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April cheese production up on year, butter down
Jun 5, 2017, 16:48 PM
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The USDA says domestic cheese production during April 2017 was 1.039 billion pounds. That’s 3.7% more than in April 2016, with milk production running at high levels, supporting dairy product production. American type cheese was pegged at 419.282 million pounds, 5.3% higher, and Italian type came out at 448.347 million, up 2.2%. Domestic cheese and butter demand are also positives, but recent cold storage reports have shown supplies at or near record levels because of relatively slow export demand.
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