MD_DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type Report 12 - Released on March 18, 2020 In Europe, the progressive outbreak of the coronavirus continues to disrupt the normal state of the cheese market. In the European Union, private households' consumptions of sliced cheese have recently ramped up as they stock up on provisions. This has resulted in increased cheese demands from food retailers. By contrast, buying interests from large customers, such as hotels and restaurants, are down as people avoid public gatherings. International sales are unchanged. However, transportation costs are rising. Stocks of sliced cheese remain low. Prices are inconsistent in the spot market. Additionally, sellers are requesting higher prices for long term contracts. U.S. domestic prices for blue, gorgonzola, parmesan, and Romano are up $.0350 compared to a week ago. All other cheese prices are stable. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS) : NEW YORK VARIETY : IMPORTED : DOMESTIC : : Blue : 2.6400-5.2300 : 2.3100-3.7975* Gorgonzola : 3.6900-5.7400 : 2.8175-3.5350* Parmesan : -0- : 3.6975-5.7875* Romano : -0- : 3.5000-5.6550* Sardo Romano (Argentina) : 2.8500-4.7800 : -0- Reggianito (Argentina) : 3.2900-4.7800 : -0- Jarlsberg : 2.9500-6.4500 : -0- Swiss : -0- : 3.6475-3.9700 Swiss (Finland) : 2.6700-2.9300 : -0- * = Price change. Information for the period March 16 - 20, 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