Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 29, : Aug 22, : Aug 15, : Aug 8, : Aug 1, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Lb. Blocks : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.4012 1.3948 1.3522 1.3031 1.2753 West 3/ : 1.3457 1.3401 1.3013 1.2310 1.2160 US 4/ : 1.3660 1.3574 1.3181 1.2539 1.2320 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 1,267,977 1,165,567 1,308,102 1,387,882 1,072,017 West 3/ : 2,502,498 2,975,288 3,236,806 3,357,845 3,169,299 US 4/ : 3,829,031 4,247,535 4,644,269 4,833,329 4,488,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 Lb. Blocks : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : US : 1.3885 1.3761 1.3435 1.2758 1.2664 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : US : 1,530,467 2,084,779 1,100,054 1,066,175 478,905 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Lb. Barrels : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.4324 1.4184 1.3671 1.2994 1.2443 Oth : 1.4174 1.3930 1.3365 1.2796 1.2437 US : 1.4223 1.4007 1.3484 1.2855 1.2440 : Price Adj. to : 39% Moisture : : MN/WI : 1.3465 1.3313 1.2776 1.2224 1.1768 Oth : 1.3042 1.2825 1.2446 1.1905 1.1555 US : 1.3176 1.2971 1.2575 1.1999 1.1649 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 3,319,982 2,419,166 3,156,351 3,040,936 4,006,256 Oth : 6,973,832 5,552,773 4,911,862 7,202,680 5,017,545 US :10,293,814 7,971,939 8,068,213 10,243,616 9,023,801 : Moisture Content : Percent : MN/WI : 35.11 35.01 34.73 35.16 35.50 Oth : 33.70 33.74 34.49 34.44 34.34 US : 34.16 34.13 34.59 34.65 34.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 25, : Jul 18, : Jul 11, : Jul 4, : Jun 27, : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.2636 1.2078 1.1906 1.1868 1.1889 West 3/ : 1.1950 1.1617 1.1479 1.1445 1.1466 US 4/ : 1.2150 1.1787 1.1603 1.1549 1.1603 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 1,095,379 1,697,923 1,090,694 1,066,271 1,368,780 West 3/ : 3,269,397 3,923,510 3,400,241 3,606,842 3,570,405 US 4/ : 4,498,972 5,857,381 4,697,274 4,869,764 5,259,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : US : 1.2390 1.1863 1.1701 1.1644 1.1654 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : US : 1,055,345 863,666 1,098,164 1,121,786 1,186,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Lb. Barrels: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.2177 1.2158 1.2131 1.2017 1.2147 Oth : 1.1948 1.1920 1.1900 1.1886 1.1913 US : 1.2044 1.2006 1.1996 1.1941 1.2010 : Adj. Price to : 39 % Moisture : : MN/WI : 1.1384 1.1370 1.1295 1.1263 1.1290 Oth : 1.1089 1.1058 1.1036 1.0980 1.1036 US : 1.1212 1.1170 1.1144 1.1098 1.1141 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 3,707,010 3,465,431 3,318,522 3,417,633 4,662,975 Oth : 5,186,678 6,121,424 4,637,298 4,717,162 6,658,133 US : 8,893,688 9,586,855 7,955,820 8,134,795 11,321,108 : Moisture Content : Percent : MN/WI : 34.75 34.77 34.48 34.92 34.37 Oth : 34.27 34.25 34.22 33.96 34.15 US : 34.47 34.44 34.33 34.36 34.24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.