HDR1012000160010304971500DAIRY PRODUCTS Dairy Products National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 4, 1997, 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. January 1997 Highlights Butter production was 125 million pounds in January, slightly below January 1996 but 13 percent above December 1996. American type cheese production totaled 281 million pounds, 2 percent above January 1996 but 1 percent below December 1996. Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 599 million pounds, up 2 percent from January 1996 but 5 percent below December 1996. Creamed cottage cheese production was 28.6 million pounds, 4 percent below January 1996 but 5 percent above December 1996. Lowfat cottage cheese production was 26.9 million pounds, 7 percent above January 1996 and 10 percent above December 1996. Frozen desserts: (comparisons with January 1996) Ice cream (hard) --- 58.5 million gallons, up 8 percent. Ice cream (lowfat) --- 23.5 million gallons, up 16 percent. Ice cream (nonfat) --- 2.36 million gallons, down 12 percent. Sherbet (hard) --- 3.45 million gallons, virtually unchanged. Frozen Yogurt (total) --- 5.84 million gallons, down 21 percent. Dry milk products: (comparisons with January 1996) Nonfat dry milk for human food --- 92.4 million pounds, down 7 percent. Dry whole milk --- 10.3 million pounds, down 28 percent. Dry buttermilk --- 5.54 million pounds, up 1 percent. 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 For example, if North Atlantic can not be published, then it will be combined with South Atlantic to publish Atlantic.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, January 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :----------------- Product : 1996 : 1996 1/ : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent : Butter : 125,431 111,068 125,386 100 113 Cheese : American Types 2/ : 275,432 283,983 281,148 102 99 Cheddar : 218,531 217,219 99 Swiss : 15,304 17,772 17,277 113 97 Brick and Muenster : 10,368 9,728 8,798 85 90 Cream and Neufchatel : 39,635 51,720 41,243 104 80 Blue : 2,776 3,713 3,216 116 87 Hispanic : 5,487 5,109 93 Mozzarella : 186,747 198,848 187,968 101 95 Other Italian Types : 42,153 47,516 46,191 110 97 Total Italian Types : 228,900 246,364 234,159 102 95 All Other Types 3/ : 13,038 9,545 8,119 62 85 Total : 585,453 628,312 599,069 102 95 Cottage Cheese, Curd 4/ : 35,745 34,005 35,965 101 106 Cottage Cheese, Creamed 5/ : 29,830 27,371 28,607 96 105 Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 6/ : 25,174 24,384 26,851 107 110 Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 33,530 44,645 34,060 102 76 Dry Whole Milk : 14,321 13,228 10,323 72 78 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 98,945 101,314 92,372 93 91 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 730 733 525 72 72 Dry Buttermilk : 5,459 4,653 5,537 101 119 Yogurt, Plain & Flavored : 104,987 112,290 134,869 128 120 : : ------- 1,000 Gallons ------ Percent Frozen Products : Ice Cream, Hard : 54,090 51,734 58,522 108 113 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Hard : 7,839 6,930 8,677 111 125 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Soft : 12,344 13,103 14,801 120 113 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Total : 20,183 20,033 23,478 116 117 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Hard : 2,199 1,794 2,110 96 118 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Soft : 479 102 248 52 243 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Total : 2,678 1,896 2,358 88 124 Sherbet, Hard : 3,451 3,168 3,450 100 109 Water and Juice Ices : 3,734 2,363 4,431 119 188 Frozen Yogurt, Total : 7,420 6,856 5,840 79 85 Regular & Lowfat, Hard : 4,514 2,767 2,882 64 104 Nonfat, Hard : 1,426 1,308 1,468 103 112 Other Frozen Dairy : Products : 680 785 830 122 106 : Mix for Frozen Products : Ice Cream Mix : 29,549 28,394 31,568 107 111 Ice Cream, Lowfat, Mix : 12,355 12,383 14,434 117 117 Ice Cream, Nonfat, Mix : 1,477 1,012 1,276 86 126 Sherbet Mix : 2,264 2,110 2,469 109 117 Yogurt Mix : 4,696 4,339 3,696 79 85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Whole milk cheese, including Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. 