Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Apr 17,  :  Apr 10,  :  Apr 3,   :  Mar 27,  :  Mar 20,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/  :  1998 1/
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.3243      1.3633      1.3684      1.3968      1.4064
    West 3/         :    1.2909      1.3218      1.3338      1.3511      1.3575
    US 4/           :    1.2985      1.3336      1.3459      1.3614      1.3679
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   636,545   1,129,092   1,194,530     858,304     855,993
    West 3/         : 4,521,474   4,083,031   3,963,932   4,448,580   4,530,361
    US 4/           : 5,360,424   5,708,840   5,570,411   5,723,788   5,795,234
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.3322      1.3655      1.3766      1.3891      1.3895
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              :   658,764     794,294     651,557     639,581   1,519,954
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.3482      1.3485      1.3801      1.4153      1.4524
    Oth             :    1.3371      1.3453      1.3710      1.4016      1.4490
    US              :    1.3417      1.3466      1.3746      1.4068      1.4504
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.2702      1.2764      1.2954      1.3199      1.3595
    Oth             :    1.2357      1.2386      1.2654      1.2903      1.3385
    US              :    1.2500      1.2543      1.2773      1.3014      1.3470
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,564,922   3,993,563   3,722,923   3,933,371   3,862,602
    Oth             : 4,957,674   5,485,613   5,588,204   6,469,280   5,648,343
    US              : 8,522,596   9,479,176   9,311,127  10,402,651   9,510,945
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     35.26       35.55       35.01       34.59       34.83
    Oth             :     33.99       33.75       33.91       33.74       33.97
    US              :     34.52       34.51       34.35       34.06       34.32
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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.