Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region 
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Dec 19,  :  Dec 12,  :  Dec 5,  :  Nov 28,   :  Nov 21,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   19981/ :   1998    :   1998 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.9459      1.9262      1.9224      1.9035      1.8928
    West 3/         :    1.8697      1.8474      1.8378      1.8344      1.8385
    US 4/           :    1.8827      1.8579      1.8544      1.8490      1.8481
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,101,828     733,226     985,599     751,428   1,132,515
    West 3/         : 5,726,979   5,292,319   4,856,432   3,277,308   5,853,520
    US 4/           : 6,950,198   6,096,553   6,094,084   4,146,357   7,139,800
                    :
                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.9523      1.9546      1.9397      1.9183      1.9236
    Oth Sts         :    1.9499      1.9436      1.9425      1.9241      1.9186
    US              :    1.9508      1.9482      1.9414      1.9220      1.9208
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.8658      1.8564      1.8429      1.8388      1.8322
    Oth Sts         :    1.8177      1.8115      1.8057      1.8044      1.7998
    US              :    1.8362      1.8300      1.8206      1.8168      1.8139
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,159,732   3,519,011   3,456,749   2,300,031   3,470,970
    Oth Sts         : 4,909,825   4,962,332   5,051,436   4,003,257   4,433,872
    US              : 8,069,557   8,481,343   8,508,185   6,303,288   7,904,842
                    :
                    :                          Percent Moisture Content    :
    MN/WI           :     36.17       35.78       35.79       36.36       35.95
    Oth Sts         :     34.56       34.55       34.38       34.95       34.97
    US              :     35.19       35.06       34.95       35.47       35.40 
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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.
 
   
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