U.S. cheese export volumes hit a new monthly high during March.

American Farm Bureau Federation’s chief economist Roger Cryan tells Brownfield, “We’ll see where the sales go.” “Our best overseas market for American cheese is Mexico,” he says.

Cheese exports for the month were up more than 20 percent from last year with Mexico buying the second-largest monthly volume on record.

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says despite that strength, dairy exports for March fell seven percent and are down three percent for the first quarter.

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