Mar. 1999	Mar. 2000	% Change	YTD 19991	YTD 20002	% Change
Cheese
American3	317,731	317,456	-0.1	886,862	936,504	5.6
Cheddar	254,183	250,956	-1.3	707,441	736,363	4.1
Swiss	18,498	18,264	-1.3	54,648	53,599	-1.9
Brick & Muenster	7,729	6,949	-10.1	22,303	21,446	-3.8
Cream & Neufchatel	53,366	60,742	13.8	141,028	144,911	2.8
Hispanic	7,946	8,278	4.2	20,487	22,441	9.5
Mozzarella	221,945	227,890	2.7	605,351	648,006	7.0
Other Italian	54,731	59,723	9.1	151,685	174,871	15.3
Total Italian	276,676	287,613	4.0	757,036	822,877	8.7
All other types	15,500	16,102	3.9	41,807	46,101	10.3
TOTAL CHEESE	697,446	715,404	2.6	1,924,171	2,047,879	6.4
Butter	125,357	124,290	-0.9	373,757	396,841	6.2
Cottage cheese - curd	41,135	39,502	-4.0	111,447	111,888	0.4
Cottage cheese - creamed	31,646	31,234	-1.3	86,335	87,104	0.9
Cottage cheese - lowfat	34,090	33,314	-2.3	89,962	90,898	1.0
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	164,253	169,498	3.2	441,618	452,187	2.4
Canned Evap. & Cond.	36,149	37,768	4.5	93,803	99,161	5.7
Dry Whole Milk	9,504	11,890	25.1	30,671	32,225	5.1
NFDM - Human	128,778	142,705	10.8	365,150	409,374	12.1
Dry Skim - Animal	454	427	-5.9	1,157	1,279	10.5
Dry Buttermilk	5,657	4,800	-15.1	17,569	15,948	-9.2
Cond. Whey - Human	8,813	10,059	14.1	24,206	26,683	10.2
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,636	1,137	-30.5	4,109	3,312	-19.4
Dry Whey - Human	94,947	101,432	6.8	267,366	300,347	12.3
Dry Whey - Animal	7,270	7,951	9.4	21,108	21,703	2.8
Lactose - Human & Animal	43,485	43,090	-0.9	117,435	123,370	5.1
WPC - Human	27,655	30,226	9.3	79,686	86,904	9.1
WPC - Animal	3,830	3,707	-3.2	11,333	10,635	-6.2
Ice Cream, hard	77,201	80,802	4.7	202,726	208,594	2.9
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	34,290	34,769	1.4	85,145	82,409	-3.2
Frozen Yogurt	9,325	8,495	-8.9	23,860	20,813	-12.8
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 — March 2000

	Mar. 1999	Mar. 2000	Pct. Chg.	YTD 1999	YTD 2000*	Pct. Change
New York	1,036	1,064	2.7	2,967	3,038	2.4
Pennsylvania	961	1,001	4.2	2,717	2,849	4.9
Vermont	233	243	4.3	670	706	5.4
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,230	2,308	3.5	6,354	6,593	3.8
Florida	245	245	0.0	685	691	0.9
Kentucky	149	155	4.0	424	443	4.5
Virginia	163	171	4.9	468	502	7.3
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	557	571	2.5	1,577	1,636	3.7
Illinois	185	190	2.7	528	548	3.8
Indiana	188	213	13.3	551	606	10.0
Iowa	336	346	3.0	971	1,003	3.3
Michigan	463	473	2.2	1,315	1,394	6.0
Minnesota	845	856	1.3	2,420	2,481	2.5
Missouri	211	211	0.0	598	599	0.2
Ohio	377	389	3.2	1,090	1,133	3.9
Wisconsin	2,001	2,038	1.8	5,713	5,859	2.6
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,606	4,716	2.4	13,186	13,623	3.3
Arizona	282	291	3.2	778	825	6.0
Idaho	513	578	12.7	1,474	1,687	14.5
New Mexico	409	456	11.5	1,152	1,290	12.0
Texas	556	574	3.2	1,547	1,614	4.3
WEST TOTAL	1,760	1,899	7.9	4,951	5,416	9.4
California	2,606	2,723	4.5	7,296	7,989	9.5
Washington	469	477	1.7	1,347	1,384	2.7
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,075	3,200	4.1	8,643	9,373	8.4
20 STATE TOTAL	12,228	12,694	3.8	34,711	36,641	5.6
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 2000 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data.