Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region  
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Oct 24,  :  Oct 17,  :  Oct 10,  :  Oct 3,   :  Sep 26,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998  
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8463      1.8315      1.8128      1.7963      1.7306
    West 3/         :    1.7546      1.7503      1.7211      1.6939      1.6607
    US 4/           :    1.7817      1.7690      1.7441      1.7240      1.6801
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,225,106   1,171,976   1,206,032   1,489,301   1,521,506
    West 3/         : 3,102,145   3,995,340   4,008,829   3,796,284   4,262,016
    US 4/           : 4,442,585   5,174,345   5,323,291   5,366,333   5,937,962
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8690      1.8682      1.8380      1.8223      1.7777
    Oth Sts         :    1.9007      1.8325      1.8372      1.8008      1.7547
    US              :    1.8831      1.8445      1.8374      1.8073      1.7604
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.7806      1.7695      1.7554      1.7531      1.7118
    Oth Sts         :    1.7590      1.7136      1.7216      1.6877      1.6344
    US              :    1.7709      1.7323      1.7322      1.7070      1.6532
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 4,148,013   2,527,567   2,573,716   2,201,423   1,880,829
    Oth Sts         : 3,287,003   4,971,372   5,592,076   5,116,620   5,671,943
    US              : 7,435,016   7,498,939   8,165,792   7,318,043   7,552,772
                    :
                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     35.97       35.60       36.13       36.59       36.65
    Oth Sts         :     34.08       34.77       34.91       34.91       34.51
    US              :     35.14       35.05       35.29       35.42       35.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.