Dairy Products. February 2019 Highlights

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1 Dairy Products ISSN: Released April 3,, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 99 million pounds, 0.5 percent above but 9.7 percent below. Italian type cheese production totaled 440 million pounds, 3.3 percent above but 8.3 percent below. American type cheese production totaled 394 million pounds, 0.9 percent below and 0.4 percent below. Butter production was 65 million pounds, 2.9 percent below and 2.9 percent below. Dry milk products (comparisons in percentage with ) Nonfat dry milk, human - 54 million pounds, down 2.6 percent. Skim milk powder million pounds, down 4.8 percent. Whey products (comparisons in percentage with ) Dry whey, total million pounds, down 6.4 percent. Lactose, human and animal million pounds, up 4.5 percent. Whey protein concentrate, total million pounds, down 0.9 percent. Frozen products (comparisons in percentage with ) Ice cream, regular (hard) - 5. million gallons, down 7.7 percent. Ice cream, lowfat (total) million gallons, down 4.7 percent. Sherbet (hard) million gallons, down 3.5 percent. Frozen yogurt (total) million gallons, down.6 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 (April )

3 Dairy Products Production by Product United States: and Product Butter... 70,6 89,642 65, 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 , ,255 04,09 7,023 4,08 66,389 9,463 4,662 20, , ,43 38,608 29,276 20,79 4,704 5,680 26,038 3, , ,20 6,073 7,522 7,987 72,842 9,763 5,439 23, ,34 379,627 37,840 30,472 2,577 3,868 6,750 29,93 2, , ,624 2,982 6,306 3,840 60,96 9,206 2,633 27,04 440, ,7 34,965 28,927 8,578 3,838 6,034 26,584, Total cheese ,969,098,353 99, Cottage cheese, curd 3... Cottage cheese, cream 4... Cottage cheese, lowfat ,064 26,932 27,567 32,575 28,322 28,34 30,268 26,094 25, Sour cream... Yogurt, plain and flavored... 98, ,76 20, ,050 00, , Frozen products Ice cream, regular, hard... Ice cream, lowfat, hard... Ice cream, lowfat, soft... Ice cream, lowfat, total 6... 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) 55,4 8,92 4,937 33, ,995 4,624,87 537,77 5,28 53,55 5,999 5,560 3, ,55 5,45,562,75,704 4,022 5,42 7,95 4,355 32, ,59 4,552,23 464,309 4, Mix for frozen products Ice cream, regular, mix... Ice cream, lowfat, mix 7... Ice cream, nonfat, mix... Sherbet mix... Yogurt mix... 33,358 8, ,030 2,622 Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 2 Excludes Cottage Cheese. 3 Mostly used for processing into cream or lowfat cottage cheese. 4 Fat content 4 percent or more. 5 Fat content less than 4 percent. 6 Includes freezer-made milkshake. 7 Includes milkshake mix. 34,932 7,738 69,665 2,22 30,05 8,025 75,840 2, Dairy Products (April ) 3

4 Whey and Modified Whey Products Production, Stocks, and Prices United States: and Product Condensed whey, solids content Sweet-type, human... 6,69 7,946 7, Dry whey products Dry whey, human... Dry whey, animal... Dry whey, total... 88, ,599 79,703,499 8,202 73,675,273 74, Reduced lactose and minerals Human... Animal...,43 2,633,837 3,32,494 2, Whey protein concentrate Human 2... Animal 2... Total percent percent , ,39 3,530 25,86 4,675,495 43,70 7,935 25,235 38, ,050 4,658 24, Whey protein isolates ,498,737 9, Lactose, human and animal... 86,294,586 98, Manufacturers' stocks end of month 5 Dry whey products Dry whey, human... Dry whey, animal... Dry whey, total... 86,894,443 88,337 78, ,427 85, , Reduced Lactose and minerals Human and animal ,402 4,433 4, Whey protein concentrate Human 2... Animal 2... Total percent percent , ,776 25,755 55,02 6,308,335 62,643 27,575 35,068 6, ,369 26,590 35, Whey protein isolates ,894 22,772 2, Lactose, human and animal... 7,3 07,692 05, (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. 4 Dairy Products (April )

