Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region  

                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Nov 14,  :  Nov 7,   :  Oct 31,  :  Oct 24,  :  Oct 17,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998  
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.8914      1.8686      1.8729      1.8463      1.8315
    West 3/         :    1.8124      1.8032      1.7868      1.7860      1.7503
    US 4/           :    1.8314      1.8211      1.8029      1.7863      1.7690
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,219,306   1,347,457     952,243   1,225,106   1,171,976
    West 3/         : 4,237,783   4,035,400   4,281,035   4,292,866   3,995,340
    US 4/           : 5,542,065   5,513,877   5,338,222   5,633,306   5,174,345
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.9122      1.9198      1.8845      1.8690      1.8684
    Oth Sts         :    1.9080      1.8875      1.8495      1.8859      1.8325
    US              :    1.9098      1.9018      1.8641      1.8781      1.8446
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.8266      1.8189      1.7990      1.7806      1.7697
    Oth Sts         :    1.7922      1.7636      1.7258      1.7547      1.7136
    US              :    1.8066      1.7880      1.7560      1.7666      1.7324
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,327,439   3,484,356   3,570,803   4,148,013   2,527,567
    Oth Sts         : 4,546,240   4,368,257   4,979,567   4,770,539   4,971,372
    US              : 7,873,679   7,852,613   8,550,370   8,918,552   7,498,939
                    :
                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     36.14       35.62       36.10       35.97       35.60
    Oth Sts         :     35.06       34.72       34.63       34.44       34.77
    US              :     35.52       35.12       35.24       35.15       35.05  

 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.