HDR1012000160010404961500DAIRY PRODUCTS Released April 4, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Dairy Products" call Kevin Hintzman at (202) 720-4448, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. February 1996 Highlights Butter production was 118 million pounds in February, 2 percent below February 1995 and 6 percent below January 1996. American type cheese production totaled 271 million pounds, 13 percent above February 1995 but 2 percent below January 1996. Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 587 million pounds, up 11 percent from February 1995 but slightly below January 1996. Creamed cottage cheese production was 29.5 million pounds, 1 percent below both February 1995 and January 1996. Lowfat cottage cheese production was 26.3 million pounds, 2 percent above February 1995 and 4 percent above January 1996. Canned evaporated and condensed milk production at 31.2 million pounds was 8 percent below February 1995 and 7 percent below January 1996. Frozen desserts: (comparisons with February 1995) Ice cream (hard) --- 60.9 million gallons, up slightly. Ice cream (lowfat) --- 21.2 million gallons, up slightly. Sherbet (hard) --- 3.57 million gallons, down 3 percent. Dry milk products: (comparisons with February 1995) Nonfat dry milk for human food --- 93.0 million pounds, down 5 percent. Dry whole milk --- 11.8 million pounds, down 12 percent. Dry buttermilk --- 5.59 million pounds, up 9 percent. Da 2-6 (4-96) State totals are not published when fewer than 3 firms have reported or one firm comprises more than 60 percent of the State total. The map above outlines the regions used in the product tables. If we are not able to publish a region for confidentiality reasons, it will be combined with other regions when possible. For example, if North Atlantic can not be published, then it will be combined with South Atlantic to publish Atlantic. The West North Central and East North Central will be combined, if necessary, to form North Central. In the event that neither could be published, they will be combined with South Central to publish Central. Some tables will have only one or two regions shown, therefore the regions may not add to the United States total. Dairy Products: Production by Product, United States, February 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :----------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent : Butter : 120,280 125,431 118,088 98 94 Cheese : American Types 2/ : 240,172 275,432 270,824 113 98 Swiss : 16,541 15,304 18,939 114 124 Brick and Muenster : 8,985 10,368 9,185 102 89 Cream and Neufchatel : 38,578 42,226 48,445 126 115 Blue : 2,743 2,776 2,774 101 100 Mozzarella : 166,173 186,747 184,026 111 99 Other Italian Types : 42,016 42,153 40,911 97 97 Total Italian Types : 208,189 228,900 224,937 108 98 All Other Types : 13,142 13,038 12,314 94 94 Total : 528,350 588,044 587,418 111 100 Cottage Cheese, Curd 3/ : 36,414 35,745 36,177 99 101 Cottage Cheese, Creamed 4/ : 29,741 29,830 29,511 99 99 Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 5/ : 25,742 25,174 26,281 102 104 Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 33,910 33,530 31,161 92 93 Dry Whole Milk : 13,411 14,321 11,754 88 82 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 98,333 98,945 92,967 95 94 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 760 730 386 51 53 Dry Buttermilk : 5,147 5,459 5,586 109 102 Yogurt, Plain & Flavored : 111,627 104,987 109,256 98 104 : : ------- 1,000 Gallons ------ Percent Frozen Products : Ice Cream, Hard : 60,644 54,090 60,872 100 113 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Hard : 7,741 7,839 7,409 96 95 