MD_DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type Report 31 - Released on August 03, 2022 European cheese contacts relay that market conditions have not changed much given that many Europeans are still on their summer holidays. Contacts suggest demand for European cheese is stable. Cheese is moving through regular contracts, even as retail demand has slowed somewhat, and higher prices have made exporting cheese more challenging. Retail shoppers have transitioned to buying more store brands and discounted packages than regular brands or specialty items in response to inflation. Food service demand is mixed, being slightly lower in many areas, but higher in the prime tourist locations. Cheese inventories are keeping up with current demand, and production is steady to lower, tracking along seasonal declines in milk outputs. Manufacturers have been able to build a cushion of cheese stocks for some varieties, and the age profile in warehouses is better balanced. FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE WHOLESALE PRICE ADJUSTMENTS United States domestic cheese prices decreased $.0250 for blue, gorgonzola, parmesan and romano. All other prices are unchanged. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS) : NEW YORK VARIETY : IMPORTED : DOMESTIC : : Blue : 2.6400-5.2300 : 2.2400-3.7275* Gorgonzola : 3.6900-5.7400 : 2.7475-3.4650* Parmesan : -0- : 3.6275-5.7175* Romano : -0- : 3.4300-5.5850* Sardo Romano (Argentina) : 2.8500-4.7800 : -0- Reggianito (Argentina) : 3.2900-4.7800 : -0- Jarlsberg : 2.9500-6.4500 : -0- Swiss : -0- : 4.2350-4.5600 Swiss (Finland) : 2.6700-2.9300 : -0- * = Price change. Information for the period August 1 - 5, 2022, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI MIKE BANDLI, (608)422-8592 Email: mike.bandli@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