Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region 
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Dec 5,   :  Nov 28,  :  Nov 21,  :  Nov 14,  :  Nov 7,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.9224      1.9035      1.8928      1.8914      1.8686
    West 3/         :    1.8376      1.8325      1.8385      1.8167      1.8032
    US 4/           :    1.8543      1.8484      1.8481      1.8328      1.8211
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                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   985,599     751,428   1,132,515   1,219,306   1,347,457
    West 3/         : 4,812,543   3,040,873   5,853,520   4,840,087   4,035,400
    US 4/           : 6,050,195   3,909,922   7,139,800   6,144,369   5,513,877
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.9397      1.9183      1.9236      1.9122      1.9198
    Oth Sts         :    1.9425      1.9241      1.9186      1.9080      1.8875
    US              :    1.9414      1.9220      1.9208      1.9098      1.9018
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.8429      1.8388      1.8322      1.8266      1.8189
    Oth Sts         :    1.8057      1.8044      1.7998      1.7922      1.7636
    US              :    1.8206      1.8168      1.8139      1.8066      1.7880
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                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,456,749   2,300,031   3,470,970   3,327,439   3,484,356
    Oth Sts         : 5,051,436   4,003,257   4,433,872   4,546,240   4,368,257
    US              : 8,508,185   6,303,288   7,904,842   7,873,679   7,852,613
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                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     35.79       36.36       35.95       36.14       35.62
    Oth Sts         :     34.38       34.95       34.97       35.06       34.72
    US              :     34.95       35.47       35.40       35.52       35.12 
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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.