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Soft : 13,395 12,344 13,828 103 112 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Total : 21,136 20,183 21,237 100 105 Sherbet, Hard : 3,684 3,451 3,569 97 103 Water and Juice Ices : 3,803 3,734 4,311 113 115 Frozen Yogurt, Total : 11,243 7,420 9,314 83 126 Regular & Lowfat, Hard : 3,434 4,514 3,793 110 84 Nonfat, Hard : 1,479 1,426 1,628 110 114 Other Frozen Dairy : Products : 3,318 680 965 29 142 : Mixed for Frozen Products : Ice Cream Mix : 32,233 29,549 33,330 103 113 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Mix : 13,004 12,355 13,118 101 106 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Mix : 1,380 1,477 1,519 110 103 Sherbet Mix : 2,474 2,264 2,596 105 115 Yogurt Mix : 7,116 4,696 5,895 83 126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Whole milk cheese, including cheddar, colby, washed curd, stirred curd, monterey, and jack. 3/ Mostly used for processing into creamed or lowfat cottage cheese. 4/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 5/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products: Production, Stocks, and Prices, United States, February, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ Percent Condensed Whey, Solids Content 2/ : Sweet-Type, Human : 5,949 4,924 7,083 119 144 Sweet-Type, Animal : 1,623 2,905 2,530 156 87 Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 77,495 82,847 82,615 107 100 Dry Whey, Animal : 11,587 6,748 5,567 48 82 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human Food : 6,050 5,967 6,980 115 117 Animal Feed : 2,507 1,930 1,994 80 103 Lactose, Human and Animal : 21,767 27,199 26,558 122 98 Whey : Solids in Wet Blends, Animal : 7,111 5,343 6,049 85 113 Protein Concentrate, Human : 12,860 14,298 13,577 106 95 Protein Concentrate, Animal : 2,337 3,066 2,592 111 85 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ Percent Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 36,214 34,724 34,336 95 99 Dry Whey, Animal : 13,763 4,710 4,904 36 104 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human and Animal 4/ : 10,441 9,866 10,334 99 105 Lactose, Human and Animal : 15,047 18,758 17,803 118 95 Whey Protein Concentrate, Human : 6,694 7,404 7,247 108 98 Whey Protein Concentrate, Animal : 564 438 664 118 152 : : Manufacturers' Selling Price 5/ : ---- Cents per Pound --- Cents Change : Dry Whey, Human : 16.9 23.6 21.3 4.4 -2.3 Dry Whey, Animal : 15.2 23.1 21.0 5.8 -2.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Final marketable product only. Does not include quantity used or shipped to another plant for further processing into dry whey or modified whey products. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ Reduced lactose and minerals stocks combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 5/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms. Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1996 : : : 1996 Month : 1995 : 1996 : as % of : 1995 : 1996 :as % of : : : 1995 : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Butter : Jan : 131,983 125,431 95 131,983 125,431 95 Feb : 120,280 118,088 98 252,263 243,519 97 Mar : 125,731 377,994 Apr : 119,251 497,245 May : 116,465 613,710 Jun : 99,535 713,245 Jul : 82,870 796,115 Aug : 78,604 874,719 Sep : 82,233 956,952 Oct : 94,418 1,051,370 Nov : 91,485 1,142,855 Dec : 111,205 1,254,060 : American Cheese : Jan : 262,007 275,432 105 262,007 275,432 105 Feb : 240,172 270,824 113 502,179 546,256 109 Mar : 263,182 765,361 Apr : 258,897 1,024,258 May : 273,338 1,297,596 Jun : 264,439 1,562,035 Jul : 259,428 1,821,463 Aug : 246,458 2,067,921 Sep : 251,309 2,319,230 Oct : 