U.S. made more cheese and butter, less frozen dairy and powder in 2023

U.S. made more cheese and butter, less frozen dairy and powder in 2023

Cheese, butter, and whey production went up in 2023 as frozen dairy and milk powder production went down.

USDA’s annual Dairy Products Summary shows total cheese production rose nine-tenths of a percent over 2022 to 14.2 billion pounds.  Production of Italian cheese varieties fells eight-tenths of a percent to 5.85 billion pounds while American type cheeses went up three percent to 5.84 billion pounds.  Wisconsin led the nation in both cheese categories with over 28% of the Italian and 18% of the American cheese production.

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