Wisconsin Cheese Factories Manufacture Less Product in August

Thursday, October 6th, 2022 -- 9:01 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin cheese factories manufactured less product during the month of August when compared to the previous year.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, that's according to the latest dairy product summary from the USDA, the state produced 286.4 million pounds of cheese during the month. That was 2.6 percent less than last year, and 0.5 percent lower than this past July.

Year-to-year output for state dairy products have dropped every month since February. Nationally, about 1.15 billion pounds of cheese was produced in the United States in August.

That was a slight 0.1 percent increase from 2021, but 0.2 percent less compared to the amount manufactured during the previous month. Dry Whey output in Wisconsin was recorded at 25.6 million pounds, which was down 15.2 percent from last year, and 0.4 percent higher compared to last month.

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