Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  May 29,  :  May 22,  :  May 15,  :  May 8,   :  May 1,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :  1998 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.2760      1.2440      1.2159      1.2048      1.2442
    West 3/         :    1.2111      1.1927      1.1829      1.1730      1.2069
    US 4/           :    1.2262      1.2033      1.1912      1.1812      1.2138
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,226,367     893,539   1,431,414     990,558     780,161
    West 3/         : 4,988,734   4,462,936   4,355,258   4,926,661   5,017,597
    US 4/           : 6,754,372   5,848,762   6,135,519   6,472,898   6,386,810 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.2333      1.2259      1.2280      1.2292      1.2812
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              : 1,296,610   1,436,599   1,281,217   1,118,947     666,726 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.2770      1.2642      1.2653      1.2659      1.2890
    Oth             :    1.2817      1.2795      1.2733      1.2724      1.3083
    US              :    1.2798      1.2734      1.2702      1.2699      1.3016
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.2134      1.2030      1.2029      1.2031      1.2220
    Oth             :    1.1848      1.1828      1.1780      1.1813      1.2098
    US              :    1.1959      1.1906      1.1874      1.1898      1.2140
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,507,960   4,055,420   4,579,020   4,431,889   3,508,945
    Oth             : 5,324,221   6,189,050   7,278,495   6,813,086   6,600,589
    US              : 8,832,181  10,244,470  11,857,515  11,244,975  10,109,534
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.80       35.90       35.83       35.81       35.66
    Oth             :     34.01       34.01       34.07       34.30       34.04
    US              :     34.72       34.76       34.75       34.89       34.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/  Revised.
2/  Prices weighted by volumes reported.
3/  CA, ID, OR, and WA.
4/  "Other Regions" included in U.S. total.
5/  Sales as reported by cooperating manufacturers.