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Another Banner Year for U.S. Cheese Production in '15
USAgNet - 05/02/2016

Total cheese production, excluding cottage cheeses, was 11.8 billion pounds, 2.8 percent above 2014 production. Wisconsin was the leading state with 25.9 percent of the production.

Italian varieties, with 5.09 billion pounds were 2.8 percent above 2014 production and accounted for 43.0 percent of total cheese in 2015. Mozzarella accounted for 78.5 percent of the Italian production followed by Provolone with 7.5 percent and Parmesean with 6.7 percent. California was the leading State in Italian cheese production with 30.7 percent of the production.

American type cheese production was 4.69 billion pounds, 2.3 percent above 2014 and accounted for 39.7 percent of total cheese in 2015. Wisconsin was the leading State in American type cheese production with 19.4 percent of the production.

Butter production in the United States during 2015 totaled 1.86 billion pounds, 0.1 percent above 2014. California accounted for 31.2 percent of the production.


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