U.S. cheese exporters finished 2024 with a bang. A total of 97 million pounds
of cheese shipped abroad, up 21% year-over-year. That capped off
an already record-setting performance with outbound cheese shipments
reaching a record 1.125 billion pounds, up 18% (+170 million
pounds) year-over-year. Sales to Mexico gave U.S. exports a big
boost in 2024 with 425 million pounds of cheese moving south of
the border, a 30% bump from 2023 and taking Mexico’s share of
U.S. cheese exports to 38%. Volumes into South Korea picked up as
well, with the equivalent of about 595 more truckloads of cheese
(24 million pounds) moving into the region year-over-year.