3/ Does not include Part Skim cheese beginning January 1996 or Hispanic cheese beginning June 1996. 4/ Mostly used for processing into creamed or lowfat cottage cheese. 5/ Fat content 4 percent or more. 6/ Fat content less than 4 percent. Whey and Modified Whey Products: Production, Stocks, and Prices, United States, January, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------- Product : 1996 : 1996 1/ : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ Percent Condensed Whey, Solids Content 2/ : Sweet-Type, Human : 4,924 7,491 6,864 139 92 Sweet-Type, Animal : 2,905 2,136 2,103 72 98 Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 82,847 83,792 87,629 106 105 Dry Whey, Animal : 6,748 5,403 4,864 72 90 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human Food : 5,967 6,119 5,860 98 96 Animal Feed : 1,930 2,332 2,412 125 103 Lactose, Human and Animal : 27,199 33,192 31,520 116 95 Whey : Solids in Wet Blends, Animal : 5,343 4,462 6,289 118 141 Protein Concentrate, Human : 14,298 21,224 24,547 172 116 Protein Concentrate, Animal : 3,066 3,256 2,925 95 90 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : ------ 1,000 Pounds ------ Percent Dry Whey Products : Dry Whey, Human : 34,724 31,169 29,264 84 94 Dry Whey, Animal : 4,710 3,004 3,256 69 108 Reduced Lactose and Minerals : Human and Animal 4/ : 9,866 6,201 6,587 67 106 Lactose, Human and Animal : 18,758 16,956 16,849 90 99 Whey Protein Concentrate, Human : 7,404 10,203 8,432 114 83 Whey Protein Concentrate, Animal : 438 652 585 134 90 : : Manufacturers' Selling Price 5/ : ---- Cents per Pound --- Cents Change : Dry Whey, Human : 23.6 17.9 18.2 -5.4 .3 Dry Whey, Animal : 23.1 16.9 17.5 -5.6 .6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1997 : : : 1997 Month : 1996 : 1997 : as % of : 1996 : 1997 :as % of : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Butter : Jan : 125,431 125,386 100 125,431 125,386 100 Feb : 118,088 243,519 Mar : 113,249 356,768 Apr : 107,907 464,675 May : 100,732 565,407 Jun : 72,949 638,356 Jul : 72,050 710,406 Aug : 73,165 783,571 Sep : 80,951 864,522 Oct : 95,483 960,005 Nov : 95,127 1,055,132 Dec : 111,068 1,166,200 : American Cheese : Jan : 275,432 281,148 102 275,432 281,148 102 Feb : 270,824 546,256 Mar : 286,133 832,389 Apr : 277,215 1,109,604 May : 299,335 1,408,939 Jun : 281,917 1,690,856 Jul : 267,653 1,958,509 Aug : 262,293 2,220,802 Sep : 260,199 2,481,001 Oct : 265,282 2,746,283 Nov : 260,815 3,007,098 Dec : 283,983 3,291,081 : Italian Cheese : Jan : 228,900 234,159 102 228,900 234,159 102 Feb : 224,937 453,837 Mar : 245,362 699,199 Apr : 234,908 934,107 May : 235,892 1,169,999 Jun : 220,832 1,390,831 Jul : 219,159 1,609,990 Aug : 225,319 1,835,309 Sep : 225,877 2,061,186 Oct : 232,751 2,293,937 Nov : 224,298 2,518,235 Dec : 246,364 2,764,599 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1997 : : : 1997 Month : 1996 : 1997 : as % of : 1996 : 1997 :as % of : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent --- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Total Cheese : Jan : 585,453 599,069 102 585,453 599,069 102 Feb : 576,746 1,162,199 Mar : 621,926 1,784,125 Apr : 601,503 2,385,628 May : 628,417 3,014,045 Jun : 595,934 3,609,979 Jul : 571,430 4,181,409 Aug : 581,849 4,763,258 Sep : 585,063 5,348,321 Oct : 608,203 5,956,524 Nov : 586,877 6,543,401 Dec : 628,312 7,171,713 : Nonfat Dry Milk, : Human : Jan : 98,945 92,372 93 98,945 92,372 93 Feb : 92,967 191,912 Mar : 104,443 296,355 Apr : 113,063 409,418 May : 112,647 522,065 Jun : 93,412 615,477 Jul : 80,702 696,179 Aug : 61,708 757,887 Sep : 56,216 814,103 Oct : 65,813 879,916 Nov : 75,358 955,274 Dec : 101,314 1,056,588 : Total Dry Whey 1/: Jan : 89,595 92,493 103 89,595 92,493 103 Feb : 93,545 183,140 Mar : 97,431 280,571 Apr : 97,891 378,462 May : 102,104 480,566 Jun : 97,977 578,543 Jul : 95,982 674,525 Aug : 93,529 768,054 Sep : 86,198 854,252 Oct : 87,285 941,537 Nov : 79,441 1,020,978 Dec : 89,195 