Dairy Product Output Remains Strong
The USDA reports that total cheese output was 989 million pounds, 1.8 percent above May 2014 and 1.9 percent above April 2015.
Italian type cheese production totaled 423 million pounds, 1.9 percent above May 2014 and 1.4 percent above April 2015.
American type cheese production totaled 401 million pounds, 1.6 percent above May 2014 and 2.4 percent above April 2015.
Meanwhile, butter production was 169 million pounds, 1.9 percent above May 2014 and 3.2 percent above April 2015.