Dairy product production was mixed during October with inventories remaining heavy.
Total cheese production was 1.15 billion pounds, up nearly one percent on the year and from the prior month. Italian cheese production was up 3.5 percent on the year and slightly on the month while American cheese was slightly down on year but up two percent from September.
Butter production totaled 159 million pounds, down nearly two percent from the prior year but up more than 11 percent from last month.
