# August cheese production down on year, butter up - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA data show August 2020 US cheese production at 1.09 billion pounds, down 2.1% year on year. Butter output rose 7.8%, nonfat dry milk for human use rose 8.8%, and dry whey fell 5.4%.

- Date: 2020-10-05 · published 2020-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50649-august-cheese-production-down-on-year-butter-up-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cheese output alongside higher butter and milk powder output shifts dairy product mix, with limited direct effect on feed commodity prices. Cheese weakness may pressure milk values.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-02-05 | [December cheese, butter production up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31684-december-cheese-butter-production-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2022-04-27 | [Frozen dairy product production up on the year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41842-frozen-dairy-product-production-up-on-the-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +3.2% |
| MILK | 2024-05-10 | [USDA calling for milk production growth - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30436-usda-calling-for-milk-production-growth-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +4.6% |
| MILK | 2022-05-12 | [USDA calls for increased milk production  - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41564-usda-calls-for-increased-milk-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | -1.9% |
| MILK | 2020-11-10 | [USDA continues to raise milk production and prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50158-usda-continues-to-raise-milk-production-and-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -33.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/august-cheese-production-down-on-year-butter-up/

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