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America can’t eat its way out of this massive cheese problem
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about already, here comes a new issue: The Great Cheese Glut of 2016. The Wall Street Journal reports that as of March 31, 1.19 billion pounds had accumulated in commercial cold-storage freezers across the United States, the largest stockpile ever. This affects an entire global industry, from Wisconsin Dells to Whole Foods shelves. Yet each American would have to eat an extra 3 pounds of cheese this year, on top of the 36 pounds we already consume per capita...
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So the question is, when is this going to trickle down to us at the consumer level? I've seen no change in cheese pricing at my local shops.
If the price of premium cheeses were to drop, I'd be more than happy to do my part and eat the extra 3 pounds.
That's the thing, it most likely wont as it is not in their best interest. They would rather deep freeze the cheese than to let the market conditions change.
The sure would...No discounted cheese for us.