Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.01 billion pounds, 2.7 percent above November 2015 but 2.6 percent below October 2016.

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1 Dairy Products ISSN: Released January 5, 207, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was.0 billion pounds, 2.7 percent above but 2.6 percent below. Italian type cheese production totaled 436 million pounds, 2.6 percent above but 2.3 percent below. American type cheese production totaled 395 million pounds, 3.9 percent above but.0 percent below. Butter production was 44 million pounds, 5.7 percent below but.5 percent above. Dry milk powders (comparisons with ) Nonfat dry milk, human - 27 million pounds, down 0.9 percent. Skim milk powders million pounds, up 7.0 percent. Whey products (comparisons with ) Dry whey, total million pounds, down 6.9 percent. Lactose, human and animal million pounds, up 5.7 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total million pounds, down 8.9 percent. Frozen products (comparisons with ) Ice cream, regular (hard) million gallons, down 5.3 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) million gallons, up 3.6 percent. Sherbet (hard) -.97 million gallons, down 22. percent. Frozen yogurt (total) million gallons, up.5 percent.

2 Contents Dairy Products Production by Product United States: and... 3 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices United States: and... 4 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments United States: and... 5 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and... 6 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese States and United States: and... 3 American Cheese Production States and United States: and... 4 Cheddar Cheese Production States and United States: and... 4 Total Italian Cheese Production States and United States: and... 5 Mozzarella Cheese Production States and United States: and... 5 Butter Production States and United States: and... 6 Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production States and United States: and... 6 Dry Whey (Human) Production States and United States: and... 7 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production States and United States: and... 7 Dairy Products Regions... 8 Statistical Methodology... 9 Information Contacts Dairy Products (January 207)

3 Dairy Products Production by Product United States: and Product Butter... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 52,329 4,606 43, Cheese American types... Cheddar... Other American types... Blue and Gorgonzola... Brick and Muenster... Cream and Neufchatel... Feta... Gouda... Hispanic... Italian types... Mozzarella... Parmesan... Provolone... Ricotta... Romano... Other Italian types... Swiss... All other types , ,026 4,064 7,842 6,05 8,27 7,572 5,739 2,42 425, ,437 25,499 3,75 24,0 4,55 6,32 25,53 4, , ,76 8,570 7,538 6,4 88,352,572 6,636 22,36 445, ,404 3,563 35,228 23,340 4,88 6,558 26,005 4, ,843 28,648 3,95 7,573 5,86 8,845 7,95 5,308 2, , ,808 28,84 33,356 23,503 4,73 6,704 25,958 4, Total cheese ,720,038,075,00, Cottage cheese, curd 2... Cottage cheese, cream 3... Cottage cheese, lowfat ,026 24,22 26,652 32,875 26,65 29,870 3,02 25,605 27, Sour cream... Yogurt, plain and flavored... 23, ,738 25,42 38,02 32,38 326, Frozen products Ice cream, regular, hard... Ice cream, lowfat, hard... Ice cream, lowfat, soft... Ice cream, lowfat, total... Ice cream, nonfat, hard... Sherbet, hard... Frozen yogurt, total... Regular and lowfat, hard... Nonfat, hard... Other frozen dairy products... Water and juice ices... (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (percent) 54,953 2,28 4,507 26, ,53 4,496, ,06 3,95 59,783 4,882 6,540 3, ,57 5,67,63 486,8 5,3 52,022 2,303 5,450 27,753 57,97 4,562, , Mix for frozen products Ice cream, regular, mix... Ice cream, lowfat, mix... Ice cream, nonfat, mix... Sherbet mix... Yogurt mix... Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2 Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 3 Fat content 4 percent or more. 4 Fat content less than 4 percent. 3,502 3, ,59 2,43 35,045 7, ,673 3,90 3,07 5,727 59,330 2, Dairy Products (January 207) 3

