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	Nov. 2001	Nov. 2002	% Change	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	% Change
Cheese
American1	286,276	292,021	2.0	3,206,933	3,354,340	4.6
Cheddar	217,992	218,503	0.2	2,506,779	2,571,433	2.6
Swiss	19,779	21,708	9.8	225,353	230,055	2.1
Brick & Muenster	7,143	7,185	0.6	82,949	81,710	-1.5
Cream & Neufchatel	69,175	70,958	2.6	597,615	597,042	-0.1
Hispanic	8,735	9,778	11.9	94,656	107,941	14.0
Mozzarella	224,558	231,414	3.1	2,435,306	2,525,723	3.7
Other Italian	58,554	62,438	6.6	602,450	622,576	3.3
Total Italian	283,112	293,852	3.8	3,037,756	3,148,299	3.6
All other types	17,009	16,265	-4.4	180,742	188,337	4.2
TOTAL CHEESE	691,229	711,767	3.0	7,426,004	7,707,724	3.8
Butter	100,079	103,221	3.1	1,113,776	1,230,905	10.5
Cottage cheese - curd	35,407	33,739	-4.7	420,638	411,661	-2.1
Cottage cheese - creamed	29,778	27,519	-7.6	344,013	339,527	-1.3
Cottage cheese - lowfat	28,402	27,766	-2.2	344,059	348,090	1.2
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	143,349	149,740	4.5	1,839,255	1,908,881	3.8
Canned Evap. & Cond.	41,933	45,252	7.9	417,062	446,406	7.0
Dry Whole Milk	3,267	3,433	5.1	38,362	44,276	15.4
NFDM - Human	107,211	96,246	-10.2	1,282,994	1,384,383	7.9
Dry Skim - Animal	292	332	13.7	5,040	6,749	33.9
Dry Buttermilk	4,415	3,710	-16.0	45,709	48,238	5.5
Cond. Whey - Human	4,891	6,194	26.6	63,029	77,550	23.0
Dry Whey - Human	77,574	85,198	9.8	893,221	961,353	7.6
Dry Whey - Animal	4,721	5,604	18.7	61,616	58,799	-4.6
Lactose - Human & Animal	43,984	47,853	8.8	475,991	527,986	10.9
WPC - Human	22,104	25,807	16.8	251,171	287,988	14.7
WPC - Animal	3,706	3,146	-15.1	42,315	35,340	-16.5
Ice Cream, hard	59,123	59,199	0.1	814,605	816,407	0.2
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	25,239	21,955	-13.0	381,082	351,868	-7.7
Frozen Yogurt	5,329	5,559	4.3	75,002	73,717	-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 — November 2002

	Nov. 2001	Nov. 2002	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2001	YTD 2002	Pct. Change
New York	964	965	0.1	10,799	11,232	4.0
Pennsylvania	870	863	-0.8	9,937	9,881	-0.6
Vermont	216	213	-1.4	2,438	2,479	1.7
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,050	2,041	-0.4	23,174	23,592	1.8
Florida	178	173	-2.8	2,210	2,140	-3.2
Kentucky	131	120	-8.4	1,519	1,483	-2.4
Virginia	153	150	-2.0	1,717	1,740	1.3
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	462	443	-4.1	5,446	5,363	-1.5
Illinois	158	163	3.2	1,849	1,878	1.6
Indiana	209	207	-1.0	2,344	2,379	1.5
Iowa	306	306	0.0	3,466	3,482	0.5
Michigan	474	485	2.3	5,368	5,441	1.4
Minnesota	683	648	-5.1	8,082	7,733	-4.3
Missouri	152	150	-1.3	1,788	1,782	-0.3
Ohio	351	362	3.1	3,945	4,117	4.4
Wisconsin	1,747	1,760	0.7	20,362	20,263	-0.5
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,080	4,081	0.0	47,204	47,075	-0.3
Arizona	232	269	15.9	2,653	2,945	11.0
Idaho	644	659	2.3	7,097	7,459	5.1
New Mexico	466	503	7.9	5,071	5,789	14.2
Texas	398	417	4.8	4,670	4,838	3.6
WEST TOTAL	1,740	1,848	6.2	19,491	21,031	7.9
California	2,720	2,839	4.4	30,436	31,989	5.1
Washington	440	445	1.1	5,058	5,151	1.8
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,160	3,284	3.9	35,494	37,140	4.6
20 STATE TOTAL	11,492	11,697	1.8	130,809	134,201	2.6
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.