We Love Cheese!

There is a growing love for cheese in America that is evident in more ways than one. Cheese & charcuterie boards are now a must for any gathering and of course that artistic touch must be shown off on social media for all to drool over. A recent statistic from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that Americans eat on average 38 lbs of cheese per year. This is nearly 10 more pounds of cheese when compared to 20 years ago when consumption was only 28 pounds per capita.  That’s a lot of cheese!

To break it down even further, we all have our favorite cheese or maybe a couple come to mind, but over the past couple of years Mozzarella has strung its way to the top, taking the prize for highest per capita consumption at 12.48 pounds with Cheddar sliding to just 10 pounds.

Despite this growing love for cheese in America, we still have a long ways to go to catch up with the European countries, especially France and Germany, with per capita cheese consumption of over 50 pounds!  So, make sure you drop by the Ag District in your holiday preparations to pick up lots of cheese for your guests and those delicious artisan pizzas with our very own mozzarella. We look forward to seeing you!