1,110,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :-------------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1997 : : : 1997 Month : 1996 : 1997 : as % of : 1996 : 1997 :as % of : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Percent -- 1,000 Pounds -- Percent Cream Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 29,830 28,607 96 29,830 28,607 96 Feb : 29,511 59,341 Mar : 30,834 90,175 Apr : 30,162 120,337 May : 32,187 152,524 Jun : 30,047 182,571 Jul : 32,450 215,021 Aug : 32,387 247,408 Sep : 30,785 278,193 Oct : 31,601 309,794 Nov : 29,325 339,119 Dec : 27,371 366,490 : Lowfat Cottage : Cheese : Jan : 25,174 26,851 107 25,174 26,851 107 Feb : 26,281 51,455 Mar : 27,837 79,292 Apr : 28,522 107,814 May : 28,726 136,540 Jun : 27,500 164,040 Jul : 30,219 194,259 Aug : 29,291 223,550 Sep : 28,403 251,953 Oct : 26,957 278,910 Nov : 25,269 304,179 Dec : 24,384 328,563 : : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent Ice Cream, Hard : Jan : 54,090 58,522 108 54,090 58,522 108 Feb : 60,872 114,962 Mar : 66,892 181,854 Apr : 72,948 254,802 May : 80,698 335,500 Jun : 87,604 423,104 Jul : 87,813 510,917 Aug : 79,063 589,980 Sep : 67,825 657,805 Oct : 61,875 719,680 Nov : 50,005 769,685 Dec : 51,734 821,419 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Dairy Products: Production by Product and Month, United States, 1996-97 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Month : Cumulative Product :----------------------------------------------------------- and : : : 1997 : : : 1997 Month : 1996 : 1997 :as % of: 1996 : 1997 :as % of : : : 1996 : : : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Gallons Percent 1,000 Gallons Percent Ice Cream, Lowfat : Jan : 20,183 23,478 116 20,183 23,478 116 Feb : 21,237 41,420 Mar : 27,654 69,074 Apr : 30,007 99,081 May : 33,739 132,820 Jun : 36,019 168,839 Jul : 36,604 205,443 Aug : 34,156 239,599 Sep : 27,132 266,731 Oct : 25,379 292,110 Nov : 20,855 312,965 Dec : 20,033 332,998 : Ice Cream, Nonfat : Jan : 2,678 2,358 88 2,678 2,358 88 Feb : 2,783 5,461 Mar : 3,715 9,176 Apr : 3,349 12,525 May : 3,540 16,065 Jun : 3,266 19,331 Jul : 4,263 23,594 Aug : 3,828 27,422 Sep : 3,411 30,833 Oct : 3,114 33,947 Nov : 2,066 36,013 Dec : 1,896 37,909 : Sherbet, Hard : Jan : 3,451 3,450 100 3,451 3,450 100 Feb : 3,569 7,020 Mar : 4,039 11,059 Apr : 4,260 15,319 May : 4,826 20,145 Jun : 5,149 25,294 Jul : 5,601 30,895 Aug : 5,099 35,994 Sep : 3,758 39,752 Oct : 3,675 43,427 Nov : 2,852 46,279 Dec : 3,168 49,447 : Frozen Yogurt : Jan : 7,420 5,840 79 7,420 5,840 79 Feb : 9,314 16,734 Mar : 10,779 27,513 Apr : 11,308 38,821 May : 12,248 51,069 Jun : 11,692 62,761 Jul : 13,397 76,158 Aug : 11,084 87,242 Sep : 9,704 96,946 Oct : 8,485 105,431 Nov : 7,375 112,806 Dec : 6,856 119,662 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes all modified dry whey products. American Cheese: Production by State and United States, January 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 31,468 39,864 37,931 121 95 ID : 34,070 35,436 34,556 101 98 IA : 8,180 8,589 8,749 107 102 KS : 1,746 2,903 3,013 173 104 MN : 51,916 49,572 48,522 93 98 NY : 7,669 7,022 8,105 106 115 ND : 2,106 1,959 1,875 89 96 OH : 3,222 2,823 88 OR : 4,315 4,627 4,504 104 97 SD : 4,141 4,622 4,500 109 97 TN : 1,857 1,857 100 UT : 3,060 4,143 2,679 88 65 VT : 4,771 2,490 3,463 73 139 WA : 3,869 5,026 4,861 126 97 WI : 80,700 78,000 81,000 100 104 : Oth Sts 1/ : 37,421 34,651 32,710 87 94 : US : 275,432 283,983 281,148 102 99 : Atlantic : 14,253 12,011 12,037 84 100 E N Central : 84,073 82,708 85,237 101 103 W N Central : 71,824 72,732 71,285 99 98 S Central : 13,480 13,949 13,250 98 95 West : 91,802 102,583 99,339 108 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 41,152 48,655 46,316 113 95 NY : 15,194 16,057 16,221 107 101 PA : 18,546 20,065 19,497 105 97 WI : 51,200 54,500 52,500 103 96 : Oth Sts 1/ : 60,655 59,571 53,434 88 90 : US : 186,747 198,848 187,968 101 95 : Atlantic : 39,001 42,273 41,315 106 98 E N Central : 61,881 64,432 62,062 100 96 W N Central : 20,784 23,682 21,258 102 90 West : 65,081 68,461 63,333 97 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States