Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Jan 2,   :  Dec 26,  :  Dec 19,  :  Dec 12,  :  Dec 5,   
                    :   1998    :  1997 1/  :  1997 1/  :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4474      1.4406      1.4670      1.4586      1.4494 
    West 3/         :    1.4054      1.4085      1.4113      1.4001      1.3983 
    US 4/           :    1.4153      1.4174      1.4216      1.4141      1.4135 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,322,061     981,693   1,013,256     855,082   1,507,475 
    West 3/         : 4,773,229   3,420,843   4,850,594   3,978,541   4,597,908 
    US 4/           : 6,284,826   4,640,388   5,943,903   5,228,557   6,489,190 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.4337      1.4414      1.4424      1.4327      1.4210 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              : 1,320,727   1,124,196   1,274,528     963,174   1,723,836 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3794      1.3743      1.3779      1.3862      1.4008 
    Oth             :    1.3546      1.3462      1.3654      1.3761      1.3833 
    US              :    1.3629      1.3592      1.3702      1.3801      1.3906 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.2942      1.2816      1.2921      1.3056      1.3176 
    Oth             :    1.2553      1.2475      1.2620      1.2685      1.2783 
    US              :    1.2682      1.2632      1.2734      1.2830      1.2944 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 3,653,352   3,708,440   3,451,523   3,635,541   3,259,798 
    Oth             : 7,280,336   4,320,676   5,638,084   5,550,584   4,618,128 
    US              :10,933,688   8,029,116   9,089,607   9,186,125   7,877,926 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     34.99       34.59       34.95       35.23       35.15 
    Oth             :     34.18       34.17       34.00       33.83       33.99 
    US              :     34.45       34.36       34.36       34.39       34.47 
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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.