Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Sep 25,  :  Sep 18,  :  Sep 11,  :  Sep 4,   :  Aug 28,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.7306      1.6964      1.6795      1.6713      1.6801
    West 3/         :    1.6572      1.6346      1.6279      1.6258      1.6270
    US 4/           :    1.6806      1.6599      1.6436      1.6403      1.6433
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,521,506   2,304,550   1,716,597   1,563,636   1,830,235
    West 3/         : 3,683,775   3,741,328   4,378,190   3,952,136   4,784,293
    US 4/           : 5,295,418   6,169,222   6,176,702   5,606,511   6,793,436 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.6903      1.6482      1.6246      1.6169      1.6500
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   297,329     526,935     770,368     921,834     827,856 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.7777      1.7327      1.6764      1.6032      1.5864
    Oth             :    1.7593      1.7185      1.6198      1.5627      1.5613
    US              :    1.7641      1.7231      1.6377      1.5765      1.5713
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.7118      1.6559      1.5924      1.5242      1.5086
    Oth             :    1.6376      1.5976      1.5166      1.4640      1.4617
    US              :    1.6563      1.6162      1.5403      1.4843      1.4802
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,880,829   2,364,928   2,160,351   2,713,960   3,267,459
    Oth             : 5,400,735   4,895,366   4,665,164   5,279,666   4,932,783
    US              : 7,281,564   7,260,294   6,825,515   7,993,626   8,200,242
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     36.65       36.17       35.78       35.84       35.86
    Oth             :     34.47       34.38       34.85       34.89       34.84
    US              :     35.03       34.97       35.14       35.21       35.25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.