Items Tagged with 'cheese export'

More than 2.5 billion pounds of cheese were bought by industrial users, accounting for 25% of all cheese consumed in the United States. Cheese exports are up 575% since 2000.

The European Union removes production quotas on April 1. Export volumes from the region are expected to increase across all product categories.

Dutch Farms is seeing dramatic growth in its exports; the company won a 2013 Illinois Export Award.

Customers in Mexico, Asia and the Middle East want U.S. cheese. But exporters have to know the nuances of each market. For example, most Chinese consumers probably have little experience with natural cheese.

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association and Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) will sell 3.296 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 493,284 pounds of butter to customers in Asia and Europe.