Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region  
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Oct 31,  :  Oct 24,  :  Oct 17,  :  Oct 10,  :  Oct 3,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998  
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8729      1.8463      1.8315      1.8128      1.7963
    West 3/         :    1.7850      1.7860      1.7503      1.7211      1.6939
    US 4/           :    1.8020      1.7863      1.7690      1.7441      1.7240
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   952,243   1,225,106   1,171,976   1,206,032   1,489,301
    West 3/         : 4,111,494   4,292,866   3,995,340   4,008,829   3,796,284
    US 4/           : 5,168,681   5,633,306   5,174,345   5,323,291   5,366,333
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8845      1.8690      1.8682      1.8380      1.8223
    Oth Sts         :    1.8495      1.8859      1.8325      1.8372      1.8008
    US              :    1.8641      1.8781      1.8445      1.8374      1.8073
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.7990      1.7806      1.7695      1.7554      1.7531
    Oth Sts         :    1.7258      1.7547      1.7136      1.7216      1.6877
    US              :    1.7560      1.7666      1.7323      1.7322      1.7070
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,570,803   4,148,013   2,527,567   2,573,716   2,201,423
    Oth Sts         : 4,979,567   4,770,539   4,971,372   5,592,076   5,116,620
    US              : 8,550,370   8,918,552   7,498,939   8,165,792   7,318,043
                    :
                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     36.10       35.97       35.60       36.13       36.59
    Oth Sts         :     34.63       34.44       34.77       34.91       34.91
    US              :     35.24       35.15       35.05       35.29       35.42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.