Dairy Product Production Chart - December 2007
Milk Production Chart - March 2008
Production Chart Archive

Class III Price (for prices reflected January 2001 to the present)
Basic Formula Price (for prices reflected through December 1999)
(Dollars per hundredweight, 3.5% butterfat test)
Year
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
1995
11.12
11.42
11.23
11.55
12.08
12.61
12.87
12.91
1996
12.73
12.59
12.70
13.09
13.77
13.92
14.49
14.94
15.37
14.13
11.61
11.34
1997
11.94
12.46
12.49
11.44
10.70
10.74
10.86
12.07
12.79
12.83
12.96
13.29
1998
13.25
13.32
12.81
12.01
10.88
13.10
14.77
14.99
15.10
16.04
16.84
17.34
1999
16.27
10.27
11.62
11.81
11.26
11.42
13.59
15.79
16.26
11.49
9.79
9.63
2000
10.05
9.54
9.54
9.41
9.37
9.46
10.66
10.13
10.76
10.02
8.57
9.37
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



Dairy Product Production - December 2007
Dec. 06
Dec. 07
% Change
YTD 2006
YTD 20072
% Change
Cheese
American1
338,204
333,818
-1.3
3,912,606
3,873,469
-1.0
Cheddar
273,060
262,880
-3.7
3,124,754
3,052,375
-2.3
Swiss
27,182
26,837
-1.3
314,389
312,493
-0.6
Brick & Muenster
8,505
9,396
10.5
104,186
111,509
7.0
Cream & Neufchatel
62,962
76,636
21.7
752,029
775,899
3.2
Hispanic
14,944
14,628
-2.1
181,514
188,823
4.0
Mozzarella
281,033
286,718
2.0
3,144,562
3,283,424
4.4
Other Italian
74,527
70,463
-5.5
843,940
830,455
-1.6
Total Italian
355,560
357,181
0.5
3,988,502
4,113,879
3.1
All other types
23,759
24,887
4.7
281,105
295,073
5.0
TOTAL CHEESE
831,116
843,383
1.5
9,534,331
9,671,095
1.4
Butter
137,593
141,123
2.6
1,448,482
1,529,475
5.6
Cottage cheese - curd
33,862
33,998
0.4
457,686
467,017
2.0
Cottage cheese - creamed
26,957
25,936
-3.8
367,478
359,149
-2.3
Cottage cheese - lowfat
29,807
30,997
4.0
407,845
428,157
5.0
Sour Cream
103,385
100,181
-3.1
1,121,465
1,112,672
-0.8
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)
253,680
273,429
7.8
3,294,587
3,522,950
6.9
Canned Evap. & Cond.
33,718
48,366
43.4
495,535
506,992
2.3
Dry Whole Milk
2,659
3,909
47.0
30,524
31,439
3.0
NDM - Human
113,567
107,858
-5.0
1,224,072
1,304,401
6.6
Skim Milk Powders
16,970
36,928
117.6
289,074
207,094
-28.4
Dry Skim - Animal
764
408
-46.6
5,935
4,999
-15.8
Dry Buttermilk
6,581
6,835
3.9
66,904
80,255
20.0
Cond. Whey - Human
9,589
10,224
6.6
106,919
112,807
5.5
Dry Whey - Human
88,577
91,332
3.1
1,049,139
1,077,277
2.7
Dry Whey - Animal
3,729
5,058
35.6
51,207
55,617
8.6
Lactose - Human & Animal
59,832
59,379
-0.8
738,656
748,240
1.3
WPC - Human
29,900
31,770
6.3
347,624
354,287
1.9
WPC - Animal
4,366
2,222
-49.1
49,106
38,429
-21.7
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent
23,369
21,910
-6.2
297,466
259,275
-12.8
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent
10,897
12,082
10.9
130,258
133,441
2.4
Protein Isolates
3,351
3,332
-0.6
30,673
36,741
19.8
Ice Cream, hard
51,144
52,305
2.3
899,322
880,374
-2.1
Ice Cream, lowfat, total
23,521
22,740
-3.3
372,200
398,313
7.0
Frozen Yogurt
4080
3,356
-17.7
67,450
61,668
-8.6
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. 2YTD includes current plus revised previous months' data.


Milk Production — March 2008
March 07
March 08
Pct. Chg.
YTD 2007
YTD 2008*
Pct. Chg.
Arizona
393
407
3.6
1,086
1,144
5.3
California
3,553
3,637
2.4
10,072
10,458
3.8
Colorado
220
245
11.4
625
709
13.4
Florida
209
203
-2.9
584
573
-1.9
Idaho
948
1,026
8.2
2,724
2,965
8.8
Illinois
170
167
-1.8
489
488
-0.2
Indiana
296
289
-2.4
841
842
0.1
Iowa
369
374
1.4
1,074
1,083
0.8
Kansas
189
200
5.8
539
566
5.0
Kentucky
117
115
-1.7
332
325
-2.1
Michigan
643
640
-0.5
1,855
1,902
2.5
Minnesota
751
752
0.1
2,171
2,201
1.4
Missouri
158
143
-9.5
444
407
-8.3
New Mexico
625
677
8.3
1,770
1,923
8.6
New York
1,024
1,052
2.7
2,964
3,086
4.1
Ohio
429
434
1.2
1,230
1,264
2.8
Oregon
201
182
-9.5
576
527
-8.5
Pennsylvania
941
922
-2.0
2,663
2,671
0.3
Texas
666
733
10.1
1,853
2,070
11.7
Vermont
215
223
3.7
627
655
4.5
Virginia
157
158
0.6
449
453
0.9
Washington
470
488
3.8
1,342
1,416
5.5
Wisconsin
2,043
2,077
1.7
5,904
6,046
2.4
23 STATE TOTAL
14,787
15,144
2.4
42,214
43,774
3.7
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 2007 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months' data. 2008 represents an additional day due to leap year.


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