The USDA says dairy product production was mixed during June 2021.
Total cheese production was 1.124 billion pounds, down 2.9% from May, but up 0.2% from June 2020. That included 473.101 million pounds of Italian type cheese, 2.6% lower than last year, and 453.936 million pounds of American type cheese, 5.1% higher.
Butter production was reported at 160.709 million pounds, a decrease of 13.1% on the month, but an increase of 7.8% on the year.