Wisconsin Cheese Plants Make More Product in June Compared to a Year Ago

Friday, August 6th, 2021 -- 8:04 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin cheese plants made more product during June when compared to the same month a year earlier.

According to the Wisconsin Ad Connection, that's according to the latest dairy product summary from the USDA, which states the state produced 293.5 million pounds of cheese in June. That was 1.9 percent more than last year, and 0.6 percent higher than this past May.

Nationally, about 1.12 billion pounds of cheese was produced in the United States in June. That was a slight 0.2 percent increase from 2020, but a 2.9 percent drop compared to the amount manufactured during the previous month.

Dry Whey output in Wisconsin was recorded at 21.7 million pounds, which was down 3.0 percent from last year, and 7.0 percent lower compared to last month.

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