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Dairy Product Production - April 2001

	Apr. 2000	Apr. 2001	% Change	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	% Change
Cheese
American1	312,720	293,247	-6.2	1,248,263	1,168,592	-6.4
Cheddar	247,042	228,487	-7.5	987,272	913,181	-7.5
Swiss	18,852	20,801	10.3	76,375	78,606	2.9
Brick & Muenster	7,101	7,395	4.1	28,181	29,729	5.5
Cream & Neufchatel	54,061	53,621	-0.8	203,386	204,261	0.4
Hispanic	7,708	7,902	2.5	30,573	30,771	0.6
Mozzarella	221,979	215,048	-3.1	868,840	897,740	3.3
Other Italian	55,435	56,605	2.1	230,790	229,618	-0.5
Total Italian	277,414	271,653	-2.1	1,099,630	1,127,358	2.5
All other types	16,141	17,235	6.8	64,823	65,344	0.8
TOTAL CHEESE	693,997	671,854	-3.2	2,751,231	2,704,661	-1.7
Butter	111,738	105,722	-5.4	500,848	447,170	-10.7
Cottage cheese - curd	38,782	36,552	-5.8	153,685	145,444	-5.4
Cottage cheese - creamed	29,881	29,826	-0.2	120,895	121,314	0.3
Cottage cheese - lowfat	29,454	29,598	0.5	120,270	120,248	-0.0
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	159,734	162,763	1.9	620,933	630,084	1.5
Canned Evap. & Cond.	34,643	38,640	11.5	133,434	133,928	0.4
Dry Whole Milk	12,385	3,307	-73.3	44,224	25,783	-41.7
NFDM - Human	145,680	131,170	-10.0	550,895	501,261	-9.0
Dry Skim - Animal	461	383	-16.9	1,763	1,315	-25.4
Dry Buttermilk	5,457	4,749	-13.0	22,935	20,094	-12.4
Cond. Whey - Human	9,925	10,316	3.9	36,578	40,110	9.7
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,064	1,055	-0.8	4,376	4,635	5.9
Dry Whey - Human	94,775	89,696	-5.4	379,884	358,480	-5.6
Dry Whey - Animal	6,689	6,244	-6.7	26,505	22,494	-15.1
Lactose - Human & Animal	43,944	45,994	4.7	172,378	182,290	5.8
WPC - Human	25,438	22,451	-11.7	99,657	95,469	-4.2
WPC - Animal	3,630	4,146	14.2	15,207	16,348	7.5
Ice Cream, hard	80,202	78,557	-2.1	295,117	285,465	-3.3
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	33,495	36,524	9.0	118,269	121,137	2.4
Frozen Yogurt	7,426	7,521	1.3	28,907	28,119	-2.7
Notes: Production reported in thousands of pounds, except frozen products, which are reported in thousands of gallons. Source: USDA. All production percentages are rounded. 1Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey and Jack.

Milk Production — April 2001

	Apr. 2000	Apr. 2001	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	Pct. Change
New York	1,015	972	-4.2	4,033	3,820	-5.3
Pennsylvania	978	922	-5.7	3,827	3,648	-4.7
Vermont	236	221	-6.4	941	877	-6.8
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,229	2,115	-5.1	8,801	8,345	-5.2
Florida	232	231	-0.4	919	897	-2.4
Kentucky	155	150	-3.2	606	575	-5.1
Virginia	169	165	-2.4	674	647	-4.0
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	556	546	-1.8	2,199	2,119	-3.6
Illinois	182	182	0.0	730	701	-4.0
Indiana	199	220	10.6	787	850	8.0
Iowa	335	328	-2.1	1,338	1,293	-3.4
Michigan	481	483	0.4	1,887	1,892	0.3
Minnesota	826	783	-5.2	3,307	3,105	-6.1
Missouri	209	187	-10.5	808	704	-12.9
Ohio	375	376	0.3	1,520	1,473	-3.1
Wisconsin	1,956	1,891	-3.3	7,802	7,528	-3.5
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,563	4,450	-2.5	18,179	17,546	-3.5
Arizona	287	260	-9.4	1,106	1,003	-9.3
Idaho	580	630	8.6	2,263	2,447	8.1
New Mexico	442	459	3.8	1,730	1,761	1.8
Texas	543	476	-12.3	2,170	1,865	-14.1
WEST TOTAL	1,852	1,825	-1.5	7,269	7,076	-2.7
California	2,733	2,778	1.6	10,738	10,868	1.2
Washington	478	458	-4.2	1,865	1,793	-3.9
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,211	3,236	0.8	12,603	12,661	0.5
20 STATE TOTAL	12,411	12,172	-1.9	49,051	47,747	-2.7
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.