Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 26, : Sep 19, : Sep 12, : Sep 5, : Aug 29, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 40 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4289 1.4197 1.4162 1.4092 1.4012 West 3/ : 1.3701 1.3681 1.3624 1.3434 1.3457 US 4/ : 1.3836 1.3823 1.3778 1.3680 1.3660 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 1,009,442 1,233,620 1,457,273 1,498,850 1,267,977 West 3/ : 3,415,836 3,578,145 3,840,304 2,666,513 2,502,498 US 4/ : 4,502,337 4,907,197 5,355,751 4,203,050 3,829,031 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 640 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : US : 1.3878 1.3905 1.4014 1.3962 1.3885 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : US : 1,376,212 914,324 1,168,918 940,949 1,530,467 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 500 Lb. Barrels : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4218 1.4219 1.4291 1.4291 1.4324 Oth : 1.4006 1.4035 1.4173 1.4062 1.4174 US : 1.4080 1.4099 1.4213 1.4155 1.4223 : Price Adj. to : 39% Moisture : MN/WI : 1.3324 1.3315 1.3384 1.3404 1.3465 Oth : 1.3027 1.2992 1.3128 1.3021 1.3042 US : 1.3130 1.3103 1.3214 1.3175 1.3176 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 2,631,240 3,257,852 2,654,988 3,700,093 3,319,982 Oth : 4,924,923 6,177,863 5,183,536 5,437,079 6,973,832 US : 7,556,163 9,435,715 7,838,524 9,137,172 10,293,814 : : Percent Moisture Content : MN/WI : 34.91 34.86 34.87 34.97 35.11 Oth : 34.41 34.10 34.14 34.12 33.70 US : 34.59 34.36 34.39 34.46 34.16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 22, : Aug 15, : Aug 8, : Aug 1, : Jul 25, : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 40 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.3948 1.3522 1.3031 1.2753 1.2636 West 3/ : 1.3401 1.3013 1.2310 1.2160 1.1950 US 4/ : 1.3574 1.3181 1.2539 1.2320 1.2150 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 1,165,567 1,308,102 1,387,882 1,072,017 1,095,379 West 3/ : 2,975,288 3,236,806 3,357,845 3,169,299 3,269,397 US 4/ : 4,247,535 4,644,269 4,833,329 4,488,319 4,498,972 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 640 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : US : 1.3761 1.3435 1.2758 1.2664 1.2390 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : US : 2,084,779 1,100,054 1,066,175 478,905 1,055,345 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 500 Lb. Barrels : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4184 1.3671 1.2994 1.2443 1.2177 Oth : 1.3930 1.3365 1.2796 1.2437 1.1948 US : 1.4007 1.3484 1.2855 1.2440 1.2044 : Adj. Price to : 39 % Moisture : MN/WI : 1.3313 1.2776 1.2224 1.1768 1.1384 Oth : 1.2825 1.2446 1.1905 1.1555 1.1089 US : 1.2971 1.2575 1.1999 1.1649 1.1212 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 2,419,166 3,156,351 3,040,936 4,006,256 3,707,010 Oth : 5,552,773 4,911,862 7,202,680 5,017,545 5,186,678 US : 7,971,939 8,068,213 10,243,616 9,023,801 8,893,688 : : Percent Moisture Content : MN/WI : 35.01 34.73 35.16 35.50 34.75 Oth : 33.74 34.49 34.44 34.34 34.27 US : 34.13 34.59 34.65 34.86 34.47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.