Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Nov 21,  :  Nov 14,  :  Nov 7,   :  Oct 31,  :  Oct 24,  
                    :   1997    :  1997 1/  :   1997    :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4430      1.4324      1.4259      1.4307      1.4257 
    West 3/         :    1.3696      1.3719      1.3692      1.3684      1.3712 
    US 4/           :    1.3840      1.3864      1.3838      1.3837      1.3843 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           :   873,026   1,018,343   1,405,855   1,204,089   1,023,123 
    West 3/         : 3,836,689   4,056,365   4,851,343   4,412,883   3,859,337 
    US 4/           : 4,746,160   5,243,002   6,397,365   5,776,342   5,000,976 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.4007      1.4007      1.4190      1.4125      1.3992 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              : 1,283,339   1,119,297     587,132     600,281   1,078,931 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4237      1.4439      1.4484      1.4457      1.4457 
    Oth             :    1.4280      1.4385      1.4401      1.4383      1.4390 
    US              :    1.4263      1.4407      1.4430      1.4408      1.4414 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3427      1.3634      1.3645      1.3649      1.3659 
    Oth             :    1.3226      1.3343      1.3377      1.3394      1.3355 
    US              :    1.3303      1.3460      1.3473      1.3481      1.3462 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 3,306,215   3,151,365   3,378,856   3,241,416   3,026,238 
    Oth             : 5,199,181   4,597,232   5,997,281   6,229,834   5,438,437 
    US              : 8,505,396   7,748,597   9,376,137   9,471,250   8,464,675 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     35.32       35.40       35.25       35.39       35.43 
    Oth             :     34.14       34.24       34.33       34.50       34.27 
    US              :     34.60       34.71       34.66       34.80       34.69 
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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.