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Dairy Product Production - August 2001

	Aug. 2000	Aug. 2001	% Change	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	% Change
Cheese
American1	291,870	286,810	-1.7	2,489,857	2,372,796	-4.7
Cheddar	224,350	222,129	-1.0	1,956,811	1,861,456	-4.9
Swiss	19,015	20,115	5.8	154,989	162,776	5.0
Brick & Muenster	7,745	7,817	0.9	58,855	61,032	3.7
Cream & Neufchatel	63,599	57,531	-9.5	432,069	421,512	-2.4
Hispanic	8,592	8,515	-0.9	63,833	63,056	-1.2
Mozzarella	216,490	211,242	-2.4	1,764,457	1,787,402	1.3
Other Italian	58,037	55,366	-4.6	449,674	438,096	-2.6
Total Italian	274,527	266,608	-2.9	2,214,131	2,225,498	0.5
All other types	18,428	16,823	-8.7	134,985	135,714	0.5
TOTAL CHEESE	683,776	664,219	-2.9	5,548,719	5,442,384	-1.9
Butter	83,651	76,527	-8.5	867,886	799,846	-7.8
Cottage cheese - curd	41,572	40,419	-2.8	314,420	302,125	-3.9
Cottage cheese - creamed	34,156	33,148	-3.0	250,499	252,476	0.8
Cottage cheese - lowfat	32,502	34,838	7.2	246,764	250,874	1.7
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	156,829	165,307	5.4	1,250,049	1,324,568	6.0
Canned Evap. & Cond.	36,153	41,262	14.1	282,062	290,632	3.0
Dry Whole Milk	8,029	3,543	-55.9	84,101	38,044	-54.8
NFDM - Human	105,301	95,718	-9.1	1,041,804	985,525	-5.4
Dry Skim - Animal	615	624	1.5	3,974	3,596	-9.5
Dry Buttermilk	3,395	2,317	-31.8	38,872	33,633	-13.5
Cond. Whey - Human	8,262	9,953	20.5	73,508	90,881	23.6
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,168	956	-18.2	9,208	8,276	-10.1
Dry Whey - Human	91,851	85,183	-7.3	764,361	723,089	-5.4
Dry Whey - Animal	7,416	5,209	-29.8	58,244	48,125	-17.4
Lactose - Human & Animal	43,355	45,621	5.2	347,772	374,033	7.6
WPC - Human	23,234	24,156	4.0	197,350	194,842	-1.3
WPC - Animal	3,875	3,986	2.9	30,536	32,843	7.6
Ice Cream, hard	80,330	79,866	-0.6	630,673	609,905	-3.3
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	37,576	40,074	6.6	275,900	285,530	3.5
Frozen Yogurt	8,910	7,934	-11.0	62,898	60,210	-4.3
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 — August 2001

	Aug. 2000	Aug. 2001	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	Pct. Change
New York	1,009	1,016	0.7	8,130	7,891	-2.9
Pennsylvania	919	885	-3.7	7,590	7,309	-3.7
Vermont	233	225	-3.4	1,890	1,794	-5.1
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,161	2,126	-1.6	17,610	16,994	-3.5
Florida	175	176	0.6	1,724	1,685	-2.3
Kentucky	134	134	0.0	1,156	1,140	-1.4
Virginia	150	150	0.0	1,294	1,269	-1.9
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	459	460	0.2	4,174	4,094	-1.9
Illinois	168	158	-6.0	1,429	1,378	-3.6
Indiana	195	206	5.6	1,575	1,735	10.2
Iowa	325	305	-6.2	2,669	2,560	-4.1
Michigan	485	480	-1.0	3,840	3,856	0.4
Minnesota	761	714	-6.2	6,483	6,087	-6.1
Missouri	173	148	-14.5	1,559	1,361	-12.7
Ohio	366	361	-1.4	3,022	2,966	-1.9
Wisconsin	1,967	1,840	-6.5	15,751	15,086	-4.2
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,440	4,212	-5.1	36,328	35,029	-3.6
Arizona	218	213	-2.3	2,117	1,960	-7.4
Idaho	635	681	7.2	4,781	5,129	7.3
New Mexico	441	474	7.5	3,523	3,668	4.1
Texas	412	367	-10.9	4,026	3,525	-12.4
WEST TOTAL	1,706	1,735	1.7	14,447	14,282	-1.1
California	2,683	2,815	4.9	21,675	22,171	2.3
Washington	479	480	0.2	3,790	3,706	-2.2
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,162	3,295	4.2	25,465	25,877	1.6
20 STATE TOTAL	11,928	11,828	-0.8	98,024	96,276	-1.8
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.