Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Sep 18,  :  Sep 11,  :  Sep 4,   :  Aug 28,  :  Aug 21,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.6964      1.6795      1.6713      1.6801      1.6750
    West 3/         :    1.6340      1.6279      1.6258      1.6270      1.6282
    US 4/           :    1.6597      1.6436      1.6403      1.6433      1.6421
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 2,304,550   1,716,597   1,563,636   1,830,235   1,455,807
    West 3/         : 3,690,539   4,378,190   3,952,136   4,784,293   4,259,665
    US 4/           : 6,118,433   6,176,702   5,606,511   6,793,436   5,919,724 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6482      1.6246      1.6169      1.6500      1.6593
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   526,935     770,368     921,834     827,856     808,910 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.7327      1.6764      1.6032      1.5864      1.6016
    Oth             :    1.7038      1.6198      1.5627      1.5613      1.5654
    US              :    1.7127      1.6377      1.5765      1.5713      1.5787
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.6559      1.5924      1.5242      1.5086      1.5226
    Oth             :    1.5869      1.5166      1.4640      1.4617      1.4663
    US              :    1.6079      1.5403      1.4843      1.4802      1.4867
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 2,364,928   2,160,351   2,713,960   3,267,459   3,136,053
    Oth             : 5,284,336   4,665,164   5,279,666   4,932,783   5,416,437
    US              : 7,649,264   6,825,515   7,993,626   8,200,242   8,552,490
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     36.17       35.78       35.84       35.86       35.84
    Oth             :     34.51       34.85       34.89       34.84       34.88
    US              :     35.02       35.14       35.21       35.25       35.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.