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Cheese, butter production down in April
The USDA says cheese and butter production declined in April.
That followed a year-to-year decline in milk production and an increase in domestic cheese stocks in the monthly cold storage report.
Total cheese production was 1.156 billion pounds, down 4.5% from April 2021, with a 5.5% drop in Italian type cheeses to 489.041 million and a 1.8% decrease for American type cheese at 465.415 million.
Butter production dropped 10.3% to 181.194 million pounds.
Nonfat dry milk production ticked 1.0% higher, while skim milk powder production fell by 36.5%.
Dry whey production was up 7% and lactose was 2.8% higher, while whey protein concentrate production was 8.1% lower.
Ice cream, sherbet, and frozen yogurt production were all down on the year.
The USDA’s milk production numbers for May are out on the 21st.
