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
Dairy Product Production - December 2011
December 10
December 11
% Change
YTD 2010
YTD 20112
% Change
Cheese
American types1
345,450
347,847
0.7
4,275,318
4,258,841
-0.4
Cheddar
256,450
252,211
-1.7
3,233,384
3,148,373
-2.6
Other American
89,000
95,636
7.5
1,041,934
1,110,468
6.6
Swiss
27,976
24,718
-11.6
336,458
306,679
-8.9
Brick & Muenster
11,118
12,430
11.8
124,353
141,244
13.6
Cream & Neufchatel
65,923
67,996
3.1
744,864
730,487
-1.9
Hispanic
17,687
18,144
2.6
215,313
223,860
4.0
Italian types
385,689
383,446
-0.6
4,423,775
4,568,584
3.3
Mozzarella
299,416
294,956
-1.5
3,488,484
3,573,199
2.4
Parmesan
21,085
25,168
19.4
233,792
277,063
18.5
Provolone
30,320
30,431
0.4
354,836
351,662
-0.9
Ricotta
26,849
24,003
-10.6
261,196
259,597
-0.6
Romano
3,214
3,275
1.9
33,639
44,535
32.4
Other Italian
4,805
5,613
16.8
51,828
62,528
20.6
All other types
30,126
31,879
5.8
315,860
349,060
10.5
TOTAL CHEESE
883,969
886,460
0.3
10,435,941
10,609,028
1.7
Butter
133,492
152,509
14.2
1,564,014
1,805,457
15.4
Cottage cheese - curd
34,670
33,664
-2.9
428,874
424,036
-1.1
Cottage cheese - creamed
26,799
24,232
-9.6
331,186
323,869
-2.2
Cottage cheese - lowfat
30,475
30,472
0.0
389,027
384,119
-1.3
Sour Cream
119,556
125,060
4.6
1,226,793
1,264,772
3.1
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)
321,741
314,748
-2.2
4,180,870
4,275,703
2.3
Canned Evap. & Cond.
43,190
45,511
5.4
502,665
491,082
-2.3
Dry Whole Milk
8,890
5,246
-41.0
69,956
66,012
-5.6
NDM - Human
116,653
120,090
2.9
1,562,518
1,517,615
-2.9
Skim Milk Powders
19,205
39,574
106.1
253,804
446,086
75.8
Dry Skim - Animal
751
765
1.9
8,350
8,609
3.1
Dry Buttermilk
6,667
8,625
29.4
82,042
99,827
21.7
Cond. Whey - Human
8,306
7,749
-6.7
88,962
98,508
10.7
Dry Whey - Human
77,580
72,351
-6.7
960,710
950,550
-1.1
Dry Whey - Animal
1,956
5,159
163.8
52,303
59,281
13.3
Lactose - Human & Animal
76,132
79,978
5.1
907,490
996,935
9.9
WPC - Human
32,179
33,967
5.6
393,246
399,957
1.7
WPC - Animal
2,768
2,211
-20.1
34,659
30,989
-10.6
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent
19,649
20,691
5.3
244,340
240,285
-1.7
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent
15,298
15,487
1.2
183,565
190,661
3.9
Protein Isolates
5,779
5,292
-8.4
61,330
60,130
-2.0
Ice Cream, hard
50,934
53,076
4.2
820,271
796,691
-2.9
Ice Cream, lowfat, total
23,268
26,096
12.2
380,030
406,174
6.9
Frozen Yogurt
3,252
3,247
-0.2
49,740
51,488
3.5
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 December 2011
Dec. 10
Dec. 11
Pct. Chg.
YTD 2010
YTD 2011*
Pct. Chg.
Arizona
362
375
3.6
4,149
4,410
6.3
California
3,367
3,496
3.8
40,385
41,462
2.7
Colorado
244
256
4.9
2,816
2,999
6.5
Florida
189
192
1.6
2,127
2,262
6.3
Idaho
1,073
1,110
3.4
12,779
13,256
3.7
Illinois
161
167
3.7
1,917
1,900
-0.9
Indiana
288
306
6.3
3,434
3,504
2.0
Iowa
367
376
2.5
4,337
4,345
0.2
Kansas
220
219
-0.5
2,499
2,603
4.2
Michigan
693
722
4.2
8,327
8,476
1.8
Minnesota
754
760
0.8
9,102
8,906
-2.2
Missouri
117
115
-1.7
1,445
1,388
-3.9
New Mexico
663
676
2.0
7,881
8,177
3.8
New York
1,069
1,071
0.2
12,713
12,826
0.9
Ohio
435
439
0.9
5,270
5,142
-2.4
Oregon
201
203
1.0
2,399
2,478
3.3
Pennsylvania
891
889
-0.2
10,734
10,604
-1.2
Texas
775
807
4.1
8,828
9,575
8.5
Utah
153
160
4.6
1,819
1,852
1.8
Vermont
213
212
-0.5
2,522
2,539
0.7
Virginia
143
147
2.8
1,719
1,719
0.0
Washington
490
513
4.7
5,901
6,169
4.5
Wisconsin
2,157
2,214
2.6
26,035
26,111
0.3
23 STATE TOTAL
15,025
15,425
2.7
179,138
182,703
2.0
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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