United States

Department of

Agriculture

Marketing and

Regulatory

Programs

Agricultural

Marketing

Service

Dairy Programs

Statistical

Bulletin

Number 979

Federal Milk Order

Market Statistics

2001 Annual Summary
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PREFACE

 Federal milk marketing orders are established under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized by this statute, under certain conditions and with 

producer approval, to issue milk marketing orders that require handlers to pay at least the minimum specified prices 

for milk purchased from producers. The complete orders are published in the U. S. Code of Federal Regulations, 

Parts 1000 to 1199.

 This is an annual summary of monthly Federal milk order statistical data. These data have been compiled from 

reports that handlers (milk processors) are required to file monthly with the market administrator who administers 

the respective Federal milk order. These reports show the volume of milk receipts from each source and quantity of 

milk used in each form. From these reports, data are compiled and totaled for each order by the market 

administrator. The order summary report is submitted to the Market Information Branch in Dairy Programs and is 

combined with the summary reports for the other orders.

 The data in this summary is for 2001. Similar data for the period from 1947 through 2000 have been published in 

44 previous annual summaries.

Issued May 2002

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or 

family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative 

means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA’s 

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Building 14th and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). 

 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 

Number

I. General Information

How Federal Milk Order Statistics Are Developed........................................................................................ 5

Brief Description of Federal Milk Order Terms............................................................................................ 6

 

Table 1: Federal milk orders in effect on December 31, 2001, with number assigned

 each order in the Code of Federal Regulations and date on which each order became effective ................ 9

Table 2: Measures of growth in Federal milk order markets, selected years, 1947-2001 ....................................... 11

Table 3: Population of Federal milk order marketing areas as defined December 31, 2001,

 total and by State, according to the 2000 United States Census and Census Update................................ 12

Federal Milk Order Marketing Area Map.................................................................................................... 14

Summary of Major Order Actions During 2001 ............................................................................................. 15

II. Number of Handlers and Producers, and Quantities and Utilization of Milk Priced

Summary of the quantities and utilization of milk priced................................................................................. 16

Table 4: Number of pool handlers, supply plants, and distributing plants under Federal milk orders, by order,

 December 2001........................................................................................................................ 17

Table 5: Number of producers delivering milk to handlers regulated under Federal orders, by marketing area,

 2001....................................................................................................................................... 18

Table 6: Receipts of producer milk by handlers regulated under Federal orders, by marketing area, 2001 ................ 19

Table 7: Average daily delivery of milk per producer to handlers regulated under Federal orders,

 by marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................. 20

Table 8: Butterfat test of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001.......................................... 21

 

Table 9: Nonfat solids test of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001 .................................... 22

Table 10: Protein (true) test of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001 .................................. 23

Table 11: Other solids test of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001.................................... 24

Table 12: Somatic cell count of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001 ................................. 25

Table 13: Utilization of producer milk in Class I products, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001.................. 26

Table 14: Class I utilization percentage of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001................... 27

 
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Table 15: Butterfat test of producer milk used in Class I products by Federal milk order 

 marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................... 28

Table 16: Nonfat solids test of producer milk used in Class I products, by Federal milk 

 order marketing area, 2001....................................................................................................... 29

Table 17: Utilization of producer milk in Class II products, by Federal milk order

 marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................... 30

Table 18: Class II utilization percentage of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001.................. 31

Table 19: Butterfat test of producer milk used in Class II products, by Federal milk order

 marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................... 32

Table 20: Nonfat solids test of producer milk used in Class II products, by Federal milk order 

 marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................... 33

Table 21: Utilization of producer milk in Class III products, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001................ 34

 

Table 22: Class III utilization percentage of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001................ 35

Table 23: Butterfat test of producer milk used in Class III products, by Federal milk

 order marketing area, 2001....................................................................................................... 36

Table 24: Protein (true) test of producer milk used in Class III products, by Federal milk order 

 marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................... 37

Table 25: Other solids test of producer milk used in Class III products, by Federal milk order 

 marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................... 38

Table 26: Utilization of producer milk in Class IV products, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001 ............... 39

Table 27: Class IV utilization percentage of producer milk, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001................. 40

Table 28: Butterfat test of producer milk used in Class IV products, by Federal milk order

 marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................... 41

Table 29: Nonfat solids test of producer milk used in Class IV products, by Federal milk order

 marketing area, 2001............................................................................................................... 42

III. Class and Producer Prices and Gross Values

Summary of class and producer prices and gross values................................................................................... 43

 

Federal milk order price formulas for 2001 .................................................................................................. 44

Table 30: NASS dairy product price averages used in Federal milk order price formulas, 2001 ............................. 45

 

Table 31: Federal milk order Class I and Class II advanced prices and pricing factors, 2001 ................................. 46
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Table 32: Federal milk order Class II, Class III, and Class IV milk and component prices, 2001............................ 47

Table 33: Federal milk order principal pricing points, with Class I differentials................................................. 48

Table 34: Class I skim milk price, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001.................................................. 49

Table 35: Class I butterfat price, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001.................................................... 50

Table 36: Class I milk price, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001......................................................... 51

Table 37: Uniform skim milk price, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001................................................ 52

Table 38: Uniform butterfat price, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001.................................................. 53

Table 39: Producer price differential, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001.............................................. 54

Table 40: Uniform milk price, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001....................................................... 55

Table 41: Uniform milk price at test and gross value of producer milk receipts for all

 producers and per producer, by Federal milk order marketing area, 2001 .......................................... 56

IV. Fluid Milk Product Sales

Summary of fluid milk product sales ........................................................................................................... 57 

Table 42: Packaged dispositions of Class I milk products by handlers regulated under Federal

 milk orders, by product, by order, 2001....................................................................................... 58 

Table 43: Summary of packaged sales of fluid milk products in Federal milk order marketing areas,

 by months, 2001 .................................................................................................................... 61

Table 44: Sales of fluid milk products in Federal milk order marketing areas, by product, by order, 2001................ 62

V. Milk Used to Produce Manufactured Dairy Products

Summary of milk used to produce manufactured dairy products......................................................................... 65

Table 45: Milk, skim milk, and cream used to produce Class II products, by handlers

 regulated under Federal milk orders, by product grouping, by order, 2001.......................................... 66

Table 46: Milk, skim milk, and cream used to produce Class III products, by handlers

 regulated under Federal milk orders, by product grouping, by order, 2001.......................................... 67

Table 47: Milk, skim milk, and cream used to produce Class IV products and “Other Uses,”

 by handlers regulated under Federal milk orders, by product grouping,

 by order, 2001........................................................................................................................ 68

VI. Errata to 2000 Annual Summary of Federal Milk Order Market Statistics .............................................. 69
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HOW FEDERAL MILK ORDER STATISTICS ARE DEVELOPED

Introduction.

The statistical data generated through the administration of the Federal milk order program is recognized

widely as one of the benefits of this program. These data provide comprehensive and accurate 

information on milk supplies, utilization, and sales, as well as class prices established under the orders 

and prices paid to dairy farmers (producers). The sources of this data are monthly reports that are 

required to be filed by milk processors (handlers) subject to the provisions of the various milk orders. 

The local market administrator uses these reports to administer the provisions of the order and to

assemble a series of statistical reports that summarize individual handler operations for the order, which 

are submitted to the Market Information Branch in Dairy Programs in the Agricultural Marketing

Service.

Why Are Figures Collected?

Each month, regulated handlers (fluid milk processors subject to the provisions of a Federal milk order) 

are required to file a report of milk receipts and utilization (R & U Report) with the order’s market 

administrator (MA). The MA is the Federal official in each market who, with the assistance of a staff, 

administers the terms of the Federal order. The R & U report shows, for the month, the quantities of 

milk and milk products received at the handler’s plant from each source, either directly from farms or 

from other plants, and how this milk was used in the plant. All major fluid milk products and

manufactured milk products are listed on the report form, and handlers are required to specify the 

volume and butterfat content, and in some cases, other milk components, of all milk used in each

product. On the basis of these reports, the MA determines the amount of milk that handlers use in each 

price class, makes computations of each handler’s pool obligation, and calculates the minimum price the 

handler must pay producers. The MA also receives producer payroll reports from regulated handlers 

which are used to verify proper payments to producers and reports from nonpool handlers which are used 

to determine regulatory status.

Are Reported Figures Verified?

The local market administrator maintains a staff of highly-trained auditors who, on a monthly basis, 

review at each handler’s location, the books and records of plant operations for a previous time period. 

The auditors examine these records to determine whether the milk actually was received and used as 

reported, and therefore, whether the handler’s pool obligation was computed correctly. Reporting errors 

are corrected; if necessary, pool obligations are revised. Auditors also determine whether required

payments were made to producers. As a result, all data reported by handlers is subject to audit.

How Are Summary Statistics Developed?

After the handler pool obligations have been determined, the local market administrator generates a series 

of reports that compiles order totals from the individual handler reports and submits these to the Market 

Information Branch (MIB) in the Dairy Programs headquarters office. The MIB compiles program-wide 

totals from the individual order reports and disseminates this information in a series of monthly and

annual releases on the Internet, in the weekly “Dairy Market News Report,” and in its own publications. 

Since milk marketing order statistics are based on reports filed by the population of possible reporting 

firms and not a sample, these statistics are comprehensive. Also, since the individual firm reports are 

subject to audit and verification, these statistics are accurate and reliable. Federal milk orders use terms 

that are specifically defined in order provisions. It is recommended that users of Federal milk order 

statistics become familiar with these terms, some of which are described beginning on page 6 of this 

publication.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL MILK ORDER TERMS

Following is a brief description of some terms used in Federal milk order statistics. For a detailed 

description of Federal milk order terms, see the specific order provisions in the Code of Federal

Regulations.

Federal Milk Marketing Order.

A Federal milk marketing order is a regulation issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. Its purpose is to 

stabilize markets by placing certain requirements on the handling of milk in the area it covers. It is 

established under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended. It 

requires milk handlers in a marketing area to pay not less than certain minimum class prices established

according to how the milk is utilized. These prices are established under the order after a public hearing 

at which evidence is received on the supply and demand conditions for milk in the market. A milk order, 

including the pricing provisions and all other provisions, becomes effective only after approval by dairy 

farmers. It requires that payments for milk be pooled and paid to individual farmers or cooperative 

associations of farmers on the basis of a uniform or average price.

Marketing Area.

A marketing area is an area designated in a Federal milk order’s provisions within which the handling of 

milk is regulated by the order. Generally, the size of the marketing area is determined by the sales 

territory of competing handlers. The recent consolidation of orders also looked at overlapping areas of 

milk supply, the number of handlers within the area, natural boundaries, cooperative association service 

areas, common regulatory provisions, and milk utilization in common dairy products.

Producer.

A producer is usually any dairy farmer who sells milk to a pool handler. Producers must produce milk 

in compliance with Grade A inspection requirements, and their milk must be either received at a pool 

plant or diverted to a nonpool plant for the account of a pool handler. Producer-handlers are not 

producers.

Handler.

A handler is a person--an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business unit, that is 

subject to the provisions of an order. A handler can be an operator of a plant that is approved by a duly 

constituted regulatory agency for the handling of Grade A milk. A handler also can be a milk distributor

or a broker. A cooperative association that does not operate a plant can be a handler.

 Pool Handler.

 A pool handler is a handler that is subject in full to the provisions of the order, A pool handler can be 

 an operator of a plant that meets the minimum performance standards included in each order, a pool 

 plant. Such plants include distributing plants, plants primarily engaged in processing packaged fluid 

 milk products, and supply plants, plants primarily engaged in producing manufactured dairy products. 

 A cooperative association that does not operate a plant can be a pool handler. A milk distributor or 

 broker cannot be a pool handler.
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 Nonpool Handler.

 A nonpool handler is an operator of a plant that, while it receives, processes, or distributes milk in the 

 marketing area, does not meet the minimum performance standards of the order, a nonpool plant. 

 Nonpool plants include: a plant fully regulated under another Federal order; a producer-handler plant, 

 generally a person that operates both a dairy farm and a distributing plant; a partially regulated 

 distributing plant; an unregulated supply plant; or, an exempt plant, a plant operated by a governmental 

 agency or a duly accredited college or university, for charitable purposes, or from which less than 

 150,000 pounds per month are distributed. Some nonpool handlers file monthly reports with the local 

 market administer that basically are used to determine regulatory status, but also provide some market 

 statistics.

Receipts of Milk.

Federal milk order statistics include volumes of milk received by handlers regulated under each of the 

Federal orders. Receipts of milk principally come from producers, but also may include other sources. 

The volume of milk that is reported as received by handlers from producers includes all such milk

regardless of where it may be sold. Milk identified as that received from producers for a given market 

may come directly from nearby producers or from producers associated with a supply plant which, 

although located several hundred miles from the marketing area, is pooled on the market. Producer milk 

also may include milk that is diverted by a pool plant operator to another pool plant or to a nonpool 

plant. Other source receipts can include milk and dairy products transferred or diverted from plants 

regulated under other Federal orders or received from unregulated sources such as unregulated supply 

plants or producer-handlers.

Classes of Milk.

There are four classes of milk utilization defined in Federal orders. Class I use is milk disposed as a 

fluid milk product, milk products intended to be used as a beverage. Class I uses include plain and 

flavored whole milk, fat reduced milks, and eggnog. Class II use includes milk used to produce fluid 

cream and other cream products, cottage cheese, frozen desserts, and other food products. Class III use 

includes milk used to produce hard cheeses and cream cheese. Class IV includes milk used to produce 

butter and any milk product in dried form.

Pricing System.

The Federal milk order program uses product price formulas to determine milk component values which 

are combined to calculate monthly class prices. See page 44 for the applicable class price formulas. 

The factors in the formulas are dairy product prices, which change monthly, and make allowances and 

product yields, which are set in the formulas. The dairy product prices are those collected weekly by the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service in USDA. The most recent four or five weeks of prices are 

weighted by the applicable weekly volumes to determine a monthly average. Butter, Cheddar cheese and 

dry whey prices are used to compute values for butterfat, protein, and other solids, respectively. The 

protein and other solids prices are used to calculate the Class III skim milk price which, combined with 

the butterfat price, determines the Class III milk price. Butter and nonfat dry milk prices are used to 

compute values for butterfat and nonfat solids, respectively. The nonfat solids price is used to calculate 

the Class IV skim milk price which, combined with the butterfat price, determines the Class IV milk 

price. The Class II price is determined by the Class II skim milk price, which is computed in advance 

(see Class I price description below), and the Class II butterfat price, the butterfat price plus $0.007. 

The Class II, III, and IV prices are the same in each Federal milk order and are announced by the 5th of 

the following month.
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Class I prices vary across the Federal milk order system and are announced in advance by the 23rd of the 

preceding month. The Class I skim milk price is the higher of the advanced Class III or IV skim milk 

pricing factors plus a differential specific to each pricing point in the country. The Class I butterfat price 

is the advanced butterfat pricing factor plus the specific Class I differential divided by 100. The

advanced skim milk pricing factors use the same product price formulas as the Class III and IV prices 

except that the product prices are for the most recent two weeks. The Class II skim milk price is the 

Class IV advanced skim milk pricing factor plus a differential of $0.70 and also is announced by the 23rd

of the preceding month. 

Producer Prices.

The Federal milk order program has two systems for paying producers, the component pricing system 

and the skim milk/butterfat pricing system. In the component pricing system, which is used in seven 

orders, producer prices are based on the value of components, butterfat, protein, and other solids, in the 

milk they market and the value of the producer price differential. The component values are those 

computed for the Class III price. The producer price differential, basically, is the weighted average 

value of the effective Class I and II differentials; the weights being the proportional volumes of milk used 

in Class I and II. Producers receive a price for each pound of milk component marketed and the 

producer price differential for each hundredweight of milk marketed. In four of the seven orders,

producer prices are adjusted for milk quality as measured by the somatic cell count of the milk. For 

informational purposes, a statistical uniform price is calculated which equals the Class III price plus the 

producer price differential. 

In the skim milk/butterfat pricing system, which is used in four orders, producer prices are based on the 

uniform skim milk price and the uniform butterfat price. The uniform skim milk and butterfat prices are 

the weighted average values of each class’s skim milk and butterfat prices. The weights are the volumes 

of skim milk and butterfat used in each class. Producers receive the uniform skim milk price for each 

hundredweight of skim milk marketed and the uniform butterfat price for each pound of butterfat

marketed. The uniform milk price under this pricing system is the weighted average value of the 

uniform skim milk and butterfat prices in 3.5% butterfat content milk.

Sales of Fluid Milk Products.

In Federal milk order market statistics, an important distinction is made between sales of packaged fluid 

milk products in a marketing area (in-area) and packaged disposition of Class I products by handlers 

regulated in a market. The latter are total dispositions under an order by fully regulated handlers only. 

Dispositions can occur both inside and outside the defined marketing area of that order and can include 

both route sales and transfers to nonpool or unregulated handlers. A route sale is a delivery to a retail or 

wholesale outlet (except a plant), either directly or through a distribution facility. A transfer is a sale 

(delivery) to another plant. Besides receipts from producers, these dispositions also may include receipts 

from other Federal order plants and/or receipts from other sources.

