# US Cheese Production Rose 0.7% In September; Output Falls In Wisconsin, California

> U.S. cheese production totaled 1.23 billion pounds in September, up 0.7% from a year earlier, while output for January through September rose 2.3%. American-type cheese production fell 2.5% year over year in September, with declines in Wisconsin and California.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T09:16:20.082Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85849-us-cheese-production-rose-0-7-in-september-output-falls-in-wisconsin-california
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher overall cheese output indicates stronger milk use and product supply, while weaker American-type production points to softness in that segment. The mixed production picture is a modestly bearish signal for milk prices overall.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-06-12 | [USDA Hikes 2026, 2027 Milk Production Forecasts; Rabobank Sees Slowing Global Milk Output - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18809-usda-hikes-2026-2027-milk-production-forecasts-rabobank-sees-slowing-global.md) | +0.3% | -1.6% |
| MILK | 2022-05-14 | [USDA Ups 2022 Milk Production, Cheese & Butter Price Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41410-usda-ups-2022-milk-production-cheese-and-butter-price-forecasts.md) | +0.5% | -2.7% |
| MILK | 2020-10-22 | [September Milk Production Up 2.3% - EDairy News English](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50650-september-milk-production-up-2-3-edairy-news-english.md) | +0.8% | +7.8% |
| MILK | 2022-10-21 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online USDA Raises Forecasts for Milk Production, Butter, Cheese Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39142-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-usda-raises-forecasts-for-milk-production-butter.md) | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| MILK | 2018-12-04 | [October cheese production up 3% on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61558-october-cheese-production-up-3-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -5.2% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- cheesereporter.com: https://cheesereporter.com/news/production-supply-chain/2026/11/06/us-cheese-production-rose-0-7-in-september-output-falls-in-wisconsin-california/

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