Monthly Cold Storage Report from the National Ag Statistics Service shows 1.013 billion pounds of cheese in the nation’s warehouses at the end of September. Down 3 percent from August and 5 percent lower than the end of September, 2013. American-type cheese stocks stood at 631 million at the end of September, also down 3 percent from August and 5 percent from a year ago.
Butter in cold storage totaled 146 million pounds at the end of September, down 11 percent from August and 37 percent less than in the warehouses a year ago.