In-area sales includes route sales in each of the marketing areas from all sources; handlers regulated 

under the respective order, handlers regulated under other Federal orders, partially regulated handlers, 

exempt handlers, and producer-handlers. These data are useful in appraising trends in the sales of fluid 

milk products and in the per capita consumption of fluid milk products in the Federal order marketing 

area.
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Table 1—Federal Milk Orders in Effect on December 31, 2001, with Number Assigned Each Order in 

the Code of Federal Regulations and Date on Which Each Order Became Effective

Federal Milk Order

CFRChapter 

7 Part 

Number

Date 

Effective

Appalachian.................................................................................................. 1005 1-1-2000

 Merger of: Carolina -- 9-1-1990, and Louisville-Lexington-

 Evansville, minus 1 Kentucky county -- 3-1-1962; and,

 Addition of: former Tennessee Valley marketing area, 3 unregulated

 counties in Indiana, and 18 unregulated counties in Kentucky.

Arizona-Las Vegas....................................................................................... 1131 1-1-2000

 Central Arizona --12-1-1955; and, 

 Addition of: 1 Nevada county from Great Basin and 8 unregulated

 counties in Arizona.

Central.......................................................................................................... 1032 1-1-2000

 Merger of: Central Illinois --1-1-1967, Eastern Colorado --12-1-1965,

 Eastern South Dakota -- 5-1-1965, Greater Kansas City -- 9-1-1966,

 Iowa -- 5-1-1977, Nebraska-Western Iowa, minus 11 Nebraska

 counties -- 5-1-1968, Southern Illinois-Eastern Missouri, minus

 6 Missouri counties -- 5-1-1988, Southwest Plains, minus 11

 11 Arkansas counties and 22 Missouri Counties -- 5-1-1987, and

 Western Colorado --12-1-1958; and,

 Addition of: 10 unregulated counties in Colorado, 14 unregulated

 counties in Illinois, 7 unregulated counties in Iowa, 23 unregulated

 counties in Kansas, 8 unregulated counties in Missouri, and

 8 unregulated counties in Nebraska.

 

Florida.......................................................................................................... 1006 1-1-2000

 Merger of: Southeastern Florida --9-1-1957, Tampa Bay --1-1-1966, 

 And, Upper Florida --1-1-1967.

Mideast......................................................................................................... 1033 1-1-2000

 Merger of: Eastern Ohio-Western Pennsylvania -- 5-1-1969,

 Indiana -- 1-1-1969, Ohio Valley -- 8-1-1970, and Southern

 Michigan -- 4-1-1973; and,

 Addition of: 9 Michigan counties from Michigan Upper Peninsula,

 6 unregulated counties in Indiana, 2 unregulated counties in

 Michigan, and 3 unregulated counties in Ohio.

 .

Northeast...................................................................................................... 1001 1-1-2000

 Merger of: Middle Atlantic -- 8-1-1970, New England -- 4-1-1976,

 and New York-New Jersey -- 8-1-1957; and, 

 Addition of: 3 unregulated counties in Massachusetts, 2 unregulated

 counties in New Hampshire, 6 unregulated counties in New York,

 and 11 unregulated counties in Vermont.

 

 Continued
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Table 1—Federal Milk Orders in Effect on December 31, 2001, with Number Assigned Each Order in 

the Code of Federal Regulations and Date on Which Each Order Became Effective –Con.

Federal Milk Order

CFRChapter 

7 Part 

Number

Date 

Effective

Pacific Northwest......................................................................................... 1124 1-1-2000

 Pacific Northwest -- 2-1-1989; and,

 Addition of: 1 unregulated county in Oregon. 

Southeast....................................................................................................... 1007 1-1-2000

 Southeast -- 7-1-1995; and, 

 Addition of: 11 Arkansas counties from Southwest Plains, 

 1 Kentucky county from Louisville-Lexington-Evansville, 

 22 Missouri counties from Southwest Plains, 6 Missouri counties

 from Southern Illinois-Eastern Missouri, 20 unregulated counties

 in Kentucky, and 16 unregulated counties in Missouri.

Southwest...................................................................................................... 1126 1-1-2000

 Merger of: New Mexico-West Texas -- 12-1-1991, and

 Texas --7-1-1975; and,

 Addition of: 49 unregulated counties in Texas.

Western......................................................................................................... 1135 1-1-2000

 Merger of: Great Basin, minus 1 Nevada County -- 4-1-1988, and

 Southwestern Idaho-Eastern Oregon --7-1-1981.

Upper Midwest............................................................................................ 1030 1-1-2000

 Merger of: Chicago Regional -- 7-1-1968, and Upper Midwest --

 6-1-1976; and, 

 Addition of: 6 Michigan counties and 3 Wisconsin counties from 

 Michigan Upper Peninsula--12-1-1958 and 7 unregulated 

 counties in Wisconsin

 
Table 2--Measures of Growth in Federal Milk Order Markets, Selected Years, 1947-2001

Prices at 3.5% 

butterfat content 2/

Receipts as 

percentage of milk 

sold to plants and 

dealers 

Gross value of receipts of 

producer milk 4/ Year

Number 

of 

markets 

1/

Population of 

Federal milk 

marketing 

areas 

Number of 

handlers 1/

Number of 

producers 

2/

Receipts of 

producer 

milk 3/

Producer milk 

used in Class I

Percentage of 

producer milk 

used in Class I

Class I Blend Fluid 

grade 

All 

milk

Daily 

deliveries of 

milk per 

producer Per 

producer All producers

Number 1,000 Number Million pounds Percent Dol. per cwt. Percent Pounds Dollars 1,000 dol.

1947 29 --- 991 135,830 14,980 9,808 65.5 4.65 4.34 --- 21 302 5,024 682,407

1950 39 --- 1,101 156,584 18,660 11,000 58.9 4.51 3.93 41 25 326 4,914 769,442

1955 63 46,963 1,483 188,611 28,948 18,032 62.3 4.67 4.08 51 32 420 6,510 1,227,815

1960 80 88,818 2,259 189,816 44,812 28,758 64.2 4.88 4.47 64 43 648 10,482 1,989,615

1965 73 102,351 1,891 158,077 54,444 34,561 63.5 4.93 4.31 70 48 944 15,300 2,418,526

1970 62 125,721 1,588 143,411 65,104 40,063 61.5 6.74 5.95 79 59 1,244 27,636 3,963,311

1975 56 150,666 1,315 123,855 69,249 40,106 57.9 9.36 8.64 78 63 1,532 49,233 6,097,768

1980 47 164,908 1,091 117,490 83,998 41,034 48.9 13.77 12.86 80 67 1,954 93,685 11,007,001

1985 44 176,440 884 116,765 97,762 42,201 43.2 13.88 12.61 80 70 2,294 107,871 12,595,522

1986 44 177,992 849 112,322 98,791 42,725 43.2 13.60 12.38 80 71 2,413 111,581 12,515,451

1987 43 180,374 797 105,882 98,182 42,876 43.7 13.90 12.51 80 71 2,542 118,402 12,529,800

1988 42 184,180 776 104,141 100,066 43,141 43.1 13.42 12.14 79 71 2,627 119,261 12,419,974

1989 41 185,919 748 100,291 95,871 43,367 45.2 14.51 13.30 75 68 2,614 129,744 13,012,796

1990 42 195,841 753 100,397 102,396 43,783 42.8 15.55 13.78 77 70 2,796 142,324 14,289,567

1991 40 198,409 722 100,267 103,252 45,033 43.6 13.30 12.11 76 71 2,821 121,479 12,180,354

1992 40 200,530 698 97,803 107,947 44,914 41.6 14.57 13.12 77 73 3,017 146,452 14,323,698

1993 38 199,604 675 92,934 103,979 44,805 43.1 14.19 12.89 73 69 3,073 145,350 13,507,974

1994 38 201,561 629 91,397 107,811 44,866 41.6 14.75 13.16 75 71 3,232 156,253 14,281,193

1995 33 207,548 571 88,717 108,548 45,004 41.5 14.19 12.79 75 71 3,350 157,754 13,995,454

1996 32 209,599 570 82,947 104,501 45,479 43.5 16.19 14.64 72 69 3,442 187,713 15,570,261

1997 31 208,379 570 78,422 105,224 44,917 42.7 14.36 13.10 71 69 3,676 178,424 13,992,366

1998 31 210,484 522 72,402 99,223 44,968 45.3 16.14 14.92 66 64 3,755 202,770 14,681,340

1999 31 212,118 487 69,008 104,479 45,216 43.3 16.24 14.09 67 65 4,148 216,794 14,960,544

2000 11 228,899 346 69,590 116,920 45,989 39.3 14.24 12.11 72 70 4,590 207,913 14,468,892

2001 11 231,487 350 66,423 120,223 45,887 38.2 16.96 14.90 75 73 4,959 275,642 18,308,968

1/ End of year. The number of markets peaked at 83 in 1962. The number of handlers peaked at 2,314 in 1961.

2/ Average for year. The number of producers peaked at 192,947 in 1961.

3/ Beginning in 1989, due to disadvantageous price situations in some markets, handlers elected not to pool milk that normally would have been associated with the order. This has reduced, 

sometimes substantially, the volume of producer milk receipts reported for some markets.

4/ Based on blend (uniform) price adjusted for the butterfat content, and in later years, other milk components of producer milk.
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Table 3—Population of Federal Milk Order Marketing Areas as Defined December 31, 2001, Total and by State, According to

the 2000 United States Census 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number

States 2000 Census Census Update 2/

Appalachian 005 Total 18,436,178 18,675,004

 Georgia 294,788 301,898

 Indiana 791,872 796,334

 Kentucky 2,812,978 2,829,533

 North Carolina 8,049,313 8,186,268

 South Carolina 4,012,012 4,063,011

 Tennessee 2,107,138 2,125,930

 Virginia 277,768 282,046

 West Virginia 90,309 89,984

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 Total 6,506,397 6,757,387

 Arizona 5,130,632 5,307,331

 Nevada 1,375,765 1,450,056

Central 032 Total 22,388,105 22,556,337

 Colorado 4,110,995 4,222,403

 Illinois 3,688,820 3,707,535

 Iowa 2,847,413 2,844,353

 Kansas 2,688,418 2,694,353

 Minnesota 46,877 47,380

 Missouri 3,498,817 3,520,510

 Nebraska 1,586,359 1,588,263

 Oklahoma 3,450,654 3,460,097

 South Dakota 402,912 403,839

 Wisconsin 66,840 67,316

Florida 006 Total 15,359,126 15,757,113

 Florida 15,359,126 15,757,113

Mideast 033 Total 31,379,357 31,481,500

 Indiana 5,288,613 5,318,411

 Kentucky 685,009 689,041

 Michigan 9,808,800 9,860,490

 Ohio 11,118,122 11,138,135

 Pennsylvania 3,105,740 3,107,293

 West Virginia 1,373,073 1,368,130

Northeast 001 Total 51,288,677 51,596,461

 Connecticut 3,405,565 3,425,074

 Delaware 783,600 796,165

 District of Columbia 572,059 571,822

 Maryland 5,191,710 5,269,066

 Massachusetts 6,349,097 6,379,304

 New Hampshire 1,235,786 1,259,181

 New Jersey 8,414,350 8,484,431

 New York 16,275,023 16,304,318

 Pennsylvania 5,589,144 5,591,939

 Rhode Island 1,048,319 1,058,920

 Vermont 608,827 613,090

 Virginia 1,815,197 1,843,151

 Continued 
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Table 3—Population of Federal Milk Order Marketing Areas as Defined December 31, 2001, Total and by State, According to

the 2000 United States Census 1/ -Con.

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number

States 2000 Census Census Update 2/

Pacific Northwest 124 Total 9,433,132 9,581,327

 Idaho 213,268 217,725

 Oregon 3,325,743 3,373,629

 Washington 5,894,121 5,987,973

Southeast 007 Total 28,482,597 28,778,743

 Alabama 4,447,100 4,464,356

 Arkansas 2,673,400 2,692,090

 Florida 623,252 639,402

 Georgia 7,891,665 8,082,017

 Kentucky 543,782 546,982

 Louisiana 4,468,976 4,465,430

 Mississippi 2,844,658 2,858,029

 Missouri 1,407,619 1,416,346

 Tennessee 3,582,145 3,614,091

Southwest 126 Total 22,748,535 23,233,938

 Colorado 77,669 79,774

 New Mexico 1,819,046 1,829,146

 Texas 20,851,820 21,325,018 

Western 135 Total 3,395,751 3,457,415

 Idaho 981,200 1,001,707

 Nevada 58,637 61,803

 Oregon 88,430 89,756

 Utah 2,233,169 2,269,789 

 Wyoming 34,315 34,360

Upper Midwest 030 Total 19,480,685 19,612,254

 Illinois 8,730,473 8,774,766

 Iowa 78,911 78,826

 Michigan 129,644 130,327

 Minnesota 4,872,602 4,924,914

 North Dakota 294,809 291,242

 South Dakota 77,411 77,589

 Wisconsin 5,296,835 5,334,590

 

 All Areas Combined Total 228,898,540 231,487,479

 1/ These figures are the population in the counties, parishes, independent cities, and local subdivisions of the States listed that

make up the marketing area. The source of these figures is the 2000 Population Census conducted by the Bureau of the Census,

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

2/ These figures are estimated based on the statewide percent changes in population between April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001.

These updates are best used as an estimate of population for the year and should not be compared to previous updates to

measure change over time.

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SUMMARY OF MAJOR ORDER ACTIONS DURING 2001

JANUARY

Northeast and Other Marketing Areas – January 1 (65 FR 82832, 12/28/00.) This interim rule amends, 

on an emergency basis, the Class III and Class IV pricing formulas used in Federal milk orders, effective 

for milk marketed on or after January 1, 2001. The rule therefore conforms to the requirements of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000, which mandated reconsideration of the Class III and Class IV 

pricing formulas included in the final rule for consolidation and reform of Federal milk orders, with 

amendments to be effective January 1, 2001.

The amendment provides for separate butterfat prices for milk used in Class III and Class IV based on 

the value of butterfat in cheese and butter, and removes the butterfat adjustment factor from the protein 

price formula. The manufacturing allowance for cheese is reduced from 17.02 cents per pound of cheese 

to 16.5 cents. The manufacturing allowance for dry whey is increased from 13.7 cents to 14.0 cents per 

pound of dry whey. The manufacturing allowances used in calculating the Class IV value are increased 

from 11.4 cents to 11.5 cents per pound of butter and from 13.7 cents to 14.0 cents per pound of nonfat 

dry milk.

The amended pricing formulas in this rule were effective only for the January and February, 2001, 

Advance Prices which were announced on 12/22/00 and 1/19/01. On January 31, 2001, the United

States District Court for the District of Columbia granted to Select Milk Producers, Inc., et al., a 

Preliminary Injunction which enjoined the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, from 

implementing the provisions for a new Class III butterfat price. The Order further directed the Secretary 

to restore the butterfat and protein price formulas that were implemented under Federal order reform on 

January 1, 2000, along with the changes to the manufacturing allowances adopted in the January 1, 2001, 

interim final amendments. As a result, the March through December Advance Prices and the January 

through December Class Prices were calculated using the pricing formulas in the court order. See page 

44 for the price formulas used in 2001.
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SUMMARY OF THE QUANTITIES AND UTILIZATION OF MILK PRICED 

During 2001, there were 350 handlers regulated under the 11 Federal milk orders. These handlers 

operated 295 distributing (fluid milk processing) plants and 120 supply (manufacturing) plants. 

The Upper Midwest order had the largest number of regulated handlers (59) and supply plants (59).

The Northeast order had the most distributing plants (62).

An average of 66,423 producers (dairy farmers) marketed milk under Federal milk orders in 2001. 

On a monthly basis, the number of producers peaked at 67,714 in January, and was lowest in 

October (65,184). There was an average of 17,165 producers on the Northeast order, 14,585 

producers in the Upper Midwest order, and only 116 producers on the Arizona-Las Vegas order.

During 2001, about 120 billion pounds of milk was marketed by dairy farmers under the Federal 

milk order program, about 3.1 percent higher than in 2000. This volume of milk accounted for 

about 73 percent of all the milk marketed in the United States and about 75 percent of the fluid grade 

(Grade A) milk marketings. The average butterfat test of producer milk receipts was 3.67 percent, 

and ranged from 3.54 percent in August to 3.78 percent in January and December. On a monthly 

basis, producer milk receipts peaked in December at 10.6 billion pounds, and was lowest in

February (9.0 billion pounds). Over 24 billion pounds of milk were marketed under the Northeast 

order, just 2.8 billion pounds under the Florida order. The average delivery of milk per producer 

during 2001 was 4,959 pounds, and ranged from 3,765 pounds in the Upper Midwest order to

69,909 pounds in the Arizona-Las Vegas order.

