Wisconsin cheese factories made more product during the month of September when compared to the previous year. According to the latest dairy product summary from the USDA, the state produced 287.1 million pounds of cheese during the month. That was a slight 0.2 percent increase from last year, but 0.4 percent lower than this past August (which had more days on the calendar). Prior to this point, year-to-year output for state dairy products have dropped every month since February.
Nationally, about 1.14 billion pounds of cheese was produced in the United States in September. That was a slight 0.4 percent increase from 2021, but 1.0 percent less compared to the amount manufactured during the previous month.
Wisconsin's production of American cheese decreased as the state produced 81.9 million pounds, about 4.7 percent less than last year, and 4.0 percent below last month's production. Cheddar output also fell by 0.9 percent compared to 2021 to total 54.6 million pounds, and fell 3.5 percent from the month earlier. Italian cheese production was at 142.0 million pounds, about 4.7 percent above last year, and 20. percent higher for the month. And Mozzarella produced in Wisconsin totaled 88.9 million pounds--up 5.2 percent from September 2021, but 0.6 percent less than August 2022.
Dry Whey output in Wisconsin was recorded at 26.5 million pounds, which was up 23.3 percent from last year, and 6.7 percent higher compared to last month.
Categories: Wisconsin, Livestock, Dairy Cattle