Wisconsin Cheese Plants Make More Product in May Compared to the Previous Month

Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 -- 9:00 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -For the fifth consecutive month, Wisconsin cheese plants made more product during May when compared to the same month a year earlier.

According to the latest dairy product summary from the USDA, the state produced 295.5 million pounds of cheese in May. That was 5.1 percent more than last year, and 4.6 percent higher than this past April.

Nationally, about 1.16 billion pounds of cheese was produced in the United States in May. That was a 5.0 percent increase from 2020, and a 1.8 percent hike compared to the amount manufactured during the previous month.

Dry Whey output in Wisconsin was recorded at 23.4 million pounds, which was down 6.6 percent from last year, and 1.9 percent lower compared to last month.

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