Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Jan 30,  :  Jan 23,  :  Jan 16,  :  Jan 9,   :  Jan 2,   
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4494      1.4533      1.4456      1.4343      1.4474 
    West 3/         :    1.4088      1.4091      1.3952      1.4136      1.4054 
    US 4/           :    1.4196      1.4183      1.4117      1.4195      1.4169 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,461,836   1,005,671   1,739,721   1,411,383   1,322,061 
    West 3/         : 4,427,277   4,998,310   4,695,894   4,809,610   4,773,229 
    US 4/           : 6,003,339   6,144,943   6,671,996   6,339,021   6,363,788 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.4216      1.4401      1.4346      1.4370      1.4337 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              : 1,865,792   1,260,762     917,126   1,505,404   1,320,727 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4777      1.4566      1.3940      1.3883      1.3794 
    Oth             :    1.4584      1.4100      1.3824      1.3639      1.3546 
    US              :    1.4677      1.4315      1.3882      1.3744      1.3629 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3861      1.3572      1.3129      1.3033      1.2942 
    Oth             :    1.3543      1.3075      1.2842      1.2656      1.2553 
    US              :    1.3694      1.3304      1.2984      1.2817      1.2682 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 4,282,290   4,291,527   5,233,381   4,158,746   3,653,352 
    Oth             : 4,655,033   4,998,101   5,240,929   5,526,937   7,280,336 
    US              : 8,937,323   9,289,628  10,474,310   9,685,683  10,933,688 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     34.97       34.53       35.23       35.02       34.99 
    Oth             :     34.31       34.22       34.34       34.26       34.18 
    US              :     34.62       34.36       34.78       34.59       34.45 
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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.