Chicago Regional Milk Marketing Order

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1 Chicago Regional Milk Marketing Order Annual Statistical Report 1999

2 Chicago Regional Marketing Area P.O. Box 4469 Lisle, IL Phone: The 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 familial 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 USDA s TARGET Center at (202) (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, USDA, Room 326W, Jamie L. Whitten Building, 14 th and Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC , or call (202) (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

3 Chicago Regional Milk Marketing Order Annual Statistical Compilation Index of Tables Handler Data Chicago Regional Order Handlers, December Chicago Regional Order Cooperative Associations, December Price Data Chicago Regional Class, Uniform, Mailbox Prices...3 Chicago Regional Component Prices...4 Chicago Regional Component Tests Basic Formula and Reported Average Tests...5 Selected Commodity Prices...6 Producer Data Chicago Regional Pool Plants, Producers, Producer Milk Pooled...7 Chicago Regional 1999 Annual Summary of Producer Deliveries, by State and County...8 Producer Component Data, by Production Range...9 Producer Component Data, by State of Origin Utilization Chicago Regional Producer Receipts by Class Annual Utilization and Classification of Chicago Regional Milk as Reported by Handlers In-Area Sales as Reported by Handlers Map Current Chicago Regional Marketing Area... 14

4 Table 1 Chicago Regional Handlers December 1999 Handler Name and Mailing Address Alto Dairy Cooperative N3545 County EE P. O. Box 550 Waupun, WI Antigo Cheese Company, The P. O. Box 503 Antigo, WI Plant Location Alto, WI Black Creek, WI Antigo, WI BelGioioso Cheese, Inc. Denmark, WI 5810 County Road NN Pulaski, WI Denmark, WI Berner Cheese Corporation 2034 East Factory Road Dakota, IL Rock City, IL Cacique, Inc. 1 City of Proctor Ave. Industry, CA City of Industry, CA Cedar Grove Cheese, Inc. E5904 Valley View Road Plain, WI Cedar Valley Cheese, Inc. W3111 Jay Road Belgium, WI Chula Vista Cheese Co Mayer Road P. O. Box 69 Browntown, WI ConAgra Grocery Products 104 River Road West P.O. Box 367 Menomonie, WI Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool Cooperative 507 West Main Street P. O. Box 159 LaFarge, WI Plain, WI Belgium, WI Browntown, WI Menomonie, WI Chaseburg, WI Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Fond du Lac, WI P. O. Box Germantown, WI Kansas City, MO Sun Prairie, WI 1 Handler operating a partially regulated distributing plant shipping into the Chicago Regional Marketing Area.

5 Table 1 Chicago Regional Handlers December 1999 Handler Name and Mailing Address Plant Location Dean Foods Company Belvidere, IL 3600 North River Road Chemung, IL Franklin Park, IL Huntley, IL Rockford, IL Dean Milk Procurement Company Janesville, WI 3600 North River Road Shullsburg, WI Franklin Park, IL Eau Galle Cheese Factory, Inc. N6765 State Highway 25 Durand, WI Edelweiss Cheese Co., Inc. M447 County Road C Marshfield, WI F & A Dairy Products, Inc. P. O. Box 278 Dresser, WI Family Dairies USA 3225 E. Washington Avenue P. O. Box Madison, WI Durand, WI Marshfield, WI Dresser, WI Kewaskum, WI Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative Abbotsford, WI E10889A Penny Lane Alma Center, WI P. O. Box 111 Appleton, WI Baraboo, WI Chilton, WI Deerfield, WI Elkhorn, WI Marshfield, WI Milan, WI Reedsburg, WI Sauk City, WI Sparta, WI Waumandee, WI Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative D/B/A Golden Guernsey Dairy E10889A Penny Lane P. O. Box 111 Baraboo, WI Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative D/B/A Morning Glory Farms E10889A Penny Lane P. O. Box 111 Baraboo, WI Waukesha, WI De Pere, WI

6 Table 1 Chicago Regional Handlers December 1999 Handler Name and Mailing Address Grand Meadow Cooperative Dairy Company c/o Parks Accounting, Inc. Attn: Iris Guensburg P. O. Box 176 Marshfield, WI Grande Cheese Company Attn: Sue Weinberger P. O. Box 67 Brownsville, WI Plant Location Stratford, WI Brownsville, WI Great Lakes Milk Products, Inc W. North Avenue Melrose Park, IL Klondike Cheese Company W7839 Highway 81 P. O. Box 542 Monroe, WI Kohler Mix Specialties, Inc Highway 61 North White Bear Lake, MN Kolb-Lena Bresse Bleu, Inc N. Sunnyside Road P. O. Box 486 Lena, IL Kraft Foods, Inc. Attn: Grace Woreck 419 South Center Street P. O. Box 317 Beaver Dam, WI Krohn Dairy Products, Inc. N2915 County Road AB Luxemburg, WI Kwik Trip, Inc Oak Street P. O. Box 2107 La Crosse, WI LaGrander's Hillside Dairy, Inc. W11299 Broek Road Stanley, WI Monroe, WI White Bear Lake, MN Lena, IL Beaver Dam, WI Luxemburg, WI La Crosse, WI Stanley, WI 2 Handler as a broker. 3 Handler operating a partially regulated distributing plant shipping into the Chicago Regional Marketing Area.

