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Dairy Product Production - March 2002

	Mar. 2001	Mar. 2002	% Change	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	% Change
Cheese
American1	297,097	316,452	6.5	867,650	919,001	5.9
Cheddar	233,113	246,883	5.9	681,351	718,010	5.4
Swiss	20,801	20,447	-1.7	58,907	59,727	1.4
Brick & Muenster	8,175	6,602	-19.2	22,356	21,146	-5.4
Cream & Neufchatel	60,040	54,687	-8.9	145,769	143,480	-1.6
Hispanic	8,577	9,199	7.3	24,773	28,185	13.8
Mozzarella	238,805	234,694	-1.7	679,787	672,237	-1.1
Other Italian	63,778	58,045	-9.0	175,722	168,970	-3.8
Total Italian	302,583	292,739	-3.3	855,509	841,207	-1.7
All other types	16,449	17,013	3.4	44,367	49,044	10.5
TOTAL CHEESE	713,722	717,139	0.5	2,019,331	2,061,790	2.1
Butter	111,374	128,972	15.8	350,539	395,011	12.7
Cottage cheese - curd	40,422	38,354	-5.1	113,478	108,862	-4.1
Cottage cheese - creamed	32,915	31,664	-3.8	92,140	90,217	-2.1
Cottage cheese - lowfat	32,994	32,395	-1.8	92,114	92,010	-0.1
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	173,076	179,575	3.8	487,087	495,634	1.8
Canned Evap. & Cond.	33,779	40,510	19.9	94,356	101,361	7.4
Dry Whole Milk	2,842	1,922	-32.4	12,330	9,986	-19.0
NFDM - Human	121,080	142,792	17.9	358,447	387,522	8.1
Dry Skim - Animal	454	674	48.5	1,276	2,211	73.3
Dry Buttermilk	5,162	5,790	12.2	16,238	16,239	0.0
Cond. Whey - Human	5,262	8,653	64.4	13,925	21,821	56.7
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,200	962	-19.8	3,580	3,211	-10.3
Dry Whey - Human	87,965	91,682	4.2	250,112	256,497	2.6
Dry Whey - Animal	5,276	4,594	-12.9	16,176	15,862	-1.9
Lactose - Human & Animal	44,312	49,297	11.2	126,347	142,119	12.5
WPC - Human	22,814	28,178	23.5	68,553	78,100	13.9
WPC - Animal	3,913	3,348	-14.4	11,558	10,451	-9.6
Ice Cream, hard	77,071	76,692	-0.5	212,100	217,730	2.7
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	35,206	31,213	-11.3	89,541	78,308	-12.5
Frozen Yogurt	7,388	7,184	-2.8	19,843	19,508	-1.7
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 — March 2002

	Mar. 2001	Mar. 2002	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	Pct. Change
New York	998	1,051	5.3	2,854	3,016	5.7
Pennsylvania	948	947	-0.1	2,726	2,720	-0.2
Vermont	226	233	3.1	652	678	4.0
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,172	2,231	2.7	6,232	6,414	2.9
Florida	243	234	-3.7	680	651	-4.3
Kentucky	150	153	2.0	425	432	1.6
Virginia	168	173	3.0	482	495	2.7
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	561	560	-0.2	1,587	1,578	-0.6
Illinois	185	186	0.5	519	530	2.1
Indiana	220	223	1.4	636	643	1.1
Iowa	334	338	1.2	965	956	-0.9
Michigan	505	510	1.0	1,434	1,456	1.5
Minnesota	796	767	-3.6	2,306	2,203	-4.5
Missouri	178	184	3.4	507	513	1.2
Ohio	369	400	8.4	1,070	1,137	6.3
Wisconsin	1,944	1,927	-0.9	5,603	5,526	-1.4
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,531	4,535	0.1	13,040	12,964	-0.6
Arizona	260	288	10.8	753	796	5.7
Idaho	634	680	7.3	1,817	1,949	7.3
New Mexico	459	536	16.8	1,302	1,508	15.8
Texas	489	496	1.4	1,388	1,388	0.0
WEST TOTAL	1,842	2,000	8.6	5,260	5,641	7.2
California	2,814	2,977	5.8	8,097	8,450	4.4
Washington	464	475	2.4	1,335	1,368	2.5
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,278	3,452	5.3	9,432	9,818	4.1
20 STATE TOTAL	12,384	12,778	3.2	35,551	36,415	2.4
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.