5 Condensed and Dry Milk Products Production, Stocks, and Shipments United States: and Product Production Bulk condensed milk Skim, unsweetened... 3,576 20,368 5, 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 2...,5,553 9,44 0,20 57,833 37,666 3, ,504 2,09 72,690 39,784 9, ,335 4,068 53,75 35, Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3 Dry milk products Dry buttermilk, total... Dry skim milk, animal... Dry whole milk... Nonfat dry milk, human... 25,453 2,949 37, ,43 20,73 3,390 7, ,374 20,097 3,739 8,64 308, 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. 46,587 54,575 25, Dairy Products (April ) 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 March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent),096, ,969,08,389,073,438,084,6,062,520,082,772,078,404,054,470,29,89 642,699,092,970,098,353 99, ,096,520 2,082,489 3,90,878 4,264,36 5,348,927 6,4,447 7,494,29 8,572,623 9,627,093 0,756,984,399,683 2,492,653,098,353 2,089, Total American cheese types March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December , , ,49 443, , , , ,427 47,33 438,87 250, , , , ,670 83,034,274,525,77,782 2,6,285 2,59,80 3,03,833 3,458,260 3,875,573 4,33,760 4,563,966 4,989,2 439, , Cheddar cheese March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... See footnote(s) at end of table. 38, ,255 32,44 38,849 39,684 33,35 326, , , ,50 69, , ,20 280, ,254 6, ,653,25,502,57,86,884,537 2,20,907 2,54,470 2,805,36 3,2,826 3,282,462 3,589, ,20 603, continued 6 Dairy Products (April )

7 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Total Italian cheese types March... May... June... Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 474, ,472 48, ,98 457,69 449,29 463, , ,87 474, , , ,34 440, , ,820,382,224,837,422 2,295,3 2,744,332 3,207,879 3,663,872 4,4,743 4,589,507 4,862,243 5,34, ,34 920, Mozzarella March... May... June , ,43 37, , ,59 353, ,25 358,77 358, , , , , , , ,40,065,665,49,390,776,98 2,30,850 2,498,065 2,856,242 3,24,248 3,587,580 3,820,58 4,99, , , Other Italian cheese types March... May... June... See footnote(s) at end of table. 5,549 5,680 6,460 5,869 6,584 6,423 6,04 6,7 6,757 6, ,48 6,750 6, ,549,229 7,689 23,558 30,42 36,565 42,606 48,777 55,534 6,795 62,75 68,593 6,750 2, continued Dairy Products (April ) 7

8 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Butter March... May... June... Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 82,088 70,6 82,046 75,297 68,09 42,540 34,56 33,982 34,800 43,480 30,903 7,97 89,642 65, , , , , ,656,020,96,54,757,288,739,423,539,567,09,697,922,869,839 89, , Nonfat dry milk, human March... May... June... 60,30 57,833 78,694 63,859 59,893 46,9 44,296 22,805 08,826 25,067 48,558 42,74 72,690 53, ,30 38,34 496, , , ,49,,787,234,592,343,48,468,485,67,043,759,784 72, , Skim milk powder, total March... May... June... See footnote(s) at end of table. 45,753 37,666 42,055 49,446 50,365 58,947 47,488 47,560 46,592 37,464 49,846 50,80 39,784 35, ,753 83,49 25,474 74, , ,232 33, , , ,336 53,82 563,983 39,784 75, continued 8 Dairy Products (April )

9 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Dry whey, total March May... June Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 90,39 89,599 90,653 85,49 85,52 87,803 92,595 78,954 7,228 86,967 52,596 74,505 8,202 74, ,39 79,98 270,57 355,720 44,24 529,044 62, ,593 77,82 858,788 9, ,889 8,202 56, Lactose, human and animal March May... June ,834 86,294 99,650 94,0 92,544 9,796 97,044 94,380 88,57 85,77 68,632 06,38,586 98, ,834 8,28 280, , , ,29 656,73 750, ,70 924,48 993,3,099,25,586 20, Whey protein concentrate, total March May... June See footnote(s) at end of table. 43,46 39,39 44,932 40,926 4,870 39,862 39,798 4,767 42,020 42,890 22,734 40,85 43,70 39, ,46 82,852 27,784 68,70 20, , , , ,027 46,97 439,65 480,502 43,70 82, continued Dairy Products (April ) 9

