Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Aug 21,  :  Aug 14,  :  Aug 7,   :  Jul 31,  :  Jul 24,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6750      1.6691      1.6597      1.6470      1.6374
    West 3/         :    1.6279      1.6201      1.5980      1.5995      1.5782
    US 4/           :    1.6418      1.6375      1.6197      1.6155      1.5930
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,455,807   1,837,043   2,028,294   1,523,364   1,405,971
    West 3/         : 4,229,624   4,204,271   4,435,936   3,900,478   4,704,906
    US 4/           : 5,879,481   6,321,110   6,686,979   5,618,418   6,286,801 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6593      1.6105      1.6357      1.6145      1.5968
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   808,910     846,392     461,951     679,724   1,320,815 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6016      1.6101      1.6112      1.6077      1.6132
    Oth             :    1.5742      1.5505      1.5537      1.5869      1.6041
    US              :    1.5862      1.5708      1.5785      1.5958      1.6077
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5226      1.5265      1.5286      1.5217      1.5300
    Oth             :    1.4696      1.4481      1.4525      1.4840      1.4959
    US              :    1.4926      1.4744      1.4851      1.5000      1.5090
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,136,053   2,873,207   3,688,127   3,788,800   3,793,914
    Oth             : 4,001,853   5,598,579   4,853,888   5,064,175   5,923,743
    US              : 7,137,906   8,471,786   8,542,015   8,852,975   9,717,657
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.84       35.66       35.70       35.55       35.68
    Oth             :     34.66       34.69       34.75       34.77       34.59
    US              :     35.17       35.02       35.16       35.11       35.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.