Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Oct 17,  :  Oct 10,  :  Oct 3,   :  Sep 26,  :  Sep 19,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8315      1.8128      1.7963      1.7306      1.6964
    West 3/         :    1.7486      1.7211      1.6939      1.6607      1.6355
    US 4/           :    1.7683      1.7441      1.7240      1.6801      1.6600
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,171,976   1,206,032   1,489,301   1,521,506   2,304,550
    West 3/         : 3,846,569   4,008,829   3,796,284   4,262,016   3,808,872
    US 4/           : 5,025,574   5,323,291   5,366,333   5,937,962   6,211,440
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8682      1.8380      1.8223      1.7777      1.7327
    Oth Sts         :    1.8325      1.8372      1.8008      1.7547      1.7057
    US              :    1.8445      1.8374      1.8073      1.7604      1.7139
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.7695      1.7554      1.7531      1.7118      1.6559
    Oth Sts         :    1.7136      1.7216      1.6877      1.6344      1.5885
    US              :    1.7323      1.7322      1.7070      1.6532      1.6086
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 2,527,567   2,573,716   2,201,423   1,880,829   2,364,928
    Oth Sts         : 4,971,372   5,592,076   5,116,620   5,671,943   5,393,078
    US              : 7,498,939   8,165,792   7,318,043   7,552,772   7,758,006
                    :
                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     35.60       36.13       36.59       36.65       36.17
    Oth Sts         :     34.77       34.91       34.91       34.51       34.50
    US              :     35.05       35.29       35.42       35.04       35.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 participating manufacturers.