Nearly 46 billion pounds of producer milk receipts were disposed as Class I (fluid milk) products in 

2001, 38.2 percent of total producer milk marketings, and 0.1 percent higher than in 2000. The 

butterfat content of producer milk used in Class I averaged 2.01 percent. On a monthly basis, the 

volume of Class I producer milk peaked in March at 4.1 billion pounds, and was the lowest in June 

(3.6 billion pounds). Relative to total producer milk marketings, Class I utilization peaked in

October. The order with the largest volume of Class I producer milk was Northeast (10.6 billion 

pounds), over 60 percent more than the next largest volume (Mideast). On an individual order basis, 

the average Class I utilization percentage in 2001 ranged from 89.9 in the Florida order to 19.8 in 

the Upper Midwest order.

Slightly less than 10 percent (12 billion pounds) of total producer milk marketings were used to 

produce Class II products (cream products, cottage cheese, and frozen desserts) in 2001. The 

butterfat test of producer milk used in Class II averaged 8.07 percent. The Northeast order had the 

largest volume of Class II producer milk (4.1 billion pounds). Class III products (hard cheeses and

cream cheese) accounted for over 53 billion pounds of producer milk, 44.2 percent of total 

producer milk marketings. The butterfat test of producer milk used in Class III averaged 3.64 

percent. The Upper Midwest order had the largest volume of Class III producer milk (15.2 billion 

pounds). More than 9 billion pounds of producer milk were used to produce Class IV 

products (butter and dried milk products). The butterfat test of producer milk used in Class IV

averaged 6.41 percent. The Northeast order had the largest volume of Class IV producer milk (2.1

billion pounds).

An estimated 3.4 billion pounds of producer milk that normally would have been marketed under 

Federal orders in 2001 was not pooled due to the relationship between the uniform and lower class

prices in some orders in some months. Not pooling due to price occurred in six orders; Central, 

Mideast, Pacific Northwest, Southwest, Western, and Upper Midwest. Nearly 45 percent of notpooled producer milk would have been used to produce Class IV products, and 42 percent would

have been used to produce Class II products.
Federal Milk Order Order Pool Handlers Supply Distributing

Marketing Area Number 1/ Plants 2/ Plants 3/

Northeast 001 62 12 62

Appalachian 005 41 3 26

Southeast 007 42 5 31

Florida 006 16 0 14

Mideast 033 41 12 49

Upper Midwest 030 59 59 26

Central 032 31 20 32

Southwest 126 21 6 23

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 5 1 3

Western 135 14 0 11

Pacific Northwest 124 18 2 18

All Markets Combined 350 120 295

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2/ Plants primarily engaged in producing manufactured dairy products. Includes

cooperative manufacturing plants per section XXXX.7(d).

3/ Plants primarily engaged in processing or packaging fluid milk products.

Table 4--Number of Pool Handlers, Supply Plants, and Distributing Plants Under

 Federal Milk Orders, by Order, December 2001

1/ See page 6 for definition of the term "handler". Includes proprietary bulk tank

handlers per section 1135.11.
Northeast 001 17,098 17,154 17,378 17,292 17,279 17,115 17,620 17,143 16,996 17,008 16,960 16,941 17,165

Appalachian 005 4,406 4,290 4,420 4,411 4,330 4,403 4,105 4,212 4,131 3,957 4,105 4,017 4,232

Southeast 007 4,913 4,868 4,824 4,772 4,849 4,860 5,089 5,123 4,994 5,005 5,021 4,981 4,942

Florida 006 289 265 259 254 224 242 321 372 316 318 319 303 290

Mideast 033 11,232 10,762 10,658 10,958 11,596 11,932 12,150 11,933 11,159 11,174 11,533 11,657 11,395

Upper Midwest 030 16,027 15,843 15,331 14,635 13,753 12,748 12,831 13,371 15,363 15,035 15,418 14,670 14,585

Central 032 10,813 11,240 11,530 11,451 11,276 11,683 11,577 11,369 10,085 9,952 10,108 9,857 10,912

Southwest 126 802 817 795 784 827 821 761 722 761 840 823 961 810

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 118 120 118 114 115 114 114 113 120 115 114 112 116

Western 135 764 770 749 805 806 828 764 760 767 827 826 828 791

Pacific Northwest 124 1,252 1,178 1,102 1,103 1,238 1,213 1,257 1,250 1,253 953 1,224 1,193 1,185

All Markets Combined 67,714 67,307 67,164 66,579 66,293 65,959 66,589 66,368 65,945 65,184 66,451 65,520 66,423

DEC SIMPLE 

AVERAGE

Table 5--Number of Producers Delivering Milk to Handlers Regulated Under Federal Orders, by Marketing Area, 2001

AUG SEP OCT NOV Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL
Northeast 001 2,051 1,898 2,157 2,049 2,196 2,067 2,125 2,037 1,976 1,988 1,937 2,078 24,557

Appalachian 005 555 516 620 618 627 582 522 517 508 528 521 558 6,673

Southeast 007 654 620 709 704 702 631 595 596 588 627 642 699 7,769

Florida 006 259 234 263 241 235 222 226 219 200 218 225 230 2,772

Mideast 2/ 033 1,385 1,195 1,338 1,306 1,473 1,586 1,651 1,540 1,323 1,425 1,448 1,559 17,229

Upper Midwest 3/ 030 1,729 1,579 1,726 1,687 1,600 1,514 1,501 1,558 1,787 1,784 1,766 1,834 20,062

Central 3/ 032 1,411 1,293 1,543 1,517 1,579 1,572 1,585 1,529 1,408 1,442 1,435 1,523 17,836

Southwest 4/ 126 748 629 683 681 806 753 723 695 674 730 715 767 8,604

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 264 246 269 267 269 251 232 221 223 238 233 245 2,956

Western 5/ 135 327 294 300 339 394 459 447 457 447 296 453 461 4,677

Pacific Northwest 6/ 124 601 499 541 525 631 623 644 628 610 565 601 620 7,088

All Markets Combined 9,984 9,002 10,148 9,933 10,513 10,259 10,252 9,996 9,745 9,841 9,976 10,573 120,223

6/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool milk in Feb.-Apr. and October due to disadvantageous intraorder class and uniform price relationships.

5/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool milk in Jan.-May, July, and Oct.-Dec. due to disadvantageous intraorder class and uniform price relationships.

1/ All Markets Combined and TOTAL may not add due to rounding.

2/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool milk in Jan.-Jun. due to disadvantageous intraorder class and uniform price relationships.

3/ Handlers in these marketing areas elected not to pool milk in Jan.-Dec. due to disadvantageous intraorder class and uniform price relationships.

4/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool milk in Jan.-May due to disadvantageous intraorder class and uniform price relationships.

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL

Million Pounds

Table 6--Receipts of Producer Milk by Handlers Regulated Under Federal Orders, by Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Northeast 001 3,869 3,952 4,003 3,950 4,100 4,025 3,891 3,832 3,875 3,770 3,80

Appalachian 005 4,061 4,298 4,526 4,672 4,674 4,406 4,105 3,961 4,103 4,301 4,22Southeast 007 4,296 4,548 4,741 4,916 4,673 4,328 3,774 3,755 3,927 4,043 4,26Florida 006 28,913 31,493 32,725 31,621 33,882 30,591 22,687 18,953 21,090 22,151 23,5Mideast 033 3,978 3,966 4,050 3,973 4,099 4,430 4,384 4,162 3,952 4,113 4,18Upper Midwest 030 3,479 3,559 3,631 3,843 3,753 3,958 3,773 3,759 3,876 3,827 3,81Central 032 4,209 4,108 4,318 4,415 4,516 4,485 4,416 4,338 4,653 4,674 4,73Southwest 126 30,086 27,484 27,704 28,954 31,433 30,584 30,629 31,043 29,526 28,044 28,9Arizona-Las Vegas 131 72,238 73,083 73,406 77,969 75,393 73,268 65,718 63,029 62,006 66,833 68,0Western 135 13,826 13,627 12,929 14,040 15,784 18,497 18,889 19,376 19,448 11,560 18,2Pacific Northwest 124 15,487 15,126 15,832 15,853 16,432 17,113 16,526 16,214 16,233 19,139 16,3All Markets Combined 2/ 4,756 4,777 4,874 4,973 5,115 5,185 4,966 4,858 4,926 4,870 5,001/ It should be noted that the election not to pool milk normally associated with an order due to disadvantageous intraorder price relationships affects the comparability of this statistic. See 2/ Figures are computed from the "All Markets Combined" data for number of producers and receipts of producer milk from Tables 5 and 6.

Pounds

JUL AUG SEP NOV OCT

Table 7--Average Daily Delivery of Milk Per Producer to Handlers Regulated Under Federal Orders, by Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order Marketing 

Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Northeast 001 3.78 3.75 3.74 3.70 3.63 3.58 3.55 3.53 3.61 3.72 3.77 3.76 3.68

Appalachian 005 3.78 3.72 3.69 3.62 3.55 3.55 3.54 3.54 3.60 3.72 3.75 3.74 3.65

Southeast 007 3.81 3.70 3.62 3.53 3.51 3.55 3.57 3.58 3.64 3.75 3.74 3.75 3.64

Florida 006 3.66 3.59 3.54 3.53 3.55 3.54 3.59 3.62 3.65 3.68 3.69 3.64 3.60

Mideast 033 3.81 3.78 3.76 3.71 3.61 3.58 3.53 3.52 3.62 3.75 3.78 3.78 3.68

Upper Midwest 030 3.81 3.79 3.77 3.73 3.66 3.61 3.55 3.55 3.66 3.79 3.82 3.82 3.72

Central 032 3.79 3.77 3.75 3.69 3.62 3.58 3.53 3.54 3.65 3.77 3.77 3.80 3.69

Southwest 126 3.77 3.71 3.63 3.55 3.50 3.50 3.51 3.51 3.58 3.67 3.71 3.76 3.62

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 3.71 3.65 3.60 3.55 3.54 3.54 3.54 3.57 3.61 3.63 3.68 3.79 3.62

Western 135 3.69 3.68 3.66 3.61 3.54 3.51 3.49 3.53 3.56 3.65 3.71 3.78 3.61

Pacific Northwest 124 3.72 3.72 3.68 3.66 3.59 3.55 3.56 3.58 3.62 3.70 3.74 3.78 3.66

All Markets Combined 3.78 3.75 3.72 3.67 3.60 3.57 3.54 3.54 3.63 3.74 3.76 3.78 3.67

Table 8--Butterfat Test of Producer Milk, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR

1/ Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of butterfat and producer milk 

JUN OCT

pounds.

Percent

MAY JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC AVERAGE
Northeast 001 8.73 8.71 8.73 8.69 8.67 8.63 8.60 8.57 8.66 8.77 8.78 8.72 8.69

Mideast 033 8.76 8.75 8.75 8.72 8.70 8.67 8.64 8.61 8.73 8.80 8.79 8.77 8.72

Upper Midwest 030 8.72 8.74 8.72 8.71 8.70 8.66 8.60 8.61 8.72 8.80 8.79 8.77 8.72

Central 032 8.78 8.79 8.77 8.74 8.72 8.67 8.62 8.59 8.75 8.81 8.80 8.80 8.74

Southwest 126 8.79 8.76 8.76 8.71 8.68 8.66 8.59 8.60 8.70 8.78 8.80 8.82 8.72

Western 135 8.81 8.81 8.78 8.78 8.73 8.71 8.70 8.71 8.78 8.82 8.86 8.86 8.78

Pacific Northwest 124 8.74 8.75 8.73 8.75 8.71 8.69 8.69 8.70 8.75 8.80 8.80 8.80 8.74

All Markets Combined 8.75 8.75 8.74 8.72 8.69 8.66 8.62 8.61 8.72 8.79 8.79 8.78 8.72

Table 9--Nonfat Solids Test of Producer Milk, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR

solids and producer milk pounds.

JUN SEP NOV

Percent

1/ Figures are shown for those orders for which the information is available; that is, the orders with the component pricing system for paying producers. Figures shown for 

All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of nonfat 

MAY JUL AUG OCT DEC AVERAGE
Northeast 001 3.03 3.02 3.03 2.99 2.96 2.94 2.92 2.90 2.99 3.07 3.08 3.05 3.00

Mideast 033 3.08 3.06 3.05 3.01 2.97 2.94 2.90 2.92 3.04 3.10 3.10 3.07 3.02

Upper Midwest 030 3.05 3.05 3.03 2.99 2.97 2.95 2.90 2.92 3.03 3.11 3.10 3.08 3.02

Central 032 3.08 3.08 3.06 3.01 2.99 2.96 2.91 2.95 3.06 3.13 3.13 3.10 3.04

Southwest 126 3.11 3.07 3.06 3.03 3.00 2.96 2.95 2.98 3.05 3.13 3.13 3.14 3.05

Western 135 3.10 3.09 3.06 3.05 3.01 3.00 2.98 2.99 3.06 3.13 3.15 3.16 3.06

Pacific Northwest 124 3.03 3.04 3.03 3.03 2.99 2.99 2.98 2.99 3.05 3.11 3.11 3.12 3.04

All Markets Combined 3.06 3.05 3.04 3.01 2.98 2.95 2.92 2.94 3.03 3.11 3.11 3.09 3.02

Table 10--Protein (True) Test of Producer Milk, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

Percent

1/ Figures are shown for those orders for which the information is available; that is, the orders with the component pricing system for paying producers. Figures shown for All Markets 

Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of true protein and producer milk pounds.

AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
Northeast 001 5.69 5.70 5.70 5.69 5.71 5.70 5.69 5.66 5.67 5.70 5.70 5.67 5.69

Mideast 033 5.68 5.69 5.70 5.71 5.73 5.72 5.73 5.69 5.69 5.70 5.68 5.69 5.70

Upper Midwest 030 5.67 5.70 5.69 5.72 5.75 5.71 5.70 5.69 5.70 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.70

Central 032 5.69 5.71 5.71 5.73 5.73 5.71 5.71 5.64 5.69 5.67 5.68 5.70 5.70

Southwest 126 5.68 5.69 5.70 5.68 5.68 5.69 5.64 5.62 5.65 5.66 5.66 5.68 5.67

Western 135 5.71 5.72 5.72 5.73 5.72 5.71 5.73 5.72 5.72 5.69 5.72 5.70 5.71

Pacific Northwest 124 5.71 5.70 5.70 5.72 5.72 5.69 5.71 5.72 5.70 5.68 5.69 5.68 5.70

All Markets Combined 5.69 5.70 5.70 5.71 5.72 5.71 5.70 5.67 5.68 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.70

Table 11--Other Solids Test of Producer Milk, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN OCT

pounds.

Percent

1/ Figures are shown for those orders for which the information is available; that is, the orders with the component pricing system for paying producers. Figures shown for All Markets 

Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of other solids and producer milk 

JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC AVERAGE
Mideast 033 340 330 332 344 357 381 406 452 411 356 299 302 359

Upper Midwest 030 338 332 335 332 335 347 377 396 363 331 316 330 344

Central 032 346 330 330 331 330 351 382 404 363 316 295 306 340

Southwest 126 392 406 380 345 341 334 354 372 367 316 314 332 354

All Markets Combined 354 350 344 338 341 353 380 406 376 330 306 318 350

Table 12--Somatic Cell Count of Producer Milk, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

Thousand

1/ Information shown for those orders which adjust producer payments for the somatic cell count of producer milk. All averages are simple.

DEC SIMPLE 

AVERAGE AUG SEP OCT NOV
Northeast 001 888 822 953 843 904 841 834 890 881 949 926 910 10,642

Appalachian 005 378 334 382 341 364 339 345 387 351 387 379 365 4,352

Southeast 007 424 380 430 392 404 380 380 409 380 415 410 400 4,805

Florida 006 233 209 240 211 213 203 197 199 179 201 203 204 2,492

Mideast 033 588 519 592 524 549 509 511 572 542 592 571 562 6,633

Upper Midwest 030 344 312 347 314 331 300 303 339 335 355 349 340 3,969

Central 032 435 390 433 384 404 376 382 418 397 432 422 407 4,881

Southwest 126 358 311 347 323 335 310 314 357 333 361 349 332 4,029

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 84 78 85 77 77 73 73 82 78 83 82 81 953

Western 135 89 81 89 81 88 80 84 91 82 92 91 85 1,033

Pacific Northwest 124 188 159 182 170 175 166 169 174 167 189 184 175 2,098

All Markets Combined 4,008 3,595 4,081 3,661 3,843 3,576 3,592 3,918 3,725 4,058 3,967 3,864 45,887

1/ All Markets Combined and TOTAL may not add due to rounding.

