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Dairy Product Production - March 2001

	Mar. 2000	Mar. 2001	% Change	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	% Change
Cheese
American1	314,183	299,747	-4.6	935,543	875,614	-6.4
Cheddar	253,020	235,474	-6.9	740,230	685,292	-7.4
Swiss	19,452	20,577	5.8	57,523	57,586	0.1
Brick & Muenster	6,963	8,006	15.0	21,080	22,232	5.5
Cream & Neufchatel	61,044	61,240	0.3	149,325	150,800	1.0
Hispanic	8,342	8,033	-3.7	22,865	22,849	-0.1
Mozzarella	226,466	237,329	4.8	646,861	682,955	5.6
Other Italian	60,874	61,703	1.4	175,355	172,896	-1.4
Total Italian	287,340	299,032	4.1	822,216	855,851	4.1
All other types	17,492	17,397	-0.5	48,682	47,850	-1.7
TOTAL CHEESE	714,816	714,032	-0.1	2,057,234	2,032,782	-1.2
Butter	120,987	101,751	-15.9	389,110	341,292	-12.3
Cottage cheese - curd	41,352	38,370	-7.2	114,903	108,923	-5.2
Cottage cheese - creamed	32,544	32,588	0.1	91,014	91,536	0.6
Cottage cheese - lowfat	32,881	32,257	-1.9	90,816	90,526	-0.3
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	172,036	175,141	1.8	461,199	470,484	2.0
Canned Evap. & Cond.	37,401	33,779	-9.7	98,791	95,288	-3.5
Dry Whole Milk	11,435	2,899	-74.6	31,839	22,516	-29.3
NFDM - Human	139,390	136,186	-2.3	405,215	385,268	-4.9
Dry Skim - Animal	419	270	-35.6	1,302	899	-31.0
Dry Buttermilk	5,109	4,703	-7.9	17,478	15,345	-12.2
Cond. Whey - Human	10,059	10,077	0.2	26,653	29,794	11.8
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,137	1,200	5.5	3,312	3,580	8.1
Dry Whey - Human	96,390	94,220	-2.3	285,109	268,881	-5.7
Dry Whey - Animal	7,258	5,424	-25.3	19,816	16,400	-17.2
Lactose - Human & Animal	44,763	47,137	5.3	128,434	135,645	5.6
WPC - Human	25,855	24,200	-6.4	74,219	72,451	-2.4
WPC - Animal	4,063	4,128	1.6	11,577	12,202	5.4
Ice Cream, hard	83,032	76,893	-7.4	214,915	207,005	-3.7
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	34,042	33,750	-0.9	84,774	84,320	-0.5
Frozen Yogurt	8,088	7,847	-3.0	21,481	20,565	-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 — March 2001

	Mar. 2000	Mar. 2001	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	Pct. Change
New York	1,044	992	-5.0	3,018	2,848	-5.6
Pennsylvania	1,001	948	-5.3	2,849	2,726	-4.3
Vermont	242	229	-5.4	705	658	-6.7
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,287	2,169	-5.2	6,572	6,232	-5.2
Florida	240	236	-1.7	687	666	-3.1
Kentucky	159	151	-5.0	451	426	-5.5
Virginia	174	167	-4.0	505	481	-4.8
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	573	554	-3.3	1,643	1,573	-4.3
Illinois	190	185	-2.6	548	519	-5.3
Indiana	205	222	8.3	588	630	7.1
Iowa	346	334	-3.5	1,003	965	-3.8
Michigan	485	491	1.2	1,406	1,409	0.2
Minnesota	856	811	-5.3	2,481	2,327	-6.2
Missouri	211	188	-10.9	599	517	-13.7
Ohio	399	380	-4.8	1,145	1,097	-4.2
Wisconsin	2,021	1,958	-3.1	5,846	5,637	-3.6
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,713	4,569	-3.1	13,616	13,101	-3.8
Arizona	290	263	-9.3	819	746	-8.9
Idaho	574	632	10.1	1,683	1,815	7.8
New Mexico	454	459	1.1	1,288	1,302	1.1
Texas	579	489	-15.5	1,627	1,389	-14.6
WEST TOTAL	1,897	1,843	-2.8	5,417	5,252	-3.0
California	2,739	2,802	2.3	8,005	8,082	1.0
Washington	478	466	-2.5	1,387	1,337	-3.6
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,217	3,268	1.6	9,392	9,419	0.3
20 STATE TOTAL	12,687	12,403	-2.2	36,640	35,577	-2.9
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.