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U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Rm. 2968, South Building

1400 Independence Ave., S.W.

Washington, DC 20250-0225

Phone: 202-720-4392

Fax: 202-690-3410

Email: 

1. Yes No

2. 

a. 

b. 

c. 

d. 

e. 

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

national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance 

program. (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 USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-

2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer.

This worksheet should be completed by an AMS representative with the owner or manager making day-to-day marketing decisions and 

all other employees (including primary and secondary reporters) working on the weekly Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program 

(DPMRP) Dairy Product Sales Survey.

List the names of all those who attended the meeting and any changes that could affect DPMRP reporting since the last Dairy Product 

Sales Survey was completed. (i.e. change in personnel, equipment, software, production):

Non-fortified, nonfat dry milk in 25 kilogram bags, 50 pound bags, totes, and tankers meeting USDA Extra 

Grade or USPH Grade A standards?

[Interviewer Note: If yes, complete Section 3]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Edible non-hygroscopic dry whey in 25 kilogram bags, 50 pound bags, totes, and tankers meeting USDA Extra 

Grade standards? [Interviewer Note: If yes, complete Section 4] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

OMB No. 0581-0274

Legal Company Name

DAIRY PRODUCT MANDATORY REPORTING PROGRAM

Annual Validation Worksheet

DPP@ams.usda.gov 

Plant ID

Contact Name

Address

City, State, Zip

phone Number

DAIRY PRODUCT SALES SURVEY

Email Address

Does this plant/company own or partially own other plants/companies producing or selling dairy products, 

have tolling agreements with other plants/companies, or have an exclusive marketing agreement with other 

plants/companies?

In a calendar year, does this plant/company sell one million pounds of:

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this 

information collection is 0581-0274. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 20 minutes 

per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data 

needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

USDA AMS collects weekly information on the sales of 

dairy products such as cheddar cheese to be published in 

the Dairy Products Sales Release. The information you 

provide is important to establish U.S. dairy product prices 

used in setting minimum class prices under the Federal 

Milk Order program. An accurate response to this survey 

is mandatory and subject to verification by the AMS 

under Public Law No. 106-532. This law specifically 

protects the confidentiality of your report from public 

disclosure except as directed by the US Secretary of 

Agriculture or the US Attorney General for enforcement 

purposes to ensure compliance with the Dairy Product 

Mandatory Reporting program.

3. If all of the above are checked “No”, please explain:

Interviewer Note: If all parts of Question 2 are “no”, skip to Page 8 of 8. If any are checked “yes” complete all applicable commodity sections.

Salted butter (80% butterfat), fresh or storage, in 25 kilogram and 68 pound boxes meeting USDA Grade AA 

standards? [Interviewer Note: If yes, complete Section 2] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cheddar cheese in 500 pound barrels, white, meeting Wisconsin State Brand, USDA Extra Grade, or better 

standards? [Interviewer Note: If yes, complete Section 1a and1c]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Cheddar cheese in 40 pound blocks, colored between 6 and 8 on the National Cheese Institute color chart, 

meeting Wisconsin State Brand, USDA Grade A, or better standards? 

[Interviewer Note: If yes, complete Section 1a and 1b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[Interviewer Note: If yes, complete the Supplement. If no, continue.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
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1. The following are the specifications for reporting weekly Cheddar Cheese sales data

N/A = Not Applicable - the specification 

does not apply to the plant/company 

(i.e. No organic production)

Yes No N/A 

a. Report price as f.o.b. plant if the product is “shipped out” from a plant/company. . . . . .

b. Report price as f.o.b. storage facility if the product is “shipped out” from a storage

facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c. Report only complete transactions, i.e. cheddar cheese is “shipped out” and title

transfer occurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

d. Report only sales of cheddar cheese 4 to 30 days in age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e. Report prices without deduction for brokerage fees paid by the manufacturer. . . . . . . .

f. Report prices without deduction for clearing charges paid by the manufacturer. . . . . . .

g. 

 recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

h. Exclude forward pricing sales: sales in which the selling price is established (and not

 adjusted) 30 or more days before the transaction is completed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i. Exclude intra-company sales of cheddar cheese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

j. Exclude re-sales of purchased cheddar cheese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

k. Exclude cheddar cheese certified as organic by a USDA-accredited certifying agent. . . . .

l. Exclude sales of cheddar cheese produced under faith-based close supervision and

marketed at a higher price than the manufacturer’s wholesale market price for the

basic commodity (for example, kosher cheddar cheese produced with a rabbi on site

who is actively involved in the supervision of the production process). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

m. Exclude sales of premium assisted sales (for example: export assistance sales through

 the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. If any of the above are checked “No” or "N/A", please explain:

Include sales of products labeled or contracted as sourced from cows not treated with

Section 1a – All Cheddar Cheese Sales Responsible reporting party 

understands and is currently 

reporting or can report based 

on each specification listed 

below

to AMS. Please review with the responsible reporting party and verify: 

-Current Reporting Plants/Companies understand and are reporting based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

-Potential Reporting Plants/Companies understand and can report based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 
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1. The following are the specifications for reporting weekly Cheddar Cheese sales in