7 Table 1 Chicago Regional Handlers December 1999 Handler Name and Mailing Address Lamer s Dairy, Inc. 4 N410 Speel School Road Appleton, WI Plant Location Appleton, WI Land O'Lakes, Inc. Denmark, WI 1125 Eighth Street Kiel, WI P. O. Box 194 Kiel, WI Land O Lakes, Inc. D/B/A Elm Grove Dairy 920 Sextonville Road P. O. Box 657 Richland Center, WI Richland Center, WI Burt Lewis, Inc W. 22 nd Street, Suite 710 Oakbrook, IL Lifeway Foods, Inc. 4 Morton Grove, IL 6431 Oakton Street Skokie, IL Morton Grove, IL Lynn Dairy, Inc. W1929 US Highway 10 Granton, WI Granton, WI Madison Dairy Produce Company E. Washington Avenue P. O. Box 389 Madison, WI Marigold Foods, Inc. W55 N155 McKinley Blvd. P. O. Box 287 Cedarburg, WI Mid-West Dairymen's Company 4313 West State Street Rockford, IL Morningstar Foods, Inc S. Park Street Madison, WI Cedarburg, WI Rockford, IL Madison, WI 4 Handler operating a partially regulated distributing plant. 5 Handler as broker.

8 Table 1 Chicago Regional Handlers December 1999 Handler Name and Mailing Address Muller Pinehurst Dairy, Inc. P. O. Box 299 Rockford, IL Mullins Cheese, Inc. c/o Parks Accounting, Inc. Attn: Karen Mews P. O. Box 176 Marshfield, WI Nasonville Dairy, Inc U. S. Highway 10 Marshfield, WI Plant Location Rockford, IL Mosinee, WI Marshfield, WI NFO, Inc. Fond du Lac, WI Attn: Norb Hardtke Sauk City, WI th Street South Wayne, WI P. O. Box 175 Taylor, WI Prairie du Sac, WI North Hendren Cooperative Dairy Company W8204 Spencer Road Willard, WI Oberweis Dairy, Inc. 951 Ice Cream Drive, Sweet One North Aurora, IL Willard, WI North Aurora, IL R. J. Rous, Inc West Ogden Avenue Chicago, IL Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. 45 E. Scott Street Fond du Lac, WI Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. P. O. Box 198 Lena, WI Saputo Cheese USA, Inc th Ave. Monroe, WI Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. P. O. Box 284 New London, WI Fond du Lac, WI Lena, WI Monroe, WI New London, WI 6 Handler as a broker.

9 Table 1 Chicago Regional Handlers December 1999 Handler Name and Mailing Address Plant Location Sartori Foods Corporation P. O. Box 258 Plymouth, WI Schneider Cheese, Inc. Grade A Plant N4085 County Trunk M Waldo, WI Sorrento Lactalis, Inc. P. O. Box 37 Arpin, WI Stockton Cheese, Inc. 300 W. Railroad Ave. Stockton, IL Plymouth, WI Waldo, WI Arpin, WI Stockton, IL Swiss Valley Farms Company Chicago, IL Attn: Adrian Pehler Hampshire, IL P. O. Box 4493 Platteville, WI Davenport, IA Soldiers Grove, WI United World Imports, Inc W. Diversey Ave. Chicago, IL Verifine Dairy Products Corporation of Sheboygan 1606 Erie Avenue P. O. Box 879 Sheboygan, WI Westby Cooperative Creamery 401 South Main Street Westby, WI Weyauwega Milk Products, Inc. D/B/A Simons Specialty Cheese 1705 County Trunk N P. O. Box 223 Little Chute, WI Weyauwega Milk Products, Inc. 105 E. Third Ave. P. O. Box 410 Weyauwega, WI Chicago, IL Sheboygan, WI Westby, WI Little Chute, WI Weyauwega, WI 7 Handler operating a partially regulated distributing plant.

