Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Jun 5,   :  May 29,  :  May 22,  :  May 15,  :  May 8,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.3111      1.2760      1.2440      1.2159      1.2048
    West 3/         :    1.2860      1.2121      1.1927      1.1829      1.1730
    US 4/           :    1.2929      1.2265      1.2033      1.1912      1.1812
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,178,518   1,226,367     893,539   1,431,414     990,558
    West 3/         : 4,474,782   5,155,958   4,462,936   4,355,258   4,926,661
    US 4/           : 6,330,358   6,921,596   5,848,762   6,135,519   6,472,898 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.3026      1.2333      1.2259      1.2280      1.2292
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              : 1,633,088   1,296,610   1,436,599   1,281,217   1,118,947 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.3526      1.2770      1.2642      1.2653      1.2659
    Oth             :    1.3408      1.2819      1.2795      1.2733      1.2724
    US              :    1.3453      1.2799      1.2734      1.2702      1.2699
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.2939      1.2134      1.2030      1.2029      1.2031
    Oth             :    1.2446      1.1852      1.1828      1.1780      1.1813
    US              :    1.2628      1.1962      1.1906      1.1874      1.1898
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,632,427   3,507,960   4,055,420   4,579,020   4,431,889
    Oth             : 6,009,680   5,356,446   6,189,050   7,278,495   6,813,086
    US              : 9,642,107   8,864,406  10,244,470  11,857,515  11,244,975
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     36.23       35.80       35.90       35.83       35.81
    Oth             :     34.28       34.03       34.01       34.07       34.30
    US              :     35.02       34.73       34.76       34.75       34.89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.