Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Jun 26,  :  Jun 19,  :  Jun 12,   :  Jun 5,  :  May 29,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.5487      1.5061      1.3946      1.3111      1.2760
    West 3/         :    1.4978      1.4526      1.3667      1.2860      1.2121
    US 4/           :    1.5091      1.4621      1.3762      1.2929      1.2265
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,022,090     796,587   1,323,180   1,178,518   1,226,367
    West 3/         : 4,045,366   4,322,695   4,335,355   4,474,782   5,155,958
    US 4/           : 5,270,717   5,327,665   5,933,378   6,330,358   6,921,596 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.4675      1.4139      1.3646      1.2810      1.2333
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              : 1,990,958   1,823,731   2,119,925   2,210,033   1,296,610 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6016      1.5594      1.4847      1.3526      1.2770
    Oth             :    1.5767      1.5323      1.4462      1.3411      1.2819
    US              :    1.5879      1.5429      1.4604      1.3453      1.2799
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5200      1.4805      1.4210      1.2939      1.2134
    Oth             :    1.4613      1.4228      1.3418      1.2454      1.1852
    US              :    1.4875      1.4451      1.3704      1.2629      1.1962
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 4,064,185   4,118,989   3,488,819   3,632,427   3,507,960
    Oth             : 4,941,895   6,371,050   5,983,869   6,233,152   5,356,446
    US              : 9,006,080  10,490,039   9,472,688   9,865,579   8,864,406
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.72       35.75       36.26       36.23       35.80
    Oth             :     34.19       34.31       34.25       34.31       34.03
    US              :     34.88       34.87       34.99       35.02       34.73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.