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Dairy Product Production - July 2000

	Jul. 1999	Jul. 2000	% Change	YTD 19991	YTD 20002	% Change
Cheese
American3	299,376	323,325	8.0	2,109,234	2,212,176	4.9
Cheddar	232,586	253,275	8.9	1,677,593	1,745,623	4.1
Swiss	17,561	19,307	9.9	129,794	129,350	-0.3
Brick & Muenster	6,955	7,577	8.9	51,328	51,935	1.2
Cream & Neufchatel	48,619	51,668	6.3	343,466	362,586	5.6
Hispanic	7,066	8,550	21.0	49,373	54,537	10.5
Mozzarella	210,061	211,074	0.5	1,448,609	1,546,954	6.8
Other Italian	44,851	49,287	9.9	352,716	396,979	12.5
Total Italian	254,912	260,361	2.1	1,801,325	1,943,933	7.9
All other types	15,322	16,066	4.9	103,585	112,585	8.7
TOTAL CHEESE	649,811	686,854	5.7	4,588,102	4,865,444	6.0
Butter	84,804	87,090	2.7	778,369	800,591	2.9
Cottage cheese - curd	40,491	38,242	-5.6	271,562	270,353	-0.4
Cottage cheese - creamed	31,896	30,216	-5.3	211,793	209,489	-1.1
Cottage cheese - lowfat	31,910	30,380	-4.8	213,834	212,991	-0.4
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	136,430	140,351	2.9	1,021,030	1,066,282	4.4
Canned Evap. & Cond.	38,244	29,222	-23.6	259,395	242,515	-6.5
Dry Whole Milk	8,957	9,016	0.7	69,710	76,496	9.7
NFDM - Human	99,276	122,057	22.9	853,157	941,497	10.4
Dry Skim - Animal	414	625	51.0	2,944	3,378	14.7
Dry Buttermilk	2,865	3,365	17.5	33,823	31,717	-6.2
Cond. Whey - Human	9,898	10,073	1.8	62,348	65,276	4.7
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,505	1,153	-23.4	10,166	8,040	-20.9
Dry Whey - Human	90,604	91,797	1.3	637,818	681,510	6.9
Dry Whey - Animal	7,302	8,757	19.9	48,117	53,789	11.8
Lactose - Human & Animal	37,815	39,993	5.8	274,589	296,720	8.1
WPC - Human	26,332	28,707	9.0	187,966	200,446	6.6
WPC - Animal	3,682	3,711	0.8	26,896	25,504	-5.2
Ice Cream, hard	86,705	82,547	-4.8	533,847	540,095	1.2
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	40,793	39,831	-2.4	242,191	236,213	-2.5
Frozen Yogurt	8,461	8,551	1.1	60,687	54,624	-10.0
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 — July 2000

	July 1999	July 2000	Pct. Chg.	YTD 1999	YTD 2000*	Pct. Change
New York	1,025	1,007	-1.8	7,113	7,103	-0.1
Pennsylvania	903	929	2.9	6,475	6,671
Vermont	229	234	2.2	1,599	1,655	3.03.5
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,157	2,170	0.6	15,187	15,429	1.6
Florida	189	195	3.2	1,533	1,554	1.4
Kentucky	130	133	2.3	985	1,022	3.8
Virginia	142	152	7.0	1,085	1,145	5.5
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	461	480	4.1	3,603	3,721	3.3
Illinois	160	172	7.5	1,221	1,261	3.3
Indiana	180	219	21.7	1,295	1,463	13.0
Iowa	309	331	7.1	2,260	2,344	3.7
Michigan	477	486	1.9	3,198	3,275	2.4
Minnesota	774	778	0.5	5,660	5,725	1.1
Missouri	160	186	16.3	1,353	1,386	2.4
Ohio	380	388	2.1	2,614	2,714	3.8
Wisconsin	1,943	1,953	0.5	13,648	13,720	0.5
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,383	4,513	3.0	31,249	31,888	2.0
Arizona	219	243	11.0	1,792	1,904	6.3
Idaho	570	655	14.9	3,629	4,155	14.5
New Mexico	397	436	9.8	2,770	3,082	11.3
Texas	424	426	0.5	3,482	3,578	2.8
WEST TOTAL	1,610	1,760	9.3	11,673	12,719	9.0
California	2,516	2,787	10.8	17,555	18,988	8.2
Washington	483	485	0.4	3,236	3,301	2.0
FAR WEST TOTAL	2,999	3,272	9.1	20,791	22,289	7.2
20 STATE TOTAL	11,610	12,195	5.0	82,503	86,046	4.3
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 2000 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data.