The data from USDA used in the infographic shows how big
U.S. cheese stockpile has gotten over the last few years. As of August 2022,
the U.S. had 1.5 billion pounds of cheese in cold storage across the country,
which is around a whopping $3.4 billion worth of cheese.
Before looking at how big is the American stockpile of
cheese, we will take a step back to first look into why America’s cheese
stockpile has gotten so big in the first place.