Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Aug 28,  :  Aug 21,  :  Aug 14,  :  Aug 7,   :  Jul 31,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6801      1.6750      1.6691      1.6597      1.6470
    West 3/         :    1.6267      1.6279      1.6220      1.5980      1.5995
    US 4/           :    1.6432      1.6419      1.6380      1.6197      1.6155
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,830,235   1,455,807   1,837,043   2,028,294   1,523,364
    West 3/         : 4,740,521   4,229,624   4,513,970   4,435,936   3,900,478
    US 4/           : 6,749,664   5,889,683   6,630,809   6,686,979   5,618,418 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6500      1.6593      1.6105      1.6357      1.6145
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   827,856     808,910     846,392     461,951     679,724 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.5864      1.6016      1.6101      1.6112      1.6077
    Oth             :    1.5613      1.5745      1.5505      1.5537      1.5869
    US              :    1.5713      1.5862      1.5708      1.5785      1.5958
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5086      1.5226      1.5265      1.5286      1.5217
    Oth             :    1.4617      1.4701      1.4481      1.4525      1.4840
    US              :    1.4802      1.4925      1.4744      1.4851      1.5000
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,267,459   3,136,053   2,873,207   3,688,127   3,788,800
    Oth             : 4,932,783   4,132,129   5,598,579   4,853,888   5,064,175
    US              : 8,200,242   7,268,182   8,471,786   8,542,015   8,852,975
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.86       35.84       35.66       35.70       35.55
    Oth             :     34.84       34.67       34.69       34.75       34.77
    US              :     35.25       35.17       35.02       35.16       35.11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.