Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Jul 10,  :  Jul 3,   :  Jun 26,  :  Jun 19,  :  Jun 12,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.5892      1.5772      1.5487      1.5061      1.3946
    West 3/         :    1.5420      1.5221      1.5037      1.4547      1.3667
    US 4/           :    1.5532      1.5332      1.5125      1.4636      1.3762
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,058,349     814,236   1,022,090     796,587   1,323,180
    West 3/         : 4,015,316   3,534,258   4,673,884   4,430,433   4,335,355
    US 4/           : 5,311,101   4,527,270   5,899,235   5,435,403   5,933,378 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.5268      1.4610      1.4658      1.4139      1.3646
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   599,699   1,143,409   2,023,727   1,823,731   2,119,925 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6341      1.6130      1.6016      1.5594      1.4847
    Oth             :    1.6172      1.5992      1.5783      1.5323      1.4462
    US              :    1.6242      1.6036      1.5875      1.5429      1.4604
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5458      1.5294      1.5200      1.4805      1.4210
    Oth             :    1.5080      1.4914      1.4686      1.4228      1.3418
    US              :    1.5236      1.5035      1.4887      1.4451      1.3704
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,871,657   3,218,418   4,064,185   4,118,989   3,488,819
    Oth             : 5,451,795   6,758,111   6,209,758   6,371,050   5,983,869
    US              : 9,323,452   9,976,529  10,273,943  10,490,039   9,472,688
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.52       35.66       35.72       35.75       36.26
    Oth             :     34.58       34.59       34.45       34.31       34.25
    US              :     34.97       34.94       34.95       34.87       34.99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.