MD_DA811

     Cheese - Foreign Type

     Report 8 - Released on February 20, 2019

     German cheese sales remain good, with tight inventories handy at processing facilities for
     the fulfillment of current orders. Spot demand on short notice can hardly be satisfied, but
     contractual sales are ongoing and prioritized. In fact, second quarter negotiations have
     already started. There is currently a modest increase in EU cheese interest from the
     international market. Altogether, cheese production is unchanged from last week. In the past
     weeks, cheese prices have been mainly stable in the EU. On the other hand, in Germany, the
     price tendency is firmer for the forthcoming month. In the U.S., domestic prices for
     wholesale blue, gorgonzola, parmesan Italy, and Romano increased $.0875 whereas the prices
     of other cheese types are 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     :   2.0825-3.5700*
     Gorgonzola                      :    3.6900-5.7400     :   2.5900-3.3075*
     Parmesan                        :         -0-          :   3.4725-5.5625*
     Romano                          :         -0-          :   3.2725-5.4225*
     Sardo Romano (Argentina)        :    2.8500-4.7800     :         -0-
     Reggianito (Argentina)          :    3.2900-4.7800     :         -0-
     Jarlsberg                       :    2.9500-6.4500     :         -0-
     Swiss                           :         -0-          :    3.0925-3.4150
     Swiss (Finland)                 :    2.6700-2.9300     :         -0-
     * = Price change.

     Information for the period February 18 - 22, 2019, issued weekly
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     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
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