JAN AUG SEP OCT NOV

Million Pounds

JUN JUL DEC TOTAL

Table 13--Utilization of Producer Milk in Class I Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number FEB MAR APR MAY
Northeast 001 43.32 43.31 44.20 41.16 41.17 40.69 39.25 43.68 44.59 47.76 47.78 43.82 43.34

Appalachian 005 68.19 64.73 61.56 55.18 58.01 58.22 66.06 74.80 68.96 73.38 72.82 65.47 65.22

Southeast 007 64.74 61.22 60.67 55.73 57.56 60.27 63.82 68.62 64.55 66.19 63.92 57.25 61.85

Florida 006 89.91 89.57 91.29 87.62 90.40 91.28 87.41 90.95 89.39 91.96 90.17 88.81 89.90

Mideast 033 42.46 43.39 44.28 40.14 37.28 32.13 30.92 37.14 40.99 41.58 39.46 36.05 38.50

Upper Midwest 030 19.92 19.75 20.10 18.59 20.67 19.82 20.21 21.75 18.74 19.93 19.76 18.57 19.78

Central 032 30.82 30.18 28.05 25.34 25.56 23.90 24.10 27.35 28.23 29.99 29.41 26.75 27.37

Southwest 126 47.83 49.51 50.87 47.38 41.56 41.10 43.42 51.41 49.42 49.37 48.77 43.29 46.83

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 31.67 31.57 31.80 29.05 28.59 29.05 31.48 37.11 35.03 34.89 35.06 33.26 32.24

Western 135 27.04 27.65 29.74 23.98 22.33 17.32 18.72 19.92 18.30 31.19 20.14 18.39 22.09

Pacific Northwest 124 31.22 31.90 33.68 32.37 27.74 26.63 26.17 27.71 27.41 33.40 30.66 28.29 29.60

All Markets Combined 40.14 39.94 40.22 36.86 36.56 34.85 35.03 39.19 38.23 41.23 39.76 36.54 38.17

Table 14--Class I Utilization Percentage of Producer Milk , by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY NOV DEC

1/ Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of producer milk used in Class I 

and total producer milk.

Percent

JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT AVERAGE
Northeast 001 2.06 2.05 2.05 2.06 2.02 2.06 2.09 2.09 2.04 2.07 2.14 2.15 2.07

Appalachian 005 2.13 2.07 2.08 2.14 2.10 2.15 2.17 2.12 2.11 2.12 2.20 2.21 2.13

Southeast 007 2.20 2.19 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.27 2.27 2.21 2.17 2.19 2.25 2.29 2.21

Florida 006 2.17 2.15 2.16 2.21 2.22 2.28 2.28 2.27 2.23 2.20 2.27 2.33 2.23

Mideast 033 1.88 1.88 1.86 1.87 1.85 1.90 1.89 1.88 1.87 1.86 1.92 1.94 1.88

Upper Midwest 030 1.60 1.60 1.59 1.58 1.58 1.63 1.62 1.63 1.58 1.58 1.65 1.64 1.61

Central 032 1.78 1.77 1.77 1.75 1.78 1.84 1.86 1.83 1.79 1.84 1.85 1.87 1.81

Southwest 126 2.35 2.32 2.33 2.30 2.34 2.43 2.41 2.33 2.26 2.30 2.36 2.44 2.35

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 1.94 1.94 2.01 1.96 1.95 2.02 2.00 2.00 1.95 1.95 2.08 2.11 1.99

Western 135 1.79 1.82 1.75 1.80 1.82 1.86 1.85 1.86 1.87 1.93 1.99 2.01 1.86

Pacific Northwest 124 1.73 1.71 1.75 1.71 1.75 1.80 1.80 1.79 1.78 1.83 1.88 1.91 1.79

All Markets Combined 1.99 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.98 2.03 2.04 2.02 1.98 2.00 2.06 2.09 2.01

Table 15--Butterfat Test of Producer Milk Used in Class I Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN NOV

1/ Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of butterfat and producer milk pounds 

used in Class I.

Percent

JUL AUG SEP OCT DEC AVERAGE
Northeast 001 8.89 8.86 8.88 8.83 8.80 8.76 8.73 8.69 8.81 8.92 8.93 8.85 8.83

Mideast 033 8.95 8.93 8.93 8.89 8.86 8.81 8.78 8.76 8.88 8.97 8.97 8.95 8.89

Upper Midwest 030 8.92 8.94 8.91 8.90 8.87 8.82 8.76 8.74 8.91 9.01 8.96 8.95 8.89

Central 032 8.99 9.00 8.99 8.93 8.88 8.84 8.79 8.80 8.92 9.00 8.98 9.00 8.93

Southwest 126 8.95 8.91 8.90 8.84 8.80 8.77 8.72 8.73 8.84 8.94 8.94 8.95 8.86

Western 135 8.97 8.96 8.95 8.95 8.90 8.87 8.84 8.85 8.91 8.98 9.01 9.04 8.94

Pacific Northwest 124 8.91 8.92 8.90 8.92 8.88 8.85 8.86 8.86 8.91 8.96 8.96 8.95 8.91

All Markets Combined ` 8.93 8.92 8.91 8.87 8.84 8.80 8.77 8.75 8.87 8.96 8.96 8.93 8.88

Table 16--Nonfat Solids Test of Producer Milk Used in Class I Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN NOV

1/ Figures are shown for those orders for which the information is available; that is, the orders with the component pricing system for paying producers. Figures shown for All Markets Combined 

and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of nonfat solids and producer milk pounds used in Class I.

Percent

JUL AUG SEP OCT DEC AVERAGE
Northeast 001 338 305 359 318 327 322 369 402 357 351 337 317 4,102

Appalachian 005 69 72 89 93 108 108 91 79 70 70 67 63 980

Southeast 007 72 72 86 89 89 86 75 72 59 65 68 59 891

Florida 006 17 17 18 17 16 16 17 16 12 13 14 12 183

Mideast 2/ 033 165 81 92 96 109 175 242 244 200 212 199 189 2,005

Upper Midwest 3/ 030 45 42 48 49 50 49 53 59 69 88 58 51 661

Central 3/ 032 86 82 97 98 85 90 101 112 96 106 96 81 1,130

Southwest 4/ 126 56 37 38 49 87 77 77 83 76 71 61 67 779

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 12 10 12 13 12 10 13 16 13 12 11 11 146

Western 135 29 25 26 28 36 33 51 53 53 49 45 40 466

Pacific Northwest 124 38 32 46 37 37 43 40 40 40 38 38 34 464

All Markets Combined 927 774 913 887 958 1,009 1,128 1,177 1,043 1,075 992 923 11,807

TABLE 17--Utilization of Producer Milk in Class II Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUL Federal Milk Order Marketing Area AUG

2/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class II in Jan.-June due to the relationship between the order's Class II and 

4/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class II in Jan.-May due to the relationship between the order's Class II and 

uniform prices.

uniform prices.

uniform prices.

Million Pounds

JUN SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL

3/ Handlers in these marketing areas elected not to pool producer milk used in Class II in Jan.-Dec. due to the relationship between the order's Class II and 

1/ All Markets Combined and TOTAL may not add due to rounding.
Northeast 001 16.49 16.07 16.65 15.52 14.88 15.59 17.34 19.73 18.06 17.68 17.40 15.25 16.70

Appalachian 005 12.52 13.93 14.39 14.97 17.24 18.55 17.48 15.26 13.79 13.25 12.88 11.29 14.68

Southeast 007 11.01 11.66 12.14 12.62 12.71 13.70 12.58 12.00 9.97 10.29 10.56 8.39 11.47

Florida 006 6.42 7.20 6.73 6.93 7.01 6.98 7.46 7.36 5.83 6.04 5.99 5.13 6.60

Mideast 033 11.89 6.78 6.90 7.36 7.42 11.06 14.65 15.88 15.12 14.86 13.75 12.14 11.64

Upper Midwest 030 2.59 2.67 2.79 2.90 3.15 3.25 3.52 3.81 3.84 4.96 3.28 2.76 3.30

Central 032 6.10 6.31 6.32 6.44 5.41 5.74 6.37 7.33 6.79 7.38 6.66 5.32 6.34

Southwest 126 7.50 5.88 5.58 7.24 10.85 10.24 10.71 11.91 11.29 9.70 8.49 8.68 9.06

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 4.67 3.90 4.61 5.00 4.62 3.94 5.62 7.42 5.69 5.07 4.51 4.56 4.93

Western 135 8.84 8.37 8.82 8.15 9.09 7.16 11.30 11.63 11.73 16.37 9.86 8.73 9.96

Pacific Northwest 124 6.25 6.50 8.57 7.15 5.83 6.83 6.18 6.39 6.60 6.71 6.34 5.50 6.54

All Markets Combined 9.28 8.60 9.00 8.93 9.12 9.84 11.00 11.77 10.70 10.92 9.94 8.73 9.82

NOV

this statistic. See footnotes on Table 17. Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date

Percent

TABLE 18--Class II Utilization Percentage of Producer Milk, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR SEP

totals of producer milk used in Class II and total milk.

DEC

1/ It should be noted that election not to pool milk normally associated with an order due to a disadvantageous price relationship effects the comparability of

MAY JUN JUL AUG OCT AVERAGE
Northeast 001 7.24 7.43 7.38 7.64 7.77 7.84 7.14 6.70 6.84 7.35 7.72 7.59 7.37

Appalachian 005 8.78 7.96 7.54 6.86 6.46 6.62 7.41 8.15 7.96 8.02 8.40 8.01 7.57

Southeast 007 7.01 7.12 6.86 6.74 6.46 6.98 7.69 8.22 7.97 7.70 7.63 8.18 7.31

Florida 006 15.58 15.21 15.68 15.67 15.71 16.42 17.10 17.85 19.01 18.36 18.35 18.77 16.82

Mideast 033 6.76 10.28 10.80 9.98 9.49 7.58 6.47 6.01 6.06 6.64 6.89 6.62 7.25

Upper Midwest 030 15.60 15.20 14.44 14.67 14.41 14.18 13.06 12.29 10.18 9.96 12.79 13.97 13.04

Central 032 8.12 8.49 8.27 7.69 8.47 8.22 7.54 7.39 7.72 7.37 8.23 8.36 7.96

Southwest 126 9.04 11.51 11.44 9.33 7.22 7.67 8.43 7.78 7.32 8.72 9.48 8.40 8.54

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 6.40 8.42 9.57 7.88 8.22 10.64 6.28 8.60 9.54 11.35 14.59 16.79 9.68

Western 135 6.62 7.62 6.87 6.81 6.00 7.43 5.72 5.49 6.11 8.49 9.73 6.87 6.94

Pacific Northwest 124 8.76 9.24 8.54 9.24 10.44 10.12 11.20 9.68 9.38 9.83 10.36 13.30 9.97

All Markets Combined 8.03 8.74 8.56 8.41 8.24 8.16 7.68 7.40 7.40 7.90 8.46 8.37 8.07

1/ Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of butterfat and producer milk pounds 

used in Class II.

Percent

MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP DEC AVERAGE

TABLE 19--Butterfat Test of Producer Milk Used in Class II Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR OCT NOV
Northeast 001 8.41 8.38 8.41 8.32 8.30 8.25 8.29 8.29 8.37 8.44 8.42 8.39 8.35

Mideast 033 8.50 8.18 8.13 8.16 8.17 8.31 8.38 8.39 8.52 8.55 8.51 8.53 8.40

Upper Midwest 030 7.63 7.69 7.74 7.70 7.72 7.70 7.73 7.81 8.12 8.23 7.94 7.81 7.85

Central 032 8.42 8.39 8.39 8.40 8.29 8.28 8.30 8.32 8.39 8.44 8.43 8.43 8.37

Southwest 126 8.31 8.06 8.06 8.19 8.34 8.28 8.15 8.21 8.36 8.32 8.27 8.40 8.26

Western 135 8.54 8.47 8.50 8.52 8.54 8.39 8.51 8.55 8.54 8.39 8.31 8.59 8.49

Pacific Northwest 124 8.27 8.25 8.29 8.24 8.10 8.12 8.03 8.17 8.23 8.24 8.20 7.94 8.18

All Markets Combined 8.37 8.28 8.30 8.26 8.24 8.24 8.27 8.29 8.39 8.42 8.38 8.38 8.32

MAY NOV

in Class II.

1/ Figures are shown for those orders for which the information is available; that is, the orders with the component pricing system for paying producers. Figures shown for All Markets Combined 

and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of nonfat solids and producer milk pounds used

Percent

JUN JUL AUG SEP DEC AVERAGE

TABLE 20--Nonfat Solids Test of Producer Milk Used in Class II Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR OCT
Northeast 001 627 595 677 686 735 703 704 644 596 551 554 609 7,680

Appalachian 005 54 57 90 89 83 80 41 24 29 28 26 30 632

Southeast 007 99 110 123 152 153 127 102 91 105 117 131 140 1,449

Florida 006 6 4 4 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 5 1 39

Mideast 2/ 033 578 558 626 641 779 803 793 671 506 566 628 701 7,850

Upper Midwest 3/ 030 1,327 1,212 1,320 1,308 1,207 1,147 1,117 1,143 1,341 1,302 1,345 1,409 15,180

Central 4/ 032 850 798 986 995 1,072 1,028 995 926 831 820 827 911 11,040

Southwest 126 289 274 291 280 287 282 261 237 222 238 266 284 3,212

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 103 87 99 102 113 106 105 83 84 96 89 100 1,167

Western 5/ 135 205 184 181 226 266 249 217 213 207 44 214 222 2,429

Pacific Northwest 6/ 124 203 187 197 203 214 214 220 210 209 155 209 224 2,446

All Markets Combined 4,342 4,067 4,594 4,689 4,915 4,744 4,556 4,242 4,132 3,919 4,294 4,630 53,124

6/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class III in Feb.-Apr. and October due to the relationship between the order's Class III 

and uniform prices.

2/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class III in Feb.-Mar. due to the relationship between the order's Class III and uniform 

3/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class III in Jan.-Jun., October, and December due to the relationship between the 

4/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class III in Apr.-May. due to the relationship between the order's Class III and uniform 

5/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class III in July and Oct.-Dec. due to the relationship between the order's Class III 

prices.

order's Class III and uniform prices.

prices.

TABLE 21--Utilization of Producer Milk in Class III Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

1/ All Markets Combined and TOTAL may not add due to rounding.

JAN AUG SEP OCT NOV

Million Pounds

DEC

and uniform prices.

JUN JUL Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number FEB MAR APR MAY TOTAL
Northeast 001 30.58 31.32 31.38 33.50 33.49 34.00 33.13 31.63 30.16 27.71 28.57 29.32 31.27

Appalachian 005 9.70 11.11 14.52 14.48 13.21 13.83 7.88 4.61 5.74 5.26 5.03 5.39 9.48

Southeast 007 15.14 17.69 17.30 21.61 21.76 20.20 17.05 15.18 17.80 18.69 20.39 19.99 18.64

Florida 006 2.15 1.87 1.41 2.69 2.18 1.58 0.70 0.55 0.54 0.35 2.06 0.52 1.42

Mideast 033 41.75 46.72 46.75 49.04 52.87 50.65 48.01 43.57 38.25 39.71 43.40 44.96 45.56

Upper Midwest 030 76.78 76.79 76.51 77.52 75.46 75.80 74.45 73.33 75.05 73.01 76.20 76.87 75.67

Central 032 60.25 61.75 63.87 65.62 67.88 65.37 62.81 60.58 59.05 56.89 57.66 59.80 61.90

Southwest 126 38.67 43.52 42.67 41.13 35.67 37.49 36.12 34.08 32.99 32.61 37.13 37.04 37.34

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 38.98 35.47 36.97 38.29 42.08 42.34 45.12 37.39 37.75 40.37 38.30 40.74 39.49

Western 135 62.73 62.67 60.27 66.54 67.47 54.27 48.54 46.73 46.23 14.97 47.14 48.03 51.93

Pacific Northwest 124 33.72 37.57 36.48 38.75 33.99 34.29 34.09 33.47 34.30 27.48 34.77 36.09 34.51

All Markets Combined 43.49 45.18 45.27 47.21 46.75 46.24 44.44 42.44 42.40 39.82 43.04 43.79 44.19

of this statistic. See footnotes on table 21.

Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of producer milk used in Class III and total 

MAY

producer milk.

1/ It should be noted that the election not to pool milk normally associated with an order due to a disadvantageous price relationship affects the comparability 

DEC AVERAGE

Percent

AUG SEP OCT

TABLE 22--Class III Utilization Percentage of Producer Milk, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR JUN JUL NOV
Northeast 001 3.57 3.53 3.61 3.55 3.49 3.42 3.51 3.50 3.56 3.60 3.70 3.58 3.55

Appalachian 005 4.26 3.82 3.90 3.36 3.70 3.51 4.07 5.62 5.42 5.81 7.17 5.61 4.22

Southeast 007 4.27 4.09 4.48 3.92 3.84 3.98 3.96 4.09 4.04 4.40 4.34 3.97 4.10

Florida 006 5.54 6.50 9.71 5.27 7.05 10.42 17.75 22.37 27.36 25.09 8.39 6.35 8.99

Mideast 033 3.65 3.60 3.65 3.53 3.41 3.44 3.34 3.40 3.61 3.70 3.61 3.56 3.53

Upper Midwest 030 3.66 3.58 3.61 3.48 3.42 3.43 3.39 3.46 3.61 3.72 3.80 3.72 3.58

Central 032 3.74 3.77 3.65 3.62 3.59 3.52 3.51 3.53 3.68 3.73 3.70 3.72 3.64

Southwest 126 3.43 3.47 3.55 3.43 3.39 3.38 3.36 3.32 3.35 3.42 3.61 3.58 3.44

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 5.75 6.06 5.67 5.30 5.35 5.46 5.26 5.32 5.15 5.11 5.35 5.31 5.42

Western 135 3.65 3.67 3.63 3.58 3.56 3.50 3.39 3.39 3.50 4.75 3.85 3.77 3.61

Pacific Northwest 124 3.67 3.66 3.67 3.63 3.49 3.55 3.46 3.53 3.60 3.92 3.90 3.75 3.65

All Markets Combined 3.72 3.68 3.70 3.59 3.54 3.52 3.50 3.53 3.66 3.78 3.81 3.73 3.64

MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE

used in Class III.

