In November 2023, Mexico produced over 10 thousand metric tons of queso fresco and around nine thousand metric tons of double cream cheese. At the other end of the spectrum is asadero cheese, of which 1.3 thousand metric tons were produced in the same month.
Mexico is one of the largest milk-producing countries in the world. In 2022, it produced around 13 thousand metric tons of fluid milk. As for monthly production of dairy and fermented products, yogurt has consistently the highest production volume.
Monthly production volume of cheese in Mexico from January 2022 to November 2023, by type
(in metric tons)
Characteristic
Queso fresco*
Double cream cheese
Others
Chihuahua cheese
American cheese**
Panela cheese
Manchego
Oaxaca cheese
Cream cheese
Asadero cheese
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* Queso fresco, in English, fresh cheese is a type of soft cheese used especially as topping.
** American cheese is also referred to as queso amarillo or yellow cheese.
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INEGI. (January 15, 2024). Monthly production volume of cheese in Mexico from January 2022 to November 2023, by type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411479/monthly-cheese-production-mexico-type/
INEGI. "Monthly production volume of cheese in Mexico from January 2022 to November 2023, by type (in metric tons)." Chart. January 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411479/monthly-cheese-production-mexico-type/
INEGI. (2024). Monthly production volume of cheese in Mexico from January 2022 to November 2023, by type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411479/monthly-cheese-production-mexico-type/
INEGI. "Monthly Production Volume of Cheese in Mexico from January 2022 to November 2023, by Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411479/monthly-cheese-production-mexico-type/
INEGI, Monthly production volume of cheese in Mexico from January 2022 to November 2023, by type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411479/monthly-cheese-production-mexico-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Monthly production volume of cheese in Mexico from January 2022 to November 2023, by type (in metric tons) [Graph], INEGI, January 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411479/monthly-cheese-production-mexico-type/