10 Table 1 Chicago Regional Handlers December 1999 Handler Name and Mailing Address White Clover Dairy, Inc. Hollandtown 489 Holland Court Kaukauna, WI Wisconsin Dairy State Cheese Company, Inc. Highway 34C P. O. Box 215 Rudolph, WI Zimmerman Cheese, Inc. Attn: Linda Moe N6853 Highway 78 South Wayne, WI Plant Location Hollandtown, WI Rudolph, WI Wiota, WI

11 Table 2 Chicago Regional Cooperative Associations December 1999 Agricultural Producers Pricing Cooperative Association, Inc. D/B/A AG Price 3841 Kohler Memorial Drive Sheboygan, WI Alto Dairy Cooperative N3545 County Road EE P. O. Box 550 Waupun, WI Burnett Dairy Cooperative State Road 70 Grantsburg, WI Connorsville Co-operative Creamery Association N12599 County Road K Downing, WI Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. P. O. Box Kansas City, MO Family Dairies USA 3225 E. Washington Avenue P. O. Box Madison, WI Foremost Farms USA, Cooperative E10889A Penny Lane P. O. Box 111 Baraboo, WI Grand Meadow Cooperative Dairy Company c/o Parks Accounting, Inc. 319 S. Central Ave. P. O. Box 176 Marshfield, WI Hampshire Milk Producers Association 49W702 Allen Road Hampshire, IL Land O'Lakes, Inc. P. O. Box Minneapolis, MN Liberty Milk Cooperative Association County Road MM P. O. Box 40 Boyd, WI

12 Table 2 Chicago Regional Cooperative Associations December 1999 Manitowoc Milk Producers Cooperative 428 South 29 th Street P. O. Box 1146 Manitowoc, WI Mid-West Dairymen's Company 4313 West State Street Rockford, IL Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers 2965 North Brookfield Road Brookfield, WI NFO, Inc Elwood Drive Ames, IA North Hendren Cooperative Dairy Company W8204 Spencer Road Willard, WI Plainview Milk Products Cooperative nd Street, S.W. Plainview, MN Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. P. O. Box 560 Carlinville, IL Scenic Central Milk Producers County Highway C Yuba City, WI Swiss Valley Farms Company P. O. Box 4493 Davenport, IA Waukesha Milk Producers Co-operative N6270 County Road V Iron Ridge, WI Westby Cooperative Creamery 401 South Main Street Westby, WI Woodstock Progressive Milk Producers Association Perkins Road Woodstock, IL

13 Table 3 Chicago Regional Class, Uniform, Mailbox Prices Month / Year Class I Price Class II Price Class III Price Class III-A Price Statistical Uniform Price Zone 1 Producer Price Differential Zone 1 Producer Mailbox Price Butterfat Differential Test Dollars per cwt Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec (1.83) (0.52) (0.07) (0.45) (0.32) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec (0.32) (0.85) (2.53) (1.27)

14 Table 4 Chicago Regional Component Prices Month/Year Skim Milk Price Butterfat Price Protein Price Other Solids Price Somatic Cell Count (SCC) Adjustment Rate + or (-) 350,000 Dollars per cwt. Dollars per pound per thousand 1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Official Price Announcement

15 Table 5 Chicago Regional Component Tests Basic Formula Reported Market Average Reported Month/ Year Butterfat Test Protein Test * Solids not Fat Test Other Solids Test Butterfat Test Protein Test * Other Solids Test Weighted Average SCC Percent (000) 1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec * Test as determined by the Dairy Programs based on the M-W survey. Source: Official Price Announcement

16 Table 6 Selected Commodity Prices Month/ Year Butter Prices Chicago Mercantile Exchange Central States NFDM Prices Western States Dry Buttermilk Western States Cheddar Cheese Prices National Cheese Exchange - Chicago Mercantile Exchange NASS Price Series Grade AA Grade A for Class III-A Low/Med 40 lb Block Barrel 40 lb Block Dollars per Pound 1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May ** Jun * ** Jul * ** Aug * ** Sep * ** Oct * ** Nov * ** Dec * ** Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: Dairy Market News The National Cheese Exchange ceased trading in April The Chicago Mercantile monthly average price shown beginning May * Equivalent Grade A price **Central States NFDM price only includes low/medium heat.

17 Table 7 Chicago Regional Pool Plants, Producers, Producer Milk Pooled Month/ Year Pool Plants Total Average Receiving Producers Producer Daily Producer Milk Milk Delivery 1998 Number Mil lbs Pounds Jan 89 14,345 1, ,581 Feb 89 14,258 1, ,083 Mar 89 14,492 1, ,108 Apr 90 14,267 1, ,185 May 87 14,253 1, ,226 Jun 49 7, ,966 Jul 80 11, ,569 Aug 84 13, ,445 Sep 83 12,553 1, ,823 Oct 83 12, ,566 Nov 83 12, ,409 Dec 82 12, , Jan 85 13,173 1, ,302 Feb 83 13,131 1, ,392 Mar 83 13,171 1, ,439 Apr 64 8, ,911 May 79 12,057 1, ,652 Jun 76 11,823 1, ,731 Jul 74 8, ,713 Aug 81 9, ,587 Sep 81 9, ,634 Oct 80 12,175 1, ,483 Nov 80 12,519 1, ,395 Dec 78 12,369 1, ,551