4 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices United States: and Product (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) Condensed whey, solids content Sweet-type, human... 9,076 0,446 0, Dry whey products Dry whey, human... Dry whey, animal... Dry whey, total... 77,265,747 79,02 8,756 2,2 83,967 7,438 2,00 73, Reduced lactose and minerals Human... Animal... 2,778 2,550 2,839 3,053 2,8 2, Whey protein concentrate Human 2... Animal 2... Total percent percent , ,302 6,0 25,92 35, ,94 4,83 22,0 37, ,622 6,076 2, Whey protein isolates ,465 0,20 0, Lactose, human and animal... 82,460 89,280 87, Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5 Dry whey products Dry whey, human... Dry whey, animal... Dry whey, total... 56,0 2,260 58,27 59,654,269 60,923 60,602,59 6, Reduced Lactose and minerals Human and animal ,74 7,26 6, Whey protein concentrate Human 2... Animal 2... Total percent percent , ,066 24,534 42,532 55, ,274 8,050 38,224 59, ,588 9,3 40, Whey protein isolates ,355 2,72 2, Lactose, human and animal... 0,863 04,225 0,26 (cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents per pound) (cents change) (cents change) Manufacturers' selling price 7 Dry whey, animal Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. Does not include sweet-type, animal whey. 2 Whey protein concentrate, 25.0 to 89.9 percent. 3 Whey protein concentrate, human and animal. 4 Whey protein isolate, 90.0 percent or greater. 5 Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 6 Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7 Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms Dairy Products (January 207)

5 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments United States: and Product Production Bulk condensed milk Skim, unsweetened... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 29,439 20,79 4, Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total... Dry skim milk, animal... Dry whole milk... Milk protein concentrate, total... Nonfat dry milk, human... Skim milk powder, total , ,06 8,875 27,928 44,940 8, ,887,250 40,792 4,475 9, ,736 2,645 26,769 48, Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3 Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total... Dry skim milk, animal... Dry whole milk... Nonfat dry milk, human...,37,992 7,404 98,82 7,7,927 4, ,577 20,079,443 2,060 25, Manufacturers' shipments 4 Dry milk products Nonfat dry milk, human... Dry milk protein concentrate, percent. 2 Includes protein standardized and blends. 3 Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4 For dry products, shipments of bulk goods. 04,778 2,64 29, Dairy Products (January 207) 5

6 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Total cheese January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September December... By month Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 994, ,222,0,40 977, ,03 976,802,003, ,77 966,057,027, ,720,036,36,003, ,05,025,629 99,8,002, ,753,02, , ,32,038,075,00, ,542,890,764 2,902,65 3,879,899 4,866,002 5,842,804 6,845,876 7,824,053 8,790,0 9,87,389 0,802,09,838,425,003,278,958,329 2,983,958 3,975,39 4,977,63 5,967,96 6,980,442 7,980,025 8,965,337 0,003,42,04, Total American cheese types January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September December , , ,93 396, , , , , , ,56 380, ,64 400, , , , , , , , , , , , ,627,55,540,552,247,959,93 2,350,388 2,747,640 3,42,584 3,522,6 3,94,632 4,294,722 4,694, , ,859,66,922,562,449,962,799 2,352,8 2,75,77 3,40,564 3,56,99 3,95,737 4,30, Cheddar cheese January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September December... See footnote(s) at end of table. 296, ,64 287,27 287, , , , ,375 27, ,83 266, , , , , , , ,668 28,80 279,86 268,54 280,76 28, , , ,56,33,878,430,337,78,300 2,004,747 2,284,22 2,555,650 2,834,48 3,00,507 3,393, , , ,999,35,402,425,95,703,69,985,420 2,264,606 2,533,47 2,83,323 3,094, continued 6 Dairy Products (January 207)

7 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Total Italian cheese types March... May... June By month Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 433, , ,48 42,27 47, , , , , , , , ,76 423,98 458, , ,80 434,40 443, , , , , , ,023,263,7,684,442 2,0,77 2,524,598 2,955,037 3,357,36 3,760,344 4,98,06 4,623,8 5,088, ,76 859,094,37,877,754,420 2,95,230 2,629,640 3,072,732 3,497,228 3,925,505 4,37,479 4,807, Mozzarella March... May... June , , ,753 33,378 33,276 33,89 339,588 35,63 37,8 342,27 333, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,095,320,473,65,749,983,640 2,323,228 2,638,39 2,955,509 3,297,636 3,63,073 3,995,80 336, ,48,028,452,369,299,74,726 2,054,385 2,402,888 2,73,526 3,066,092 3,40,496 3,749, Other Italian cheese types March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 6,087 6,53 7,506 6,96 6,48 6,297 5,692 6,30 5,560 6,746 6,32 6,435 6,7 5,777 5,994 5,376 6,250 5,778 5,296 4,958 6,032 6,558 6, ,087 2,240 9,746 26,662 33,43 39,440 45,32 5,262 56,822 63,568 69,880 76,35 6,7,894 7,888 23,264 29,54 35,292 40,588 45,546 5,578 58,36 64, continued Dairy Products (January 207) 7

