Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region 

		National Agricultural Statistics Service



                  
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  May 16,  :  May 9,   :  May 2,   :  Apr 25,  :  Apr 18,  
                    :   1997    :  1997 1/  :  1997 1/  :  1997 1/  :  1997 1/  
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40 Lb. Blocks:      :                         Dol./Lb.                          
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
                    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.1817      1.1987      1.2089      1.2614      1.2986 
    West 3/         :    1.1466      1.1455      1.1873      1.2237      1.2485 
    US 4/           :    1.1591      1.1584      1.1928      1.2345      1.2621 
                    :                                                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                          Pounds                           
                    :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,752,036   1,172,221     973,957   1,142,779   1,103,480 
    West 3/         : 3,919,316   4,175,221   3,808,748   3,636,084   3,459,990 
    US 4/           : 5,870,299   5,506,953   5,013,807   4,990,431   4,735,112 
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640 Lb. Blocks:     :                         Dol./Lb.                          
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
                    :                                                           
    US              :    1.1624      1.1649      1.2125      1.2334      1.2750 
                    :                                                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                          Pounds                           
                    :                                                           
    US              : 1,687,800   1,869,346     671,192     971,574   1,009,740 
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500 Lb. Barrels:    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
                    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.2144      1.2386      1.2594      1.2893      1.3234 
    Oth             :    1.2226      1.2284      1.2562      1.2819      1.3094 
    US              :    1.2175      1.2339      1.2581      1.2862      1.3184 
                    :                                                           
  Adj. Price to     :                                                           
    39 % Moisture   :                                                           
                    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.1280      1.1543      1.1779      1.2021      1.2299 
    Oth             :    1.1357      1.1508      1.1749      1.1943      1.2263 
    US              :    1.1309      1.1527      1.1767      1.1989      1.2286 
                    :                                                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                          Pounds                           
                    :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 5,262,209   3,535,334   3,979,617   3,910,990   4,123,472 
    Oth             : 3,264,810   2,992,146   2,674,694   2,709,685   2,310,858 
    US              : 8,527,019   6,527,480   6,654,311   6,620,675   6,434,330 
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  Moisture Content  :                          Percent                          
                    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     34.32       34.54       34.78       34.57       34.36 
    Oth             :     34.34       34.89       34.78       34.53       34.87 
    US              :     34.33       34.70       34.78       34.55       34.54 
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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/  Cheese sales where price could be established and reported to NASS.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Cheddar Cheese Prices                             Agricultural Statistics Board 
May 1997                         2                                    NASS, USDA