Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 5, : Aug 29, : Aug 22, : Aug 15, : Aug 8, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Lb. Blocks : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.4092 1.4012 1.3948 1.3522 1.3031 West 3/ : 1.3437 1.3457 1.3401 1.3013 1.2310 US 4/ : 1.3682 1.3660 1.3574 1.3181 1.2539 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 1,498,850 1,267,977 1,165,567 1,308,102 1,387,882 West 3/ : 2,666,513 2,502,498 2,975,288 3,236,806 3,357,845 US 4/ : 4,203,050 3,829,031 4,247,535 4,644,269 4,833,329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 Lb. Blocks : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : US : 1.3962 1.3885 1.3761 1.3435 1.2758 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : US : 940,949 1,530,467 2,084,779 1,100,054 1,066,175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Lb. Barrels : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.4291 1.4324 1.4184 1.3671 1.2994 Oth : 1.4062 1.4174 1.3930 1.3365 1.2796 US : 1.4155 1.4223 1.4007 1.3484 1.2855 : Price Adj. to : 39% Moisture : : MN/WI : 1.3404 1.3465 1.3313 1.2776 1.2224 Oth : 1.3021 1.3042 1.2825 1.2446 1.1905 US : 1.3175 1.3176 1.2971 1.2575 1.1999 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 3,700,093 3,319,982 2,419,166 3,156,351 3,040,936 Oth : 5,437,079 6,973,832 5,552,773 4,911,862 7,202,680 US : 9,137,172 10,293,814 7,971,939 8,068,213 10,243,616 : Moisture Content : Percent : MN/WI : 34.97 35.11 35.01 34.73 35.16 Oth : 34.12 33.70 33.74 34.49 34.44 US : 34.46 34.16 34.13 34.59 34.65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.