Total cheese production was nearly 1.2 billion pounds, down about a percent from last year but up four percent from the prior month. Italian cheese production was up three percent on the year and nearly six percent from November, while American cheese was down almost four percent for the year but nearly four percent higher on the month.
Butter production totaled 198 million pounds, up more than two percent from the prior year and more than 13 percent from the last month.
Nonfat dry milk declined about 12 percent from 2023 while skim milk powder was down nearly 21 percent.
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