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Dairy Product Production - November 2001

	Nov. 2000	Nov. 2001	% Change	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	% Change
Cheese
American1	279,170	284,501	1.9	3,330,501	3,235,247	-2.9
Cheddar	209,248	217,321	3.9	2,590,928	2,529,473	-2.4
Swiss	18,327	19,547	6.7	210,394	222,507	5.8
Brick & Muenster	7,785	7,296	-6.3	82,509	83,448	1.1
Cream & Neufchatel	72,296	69,343	-4.1	630,852	606,492	-3.9
Hispanic	7,940	8,035	1.2	88,358	89,510	1.3
Mozzarella	211,574	219,114	3.6	2,407,804	2,433,358	1.1
Other Italian	60,998	57,120	-6.4	624,863	594,996	-4.8
Total Italian	272,572	276,234	1.3	3,032,667	3,028,354	-0.1
All other types	16,914	15,616	-7.7	190,825	184,041	-3.6
TOTAL CHEESE	675,004	680,572	0.8	7,566,106	7,449,609	-1.5
Butter	100,357	98,934	-1.4	1,162,045	1,098,861	-5.4
Cottage cheese - curd	36,827	35,202	-4.4	429,965	411,645	-4.3
Cottage cheese - creamed	30,106	29,935	-0.6	344,399	343,728	-0.2
Cottage cheese - lowfat	28,512	27,948	-2.0	338,122	339,966	0.5
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	131,591	144,477	9.8	1,698,322	1,810,044	6.6
Canned Evap. & Cond.	46,220	41,635	-9.9	404,914	414,819	2.4
Dry Whole Milk	6,078	3,267	-46.2	104,864	48,544	-53.7
NFDM - Human	99,489	105,321	5.9	1,330,226	1,288,461	-3.1
Dry Skim - Animal	356	594	66.9	5,038	5,082	0.9
Dry Buttermilk	4,127	4,064	-1.5	50,691	44,494	-12.2
Cond. Whey - Human	6,510	11,772	80.8	93,703	125,542	34.0
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,140	1,267	11.1	12,504	11,369	-9.1
Dry Whey - Human	81,183	76,978	-5.2	1,016,676	947,093	-6.8
Dry Whey - Animal	5,478	4,750	-13.3	76,545	61,675	-19.4
Lactose - Human & Animal	41,992	47,967	14.2	476,758	519,587	9.0
WPC - Human	22,345	21,699	-2.9	264,923	262,465	-0.9
WPC - Animal	4,016	3,924	-2.3	42,308	44,677	5.6
Ice Cream, hard	57,223	60,073	5.0	826,917	808,333	-2.2
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	23,689	25,368	7.1	359,849	372,045	3.4
Frozen Yogurt	5,372	5,909	10.0	81,984	79,252	-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 — November 2001

	Nov. 2000	Nov. 2001	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	Pct. Change
New York	925	965	4.3	10,975	10,778	-1.8
Pennsylvania	878	870	-0.9	10,255	9,937	-3.1
Vermont	218	213	-2.3	2,560	2,445	-4.5
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,021	2,048	1.3	23,790	23,160	-2.6
Florida	187	180	-3.7	2,254	2,191	-2.8
Kentucky	132	127	-3.8	1,553	1,515	-2.4
Virginia	151	150	-0.7	1,743	1,716	-1.5
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	470	457	-2.8	5,550	5,422	-2.3
Illinois	164	158	-3.7	1,922	1,849	-3.8
Indiana	195	208	6.7	2,158	2,360	9.4
Iowa	312	306	-1.9	3,613	3,466	-4.1
Michigan	460	456	-0.9	5,232	5,238	0.1
Minnesota	738	690	-6.5	8,713	8,157	-6.4
Missouri	177	152	-14.1	2,080	1,811	-12.9
Ohio	350	348	-0.6	4,090	4,019	-1.7
Wisconsin	1,828	1,728	-5.5	21,370	20,369	-4.7
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,224	4,046	-4.2	49,178	47,269	-3.9
Arizona	217	231	6.5	2,774	2,642	-4.8
Idaho	591	635	7.4	6,611	7,089	7.2
New Mexico	412	466	13.1	4,800	5,071	5.6
Texas	423	390	-7.8	5,285	4,662	-11.8
WEST TOTAL	1,643	1,722	4.8	19,470	19,464	-0.0
California	2,589	2,723	5.2	29,540	30,402	2.9
Washington	438	440	0.5	5,145	5,058	-1.7
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,027	3,163	4.5	34,685	35,460	2.2
20 STATE TOTAL	11,385	11,436	0.4	132,673	130,775	-1.4
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.