10 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Cottage cheese, cream March... May... June... Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 25,546 26,932 32,696 29, 32,368 3,058 30,26 3,45 29,03 29,85 23,325 24,504 28,322 26, ,546 52,478 85,74 4,285 46,653 77,7 207, , , ,6 32,44 345,945 28,322 54, Cottage cheese, lowfat March... May... June... 26,867 27,567 3,348 29,85 3,486 28,466 29,329 3,958 27,266 28,298 2,363 22,906 28,34 25, ,867 54,434 85,782 5,597 47,083 75, , , ,02 292,400 33, ,669 28,34 53, Sour cream March... May... June... See footnote(s) at end of table. 8,603 98,994 6,393,878 8,874 4,737 0,077 8,830 08,38 28,045,362 27,00 20,975 00, ,603 27, , , , , , ,386,06,767,44,82,256,74,383,274 20,975 22, continued 0 Dairy Products (April )

11 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Ice cream, regular hard March... May... June... Monthly Cumulative (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) 54,78 55,4 64,388 63,60 66,580 7,76 70,443 7,559 59,09 59,756 36,433 43,687 53,55 5, ,78 0,29 74,57 238,8 304, , ,902 58,46 577, , ,669 77,356 53,55 04, Ice cream, lowfat total March... May... June... 3,24 33,849 4,268 40,329 45,75 46,30 43,435 42,970 34,572 33,89 20,934 26,60 3,559 32, ,24 65,090 06,358 46,687 9, ,72 28, , ,49 393,040 43, ,575 3,559 63, Sherbet, hard March... May... June... See footnote(s) at end of table. 2,975 2,995 3,292 3,654 3,54 3,409 3,5 3,467 3,88 3,09,638 2,269 2,55 2, ,975 5,970 9,262 2,96 6,430 9,839 22,990 26,457 29,645 32,754 34,392 36,66 2,55 5, continued Dairy Products (April )

12 Dairy Products Production by Product and Month United States: and (continued) [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Product and month Yogurt, plain and flavored March... May... June... Frozen yogurt, total March... May... June... Monthly Cumulative (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) (,000 pounds) (,000 pounds) (percent) 365, ,76 390, ,583 37,39 368, , , ,65 369, , , , , ,342 74,058,3,644,490,227,86,68 2,230,044 2,588,248 2,985,704 3,355,39 3,725,009 4,04,236 4,359,96 360,050 79,293 (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) 4,67 4,624 6,583 5,646 5,303 5,529 4,937 4,567 4,403 4, ,466 Excludes Cottage Cheese. 2 Includes Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3 Includes protein standardized and blends. 4 Excludes all modified dry whey products. 5,45 4, ,67 9,24 5,824 2,470 26,773 32,302 37,239 4,806 46,209 50,283 5,080 54,546 5,45 9, Dairy Products (April )

13 Total Cheese Production Excluding Cottage Cheese States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Illinois... Iowa... Minnesota... New Jersey... New Mexico... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... South Dakota... Vermont... Wisconsin... 98,744 72,350 5,538 2,235 57,565 4,078 64,770 8,749 5,952 30,98 23,000, ,986 23,927 86,68 5,908 29,05 65,28 5,064 80,84 8,56 8,035 37,962 26,577 2, ,493 20,99 7,562 5,652 26,842 57,779 3,925 7,202 6,36 6,094 30,737 23,337, , Other States... 98, ,38 96, United States ,969,098,353 99, Atlantic... Central... West... 22,50 452,0 4,358 38, , ,292 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 7, , , Dairy Products (April ) 3

14 American Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Iowa... Oregon... Wisconsin... 48,68 48,804,740 5,899 8,53 49,076 5,639 6,78 7,954 87,296 48,747 45,405 5,508 6,07 79, Other States... 90,709 26,537 88, United States , , , Atlantic... Central... West... 25,929 97,092 74,343 29,792 26,554 92,937 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 25,569 97,447 70, Cheddar Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Iowa... Minnesota... Oregon... Vermont... Wisconsin... 27,633 39,024 7,084 46,23 3,727 8,072 59,05 3,289 38,03 8,777 5,493 3,385 8,935 65,9 26,540 32,608 8,300 46,062 2,78 7,87 57, Other States... 92,397 06,27 89, United States , ,20 280, Atlantic... Central... West... 24,740 43,487 25,028 28,009 58,800 36,40 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 24,595 42,983 3, Dairy Products (April )

