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Dairy Product Production - September 2001

	Sept. 2000	Sept. 2001	% Change	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	% Change
Cheese
American1	275,847	283,304	2.7	2,765,704	2,655,151	-4.0
Cheddar	207,706	221,944	6.9	2,164,517	2,081,890	-3.8
Swiss	17,582	19,340	10.0	172,571	181,938	5.4
Brick & Muenster	7,610	7,139	-6.2	66,465	68,186	2.6
Cream & Neufchatel	54,937	51,452	-6.3	487,006	473,041	-2.9
Hispanic	8,353	8,391	0.5	72,186	71,977	-0.3
Mozzarella	214,408	210,878	-1.6	1,978,865	1,998,075	1.0
Other Italian	56,008	49,601	-11.4	505,682	487,573	-3.6
Total Italian	270,416	260,479	-3.7	2,484,547	2,485,648	0.0
All other types	19,095	16,305	-14.6	154,080	152,014	-1.3
TOTAL CHEESE	653,840	646,410	-1.1	6,202,559	6,087,965	-1.8
Butter	89,881	88,760	-1.2	957,767	888,892	-7.2
Cottage cheese - curd	39,902	36,289	-9.1	354,322	338,468	-4.5
Cottage cheese - creamed	32,561	29,740	-8.7	283,060	282,531	-0.2
Cottage cheese - lowfat	172,085	180,462	4.9	1,422,134	1,505,180	5.8
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	32,056	30,049	-6.3	278,820	280,732	0.7
Canned Evap. & Cond.	36,999	39,235	6.0	319,061	329,867	3.4
Dry Whole Milk	6,548	3,200	-51.1	90,649	41,244	-54.5
NFDM - Human	87,935	94,605	7.6	1,129,739	1,080,130	-4.4
Dry Skim - Animal	395	451	14.2	4,369	4,047	-7.4
Dry Buttermilk	3,444	2,738	-20.5	42,316	36,363	-14.1
Cond. Whey - Human	7,152	9,445	32.1	80,660	100,622	24.7
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,022	885	-13.4	10,230	9,161	-10.4
Dry Whey - Human	82,790	72,502	-12.4	847,151	795,432	-6.1
Dry Whey - Animal	7,347	4,538	-38.2	65,591	52,672	-19.7
Lactose - Human & Animal	42,480	46,929	10.5	390,252	420,963	7.9
WPC - Human	22,761	23,526	3.4	220,111	218,194	-0.9
WPC - Animal	3,685	3,797	3.0	34,221	36,639	7.1
Ice Cream, hard	68,350	70,530	3.2	699,023	680,435	-2.7
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	30,793	31,399	2.0	306,693	317,019	3.4
Frozen Yogurt	7,106	6,504	-8.5	70,004	66,772	-4.6
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 — September 2001

	Sept. 2000	Sept. 2001	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2000	YTD 2001	Pct. Change
New York	956	945	-1.2	9,086	8,815	-3.0
Pennsylvania	879	864	-1.7	8,469	8,173	-3.5
Vermont	224	218	-2.7	2,114	2,010	-4.9
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,059	2,027	-1.6	19,669	18,998	-3.4
Florida	168	168	0.0	1,892	1,853	-2.1
Kentucky	129	125	-3.1	1,285	1,259	-2.0
Virginia	145	144	-0.7	1,439	1,412	-1.9
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	442	437	-1.1	4,616	4,524	-2.0
Illinois	162	155	-4.3	1,591	1,533	-3.6
Indiana	189	203	7.4	1,764	1,938	9.9
Iowa	312	295	-5.4	2,981	2,855	-4.2
Michigan	455	458	0.7	4,295	4,314	0.4
Minnesota	731	694	-5.1	7,214	6,781	-6.0
Missouri	165	145	-12.1	1,724	1,506	-12.6
Ohio	359	352	-1.9	3,381	3,318	-1.9
Wisconsin	1,881	1,741	-7.4	17,632	16,801	-4.7
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,254	4,043	-5.0	40,582	39,046	-3.8
Arizona	213	216	1.4	2,330	2,176	-6.6
Idaho	612	658	7.5	5,393	5,787	7.3
New Mexico	424	459	8.3	3,947	4,127	4.6
Texas	396	356	-10.1	4,422	3,881	-12.2
WEST TOTAL	1,645	1,689	2.7	16,092	15,971	-0.8
California	2,595	2,722	4.9	24,270	24,893	2.6
Washington	456	454	-0.4	4,246	4,160	-2.0
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,051	3,176	4.1	28,516	29,053	1.9
20 STATE TOTAL	11,451	11,372	-0.7	109,475	107,592	-1.7
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.