Dairy Product Production Chart - March 2004

Milk Production Chart - March 2004

Production Chart Archive

Dairy Product Production - March 2004

	Mar. 2003	Mar. 2004	% Change	YTD 2003	YTD 2004	% Change
Cheese
American1	317,833	324,988	2.3	922,556	943,609	2.3
Cheddar3	240,590	242,920	1.0	706,657	711,036	0.6
Swiss	21,274	24,079	13.2	64,407	68,662	6.6
Brick & Muenster	7,495	6,112	-18.5	21,084	18,384	-12.8
Cream & Neufchatel	53,210	57,418	7.9	140,718	154,802	10.0
Hispanic	11,613	11,699	0.7	32,140	32,952	2.5
Mozzarella	237,475	261,805	10.2	680,022	746,495	9.8
Other Italian	62,308	68,239	9.5	177,353	190,096	7.2
Total Italian	299,783	330,044	10.1	857,375	936,591	9.2
All other types	19,079	24,482	28.3	55,489	63,961	15.3
TOTAL CHEESE	730,287	778,822	6.6	2,093,769	2,218,961	6.0
Butter	126,400	97,654	-22.7	396,398	335,301	-15.4
Cottage cheese - curd	37,736	42,585	12.8	107,391	117,102	9.0
Cottage cheese - creamed	31,570	34,682	9.9	92,887	97,221	4.7
Cottage cheese - lowfat	32,003	34,974	9.3	92,809	97,404	5.0
Sour cream	78,351	83,179	6.2	219,787	231,996	5.6
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	218,168	234,357	7.4	609,815	659,102	8.1
Canned Evap. & Cond.	51,696	47,310	-8.5	126,520	123,441	-2.4
Dry Whole Milk	3,360	3,428	2.0	8,653	11,639	34.5
NFDM - Human	155,430	118,074	-24.0	433,942	354,336	-18.3
Dry Skim - Animal	375	316	-15.7	1,285	1,083	-15.7
Dry Buttermilk	5,744	4,387	-23.6	19,088	15,593	-18.3
Cond. Whey - Human	9,966	7,196	-27.8	29,129	23,967	-17.7
Dry Whey - Human	91,218	81,457	-10.7	258,604	237,871	-8.0
Dry Whey - Animal	7,293	10,686	46.5	21,641	25,249	16.7
Lactose - Human & Animal	49,323	55,917	13.4	140,715	163,382	16.1
WPC - Human	26,412	25,675	-2.8	78,450	76,640	-2.3
WPC - Animal	3,005	3,510	16.8	9,286	10,338	11.3
Ice Cream, hard	75,716	79,722	5.3	216,332	204,677	-5.4
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	29,618	36,143	22.0	77,434	88,922	14.8
Frozen Yogurt	5,803	6,164	6.2	16,805	15,540	-7.5
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. 3CMN made a reporting error in its Dairy Product Production chart for January (the accompanying article was correct). The correct Cheddar production in January 2004 was 244,808,000 pounds, according to the latest data reported by NASS. This was a 1.2 percent drop in production from the previous year.

Milk Production — March 2004

	Feb. 2003	Feb. 2004	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2003	YTD 2004	Pct. Change
New York	1,047	997	-4.8	3,018	2,901	-3.9
Pennsylvania	936	885	-5.4	2,686	2,534	-5.7
Vermont	232	222	-4.3	669	651	-2.7
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,215	2,104	-5.0	6,373	6,086	-4.5
Florida	208	214	2.9	596	611	2.5
Kentucky	136	128	-5.9	390	365	-6.4
Virginia	158	146	-7.6	459	429	-6.5
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	502	488	-2.8	1,445	1,405	-2.8
Illinois	189	178	-5.8	538	516	-4.1
Indiana	253	251	-0.8	727	731	0.6
Iowa	333	316	-5.1	965	923	-4.4
Michigan	544	533	-2.0	1,557	1,566	0.6
Minnesota	739	702	-5.0	2,134	2,060	-3.5
Missouri	176	165	-6.3	495	470	-5.1
Ohio	390	395	1.3	1,120	1,124	0.4
Wisconsin	1,932	1,891	-2.1	5,563	5,520	-0.8
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,556	4,431	-2.7	13,099	12,910	-1.4
Arizona	323	325	0.6	915	940	2.7
Idaho	731	748	2.3	2,087	2,174	4.2
New Mexico	578	577	-0.2	1,622	1,690	4.2
Texas	515	550	6.8	1,448	1,578	9.0
WEST TOTAL	2,147	2,200	2.5	6,072	6,382	5.1
California	3,110	3,091	-0.6	8,877	8,923	0.5
Washington	484	462	-4.5	1,392	1,348	-3.2
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,594	3,553	-1.1	10,269	10,271	0.0
20 STATE TOTAL	13,014	12,776	-1.8	37,258	37,054	-0.5
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service.