Wisconsin Still Leads Nation In Cheese Production

That headline makes me proud to live here in good ole' WI.

Channel 3000:

Wisconsin is still the cheese capital of the nation. 

Statistics released this week show that the Dairy State produced 219 million pounds of cheese in September. That was a 1 percent increase over its production in the same month last year. 

Wisconsin's September output accounted for one-fourth of the nation's production. California was in second place with 181 million pounds. Idaho was a distant third with 70 million pounds. 

Wisconsin leads the nation in production of Italian cheese like asiago and parmesan, boosting its output 8 percent in September compared to September of last year. Its mozzarella production also rose 6 percent. 

Those gains helped compensate for the state's 17 percent drop in cheddar production, from about 49 million pounds to about 41 million pounds.

Hey Wisconsin, you might want to mix in a salad.