Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Feb 27,  :  Feb 20,  :  Feb 13,  :  Feb 6,   :  Jan 30,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.4539      1.4460      1.4534      1.4603      1.4494
    West 3/         :    1.4039      1.3999      1.4090      1.4017      1.4088
    US 4/           :    1.4145      1.4125      1.4190      1.4129      1.4209
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   859,573   1,131,797   1,044,344     702,021   1,461,836
    West 3/         : 4,109,969   4,328,610   4,640,566   3,992,998   4,427,277
    US 4/           : 5,139,749   5,696,531   5,900,764   4,867,002   6,349,082
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.4256      1.4334      1.4218      1.4296      1.4221
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              : 2,042,136   1,580,978   2,850,621   1,751,462   1,974,338
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.5152      1.5243      1.5140      1.5060      1.4777
    Oth             :    1.5041      1.5069      1.5017      1.4882      1.4584
    US              :    1.5087      1.5145      1.5066      1.4958      1.4677
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.4155      1.4237      1.4139      1.4090      1.3861
    Oth             :    1.3984      1.3982      1.3899      1.3785      1.3543
    US              :    1.4054      1.4092      1.3994      1.3915      1.3694
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 2,995,159   3,410,375   3,285,039   3,410,822   4,282,290
    Oth             : 4,271,382   4,447,987   5,027,708   4,551,160   4,655,033
    US              : 7,266,541   7,858,362   8,312,747   7,961,982   8,937,323
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     34.70       34.69       34.68       34.80       34.97
    Oth             :     34.39       34.26       34.10       34.15       34.31
    US              :     34.52       34.44       34.33       34.43       34.62
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1/  Revised.
2/  Prices weighted by volumes reported.
3/  CA, ID, OR, and WA.
4/  "Other Regions" included in U.S. total.
5/  Sales as reported by cooperating manufacturers.