U.S. Cheese Production Up in June, Butter Output Down

By CnAgri2012-08-02 19:14:53 Print

Total cheese output in the U.S. was 897 million pounds, 0.9 percent above June 2011, but 2.1 percent below May 2012.

The USDA says Italian type cheese production totaled 376 million pounds, 1.0 percent below June 2011 and 2.2 percent below May 2012.

American type cheese production totaled 366 million pounds, 0.2 percent above June 2011 but 2.6 percent below May 2012.

Butter production was 137 million pounds, 3.2 percent below June 2011 and 16.2 percent below May 2012.