15 Total Italian Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... 29,480 8,64 9,983 33,307 43,873 27,969 22,959 4,794 34,733 2,8 9,792 33, Other States... 25,538 43,539 30, United States , ,34 440, Atlantic... Central... West... 54,430 75,853 96,89 60,000 89, ,659 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 53,2 75,763 2, Mozzarella Cheese Production States and United States: and State California... Idaho... Pennsylvania... Wisconsin... 5,973 7,656 6,524 87,5 3,870 27,94 20,093 93,07 23,078 2,364 6,87 87, Other States... 89,749 07,399 99, United States ,43 379, , Atlantic... Central... West... 34,70,558 8,45 39,805 23,272 26,550 - Represents zero. States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 34,725 5,099 98, Dairy Products (April ) 5

16 Butter Production States and United States: and State California... Pennsylvania... 5,769 8,506 52,754 8,842 48,445 7, Other States... 09,84 28,046 09, United States... 70,6 89,642 65, Atlantic... Central... West... 8,53 73,362 78,24 20,908 82,889 85,845 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 7,604 69,837 77, Nonfat Dry Milk (Human) Production States and United States: and State California... Pennsylvania... 54,644 4,55 65,802 4,255 6,538 4, Other States... 88,638 92,633 78, United States... 57,833 72,690 53, Atlantic... Central... West... 26,949 29,547 0,337 27,00 35,989 09,69 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 27,506 30,48 95, Dairy Products (April )

17 Dry Whey (Human) Production States and United States: and State Wisconsin... 28,782 2,735 20, Other States... 60,054 57,968 53, United States... 88,836 79,703 73, Atlantic... Central... West... 9,30 39,990 29,536 2,706 3,347 26,650 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. 8,735 29,528 25, Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production States and United States: and State California... Connecticut... Missouri... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... Tennessee... Utah... (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (,000 gallons) (percent) (percent) 4, ,443 2, ,032,757 2,390 4, ,852 2,38,258 2,697,83,478 4,346,029 2,965, ,27,666 2, Other States... 37,047 36,972 34, United States... 55,4 53,55 5, Atlantic... Central... West... 2,35 33,40 9,956 2,85 3,749 8,987 States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed.,725 29,750 9, Dairy Products (April ) 7

18 West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Central: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin. Atlantic: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. 8 Dairy Products (April )

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 207, there were,306 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 (April ) 9

20 Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. inquiries may be sent to Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch... (202) Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section... (202) Sherry Bertramsen Livestock Slaughter... (202) Holly Brenize Sheep and Goats... (202) Donnie Fike Dairy Products... (202) Heidi Gleich Cattle, Cattle on Feed... (202) Mike Miller Milk Production and Milk Cows... (202) Seth Riggins Hogs and Pigs... (202) Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: Both national and state specific reports are available via a free subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit and click on National or State in upper right corner above search box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. Cornell s Mann Library has launched a new website housing NASS s and other agency s archived reports. The new website, All subscriptions containing reports will be sent the new website, To continue receiving the reports via , you will have to go to the new website, create a new account and re-subscribe to the reports. If you need instructions to set up an account or subscribe, they are located at: You should whitelist notifications@usdaesmis.library.cornell.edu in your client to avoid the s going into spam/junk folders. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) , 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or nass@nass.usda.gov. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at or at any USDA office, or call (866) to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C , by fax (202) or at program.intake@usda.gov.

21 USDA NASS Data Users Meeting Tuesday, April 23, University of Chicago Gleacher Center 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive Chicago, IL USDA s National Agricultural Statistics Service will hold an open forum for users of U.S. domestic and international agriculture data. NASS is organizing the Data Users Meeting in cooperation with five other USDA agencies Agricultural Marketing Service, Economic Research Service, Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service, and World Agricultural Outlook Board and the Census Bureau s Foreign Trade Division. Agency representatives will provide updates on recent and pending changes in statistical and information programs important to agriculture, answer questions, and welcome comments and input data users. For registration details or additional information about the Data Users Meeting, see the meeting page on the NASS website ( Contact Vernita Murray (NASS) at or vernita.murray@nass.usda.gov or Patricia Snipe (NASS) at or patricia.snipe@nass.usda.gov for information. The Data Users Meeting precedes the Industry Outlook Conference at the same location on Wednesday, April 24,. The outlook meeting brings together analysts various commodity sectors to discuss developments and trends. For registration details or additional information about the Industry Outlook Conference, see the conference page on the LMIC website ( Or contact Laura Lahr at or laura.lahr@lmic.info.