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Dairy Product Production - July 1999

	July 1998	July 1999	% Change	YTD 19981	YTD 19992	% Change
Cheese
American3	277,738	300,522	8.2	1,982,098	2,113,930	6.7
Cheddar	219,739	236,999	7.9	1,587,561	1,688,807	6.4
Swiss	18,573	16,805	-9.5	127,403	121,856	-4.4
Brick & Muenster	8,117	6,928	-14.6	60,958	52,255	-14.3
Cream & Neufchatel	43,540	48,736	11.9	332,346	350,666	5.5
Blue	4,144	4,264	2.9	24,675	30,204	22.4
Hispanic	6,715	6,947	3.5	44,323	48,837	10.2
Mozzarella	192,730	204,950	6.3	1,370,158	1,456,672	6.3
Other Italian	48,614	45,777	-5.8	370,894	353,941	-4.6
Total Italian	241,344	250,727	3.9	1,741,052	1,810,613	4.0
All other types	9,916	10,685	7.8	69,084	69,833	1.1
TOTAL CHEESE	610,087	645,614	5.8	4,381,939	4,598,194	4.9
Butter	63,766	78,311	22.8	663,462	723,970	9.1
Cottage cheese - curd	41,247	40,353	-2.2	272,799	267,620	-1.9
Cottage cheese - creamed	34,197	31,622	-7.5	215,635	208,299	-3.4
Cottage cheese - lowfat	32,367	31,552	-2.5	213,365	211,978	-0.7
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	122,658	132,583	8.1	966,195	980,500	1.5
Canned Evap. & Cond.	38,502	38,244	-0.7	270,899	258,863	-4.4
Dry Whole Milk	11,911	8,957	-24.8	84,025	71,045	-15.4
NFDM - Human	85,661	101,533	18.5	734,482	857,163	16.7
Dry Skim - Animal	436	311	-28.7	3,143	2,873	-8.6
Dry Buttermilk	2,976	2,737	-8.0	34,018	32,213	-5.3
Cond. Whey - Human	9,738	7,858	-19.3	68,097	49,001	-28.0
Cond. Whey - Animal	2,414	1,511	-37.4	15,208	10,205	-32.9
Dry Whey - Human	98,391	89,138	-9.4	655,991	636,429	-3.0
Dry Whey - Animal	6,376	9,105	42.8	50,375	53,531	6.3
Lactose - Human & Animal	41,043	37,133	-9.5	277,496	276,728	-0.3
WPC - Human	22,304	26,913	20.7	141,643	185,362	30.9
WPC - Animal	3,828	3,586	-6.3	23,314	25,202	8.1
Ice Cream, hard	86,715	85,955	-0.9	543,844	522,896	-3.9
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	44,175	42,003	-4.9	255,244	234,134	-8.3
Frozen Yogurt	8,466	7,721	-8.8	53,184	55,982	5.3
Notes: Production reported in thousands of pounds, except frozen products, which are reported in thousands of gallons. Source: USDA. All production percentages are rounded. 1Reflects revised 1998 government figures. 21999 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data. 3Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey and Jack.

Milk Production — July 1999

	July 1998	July 1999	Pct. Chg.	YTD 1998	YTD 1999*	Pct. Change
New York	1,015	1,032	1.7	6,918	7,134	3.1
Pennsylvania	910	903	-0.8	6,470	6,475	0.1
Vermont	230	235	2.2	1,592	1,633	2.6
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,155	2,170	0.7	14,980	15,242	1.7
Florida	181	194	7.2	1,467	1,532	4.4
Kentucky	138	130	-5.8	1,040	981	-5.7
Virginia	147	143	-2.7	1,101	1,086	-1.4
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	466	467	0.2	3,608	3,599	-0.2
Illinois	168	160	-4.8	1,273	1,221	-4.1
Indiana	184	185	0.5	1,301	1,293	-0.6
Iowa	316	307	-2.8	2,250	2,238	-0.5
Michigan	470	450	-4.3	3,142	3,170	0.9
Minnesota	770	782	1.6	5,518	5,671	2.8
Missouri	188	168	-10.6	1,438	1,371	-4.7
Ohio	356	348	-2.2	2,628	2,586	-1.6
Wisconsin	1,974	1,956	-0.9	13,407	13,647	1.8
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,426	4,356	-1.6	30,957	31,197	0.8
Arizona	202	219	8.4	1,628	1,789	9.9
Idaho	500	558	11.6	3,301	3,608	9.3
New Mexico	375	397	5.9	2,532	2,767	9.3
Texas	425	424	-0.2	3,451	3,482	0.9
WEST TOTAL	1,502	1,598	6.4	10,912	11,646	6.7
California	2,309	2,503	8.4	16,134	17,529	8.6
Washington	456	477	4.6	3,108	3,232	4.0
FAR WEST TOTAL	2,765	2,980	7.8	19,242	20,761	7.9
20 STATE TOTAL	11,314	11,571	2.3	79,699	82,445	3.4
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 1999 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data.