not shown when fewer than 3 plants reported or individual plant operations could be disclosed. Butter: Production by State and United States, January 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 31,287 30,147 33,270 106 110 MI : 2,145 3,005 2,300 107 77 MN : 5,475 5,778 6,808 124 118 NY : 2,856 2,490 2,500 88 100 ND : 346 434 392 113 90 OR : 1,710 1,750 2,250 132 129 PA : 9,623 7,020 6,674 69 95 WA : 6,818 8,523 10,084 148 118 WI : 28,000 28,000 32,650 117 117 : Oth Sts 1/ : 37,171 23,921 28,458 77 119 : US : 125,431 111,068 125,386 100 113 : N Atlantic : 16,016 12,109 13,276 83 110 S Atlantic : 5,032 3,265 4,835 96 148 E N Central : 37,731 37,003 41,810 111 113 W N Central : 13,907 10,306 11,377 82 110 S Central : 10,543 6,615 6,812 65 103 West : 42,202 41,770 47,276 112 113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- --- Percent -- : CA : 36,606 42,527 32,770 90 77 IA : 6,318 5,572 88 MI : 2,526 3,503 1,696 67 48 MN : 1,334 1,277 1,550 116 121 NY : 3,137 1,740 1,578 50 91 WA : 16,100 16,142 14,585 91 90 WI : 3,800 1,100 830 22 75 : Oth Sts 1/ : 35,442 28,707 33,791 95 118 : US : 98,945 101,314 92,372 93 91 : Atlantic : 17,316 13,948 19,636 113 141 E N Central : 7,289 5,850 3,677 50 63 W N Central : 10,655 9,146 8,511 80 93 S Central : 8,066 5,187 4,438 55 86 West : 55,619 67,183 56,110 101 84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :--------------------- State : 1996 : 1996 : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 Gallons --------- --- Percent -- : AZ : 454 311 364 80 117 AR : 337 194 220 65 113 CA : 6,556 6,099 7,031 107 115 CO : 736 482 536 73 111 FL : 1,730 1,300 1,350 78 104 GA : 667 551 708 106 128 ID : 609 480 705 116 147 IL : 2,443 2,586 3,060 125 118 IN : 3,108 4,075 3,572 115 88 KS : 264 151 316 120 209 MD : 1,060 795 1,506 142 189 MA : 2,995 3,124 4,464 149 143 MI : 1,502 1,700 1,800 120 106 MN : 2,543 2,442 2,516 99 103 MO : 1,013 660 789 78 120 NM : 212 212 100 NY : 2,500 1,700 1,900 76 112 NC : 1,996 1,564 1,731 87 111 ND : 77 78 81 105 104 OH : 2,120 1,324 1,915 90 145 OR : 610 830 700 115 84 PA : 3,323 3,170 3,938 119 124 SC : 739 606 621 84 102 TN : 757 802 749 99 93 TX : 2,890 3,353 3,761 130 112 UT : 777 732 732 94 100 WA : 1,752 1,391 1,349 77 97 WI : 650 490 560 86 114 : Oth Sts 1/ : 9,882 10,532 11,336 115 108 : US : 54,090 51,734 58,522 108 113 : N Atlantic : 11,756 11,661 13,292 113 114 S Atlantic : 7,066 5,694 6,817 96 120 E N Central : 9,823 10,175 10,907 111 107 W N Central : 6,715 7,069 8,359 124 118 S Central : 6,779 5,985 6,629 98 111 West : 11,951 11,150 12,518 105 112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Jan : Dec : Jan :------------------- Product : 1996 : 1996 1/ : 1997 : Jan : Dec : : : : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Manufacturers' Shipments 2/ : -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- --- Percent --- : Dry Whole Milk : 9,104 6,221 6,551 72 105 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 76,846 65,863 82,965 108 126 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 895 421 772 86 183 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 2,886 2,031 5,099 177 251 : : Manufacturers' Stocks End-of-Month 3/ : -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- --- Percent --- Canned Evaporated and : Condensed Whole Milk : 35,475 19,472 20,581 58 106 Dry Whole Milk : 7,311 6,422 7,863 108 122 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 71,687 71,110 75,498 105 106 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 1,088 967 759 70 78 Dry Buttermilk, Total : 4,527 4,075 2,606 58 64 : : Manufacturers' Selling Prices 4/ : ------- Cents per Pound ------ Cents Change : Dry Whole Milk : 119.55 130.48 117.88 -1.67 -12.60 Nonfat Dry Milk, Human : 110.98 117.75 111.12 .14 -6.63 Dry Skim Milk, Animal : 50.81 62.56 63.81 13.00 1.25 Dry Buttermilk, Human : 93.72 103.08 90.02 -3.70 -13.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,495 manufacturers that made one or more products in 1995. 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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