Wisconsin Continues to Produce More Cheese and Dairy Products than Any Other State
Friday, April 27th, 2018 -- 8:00 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -New figures have confirmed that the Dairy State put out more cheese and other dairy products than any other state during the past calendar year.According to the National Ag Statistics Service, Wisconsin produced an all-time high of 3.37 billion pounds of cheese varieties in 2017. That was more than the previous record of 3.24 billion pounds set in 2016. There were 132 dairy plants in production during 2017, which was four more than the previous year. The report shows that total production of American, Cheddar, Italian, Mozzarella, and other types of variety cheeses were all up last year in Wisconsin, while Swiss output fell. Output was also higher for processed cheeses and dry whey.
Meanwhile, total U.S. cheese production was 12.7 billion pounds, about 3.9 percent above 2016 production levels. Wisconsin accounted for 26.6 percent of the nation's production. The state's agriculture department is expected to release statistics on last year's specialty cheese production in the coming weeks.
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