(NDAgConnection.com) – Total cheese output was 1.16 billion pounds, 0.1 percent above April 2021 but 4.5 percent below March 2022.

The USDA reports that Italian type cheese production totaled 489 million pounds, 1.2 percent above April 2021 but 5.5 percent below March 2022.

American type cheese production totaled 465 million pounds, 2.7 percent below April 2021 and 1.8 percent below March 2022.

Butter production was 181 million pounds, 1.0 percent below April 2021 and 10.3 percent below March 2022.