1/ Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of butterfat and producer milk pounds 

Percent

TABLE 23--Butterfat Test of Producer Milk Used in Class III Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR
Northeast 001 3.03 3.02 3.04 2.99 2.96 2.94 2.91 2.89 3.00 3.08 3.07 3.05 2.99

Mideast 033 3.07 3.06 3.05 3.01 2.97 2.94 2.90 2.91 3.03 3.10 3.10 3.07 3.01

Upper Midwest 030 3.06 3.05 3.04 3.01 2.98 2.96 2.91 2.94 3.03 3.11 3.10 3.09 3.03

Central 032 3.07 3.07 3.05 3.01 2.98 2.96 2.91 2.94 3.05 3.12 3.12 3.10 3.03

Southwest 126 3.11 3.06 3.05 3.02 2.99 2.95 2.93 2.97 3.02 3.11 3.12 3.15 3.04

Western 135 3.11 3.09 3.07 3.05 3.01 3.00 2.99 3.01 3.07 3.10 3.15 3.17 3.06

Pacific Northwest 124 3.05 3.06 3.05 3.05 3.02 3.01 3.00 3.01 3.08 3.14 3.13 3.14 3.06

3.07 3.06 3.04 3.01 2.98 2.96 2.92 2.94 3.03 3.11 3.11 3.09 3.02

APR JUN JUL OCT DEC

TABLE 24--Protein (True) Test of Producer Milk Used in Class III Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR MAY

shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of true protein and producer milk 

1/ Figures are shown for those orders for which the information is available; that is, the orders with the component priciing system for paying producers. Figures 

pounds used in Class III.

All Markets Combined

AVERAGE

Percent

AUG SEP NOV
Northeast 001 5.70 5.71 5.70 5.72 5.72 5.72 5.69 5.68 5.65 5.71 5.70 5.69 5.70

Mideast 033 5.69 5.70 5.71 5.73 5.75 5.73 5.74 5.70 5.70 5.70 5.69 5.70 5.71

Upper Midwest 030 5.67 5.71 5.70 5.73 5.75 5.72 5.71 5.70 5.70 5.69 5.69 5.70 5.70

Central 032 5.69 5.71 5.71 5.73 5.74 5.72 5.71 5.62 5.69 5.68 5.69 5.70 5.70

Southwest 126 5.67 5.68 5.69 5.68 5.68 5.70 5.64 5.62 5.65 5.66 5.65 5.67 5.67

Western 135 5.72 5.73 5.73 5.73 5.71 5.71 5.73 5.72 5.73 5.62 5.72 5.70 5.72

Pacific Northwest 124 5.72 5.71 5.70 5.72 5.73 5.70 5.72 5.72 5.70 5.69 5.69 5.70 5.71

5.69 5.71 5.70 5.73 5.73 5.72 5.71 5.67 5.69 5.69 5.69 5.70 5.70

NOV DEC AVERAGE

TABLE 25--Other Solids Test of Producer Milk Used in Class III Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

APR MAY Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number FEB MAR

Class III.

JAN JUN JUL

1/ Figures are shown for those orders for which the information is available; that is, the orders with the component pricing system for paying producers. Figures shown for All Markets Combined 

and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of other solids and producer milk pounds used in 

All Markets Combined

AUG SEP OCT

Percent
Northeast 001 197 177 168 201 230 201 218 101 142 136 121 241 2,133

Appalachian 005 53 53 59 95 72 55 45 28 59 43 48 100 709

Southeast 007 60 58 70 71 56 37 39 25 45 30 33 100 624

Florida 006 4 3 1 7 1 2 10 2/ 8 4 4 13 57

Mideast 3/ 033 54 37 28 45 36 98 106 53 75 55 49 107 741

Upper Midwest 4/ 030 12 12 10 17 11 17 27 17 43 37 14 33 251

Central 5/ 032 40 23 27 40 18 79 106 72 83 83 90 124 785

Southwest 6/ 126 45 7 6 29 96 84 70 18 42 61 40 84 583

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 65 71 71 74 66 62 41 40 48 47 52 52 690

Western 7/ 135 5 4 4 5 4 98 96 99 106 111 104 115 749

Pacific Northwest 6/ 124 173 120 115 114 205 201 216 204 193 183 170 187 2,081

708 565 560 696 796 930 976 659 845 790 724 1,156 9,404

TOTAL

and uniform prices.

and uniform prices.

and uniform prices.

and uniform prices.

and uniform prices.

4/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class IV in Jan.-Jun. due to the relationship between the order's Class IV

7/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class IV in Jan.-May due to the relationship between the order's Class IV

6/ Handlers in these marketing areas elected not to pool producer milk used in Class IV in Feb.-Apr. due to the relationship between the order's Class IV

5/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class IV in Jan.-Dec. due to the relationship between the order's Class IV

FEB

Table 26--Utilization of Producer Milk in Class IV Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

1/ All Markets Combined and TOTAL may not add due to rounding.

All Markets Combined

AUG SEP OCT NOV

Million Pounds

DEC

2/ Less than 500,000 pounds.

JAN MAR

3/ Handlers in this marketing area elected not to pool producer milk used in Class IV in Feb.-May due to the relationship between the order's Class IV

APR MAY JUN JUL Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number
Northeast 001 9.61 9.30 7.78 9.81 10.47 9.72 10.28 4.96 7.19 6.85 6.26 11.62 8.69

Appalachian 005 9.59 10.23 9.53 15.37 11.54 9.40 8.58 5.33 11.52 8.11 9.27 17.84 10.62

Southeast 007 9.11 9.42 9.88 10.04 7.98 5.83 6.55 4.19 7.68 4.83 5.14 14.37 8.04

Florida 006 1.52 1.36 0.56 2.75 0.41 0.16 4.43 1.13 4.24 1.65 1.78 5.54 2.09

Mideast 033 3.90 3.11 2.07 3.45 2.43 6.16 6.42 3.41 5.64 3.85 3.39 6.84 4.30

Upper Midwest 030 0.70 0.79 0.60 0.99 0.71 1.13 1.81 1.11 2.38 2.09 0.77 1.80 1.25

Central 032 2.84 1.76 1.76 2.61 1.14 4.99 6.72 4.74 5.93 5.74 6.27 8.12 4.40

Southwest 126 5.99 1.10 0.88 4.24 11.92 11.17 9.75 2.59 6.30 8.32 5.62 10.99 6.77

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 24.68 29.06 26.61 27.66 24.72 24.68 17.78 18.08 21.52 19.67 22.13 21.44 23.34

Western 135 1.38 1.31 1.18 1.33 1.12 21.25 21.44 21.72 23.74 37.46 22.85 24.85 16.02

Pacific Northwest 124 28.81 24.03 21.28 21.74 32.44 32.26 33.56 32.43 31.70 32.41 28.23 30.12 29.36

7.09 6.28 5.51 7.00 7.57 9.07 9.52 6.60 8.67 8.03 7.26 10.93 7.82

Table 27--Class IV Utilization Percentage of Producer Milk, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

producer milk used in Class IV and total producer milk.

AVERAGE

All Markets Combined

JUN AUG SEP OCT

Percent

DEC

1/ It should be noted that the election not to pool milk normally associated with an order due to a disadvantageous price relationship affects the comparability of this statistic. See footnotes on Table 

26. Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of 

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUL NOV Order 

Number

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area
Northeast 001 6.29 6.10 6.14 4.91 4.50 3.71 3.20 3.95 5.49 6.38 5.55 5.24 5.06

Appalachian 005 8.55 8.21 7.94 6.00 6.32 6.28 5.70 8.48 6.38 9.89 7.63 6.05 7.03

Southeast 007 10.59 8.52 7.08 6.24 7.46 7.22 7.33 10.86 9.47 14.20 11.85 6.68 8.37

Florida 006 38.48 32.63 66.94 13.02 69.51 94.74 4.35 10.80 9.40 28.29 21.14 10.50 17.49

Mideast 033 17.61 18.80 23.43 14.26 17.26 6.31 6.10 11.25 9.91 13.50 15.06 9.91 11.72

Upper Midwest 030 39.41 41.24 47.88 31.71 41.41 20.60 13.34 17.55 11.04 12.61 23.35 15.05 20.95

Central 032 17.35 21.23 22.49 14.63 23.31 7.47 5.92 7.50 7.55 9.68 8.70 7.73 9.83

Southwest 126 10.64 34.07 33.54 8.74 4.47 4.02 3.57 9.63 8.54 6.92 7.40 5.94 6.76

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 2.23 1.95 1.60 2.03 1.42 0.88 1.04 1.11 2.02 1.60 1.08 0.75 1.53

Western 135 24.09 18.06 29.51 17.84 16.81 3.57 3.98 4.32 3.73 2.54 2.35 4.00 3.97

Pacific Northwest 124 4.84 5.00 4.79 4.80 4.03 3.61 3.63 3.96 4.03 4.19 4.09 3.83 4.15

8.72 8.58 8.61 6.99 6.17 4.74 4.49 5.80 6.08 6.81 6.41 5.97 6.41

used in Class IV.

Table 28--Butterfat Test of Producer Milk Used in Class IV Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN NOV DEC AVERAGE

1/ Figures shown for All Markets Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of butterfat and producer milk pounds 

All Markets Combined

JUL AUG SEP OCT

Percent
Northeast 001 8.52 8.52 8.54 8.58 8.62 8.64 8.65 8.54 8.49 8.51 8.61 8.61 8.58

Mideast 033 7.49 7.38 6.95 7.76 7.46 8.44 8.41 7.92 8.16 7.91 7.73 8.21 7.98

Upper Midwest 030 5.50 5.32 4.72 6.17 5.28 7.11 7.71 7.38 8.06 7.98 6.99 7.73 7.15

Central 032 7.55 7.20 7.02 7.75 6.95 8.28 8.38 8.25 8.36 8.25 8.35 8.45 8.16

Southwest 126 8.15 6.00 6.05 8.23 8.58 8.60 8.58 8.05 8.25 8.48 8.48 8.63 8.42

Western 135 6.92 7.49 6.43 7.48 7.50 8.67 8.64 8.63 8.74 8.92 8.96 8.80 8.73

Pacific Northwest 124 8.62 8.61 8.59 8.62 8.64 8.65 8.66 8.64 8.68 8.72 8.72 8.76 8.66

8.26 8.19 8.14 8.31 8.43 8.55 8.55 8.45 8.49 8.52 8.55 8.56 8.45

used in Class IV.

Table 29--Nonfat Solids Test of Producer Milk Used in Class IV Products, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN NOV DEC AVERAGE

1/ Figures are shown for those orders for which the information is available; that is, the orders with the component pricing system for paying producers. Figures shown for All Markets 

Combined and AVERAGE are computed from the applicable monthly or year-to-date totals of nonfat solids and producer milk pounds 

All Markets Combined

JUL AUG SEP OCT

Percent
43

SUMMARY OF CLASS AND PRODUCER PRICES AND GROSS VALUES

During 2001, the base skim milk price for Class I averaged $7.93 per cwt., and was the advanced Class 

IV skim milk pricing factor in every month except August through November. This price showed little 

month-to-month variation throughout the year until October. The effective advanced butterfat pricing

factor averaged $1.8892 per pound, and ranged from $1.2352 in February to $2.5160 in October. The 

Class I base price, equivalent to the Class I mover under the old pricing system, averaged $14.27 per 

cwt., ranging from $11.94 in February to $15.93 in October. For all markets combined, the Class I 

price averaged $16.96 per cwt. in 2001 (19.1 percent higher than 2000), ranging from $14.63 in February 

to $18.61 in October. On an individual order basis, the annual average Class I price ranged from $16.08

in the Upper Midwest order to $18.21 in the Florida order.

The Class II price averaged $14.53 per cwt. in 2001, peaking at $16.24 in September, hitting the low 

point of $12.61 in December. The Class II, III, or IV prices do not vary from order to order. The Class 

III price averaged $13.10 per cwt. in 2001, ranging from $9.99 in January to $15.90 in September. The 

Class IV price averaged $13.76, ranging from $11.79 in December to $15.59 in September.

During 2001, the uniform milk price, a statistical measure of the minimum price received by dairy 

farmers marketing milk under the Federal order program, averaged $14.90 per cwt (23 percent higher 

than 2000). This price peaked in September at $17.08 and hit its low point in February at $12.71. On 

an individual order basis, the uniform milk price ranged from $13.70 in the Upper Midwest order to 

$17.76 in the Florida order. For those producers paid under the component pricing system, those 

marketing milk under orders 1, 30, 32, 33, 124, 126, and 135, the annual average values of their milk 

payment components were: producer price differential, $1.51 per cwt.; butterfat, $1.8480 per pound; 

true protein, $1.9613 per pound; and other solids, $0.1343 per pound. For those producers subject to the 

somatic cell adjustment to their milk payment, the rate averaged $0.00071. For those producers under 

the skim milk/butterfat pricing system, those marketing milk under orders 5, 6, 7, and 131, the uniform 

skim milk price averaged $9.94 per cwt. in 2001, and the uniform butterfat price averaged $1.8656 per 

pound.

The gross value of producer milk receipts under the Federal order program in 2001 was $18.3 billion, 

about 74 percent of the cash receipts from all milk marketings in the country. This figure was computed 

for each order using the applicable minimum component prices adjusted to the actual component tests of 

producer milk receipts. On an individual order basis, the gross value of producer milk receipts was the 

highest in the Northeast order, followed next by the Upper Midwest order. Per producer, the gross value 

of producer milk receipts averaged $275,642. Producers in the Arizona-Las Vegas order had a gross 

value of more than $3.7 million each, more than twice as much as the next largest per producer gross 

value in the Florida order. On the other end of the scale, producers in the Upper Midwest order had a 

gross value of $195,368 each.
44

FEDERAL MILK ORDER PRICE FORMULAS FOR 2001

 Note: Milk prices are per 100 pounds or cwt., rounded to the nearest cent. 

Component prices are per pound, rounded to nearest one-hundredth cent.

Cheese, dry whey, butter, and nonfat dry milk prices are weighted averages of weekly NASS survey prices. 

NASS survey prices, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth cent.

Class I:

 Class I Base Price (3.5%) = Highest of advanced Class III or IV pricing factors.

 Base Skim Milk Price for Class I = Advanced skim milk pricing factor used to compute the Class I base price.

 Base Butterfat Price for Class I = Advanced butterfat pricing factor used to compute the Class I base price.

Class I Price = Class I base price + applicable Class I differential. 

Class I Skim Milk Price = Base skim milk price for Class I + applicable Class I differential. 

Class I Butterfat Price = Base butterfat price for Class I + (applicable Class I differential divided by 100).

Note: Advanced pricing factors are computed using applicable price formulas listed below, except that product 

price averages are for two weeks.

Class II:

 Class II Price = (Class II skim milk price x 0.965) + (Class II butterfat price x 3.5).

 Class II Skim Milk Price = Advanced Class IV skim milk pricing factor + $0.70.

 Class II Butterfat Price = Butterfat price + $0.007.

 Class II Nonfat Solids Price = Class II skim milk price divided by 9.

 

Class III:

 Class III Price = (Class III skim milk price x 0.965) + (Butterfat price x 3.5).

 Class III Skim Milk Price = (Protein price x 3.1) + (Other solids price x 5.9).

 Protein Price = (Jan./Feb. Advanced Prices only.) = (Cheese price - 0.165) x 1.405.

Protein Price = ((Cheese price - 0.165) x 1.405) + ((((Cheese price - 0.165) x 1.582

 - Butterfat price) x 1.28).

 Other Solids Price = (Dry whey price - 0.14) divided by 0.968, snubbed at zero.

 

 Class III Butterfat Price = (Jan./Feb. Advanced Prices only.) = (Cheese price – 0.165) x 1.582.

Butterfat Price = (Butter price - 0.115) divided by 0.82.

Class IV:

 Class IV Price = (Class IV skim milk price x 0.965) + (Butterfat price x 3.5).

 Class IV Skim Milk Price = Nonfat solids price x 9.

 Nonfat Solids Price = Nonfat dry milk price - 0.14

 Class IV Butterfat Price (Jan./Feb. Advanced Prices only.) = (Butter price – 0.115) divided by 0.82.

Butterfat Price = See Class III. 

 Somatic Cell Adjustment Rate = Cheese price x 0.0005, rounded to fifth decimal place.

