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	July 2001	July 2002	% Change	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	% Change
Cheese
American1	293,372	302,264	3.0	2,066,093	2,176,367	5.3
Cheddar	230,631	229,666	-0.4	1,625,091	1,695,815	4.4
Swiss	21,231	20,787	-2.1	144,417	143,347	-0.7
Brick & Muenster	7,696	7,637	-0.8	53,143	50,922	-4.2
Cream & Neufchatel	52,729	49,756	-5.6	356,705	348,855	-2.2
Hispanic	8,721	9,659	10.8	58,831	67,035	13.9
Mozzarella	224,953	209,550	-6.8	1,572,434	1,553,826	-1.2
Other Italian	50,904	52,477	3.1	387,095	387,801	0.2
Total Italian	275,857	262,027	-5.0	1,959,529	1,941,627	-0.9
All other types	16,412	18,337	11.7	112,159	118,925	6.0
TOTAL CHEESE	676,018	670,467	-0.8	4,750,877	4,847,078	2.0
Butter	84,210	93,867	11.5	741,508	844,716	13.9
Cottage cheese - curd	38,386	39,012	1.6	268,537	260,658	-2.9
Cottage cheese - creamed	32,521	31,889	-1.9	219,511	215,406	-1.9
Cottage cheese - lowfat	31,387	33,977	8.3	219,042	220,661	0.7
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	163,316	181,357	11.0	1,183,962	1,212,114	2.4
Canned Evap. & Cond.	37,690	44,798	18.9	248,438	266,834	7.4
Dry Whole Milk	3,065	6,480	111.4	24,252	27,263	12.4
NFDM - Human	117,452	124,366	5.9	879,472	980,853	11.5
Dry Skim - Animal	435	801	84.1	3,309	4,881	47.5
Dry Buttermilk	2,800	3,302	17.9	32,347	34,965	8.1
Cond. Whey - Human	7,273	8,355	14.9	42,023	53,205	26.6
Cond. Whey - Animal	888	674	-24.1	7,320	6,958	-4.9
Dry Whey - Human	84,606	84,980	0.4	590,471	611,858	3.6
Dry Whey - Animal	7,438	5,982	-19.6	43,013	37,850	-12.0
Lactose - Human & Animal	42,734	49,222	15.2	303,154	337,146	11.2
WPC - Human	22,940	26,567	15.8	164,003	182,662	11.4
WPC - Animal	3,641	3,142	-13.7	27,355	22,272	-18.6
Ice Cream, hard	82,043	82,557	0.6	537,863	538,569	0.1
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	41,495	39,422	-5.0	253,578	232,930	-8.1
Frozen Yogurt	7,370	7,388	0.2	49,824	47,918	-3.8
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 — July 2002

	July 2001	July 2002	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	Pct. Change
New York	1,023	1,068	4.4	6,888	7,267	5.5
Pennsylvania	906	891	-1.7	6,424	6,391	-0.5
Vermont	229	228	-0.4	1,562	1,611	3.1
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,158	2,187	1.3	14,874	15,269	2.7
Florida	189	186	-1.6	1,534	1,471	-4.1
Kentucky	135	131	-3.0	1,006	1,000	-0.6
Virginia	153	156	2.0	1,118	1,148	2.7
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	477	473	-0.8	3,658	3,619	-1.1
Illinois	162	163	0.6	1,220	1,234	1.1
Indiana	215	217	0.9	1,514	1,544	2.0
Iowa	308	311	1.0	2,255	2,256	0.0
Michigan	498	501	0.6	3,446	3,473	0.8
Minnesota	722	679	-6.0	5,330	5,094	-4.4
Missouri	154	153	-0.6	1,203	1,189	-1.2
Ohio	366	384	4.9	2,539	2,670	5.2
Wisconsin	1,874	1,828	-2.5	13,232	13,029	-1.5
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,299	4,236	-1.5	30,739	30,489	-0.8
Arizona	244	245	0.4	1,758	1,870	6.4
Idaho	681	719	5.6	4,447	4,720	6.1
New Mexico	474	548	15.6	3,194	3,695	15.7
Texas	390	416	6.7	3,158	3,218	1.9
WEST TOTAL	1,789	1,928	7.8	12,557	13,503	7.5
California	2,818	2,995	6.3	19,377	20,426	5.4
Washington	484	486	0.4	3,226	3,298	2.2
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,302	3,481	5.4	22,603	23,724	5.0
20 STATE TOTAL	12,025	12,305	2.3	84,431	86,604	2.6
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.