New York cheese production rises in July compared to prior month

New York plants produced just under 74 million pounds of cheese (excluding cottage cheese) in July of this year, up 2.2 percent from 72.4 million pounds in June, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. However, New York cheese production was down 4.4 percent from nearly 77.4 million pounds in July 2024. U.S. cheese production (excluding cottage cheese) totaled more than 1.21 billion pounds this July, up 0.9 percent from 1.2 billion pounds in June, and up 2.1 percent from almost 1.19 billion pounds in July 2024, per the USDA.