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Dairy Product Production - May 2001

	May 2000	May 2001	% Change	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	% Change
Cheese
American1	322,310	309,642	-3.9	1,570,573	1,479,323	-5.8
Cheddar	257,621	244,833	-5.0	1,244,893	1,160,383	-6.8
Swiss	19,981	22,266	11.4	96,356	101,067	4.9
Brick & Muenster	7,187	8,018	11.6	35,368	37,799	6.9
Cream & Neufchatel	54,291	56,171	3.5	257,677	260,933	1.3
Hispanic	8,093	8,003	-1.1	38,666	38,759	0.2
Mozzarella	242,862	229,952	-5.3	1,111,702	1,128,129	1.5
Other Italian	57,725	54,297	-5.9	288,515	284,770	-1.3
Total Italian	300,587	284,249	-5.4	1,400,217	1,412,899	0.9
All other types	17,938	19,127	6.6	82,761	84,583	2.2
TOTAL CHEESE	730,387	707,476	-3.1	3,481,618	3,415,363	-1.9
Butter	108,885	110,653	1.6	609,733	558,065	-8.5
Cottage cheese - curd	40,609	41,257	1.6	194,294	186,684	-3.9
Cottage cheese - creamed	32,223	33,999	5.5	153,118	155,316	1.4
Cottage cheese - lowfat	32,600	34,060	4.5	152,870	154,300	0.9
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	163,999	181,681	10.8	784,932	818,233	4.2
Canned Evap. & Cond.	37,559	34,083	-9.3	170,993	168,011	-1.7
Dry Whole Milk	11,645	3,095	-73.4	55,869	28,878	-48.3
NFDM - Human	137,883	139,147	0.9	688,778	640,552	-7.0
Dry Skim - Animal	522	480	-8.0	2,285	1,773	-22.4
Dry Buttermilk	4,711	4,799	1.9	27,646	24,893	-10.0
Cond. Whey - Human	8,537	12,665	48.4	45,115	54,089	19.9
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,346	885	-34.2	5,722	5,520	-3.5
Dry Whey - Human	100,850	93,757	-7.0	480,734	452,927	-5.8
Dry Whey - Animal	6,923	6,070	-12.3	33,428	28,526	-14.7
Lactose - Human & Animal	46,860	51,337	9.6	219,238	233,721	6.6
WPC - Human	24,797	25,359	2.3	124,454	121,603	-2.3
WPC - Animal	3,976	4,228	6.3	19,183	20,576	7.3
Ice Cream, hard	84,008	78,985	-6.0	379,125	364,413	-3.9
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	38,717	40,394	4.3	156,986	161,360	2.8
Frozen Yogurt	8,854	7,630	-13.8	37,761	35,626	-5.7
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 — May 2001

	May 2000	May 2001	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	Pct. Change
New York	1,056	1,030	-2.5	5,089	4,843	-4.8
Pennsylvania	993	958	-3.5	4,820	4,606	-4.4
Vermont	245	231	-5.7	1,186	1,109	-6.5
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,294	2,219	-3.3	11,095	10,558	-4.8
Florida	231	228	-1.3	1,150	1,119	-2.7
Kentucky	149	147	-1.3	755	723	-4.2
Virginia	168	165	-1.8	842	810	-3.8
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	548	540	-1.5	2,747	2,652	-3.5
Illinois	186	187	0.5	916	888	-3.1
Indiana	202	237	17.3	989	1,087	9.9
Iowa	346	340	-1.7	1,684	1,633	-3.0
Michigan	494	509	3.0	2,381	2,401	0.8
Minnesota	840	788	-6.2	4,147	3,888	-6.2
Missouri	206	186	-9.7	1,014	890	-12.2
Ohio	396	397	0.3	1,916	1,870	-2.4
Wisconsin	2,041	1,961	-3.9	9,843	9,489	-3.6
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,711	4,605	-2.3	22,890	22,146	-3.3
Arizona	289	259	-10.4	1,395	1,262	-9.5
Idaho	619	655	5.8	2,882	3,098	7.5
New Mexico	470	488	3.8	2,200	2,249	2.2
Texas	539	476	-11.7	2,709	2,341	-13.6
WEST TOTAL	1,917	1,878	-2.0	9,186	8,950	-2.6
California	2,799	2,891	3.3	13,537	13,767	1.7
Washington	489	481	-1.6	2,354	2,274	-3.4
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,288	3,372	2.6	15,891	16,041	0.9
20 STATE TOTAL	12,758	12,614	-1.1	61,809	60,347	-2.4
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.