MD_DA840 Cheese - Western U.S. Report 26 - Released on June 29, 2022 Cheese demand has continued to decline in food service markets this week, though some contacts are hopeful for increased purchasing during the upcoming holiday weekend. Demand for cheese is steady to lower in retail markets, though contacts continue to report strong demand for export loads of cheese. Purchasers in Asian markets are steadily purchasing loads of cheese, with some ordering loads to ship during late - Q1 of 2023. Cheese is available for spot purchasing and the NASS Cold Storage report released on June 23, 2022 showed that the inventories of natural cheese reached record highs in May of 2022. Milk continues to be available in the region, allowing cheese makers to run busy production schedules. Despite this, some plant managers say that labor shortages and delayed deliveries of production supplies are causing them to run below capacity. In the West, wholesale prices are down $.0150 for process, and down $0.0725 for cheddar block, cuts and Monterey Jack. Swiss cut wholesale prices are unchanged from the previous week. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Cheddar 10 pound Cuts 2.4300-2.6300 Cheddar 40 pound Block 2.1825-2.6725 Monterey Jack 10 pounds 2.4175-2.6925 Process American 5 pound Loaf 2.2650-2.4200 Swiss 6-9 pound Cuts 2.7825-4.2125 Information for the period June 27 - July 1, 2022, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ROMAN CARAMAN, 608-422-8593 Email: roman.caraman@usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN MARS (My Market News): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov