Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region                   
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                    :                        Week Ending                        
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Jan 16,  :  Jan 9,   :  Jan 2,   :  Dec 26,  :  Dec 19,  
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1997    :   1997    
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
40 Lb. Blocks       :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.4456      1.4343      1.4474      1.4406      1.4670 
    West 3/         :    1.3952      1.4133      1.4054      1.4085      1.4113 
    US 4/           :    1.4093      1.4189      1.4169      1.4200      1.4236 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 1,739,721   1,411,383   1,322,061     981,693   1,013,256 
    West 3/         : 4,692,345   4,780,240   4,773,229   3,420,843   4,850,594 
    US 4/           : 6,471,935   6,271,090   6,363,788   4,810,820   6,101,643 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
640 Lb. Blocks      :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    US              :    1.4346      1.4370      1.4337      1.4414      1.4424 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    US              :   917,126   1,505,404   1,320,727   1,124,196   1,274,528 
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.                          
500 Lb. Barrels     :                                                           
  Avg. Price 2/     :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3940      1.3883      1.3794      1.3743      1.3779 
    Oth             :    1.3824      1.3639      1.3546      1.3462      1.3654 
    US              :    1.3882      1.3744      1.3629      1.3592      1.3702 
                    :                                                           
  Price Adj. to     :                                                           
    39% Moisture    :                                                           
    MN/WI           :    1.3129      1.3033      1.2942      1.2816      1.2921 
    Oth             :    1.2842      1.2656      1.2553      1.2475      1.2620 
    US              :    1.2984      1.2817      1.2682      1.2632      1.2734 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Pounds                           
  Sales Volume 5/   :                                                           
    MN/WI           : 5,233,381   4,158,746   3,653,352   3,708,440   3,451,523 
    Oth             : 5,240,929   5,526,937   7,280,336   4,320,676   5,638,084 
    US              :10,474,310   9,685,683  10,933,688   8,029,116   9,089,607 
                    :                                                           
                    :                          Percent                          
  Moisture Content  :                                                           
    MN/WI           :     35.23       35.02       34.99       34.59       34.95 
    Oth             :     34.34       34.26       34.18       34.17       34.00 
    US              :     34.78       34.59       34.45       34.36       34.36 
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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.