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USDA says most dairy products had more production in 2017

The new USDA report shows butter production rose four-tenths of a percent, and American type cheese up 6.4% Gouda cheese production was up 11.6% and Romano production was up 11.2% over 2016. The biggest drop in production was for brick cheese, which was down 14.9% over the previous year.

Nearly half of the Italian type cheeses made in 2017 came from Wisconsin, which produced more than 217 million pounds.

Regular hard ice cream production was down 2.4% in 2017, but low-fat ice cream production was up 5.5%. Yogurt and sherbet production also fell from 2016 to 2017.

Dry whey production for animal feed jumped 36%, while whey protein concentrate for feed fell more than 26%. There was a 10% jump in the 2017 production of whey protein isolates.