248,731 2,567,961 Nov : 248,788 2,816,749 Dec : 278,188 3,094,937 : Italian Cheese : Jan : 216,460 228,900 106 216,460 228,900 106 Feb : 208,189 224,937 108 424,649 453,837 107 Mar : 227,188 651,837 Apr : 210,562 862,399 May : 224,447 1,086,846 Jun : 219,283 1,306,129 Jul : 207,279 1,513,408 Aug : 211,758 1,725,166 Sep : 217,871 1,943,037 Oct : 228,017 2,171,054 Nov : 228,591 2,399,645 Dec : 234,476 2,634,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1996 : : : 1996 Month : 1995 : 1996 : as % of : 1995 : 1996 :as % of : : : 1995 : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds --- Percent Total Cheese : Jan : 565,566 588,044 104 565,566 588,044 104 Feb : 528,350 587,418 111 1,093,916 1,175,462 107 Mar : 593,877 1,687,793 Apr : 563,941 2,251,734 May : 597,518 2,849,252 Jun : 587,570 3,436,822 Jul : 560,867 3,997,689 Aug : 559,114 4,556,803 Sep : 575,712 5,132,515 Oct : 585,623 5,718,138 Nov : 586,516 6,304,654 Dec : 609,623 6,914,277 : Nonfat Dry Milk, : Human : Jan : 106,680 98,945 93 106,680 98,945 93 Feb : 98,333 92,967 95 205,013 191,912 94 Mar : 110,370 315,383 Apr : 116,463 431,846 May : 129,951 561,797 Jun : 122,349 684,146 Jul : 102,056 786,202 Aug : 83,602 869,804 Sep : 76,929 946,733 Oct : 75,408 1,022,141 Nov : 71,574 1,093,715 Dec : 99,425 1,193,140 : Total Dry Whey 1/: Jan : 98,489 89,595 91 98,489 89,595 91 Feb : 89,082 88,182 99 187,571 177,777 95 Mar : 101,859 289,430 Apr : 98,644 388,074 May : 105,139 493,213 Jun : 100,045 593,258 Jul : 96,922 690,180 Aug : 88,101 778,281 Sep : 85,181 863,462 Oct : 88,080 951,542 Nov : 86,639 1,038,181 Dec : 89,044 1,127,225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1996 : : : 1996 Month : 1995 : 1996 : as % of : 1995 : 1996 :as % of : : : 1995 : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Cream Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 30,429 29,830 98 30,429 29,830 98 Feb : 29,741 29,511 99 60,170 59,341 99 Mar : 36,277 96,447 Apr : 30,028 126,475 May : 32,528 159,003 Jun : 32,712 191,715 Jul : 32,085 223,800 Aug : 34,657 258,457 Sep : 31,564 290,021 Oct : 31,081 321,102 Nov : 29,623 350,725 Dec : 27,031 377,756 : Lowfat Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 26,714 25,174 94 26,714 25,174 94 Feb : 25,742 26,281 102 52,456 51,455 98 Mar : 28,406 80,862 Apr : 26,375 107,237 May : 28,130 135,367 Jun : 29,044 164,411 Jul : 27,856 192,267 Aug : 28,976 221,243 Sep : 26,991 248,234 Oct : 26,368 274,602 Nov : 23,131 297,733 Dec : 20,155 317,888 : : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent Ice Cream, Hard : Jan : 58,031 54,090 93 58,031 54,090 93 Feb : 60,644 60,872 100 118,675 114,962 97 Mar : 74,114 192,789 Apr : 72,126 264,915 May : 75,909 340,824 Jun : 84,025 424,849 Jul : 81,737 506,586 Aug : 82,065 588,651 Sep : 65,927 654,578 Oct : 63,246 717,824 Nov : 56,535 774,359 Dec : 47,252 821,611 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1995-96 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1996 : : : 1996 Month : 1995 : 1996 :as % of: 1995 : 1996 :as % of : : : 1995 : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent Ice Cream, Lowfat : Jan : 20,408 20,183 99 20,408 20,183 99 Feb : 21,136 21,237 100 41,544 41,420 100 Mar : 30,670 72,214 Apr : 28,520 100,734 May : 31,700 132,434 Jun : 36,115 168,549 Jul : 35,373 203,922 Aug : 36,018 239,940 Sep : 27,692 267,632 Oct : 25,389 293,021 Nov : 21,591 314,612 Dec : 18,179 332,791 : Sherbet, Hard : Jan : 3,135 3,451 110 3,135 3,451 110 Feb : 3,684 3,569 97 6,819 7,020 103 Mar : 4,334 11,153 Apr : 4,537 15,690 May : 5,123 20,813 Jun : 5,404 26,217 Jul : 5,296 31,513 Aug : 5,474 36,987 Sep : 4,176 41,163 Oct : 3,427 44,590 Nov : 3,345 