The USDA says August dairy product production saw mixed results as skim milk powder and butter declines were offset by more nonfat dry milk and cheese production.
Total cheese production totaled more than 1.15 billion pounds, fractionally down on the month and above the prior year. Italian cheese production was up slightly on the month and nearly two percent on the year while American cheese was down more than two percent on the year and nearly three percent for the month.
