Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Dec 26,  :  Dec 19,  :  Dec 12,  :  Dec 5,   :  Nov 28,  
                    :   1997    :  1997 1/  :   1997    :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4413      1.4670      1.4586      1.4494      1.4503 
    West 3/         :    1.4083      1.4112      1.4001      1.3983      1.3723 
    US 4/           :    1.4157      1.4217      1.4141      1.4135      1.3875 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           :   793,693   1,013,256     855,082   1,507,475     828,482 
    West 3/         : 3,371,747   4,806,884   3,978,541   4,597,908   4,097,647 
    US 4/           : 4,218,689   5,900,193   5,228,557   6,489,190   5,182,197 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.4414      1.4424      1.4327      1.4210      1.4047 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              : 1,124,196   1,274,528     963,174   1,723,836     970,098 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3743      1.3779      1.3862      1.4008      1.4018 
    Oth             :    1.3462      1.3654      1.3761      1.3833      1.4011 
    US              :    1.3592      1.3702      1.3801      1.3906      1.4014 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.2816      1.2921      1.3056      1.3176      1.3299 
    Oth             :    1.2475      1.2620      1.2685      1.2783      1.2973 
    US              :    1.2632      1.2734      1.2830      1.2944      1.3093 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 3,708,440   3,451,523   3,635,541   3,259,798   2,463,899 
    Oth             : 4,320,676   5,638,084   5,550,584   4,618,128   4,148,900 
    US              : 8,029,116   9,089,607   9,186,125   7,877,926   6,612,799 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     34.59       34.95       35.23       35.15       35.70 
    Oth             :     34.17       34.00       33.83       33.99       34.12 
    US              :     34.36       34.36       34.39       34.47       34.71 
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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.