Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 24, : Oct 17, : Oct 10, : Oct 3, : Sep 26, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 40 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4257 1.4198 1.4142 1.4243 1.4289 West 3/ : 1.3712 1.3670 1.3681 1.3685 1.3701 US 4/ : 1.3843 1.3829 1.3841 1.3829 1.3836 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 1,023,123 1,440,675 1,596,960 1,316,912 1,009,442 West 3/ : 3,859,337 3,870,255 3,843,502 3,902,219 3,415,836 US 4/ : 5,000,976 5,488,269 5,648,115 5,342,611 4,502,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 640 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : US : 1.3992 1.3916 1.3853 1.3879 1.3878 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : US : 1,078,931 851,545 1,049,098 1,069,611 1,376,212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 500 Lb. Barrels : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4457 1.4330 1.4262 1.4138 1.4218 Oth : 1.4390 1.4292 1.4141 1.4016 1.4006 US : 1.4414 1.4306 1.4184 1.4061 1.4080 : Price Adj. to : 39% Moisture : MN/WI : 1.3659 1.3572 1.3400 1.3311 1.3324 Oth : 1.3355 1.3322 1.3113 1.2969 1.3027 US : 1.3462 1.3412 1.3216 1.3096 1.3130 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 3,026,238 3,047,368 3,198,714 3,242,670 2,631,240 Oth : 5,438,437 5,310,989 5,704,523 5,415,431 4,924,923 US : 8,464,675 8,358,357 8,903,237 8,658,101 7,556,163 : : Percent Moisture Content : MN/WI : 35.43 35.59 35.08 35.21 34.91 Oth : 34.27 34.56 34.22 34.08 34.41 US : 34.69 34.94 34.53 34.50 34.59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 19, : Sep 12, : Sep 5, : Aug 29, : Aug 22, : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 40 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4197 1.4162 1.4092 1.4012 1.3948 West 3/ : 1.3681 1.3624 1.3434 1.3457 1.3401 US 4/ : 1.3823 1.3778 1.3680 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : Adj. Price 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.