Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Sep 11,  :  Sep 4,   :  Aug 28,  :  Aug 21,  :  Aug 14,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6844      1.6713      1.6801      1.6750      1.6691
    West 3/         :    1.6265      1.6258      1.6270      1.6282      1.6220
    US 4/           :    1.6430      1.6403      1.6433      1.6421      1.6380
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,559,848   1,563,636   1,830,235   1,455,807   1,837,043
    West 3/         : 4,155,159   3,951,232   4,784,293   4,259,665   4,513,970
    US 4/           : 5,755,932   5,605,607   6,793,436   5,919,724   6,630,809 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6246      1.6169      1.6500      1.6593      1.6105
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   770,368     921,834     827,856     808,910     846,392 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6764      1.6032      1.5864      1.6016      1.6101
    Oth             :    1.6198      1.5627      1.5613      1.5654      1.5505
    US              :    1.6377      1.5765      1.5713      1.5787      1.5708
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.5924      1.5242      1.5086      1.5226      1.5265
    Oth             :    1.5166      1.4640      1.4617      1.4663      1.4481
    US              :    1.5403      1.4843      1.4802      1.4867      1.4744
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 2,160,351   2,713,960   3,267,459   3,136,053   2,873,207
    Oth             : 4,665,164   5,279,666   4,932,783   5,416,437   5,598,579
    US              : 6,825,515   7,993,626   8,200,242   8,552,490   8,471,786
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.78       35.84       35.86       35.84       35.66
    Oth             :     34.85       34.89       34.84       34.88       34.69
    US              :     35.14       35.21       35.25       35.23       35.02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.