18 Table 8 Chicago Regional 1999 Annual Summary of Producer Deliveries, by State and County State County Producers Pounds of Milk Delivered State County Producers Pounds of Milk Delivered Illinois Boone ,676,700 Michigan Delta ,459,589 Bureau 63 6,254,512 Dickinson 60 6,096,020 Carroll ,571,054 Menominee ,492,590 De Kalb ,630,220 Restricted Total 13 6,113,647 Jo Daviess 1, ,529,798 Michigan Total ,161,846 Kane ,698,379 Lake 53 4,964,078 Minnesota Aitkin 12 1,351,571 Lee 60 3,702,237 Chisago 96 7,006,711 McHenry ,399,932 Fillmore 49 5,124,678 Ogle ,948,598 Houston ,358,870 Stephenson 2, ,524,522 Kanabec 26 2,157,771 Whiteside ,562,018 Pine ,074,345 Winnebago ,304,928 Winona ,354,835 Restricted Total 61 5,782,110 *Restricted Total 47 5,179,708 Illinois Total 6, ,549,086 Minnesota Total 1,090 97,608,489 Iowa Allamakee ,809,963 Missouri Wright 28 2,554,924 Benton 14 1,386,138 Restricted Total 21 1,895,817 Black Hawk ,208 Missouri Total 49 4,450,741 Bremer 49 2,563,474 Buchanan 45 4,347,087 Butler 25 1,485,447 Cedar ,060 Tennessee Henry 65 5,524,928 Clayton ,598,807 Robertson 20 3,693,724 Clinton 51 3,423,686 Restricted Total 26 2,533,601 Delaware ,326,879 Tennessee Total ,752,253 Dubuque ,291,914 Fayette 62 4,890,603 Wisconsin Adams ,870,234 Jackson ,128,731 Ashland ,302,170 Johnson 15 1,457,164 Barron 2, ,713,683 Jones 64 4,836,491 Bayfield ,579,152 Linn 30 2,248,290 Brown 3, ,424,118 Muscatine 18 1,438,062 Buffalo 1, ,610,318 Scott 27 1,640,159 Burnett ,508,254 Winneshiek ,141,473 Calumet 3, ,566,188 Restricted Total 78 12,568,348 Chippewa 3, ,531,701 Iowa Total 3, ,308,984 Clark 7, ,100,744 Columbia 2, ,778,150 Kentucky Ballard 15 1,771,821 Crawford 1,375 81,502,272 Calloway 15 4,307,855 Dane 6, ,413,614 Carlisle 32 3,074,107 Dodge 7, ,427,449 Graves 46 4,182,773 Door 1, ,255,426 Hickman 10 1,606,745 Douglas 70 3,785,498 Logan 17 2,468,833 Dunn 2, ,888,356 Todd ,524,106 Eau Claire ,666,759 Restricted Total 30 2,546,680 Florence ,149,534 Kentucky Total ,482,920 Fond du Lac 6, ,578,718 Forest 84 4,863,953

19 Table 8 Chicago Regional 1999 Annual Summary of Producer Deliveries, by State and County State County Producers Pounds of Milk Delivered State County Producers Pounds of Milk Delivered Wisconsin Grant 3, ,578,803 Rock 2, ,766,926 Green 3, ,172,439 Rusk 1,034 72,415,166 Green Lake 1, ,556,846 St Croix ,894,514 Iowa 3, ,661,865 Sauk 4, ,700,274 Iron 60 3,466,605 Sawyer ,271,269 Jackson 1, ,540,365 Shawano 5, ,677,635 Jefferson 2, ,656,151 Sheboygan 3, ,450,333 Juneau 1, ,248,321 Taylor 2, ,343,354 Kenosha ,982,272 Trempealeau 1, ,992,925 Kewaunee 2, ,253,183 Vernon 3, ,083,532 La Crosse 1, ,404,648 Walworth 1, ,350,716 Lafayette 3, ,770,671 Washburn ,260,806 Langlade 1, ,137,686 Washington 2, ,531,100 Lincoln 1,006 81,914,607 Waukesha ,153,378 Manitowoc 4, ,894,484 Waupaca 3, ,391,537 Marathon 7, ,801,370 Waushara 1, ,840,621 Marinette 1, ,668,414 Winnebago 2, ,788,022 Marquette ,297,838 Wood 3, ,502,170 Milwaukee ,056 Wisconsin Total 158,917 16,936,112,162 Monroe 4, ,785,204 Oconto 3, ,910,390 *Restricted State Information 38 3,492,034 Oneida 29 2,024,440 Outagamie 4, ,329,644 Ozaukee 1, ,857,318 Grand Total 170,737 18,128,918,515 Pepin ,326,102 Pierce ,236,625 Simple Monthly Average 14,228 1,510,743,210 Polk 2, ,298,336 Portage 2, ,772,218 Price ,890,217 Racine ,523,476 Richland 2, ,229,999 Source: Producer Payroll Data Producers are accounted for each month individual deliveries are received. (e.g. A producer pooled during each month of the year accounts for 12 producers for that county). * Indiana, Kansas and Texas are restricted.

