MD_DA811

     Cheese - Foreign Type

     Report 48 - Released on November 28, 2018

     In Germany, demand for sliced cheese is persistently high. Orders for the holiday have
     already started to pick up. Export sales to other European Union (EU) countries remain at
     normal levels for the season, while demand from countries other than the EU is improving.
     Cheese production is even compared to the prior week. Inventories are not enough to meet the
     needs of everyone in the industry. In addition, processors do not foresee any major changes
     to the stocks¶ levels until the next holiday. This is mainly due to dairy farmers¶
     inability to increase current milk output. In the past weeks, milk production has been
     mostly stable to decreasing. Cheese price trends are currently even. In the U.S., the prices
     for wholesale blue, gorgonzola, parmesan, and Romano decreased by $0.0350; however, all
     other prices are steady compared to last week.



     WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK
     DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)
                                     :      NEW YORK
     VARIETY                         :      IMPORTED        :      DOMESTIC
                                     :                      :
     Blue                            :    2.6400-5.2300     :   1.8725-3.3600*
     Gorgonzola                      :    3.6900-5.7400     :   2.3800-3.0975*
     Parmesan                        :         -0-          :   3.2625-5.3525*
     Romano                          :         -0-          :   3.0625-5.2125*
     Sardo Romano (Argentina)        :    2.8500-4.7800     :         -0-
     Reggianito (Argentina)          :    3.2900-4.7800     :         -0-
     Jarlsberg                       :    2.9500-6.4500     :         -0-
     Swiss                           :         -0-          :    3.1475-3.4700
     Swiss (Finland)                 :    2.6700-2.9300     :         -0-
     * = Price change.

     Information for the period November 26 - 30, 2018, issued weekly
     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     FLORENCE KONE-GONZALEZ, (608)422-8594
     Email: Florence.KoneGonzalez@ams.usda.gov

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