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	Aug. 2001	Aug. 2002	% Change	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	% Change
Cheese
American1	281,527	304,536	8.2	2,347,620	2,479,887	5.6
Cheddar	216,481	226,439	4.6	1,841,572	1,920,922	4.3
Swiss	20,128	20,891	3.8	164,545	164,240	-0.2
Brick & Muenster	7,822	7,420	-5.1	60,965	58,345	-4.3
Cream & Neufchatel	57,550	57,348	-0.4	414,255	406,193	-1.9
Hispanic	9,169	10,069	9.8	68,000	77,276	13.6
Mozzarella	211,184	212,733	0.7	1,783,618	1,766,572	-1.0
Other Italian	55,552	55,353	-0.4	442,647	445,126	0.6
Total Italian	266,736	268,086	0.5	2,226,265	2,211,698	-0.7
All other types	17,101	17,190	0.5	129,260	135,787	5.0
TOTAL CHEESE	660,033	685,540	3.9	5,410,910	5,533,426	2.3
Butter	75,557	88,518	17.2	817,065	933,342	14.2
Cottage cheese - curd	41,652	40,380	-3.1	310,189	301,346	-2.9
Cottage cheese - creamed	33,575	33,106	-1.4	253,086	248,723	-1.7
Cottage cheese - lowfat	35,659	34,802	-2.4	254,701	255,902	0.5
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	169,916	180,156	6.0	1,353,878	1,392,200	2.8
Canned Evap. & Cond.	41,262	41,760	1.2	289,700	308,179	6.4
Dry Whole Milk	3,543	3,269	-7.7	27,795	30,532	9.8
NFDM - Human	96,127	113,673	18.3	975,599	1,093,893	12.1
Dry Skim - Animal	592	607	2.5	3,901	5,488	40.7
Dry Buttermilk	2,229	3,213	44.1	34,576	38,101	10.2
Cond. Whey - Human	5,086	6,810	33.9	47,109	57,782	22.7
Cond. Whey - Animal	956	867	-9.3	8,276	7,825	-5.4
Dry Whey - Human	77,991	87,446	12.1	668,462	701,984	5.0
Dry Whey - Animal	5,128	5,771	12.5	48,141	43,586	-9.5
Lactose - Human & Animal	41,460	48,612	17.3	344,614	385,539	11.9
WPC - Human	22,073	25,903	17.4	186,076	209,048	12.3
WPC - Animal	3,770	3,468	-8.0	31,125	25,740	-17.3
Ice Cream, hard	79,827	78,207	-2.0	617,690	616,623	-0.2
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	39,978	36,600	-8.4	293,556	269,529	-8.2
Frozen Yogurt	8,067	7,300	-9.5	57,891	55,366	-4.4
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 — August 2002

	Aug. 2001	Aug. 2002	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	Pct. Change
New York	996	1,029	3.3	7,884	8,280	5.0
Pennsylvania	885	886	0.1	7,309	7,277	-0.4
Vermont	222	223	0.5	1,784	1,834	2.8
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,103	2,138	1.7	16,977	17,391	2.4
Florida	171	171	0.0	1,705	1,642	-3.7
Kentucky	128	125	-2.3	1,134	1,121	-1.1
Virginia	149	153	2.7	1,267	1,298	2.4
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	448	449	0.2	4,106	4,061	-1.1
Illinois	158	160	1.3	1,378	1,394	1.2
Indiana	207	212	2.4	1,721	1,756	2.0
Iowa	305	311	2.0	2,560	2,570	0.4
Michigan	489	506	3.5	3,935	3,979	1.1
Minnesota	699	684	-2.1	6,029	5,780	-4.1
Missouri	140	148	5.7	1,343	1,337	-0.4
Ohio	356	367	3.1	2,895	3,031	4.7
Wisconsin	1,814	1,831	0.9	15,046	14,879	-1.1
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,168	4,219	1.2	34,907	34,726	-0.5
Arizona	213	266	24.9	1,971	2,164	9.8
Idaho	681	713	4.7	5,128	5,424	5.8
New Mexico	474	538	13.5	3,668	4,233	15.4
Texas	367	397	8.2	3,525	3,615	2.6
WEST TOTAL	1,735	1,914	10.3	14,292	15,436	8.0
California	2,820	2,998	6.3	22,197	23,410	5.5
Washington	480	487	1.5	3,706	3,786	2.2
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,300	3,485	5.6	25,903	27,196	5.0
20 STATE TOTAL	11,754	12,205	3.8	96,185	98,810	2.7
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.