MD_DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type Report 32 - Released on August 05, 2020 In the European Union, sliced cheese supplies and demands are in good balance. The easing of COVID-19 protective measures is helping revive the food service demands for cheese. However, their demands are still lower compared to last year. Retail orders remain strong. Generally, export sales are inconsistent. Despite fluctuations in sliced cheese intakes from one southern European country to another, the region’s overall orders are active. Contractual loads of sliced cheese are also moving steadily to other non-European countries. Sliced cheese inventories are low, and in some cases, they are not enough to meet the needs of buyers. There are still ongoing negotiations for August deliveries. Although current prices are stable, sellers are asking higher prices during negotiations. Sliced cheese production is 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 : 2.8675-4.3550* Gorgonzola : 3.6900-5.7400 : 3.3750-4.0925* Parmesan : -0- : 4.2550-6.3450* Romano : -0- : 4.0575-6.2125* 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 August 3 - 7, 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