Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Jul 17,  :  Jul 10,  :  Jul 3,   :  Jun 26,  :  Jun 19,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6178      1.5901      1.5772      1.5487      1.5061
    West 3/         :    1.5599      1.5420      1.5221      1.5037      1.4547
    US 4/           :    1.5796      1.5534      1.5332      1.5125      1.4636
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,823,214   1,058,349     814,236   1,022,090     796,587
    West 3/         : 3,909,594   4,015,316   3,534,258   4,673,884   4,430,433
    US 4/           : 5,947,019   5,311,101   4,527,270   5,899,235   5,435,403 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6009      1.5233      1.4610      1.4658      1.4139
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   997,629     816,491   1,143,409   2,023,727   1,823,731 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6408      1.6341      1.6130      1.6016      1.5594
    Oth             :    1.5999      1.6172      1.5992      1.5783      1.5323
    US              :    1.6172      1.6242      1.6036      1.5875      1.5429
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5542      1.5458      1.5294      1.5200      1.4805
    Oth             :    1.4903      1.5080      1.4914      1.4686      1.4228
    US              :    1.5172      1.5236      1.5035      1.4887      1.4451
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,969,888   3,871,657   3,218,418   4,064,185   4,118,989
    Oth             : 5,386,996   5,451,795   6,758,111   6,209,758   6,371,050
    US              : 9,356,884   9,323,452   9,976,529  10,273,943  10,490,039
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.60       35.52       35.66       35.72       35.75
    Oth             :     34.51       34.58       34.59       34.45       34.31
    US              :     34.98       34.97       34.94       34.95       34.87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.