Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Sep 19,  :  Sep 12,  :  Sep 5,   :  Aug 29,  :  Aug 22,  
                    :   1997    :  1997 1/  :   1997    :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4197      1.4162      1.4092      1.4012      1.3948 
    West 3/         :    1.3689      1.3631      1.3437      1.3457      1.3401 
    US 4/           :    1.3829      1.3783      1.3682      1.3660      1.3574 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,233,620   1,457,273   1,498,850   1,267,977   1,165,567 
    West 3/         : 3,578,145   3,840,304   2,666,513   2,502,498   2,975,288 
    US 4/           : 4,907,197   5,355,751   4,203,050   3,829,031   4,247,535 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.3905      1.4014      1.3962      1.3885      1.3761 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              :   914,324   1,168,918     940,949   1,530,467   2,084,779 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4219      1.4291      1.4291      1.4324      1.4184 
    Oth             :    1.4035      1.4173      1.4062      1.4174      1.3930 
    US              :    1.4099      1.4213      1.4155      1.4223      1.4007 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3315      1.3384      1.3404      1.3465      1.3313 
    Oth             :    1.2992      1.3128      1.3021      1.3042      1.2825 
    US              :    1.3103      1.3214      1.3175      1.3176      1.2971 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 3,257,852   2,654,988   3,700,093   3,319,982   2,419,166 
    Oth             : 6,177,863   5,183,536   5,437,079   6,973,832   5,552,773 
    US              : 9,435,715   7,838,524   9,137,172  10,293,814   7,971,939 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     34.86       34.87       34.97       35.11       35.01 
    Oth             :     34.10       34.14       34.12       33.70       33.74 
    US              :     34.36       34.39       34.46       34.16       34.13 
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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.