HDR1012000160050919970830CHEDDAR CHEESE PRICES                                  

                    Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Sep 12,  :  Sep 5,   :  Aug 29,  :  Aug 22,  :  Aug 15,  
                    :   1997    :  1997 1/  :   1997    :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4162      1.4092      1.4012      1.3948      1.3522 
    West 3/         :    1.3631      1.3437      1.3457      1.3401      1.3013 
    US 4/           :    1.3783      1.3682      1.3660      1.3574      1.3181 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,457,273   1,498,850   1,267,977   1,165,567   1,308,102 
    West 3/         : 3,840,304   2,666,513   2,502,498   2,975,288   3,236,806 
    US 4/           : 5,355,751   4,203,050   3,829,031   4,247,535   4,644,269 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.4014      1.3962      1.3885      1.3761      1.3435 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              : 1,168,918     940,949   1,530,467   2,084,779   1,100,054 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4291      1.4291      1.4324      1.4184      1.3671 
    Oth             :    1.4173      1.4062      1.4174      1.3930      1.3365 
    US              :    1.4213      1.4155      1.4223      1.4007      1.3484 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3384      1.3404      1.3465      1.3313      1.2776 
    Oth             :    1.3128      1.3021      1.3042      1.2825      1.2446 
    US              :    1.3214      1.3175      1.3176      1.2971      1.2575 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 2,654,988   3,700,093   3,319,982   2,419,166   3,156,351 
    Oth             : 5,183,536   5,437,079   6,973,832   5,552,773   4,911,862 
    US              : 7,838,524   9,137,172  10,293,814   7,971,939   8,068,213 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     34.87       34.97       35.11       35.01       34.73 
    Oth             :     34.14       34.12       33.70       33.74       34.49 
    US              :     34.39       34.46       34.16       34.13       34.59 
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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.