The U.S. is projected to sell over 1 billion pounds of cheese to international customers this year. Through August, we have exported 766 million pounds of cheese. For the remaining months of the year, the U.S. only needs to average 58.5 million pounds of cheese exports each month to reach the 1 billion pound mark. For reference, monthly cheese exports have averaged 96 million pounds so far in 2024.
Mexico is the top purchaser of U.S. cheese. Our neighbors to the south have bought 35.5% more cheese this year compared to 2023. Sales now total 282 million pounds year-to-date.
Central America and the Caribbean have also been solid customers, purchasing 118 million pounds of cheese. That region is followed by South Korea at 89 million pounds and Japan at 70 million pounds of year-to-date U.S. cheese imports. Combined, those three regions have purchased 277 million pounds of U.S. cheese, just shy of the 282 million pounds Mexico has purchased alone.
Abbi Prins
October 21, 2024
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