The USDA said cheese factories in the Badger State produced 251 million pounds in December. That’s up by 1.3 percent from the same time a year ago, but it was only about half the national increase of 2.5 percent.
Wisconsin continues to be the nation’s Number One cheese producer, making just over a quarter of all cheeses produced in America. Second-place California matched the national hike of 2.5 percent for December.
Wisconsin’s cheddar output was over 9 percent larger than the previous year. American cheeses were up 7 percent, and Italian cheeses up 2 percent.
For 2014 as a whole, U.S. cheese production totaled 11.4 billion pounds, an increase of 2.8 percent from the previous year.
Source: WTAQ