MD_DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type Report 31 - Released on July 29, 2020 Currently, the sliced cheese market is in good balance. Domestic sales are flat. Retail orders are at seasonal levels. Demands from large consumers are above expectations partly due to many Germans spending their vacations in their country instead of travelling to other countries. Exports to southern Europe vary by country. While some of the countries have higher orders, others, especially those with increasing cases of coronavirus are waiting to see how market conditions will evolve in the future. Other non-European countries are taking contracted loads of sliced cheese. Negotiations for the fourth quarter needs are underway. Compared to last month, sliced cheese prices are higher this month. Manufacturers are requesting higher prices for the month of August deliveries. In the U.S., domestic prices for blue, gorgonzola, parmesan, and Romano have decreased $.2175 compared to the previous week. All other cheese prices are unchanged. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS) : NEW YORK VARIETY : IMPORTED : DOMESTIC : : Blue : 2.6400-5.2300 : 3.1250-4.6125* Gorgonzola : 3.6900-5.7400 : 3.6325-4.3500* Parmesan : -0- : 4.5125-6.6025* Romano : -0- : 4.3150-6.4700* Sardo Romano (Argentina) : 2.8500-4.7800 : -0- Reggianito (Argentina) : 3.2900-4.7800 : -0- Jarlsberg : 2.9500-6.4500 : -0- Swiss : -0- : 2.9375-3.2600 Swiss (Finland) : 2.6700-2.9300 : -0- * = Price change. Information for the period July 27 - 31, 2020, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI FLORENCE KONE-GONZALEZ, (608)422-8594 Email: florence.konegonzalez@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