47,935 Dec : 2,896 50,831 : Frozen Yogurt : Jan : 10,142 7,420 73 10,142 7,420 73 Feb : 11,243 9,314 83 21,385 16,734 78 Mar : 14,509 35,894 Apr : 13,583 49,477 May : 15,015 64,492 Jun : 17,010 81,502 Jul : 15,389 96,891 Aug : 16,163 113,054 Sep : 13,253 126,307 Oct : 11,782 138,089 Nov : 9,657 147,746 Dec : 7,126 154,872 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. American Cheese: Production by State and United States, February 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 28,466 31,468 32,583 114 104 ID : 22,916 34,070 29,805 130 87 IL : 21 24 28 133 117 IA : 6,849 8,180 7,306 107 89 KS : 3,136 1,746 2,564 82 147 MN : 47,938 51,916 51,413 107 99 NY : 6,875 7,669 7,196 105 94 ND : 2,246 2,106 1,849 82 88 OR : 4,357 4,315 4,029 92 93 SD : 3,170 4,141 3,969 125 96 UT : 2,372 3,060 2,824 119 92 VT : 2,855 4,771 4,700 165 99 WA : 1,873 3,869 3,803 203 98 WI : 74,260 80,700 79,000 106 98 : Oth Sts 1/ : 32,838 37,397 39,755 121 106 : US : 240,172 275,432 270,824 113 98 : Atlantic : 12,819 14,253 14,148 110 99 E N Central : 76,991 84,073 82,992 108 99 W N Central : 68,068 71,824 71,011 104 99 S Central : 13,952 13,480 12,777 92 95 West : 68,342 91,802 89,896 132 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Mozzarella Cheese: Production by State and United States, February 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 35,932 41,152 40,039 111 97 IL : 1,564 1,798 1,611 103 90 MI : 6,747 8,598 7,995 118 93 NY : 14,001 15,194 16,752 120 110 PA : 18,445 18,546 19,885 108 107 VT : 3,471 3,492 3,932 113 113 WI : 50,300 51,200 49,700 99 97 : Oth Sts 1/ : 35,713 46,767 44,112 124 94 : US : 166,173 186,747 184,026 111 99 : Atlantic : 37,445 39,001 42,073 112 108 E N Central : 58,894 61,881 59,652 101 96 W N Central : 21,642 20,784 19,827 92 95 West : 46,976 65,081 62,474 133 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter: Production by State and United States, February 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 30,730 31,287 29,642 96 95 KS : 86 102 54 63 53 MI : 2,021 2,145 1,737 86 81 MN : 4,144 5,475 4,543 110 83 NY : 2,808 2,856 2,575 92 90 ND : 403 346 356 88 103 OH : 4,814 4,890 4,420 92 90 OR : 1,750 1,710 1,850 106 108 PA : 8,295 9,623 8,700 105 90 WA : 10,150 6,818 7,754 76 114 WI : 22,500 28,000 25,800 115 92 : Oth Sts 1/ : 32,579 32,179 30,657 94 95 : US : 120,280 125,431 118,088 98 94 : N Atlantic : 14,967 16,016 14,328 96 89 S Atlantic : 4,726 5,032 5,233 111 104 E N Central : 32,118 37,731 34,522 107 91 W N Central : 12,730 13,907 12,608 99 91 S Central : 9,786 10,543 10,175 104 97 West : 45,953 42,202 41,222 90 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Nonfat Dry Milk, Human: Production by State and United States, February 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 31,146 36,606 32,925 106 90 MI : 3,436 2,526 3,577 104 142 MN : 3,083 1,334 1,486 48 111 NY : 2,341 3,137 2,509 107 80 ND : 135 WA : 15,429 16,100 13,970 91 87 WI : 5,400 3,800 3,900 72 103 : Oth Sts 1/ : 37,363 35,442 34,600 93 98 : US : 98,333 98,945 92,967 95 94 : Atlantic : 17,202 17,316 16,615 97 96 E N Central : 9,457 7,289 8,262 87 113 W N Central : 12,134 10,655 9,609 79 90 S Central : 8,827 8,066 8,254 94 102 West : 50,713 55,619 50,227 99 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Ice Cream, Hard: Production by State and United States, February 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :--------------------- State : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Gallons --------- --- Percent -- : AL : 1,059 1,146 819 77 71 AZ : 493 454 605 123 133 AR : 285 337 417 146 124 CA : 7,966 6,556 7,588 95 116 CO : 946 736 831 88 113 FL : 1,600 1,730 