Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Aug 7,   :  Jul 31,  :  Jul 24,  :  Jul 17,  :  Jul 10,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998 1/ :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6601      1.6442      1.6374      1.6178      1.5901
    West 3/         :    1.5993      1.5994      1.5782      1.5593      1.5408
    US 4/           :    1.6200      1.6129      1.5929      1.5787      1.5522
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,708,294   1,203,364   1,405,971   1,823,214   1,058,349
    West 3/         : 4,032,514   3,895,598   4,702,751   4,077,402   4,152,817
    US 4/           : 5,963,557   5,293,538   6,284,646   6,114,827   5,448,602 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6357      1.6145      1.5968      1.5890      1.5549
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   461,951     679,724   1,320,815   1,242,802     816,491 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6112      1.6077      1.6132      1.6408      1.6341
    Oth             :    1.5894      1.5869      1.6041      1.5999      1.6172
    US              :    1.6005      1.5958      1.6077      1.6172      1.6242
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5286      1.5217      1.5300      1.5542      1.5458
    Oth             :    1.4771      1.4840      1.4959      1.4903      1.5080
    US              :    1.5032      1.5000      1.5090      1.5172      1.5236
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,688,127   3,788,800   3,793,914   3,969,888   3,871,657
    Oth             : 3,532,061   5,064,175   5,923,743   5,386,996   5,451,795
    US              : 7,220,188   8,852,975   9,717,657   9,356,884   9,323,452
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.70       35.55       35.68       35.60       35.52
    Oth             :     34.37       34.77       34.59       34.51       34.58
    US              :     35.05       35.11       35.01       34.98       34.97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.