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	Sept. 1999	Sept. 2000	% Change	YTD 19991	YTD 20002	% Change
Cheese
American3	281,074	288,111	2.5	2,683,425	2,800,214	4.4
Cheddar	219,998	225,578	2.5	2,123,741	2,205,419	3.8
Swiss	17,764	17,520	-1.4	165,477	165,596	0.1
Brick & Muenster	7,214	7,610	5.5	65,414	67,703	3.5
Cream & Neufchatel	58,431	55,881	-4.4	455,478	483,303	6.1
Hispanic	7,930	8,266	4.2	64,638	71,364	10.4
Mozzarella	204,774	210,463	2.8	1,859,457	1,977,798	6.4
Other Italian	48,443	50,236	3.7	448,324	497,686	11.0
Total Italian	253,217	260,699	3.0	2,307,781	2,475,484	7.3
All other types	15,641	18,846	20.5	135,625	150,021	10.6
TOTAL CHEESE	641,271	656,933	2.4	5,877,835	6,212,027	5.7
Butter	92,056	91,532	-0.6	948,667	977,621	3.1
Cottage cheese - curd	39,999	39,682	-0.8	351,210	349,664	-0.4
Cottage cheese - creamed	31,588	31,669	0.3	275,446	273,271	-0.8
Cottage cheese - lowfat	31,772	31,357	-1.3	277,456	274,915	-0.9
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	158,500	169,440	6.9	1,330,680	1,397,254	5.0
Canned Evap. & Cond.	36,340	35,757	-1.6	338,522	316,410	-6.5
Dry Whole Milk	8,503	6,587	-22.5	88,690	91,068	2.7
NFDM - Human	95,473	96,844	1.4	1,044,394	1,142,403	9.4
Dry Skim - Animal	392	377	-3.8	3,666	4,364	19.0
Dry Buttermilk	3,526	3,089	-12.4	40,384	37,383	-7.4
Cond. Whey - Human	8,560	7,152	-16.4	81,666	80,690	-1.2
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,406	1,022	-27.3	13,051	10,230	-21.6
Dry Whey - Human	84,693	81,170	-4.2	814,975	851,456	4.5
Dry Whey - Animal	6,836	7,847	14.8	61,418	70,708	15.1
Lactose - Human & Animal	38,823	40,859	5.2	351,418	377,022	7.3
WPC - Human	26,354	27,406	4.0	241,373	257,810	6.8
WPC - Animal	3,798	3,784	-0.4	34,432	33,195	-3.6
Ice Cream, hard	72,278	68,166	-5.7	687,874	687,368	-0.1
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	32,958	31,382	-4.8	314,714	306,735	-2.5
Frozen Yogurt	7,697	7,628	-0.9	77,121	70,652	-8.4
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 — September 2000

	Sept. 1999	Sept. 2000	Pct. Chg.	YTD 1999	YTD 2000*	Pct. Change
New York	969	966	-0.3	9,100	9,097	-0.0
Pennsylvania	872	879	0.8	8,242	8,469	2.8
Vermont	221	226	2.3	2,049	2,116	3.3
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,062	2,071	0.4	19,391	19,682	1.5
Florida	160	168	5.0	1,858	1,892	1.8
Kentucky	127	130	2.4	1,241	1,289	3.9
Virginia	153	149	-2.6	1,393	1,444	3.7
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	440	447	1.6	4,492	4,625	3.0
Illinois	157	162	3.2	1,533	1,591	3.8
Indiana	172	203	18.0	1,644	1,880	14.4
Iowa	301	312	3.7	2,863	2,981	4.1
Michigan	444	462	4.1	4,106	4,219	2.8
Minnesota	734	731	-0.4	7,156	7,217	0.9
Missouri	162	165	1.9	1,672	1,724	3.1
Ohio	363	375	3.3	3,350	3,472	3.6
Wisconsin	1,855	1,893	2.0	17,429	17,612	1.0
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,188	4,303	2.7	39,753	40,696	2.4
Arizona	209	213	1.9	2,214	2,335	5.5
Idaho	553	612	10.7	4,755	5,393	13.4
New Mexico	377	428	13.5	3,531	3,951	11.9
Texas	389	391	0.5	4,250	4,381	3.1
WEST TOTAL	1,528	1,644	7.6	14,750	16,060	8.9
California	2,524	2,593	2.7	22,684	24,264	7.0
Washington	458	457	-0.2	4,167	4,237	1.7
FAR WEST TOTAL	2,982	3,050	2.3	26,851	28,501	6.1
20 STATE TOTAL	11,200	11,515	2.8	105,237	109,564	4.1
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 2000 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data.