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Dairy Product Production - May 2002

	May 2001	May 2002	% Change	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	% Change
Cheese
American1	308,548	327,361	6.1	1,468,103	1,564,952	6.6
Cheddar	244,614	256,203	4.7	1,155,094	1,225,770	6.1
Swiss	22,411	21,408	-4.5	102,474	101,676	-0.8
Brick & Muenster	8,136	7,728	-5.0	37,865	35,943	-5.1
Cream & Neufchatel	55,118	50,901	-7.7	253,413	244,032	-3.7
Hispanic	8,727	10,197	16.8	41,998	48,382	15.2
Mozzarella	230,249	231,392	0.5	1,125,468	1,124,107	-0.1
Other Italian	55,790	56,818	1.8	288,539	283,828	-1.6
Total Italian	286,039	288,210	0.8	1,414,007	1,407,935	-0.4
All other types	17,811	17,841	0.2	78,482	84,223	7.3
TOTAL CHEESE	706,790	723,646	2.4	3,396,342	3,487,143	2.7
Butter	111,001	126,519	14.0	570,515	653,930	14.6
Cottage cheese - curd	41,981	39,966	-4.8	192,233	185,793	-3.4
Cottage cheese - creamed	33,883	32,622	-3.7	155,707	153,197	-1.6
Cottage cheese - lowfat	35,011	34,290	-2.1	156,950	156,938	-0.0
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	186,246	182,563	-2.0	842,562	856,944	1.7
Canned Evap. & Cond.	34,083	37,175	9.1	167,079	175,070	4.8
Dry Whole Milk	2,991	3,827	28.0	18,629	16,189	-13.1
NFDM - Human	140,423	158,062	12.6	630,565	708,844	12.4
Dry Skim - Animal	494	708	43.3	2,149	3,487	62.3
Dry Buttermilk	5,123	5,635	10.0	26,045	27,583	5.9
Cond. Whey - Human	7,718	8,102	5.0	27,782	37,084	33.5
Cond. Whey - Animal	885	1,059	19.7	5,520	5,436	-1.5
Dry Whey - Human	87,676	94,327	7.6	421,174	439,757	4.4
Dry Whey - Animal	6,444	5,463	-15.2	28,834	26,592	-7.8
Lactose - Human & Animal	48,421	46,776	-3.4	216,547	237,311	9.6
WPC - Human	24,375	26,935	10.5	116,572	130,076	11.6
WPC - Animal	4,133	3,208	-22.4	19,622	16,654	-15.1
Ice Cream, hard	80,467	76,936	-4.4	371,068	374,868	1.0
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	41,675	38,924	-6.6	168,190	153,699	-8.6
Frozen Yogurt	7,886	7,410	-6.0	34,699	33,512	-3.4
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 — May 2002

	May 2001	May 2002	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	Pct. Change
New York	1,036	1,108	6.9	4,862	5,165	6.2
Pennsylvania	958	957	-0.1	4,606	4,607	0.0
Vermont	235	241	2.6	1,108	1,152	4.0
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,229	2,306	3.5	10,576	10,924	3.3
Florida	233	228	-2.1	1,140	1,092	-4.2
Kentucky	155	154	-0.6	731	739	1.1
Virginia	167	174	4.2	812	839	3.3
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	555	556	0.2	2,683	2,670	-0.5
Illinois	187	187	0.0	888	902	1.6
Indiana	226	236	4.4	1,080	1,108	2.6
Iowa	340	341	0.3	1,633	1,628	-0.3
Michigan	517	520	0.6	2,443	2,472	1.2
Minnesota	785	760	-3.2	3,861	3,707	-4.0
Missouri	186	180	-3.2	880	876	-0.5
Ohio	384	402	4.7	1,817	1,911	5.2
Wisconsin	1,981	1,976	-0.3	9,475	9,389	-0.9
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,606	4,602	-0.1	22,077	21,993	-0.4
Arizona	259	287	10.8	1,272	1,366	7.4
Idaho	666	699	5.0	3,109	3,304	6.3
New Mexico	488	565	15.8	2,249	2,608	16.0
Texas	477	485	1.7	2,341	2,363	0.9
WEST TOTAL	1,890	2,036	7.7	8,971	9,641	7.5
California	2,887	3,052	5.7	13,774	14,447	4.9
Washington	480	494	2.9	2,273	2,334	2.7
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,367	3,546	5.3	16,047	16,781	4.6
20 STATE TOTAL	12,647	13,046	3.2	60,354	62,009	2.7
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.