Rate is per 1,000 somatic cell count difference from 350,000.
Table 30--NASS Dairy Product Price Averages Used in Federal Milk Order Price Formulas, 2001 1/

Product Price Averages For:

Year and Class I (Skim, Bfat.), Class II (Skim, Nonfat Solids) Class II (Bfat.), Class III, Class IV, Components

Month Weeks

ending Butter Nonfat dry milk Cheese Dry Whey Weeksending Butter Nonfat dry milk Cheese Dry Whey

Dollars per pound Dollars per pound

2001

Jan 12/9,16 1.6110 1.0159 1.0930 0.2194 1/6,13,20,27 1.1725 1.0165 1.1180 0.2484

Feb 1/6,13 1.1279 1.0172 1.1340 0.2446 2/3,10,17,24 1.3143 1.0137 1.1467 0.2561

Mar 2/10,17 1.3026 1.0135 1.1402 0.2603 3/3,10,17,24 1.4942 1.0127 1.2737 0.2406

Apr 3/10,17 1.4862 1.0132 1.2769 0.2406 3/31,4/7,14,21,28 1.7126 1.0145 1.3423 0.2446

May 4/7,14 1.6637 1.0154 1.3326 0.2434 5/5,12,19,26 1.8527 1.0180 1.5129 0.2590

Jun 5/5,12 1.8397 1.0173 1.4731 0.2535 6/2,9,16,23 1.9263 1.0148 1.6211 0.2764

Jul 6/9,16 1.9275 1.0158 1.6232 0.2753 6/30,7/7,14,21,28 1.9094 0.9634 1.6573 0.2862

Aug 7/7,14 1.9364 0.9730 1.6521 0.2874 8/4,11,18,25 1.9990 0.9473 1.6693 0.2886

Sep 8/4,11 1.9544 0.9445 1.6696 0.2871 9/1,8,15,22,29 2.1198 0.9497 1.7085 0.2871

Oct 9/8,15 2.1781 0.9506 1.7136 0.2876 10/6,13,20,27 1.4701 0.9441 1.5591 0.2835

Nov 10/6,13 1.6366 0.9468 1.6777 0.2841 11/3,10,17,24 1.3040 0.9349 1.2322 0.2823

Dec 11/10,17 1.3051 0.9342 1.2182 0.2851 12/1,8,15,22,29 1.2894 0.9199 1.2762 0.2868

Avg. ---- 1.6641 0.9881 1.4170 0.2640 ---- 1.6304 0.9791 1.4264 0.2700

1/ Figures are the average of the applicable weekly prices weighted by the sales volume for the week. See columns labeled “weeks ending” for applicable weeks. 

 The most recently released information for the week is used. Averages are computed by the Agricultural Marketing Service.
Table 31—Federal Milk Order Class I and Class II Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors, 2001

Year 

and 

Month

Release 

Date

Class I 

Base 

Price 1/

Base 

Skim 

Milk 

Price for 

Class I 

2/

Base 

Butterfat 

Price for 

Class I 3/

Advanced 

Class III 

Pricing 

Factor

Advanced

Class III 

Skim Milk 

Pricing 

Factor

Advanced 

Class III 

Butterfat 

Pricing 

Factor

Advanced 

Class IV 

Pricing 

Factor

Advanced 

Class IV 

Skim Milk 

Pricing 

Factor

Advanced 

Class IV 

Butterfat 

Pricing 

Factor 4/

Class II 

Skim 

Milk 

Price

Class II 

Nonfat 

Solids

Price

$ per cwt. $ per lb. $ per cwt. $ per lb. $ per cwt. $ per lb. $ per cwt. $ per lb.

2001

Jan 12/22/00 13.99 7.88 1.8244 9.51 4.53 1.4681 13.99 7.88 1.8244 8.58 0.9533

Feb 1/19/01 11.94 7.89 1.2352 10.06 4.86 1.5330 11.94 7.89 1.2352 8.59 0.9544

Mar 2/23 12.65 7.86 ---- ---- 5.36 ---- ---- 7.86 1.4483 8.56 0.9511

Apr 3/23 13.44 7.86 ---- ---- 5.80 ---- ---- 7.86 1.6722 8.56 0.9511

May 4/20 14.21 7.88 ---- ---- 5.55 ---- ---- 7.88 1.8887 8.58 0.9533

Jun 5/18 14.99 7.90 ---- ---- 6.26 ---- ---- 7.90 2.1033 8.60 0.9556

Jul 6/22 15.34 7.88 ---- ---- 7.56 ---- ---- 7.88 2.2104 8.58 0.9533

Aug 7/20 15.40 7.90 ---- ---- 7.90 ---- ---- 7.50 2.2212 8.20 0.9111

Sep 8/17 15.56 7.99 ---- ---- 7.99 ---- ---- 7.24 2.2432 7.94 0.8822

Oct 9/21 15.93 7.38 ---- ---- 7.38 ---- ---- 7.30 2.5160 8.00 0.8889

Nov 10/19 15.76 9.60 ---- ---- 9.60 ---- ---- 7.26 1.8556 7.96 0.8844

Dec 11/23 11.98 7.15 ---- ---- 6.32 ---- ---- 7.15 1.4513 7.85 0.8722

Avg. ---- 14.27 7.93 ---- ---- 6.59 ---- ---- 7.63 1.8892 8.33 0.9259

1/ For Jan.-Feb., higher of advanced Class III or Class IV pricing factors. The Class I price equals this price plus applicable Class I differential. For March to date, this 

price is shown for informational purposes only; it is not defined in Section 1000.50 of the order. It equals (the base skim milk price for Class I times 0.965) plus (the advanced 

butterfat pricing factor times 3.5). 

2/ For Jan.-Feb., advanced skim milk pricing factor used to compute the Class I base price. For March to date, the higher of the advanced Class III or IV skim milk pricing 

factors. The Class I skim milk prices equals this price plus the applicable Class I differential.

3/ Advanced butterfat pricing factor used to compute the Class I base price. The Class I butterfat price equals this price plus the (applicable Class I differential divided by 

100).

4/ For March to date, the advanced butterfat pricing factor. The Class I butterfat price equals this price plus the (applicable Class I differential divided by 100).
Table 32—Federal Milk Order Class II, Class III, and Class IV Milk and Component Prices, 2001

Year and 

Month

Release 

Date

Class II 

Price

1/

Class II 

Butterfat 

Price

Class III 

Price

Class III 

Skim 

Milk 

Price

Class IV 

Price

Class IV 

Skim 

Milk 

Price

Butterfat 

Price

2/ 3/

Nonfat 

Solids 

Price

Protein 

Price

3/

Other 

Solids 

Price

3/

Somatic 

Cell 

Adjustment 

Rate 4/

$/cwt. $/lb. Dollars per cwt. Dollars per pound $/count

2001

Jan 2/2 12.82 1.2966 9.99 5.68 12.13 7.89 1.2896 0.8765 1.6181 0.1120 0.00056

Feb 3/2 13.43 1.4696 10.27 5.34 12.70 7.86 1.4626 0.8737 1.4951 0.1199 0.00057

Mar 3/30 14.17 1.6890 11.42 5.73 13.46 7.85 1.6820 0.8727 1.6498 0.1039 0.00064

Apr 5/4 15.10 1.9553 12.06 5.43 14.41 7.87 1.9483 0.8745 1.5443 0.1081 0.00067

May 6/1 15.72 2.1261 13.83 6.65 15.04 7.90 2.1191 0.8780 1.9108 0.1229 0.00076

Jun 6/29 16.05 2.2159 15.02 7.55 15.33 7.87 2.2089 0.8748 2.1670 0.1409 0.00081

Jul 8/3 15.96 2.1953 15.46 8.08 14.81 7.41 2.1883 0.8234 2.3175 0.1510 0.00083

Aug 8/31 15.98 2.3046 15.55 7.78 15.06 7.27 2.2976 0.8073 2.2188 0.1535 0.00083

Sep 10/5 16.24 2.4519 15.90 7.61 15.59 7.29 2.4449 0.8097 2.1647 0.1520 0.00085

Oct 11/2 13.53 1.6596 14.60 9.14 12.77 7.24 1.6526 0.8041 2.6664 0.1482 0.00078

Nov 11/30 12.78 1.4570 11.31 6.46 11.97 7.15 1.4500 0.7949 1.8045 0.1470 0.00062

Dec 1/4/02 12.61 1.4392 11.80 7.03 11.79 7.02 1.4322 0.7799 1.9782 0.1517 0.00064

Average ---- 14.53 1.8550 13.10 6.87 13.76 7.55 1.8480 0.8391 1.9613 0.1343 0.00071

1/ See Table 31 for Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors for Class II skim milk prices.

2/ Butterfat price for both Class III and IV.

3/ Producer component prices; applicable to orders 1, 30, 32, 33, 124, 126, and 135.

4/ Adjustment to producer payment in component pricing orders with this provision. Rate is per 1,000 somatic cell count difference from 350,000. Somatic 

cell counts below 350,000 result in a positive adjustment and a higher payment. Counts above 350,000 result in a lower price. 
Northeast Suffolk Co., MA Boston $3.25

Appalachian Mecklenburg, Co., NC Charlotte $3.10

Southeast Fulton Co., GA Atlanta $3.10

Florida Hillsborough, Co., FL Tampa $4.00

Mideast Cuyahoga Co., OH Cleveland $2.00

.

Upper Midwest Cook Co., IL Chicago $1.80

Central Jackson Co., MO Kansas City $2.00

Southwest Dallas Co., TX Dallas $3.00

Arizona-Las Vegas Maricopa Co., AZ Phoenix $2.35

Western Salt Lake Co., UT Salt Lake City $1.90

Pacific Northwest King Co., WA Seattle $1.90

Table 33--Federal Milk Order Principal Pricing Points, with Class I Differentials

Federal Milk Order Principal Pricing

 Poiint

Major City in 

Principal Pricing 

Poiint

Class I Differential for:

Principal Pricing

 Point Other Major Cities in the Order

New York City, $3.15; Philadelphia, $3.05; Baltimore, $3.00; and Washington, DC, $3.00

Knoxville, $2.80 and Louisville, $2.20.

New Orleans; $3.60; Memphis, $2.80; Nashville, $2.60; and Springfield, MO., $2.20

Orlando, $4.00 Miami, $4.30; and Jacksonville, $3.70.

Indianapolis, $2.00; Cincinnati, $2.20; Pittsburgh, $2.10; and Detroit, $1.80

Milwaukee, $1.75; and Minneapolis, $1.70.

Des Moines, $1.80; Omaha, $1.85; Oklahoma City, $2.60; St, Louis, $2.00, and

 Denver, $2.55.

Houston, $3.60; San Antonio, $3.45; Albuquerque, $2.35; and El Paso, $2.25

Las Vegas, $2.00.

Boise, $1.60.

Portland, $1.90; and Spokane, $1.90.
Northeast 001 11.13 11.14 11.11 11.11 11.13 11.15 11.13 11.15 11.24 10.63 12.85 10.40 11.18

Appalachian 005 10.98 10.99 10.96 10.96 10.98 11.00 10.98 11.00 11.09 10.48 12.70 10.25 11.03

Southeast 007 10.98 10.99 10.96 10.96 10.98 11.00 10.98 11.00 11.09 10.48 12.70 10.25 11.03

Florida 006 11.88 11.89 11.86 11.86 11.88 11.90 11.88 11.90 11.99 11.38 13.60 11.15 11.93

Mideast 033 9.88 9.89 9.86 9.86 9.88 9.90 9.88 9.90 9.99 9.38 11.60 9.15 9.93

Upper Midwest 030 9.68 9.69 9.66 9.66 9.68 9.70 9.68 9.70 9.79 9.18 11.40 8.95 9.73

Central 032 9.88 9.89 9.86 9.86 9.88 9.90 9.88 9.90 9.99 9.38 11.60 9.15 9.93

Southwest 126 10.88 10.89 10.86 10.86 10.88 10.90 10.88 10.90 10.99 10.38 12.60 10.15 10.93

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 10.23 10.24 10.21 10.21 10.23 10.25 10.23 10.25 10.34 9.73 11.95 9.50 10.28

Western 135 9.78 9.79 9.76 9.76 9.78 9.80 9.78 9.80 9.89 9.28 11.50 9.05 9.84

Pacific Northwest 124 9.78 9.79 9.76 9.76 9.78 9.80 9.78 9.80 9.89 9.28 11.50 9.05 9.83

10.56 10.58 10.56 10.55 10.57 10.60 10.57 10.58 10.67 10.06 12.28 9.84 10.62

Table 34--Class I Skim Milk Price, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area Order Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

products.

AUG SEP

1/ See Table 33 for principal pricing points of markets. All averages are weighted using the applicable pounds of skim milk in producer milk used in Class I 

OCT NOV DEC

Dollars per Hundredweight

AVERAGE

All Markets Combined
Northeast 001 1.8569 1.2677 1.4808 1.7047 1.9212 2.1358 2.2429 2.2537 2.2757 2.5485 1.8881 1.4838 1.9233

Appalachian 005 1.8554 1.2662 1.4793 1.7032 1.9197 2.1343 2.2414 2.2522 2.2742 2.5470 1.8866 1.4823 1.9253

Southeast 007 1.8554 1.2662 1.4793 1.7032 1.9197 2.1343 2.2414 2.2522 2.2742 2.5470 1.8866 1.4823 1.9196

Florida 006 1.8644 1.2752 1.4883 1.7122 1.9287 2.1433 2.2504 2.2612 2.2832 2.5560 1.8956 1.4913 1.9165

Mideast 033 1.8444 1.2552 1.4683 1.6922 1.9087 2.1233 2.2304 2.2412 2.2632 2.5360 1.8756 1.4713 1.9095

Upper Midwest 030 1.8424 1.2532 1.4663 1.6902 1.9067 2.1213 2.2284 2.2392 2.2612 2.5340 1.8736 1.4693 1.9086

Central 032 1.8444 1.2552 1.4683 1.6922 1.9087 2.1233 2.2304 2.2412 2.2632 2.5360 1.8756 1.4713 1.9130

Southwest 126 1.8544 1.2652 1.4783 1.7022 1.9187 2.1333 2.2404 2.2512 2.2732 2.5460 1.8856 1.4813 1.9233

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 1.8479 1.2587 1.4718 1.6957 1.9122 2.1268 2.2339 2.2447 2.2667 2.5395 1.8791 1.4748 1.9073

Western 135 1.8434 1.2542 1.4673 1.6912 1.9077 2.1223 2.2294 2.2402 2.2622 2.5350 1.8746 1.4703 1.9161

Pacific Northwest 124 1.8434 1.2542 1.4673 1.6912 1.9077 2.1223 2.2294 2.2402 2.2622 2.5350 1.8746 1.4703 1.9153

1.8518 1.2627 1.4758 1.6998 1.9162 2.1309 2.2379 2.2486 2.2706 2.5434 1.8830 1.4788 1.9180

Table 35--Class I Butterfat Price, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR

All Markets Combined

1/ See Table 33 for principal pricing points of markets. All averages are weighted using the applicable pounds of butterfat in producer milk used in Class I products.

AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Dollars per Pound

MAY JUN JUL AVERAGE
Northeast 001 17.24 15.19 15.90 16.69 17.46 18.24 18.59 18.65 18.81 19.18 19.01 15.23 17.52

Appalachian 005 17.09 15.04 15.75 16.54 17.31 18.09 18.44 18.50 18.66 19.03 18.86 15.08 17.39

Southeast 007 17.09 15.04 15.75 16.54 17.31 18.09 18.44 18.50 18.66 19.03 18.86 15.08 17.36

Florida 006 17.99 15.94 16.65 17.44 18.21 18.99 19.34 19.40 19.56 19.93 19.76 15.98 18.21

Mideast 033 15.99 13.94 14.65 15.44 16.21 16.99 17.34 17.40 17.56 17.93 17.76 13.98 16.27

Upper Midwest 030 15.79 13.74 14.45 15.24 16.01 16.79 17.14 17.20 17.36 17.73 17.56 13.78 16.08

Central 032 15.99 13.94 14.65 15.44 16.21 16.99 17.34 17.40 17.56 17.93 17.76 13.98 16.27

Southwest 126 16.99 14.94 15.65 16.44 17.21 17.99 18.34 18.40 18.56 18.93 18.76 14.98 17.29

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 16.34 14.29 15.00 15.79 16.56 17.34 17.69 17.75 17.91 18.28 18.11 14.33 16.61

Western 135 15.89 13.84 14.55 15.34 16.11 16.89 17.24 17.30 17.46 17.83 17.66 13.88 16.19

Pacific Northwest 124 15.89 13.84 14.55 15.34 16.11 16.89 17.24 17.30 17.46 17.83 17.66 13.88 16.18

16.68 14.63 15.35 16.14 16.90 17.69 18.03 18.08 18.24 18.61 18.44 14.67 16.96

Table 36--Class I Milk Price, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUL DEC

1/ See Table 33 for principal pricing points of markets. All averages are weighted using the applicable pounds of milk in producer milk used in Class I products.