8 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Butter March... May... June By month Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 73,637 55,979 67,503 65,472 69,429 43,74 35,525 28,09 33,659 48,424 52,329 75,556 75,654 74,353 82,26 76,453 70,05 5,244 44,09 30,057 35,346 4,606 43, , ,66 497,9 662,59 832, ,734,,259,239,350,373,009,52,433,673,762,849,38 75, , ,33 708, ,60,029,845,73,864,303,92,439,267,580,873,724, Nonfat dry milk, human March... May... June ,699 50,953 80,85 80,768 80,00 65,44 55,245 23,885 9,947 8,358 27,928 5,43 37,046 40,225 72,009 69,349 66,026 46,07 50,889 7,657 25,797 40,792 26, ,699 38, , , ,236,025,677,80,922,304,807,424,754,543,2,67,040,822,83 37, ,27 449,280 68, , ,672,08,56,99,28,325,05,465,807,592, Skim milk powders 2 March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 4,07 33,320 39,442 33,099 35,538 34,676 34,882 39,288 26,837 39,723 44,940 43,472 5,243 40,20 40,564 43,89 50,865 55,32 48,84 46,426 38,447 4,475 48, ,07 74,427 3,869 46,968 82,506 27,82 252,064 29,352 38,89 357,92 402, ,324 5,243 9,444 32,008 75,97 226,062 28, ,88 376,64 45,06 456, , continued 8 Dairy Products (January 207)

9 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Dry whey, total March May... June By month Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 76,48 76,735 86,928 78,079 79,396 85,76 8,69 82,744 79,247 77,08 79,02 9,786 83,28 75,459 82,94 82,348 82,046 80,34 82,354 76,396 75,864 83,967 73, ,48 53,53 240,08 38,60 397, ,37 565, , , ,07 883,9 974,905 83,28 58,740 24,68 324, , , , , , , , Lactose, human and animal March May... June ,48 80,505 92,896 88,352 88,285 89,945 90,326 86,557 85,084 83,26 82,460 9,094 84,602 83,897 92,70 87,962 9,63 93,756 97,75 92,209 94,699 89,280 87, ,48 70, ,549 35,90 440,86 530,3 620, ,04 792, , ,684,048,778 84,602 68,499 26, ,7 440, , , ,482 89,8 908,46 995, Whey protein concentrate, total March May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 43,826 38,56 42,3 42,622 43,898 39,008 4,723 39,564 37,440 42,076 4,302 42,299 39,05 36,775 39,232 36,808 37,992 36,983 36,664 34,337 35,343 36,94 37, ,826 82,342 24,473 67,095 20, ,00 29,724 33, ,728 40, ,06 494,405 39,05 75,826 5,058 5,866 89, ,84 263, , ,85 369, , continued Dairy Products (January 207) 9

10 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Cottage cheese, cream March... May... June By month Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 24,03 25,88 26,99 25,8 26,28 27,79 28,79 27,80 27,369 27,30 24,22 26,663 23,777 25,233 28,607 26,77 27,985 27,852 26,482 28,855 27,40 26,65 25, ,03 49,29 76,282 02,093 28,374 55,553 84,344 22,54 239, , ,865 37,528 23,777 49,00 77,67 04,334 32,39 60,7 86,653 25, ,98 269, , Cottage cheese, lowfat March... May... June ,993 28,93 32,57 29,848 29,920 32,3 3,483 3,377 3,98 29,543 26,652 30,088 28,60 28,708 34,290 30,499 3,902 30,459 29,92 3,646 30,22 29,870 27, ,993 57,906 90,063 9,9 49,83 8,944 23, , , , ,97 363,005 28,60 57,38 9,608 22,07 54,009 84,468 24, , , ,7 334, Sour cream March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 09,699 96,386 0,976 03,658 04,420 0,834 05,243 07,40 06,825 9,063 23,532 8,408 02,93 03,420 6,668 02,23 3,759 9,75 04,836 6,52 09,965 25,42 32, , ,085 37,06 420,79 525,39 635,973 74,26 848, ,45,074,54,98,046,36,454 02,93 206,35 323,09 425,42 538,90 658,66 763, , ,938,5,080,247, continued 0 Dairy Products (January 207)

