Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  May 8,   :  May 1,   :  Apr 24,  :  Apr 17,  :  Apr 10,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.2048      1.2442      1.2918      1.3135      1.3633
    West 3/         :    1.1721      1.2068      1.2492      1.2908      1.3224
    US 4/           :    1.1810      1.2138      1.2566      1.2999      1.3335
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   990,558     780,161     914,538   1,341,810   1,129,092
    West 3/         : 4,622,802   5,013,236   5,600,863   4,659,435   4,338,671
    US 4/           : 6,169,039   6,382,449   7,028,844   6,453,516   5,964,480
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.2292      1.2812      1.3175      1.3485      1.3655
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              : 1,118,947     666,726     698,107     790,241     794,294
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.2659      1.3258      1.3191      1.3482      1.3485
    Oth             :    1.2724      1.3083      1.3238      1.3365      1.3453
    US              :    1.2699      1.3124      1.3222      1.3412      1.3466
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  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.2031      1.2381      1.2525      1.2702      1.2764
    Oth             :    1.1813      1.2098      1.2288      1.2365      1.2386
    US              :    1.1898      1.2163      1.2368      1.2498      1.2543
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 4,431,889   1,991,877   3,722,696   3,564,922   3,993,563
    Oth             : 6,813,086   6,600,589   7,090,972   5,333,636   5,485,613
    US              :11,244,975   8,592,466  10,813,668   8,898,558   9,479,176
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.81       34.68       35.76       35.26       35.55
    Oth             :     34.30       34.04       34.28       34.06       33.75
    US              :     34.89       34.18       34.79       34.54       34.51
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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.