U.S. Cheese Production Up From Last Year

By CnAgri2012-09-06 19:33:52 Print

Total cheese output was 874 million pounds in August, 2.3 percent above July 2011, but 2.3 percent below June 2012.

Italian type cheese production totaled 368 million pounds, 2.3 percent above July 2011 but 2.7 percent below June 2012.

American type cheese production totaled 356 million pounds, 1.8 percent above July 2011 but 1.1 percent below June 2012.

Butter production was 133 million pounds, 2.0 percent below July 2011 and 3.4 percent below June 2012.