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Dairy Product Production - February 2000

	Feb. 1999	Feb. 2000	% Change	YTD 19991	YTD 20002	% Change
Cheese
American3	277,289	297,379	7.2	566,969	614,096	8.3
Cheddar	218,795	234,699	7.3	452,567	483,696	6.9
Swiss	16,658	17,452	4.8	35,308	35,301	-0.0
Brick & Muenster	7,218	7,073	-2.0	14,519	14,596	0.5
Cream & Neufchatel	42,179	38,924	-7.7	86,604	84,330	-2.6
Blue	3,736	4,519	21.0	8,122	11,511	41.7
Hispanic	6,429	7,128	10.9	12,591	14,020	11.3
Mozzarella	192,356	204,940	6.5	396,184	420,147	6.0
Other Italian	46,144	52,893	14.6	101,350	114,439	12.9
Total Italian	238,500	257,833	8.1	497,534	534,586	7.4
All other types	8,233	9,330	13.3	17,322	18,106	4.5
TOTAL CHEESE	600,242	639,638	6.6	1,238,969	1,326,546	7.1
Butter	111,520	129,823	16.4	234,856	272,115	15.9
Cottage cheese - curd	34,500	36,470	5.7	69,269	71,653	3.4
Cottage cheese - creamed	27,297	28,013	2.6	53,325	55,640	4.3
Cottage cheese - lowfat	27,879	28,042	0.6	54,465	56,245	3.3
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	133,122	148,287	11.4	259,567	282,571	8.9
Canned Evap. & Cond.	28,517	29,838	4.6	57,659	61,393	6.5
Dry Whole Milk	10,330	11,575	12.1	21,287	20,335	-4.5
NFDM - Human	115,788	132,542	14.5	235,815	266,100	12.8
Dry Skim - Animal	332	367	10.5	732	852	16.4
Dry Buttermilk	5,703	5,459	-4.3	11,977	11,229	-6.2
Cond. Whey - Human	5,636	8,753	55.3	11,842	17,347	46.5
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,269	1,107	-12.8	2,473	2,175	-12.1
Dry Whey - Human	83,576	96,794	15.8	172,913	200,044	15.7
Dry Whey - Animal	5,931	6,769	14.1	13,622	13,383	-1.8
Lactose - Human & Animal	36,283	39,657	9.3	74,562	80,455	7.9
WPC - Human	23,681	27,799	17.4	50,257	56,223	11.9
WPC - Animal	3,515	3,392	-3.5	6,954	6,928	-0.4
Ice Cream, hard	63,118	68,059	7.8	120,505	128,096	6.3
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	23,841	23,336	-2.1	44,178	43,805	-0.8
Frozen Yogurt	7,167	5,688	-20.6	13,113	11,155	-14.9
Notes: Production reported in thousands of pounds, except frozen products, which are reported in thousands of gallons. Source: USDA. All production percentages are rounded. 1Reflects revised 1998 government figures. 21999 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data. 3Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey and Jack.

Milk Production — February 2000

	Feb. 1999	Feb. 2000	Pct. Chg.	YTD 1999	YTD 2000*	Pct. Change
New York	927	959	3.5	1,931	1,974	2.2
Pennsylvania	846	910	7.6	1,756	1,848	5.2
Vermont	209	217	3.8	437	455	4.1
NORTHEAST TOTAL	1,982	2,086	5.2	4,124	4,277	3.7
Florida	216	224	3.7	440	449	2.0
Kentucky	133	139	4.5	275	286	4.0
Virginia	147	160	8.8	305	331	8.5
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	496	523	5.4	1,020	1,066	4.5
Illinois	164	178	8.5	343	358	4.4
Indiana	177	195	10.2	363	393	8.3
Iowa	302	323	7.0	635	657	3.5
Michigan	410	450	9.8	852	928	8.9
Minnesota	755	797	5.6	1,575	1,631	3.6
Missouri	185	192	3.8	387	388	0.3
Ohio	341	363	6.5	713	744	4.3
Wisconsin	1,776	1,858	4.6	3,712	3,814	2.7
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,110	4,356	6.0	8,580	8,913	3.9
Arizona	242	265	9.5	496	534	7.7
Idaho	456	538	18.0	961	1,112	15.7
New Mexico	360	412	14.4	743	834	12.2
Texas	488	515	5.5	991	1,040	4.9
WEST TOTAL	1,546	1,730	11.9	3,191	3,520	10.3
California	2,250	2,558	13.7	4,690	5,266	12.3
Washington	420	439	4.5	878	906	3.2
FAR WEST TOTAL	2,670	2,997	12.2	5,568	6,172	10.8
20 STATE TOTAL	10,804	11,692	8.2	22,483	23,948	6.5
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 2000 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data.