Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Jul 3,   :  Jun 26,  :  Jun 19,  :  Jun 12,  :  Jun 5,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.5686      1.5487      1.5061      1.3946      1.3111
    West 3/         :    1.5096      1.5037      1.4526      1.3667      1.2860
    US 4/           :    1.5247      1.5125      1.4621      1.3762      1.2929
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   814,236   1,022,090     796,587   1,323,180   1,178,518
    West 3/         : 2,732,924   4,673,884   4,322,695   4,335,355   4,474,782
    US 4/           : 3,715,936   5,899,235   5,327,665   5,933,378   6,330,358 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.4610      1.4658      1.4139      1.3646      1.2810
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              : 1,143,409   2,023,727   1,823,731   2,119,925   2,210,033 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6130      1.6016      1.5594      1.4847      1.3526
    Oth             :    1.6025      1.5783      1.5323      1.4462      1.3411
    US              :    1.6066      1.5875      1.5429      1.4604      1.3453
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5294      1.5200      1.4805      1.4210      1.2939
    Oth             :    1.4897      1.4686      1.4228      1.3418      1.2454
    US              :    1.5048      1.4887      1.4451      1.3704      1.2629
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,218,418   4,064,185   4,118,989   3,488,819   3,632,427
    Oth             : 5,131,850   6,209,758   6,371,050   5,983,869   6,233,152
    US              : 8,350,268  10,273,943  10,490,039   9,472,688   9,865,579
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.66       35.72       35.75       36.26       36.23
    Oth             :     34.38       34.45       34.31       34.25       34.31
    US              :     34.88       34.95       34.87       34.99       35.02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.