MD_DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type Report 19 - Released on May 12, 2021 Italian cheesemakers report that April Grana Padano cheese production, a P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin) cheese produced in Northern Italy, has begun the seasonal decline from the April peak, which is typical. April 2021 production, 516,438 wheels, is down from the peak of 535,033 wheels in March according to CLAL data made available to USDA. However April 2021 production is 1.0 percent higher than April 2020 and 4.1 percent higher than April 2019. Producing Grana Padano accounts for about 22 percent of Italian milk production. The May 6, 2021 price at Mantua Italy of Grana Padano aged ten months in U.S dollars ranges from $8.40 to $8.52 per kg, compared with $7.59 to $7.70 one year ago. Even with slightly lower than projected increases in 2021 German milk production, cheese manufacturers typically get priority on milk intakes to maintain cheese production. Deliberate efforts continue to keep cheese production active and to meet obligations on time. United States domestic Swiss prices decreased $0.0325. Domestic prices decreased $0.0200 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 : 2.2425-3.7300* Gorgonzola : 3.6900-5.7400 : 2.7500-3.4675* Parmesan : -0- : 3.6300-5.7200* Romano : -0- : 3.4325-5.5875* Sardo Romano (Argentina) : 2.8500-4.7800 : -0- Reggianito (Argentina) : 3.2900-4.7800 : -0- Jarlsberg : -0- : -0- Swiss : -0- : 3.2550-3.5800* Swiss (Finland) : 2.6700-2.9300 : -0- * = Price change. Information for the period May 10 - 14, 2021, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI Eric Graf, 608.422.8590 Email: Eric.Graf@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