N/A = Not Applicable - the specification 

does not apply to the plant/company 

(i.e. No organic production)

Yes No N/A 

a. Report only cheese colored between 6 and 8 on the National Cheese

institute color chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Report only cheese meeting Wisconsin State Brand, USDA Grade A,

or better standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c. Report price reflecting packaging costs for cheese wrapped in

a sealed, airtight package in corrugated or solid fiberboard container

with a reinforcing inner liner or sleeve (excluding all other packaging

cost from the reported price). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d. Exclude all cheese that will be aged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. If any of the above are checked “No” or "N/A", please explain:

1. The following are the specifications for reporting weekly Cheddar Cheese sales in 500

N/A = Not Applicable - the specification 

does not apply to the plant/company 

(i.e. No organic production)

Yes No N/A 

a. Report only white cheese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Report only cheese meeting Wisconsin State Brand, USDA Extra Grade,

or better standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c. Report the moisture content of the cheddar cheese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d. Exclude all packaging costs from reported price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e. Exclude all cheese with a moisture content greater than 37.7%. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. If any of the above are checked “No” or "N/A", please explain:

-Current Reporting Plants/Companies understand and are reporting based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

-Potential Reporting Plants/Companies understand and can report based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

Responsible reporting party 

understands and is currently 

reporting or can report based 

on each specification listed 

below

Responsible reporting party 

understands and is currently 

reporting or can report based 

on each specification listed 

below

40 pound Blocks to AMS. Please review with the responsible reporting party and verify: 

-Potential Reporting Plants/Companies understand and can report based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

-Current Reporting Plants/Companies understand and are reporting based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

Pound Barrels to AMS. Please review with the responsible reporting party and verify: 

Section 1c – Cheddar Cheese 500 Pound Barrel Sales

Section 1b – Cheddar Cheese 40 Pound Block Sales
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N/A = Not Applicable - the specification 

does not apply to the plant/company 

(i.e. No organic production)

Yes No N/A 

a. Report only salted butter with butterfat of 80% in 25 kilogram

and 68 pound boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Report all fresh or storage butter sales meeting the other reporting

specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c. Report only butter meeting USDA Grade AA standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d. Report price as f.o.b. plant if the product is “shipped out” from

a plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e. Report price as f.o.b. storage facility if the product is “shipped out”

from the storage facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f. Report only complete transactions, i.e. butter is “shipped out”

and title transfer occurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g. Report prices without deduction for brokerage fees paid by

the manufacturer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

h. Report prices without deduction for clearing charges paid by

the manufacturer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i. Include sales of products labeled or contracted as sourced from

cows not treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

j. Exclude forward pricing sales: sales in which the selling price is established

(and not adjusted) 30 or more days before the transaction is completed. . . . . . . . . . . . .

k. Exclude intra-company sales of butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l. Exclude re-sales of purchased butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

m. Exclude butter certified as organic by a USDA-accredited

certifying agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

n. Exclude sales of butter produced under faith-based close supervision and marketed

at a higher price than the manufacturer’s wholesale market price for the basic

commodity (for example, kosher butter produced with a rabbi on site who is actively

involved in the supervision of the production process). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

o. Exclude sales of premium assisted sales (for example: export assistance sales

through the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. Exclude all sales of unsalted butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

q. Exclude all sales of Grade A butter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. If any of the above are checked “No” or "N/A", please explain:

Please review with the responsible reporting party and verify: 

-Current Reporting Plants/Companies understand and are reporting based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

-Potential Reporting Plants/Companies understand and can report based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

Responsible reporting party 

understands and is currently 

reporting or can report based 

on each specification listed 

below

Section 2 – Butter Sales

1. The following are the specifications for reporting weekly Butter sales data to AMS.
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1. The following are the specifications for reporting weekly Nonfat Dry Milk sales data to

N/A = Not Applicable - the specification 

does not apply to the plant/company 

(i.e. No organic production)

Yes No N/A 

a. Report only non-fortified, nonfat dry milk in 25 kilogram bags,

50 pound bags, totes, and tankers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Report only nonfat dry milk meeting USDA Extra Grade or USPH Grade A standards. . . . . .

c. Report price as f.o.b. plant if the product is “shipped out” from a plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d. Report price as f.o.b. storage facility if the product is “shipped out” from the

storage facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e. Report only complete transactions, i.e. nonfat dry milk is “shipped

out” and title transfer occurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f. Report only nonfat dry milk manufactured using low or medium heat process. . . . . . . . .

g. Report prices without deduction for brokerage fees paid by the manufacturer. . . . . . . . .

h. Report prices without deduction for clearing charges paid by the manufacturer. . . . . . . .

i. Include sales of products labeled or contracted as sourced from

cows not treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

j. Exclude forward pricing sales: sales in which the selling price is established

(and not adjusted) 30 or more days before the transaction is completed. . . . . . . . . . . . .

k. Exclude intra-company sales of nonfat dry milk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l. Exclude re-sales of purchased nonfat dry milk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

m. Exclude nonfat dry milk certified as organic by a USDA-accredited certifying agent. . . . .

