The USDA says cheese production during January 2020 was 1.103 billion pounds, up 0.4% from January 2019. Italian type cheese was reported at 482.235 million pounds, also up 0.4%, including a 17.1% jump in Romano, while American was pegged at 436.256 million pounds, down 0.7% on the year. Hispanic, cream cheese, and all other types of cheeses were up 15.4%, 6.9%, and 21.2%, respectively.
Butter production was 190.746 million pounds, an increase of 0.6% from last year.
