Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region 
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Dec 12,  :  Dec 5,   :  Nov 28,  :  Nov 21,  :  Nov 14,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998 1/ :   1998    :   1998
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.9140      1.9224      1.9035      1.8928      1.8914
    West 3/         :    1.8474      1.8376      1.8344      1.8385      1.8167
    US 4/           :    1.8557      1.8543      1.8490      1.8481      1.8328
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   650,261     985,599     751,428   1,132,515   1,219,306
    West 3/         : 5,292,319   4,814,417   3,277,308   5,853,520   4,840,087
    US 4/           : 6,013,588   6,052,069   4,146,357   7,139,800   6,144,369
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.9546      1.9397      1.9183      1.9236      1.9122
    Oth Sts         :    1.9436      1.9425      1.9241      1.9186      1.9080
    US              :    1.9482      1.9414      1.9220      1.9208      1.9098
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.8564      1.8429      1.8388      1.8322      1.8266
    Oth Sts         :    1.8115      1.8057      1.8044      1.7998      1.7922
    US              :    1.8300      1.8206      1.8168      1.8139      1.8066
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,519,011   3,456,749   2,300,031   3,470,970   3,327,439
    Oth Sts         : 4,962,332   5,051,436   4,003,257   4,433,872   4,546,240
    US              : 8,481,343   8,508,185   6,303,288   7,904,842   7,873,679
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                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     35.78       35.79       36.36       35.95       36.14
    Oth Sts         :     34.55       34.38       34.95       34.97       35.06
    US              :     35.06       34.95       35.47       35.40       35.52 
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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.