State cheese production rises 1.3% in December

Wisconsin made more cheese during the holidays, but at a slower pace than the nation as a whole.
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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
 

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Así lo expresó Domingo Possetto, secretario de la seccional Rafaela, quien además, afirmó que a los productores «habitualmente los ignoran los gobiernos». Además, reconoció la labor de los empresarios de las firmas locales y aseguró que están «esperanzados» con la negociación entre SanCor y Adecoagro.

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