WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following
is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census
Bureau:
AMERICAN CHEESE MONTH
Profile America — Sunday, October
4th. October is American Cheese Month, a
celebration of the many varieties of the dairy product. America is
the world's cheese superpower, producing 26 percent of the world's
supply. The nations of the European Union combine to produce 9.6
million metric tons of cheese annually. However, U.S. production of
over 5.6 million metric tons exceeds that of the combined second to
fourth place producers —Germany, France and Italy. America's annual cheese consumption
averages almost 33 and half pounds per capita. A full third of this
figure is accounted for by mozzarella, likely attributable to our
appetite for pizza. Big Cheese is formed in America by 561
production establishments. Employing over 43,000 workers, cheese
captures a $43 billion a year slice
of the economy. Profile America is in its19th year as a
public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources:
Cheese Month:
http://www.cheesesociety.org/i-heart-cheese/american-cheese-month/
Cheese manufacturing establishments/NAICS 311513:
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=BP_2013_00A1&prodType=table
Cheese manufacturing employment and revenue/NAICS 311513:
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ASM_2013_31GS101&prodType=table
Share of world production:
http://worldknowing.com/top-10-largest-cheese-producer-country-in-the-world/
Breakdown:
http://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?commodity=cheese&graph=production
Consumption:
http://ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/detail.aspx?chartId=40062&ref=collection&embed=True
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