20 Table 9 Chicago Regional Producers Component and Somatic Cell Data, by Pounds and Milk Marketed Pounds of Milk Produced Jan-99 Feb-99 Mar-99 Apr-99 May-99 Jun-99 Weighted Average Protein Under 30, % 3.24% 3.23% 3.17% 3.19% 3.13% 30,001-60, % 3.20% 3.20% 3.15% 3.16% 3.09% 60,001-90, % 3.18% 3.19% 3.14% 3.14% 3.07% 90, , % 3.18% 3.18% 3.14% 3.12% 3.07% 120, , % 3.19% 3.18% 3.14% 3.12% 3.07% 150,001 & Over 3.22% 3.17% 3.17% 3.13% 3.11% 3.05% Market Average 3.23% 3.18% 3.18% 3.14% 3.12% 3.07% Weighted Average Butterfat Under 30, % 3.94% 3.96% 3.90% 3.83% 3.72% 30,001-60, % 3.87% 3.90% 3.85% 3.78% 3.67% 60,001-90, % 3.83% 3.85% 3.80% 3.74% 3.64% 90, , % 3.81% 3.82% 3.77% 3.71% 3.63% 120, , % 3.80% 3.81% 3.76% 3.71% 3.63% 150,001 & Over 3.80% 3.74% 3.74% 3.69% 3.65% 3.58% Market Average 3.85% 3.79% 3.80% 3.75% 3.69% 3.62% Weighted Average Other Solids Under 30, % 5.37% 5.37% 5.40% 5.43% 5.41% 30,001-60, % 5.43% 5.43% 5.45% 5.46% 5.43% 60,001-90, % 5.47% 5.46% 5.47% 5.49% 5.46% 90, , % 5.49% 5.48% 5.50% 5.51% 5.49% 120, , % 5.49% 5.49% 5.51% 5.52% 5.50% 150,001 & Over 5.50% 5.50% 5.50% 5.53% 5.54% 5.53% Market Average 5.47% 5.48% 5.48% 5.50% 5.52% 5.49% Weighted Average Somatic Cells (000) Under 30, ,001-60, ,001-90, , , , , ,001 & Over Market Average Source: Producer payroll data.

21 Table 9 Chicago Regional Producers Component and Somatic Cell Data, by Pounds and Milk Marketed Pounds of Milk Produced Jul-99 Aug-99 Sep-99 Oct-99 Nov-99 Dec-99 Weighted Average Protein Under 30, % 3.16% 3.26% 3.35% 3.35% 3.33% 30,001-60, % 3.11% 3.23% 3.31% 3.30% 3.27% 60,001-90, % 3.09% 3.20% 3.28% 3.27% 3.24% 90, , % 3.09% 3.19% 3.26% 3.26% 3.24% 120, , % 3.08% 3.19% 3.26% 3.26% 3.25% 150,001 & Over 3.02% 3.08% 3.17% 3.23% 3.23% 3.22% Market Average 3.02% 3.09% 3.19% 3.26% 3.26% 3.24% Weighted Average Butterfat Under 30, % 3.72% 3.82% 4.01% 4.05% 4.06% 30,001-60, % 3.64% 3.77% 3.94% 3.95% 3.96% 60,001-90, % 3.61% 3.72% 3.87% 3.89% 3.90% 90, , % 3.59% 3.70% 3.84% 3.86% 3.88% 120, , % 3.59% 3.70% 3.83% 3.85% 3.87% 150,001 & Over 3.54% 3.54% 3.63% 3.77% 3.78% 3.79% Market Average 3.56% 3.58% 3.69% 3.83% 3.84% 3.85% Weighted Average Other Solids Under 30, % 5.38% 5.32% 5.35% 5.31% 5.35% 30,001-60, % 5.39% 5.39% 5.41% 5.39% 5.42% 60,001-90, % 5.43% 5.44% 5.46% 5.43% 5.46% 90, , % 5.47% 5.47% 5.49% 5.46% 5.48% 120, , % 5.47% 5.49% 5.50% 5.47% 5.50% 150,001 & Over 5.54% 5.51% 5.52% 5.52% 5.49% 5.51% Market Average 5.50% 5.47% 5.48% 5.49% 5.46% 5.48% Weighted Average Somatic Cells (000) Under 30, ,001-60, ,001-90, , , , , ,001 & Over Market Average Source: Producer payroll data.