1,800 113 104 GA : 593 667 894 151 134 ID : 503 609 539 107 89 IL : 2,496 2,443 2,225 89 91 IN : 4,068 3,108 4,078 100 131 KS : 314 264 209 67 79 ME : 55 87 58 105 67 MD : 1,102 1,060 1,263 115 119 MA : 2,820 2,995 3,840 136 128 MI : 1,930 1,502 1,787 93 119 MN : 2,655 2,543 3,306 125 130 MO : 904 1,013 835 92 82 NY : 2,500 2,500 2,400 96 96 NC : 2,138 1,996 1,669 78 84 ND : 67 77 74 110 96 OH : 3,500 2,120 3,000 86 142 OR : 660 610 680 103 111 PA : 5,180 3,323 3,900 75 117 SC : 657 739 432 66 58 TN : 918 757 874 95 115 TX : 3,667 2,890 3,447 94 119 UT : 836 777 794 95 102 VA : 559 873 917 164 105 WA : 1,416 1,752 1,398 99 80 WI : 530 650 610 115 94 : Oth Sts 1/ : 8,227 7,776 9,583 116 123 : US : 60,644 54,090 60,872 100 113 : N Atlantic : 12,741 11,756 13,393 105 114 S Atlantic : 6,652 7,066 6,978 105 99 E N Central : 12,524 9,823 11,700 93 119 W N Central : 7,759 6,715 8,607 111 128 S Central : 7,524 6,779 7,323 97 108 West : 13,444 11,951 12,871 96 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Canned Milk and Dry Milk Products: Manufacturers' Shipments, Stocks, and Selling Prices, February 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Feb : Jan : Feb :------------------- Product : 1995 : 1996 1/ : 1996 : Feb : Jan : : : : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Manufacturers' Shipments 2/ : -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- --- Percent --- : Dry Whole Milk : 11,611 9,104 8,086 70 89 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 102,790 76,846 68,313 66 89 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 970 895 619 64 69 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 5,357 2,886 3,143 59 109 : : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- --- Percent --- Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 62,572 35,475 39,197 63 110 Dry Whole Milk : 13,942 7,311 8,557 61 117 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 93,972 71,687 80,018 85 112 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 1,855 1,088 931 50 86 Dry Buttermilk, Total : 8,521 4,527 4,448 52 98 : : : Manufacturers' Selling Prices 4/ : ------ Cents per Pound ------ Cents Change : Dry Whole Milk : 112.05 119.55 117.29 5.24 -2.26 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 104.98 110.98 109.70 4.72 -1.28 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 46.53 50.81 52.79 6.26 1.98 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 86.86 93.72 94.84 7.98 1.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ For dry products, shipments of bulk goods only. 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. 4/ Prices for bulk goods, f.o.b. plant. Average monthly prices reported by firms, weighted by shipments of each firm. Procedures and Reliability: Estimates included in this report are based on data provided each month by manufacturers of these products. In 32 States, the State Departments of Agriculture assist in collection of data, which eliminates duplicate reporting and reduces respondent burden. Data are collected by mail, personal and telephone interviews following the close of each month. There were 1,531 manufacturers that made one or more products in 1994. Each month, reports are generally received from all dairy plants in States with small numbers of plants. In States with large numbers of plants, survey procedures are designed to obtain monthly reports from all large plants and from a sample of small plants. Monthly estimates are based upon returns from about 70 percent of the plants which account for 70 to 90 percent of the total production of major dairy products. 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