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Article: California Cheese Production Posts Dramatic Growth in 2004; Cheese Production Nears 2 Billion Lbs; Milk Production Also Sets Record.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- February 7, 2005
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MODESTO, Calif. -- California's cheese production, which doubled over the past decade, hit a new record in 2004 as the state's production closed in on the two billion-pound mark. Reported growth in 2004 - 163 million pounds - was the single largest annual production increase in the state's history.
According to preliminary estimates from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), California's production of natural cow's milk cheese reached a record 1.994 billion pounds in 2004, an 8.9 percent increase over 2003.
California milk production also reached a record high in 2004, totaling 36.4 billion pounds, a 2.9 percent increase over 2003, ...