22 Table 10 Chicago Regional 1999 Component and Somatic Cell Data, by State of Orgin State Jan-99 Feb-99 Mar-99 Apr-99 May-99 Jun-99 Weighted Average Protein Illinois 3.27% 3.21% 3.21% 3.17% 3.16% 3.08% Iowa 3.37% 3.31% 3.27% 3.19% 3.17% 3.10% Kentucky 3.28% 3.25% 3.30% 3.23% 3.24% N/A Michigan 3.28% 3.25% 3.24% 3.17% 3.18% 3.10% Minnesota 3.28% 3.24% 3.24% 3.17% 3.16% 3.13% Missouri 3.26% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Tennessee 3.31% 3.29% 3.30% 3.24% 3.20% N/A Texas 3.35% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Wisconsin 3.22% 3.18% 3.18% 3.13% 3.12% 3.06% Market Average * 3.23% 3.18% 3.18% 3.14% 3.12% 3.07% Weighted Average Butterfat Illinois 3.86% 3.79% 3.80% 3.73% 3.65% 3.56% Iowa 3.99% 3.91% 3.86% 3.79% 3.68% 3.58% Kentucky 3.83% 3.72% 3.71% 3.62% 3.56% N/A Michigan 3.80% 3.80% 3.82% 3.77% 3.71% 3.61% Minnesota 3.82% 3.76% 3.78% 3.73% 3.67% 3.59% Missouri 3.76% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Tennessee 3.92% 3.79% 3.76% 3.62% 3.55% N/A Texas 3.66% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Wisconsin 3.85% 3.80% 3.80% 3.75% 3.70% 3.62% Market Average * 3.85% 3.79% 3.80% 3.75% 3.69% 3.62% Weighted Average Other Solids Illinois 5.49% 5.49% 5.50% 5.52% 5.53% 5.51% Iowa 5.53% 5.52% 5.53% 5.58% 5.56% 5.55% Kentucky 5.47% 5.48% 5.50% 5.52% 5.50% N/A Michigan 5.48% 5.48% 5.49% 5.51% 5.52% 5.51% Minnesota 5.53% 5.55% 5.58% 5.57% 5.57% 5.55% Missouri 5.42% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Tennessee 5.46% 5.48% 5.50% 5.51% 5.48% N/A Texas 5.54% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Wisconsin 5.47% 5.48% 5.48% 5.50% 5.52% 5.49% Market Average * 5.47% 5.48% 5.48% 5.50% 5.52% 5.49% Weighted Average Somatic Cells (000) Illinois Iowa Kentucky N/A Michigan Minnesota Missouri 471 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Tennessee N/A Texas 521 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Wisconsin Market Average * * States with restricted information are included in the market average.

23 Table 10 Chicago Regional 1999 Component and Somatic Cell Data, by State of Orgin State Jul-99 Aug-99 Sep-99 Oct-99 Nov-99 Dec-99 Weighted Average Protein Illinois Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Tennessee Texas Wisconsin Market Average * Illinois Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Tennessee Texas Wisconsin Market Average * Illinois Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Tennessee Texas Wisconsin Market Average * Illinois Iowa Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Tennessee Texas Wisconsin Market Average * 3.02% 3.10% 3.22% 3.29% 3.29% 3.28% 3.07% 3.13% 3.23% 3.32% 3.33% 3.31% 3.04% 3.10% 3.20% 3.30% 3.30% 3.08% 3.09% 3.16% 3.27% 3.36% 3.36% 3.31% 3.02% 3.08% 3.18% 3.25% 3.25% 3.23% 3.02% 3.09% 3.19% 3.26% 3.26% 3.24% Weighted Average Butterfat 3.52% 3.53% 3.67% 3.83% 3.84% 3.87% 3.57% 3.57% 3.71% 3.87% 3.87% 3.91% 3.53% 3.54% 3.63% 3.82% 3.82% 3.83% 3.59% 3.61% 3.74% 3.88% 3.87% 3.86% 3.57% 3.58% 3.69% 3.83% 3.84% 3.85% 3.56% 3.58% 3.69% 3.83% 3.84% 3.85% Weighted Average Other Solids 5.51% 5.47% 5.48% 5.49% 5.46% 5.50% 5.50% 5.46% 5.47% 5.46% 5.47% 5.49% 5.51% 5.47% 5.48% 5.48% 5.44% 5.10% 5.53% 5.51% 5.48% 5.48% 5.49% 5.53% 5.50% 5.47% 5.48% 5.49% 5.46% 5.48% 5.50% 5.47% 5.48% 5.49% 5.46% 5.48% Weighted Average Somatic Cells (000) * States with restricted information are included in the market average.

