Most dairy products had slightly higher production in March.
The National Ag Statistics Service says total cheese output rose 7.6% over February and one-tenth of a percent above March of 2023. Italian style cheese production was up 8.6% from February and 4.4% more than a year ago with 518 million pounds produced. American style cheese production rose 10% over February, but was 2.9% below last year’s March production at 491 million pounds.
Butter production was up 5.5% from February and 1.4% from a year ago with 209 million pounds.