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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      
Dairy Product Production - August 21
Aug. 20 Aug. 21 % Change YTD 2020* YTD 20213 % Change
Cheese
American types1 445,137 451,933 1.5 3,520,473 3,699,672 5.1
Cheddar 323,153 318,446 -1.5 2,528,828 2,630,922 4.0
Other American 121,984 133,487 9.4 991,645 1,068,750 7.8
Blue & Gorgonzola 8,646 7,354 -14.9 52,311 57,413 9.8
Brick & Muenster 14,535 14,169 -2.5 126,438 130,129 2.9
Cream & Neufchatel 91,402 94,108 3.0 644,215 654,229 1.6
Feta 13,765 14,140 2.7 94,256 94,511 0.3
Gouda 2,939 4,439 51.0 30,257 38,732 28.0
Hispanic 28,119 28,373 0.9 234,244 231,028 -1.4
Italian types 445,538 484,847 8.8 3,736,271 3,828,884 2.5
Mozzarella 355,527 379,363 6.7 2,966,017 2,991,235 0.9
Parmesan 31,273 37,373 19.5 272,979 320,310 17.3
Provolone 27,450 34,050 24.0 243,629 256,138 5.1
Ricotta 21,249 21,268 0.1 168,301 161,133 -4.3
Romano 3,926 5,104 30.0 36,511 44,167 21.0
Other Italian 6,113 7,689 25.8 48,834 55,901 14.5
Swiss 28,424 27,371 -3.7 213,615 218,049 2.1
All other types 13,041 12,983 -0.4 103,470 100,375 -3.0
TOTAL CHEESE 1,091,546 1,139,717 4.4 8,755,550 9,053,022 3.4
Butter 150,921 148,359 -1.7 1,452,269 1,422,918 -2.0
Cottage Cheese - curd 31,733 31,399 -1.1 253,069 244,926 -3.2
Cottage Cheese - cream 30,517 29,919 -2.0 239,815 229,266 -4.4
Cottage Cheese - lowfat 25,885 26,218 1.3 208,757 203,831 -2.4
Sour Cream 117,149 122,074 4.2 938,472 969,335 3.3
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.) 382,228 401,064 4.9 3,055,425 3,191,302 4.4
Dry Whole Milk 10,195 11,017 8.1 90,584 101,852 12.4
NDM - Human 147,194 122,098 -17.0 1,359,744 1,447,413 6.4
Skim Milk Powders2 69,232 60,470 -12.7 435,224 345,076 -20.7
Dry Skim - Animal 1,017 741 -27.1 15,276 6,194 -59.5
Dry Buttermilk 7,967 7,694 -3.4 88,255 89,421 1.3
Cond. Whey - Human 9,394 6,760 -28.0 74,361 51,788 -30.4
Dry Whey - Human 76,881 74,888 -2.6 635,623 606,735 -4.5
Dry Whey - Animal 1,839 1,264 -31.3 13,331 13,219 -0.8
Lactose - Human & Animal 95,837 90,644 -5.4 741,920 742,477 0.1
WPC - Human 39,681 36,266 -8.6 308,106 313,881 1.9
WPC - Animal 380 1,293 240.3 5,145 6,977 35.6
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent 14,742 11,875 -19.4 119,841 112,445 -6.2
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent 25,319 25,684 1.4 193,410 208,413 7.8
Protein Isolates 9,208 10,558 14.7 78,324 84,796 8.3
Ice Cream, hard 70,473 63,764 -9.5 518,986 507,065 -2.3
Ice Cream, lowfat, total 45,371 41,967 -7.5 337,087 324,932 -3.6
Frozen Yogurt 3,231 2,894 -10.4 25,071 25,275 0.8
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 2020 numbers are revised.

Milk Production — September 2021
Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Pct. Chg. YTD 2020 YTD 2021* Pct. Chg.
Arizona 369 362 -1.9 3,681 3,643 -1.0
California 3,277 3,285 0.2 31,125 31,618 1.6
Colorado 429 429 0.0 3,844 3,972 3.3
Florida 162 151 -6.8 1,752 1,656 -5.5
Georgia 132 137 3.8 1,335 1,350 1.1
Idaho 1,338 1,335 -0.2 12,263 12,385 1.0
Illinois 138 135 -2.2 1,341 1,346 0.4
Indiana 370 370 0.0 3,212 3,454 7.5
Iowa 439 450 2.5 4,022 4,159 3.4
Kansas 328 327 -0.3 3,003 3,096 3.1
Michigan 955 972 1.8 8,758 9,060 3.4
Minnesota 842 862 2.4 7,580 7,935 4.7
New Mexico 662 579 -12.5 6,109 6,022 -1.4
New York 1,243 1,265 1.8 11,524 11,723 1.7
Ohio 455 456 0.2 4,207 4,291 2.0
Oregon 213 211 -0.9 1,985 1,975 -0.5
Pennsylvania 815 798 -2.1 7,743 7,660 -1.1
South Dakota 267 306 14.6 2,308 2,641 14.4
Texas 1,211 1,241 2.5 11,031 11,638 5.5
Utah 180 185 2.8 1,679 1,693 0.8
Vermont 207 207 0.0 1,966 1,935 -1.6
Virginia 117 113 -3.4 1,150 1,111 -3.4
Washington 559 515 -7.9 5,152 4,949 -3.9
Wisconsin 2,518 2,601 3.3 23,038 23,857 3.6
24 STATE TOTAL 17,226 17,292 0.4 159,808 163,169 2.1
EST. U.S. TOTAL 18,031 18,075 0.2 167,663 170,851 1.9
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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