Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Nov 14,  :  Nov 7,   :  Oct 31,  :  Oct 24,  :  Oct 17,  
                    :   1997    :  1997 1/  :   1997    :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4324      1.4259      1.4307      1.4257      1.4198 
    West 3/         :    1.3719      1.3692      1.3684      1.3712      1.3670 
    US 4/           :    1.3864      1.3838      1.3837      1.3843      1.3829 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,018,343   1,405,855   1,204,089   1,023,123   1,440,675 
    West 3/         : 4,056,365   4,851,343   4,412,883   3,859,337   3,870,255 
    US 4/           : 5,243,002   6,397,365   5,776,342   5,000,976   5,488,269 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.4007      1.4190      1.4125      1.3992      1.3916 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              : 1,119,297     587,132     600,281   1,078,931     851,545 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4439      1.4484      1.4457      1.4457      1.4330 
    Oth             :    1.4385      1.4401      1.4383      1.4390      1.4292 
    US              :    1.4407      1.4430      1.4408      1.4414      1.4306 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3634      1.3645      1.3649      1.3659      1.3572 
    Oth             :    1.3343      1.3377      1.3394      1.3355      1.3322 
    US              :    1.3460      1.3473      1.3481      1.3462      1.3412 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 3,151,365   3,378,856   3,241,416   3,026,238   3,047,368 
    Oth             : 4,597,232   5,997,281   6,229,834   5,438,437   5,310,989 
    US              : 7,748,597   9,376,137   9,471,250   8,464,675   8,358,357 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     35.40       35.25       35.39       35.43       35.59 
    Oth             :     34.24       34.33       34.50       34.27       34.56 
    US              :     34.71       34.66       34.80       34.69       34.94 
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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.