While milk consumption in the U.S. has been declining over the last several decades, sales in cheese have been steadily increasing, reports Bloomberg. Americans eating cheese over the last two years was at its highest rate since 2000, cites the source, and boasted the highest average consumption since 1975 when the government began tracking it. Butter also saw gains. Both are expected to continue to go in sales in 2017. However, milk will not fare as well according to estimates by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, cites the source. Production of milk continues to grow, creating a surplus in the U.S.
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