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Dairy Product Production Chart - April 2006
Milk Production Chart - April 2006
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Dairy Product Production - April 2006

		Apr-05	Apr-06	% Change	YTD 2005	YTD 2006²	% Change
Cheese
	American¹	327,575	333,765	1.9	1,273,613	1,301,069	2.2
	Cheddar	262,787	272,281	3.6	1,031,310	1,054,987	2.3
	Swiss	23,851	25,317	6.1	93,091	101,640	9.2
	Brick & Muenster	6,162	8,738	41.8	24,525	33,750	37.6
	Cream & Neufchatel	45,872	49,564	8.0	206,219	206,433	0.1
	Hispanic	13,670	14,222	4.0	54,530	57,114	4.7
	Mozzarella	247,184	261,753	5.9	1,006,991	1,038,001	3.1
	Other Italian	63,535	67,049	5.5	258,371	272,918	5.6
	Total Italian	310,719	328,802	5.8	1,265,362	1,310,919	3.6
	All other types	27,000	19,316	-28.5	93,620	74,748	-20.2
TOTAL CHEESE		754,849	779,724	3.3	3,010,960	3,085,673	2.5

Butter		117,061	127,778	9.2	484,410	553,975	14.4
Cottage cheese - curd		39,481	37,137	-5.9	152,134	146,723	-3.6
Cottage cheese - creamed		30,623	28,744	-6.1	120,691	115,837	-4.0
Cottage cheese - lowfat		32,706	32,357	-1.1	130,673	130,732	0.0
Sour Cream		72,323	79,313	9.7	310,727	326,433	5.1
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)		247,409	254,188	2.7	983,738	1,025,226	4.2

Canned Evap. & Cond.		47,223	41,786	-11.5	170,824	156,141	-8.6
Dry Whole Milk		4,155	1,590	-61.7	13,942	9,562	-31.4
NDM - Human		104,876	129,022	23.0	404,711	482,011	19.1
Skim Milk Powders		25,354	12,411	-51.0	105,143	87,362	-16.9
Dry Skim - Animal		335	527	57.3	1,527	1,925	26.1
Dry Buttermilk		7,058	6,460	-8.5	26,206	27,107	3.4
Cond. Whey - Human		6,520	8,820	35.3	24,703	34,207	38.5
Dry Whey - Human		84,013	92,678	10.3	321,048	356,608	11.1
Dry Whey - Animal		7,247	4,521	-37.6	27,588	19,786	-28.3
Lactose - Human & Animal		58,224	57,399	-1.4	223,233	226,776	1.6
WPC - Human		27,828	29,569	6.3	101,932	118,964	16.7
WPC - Animal		4,090	5,068	23.9	16,634	19,529	17.4
WPC 25.0-49.9 Percent		23,704	25,294	6.7	86,337	101,145	17.2
WPC 50.0-89.9 Percent		8,214	9,343	13.7	32,149	37,348	16.2
Protein Isolates		2,159	2,480	14.9	9,739	10,069	3.4

Ice Cream, hard		78,091	77,557	-0.7	284,774	280,168	-1.6
Ice Cream, lowfat, total		33,192	31,920	-3.8	116,499	112,973	-3.0
Frozen Yogurt		5737	5978	4.2	20,942	20,677	-1.3

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. ²Year-to-date figures include current month's preliminary data as well as revised previous months' data.

Milk Production — April 2006

	April 05	April 06	Pct. Chg.	YTD 2005	YTD 2006*	Pct. Chg.
Arizona	338	369	9.2	1,307	1,398	7.0
California	3,188	3,308	3.8	12,340	13,014	5.5
Colorado	192	205	6.8	746	812	8.8
Florida	217	211	-2.8	860	818	-4.9
Idaho	820	884	7.8	3,181	3,435	8.0
Illinois	169	170	0.6	672	679	1.0
Indiana	279	281	0.7	1,046	1,102	5.4
Iowa	341	353	3.5	1,324	1,394	5.3
Kansas	195	203	4.1	755	789	4.5
Kentucky	123	127	3.3	475	478	0.6
Michigan	569	588	3.3	2,190	2,321	6.0
Minnesota	701	709	1.1	2,749	2,816	2.4
Missouri	170	174	2.4	638	661	3.6
New Mexico	575	654	13.7	2,195	2,533	15.4
New York	1,011	1,032	2.1	3,946	4,092	3.7
Ohio	409	418	2.2	1,572	1,627	3.5
Oregon	195	185	-5.1	756	736	-2.6
Pennsylvania	901	919	2.0	3,461	3,642	5.2
Texas	568	635	11.8	2,160	2,461	13.9
Vermont	226	223	-1.3	881	886	0.6
Virginia	156	158	1.3	608	620	2.0
Washington	474	463	-2.3	1,846	1,816	-1.6
Wisconsin	1,900	1,961	3.2	7,422	7,740	4.3

23 STATE TOTAL	13,717	14,230	3.7	53,130	55,870	5.2

Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 2006 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months' data.

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