Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Oct 3,   :  Sep 26,  :  Sep 19,  :  Sep 12,  :  Sep 5,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.7963      1.7306      1.6964      1.6795      1.6713
    West 3/         :    1.6902      1.6587      1.6355      1.6287      1.6266
    US 4/           :    1.7236      1.6806      1.6599      1.6436      1.6403
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,489,301   1,521,506   2,304,550   1,716,597   1,563,636
    West 3/         : 3,436,695   3,731,472   3,808,872   4,429,596   3,991,588
    US 4/           : 5,006,744   5,407,418   6,211,440   6,176,702   5,606,511
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8223      1.7777      1.7327      1.6764      1.6032
    Oth Sts         :    1.8008      1.7547      1.7057      1.6198      1.5627
    US              :    1.8073      1.7604      1.7139      1.6377      1.5765
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.7531      1.7118      1.6559      1.5924      1.5242
    Oth Sts         :    1.6877      1.6344      1.5885      1.5166      1.4640
    US              :    1.7070      1.6532      1.6086      1.5403      1.4843
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 2,201,423   1,880,829   2,364,928   2,160,351   2,713,960
    Oth Sts         : 5,116,620   5,671,943   5,393,078   4,665,164   5,279,666
    US              : 7,318,043   7,552,772   7,758,006   6,825,515   7,993,626
                    :
                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     36.59       36.65       36.17       35.78       35.84
    Oth Sts         :     34.91       34.51       34.50       34.85       34.89
    US              :     35.42       35.04       35.01       35.14       35.21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/  Revised.
2/  Prices weighted by volumes reported.
3/  AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, and WA.
4/  "Oth Sts" included in U.S. total.
5/  Sales as reported by cooperating manufacturers.