11 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Ice cream, regular hard March... May... June By month Cumulative (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) 57,06 59,797 7,808 68,77 65,57 72,534 72,356 69,503 65,39 63,356 54,953 56,472 57,066 60,423 7,024 7,328 7,903 76,35 69,600 70,965 62,326 59,783 52, ,06 6,903 88,7 257, , , , , , ,39 72, ,564 57,066 7,489 88,53 259,84 33, , , ,444 60, , , Ice cream, lowfat total March... May... June ,598 3,465 38,086 39,693 4,40 46,49 43,26 42,556 35,44 3,98 26,788 25,399 25,723 3,37 40,926 39,789 40,290 42,259 4,608 44,432 34,645 3,422 27, ,598 6,063 99,49 38,842 79, , ,599 32,55 347, ,54 406,302 43,70 25,723 56,860 97,786 37,575 77, ,24 26, ,64 340, ,23 399, Sherbet, hard March... May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 2,982 3,225 3,989 3,527 3,739 3,875 3,766 3,553 3,407 2,927 2,53 2,78 2,46 3,200 3,726 3,567 3,484 3,597 3,229 3,20 3,229 2,57, ,982 6,207 0,96 3,723 7,462 2,337 25,03 28,656 32,063 34,990 37,52 39,699 2,46 5,66 9,387 2,954 6,438 20,035 23,264 26,384 29,63 32,30 34, continued Dairy Products (January 207)

12 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Yogurt, plain and flavored March... May... June By month Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 370,650 49, ,58 384,58 396, , ,87 40,88 445, , , , , ,799 42, , ,86 397,26 36,949 49,09 436,390 38,02 326, , ,938,226,59,60,677 2,007,44 2,403,86 2,792,003 3,93,82 3,639,09 4,026,927 4,374,665 4,742, ,767 79,566,23,06,605,022,985,208 2,382,334 2,744,283 3,63,392 3,599,782 3,980,803 4,307, Frozen yogurt, total March... May... June Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, and Jack. 2 Includes protein standardized and blends. 3 Excludes all modified dry whey products. (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) 4,699 5,64 6,283 7,000 5,827 7,069 6,66 5,89 5,673 5,543 4,496 4,004 4,25 5,377 6,079 6,28 5,755 6,320 6,004 5,926 5,23 5,67 4, ,699 0,33 6,596 23,596 29,423 36,492 43,08 48,999 54,672 60,25 64,7 68,75 4,25 9,502 5,58 2,862 27,67 33,937 39,94 45,867 5,080 56,247 60, Dairy Products (January 207)

13 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Illinois... Iowa... Minnesota... New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... Ohio... Pennsylvania... South Dakota... Vermont... Wisconsin... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 99,722 76,406 6,48 20,70 55,87 5,027 65,068 69,797 7,257 3,725 23,307, ,83 22,724 83,877 6,664 23,942 53,476 5,465 62,99 74,627 8,004 35,302 25,3,740 27, ,352 74,257 6,973 2,59 53,80 4,854 65,488 69,838 8,0 35,9 24,585 2,75 265, Other States... 46,474 52,327 49, United States ,720,038,075,00, Atlantic... Central... West... 24,894 44,52 48,674 34,69 465,46 438,760 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 29, 455, , Dairy Products (January 207) 3

14 American Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Iowa... New York... Oregon... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 5,940 48,978 2,34 0,929 6, ,96 53,792 50,406 5,667 0,843 6, ,68 53,24 50,388 4,608 0,85 6, , Other States... 65,20 74,526 74, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 24,36 84,084 7,870 24,578 93,42 80,756 - Represents zero. States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 24,885 90,537 79, Cheddar Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Iowa... Minnesota... Vermont... Wisconsin... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 28,485 38,479 6,393 43,682 7,82 48,82 27,848 39,837 8,303 40,89 7,872 5,562 28,236 39,083 7,925 4,577 8,99 50, Other States... 92,993 04,565 06, United States , ,76 28, Atlantic... Central... West... 23,055 22,278 20,693 23,587 28,78 27,87 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 24,283 3,60 26, Dairy Products (January 207)

