MD_DA830 Cheese - Midwestern U.S. Report 21 - