Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Apr 10,  :  Apr 3,   :  Mar 27,  :  Mar 20,  :  Mar 13,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.3633      1.3684      1.3968      1.4064      1.4097
    West 3/         :    1.3209      1.3334      1.3507      1.3574      1.3647
    US 4/           :    1.3331      1.3457      1.3611      1.3679      1.3744
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 1,129,092   1,194,530     858,304     855,993   1,073,059
    West 3/         : 3,996,999   3,908,043   4,416,779   4,527,418   4,807,291
    US 4/           : 5,622,808   5,514,522   5,691,987   5,792,291   6,170,203
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.3655      1.3766      1.3891      1.3895      1.3706
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   794,294     651,557     639,581   1,519,954   1,616,637
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.3485      1.3801      1.4153      1.4524      1.4716
    Oth             :    1.3457      1.3710      1.4016      1.4490      1.4592
    US              :    1.3469      1.3746      1.4068      1.4504      1.4639
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  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.2764      1.2954      1.3199      1.3595      1.3772
    Oth             :    1.2387      1.2654      1.2903      1.3385      1.3513
    US              :    1.2544      1.2773      1.3014      1.3470      1.3611
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,993,563   3,722,923   3,933,371   3,862,602   3,555,279
    Oth             : 5,457,377   5,588,204   6,469,280   5,648,343   5,741,804
    US              : 9,450,940   9,311,127  10,402,651   9,510,945   9,297,083
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.55       35.01       34.59       34.83       34.82
    Oth             :     33.73       33.91       33.74       33.97       34.13
    US              :     34.50       34.35       34.06       34.32       34.39
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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.