AUG SEP OCT NOV

Dollars per Hundredweight

AVERAGE

All Markets Combined

JUN
Appalachian 005 10.07 9.95 9.86 9.63 9.93 10.03 10.22 10.40 10.20 9.98 11.42 9.40 10.07

Southeast 007 9.82 9.61 9.62 9.37 9.71 10.00 10.16 10.25 10.11 10.06 10.92 9.20 9.88

Florida 006 11.56 11.54 11.58 11.36 11.58 11.69 11.49 11.62 11.60 11.16 13.10 10.82 11.59

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 7.80 7.75 7.83 7.66 8.09 8.49 8.69 8.69 8.56 8.95 8.66 7.94 8.24

9.85 9.72 9.72 9.47 9.79 10.01 10.15 10.27 10.11 10.02 11.06 9.30 9.94

Table 37--Uniform Skim Milk Price, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

1/ Information is shown for those orders that use the skim milk/butterfat pricing system for paying producers. See Table 33 for principal pricing points of markets. All averages are weighted using 

the applicable skim milk pounds in total producer milk receipts.

OCT NOV

All Markets Combined

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN MAR APR AVERAGE

Dollars per Hundredweight

FEB MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP DEC
Appalachian 005 1.5085 1.3937 1.6136 1.8703 2.0529 2.1851 2.2124 2.2797 2.3781 2.0278 1.6385 1.4533 1.8742

Southeast 007 1.5021 1.3925 1.6097 1.8656 2.0487 2.1814 2.2111 2.2796 2.3802 1.9990 1.6191 1.4505 1.8609

Florida 006 1.5988 1.3644 1.5768 1.8210 2.0139 2.1732 2.2258 2.2799 2.3592 2.1505 1.6992 1.4681 1.8780

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 1.3826 1.4290 1.6454 1.9086 2.0873 2.1961 2.1971 2.2879 2.4122 1.8198 1.5363 1.4415 1.8466

1.5003 1.3944 1.6116 1.8677 2.0513 2.1838 2.2116 2.2809 2.3814 2.0029 1.6247 1.4524 1.8656

Dollars per Pound

Table 38--Uniform Butterfat Price, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN MAR NOV DEC AVERAGE

All Markets Combined

FEB

1/ Information is shown for those orders that use the skim milk/butterfat pricing system for paying producers. See Table 33 for principal pricing points of markets. All averages are weighted using 

the applicable butterfat pounds in total producer milk receipts.

APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT
Northeast 001 3.77 3.35 3.08 3.18 2.49 2.06 1.75 1.98 1.86 1.44 3.97 1.92 2.56

Mideast 033 2.55 2.01 1.82 1.88 1.29 0.95 0.78 0.99 0.97 0.43 2.48 0.84 1.38

Upper Midwest 030 1.03 0.88 0.78 0.83 0.67 0.50 0.45 0.51 0.38 0.15 1.14 0.39 0.64

Central 032 1.86 1.55 1.32 1.36 0.97 0.77 0.68 0.74 0.66 0.32 1.86 0.66 1.05

Southwest 126 3.63 2.97 2.76 2.85 2.22 1.83 1.66 1.88 1.70 1.45 3.77 1.65 2.35

Western 135 1.71 1.52 1.47 1.35 0.91 0.65 0.44 0.49 0.42 -0.25 1.56 0.53 0.87

Pacific Northwest 124 2.35 2.08 1.92 1.99 1.29 0.76 0.34 0.44 0.44 -0.22 1.99 0.55 1.13

All Markets Combined 2.47 2.10 1.91 1.96 1.49 1.15 0.97 1.10 0.99 0.62 2.46 1.00 1.51

MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

1/ Information is shown for those orders that use the component pricing system for paying producers. See Table 33 for principal pricing points of markets. All averages are weighted using the 

applicable pounds of total producer milk receipts.

Table 39--Producer Price Differential, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB MAR APR AVERAGE

Dollars per Hundredweight
Northeast 001 13.76 13.62 14.50 15.24 16.32 17.08 17.21 17.53 17.76 16.04 15.28 13.72 15.68

Appalachian 005 15.00 14.48 15.16 15.84 16.77 17.33 17.61 18.01 18.17 16.73 16.76 14.16 16.31

Southeast 007 14.73 14.15 14.92 15.57 16.54 17.28 17.54 17.87 18.09 16.70 16.20 13.95 16.07

Florida 006 16.75 15.91 16.69 17.34 18.22 18.89 18.88 19.19 19.45 18.30 18.59 15.58 17.76

Mideast 033 12.54 12.28 13.24 13.94 15.12 15.97 16.24 16.54 16.87 15.03 13.79 12.64 14.58

Upper Midwest 030 11.02 11.15 12.20 12.89 14.50 15.52 15.91 16.06 16.28 14.75 12.45 12.19 13.70

Central 032 11.85 11.82 12.74 13.42 14.80 15.79 16.14 16.29 16.56 14.92 13.17 12.46 14.21

Southwest 126 13.62 13.24 14.18 14.91 16.05 16.85 17.12 17.43 17.60 16.05 15.08 13.45 15.48

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 12.37 12.48 13.31 14.07 15.11 15.88 16.08 16.39 16.70 15.01 13.73 12.71 14.43

Western 135 11.70 11.79 12.89 13.41 14.74 15.67 15.90 16.04 16.32 14.35 12.87 12.33 14.16

Pacific Northwest 124 12.34 12.35 13.34 14.05 15.12 15.78 15.80 15.99 16.34 14.38 13.30 12.35 14.32

All Markets Combined 12.86 12.71 13.64 14.32 15.55 16.36 16.60 16.84 17.08 15.45 14.19 13.01 14.90

AUG SEP OCT AVERAGE Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number JAN FEB

Dollars per Hundredweight

1/ For those orders that use the component pricing system for paying producers (orders 1, 30, 32, 33, 124, 126, and 135), the figures are the statistical uniform price (the sum of the producer price differential 

and the Class III price). For those orders that use the skim milk/butterfat pricing system for paying producers (orders 5, 6, 7, and 131), the figures are the uniform price (the sum of the uniform butterfat price 

times 3.5 and the uniform skim milk price times 0.965). Figures are shown at 3.5 percent butterfat; see Table 33 for principal pricing points of markets. All averages are weighted using the applicable pounds 

of total producer milk receipts.

Table 40--Uniform Milk Price, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001 1/

MAR APR MAY JUN JUL NOV DEC
Federal Milk Order Order Uniform Milk

Marketing Area Number Price at Test 2/ All Producers Per Producer

Dollars per Cwt. 1,000 Dollars Dollars

Northeast 001 16.01 3,931,258 229,028

Appalachian 005 16.54 1,103,933 260,854

Southeast 007 16.29 1,265,884 256,148

Florida 006 17.93 497,118 1,714,201

Mideast 033 14.87 2,561,828 224,820

Upper Midwest 030 14.20 2,849,445 195,368

Central 032 14.60 2,603,518 238,592

Southwest 126 15.78 1,337,987 1,676,527

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 14.63 432,357 3,727,211

Western 135 14.31 669,265 846,100

Pacific Northwest 124 14.62 1,036,375 874,578

All Markets Combined 15.23 18,308,968 275,642

and the uniform price at test.

tests of producer milk receipts plus the producer price differential.. For skim/buttermilk pricing orders 

(see 1/), equals the sum of the uniform skim milk price times (1 minus the butterfat test of producer milk 

receipts) plus the uniform butterfat price times (the butterfat test of producer milk receipts times 100).

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and Per Producer, by Federal Milk Order Marketing Area, 2001

Table 41--Uniform Milk Price at Test and Gross Value of Producer Milk Receipts for All Producers

Gross Value of Milk Receipts 1/

1/ For component pricing orders (orders 1, 30, 32, 33, 124, 126, and 135), the sum of the value of 

producer milk components and the value of the producer price differential. For skim/butterfat 

pricing orders (orders 5, 6, 7, and 131), the product of producer milk receipts in hundredweights (cwts.), 

2/ For component pricing orders (see 1/), equals the Class III price adjusted to the applicable component 
57

SUMMARY OF FLUID MILK PRODUCT SALES

Two different data series of fluid milk product sales are shown in this section. The first data series 

presents the volume of packaged fluid milk products produced by handlers regulated under the specific 

Federal milk order listed. This production may be distributed in the marketing area of the Federal order 

under which the handler is regulated, in the marketing area of another Federal order, or in an area that is 

outside any Federal milk order marketing area. The second data series shows the volume of packaged 

fluid milk products sold in a specific order’s marketing area. This volume could include handlers 

regulated under the order whose marketing area is listed, handlers regulated under other Federal orders, 

and handlers not regulated under any Federal milk order.

Nearly 46 billion pounds of packaged fluid milk products were produced by the handlers regulated under 

the Federal milk order program in 2001. This volume was slightly more than 83 percent of all the 

packaged fluid milk products produced in the United States in that year. The fluid milk product with the 

largest volume was whole milk, 14.8 billion pounds, followed closely by reduced fat milk (2% milk) 

with 14.6 billion pounds. These two products accounted for about 64 percent of the total fluid milk 

products produced by regulated handlers. The order with the largest volume of packaged fluid milk 

production was the Northeast, 10.6 billion pounds, over 62 percent larger than the next biggest volume, 

6.7 billion pounds in the Mideast order.

Almost 45 billion pounds of packaged fluid milk products were sold in all Federal milk order marketings

areas in 2001. This volume was more than 81 percent of all the packaged fluid milk products sold in the

United States. As a side note, slightly more than 81 percent of the total population in the U.S. resides in 

Federal milk order marketing areas. The proportion of total in-area sales by source was: handlers 

regulated under the specific order, 91%; handlers regulated under other Federal orders, 6%; and,

handlers not regulated under any Federal milk order, 3%. For all Federal milk order marketing areas

combined, more whole milk is sold than any other fluid milk product. Whole milk sales totaled 14.7

billion pounds versus 14.3 billion pounds for reduced fat (2%) milk. However, in six of the eleven

individual Federal milk order marketing areas, more reduced fat (2%) milk was sold than whole milk.

For all Federal milk order marketing areas combined, per capita sales of fluid milk products in 2001 was 

194 pounds, about 22.5 gallons. The order with the highest volume of per capita in-area sales was the 

Western order, 257 pounds, 29.9 gallons. The Southeast order had the smallest per capita sales, 171

pounds, 19.9 gallons. Orders with above-average per capita sales included; Pacific Northwest, Upper 

Midwest, Central, and Mideast.
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent

Whole milk 14,755.5 3.27 4,080.6 3.26 1,585.6 3.27 1,898.4 3.28

Flavored whole milk 934.0 3.43 171.6 3.31 64.6 3.62 162.3 3.23

Eggnog 2/ 100.5 6.72 32.9 6.52 9.4 6.88 10.3 7.23

Reduced fat milk (2%) 14,615.2 1.97 2,292.5 1.98 1,417.3 1.98 1,383.6 2.00

Low fat milk (1%) 5,211.5 0.98 1,740.6 1.00 244.4 1.01 335.8 1.01

Fat-free milk (skim) 6,964.4 0.12 1,681.0 0.10 597.0 0.16 610.7 0.18

Flavored fat-reduced milk 2,451.8 1.08 476.1 1.16 207.9 0.99 254.6 0.96

Buttermilk 498.1 1.22 30.5 1.06 97.2 0.90 131.8 1.24

Miscellaneous milk products 260.6 2.24 133.9 2.84 35.3 0.95 1.2 2.90

Total fluid milk products 45,791.6 1.98 10,639.8 2.02 4,258.8 2.10 4,788.7 2.18

Continued

See footnotes on page 60.

Northeast Appalachian

Volume Volume Butterfat 

Content

Product Name

Table 42--Packaged Dispositions of Class I Milk Products by Handlers Regulated Under Federal Milk Orders, by Product, by Order, 2001 1/

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Southeast

Volume

All Markets Combined

Volume
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent

Whole milk 1,140.1 3.30 1,595.1 3.25 631.8 3.26 1,126.9 3.24

Flavored whole milk 74.8 3.51 139.1 3.66 63.1 2.87 83.0 3.41

Eggnog 8.1 7.37 3/ --- 9.3 6.60 8.0 7.44

Reduced fat milk (2%) 597.6 1.96 2,709.6 1.97 1,550.9 1.98 1,911.8 1.95

Low fat milk (1%) 265.5 1.02 634.0 0.85 529.4 0.99 500.8 0.95

Fat-free milk (skim) 370.0 0.11 941.9 0.10 992.8 0.11 828.3 0.12

Flavored fat-reduced milk 118.2 0.92 437.0 1.15 257.5 0.91 294.5 1.09

Buttermilk 16.1 1.10 54.5 1.56 27.7 1.04 47.8 1.20

Miscellaneous milk products 4/ --- 35.1 2.61 19.1 1.18 8.3 2.17

Total fluid milk products 2,590.5 2.20 6,546.3 1.88 4,081.6 1.54 4,809.5 1.81

Continued

See footnotes on page 60.

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content Volume Butterfat Content Volume

Table 42--Packaged Dispositions of Class I Milk Products by Handlers Regulated Under Federal Milk Orders, by Product, by Order, 2001 1/ --Con.

Product Name

Florida Mideast Upper Midwest Central

Volume Butterfat 

Content Volume
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent

Whole milk 1,900.7 3.27 264.8 3.24 181.0 3.27 350.4 3.29

Flavored whole milk 109.6 3.72 23.3 3.14 8.5 3.61 34.1 3.90

Eggnog 3/ --- 3.9 6.25 5.0 6.72 13.5 6.11

Reduced fat milk (2%) 1,058.7 1.90 376.0 1.94 417.5 1.99 899.6 1.98

Low fat milk (1%) 350.1 1.03 110.3 0.96 195.1 0.99 305.4 0.98

Fat-free milk (skim) 347.0 0.11 133.8 0.10 119.7 0.20 342.2 0.13

Flavored fat-reduced milk 217.7 1.11 30.3 1.08 65.1 1.33 92.7 1.22

Buttermilk 58.6 1.43 7.4 2.38 8.2 1.14 18.3 1.26

Miscellaneous milk products 26.0 1.10 4/ --- 4/ --- 1.2 3.49

Total fluid milk products 4,068.5 2.31 950.1 1.95 1,000.3 1.80 2,057.5 1.77

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content Volume Butterfat Content Volume

Table 42--Packaged Dispositions of Class I Milk Products by Handlers Regulated Under Federal Milk Orders, by Product, by Order, 2001 1/--Con.

Product Name

Southwest Arizona-Las Vegas Western Pacific Northwest

Volume Butterfat 

Content Volume

4/ Restricted, represents sales by fewer than three handlers. Figures are included in the total for the market.

1/ Includes product distributed both in and out of the respective Federal milk order marketing area. Besides receipts from producers, these

dispositions also may include receipts from other Federal order plants and/or receipts from other sources.

2/ Due to reporting problems, this figure does not include the data for all orders. See 3/.

3/ Data for this product was not reported separately.
Total Northeast Appalachian Southeast Florida Mideast

January 3,929 828 307 433 253 566

February 3,512 761 270 384 228 500

March 3,974 876 307 435 260 566

April 3,620 786 277 397 234 512

May 3,731 829 288 410 225 534

June 3,542 787 274 394 221 499

July 3,505 768 274 389 220 495

August 3,779 796 306 431 239 525

September 3,654 796 278 403 221 521

October 3,959 859 302 432 242 562

November 3,849 840 298 414 237 551

December 3,808 846 283 404 242 552

Total 2/ 44,863 9,772 3,464 4,925 2,821 6,383

Upper Midwest Central Southwest Arizona-Las Vegas Western Pacific Northwest

January 383 412 369 108 77 192

February 344 369 322 97 70 166

March 387 408 359 107 78 191

April 350 383 336 100 71 177

May 365 375 348 100 75 183

June 341 359 325 98 69 175

July 338 357 322 97 70 176

August 364 393 359 108 79 180

September 362 380 342 100 71 179

October 388 410 383 110 80 193

November 377 399 358 108 77 188

December 375 395 345 108 73 185

Total 2/ 4,374 4,640 4,169 1,242 889 2,184

Table 43--Summary of Packaged Sales of Fluid Milk Products in Federal Milk Order Marketing Areas, by Months, 2001 1/

Month Million Pounds

2/ May not add due to rounding.

1/ These figures are representative of the consumption of fluid milk products in Federal milk order marketing areas. Fluid milk products include: 

plain and flavored whole milk, eggnog, plain, solids added, and flavored fat-reduced milk, buttermilk, and miscellaneous fluid milk products.

Month Million Pounds
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent

Whole milk products 2/ 15,715.0 3.29 4,171.4 3.26 1,348.6 3.31 2,140.7 3.29

 Whole milk 14,701.8 3.26 3,998.7 3.23 1,258.4 3.27 1,990.8 3.27

 Flavored whole milk 910.7 3.43 140.8 3.26 83.4 3.63 139.9 3.22

 Eggnog 3/ 101.2 6.73 30.7 6.57 6.8 7.16 10.0 7.17

Fat-reduced milk products 2/ 29,147.6 1.28 5,600.5 1.13 2,114.9 1.33 2,784.4 1.34

 Reduced fat milk (2%) 14,313.8 1.97 2,064.2 1.98 1,135.6 1.98 1,432.9 1.99

 Low fat milk (1%) 5,080.5 0.98 1,585.2 1.00 196.7 1.02 327.1 1.01

 Fat-free milk (skim) 6,800.6 0.12 1,505.2 0.10 495.4 0.16 610.0 0.18

 Flavored fat-reduced milk 2,376.1 1.07 412.2 1.12 180.5 1.00 264.3 0.98

 Buttermilk 494.0 1.22 33.8 1.20 76.0 0.92 142.3 1.21

Total fluid milk products 2/ 44,862.6 1.98 9,771.9 2.04 3,463.5 2.10 4,925.1 2.19

Continued

Total Sales

Northeast Appalachian

Total Sales Total Sales Butterfat 

Content

See footnotes on page 64.

