Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Oct 10,  :  Oct 3,   :  Sep 26,  :  Sep 19,  :  Sep 12,  
                    :   1997    :  1997 1/  :   1997    :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4142      1.4243      1.4289      1.4197      1.4162 
    West 3/         :    1.3678      1.3684      1.3701      1.3681      1.3624 
    US 4/           :    1.3842      1.3829      1.3836      1.3823      1.3778 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,596,960   1,316,912   1,009,442   1,233,620   1,457,273 
    West 3/         : 3,757,348   3,899,038   3,415,836   3,578,145   3,840,304 
    US 4/           : 5,561,961   5,339,430   4,502,337   4,907,197   5,355,751 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.3853      1.3879      1.3878      1.3905      1.4014 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              : 1,049,098   1,069,611   1,376,212     914,324   1,168,918 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4262      1.4138      1.4218      1.4219      1.4291 
    Oth             :    1.4141      1.4016      1.4006      1.4035      1.4173 
    US              :    1.4184      1.4061      1.4080      1.4099      1.4213 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3400      1.3311      1.3324      1.3315      1.3384 
    Oth             :    1.3113      1.2969      1.3027      1.2992      1.3128 
    US              :    1.3216      1.3096      1.3130      1.3103      1.3214 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 3,198,714   3,242,670   2,631,240   3,257,852   2,654,988 
    Oth             : 5,704,523   5,415,431   4,924,923   6,177,863   5,183,536 
    US              : 8,903,237   8,658,101   7,556,163   9,435,715   7,838,524 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     35.08       35.21       34.91       34.86       34.87 
    Oth             :     34.22       34.08       34.41       34.10       34.14 
    US              :     34.53       34.50       34.59       34.36       34.39 
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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.