The USDA NASS released the Cold Storage report yesterday with data for the month of May.
Butter stocks were 321.6 million pounds in May, up 8% from April but 22% below 2021’s level. Total cheese stocks in May rose 2% from the prior month and increased 4% from a year earlier to 1.5 billion pounds setting an all-time high for cheese stocks.. Both American and Swiss cheese stocks increased 4% and 18%, respectively, from last year.