Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Dec 19,  :  Dec 12,  :  Dec 5,   :  Nov 28,  :  Nov 21,  
                    :   1997    :  1997 1/  :   1997    :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4670      1.4586      1.4494      1.4503      1.4430 
    West 3/         :    1.4034      1.4001      1.3983      1.3723      1.3719 
    US 4/           :    1.4157      1.4141      1.4135      1.3875      1.3884 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,013,256     855,082   1,507,475     828,482     873,026 
    West 3/         : 4,598,740   3,978,541   4,597,908   4,097,647   4,097,030 
    US 4/           : 5,692,049   5,228,557   6,489,190   5,182,197   5,401,882 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.4424      1.4327      1.4210      1.4047      1.3484 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              : 1,274,528     963,174   1,723,836     970,098   1,562,137 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3779      1.3862      1.4008      1.4018      1.4237 
    Oth             :    1.3659      1.3761      1.3833      1.4011      1.4280 
    US              :    1.3705      1.3801      1.3906      1.4014      1.4263 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.2921      1.3056      1.3176      1.3299      1.3427 
    Oth             :    1.2617      1.2685      1.2783      1.2973      1.3226 
    US              :    1.2734      1.2830      1.2944      1.3093      1.3303 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 3,451,523   3,635,541   3,259,798   2,463,899   3,306,215 
    Oth             : 5,447,302   5,550,584   4,618,128   4,148,900   5,199,181 
    US              : 8,898,825   9,186,125   7,877,926   6,612,799   8,505,396 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     34.95       35.23       35.15       35.70       35.32 
    Oth             :     33.97       33.83       33.99       34.12       34.14 
    US              :     34.35       34.39       34.47       34.71       34.60 
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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.