Product Name

Table 44--Sales of Fluid Milk Products in Federal Milk Order Marketing Areas, by Product, by Order, 2001 1/

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Southeast

Total Sales

All Markets Combined
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent

Whole milk products 2/ 1,301.7 3.33 1,690.0 3.29 782.6 3.28 1,224.2 3.29

 Whole milk 1,230.7 3.29 1,541.1 3.25 696.5 3.27 1,124.5 3.25

 Flavored whole milk 62.5 3.53 147.4 3.72 73.9 2.93 90.7 3.36

 Eggnog 8.4 7.36 4/ --- 12.2 6.50 8.9 7.41

Fat-reduced milk products 2/ 1,519.6 1.17 4,693.2 1.37 3,591.3 1.19 3,415.8 1.30

 Reduced fat milk (2%) 658.0 1.96 2,664.6 1.97 1,673.1 1.98 1,796.9 1.95

 Low fat milk (1%) 297.9 1.02 617.1 0.84 549.7 0.99 498.4 0.95

 Fat-free milk (skim) 421.0 0.11 928.1 0.10 1,044.7 0.11 794.8 0.12

 Flavored fat-reduced milk 126.2 0.97 427.4 1.15 280.0 0.94 270.6 1.05

 Buttermilk 16.5 0.93 54.9 1.54 29.7 1.03 45.2 1.19

Total fluid milk products 2/ 2,821.3 2.17 6,383.2 1.88 4,373.8 1.56 4,640.0 1.82

Continued

Total Sales Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content Total Sales Butterfat Content Total Sales

See footnotes on page 64.

Table 44--Sales of Fluid Milk Products in Federal Milk Order Marketing Areas, by Product, by Order, 2001 1/--Con.

Product Name

Florida Mideast Upper Midwest Central

Total Sales Butterfat 

Content
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent

Whole milk products 2/ 2,050.8 3.31 432.6 3.29 157.0 3.39 415.5 3.43

 Whole milk 1,938.5 3.29 402.0 3.27 145.0 3.26 375.7 3.29

 Flavored whole milk 112.2 3.69 26.3 3.15 7.1 3.70 26.4 3.91

 Eggnog 4/ --- 4.3 6.21 4.9 6.71 13.4 6.16

Fat-reduced milk products 2/ 2,117.7 1.35 809.8 1.38 732.0 1.38 1,768.3 1.36

 Reduced fat milk (2%) 1,103.0 1.91 465.8 1.95 364.5 1.99 955.1 1.98

 Low fat milk (1%) 359.2 1.03 134.5 0.97 185.2 0.99 329.4 0.98

 Fat-free milk (skim) 356.0 0.11 161.7 0.10 118.4 0.21 365.4 0.13

 Flavored fat-reduced milk 218.4 1.12 39.9 1.10 56.7 1.26 99.9 1.18

 Buttermilk 62.2 1.41 7.9 2.33 7.2 1.15 18.5 1.24

Total fluid milk products 2/ 4,168.6 2.32 1,242.4 2.05 889.0 1.74 2,183.9 1.75

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content Total Sales Butterfat Content Total Sales

Table 44--Sales of Fluid Milk Products in Federal Milk Order Marketing Areas, by Product, by Order, 2001 1/--Con.

Product Name

Southwest Arizona-Las Vegas 5/ Western Pacific Northwest

Total Sales Butterfat 

Content Total Sales

1/ Includes sales in each area by handlers regulated under the respective order, by handlers regulated under other orders, by partially

regulated handlers, by exempt handlers, and by producer-handlers. (See page 6 for the definitions of these handler types.) Sales routes

of some handlers may extend outside defined marketing areas; therefore some in-area sales may be partially estimated.

2/ May include miscellaneous fluid milk products.

3/ Due to reporting problems, this figure does not include the data for all orders. See 4/.

4/ Data for this product was not reported separately.

5/ The in-area sales data for this order does not include all the sales in the marketing area due to the reporting exemption

of the fluid milk processor located in Clark County, Nevada.
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SUMMARY OF MILK USED TO PRODUCE MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS 

The statistics shown in this section differ from those shown in the lower class utilization tables in the 

Quantities and Utilization of Milk Priced section. In addition to producer milk used in each class, this 

section includes “other source” milk used to produce lower class products. Other source milk is milk and 

dairy products received from other order plants or unregulated plants. 

During 2001, about 73.3 billion pounds of milk, skim milk, and cream that were used to produce Class II, 

III, and IV products were handled by milk processors regulated under the Federal milk order program. This 

volume was either processed in their own regulated plants, or transferred or diverted to unregulated 

nonpool plants for processing. On a whole-milk-equivalent basis, 53.7 percent of this volume was used in 

Class III products, 28.9 percent in Class II, 17.2 percent in Class IV, and 0.2 percent in other uses (milk and 

dairy products that were dumped, used for animal feed, or destroyed). 

There were 13.6 billion pounds of milk, skim milk, and cream used to produce Class II products in 2001. 

The butterfat test of this volume was 7.31 percent. On a volume basis, the largest Class II volume was used 

in frozen desserts, 5.4 billion pounds with an 8.90 percent butterfat content, followed by cottage cheese, 3.1 

billion pounds with a 1.53 percent butterfat content. On a whole-milk-equivalent basis, frozen desserts 

would remain the largest use, but both fluid cream products and sour cream products use would have been 

larger than cottage cheese. On an individual order basis, those orders with larger populations had higher 

Class II volumes, with the exception of the Southeast order. 

Class III production accounted for 49.8 billion pounds of milk, skim milk, and cream which had a butterfat 

test of 3.71 percent. The largest Class III volume was used in American cheese, 22.7 billion pounds with a 

3.74 percent butterfat content, followed by Italian cheese, 14.6 billion pounds with a 3.34 percent butterfat 

content. The order with the largest volume of Class III production was the Upper Midwest, 12.6 billion 

pounds, followed by the Central order with 9.2 billion pounds. These two orders accounted for over 47 

percent of total Class III production in all Federal milk orders. 

There were 9.5 billion pounds of milk, skim milk, and cream used to produce Class IV products in 2001. 

The butterfat content of this volume was 6.25 percent. The Class IV product with the largest volume was 

nonfat dry milk; the product with the largest whole-milk-equivalent was butter. The order with the largest 

volume used to produce Class IV products was the Northeast, 2.3 billion pounds. About 0.3 billion pounds 

of milk, skim milk, and cream were used in “other uses” in 2001. This use would have been Class III in 

January through June and November; Class IV in July through October and December. 
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent

Northeast 001 775.8 16.87 268.8 13.34 884.5 2.20 1,500.2 7.76 351.8 1.56 4,367.6 7.51

Appalachian 005 79.5 11.85 20.1 15.70 190.0 2.31 406.9 8.15 24.1 0.66 1,174.5 5.44

Southeast 007 45.2 23.27 16.5 15.63 71.2 0.76 624.7 7.72 5/ --- 798.5 7.80

Florida 006 64.9 19.56 5/ --- 5/ --- 154.8 10.28 5/ --- 327.9 9.37

Mideast 033 83.7 21.51 66.0 17.90 552.8 1.63 812.3 9.48 417.9 2.21 2,170.4 6.24

Upper Midwest 030 191.6 18.95 112.6 16.68 255.4 1.97 349.9 10.89 98.3 2.72 1,115.1 9.43

Central 032 112.3 19.16 77.7 15.74 550.8 0.90 464.2 10.64 80.1 0.88 1,325.1 6.86

Southwest 126 90.5 19.45 111.4 14.15 124.6 0.74 572.1 7.17 144.7 1.74 1,083.9 7.36

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 26.7 13.39 5/ --- 5/ --- 33.7 23.29 0 --- 150.9 8.55

Western 135 17.4 23.10 18.8 18.03 180.1 0.40 282.0 8.63 5/ --- 518.4 6.49

Pacific Northwest 124 83.6 19.84 41.8 14.68 163.9 0.62 160.4 15.90 81.7 0.68 545.5 9.18

All Markets Combined 1,571.1 17.89 763.6 14.92 3,058.3 1.53 5,361.1 8.90 1,267.0 1.72 13,597.8 7.31

4/ Includes listed product groupings, miscellaneous cream products, "other" food products, and restricted data per 5/.

5/ Data are restricted; pertains to the operations of fewer than three handlers. Data are included in the "All Markets Combined" figure for the product grouping.

1/ Includes producer milk and other source milk used to produce these products in regulated pool plants as well as milk diverted or transferred to non-order plants where 

these products are manufactured.

2/ Includes milk and cream mixtures, light cream, and heavy cream.

3/ Includes ricotta cheese.

Table 45--Milk, Skim Milk, and Cream Used to Produce Class II Products, by Handlers Regulated Under Federal Milk Orders, by Product Grouping, by Order, 2001 1/

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content Volume

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number

Frozen Desserts Yogurt Total Class II 4/

Volume Volume

Fluid Cream Products 2/

Volume

Sour Cream Products Cottage Cheese 3/

Butterfat Content Volume Volume
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent

Northeast 001 1,967.3 3.52 3,728.0 3.06 577.1 10.27 839.4 3.62 7,398.6 3.75

Appalachian 005 3/ 360.8 5.43 4/ --- 0 --- 4/ --- 360.8 5.43

Southeast 007 0 --- 0 --- 0 --- 1,353.3 4.20 1,353.3 4.20

Florida 006 0 --- 0 --- 0 --- 13.3 16.60 13.3 16.60

Mideast 033 2,149.6 3.53 2,777.2 3.07 0 --- 2,675.8 3.92 7,874.8 3.44

Upper Midwest 030 6,739.3 3.77 3,342.5 3.65 5/ --- 6/ 1,618.6 4.00 12,580.1 3.77

Central 032 5,068.1 3.68 4,726.1 3.51 57.4 8.95 1,012.3 3.91 11,006.2 3.64

Southwest 126 3/ 3,156.1 3.42 0 --- 0 --- 4/ --- 3,225.5 3.41

Arizona-Las Vegas 131 1,074.3 5.29 0 --- 0 --- 86.1 7.05 1,160.5 5.42

Western 135 251.4 3.72 5/ --- 5/ --- 6/ 2,148.9 3.61 2,415.3 3.61

Pacific Northwest 124 1,952.3 3.63 5/ --- 5/ --- 6/ 479.9 3.70 2,432.2 3.65

All Markets Combined 3/ 22,719.1 3.74 14,573.9 3.34 634.5 10.15 6/ 10,227.6 3.91 49,820.4 3.71

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number

Table 46--Milk, Skim Milk, and Cream Used to Produce Class III Products, by Handlers Regulated Under Federal Milk Orders, by Product Grouping, by Order, 2001 1/

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Other Cheese Total Class III 2/

Volume Volume Butterfat Content

American Cheese

Volume

Italian Cheese Cream Cheese

Volume Volume

5/ Data are restricted; pertains to the operations of fewer than three firms. Data are included in "Other" cheese.

4/ Data are restricted; pertains to the operations of fewer than three firms. Data are included in American cheese.

6/ Includes small volumes of Italian and/or cream cheese; see 5/.

1/ Includes producer milk and other source milk used to produce these products in regulated pool plants as well as milk diverted or transferred to non-order plants where these products 

are manufactured.

2/ Includes listed cheeses and evaporated or sweetened condensed milk in consumer-type packages.

3/ Includes small volumes of Italian and/or "Other" cheeses; see 4/.
Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent Mil. lbs. Percent M

Northeast 001 265.3 44.02 1,654.1 0.08 270.5 3.39 2,274.5 5.60 Appalachian 005 66.7 26.89 4/ --- 5/ 162.6 5.04 236.4 11.06 Southeast 007 321.1 14.25 125.2 0.05 0 --- 475.3 9.64 Florida 006 21.5 35.68 0 --- 0 --- 42.5 18.05 Mideast 033 208.6 35.57 289.6 0.32 43.2 7.68 66.3 13.85 Upper Midwest 030 435.2 12.08 285.8 2.80 331.1 2.31 1,070.9 6.37 Central 032 135.0 32.68 550.2 5.34 0 --- 695.5 10.57 Southwest 126 159.4 24.01 6/ 403.0 0.16 7/ --- 582.3 6.68 Arizona-Las Vegas 131 8/ --- 8/ --- 0 --- 736.0 1.66 Western 135 8/ --- 8/ --- 0 --- 746.7 3.99 Pacific Northwest 124 8/ 363.6 34.09 8/ 3,189.7 0.14 0 --- 2,087.3 4.14 All Markets Combined 1,976.3 26.37 6/ 6,497.6 0.69 5/ 807.5 3.51 9,513.6 6.25 2/ Includes listed product groupings.January through June and November; Class IV in July through October and December3/ Milk and dairy products that have been dumped, used for animal feed, or destroyed. Such uses are assigned to the lowest priced class for the month: Class III in 

6/ Includes small volumes of "other" dry milk; see 7/.

7/ Data are restricted; pertains to the operations of fewer than three firms. Data are included in Nonfat dry milk.8/ Data for Arizona-Las Vegas, Western, and Pacific Northwest have been combined for these products to mask restricted data, that which pertains to the operations of fewer than three firms.1/ Includes producer milk and other source milk used to produce these products in regulated pool plants as well as milk diverted or transferred to non-order plants where these products are manufactured.4/ Data are restricted; pertains to the operations of fewer than three firms. Data are included in "Other" dry milk.5/ Includes small volumes of nonfat dry milk; see 4/.

Volume V

Butter

Volume

Nonfat Dry Milk Other Dry Milk

Volume Volume

Federal Milk Order 

Marketing Area

Order 

Number

Table 47--Milk, Skim Milk, and Cream Used to Produce Class IV Products and "Other Uses", by Handlers Regulated Under Federal Milk Orders, by Product Groupi

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Butterfat 

Content

Total Class IV 2/ 
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ERRATA to 2000 ANNUAL SUMMARY of FEDERAL MILK ORDER MARKET STATISTICS 

The following items are corrections to the 2000 Annual Summary of Federal Milk Order Market Statistics. 

Table 3

For the Pacific Northwest marketing area, the state population figures for Oregon and Washington should 

have read: Oregon – 3,325,743; Washington – 5,894,121. 

Table 40

Pacific Northwest annual average should have read $11.70. 

The figures for All Markets Combined should have read: January - $11.67; February - $11.48; March - 

$11.59; April - $11.63; May - $11.94; June - $12.19; July - $12.71; August - $12.49; September - $12.74; 

October - $12.35; November - $12.11; December - $12.55; Average - $12.11. 

Summary of Milk Used to Produce Manufactured Dairy Products

The last paragraph should have read: There were 9.5 billion pounds of milk, skim milk, and cream used to 

produce Class IV products in 2000. The butterfat content of this volume was 6.13 percent. The Class IV 

product with the largest volume was nonfat dry milk; the product with the largest whole-milk-equivalent 

was butter. The order with the largest volume used to produce Class IV products was the Northeast, 2.5 

billion pounds. About 0.3 billion pounds of milk, skim milk, and cream were used in “other uses” in 2000. 

This use would have been Class III in each month of the year. 

Table 46

The volume and butterfat content figures for Total Class IV should have read: Northeast - 2,460.5 and 

5.25%; Appalachian - 207.6 and 10.06%; Southeast – 355.8 and 10.43%; Florida – 60.7 and 12.53%; 

Mideast 814.0 and 9.84%; Upper Midwest – 1,181.8 and 6.19%; Central – 476.7 and 11.79%; Southwest – 

842.8 and 6.81%; Arizona-Las Vegas – 893.1 and 2.38%; Western – 344.4 and 5.36%; Pacific Northwest – 

1,886.2 and 4.38%; and All Markets Combined – 9,523.5 and 6.13%. 

 The volume and butterfat content figures for Other Uses should have read: Northeast - 65.3 and 3.00%; 

Appalachian - 52.1 and 2.49%; Southeast – 62.2 and 2.20%; Florida – 16.6 and 2.17%; Mideast 20.5 and 

2.59%; Upper Midwest – 17.4 and 2.03%; Central – 31.5 and 2.02%; Southwest – 38.6 and 2.21%; 

Arizona-Las Vegas – 20.8 and 0.53%; Western – 5.6 and 2.56%; Pacific Northwest – 6.0 and 2.87%; and 

All Markets Combined – 336.6 and 2.31%. 

The preceding corrections have been made to the Internet version of the 2000 annual report at: 

www.ams.usda.gov/dyfmos/mib/annsum2000.pdf.