America Has a Cheese Problem That’s Only Going to Get Worse

Americans have more cheese than ever before — and that stinks for cheesemakers.

Currently, the U.S. has 1.39 billion pounds of cheese in storage, according to the Department of Agriculture and that equates to roughly 4 pounds of cheese for every American.

Why so much? There are two main factors. Cheese is piling up due to a dwindling demand for milk, yet farmers are on target to produce a whopping 218.7 billion pounds of milk by December.