Several dairy products had more production in March.
USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says total cheese output was 1.23 billion pounds excluding cottage cheese. That’s 11.7% higher than in February but 0.2% less than a year ago.
Italian-type cheeses totaled 512 million pounds, up 11.5% from February but 1.5% below March of last year.
American-type cheese production totaled 499 million pounds, 12.5% higher than in February and 3.2% higher than in March of 2022.