MADISON, Wis. – Federal statistics show that Wisconsin is still the nation's big cheese.
Wisconsin produced 2.65 billion pounds of cheese last year. That accounted for a nation-best 26 percent of the U.S. cheese output in 2009.
Wisconsin also produced 477 million pounds of specialty cheese last year. That was an increase of 40 million pounds from the previous year, a 9 percent rise.
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