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	Dec. 2001	Dec. 2002	% Change	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	% Change
Cheese
American1	312,229	312,077	-0.0	3,519,162	3,666,161	4.2
Cheddar	239,698	236,513	-1.3	2,746,477	2,807,467	2.2
Swiss	20,151	22,634	12.3	245,504	252,730	2.9
Brick & Muenster	7,749	7,624	-1.6	90,698	89,497	-1.3
Cream & Neufchatel	47,077	56,288	19.6	644,692	653,804	1.4
Hispanic	8,024	9,599	19.6	102,680	117,506	14.4
Mozzarella	230,443	244,162	6.0	2,665,749	2,770,501	3.9
Other Italian	60,073	62,938	4.8	662,523	685,807	3.5
Total Italian	290,516	307,100	5.7	3,328,272	3,456,308	3.8
All other types	17,344	16,200	-6.6	198,086	204,361	3.2
TOTAL CHEESE	703,090	731,522	4.0	8,129,094	8,440,367	3.8
Butter	123,025	126,987	3.2	1,236,801	1,358,892	9.9
Cottage cheese - curd	33,451	33,780	1.0	454,089	444,665	-2.1
Cottage cheese - creamed	27,512	27,993	1.7	371,525	367,271	-1.1
Cottage cheese - lowfat	26,825	28,240	5.3	370,884	375,766	1.3
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	159,358	158,927	-0.3	1,998,613	2,066,690	3.4
Canned Evap. & Cond.	35,784	36,607	2.3	452,846	483,013	6.7
Dry Whole Milk	2,945	3,843	30.5	41,307	48,119	16.5
NFDM - Human	130,805	127,491	-2.5	1,413,799	1,511,703	6.9
Dry Skim - Animal	467	382	-18.2	5,507	7,131	29.5
Dry Buttermilk	6,003	5,070	-15.5	51,712	53,288	3.0
Cond. Whey - Human	5,795	8,277	42.8	68,824	85,827	24.7
Dry Whey - Human	85,632	90,435	5.6	978,853	1,052,543	7.5
Dry Whey - Animal	5,323	6,530	22.7	66,939	65,371	-2.3
Lactose - Human & Animal	46,944	50,206	6.9	522,935	578,184	10.6
WPC - Human	23,941	28,444	18.8	275,112	316,687	15.1
WPC - Animal	3,779	3,264	-13.6	46,094	38,604	-16.2
Ice Cream, hard	54,548	58,314	6.9	869,153	874,674	0.6
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	25,664	24,082	-6.2	406,746	375,901	-7.6
Frozen Yogurt	4,597	5,105	11.1	79,599	78,793	-1.0
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 — December 2002

	Dec. 2001	Dec. 2002	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	Pct. Change
New York	979	992	1.3	11,778	12,218	3.7
Pennsylvania	912	894	-2.0	10,849	10,775	-0.7
Vermont	229	225	-1.7	2,667	2,702	1.3
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,120	2,111	-0.4	25,294	25,695	1.6
Florida	201	193	-4.0	2,411	2,330	-3.4
Kentucky	141	132	-6.4	1,660	1,617	-2.6
Virginia	159	156	-1.9	1,876	1,893	0.9
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	501	481	-4.0	5,947	5,840	-1.8
Illinois	171	173	1.2	2,020	2,051	1.5
Indiana	216	215	-0.5	2,560	2,594	1.3
Iowa	319	322	0.9	3,785	3,804	0.5
Michigan	487	504	3.5	5,855	5,945	1.5
Minnesota	730	703	-3.7	8,812	8,441	-4.2
Missouri	161	158	-1.9	1,949	1,940	-0.5
Ohio	374	374	0.0	4,319	4,480	3.7
Wisconsin	1,837	1,829	-0.4	22,199	22,092	-0.5
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,295	4,278	-0.4	51,499	51,347	-0.3
Arizona	242	287	18.6	2,895	3,232	11.6
Idaho	660	679	2.9	7,757	8,138	4.9
New Mexico	490	528	7.8	5,561	6,317	13.6
Texas	429	456	6.3	5,099	5,294	3.8
WEST TOTAL	1,821	1,950	7.1	21,312	22,981	7.8
California	2,815	2,933	4.2	33,251	34,897	5.0
Washington	456	467	2.4	5,514	5,618	1.9
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,271	3,400	3.9	38,765	40,515	4.5
20 STATE TOTAL	12,008	12,220	1.8	142,817	146,378	2.5
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.