Table 32: Cheese Production, Selected Varieties Year
American Cheddar Other
Total
Mozzarella
Italian Other
Total
Swiss
All Other
Total Cheese
394 672 983 1,491 2,207 2,674 3,289 3,803 3,973 4,199 4,121 4,181 4,416 4,585 4,633 4,735 4,950 5,082 5,304 5,395 5,570 5,671 5,625
144 174 219 223 261 222 220 300 314 314 294 322 336 329 321 294 298 312 312 317 332 338 325
240 311 407 512 697 889 1,107 1,238 1,325 1,387 1,389 1,369 1,402 1,454 1,578 1,652 1,676 1,743 1,796 1,856 1,882 1,896 1,966
2,201 2,811 3,984 5,081 6,059 6,917 8,258 9,149 9,525 9,777 9,913 10,074 10,443 10,595 10,886 11,102 11,512 11,831 12,182 12,640 13,037 13,137 13,253
(Million Pounds)
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
1,182 1,205 1,751 2,292 2,380 2,415 2,819 3,046 3,124 3,057 3,186 3,205 3,235 3,096 3,143 3,190 3,317 3,393 3,434 3,721 3,802 3,737 3,828
241 450 625 564 514 716 823 762 789 821 922 997 1,054 1,130 1,212 1,230 1,271 1,301 1,334 1,351 1,452 1,495 1,509
1,423 1,655 2,376 2,855 2,894 3,131 3,642 3,808 3,913 3,877 4,109 4,203 4,289 4,227 4,355 4,420 4,588 4,694 4,769 5,072 5,254 5,232 5,338
n/a 458 689 1,104 1,730 2,125 2,635 3,019 3,144 3,330 3,223 3,268 3,479 3,574 3,615 3,700 3,925 3,989 4,118 4,167 4,366 4,495 4,451
n/a 214 294 387 477 550 654 784 828 869 898 913 936 1,011 1,018 1,035 1,025 1,093 1,187 1,228 1,203 1,176 1,175
Source: USDA / NASS: Dairy Products
Table 33: Per Capita Cheese Consumption, Selected Varieties Year
American Cheddar Total
Italian Mozzarella Total
Swiss
All Others
Total Consumed As: Cheese Processed Natural
(Pounds)
1970 5.79 7.00 1.19 2.05 0.88 1.44 11.37 1975 6.04 8.15 2.11 3.23 1.09 1.80 14.27 1980 6.84 9.62 3.01 4.42 1.32 2.16 17.52 1985 9.77 12.19 4.60 6.41 1.28 2.66 22.54 1990 9.05 11.13 6.88 8.92 1.35 3.21 24.61 1995 9.04 11.69 7.89 10.03 1.09 4.13 26.94 2000 9.88 12.70 9.06 11.42 1.02 4.68 29.82 2005 10.16 12.66 9.93 12.66 1.24 5.04 31.60 2006 10.43 13.07 10.11 12.93 1.23 5.20 32.43 2007 10.11 12.79 10.66 13.58 1.24 5.33 32.94 2008 10.22 13.13 10.10 13.06 1.10 5.10 32.39 2009 10.24 13.36 10.08 13.03 1.16 4.93 32.48 2010 10.06 13.30 10.58 13.54 1.18 4.90 32.92 2011 9.59 13.04 10.83 13.98 1.14 5.08 33.24 2012 9.59 13.26 10.69 13.80 1.09 5.37 33.52 2013 9.65 13.35 10.74 13.83 1.00 5.50 33.68 2014 9.86 13.66 11.17 14.20 1.02 5.55 34.43 2015 10.18 14.04 11.28 14.48 1.05 5.81 35.38 2016 10.40 14.36 11.74 15.23 1.06 6.05 36.70 2017 11.09 15.09 11.61 15.12 1.05 5.99 37.25 2018 11.21 15.40 12.21 15.70 1.08 6.05 38.23 2019 11.16 15.54 12.48 15.87 1.12 6.05 38.58 2020 11.20 15.55 12.29 15.64 1.05 6.11 38.35 Source: USDA / ERS: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Situation and Outlook Tables and NMPF
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4.42 5.18 5.52 6.06 6.81 7.01 6.47 5.97 6.06 5.88 5.62 5.49 5.20 5.29 5.23 5.06 5.91 5.86 5.61 5.73 5.73 5.75 5.64
6.95 9.10 12.01 16.48 17.80 19.93 23.35 25.63 26.37 27.06 26.77 26.99 27.72 27.95 28.29 28.62 28.52 29.52 31.09 31.51 32.50 32.83 32.71
