New York cheese and butter production rose last year

New York plants produced 832.2 million pounds of cheese (excluding cottage cheese) in 2019, up nearly 4 percent from almost 802.3 million pounds in 2018, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently reported.

The state had 65 cheese-production plants last year, up from 62 in 2018.

New York plants produced nearly 26.5 million pounds of butter in 2019, up more than 7 percent from nearly 24.7 million pounds the year before.

The Empire State had nine butter-production plants last year, down from 11 in 2018.

New York plants produced 832.2 million pounds of cheese (excluding cottage cheese) in 2019, up nearly 4 percent from almost 802.3 million pounds in 2018, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently reported.

The state had 65 cheese-production plants last year, up from 62 in 2018.

New York plants produced nearly 26.5 million pounds of butter in 2019, up more than 7 percent from nearly 24.7 million pounds the year before.

The Empire State had nine butter-production plants last year, down from 11 in 2018.