MD_DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type Report 42 - Released on October 16, 2019 Milk production in Germany, France and United Kingdom has increased for the past three consecutive weeks, helping in maintaining a steady to increasing cheese output in the European Union. Cheese sale volumes both in the domestic and global market have been to the satisfaction of EU processors. Meanwhile, in Germany, the cheese market conditions remain strong, with inventories being mainly used to satisfy contractual requests. Stocks are low for spot demands. In the U.S., domestic prices for blue, gorgonzola, parmesan, and Romano have augmented by $.0700, but all other prices have remained steady. Japan and the U.S. have recently discussed an interim trade agreement that could result in the elimination of tariffs on U.S. cheese exports to Japan. Japan was one of the biggest importers of European cheese in the first half of 2019 and if the trade agreement is concluded, the dynamic of the international cheese market could be impacted. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS) : NEW YORK VARIETY : IMPORTED : DOMESTIC : : Blue : 2.6400-5.2300 : 2.5775-4.0650* Gorgonzola : 3.6900-5.7400 : 3.0850-3.8025* Parmesan : -0- : 3.9650-6.0550* Romano : -0- : 3.7675-5.9225* Sardo Romano (Argentina) : 2.8500-4.7800 : -0- Reggianito (Argentina) : 3.2900-4.7800 : -0- Jarlsberg : 2.9500-6.4500 : -0- Swiss : -0- : 3.4450-3.7675 Swiss (Finland) : 2.6700-2.9300 : -0- * = Price change. Information for the period October 14 - 18, 2019, 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