Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region  
                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Nov 7,   :  Oct 31,  :  Oct 24,  :  Oct 17,  :  Oct 10,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998  
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8686      1.8729      1.8463      1.8315      1.8128
    West 3/         :    1.7995      1.7868      1.7860      1.7503      1.7211
    US 4/           :    1.8195      1.8029      1.7863      1.7690      1.7441
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,347,457     952,243   1,225,106   1,171,976   1,206,032
    West 3/         : 3,699,694   4,281,035   4,292,866   3,995,340   4,008,829
    US 4/           : 5,178,171   5,338,222   5,633,306   5,174,345   5,323,291
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.9198      1.8845      1.8690      1.8684      1.8380
    Oth Sts         :    1.8875      1.8495      1.8859      1.8325      1.8372
    US              :    1.9018      1.8641      1.8781      1.8446      1.8374
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.8189      1.7990      1.7806      1.7697      1.7554
    Oth Sts         :    1.7636      1.7258      1.7547      1.7136      1.7216
    US              :    1.7880      1.7560      1.7666      1.7324      1.7322
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,484,356   3,570,803   4,148,013   2,527,567   2,573,716
    Oth Sts         : 4,368,257   4,979,567   4,770,539   4,971,372   5,592,076
    US              : 7,852,613   8,550,370   8,918,552   7,498,939   8,165,792
                    :
                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     35.62       36.10       35.97       35.60       36.13
    Oth Sts         :     34.72       34.63       34.44       34.77       34.91
    US              :     35.12       35.24       35.15       35.05       35.29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.