15 Total Italian Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... New York... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 29,226 2,55 3,424 8,75 27,000 37,409 26,32 32,064 9,838 38,773 35,369 7,220 3,423 20,705 36, Other States... 97,59 9,569 94, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 55,277 68,082 20,76 57,42 79, ,378 - Represents zero. States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 57,8 76,865 20, Mozzarella Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... New York... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 8,269 9,909 5,590 5,532 86,953 25,087 24,700 6,070 6,806 90,736 25,234 6,293 5,590 7,730 88, Other States... 77,84 7,005 75, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 33,24 2,363 87,860 35,98 5,529 93,677 - Represents zero. States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 35,639 4,26 89, Dairy Products (January 207) 5

16 Butter Production States and United States: and State California... New York... Pennsylvania... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 45,54 2,006 7,87 42,247 2,222 7,539 42,09 2,03 8, Other States... 96,938 89,598 9, United States... 52,329 4,606 43, Atlantic... Central... West... 3,984 6,564 76,78 3,65 58,44 69,8 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 4,638 59,802 69, Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production States and United States: and State California... Pennsylvania... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 47,909 2,563 43,89 6,572 38,452 5, Other States... 67,456 80,329 73, United States... 27,928 40,792 26, Atlantic... Central... West... 20,79 26,693 80,56 28,432 29,349 83,0 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 24,338 30,268 72, Dairy Products (January 207)

17 Dry Whey (Human) Production States and United States: and State New York... Wisconsin... (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (percent) 2,366 25,9 2,745 25,925 2,79 25, Other States... 38,988 43,086 33, United States... 77,265 8,756 7, Atlantic... Central... West... 20,884 33,689 22,692 20,923 36,570 24,263 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 2,69 36,038 4, Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production States and United States: and State California... Connecticut... Missouri... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (percent) 8,272,046,370, ,485,2 8, ,0 2,258,245 3,649,4 6, ,2 2, ,570, Other States... 37,29 40,383 35, United States... 54,953 59,783 52, Atlantic... Central... West... 3,992 28,023 2,938 4,252 32,66 2,870 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 3,562 26,806, Dairy Products (January 207) 7

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19 Statistical Methodology Data Collection Period: Dairy products estimates are based upon survey data collected after the close of each month. Production data are provided by the firms producing dairy products. Sampling frames and sample size: In, there were,267 manufacturers that produced one or more dairy products. In states with small numbers of plants, reports are received all plants each month. In states with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports all large plants and a sample of small plants. In some states, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Modes of data collection: Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews, facsimile, and via electronic mail. Terms and definitions: Firms complete the questionnaire using standard industry definitions and through the aid of instructions and definitions provided on the questionnaire. Reliability: Data for the Dairy Products report are collected by a Census of all known manufacturers of dairy products in the United States. Firms producing large quantities of dairy products, along with a sample of smaller firms, are contacted monthly to collect previous month production data. Those small firms not contacted monthly are contacted after the close of the year to obtain previous year production. Production of products at small firms not contacted monthly are estimated during the monthly survey based upon check data, and state and national trends. Small firms are defined as those that do not make up a significant portion of the published total. Plants storing nonfat dry milk and dry whey are required under Federal law as defined in Public Laws and 07-7 to complete the Dairy Products report. Plants storing these items are contacted monthly. Additionally, many state governments have mandated that dairy plants in their state complete the Dairy Products report each month. Because the Dairy Products survey is a census, sampling error should not affect the final estimates, however non-sampling errors are possible. Estimating Procedures: In the Regional Field Office (RFO), data reported by firms are reviewed for reasonableness and consistency by comparing with data reported in prior months and by data reported by other firms in the State. Each RFO summarizes data at the Individual State level. State estimates are submitted to the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) along with supporting comments where they are compared with surrounding states, their region, and national trends. During both RFO and ASB review, plants are sometimes contacted again for further verification of numbers reported. After ASB review, RFO data are summarized into a National level summary. Revision Policy: Monthly estimates are subject to revision the month following the preliminary estimates. Annual estimates are published in late April in the Dairy Products Yearly Summary report which includes any revisions made to previous 2 years of estimates. Revisions are generally due to plant data that are received too late to be included in the current report. Dairy Products (January 207) 9

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