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Dairy Product Production - November 1999

	Nov. 1998	Nov. 1999	% Change	YTD 19981	YTD 19992	% Change
Cheese
American3	270,560	288,264	6.5	3,025,721	3,279,484	8.4
Cheddar	215,065	222,673	3.5	2,404,240	2,595,369	7.9
Swiss	14,130	16,042	13.5	190,798	189,736	-0.6
Brick & Muenster	8,583	7,916	-7.8	94,128	80,558	-14.4
Cream & Neufchatel	60,369	64,679	7.1	565,903	589,098	4.1
Blue	3,568	4,500	26.1	40,468	48,222	19.2
Hispanic	6,550	7,054	7.7	69,599	78,149	12.3
Mozzarella	206,800	231,970	12.2	2,153,301	2,317,757	7.6
Other Italian	55,754	58,480	4.9	580,654	562,155	-3.2
Total Italian	262,554	290,450	10.6	2,733,955	2,879,912	5.3
All other types	10,268	10,757	4.8	112,842	113,643	0.7
TOTAL CHEESE	636,582	689,662	8.3	6,833,414	7,258,802	6.2
Butter	91,128	90,364	-0.8	975,559	1,049,625	7.6
Cottage cheese - curd	36,230	36,153	-0.2	429,333	422,364	-1.6
Cottage cheese - creamed	28,004	28,640	2.3	338,057	329,481	-2.5
Cottage cheese - lowfat	28,058	27,190	-3.1	334,746	332,011	-0.8
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	115,937	127,824	10.3	1,494,189	1,540,281	3.1
Canned Evap. & Cond.	47,420	42,620	-10.1	432,021	424,522	-1.7
Dry Whole Milk	10,839	10,246	-5.5	132,816	109,743	-17.4
NFDM - Human	73,851	100,464	36.0	1,024,520	1,248,147	21.8
Dry Skim - Animal	270	434	60.7	4,408	4,528	2.7
Dry Buttermilk	3,905	3,988	2.1	47,036	45,914	-2.4
Cond. Whey - Human	4,308	8,896	106.5	94,055	80,721	-14.2
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,213	1,041	-14.2	21,322	15,172	-28.8
Dry Whey - Human	85,466	91,849	7.5	1,000,768	989,867	-1.1
Dry Whey - Animal	6,619	5,649	-14.7	77,238	80,273	3.9
Lactose - Human & Animal	39,667	41,042	3.5	429,821	439,282	2.2
WPC - Human	20,396	29,173	43.0	223,593	295,924	32.3
WPC - Animal	3,500	3,402	-2.8	36,451	39,160	7.4
Ice Cream, hard	51,471	59,491	15.6	810,080	796,156	-1.7
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	24,739	25,632	3.6	383,407	362,126	-5.6
Frozen Yogurt	5,829	4,798	-17.7	82,021	81,621	-0.5
Notes: Production reported in thousands of pounds, except frozen products, which are reported in thousands of gallons. Source: USDA. All production percentages are rounded. 1Reflects revised 1998 government figures. 21999 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data. 3Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey and Jack.

Milk Production — November 1999

	Nov. 1998	Nov. 1999	Pct. Chg.	YTD 1998	YTD 1999*	Pct. Change
New York	927	952	2.7	10,757	11,053	2.8
Pennsylvania	856	878	2.6	9,959	10,015	0.6
Vermont	215	215	0.0	2,475	2,522	1.9
NORTHEAST TOTAL	1,998	2,045	2.4	23,191	23,590	1.7
Florida	176	171	-2.8	2,127	2,188	2.9
Kentucky	131	131	0.0	1,570	1,503	-4.3
Virginia	146	156	6.8	1,686	1,708	1.3
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	453	458	1.1	5,383	5,399	0.3
Illinois	170	161	-5.3	1,943	1,856	-4.5
Indiana	179	173	-3.4	2,007	1,998	-0.4
Iowa	312	305	-2.2	3,487	3,457	-0.9
Michigan	435	440	1.1	4,935	4,958	0.5
Minnesota	738	752	1.9	8,471	8,671	2.4
Missouri	187	182	-2.7	2,169	2,079	-4.1
Ohio	343	357	4.1	4,025	4,061	0.9
Wisconsin	1,813	1,807	-0.3	20,910	21,125	1.0
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,177	4,177	0.0	47,947	48,205	0.5
Arizona	221	237	7.2	2,443	2,681	9.7
Idaho	478	549	14.9	5,265	5,861	11.3
New Mexico	351	392	11.7	3,980	4,315	8.4
Texas	438	449	2.5	5,129	5,133	0.1
WEST TOTAL	1,488	1,627	9.3	16,817	17,990	7.0
California	2,283	2,560	12.1	25,233	27,816	10.2
Washington	430	439	2.1	4,878	5,070	3.9
FAR WEST TOTAL	2,713	2,999	10.5	30,111	32,886	9.2
20 STATE TOTAL	10,829	11,306	4.4	123,449	128,070	3.7
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 1999 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data.