Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Aug 14,  :  Aug 7,   :  Jul 31,  :  Jul 24,  :  Jul 17,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998 1/ :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6691      1.6597      1.6470      1.6374      1.6178
    West 3/         :    1.6198      1.5976      1.5994      1.5782      1.5593
    US 4/           :    1.6370      1.6196      1.6154      1.5929      1.5787
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,837,043   2,028,294   1,523,364   1,405,971   1,823,214
    West 3/         : 4,178,750   4,411,109   3,895,598   4,702,751   4,077,402
    US 4/           : 6,261,923   6,662,152   5,613,538   6,284,646   6,114,827 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6064      1.6357      1.6145      1.5968      1.5890
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   804,747     461,951     679,724   1,320,815   1,242,802 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6101      1.6112      1.6077      1.6132      1.6408
    Oth             :    1.5575      1.5537      1.5869      1.6041      1.5999
    US              :    1.5807      1.5785      1.5958      1.6077      1.6172
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5265      1.5286      1.5217      1.5300      1.5542
    Oth             :    1.4430      1.4525      1.4840      1.4959      1.4903
    US              :    1.4793      1.4851      1.5000      1.5090      1.5172
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 2,873,207   3,688,127   3,788,800   3,793,914   3,969,888
    Oth             : 3,647,261   4,853,888   5,064,175   5,923,743   5,386,996
    US              : 6,520,468   8,542,015   8,852,975   9,717,657   9,356,884
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.66       35.70       35.55       35.68       35.60
    Oth             :     34.16       34.75       34.77       34.59       34.51
    US              :     34.82       35.16       35.11       35.01       34.98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.