{"id":90248,"date":"2026-07-02T15:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/u-s-cheese-production-tops-1-28-billion-pounds-in-latest-report\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:47:03","slug":"u-s-cheese-production-tops-1-28-billion-pounds-in-latest-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/u-s-cheese-production-tops-1-28-billion-pounds-in-latest-report\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Cheese Production Tops 1.28 Billion Pounds in Latest Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783021622951.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783021622951.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783021622951.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783021622951.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783021622951.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The latest federal agricultural report shows that total cheese production in the United States climbed to 1.28 billion pounds, marking a notable increase from recent months.<\/p><p>According to the data, output was up 2.0 percent compared to May 2025, and also rose 1.1 percent when measured against April 2026. The figures do not include cottage cheese in the overall total.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Total cheese output across the United States reached 1.28 billion pounds, according to the latest federal agricultural data. That figure represents a 2.0 percent increase compared to May 2025 and a 1.1 percent rise over April 2026. The report excludes cottage cheese from its totals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":90247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783021622951.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-ntC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31933,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/u-s-cheese-production-hits-1-28-billion-pounds-shows-strong-growth\/","url_meta":{"origin":90248,"position":0},"title":"U.S. Cheese Production Hits 1.28 Billion Pounds, Shows Strong Growth","author":"Admin","date":"March 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"American dairy producers manufactured 1.28 billion pounds of cheese last month, marking a significant 4.7 percent increase compared to the same period last year. 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