Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Apr 24,  :  Apr 17,  :  Apr 10,  :  Apr 3,   :  Mar 27,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.2918      1.3135      1.3633      1.3684      1.3968
    West 3/         :    1.2485      1.2908      1.3224      1.3338      1.3511
    US 4/           :    1.2567      1.2999      1.3335      1.3459      1.3614
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   914,538   1,341,810   1,129,092   1,194,530     858,304
    West 3/         : 5,016,692   4,659,435   4,338,671   3,963,932   4,448,580
    US 4/           : 6,444,673   6,453,516   5,964,480   5,570,411   5,723,788
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.3175      1.3485      1.3655      1.3766      1.3891
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   698,107     790,241     794,294     651,557     639,581
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.3191      1.3482      1.3485      1.3801      1.4153
    Oth             :    1.3238      1.3365      1.3453      1.3710      1.4016
    US              :    1.3222      1.3412      1.3466      1.3746      1.4068
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.2525      1.2702      1.2764      1.2954      1.3199
    Oth             :    1.2288      1.2365      1.2386      1.2654      1.2903
    US              :    1.2368      1.2498      1.2543      1.2773      1.3014
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,722,696   3,564,922   3,993,563   3,722,923   3,933,371
    Oth             : 7,090,972   5,333,636   5,485,613   5,588,204   6,469,280
    US              :10,813,668   8,898,558   9,479,176   9,311,127  10,402,651
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.76       35.26       35.55       35.01       34.59
    Oth             :     34.28       34.06       33.75       33.91       33.74
    US              :     34.79       34.54       34.51       34.35       34.06
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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.