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Dairy Product Production - February 2001

	Feb. 2000	Feb. 2001	% Change	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	% Change
Cheese
American1	302,331	277,547	-8.2	619,048	578,661	-6.5
Cheddar	236,410	216,003	-8.6	485,407	450,874	-7.1
Swiss	17,486	18,000	2.9	35,335	36,825	4.2
Brick & Muenster	6,974	6,766	-3.0	14,497	13,857	-4.4
Cream & Neufchatel	38,763	42,757	10.3	84,169	89,558	6.4
Hispanic	7,271	7,264	-0.1	14,163	14,805	4.5
Mozzarella	204,909	216,254	5.5	420,116	447,787	6.6
Other Italian	53,602	53,378	-0.4	115,148	111,018	-3.6
Total Italian	258,511	269,632	4.3	535,264	558,805	4.4
All other types	14,231	14,642	2.9	29,999	30,688	2.3
TOTAL CHEESE	645,567	636,608	-1.4	1,332,475	1,323,199	-0.7
Butter	130,259	115,167	-11.6	272,551	244,533	-10.3
Cottage cheese - curd	37,203	34,761	-6.6	72,386	70,868	-2.1
Cottage cheese - creamed	28,243	28,823	2.1	55,870	59,335	6.2
Cottage cheese - lowfat	29,381	28,799	-2.0	57,584	58,506	1.6
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	148,405	154,511	4.1	282,689	294,728	4.3
Canned Evap. & Cond.	29,838	29,747	-0.3	61,393	61,488	0.2
Dry Whole Milk	11,575	4,615	-60.1	20,335	9,709	-52.3
NFDM - Human	133,111	114,188	-14.2	266,669	230,855	-13.4
Dry Skim - Animal	367	337	-8.2	852	691	-18.9
Dry Buttermilk	5,378	4,564	-15.1	11,148	9,902	-11.2
Cond. Whey - Human	8,030	9,157	14.0	16,624	19,717	18.6
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,107	1,210	9.3	2,175	2,380	9.4
Dry Whey - Human	95,665	84,944	-11.2	198,915	174,652	-12.2
Dry Whey - Animal	7,138	5,318	-25.5	13,752	10,976	-20.2
Lactose - Human & Animal	39,482	43,220	9.5	80,280	89,318	11.3
WPC - Human	28,254	23,013	-18.5	56,678	48,925	-13.7
WPC - Animal	3,392	3,907	15.2	6,928	8,074	16.5
Ice Cream, hard	67,755	67,124	-0.9	127,792	130,098	1.8
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	27,171	26,488	-2.5	47,640	50,734	6.5
Frozen Yogurt	6,851	6,429	-6.2	12,318	12,719	3.3
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 — February 2001

	Feb. 2000	Feb. 2001	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	Pct. Change
New York	959	925	-3.5	1,974	1,903	-3.6
Pennsylvania	910	855	-6.0	1,848	1,778	-3.8
Vermont	225	206	-8.4	463	431	-6.9
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,094	1,986	-5.2	4,285	4,112	-4.0
Florida	221	211	-4.5	447	430	-3.8
Kentucky	142	133	-6.3	292	275	-5.8
Virginia	160	149	-6.9	331	312	-5.7
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	523	493	-5.7	1,070	1,017	-5.0
Illinois	178	161	-9.6	358	334	-6.7
Indiana	188	196	4.3	383	407	6.3
Iowa	323	303	-6.2	657	631	-4.0
Michigan	447	441	-1.3	921	918	-0.3
Minnesota	791	723	-8.6	1,625	1,516	-6.7
Missouri	192	158	-17.7	388	329	-15.2
Ohio	365	347	-4.9	746	717	-3.9
Wisconsin	1,863	1,782	-4.3	3,825	3,692	-3.5
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,347	4,111	-5.4	8,903	8,544	-4.0
Arizona	265	232	-12.5	529	483	-8.7
Idaho	535	562	5.0	1,109	1,181	6.5
New Mexico	412	405	-1.7	834	843	1.1
Texas	518	434	-16.2	1,048	900	-14.1
WEST TOTAL	1,730	1,633	-5.6	3,520	3,407	-3.2
California	2,558	2,554	-0.2	5,266	5,303	0.7
Washington	442	417	-5.7	909	873	-4.0
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,000	2,971	-1.0	6,175	6,176	0.0
20 STATE TOTAL	11,694	11,194	-4.3	23,953	23,256	-2.9
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.