MD_DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type Report 16 - Released on April 21, 2021 Foreign cheese markets are stable this week. Most Western European cheesemakers are maintaining steady to slightly higher production schedules. Seasonal increases in milk production are generally moving into cheese. Pressure to fill orders continues. While shipping delays are never welcome, that factor helped to obfuscate some delays in EU cheese exports as to whether the source was production schedules or shipping factors. All in all most export customers are receiving cheese in April close to on time. Increased Western European cheese production and improved shipping timeliness are merging to move cheese export flows closer to normal. United States domestic cheese prices decreased $0.0100 for blue, gorgonzola, parmesan and romano. All other prices are steady. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS) : NEW YORK VARIETY : IMPORTED : DOMESTIC : : Blue : 2.6400-5.2300 : 2.2525-3.7400* Gorgonzola : 3.6900-5.7400 : 2.7600-3.4775* Parmesan : -0- : 3.6400-5.7300* Romano : -0- : 3.4425-5.5975* Sardo Romano (Argentina) : 2.8500-4.7800 : -0- Reggianito (Argentina) : 3.2900-4.7800 : -0- Jarlsberg : 2.9500-6.4500 : -0- Swiss : -0- : 3.2875-3.6125 Swiss (Finland) : 2.6700-2.9300 : -0- * = Price change. Information for the period April 19 - 23, 2021, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: EU cheese production January – February 2021, 1,566 MT, declined 0.1 percent from January – February 2020 according to CLAL data made available to USDA. Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ISRAEL WEBER, 608-422-8601 Email: israel.weber@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