Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Sep 4,   :  Aug 28,  :  Aug 21,  :  Aug 14,  :  Aug 7,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6713      1.6801      1.6750      1.6691      1.6597
    West 3/         :    1.6258      1.6270      1.6282      1.6220      1.5980
    US 4/           :    1.6403      1.6433      1.6421      1.6380      1.6197
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,563,636   1,830,235   1,455,807   1,837,043   2,028,294
    West 3/         : 3,951,232   4,784,293   4,259,665   4,513,970   4,435,936
    US 4/           : 5,605,607   6,793,436   5,919,724   6,630,809   6,686,979 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6169      1.6500      1.6593      1.6105      1.6357
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   921,834     827,856     808,910     846,392     461,951 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6032      1.5864      1.6016      1.6101      1.6112
    Oth             :    1.5736      1.5613      1.5654      1.5505      1.5537
    US              :    1.5862      1.5713      1.5787      1.5708      1.5785
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5242      1.5086      1.5226      1.5265      1.5286
    Oth             :    1.4666      1.4617      1.4663      1.4481      1.4525
    US              :    1.4907      1.4802      1.4867      1.4744      1.4851
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 2,713,960   3,267,459   3,136,053   2,873,207   3,688,127
    Oth             : 3,691,872   4,932,783   5,416,437   5,598,579   4,853,888
    US              : 6,405,832   8,200,242   8,552,490   8,471,786   8,542,015
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.84       35.86       35.84       35.66       35.70
    Oth             :     34.55       34.84       34.88       34.69       34.75
    US              :     35.09       35.25       35.23       35.02       35.16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.