USDA’s latest export data shows March dairy export levels at the highest level in the past seven months, but still down 12 percent from levels a year ago. US suppliers moved record shipments of cheese in March, with total cheese exports up 10 percent year-over-year to 37,190 tons. Overall, suppliers shipped 186,185 tons of dairy overseas in March, with butterfat exports down 33 percent and exports of whole milk powder falling 76 percent. The total value of dairy exports in March was $538.3 million, up 4 percent from the previous March. Mexico remains the top market for US
dairy exports.