More cheese is being made as the result of plummeting milk sales

According

to the US Department of Agriculture, there is currently 1.39 billion pounds of cheese in storage in the country - a surplus which is the result of dwindling dairy

demand.

Dairy sales

A sudden drop in demand for milk means much of it is being made into

cheese - which can be stored and remains profitable for a longer period.

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Because of

the over-production of cheese, prices have dropped.

With the

industry floundering, cheese makers are dissuading Trump from putting an

international tariff on the product, which is sold in abundance in Mexico.

Consumers are increasingly choosing plant-based dairy alternatives (Photo: Instagram)

Dairy

alternatives

Meanwhile,

the dairy alternative market is forecasted to hit $24 billion USD within the

next eight years - presenting a dismal forecast for the cheese industry should

this pattern continue.

In light of

the changes, a report by Rabobank advises that those in the dairy industry consider

an alternative route.

The report's

Senior Analyst in Dairy Tom Bailey said: "While it's not essential to

diversify into dairy alternatives, it would be wise for the dairy industry to

at least learn one thing from the success of dairy alternatives, which may be

putting the consumer first and trading in the old grass-to-glass model for

glass-to-grass."