MD_DA811

     Cheese - Foreign Type

     Report 49 - Released on December 04, 2018

     In the European Union, the cheese market tone is stable. Cheese production is steady,
     following a similar trend to farm milk output. Cheese demand is active due to the
     approaching end of the year holidays. With increasing cheese sales, manufacturers¶ supplies
     remain limited. In the domestic market, sliced cheese is available because many of the sale
     channels place early cheese orders to ensure that they won¶t run out of stocks. The food
     retail sector sales are growing as additional inquiries come in. Demand from the export
     market is outgoing, enhanced by the favorable euro exchange rate compared to the U.S. dollar
     and a reduction in cheese prices. Contacts notice a recent drop in hard cheese prices. In
     the U.S., the prices for wholesale blue, gorgonzola, parmesan, and Romano decreased by
     $0.0075, but all other prices are unchanged from a week ago.



     WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK
     DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)
                                     :      NEW YORK
     VARIETY                         :      IMPORTED        :      DOMESTIC
                                     :                      :
     Blue                            :    2.6400-5.2300     :   1.8650-3.3525*
     Gorgonzola                      :    3.6900-5.7400     :   2.3725-3.0900*
     Parmesan                        :         -0-          :   3.2550-5.3450*
     Romano                          :         -0-          :   3.0550-5.2050*
     Sardo Romano (Argentina)        :    2.8500-4.7800     :         -0-
     Reggianito (Argentina)          :    3.2900-4.7800     :         -0-
     Jarlsberg                       :    2.9500-6.4500     :         -0-
     Swiss                           :         -0-          :    3.1475-3.4700
     Swiss (Finland)                 :    2.6700-2.9300     :         -0-
     * = Price change.

     Information for the period December 3 - 7, 2018, 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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