24 Table 11 Chicago Regional Producer Receipts by Class Month/ Year Class I Class II Class III Total * thousand pounds percent thousand pounds percent thousand pounds percent thousand pounds 1998 Jan 224, , , ,147,735 Feb 198, , , ,230,819 Mar 218, , ,111, ,396,146 Apr 208, , ,088, ,363,358 May 206, , ,151, ,425,243 Jun 229, , , ,033 Jul 246, , , ,297 Aug 246, , , ,362 Sep 236, , , ,063,033 Oct 233, , , ,429 Nov 217, , , ,181 Dec 227, , , ,355 Total 2,696, ,216 7,204,359 10,893, Jan 232, , ,049, ,348,533 Feb 199, , , ,247,170 Mar 228, , ,113, ,404,009 Apr 224, , , ,936 May 211, , ,094, ,365,103 Jun 194, , ,069, ,323,465 Jul 244, , , ,934 Aug 260, , , ,797 Sep 268, , , ,277 Oct 224, , ,034, ,314,628 Nov 222, , ,004, ,275,065 Dec 231, , ,088, ,361,517 Total 2,745, ,087 8,914,898 12,473,433 * Totals may not add due to rounding.

25 Table 12 Annual Utilization and Classification of Chicago Regional Milk as Reported by Handlers 1999 Annual 1998 Annual Pound Percent Product Pounds Product Pounds Change Change Class I Milk Packaged Sales Milk 494,703, ,167,062 14,535, Reduced Fat Milk 1,142,493,369 1,121,438,927 21,054, Lowfat Milk 242,345, ,763,490 (2,417,580) (1.0) Fat Free Milk 600,713, ,084,001 (6,370,370) (1.0) Buttermilk 15,351,080 15,572,622 (221,542) (1.4) Flavored Milk 85,621, ,590,885 (16,969,414) (16.5) Miscellaneous Flavored Milk 1,495, ,495,494 Flavored Drink 145,522, ,259,283 17,263, Flavored Drink Miscellaneous 307,830 2,432,688 (2,124,858) (87.3) Total Packaged Sales 2,728,554,741 2,702,308,958 26,245, Total Ending Inventory 210,246, ,197,589 1,048, Transfers to Nonpool Plants 113,149,244 71,396,491 41,752, Shrinkage 8,013,264 8,627,441 (614,177) (7.1) Total Milk Utilized in Class I 3,059,963,433 2,991,530,479 68,432, Nonpool Receipts Other Order Plants (99,319,758) (83,028,406) (16,291,352) Beginning Inventory (210,262,277) (205,563,694) (4,698,583) Reused Products (562) 0 (562) Other Source Milk (2,381,092) (7,227,784) 4,846,692 Overage (180) (44,050) 43,870 Interhandler Adjustment (2,552,332) 749,406 (3,301,738) Class I Milk in Pool 2,745,447,232 2,696,415,951 49,031, Class II Milk Packaged Cream (9% and Over) 114,390, ,200,017 (4,809,536) (4.0) Yogurt 34,470,668 24,158,301 10,312, Cottage Cheese 212,517, ,608,383 (30,091,333) (12.4) Ice Cream Mix 123,129, ,568,469 (5,439,292) (4.2) Other Class II 147,914, ,097,765 6,816, To Commercial Food Establishments 10,183,530 21,469,604 (11,286,074) (52.6) Ending Inventory 26,354,755 33,622,856 (7,268,101) (21.6) Transfers to Nonpool Plants 326,694, ,637,391 (120,943,334) (27.0) Total Milk Utilized in Class II 995,654,102 1,158,362,786 (162,708,684) (14.0) Nonpool Receipts Other Order Plants (24,348,172) (19,928,433) (4,419,739) Beginning Inventory (54,537,575) (49,946,237) (4,591,338) Reused Products (75,793,565) (85,265,421) 9,471,856 Other Source Milk (26,945,909) (9,707,005) (17,238,904) Overage (941,440) (299,603) (641,837) Class II Milk in Pool 813,087, ,216,087 (180,128,646) (18.1) Class III Milk Other 153,184, ,699,777 (30,515,311) (16.6) Ending Inventory 234,995, ,166,405 10,829, Transfers to Nonpool Plants 9,088,653,012 7,446,915,767 1,641,737, Shrinkage 47,040,264 52,201,294 (5,161,030) (9.9) Total Milk Utilized in Class III 9,523,873,406 7,906,983,243 1,616,890, Nonpool Receipts Other Order Plants (81,678,460) (135,090,735) 53,412,275 Beginning Inventory (212,578,202) (202,514,616) (10,063,586) Reused Products (98,774,358) (107,239,814) 8,465,456 Other Source Milk (215,314,300) (257,610,488) 42,296,188 Overage (630,329) (168,887) (461,442) Interhandler Adjustment Class III Milk in Pool 8,914,897,757 7,204,358,703 1,710,539, Total Producer Milk - All Classes 12,473,432,430 10,893,990,741 1,579,441,

