Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region
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                    :                        Week Ending
  Style and Region  :-----------------------------------------------------------
                    :  Mar 20,  :  Mar 13,  :  Mar 6,   :  Feb 27,  :  Feb 20,
                    :   1998    :  1998 1/  :   1998    :   1998    :   1998
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
40 Lb. Blocks       :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.4064      1.4097      1.4108      1.4539      1.4460
    West 3/         :    1.3553      1.3647      1.3700      1.4064      1.4060
    US 4/           :    1.3658      1.3734      1.3785      1.4157      1.4165
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           :   855,993   1,073,059     906,109     859,573   1,131,797
    West 3/         : 4,189,886   4,807,291   4,828,143   4,540,749   4,641,176
    US 4/           : 5,339,374   6,054,818   5,982,523   5,570,529   6,009,097
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
640 Lb. Blocks      :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    US              :    1.3895      1.3706      1.3877      1.4256      1.4334
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    US              : 1,519,954   1,616,637   1,781,131   2,042,136   1,580,978
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                    :                         Dol./Lb.
500 Lb. Barrels     :
  Avg. Price 2/     :
    MN/WI           :    1.4524      1.4716      1.4902      1.5152      1.5243
    Oth             :    1.4490      1.4592      1.4850      1.5033      1.5069
    US              :    1.4504      1.4639      1.4873      1.5082      1.5145
                    :
  Price Adj. to     :
    39% Moisture    :
    MN/WI           :    1.3595      1.3772      1.3884      1.4155      1.4237
    Oth             :    1.3385      1.3513      1.3686      1.3980      1.3982
    US              :    1.3470      1.3611      1.3772      1.4052      1.4092
                    :
                    :                          Pounds
  Sales Volume 5/   :
    MN/WI           : 3,862,602   3,555,279   3,816,217   2,995,159   3,410,375
    Oth             : 5,648,343   5,741,804   4,921,249   4,300,204   4,447,987
    US              : 9,510,945   9,297,083   8,737,466   7,295,363   7,858,362
                    :
                    :                          Percent
  Moisture Content  :
    MN/WI           :     34.83       34.82       34.53       34.70       34.69
    Oth             :     33.97       34.13       33.81       34.41       34.26
    US              :     34.32       34.39       34.12       34.53       34.44
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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.