Posted on 08/28/2016 12:05:10 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Washington has stepped in to tackle America’s cheese mountain with the Federal government buying 11 million pounds of the surplus.
It has cost the American taxpayer $20 million (£15 million), the US Department of Agriculture said. The cheese will be distributed to food banks across the country.
There are several reasons for the cheese mountain in the US. Farmers had boosted production when they were getting record prices. But thanks to the strength of the dollar, demand has slumped, creating a huge cheese surplus which has reached a 30-year high.
Cheese has been a source of tension between the United States and the EU, with Washington and Brussels at odds over American demands to sell US-made cheeses labeled as parmesan, gorgonzola, brie and other traditional brands to the Far East. …
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Metamucil will be in shortage starting next week.
Fromunda cheese
The USA once had a peanut farmer for president. When the voters ran him out of office, his replacement found warehouses filled with government owned peanut butter.
Yogurt, not much of a fan and no memory of ever eaten Chobani. Just the thought w/this info makes me cringe. Reminds of our chicken shi+ prez from Tyson’s Arkansas. Favorite is Yoplait (whipped) Where is our FDA? on this....crickets
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