For the seventh consecutive month, Wisconsin cheese plants made more product during July when compared to the same month a year earlier. According to the latest dairy product summary from the USDA, the state produced 292.2 million pounds of cheese in July. That was 3.5 percent more than last year, and a slight 0.1 percent higher than this past June.
Nationally, about 1.15 billion pounds of cheese was produced in the United States in July. That was a 3.5 percent increase over 2020, and 2.4 percent hike compared to the amount manufactured during the previous month.
Wisconsin's production of American cheese increased as the state produced 91.1 million pounds, about 6.1 percent more than last year, and 4.1 percent above last month's production. Cheddar output also rose 6.9 percent compared to 2020 to total 63.4 million pounds, and went by by 4.3 percent from the month earlier. Italian cheese production was at 141.8 million pounds, about 4.4 percent above last year, but 0.3 percent lower for the month. And Mozzarella produced in Wisconsin totaled 90.8 million pounds--up 2.3 percent from July 2020, but 2.7 percent less than June 2021.
Dry Whey output in Wisconsin was recorded at 24.4 million pounds, which was up 13.3 percent from last year, and 12.4 percent higher compared to last month.
Categories: Wisconsin, Livestock, Dairy Cattle