,115 -2.9
Italian types 502,101 512,800 2.1 1,427,958 1,482,730 3.8
Mozzarella 392,656 406,423 3.5 1,113,587 1,160,516 4.2
Parmesan 41,629 42,495 2.1 120,133 133,449 11.1
Provolone 30,776 29,827 -3.1 91,102 87,095 -4.4
Ricotta 24,556 21,054 -14.3 67,855 61,320 -9.6
Romano 5,352 4,669 -12.8 15,320 16,762 9.4
Other Italian 7,132 8,332 16.8 19,961 23,588 18.2
Swiss 26,004 31,082 19.5 74,750 90,428 21.0
All other types 13,960 13,810 -1.1 38,627 39,037 1.1
TOTAL CHEESE 1,183,382 1,196,611 1.1 3,374,161 3,473,955 3.0
Butter 199,574 202,584 1.5 610,669 580,080 -5.0
Cottage Cheese - curd 34,363 32,791 -4.6 93,586 91,783 -1.9
Cottage Cheese - cream 31,597 30,053 -4.9 85,991 85,927 -0.1
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 29,719 28,549 -3.9 79,171 77,694 -1.9
Sour Cream 133,781 129,720 -3.0 362,650 368,088 1.5
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 443,374 434,714 -2.0 1,210,915 1,181,102 -2.5
Dry Whole Milk 14,683 11,738 -20.1 36,646 36,092 -1.5
NDM - Human 198,254 190,462 -3.9 590,893 531,583 -10.0
Skim Milk Powders2 52,575 32,994 -37.2 144,607 106,021 -26.7
Dry Skim - Animal 502 498 -0.8 1,744 2,050 17.5
Dry Buttermilk 12,417 11,355 -8.6 39,725 36,573 -7.9
Cond. Whey - Human 10,738 8,980 -16.4 30,263 23,247 -23.2
Dry Whey - Human 75,745 80,226 5.9 234,496 227,067 -3.2
Dry Whey - Animal 1,164 1,732 48.8 3,104 5,585 79.9
Lactose - Human & Animal 97,812 95,300 -2.6 274,118 289,526 5.6
WPC - Human 40,307 40,214 -0.2 115,902 125,097 7.9
WPC - Animal 525 1,137 116.6 2,082 4,198 101.6
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 14,269 14,579 2.2 41,921 45,896 9.5
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 26,563 26,772 0.8 76,063 83,399 9.6
Protein Isolates 11,245 12,097 7.6 32,667 34,266 4.9
Ice Cream, hard 68,982 67,066 -2.8 184,749 173,178 -6.3
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 47,269 41,835 -11.5 117,858 100,271 -14.9
Frozen Yogurt 3,795 4,278 12.7 10,762 11,921 10.8
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 — April 2022
April 21 April 22 Pct. Chg. YTD 2021 YTD 2022* Pct. Chg.
Arizona 439 437 -0.5 1,723 1,704 -1.1
California 3,644 3,623 -0.6 14,299 14,197 -0.7
Colorado 444 439 -1.1 1,754 1,739 -0.9
Florida 199 175 -12.1 786 709 -9.8
Georgia 157 176 12.1 619 693 12.0
Idaho 1,375 1,375 0.0 5,370 5,380 0.2
Illinois 156 150 -3.8 617 592 -4.1
Indiana 390 374 -4.1 1,528 1,477 -3.3
Iowa 465 469 0.9 1,839 1,859 1.1
Kansas 351 344 -2.0 1,398 1,357 -2.9
Michigan 1,012 978 -3.4 3,990 3,866 -3.1
Minnesota 875 863 -1.4 3,499 3,435 -1.8
New Mexico 713 621 -12.9 2,812 2,479 -11.8
New York 1,315 1,305 -0.8 5,161 5,118 -0.8
Ohio 478 460 -3.8 1,903 1,830 -3.8
Oregon 221 227 2.7 868 882 1.6
Pennsylvania 874 855 -2.2 3,439 3,357 -2.4
South Dakota 287 335 16.7 1,101 1,315 19.4
Texas 1,336 1,399 4.7 5,219 5,471 4.8
Utah 187 183 -2.1 733 716 -2.3
Vermont 217 215 -0.9 859 850 -1.0
Virginia 129 126 -2.3 510 494 -3.1
Washington 559 529 -5.4 2,212 2,097 -5.2
Wisconsin 2,644 2,641 -0.1 10,464 10,470 0.1
72,087
24 STATE TOTAL 18,467 18,299 -0.9 72,703 72,087 -0.8
EST. U.S. TOTAL 19,350 19,150 -1.0 76,197 75,436 -1.0
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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