Cheese production in state edges up
Wisconsin News-- Wisconsin made more cheese than a year ago – but the increase was not as big as it was nationally. And California – the nation’s second-largest producer – caught up a little.
Wisconsin made more cheese than a year ago – but the increase was not as big as it was nationally. And California – the nation’s second-largest producer – caught up a little.
New government figures said the Badger State produced 221-million pounds of cheese in October. That’s up a half-percent from the same month the year before. But the national increase was 1.7-percent, totaling 896-million pounds. And California, second only to Wisconsin in its cheese production, had an increase of 3.8 percent with almost 190-million pounds.
Wisconsin’s production of Italian cheeses rose four-and-a-half percent. Cheddar production was up two-and-a-half percent, and the Badger State made one-point-two percent more American cheese.
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