26 Table 13 Chicago Regional 1999 In-Area Sales as Reported by Handlers January February March April May June Total Route Sales 226,547, ,920, ,883, ,457, ,690, ,030,278 Less Sales to Unregulated Areas 1,840,769 2,440,487 2,400,640 2,251,584 2,291,457 1,488,298 South IL-East MO 3,140,883 2,619,037 2,833,116 2,837,039 2,681,480 2,679,535 Upper Peninsula 3,149,238 2,879,575 3,120,272 3,028,315 2,819,448 2,921,687 Indiana 3,991,967 3,112,965 3,408,722 3,552,556 3,227,906 3,364,295 Central Illinois 3,289,977 2,772,726 3,096,091 3,182,063 3,018,186 2,962,363 Upper Midwest 5,077,737 4,507,414 5,039,837 4,844,740 4,943,924 4,531,145 Iowa 4,707,628 3,868,232 4,413,855 4,334,895 4,187,123 4,027,902 In-Area Sales 201,349, ,720, ,571, ,426, ,520, ,055,053 Plus Sales from Indiana 4,381,253 3,868,554 4,350,493 4,017,888 3,924,711 3,724,281 Iowa 13,895,526 12,910,660 14,827,291 13,888,458 13,843,875 12,960,445 Other Orders 14,475,069 20,250,473 21,850,657 22,060,492 20,165,954 17,592,528 Partially Regulated 926, ,152 1,294,160 1,162,140 1,012,816 1,277,950 Net In-Area Sales 235,027, ,701, ,893, ,555, ,467, ,610,257 July August September October November December Total Route Sales 237,371, ,112, ,787, ,192, ,181, ,168,478 Less Sales to Unregulated Areas 1,735,570 1,904,257 1,585,614 3,508,800 3,631,823 3,655,865 South IL-East MO 3,059,468 3,274,224 3,596,521 2,900,220 2,721,502 2,936,228 Upper Peninsula 3,197,927 3,163,886 2,975,876 ** ** ** Indiana 3,545,202 3,374,148 3,238,060 3,875,682 3,907,837 5,686,678 Central Illinois 4,870,275 4,963,234 4,887,603 3,154,035 3,153,722 3,537,282 Upper Midwest 6,329,845 6,482,105 5,637,765 5,173,646 5,219,455 5,221,526 Iowa 15,935,078 16,556,484 18,086,788 4,190,694 4,138,752 4,875,072 In-Area Sales 198,697, ,393, ,779, ,389, ,408, ,255,827 Plus Sales from Indiana 3,984,758 3,892,646 3,886,319 5,010,502 4,983,164 6,217,187 Iowa ** ** ** 14,465,966 14,588,732 14,824,859 Other Orders 16,668,564 18,600,291 18,320,740 20,007,667 19,402,548 17,438,999 Partially Regulated 1,185,621 ** 1,061,536 2,597,432 2,837,784 1,306,650 Net In-Area Sales 220,536, ,886, ,047, ,471, ,220, ,043,522 Sales to Unregulated Areas includes combined information from Orders 5, 7, 33, 36, 40, 44, 46, 64, 65, 106, 126, 137, 138 and 139. Sales from Other Orders includes combined information from Orders 1, 2, 7, 32, 33, 40, 44, 50, 68, 79, 139 and Partially Regulated. ** Restricted information combined with Sales from Other Orders.

27 Chicago Regional Marketing Area Lake Superior Douglas Bayfield Michigan Minnesota Washburn Sawyer Ashland Iron Vilas Burnett Price Oneida Florence Polk Barron Rusk Forest Marinette Taylor Lincoln Langlade Saint Croix Dunn Chippewa Clark Marathon Menominee Oconto Pierce Pepin Buffalo T re Eau Claire Portage Shawano Waupaca Outagamie Brown Door Kewaunee m pe Jackson Wood a l e a u La Crosse Monroe Adams Marquette Waushara Green Lake Winnebago Calumet Manitowoc Juneau Fond du Lac Sheboygan Vernon Richland Sauk Columbia Dodge Ozaukee Iowa Crawford Grant Iowa Lafayette Green Dane Rock Jefferson Waukesha Walworth Washington Racine Milwaukee Lake Michigan Kenosha Jo Daviess Stephenson B oo Winnebago McHenry Lake n e Chicago Regional Upper Midwest Iowa Carroll Whiteside Ogle Lee De Kalb Kane DuPage Kendall Will Cook Unregulated Illinois