USDA says Italian cheese and skim milk powder had increased production in January, but other dairy products had less.
The total cheese production output was down 1.2% from a year ago, and half a percent below December at 1.19 billion pounds. That does not include cottage cheese. Italian-type cheeses totaled 503 million pounds, which was seven-tenths of a percent higher than the previous year but 1.1% below December. American-type cheese production totaled 471 million pounds, a drop of 5.5% from 2023 and 1.9% below December.
