MD_DA811

     Cheese - Foreign Type

     Report 4 - Released on January 23, 2019

     In Germany, sliced cheese stocks are at the typical January seasonal level. Sales are good
     both in the domestic and global markets. There are more inquiries for German cheese due to
     limited cheese inventories in the EU countries surrounding Germany. Lower
     qualities/quantities of feeds are becoming more noticeable in Germany. This is contributing
     to an increased uncertainty about future milk output and that would likely impact the cheese
     market conditions. Cheese prices are currently stable, but they are expected to move up in
     the coming months. The U.S. domestic prices for wholesale blue, gorgonzola, parmesan Italy,
     and Romano increased $.0200, whereas all other prices continue to be flat.
     WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK
     DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)
                                     :      NEW YORK
     VARIETY                         :      IMPORTED        :      DOMESTIC
                                     :                      :
     Blue                            :    2.6400-5.2300     :   1.9175-3.4050*
     Gorgonzola                      :    3.6900-5.7400     :   2.4250-3.1425*
     Parmesan                        :         -0-          :   3.3075-5.3975*
     Romano                          :         -0-          :   3.1075-5.2575*
     Sardo Romano (Argentina)        :    2.8500-4.7800     :         -0-
     Reggianito (Argentina)          :    3.2900-4.7800     :         -0-
     Jarlsberg                       :    2.9500-6.4500     :         -0-
     Swiss                           :         -0-          :    3.2125-3.5350
     Swiss (Finland)                 :    2.6700-2.9300     :         -0-
     * = Price change.

     Information for the period January 21 - 25, 2019, 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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