n. Exclude sales of nonfat dry milk produced under faith-based close supervision and

marketed at a higher price than the manufacturer’s wholesale market price for the

basic commodity (for example, kosher nonfat dry milk produced with a rabbi on site

who is actively involved in the supervision of the production process). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

o. Exclude all sales of nonfat dry milk using high heat process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. Exclude sales of premium assisted sales (for example: export assistance sales

through the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) program). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

q. Exclude all sales of nonfat dry milk more than 180 days old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

r. Exclude all sales of instant nonfat dry milk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

s. Exclude all sales of dry buttermilk products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. If any of the above are checked “No” or "N/A", please explain:

Responsible reporting party 

understands and is currently 

reporting or can report based 

on each specification listed 

below

AMS. Please review with the responsible reporting party and verify: 

-Current Reporting Plants/Companies understand and are reporting based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

-Potential Reporting Plants/Companies understand and can report based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

Section 3 – Nonfat Dry Milk Sales
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1. The following are the specifications for reporting weekly Dry Whey sales data to

N/A = Not Applicable - the specification 

does not apply to the plant/company 

(i.e. No organic production)

Yes No N/A 

a. Report only edible non-hygroscopic dry whey in 25 kilogram

bags, 50 pound bags, totes, and tankers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Report only dry whey meeting USDA Extra Grade standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c. Report price as f.o.b. plant if the product is “shipped out” from a plant. . . . . . . . . . . . .

d. Report price as f.o.b. storage facility if the product is “shipped

out” from the storage facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e. Report only complete transactions, i.e. dry whey is “shipped out”

and title transfer occurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

f. Report prices without deduction for brokerage fees paid by the manufacturer. . . . . . . .

g. Report prices without deduction for clearing charges paid by the manufacturer. . . . . . .

h. Include sales of products labeled or contracted as sourced from

cows not treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i. Exclude forward pricing sales: sales in which the selling price is established

(and not adjusted) 30 or more days before the transaction is completed. . . . . . . . . . . . .

j. Exclude intra-company sales of dry whey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

k. Exclude re-sales of purchased dry whey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l. Exclude dry whey certified as organic by a USDA-accredited certifying agent. . . . . . . . .

m. Exclude sales of dry whey produced under faith-based close supervision and

marketed at a higher price than the manufacturer’s wholesale market price for the

basic commodity (for example, kosher dry whey produced with a rabbi on site who is

actively involved in the supervision of the production process). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

n. Exclude premium assisted sales (for example: seller receives additional monetary

value above sale price from a third party (i.e. government or private entity) for the

export of dairy products based on criteria defined by the third party). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

o. Exclude all sales of dry whey more than 180 days old. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

p. Exclude all Grade A dry whey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. If any of the above are checked “No” or "N/A", please explain:

AMS. Please review with the responsible reporting party and verify: 

-Current Reporting Plants/Companies understand and are reporting based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

-Potential Reporting Plants/Companies understand and can report based on each specification 

listed below. Discuss and answer any questions. 

Responsible reporting party 

understands and is currently 

reporting or can report based 

on each specification listed 

below

Section 4 – Dry Whey Sales
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Section 5 – Other Information Yes No

1. Does another plant/company report any Dairy Product Sales data for this plant/company?

a. If yes, who and what products? [Interviewer Note: If no, skip to Question 2]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. If yes, does this plant/company have production sales not included in data submitted through your reporting

plant/company (i.e. cheese is reported through another plant/company but your plant/company also makes

by the plant/company listed)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

If yes, what products? [Interviewer Note: If no, skip to Question 2]

2. Does this plant/company make day-to-day marketing decisions and report (or can report) for more than one plant?

If yes, please identify all plants in the Multiple Plant List (page 8) to be included in the reporting of this 

plant's/company's information before continuing to Question 3. If no, and there are plants listed on the 

completed Supplement that are or should be reporting , please list the Plant ID (or office use if plant is 

new,i.e., P1, P2) for these plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Primary contact at this plant/company for completing the Dairy Product Sales Surveys?

Name: Position: 

Telephone: Email:

 Secondary contact at this plant/company for completing the Dairy Product Sales Survey?

Name: Position: 

Email:

 Additional contact at this plant/company for completing the Dairy Product Sales Survey?

Name: Position: 

Telephone: Email:

Plant Name Reported Product

Interviewer Note: If plant/company qualifies, inform respondents of the weekly responsibilities and collect contact information.

Telephone:

and sells dry whey OR your plant/company has additional cheese cash sales outside the information reported
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Multiple Plants List Table: [Interviewer Note: List Plant Name, Location, and Dairy Products

reported for all company locations currently included in submitting a weekly report.]

4. Do you understand the instructions and requirements of the Dairy Product Mandatory Yes No

Reporting Program? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

5. Do you need any additional explanation of any definition, question, or issues discussed in the Annual

If yes, review all sections the respondent would like additional clarification .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

General Survey Comments: 

Respondent Name:

Signature: Date:

Interviewer Name:

Reporting

ID

Telephone:

Plant Name

Office Use

Validation Worksheet?

Plant

ID

Location Products

Reported

Report

Type