U.S. Cheese Stockpile Reaches Record Proportions

The United States stockpile of cheese is setting a record.  The combination of increased production and decreased international demand for American cheese is causing the problem.  The U-S reportedly has one-point-four-billion pounds of cheese in cold storage right now.  Consumers in this country don’t buy as much processed cheese as they used to, and the growing stockpile could make things even worse on the bottom line for Wisconsin dairy farmers. The cheese is what hasn’t been sold in China and Mexico because of this year’s tariff tensions.  There’s also fear that the stockpile will grow.  If that happens, many dairy farmers in Wisconsin and other states worry that prices for cheese and milk could fall even lower.