Dairy Week In Review

US cheese and butter exports were up from a year ago in January, while powder exports were down. Cheese exports totaled 64.9 million pounds for the month, up 16.7 percent from a year ago and  the highest January volume since 2014. Butter and milkfat exports were up 53.1 percent to 4,906 metric tons. US exports of nonfat dry milk were down 5.5 percent 131 million pounds. While  January’s total export value grew 16 percent from a year ago (+$80.6 million to $586 million), the volume of dairy solids declined by 3 percent (-4,438 metric tons). Read More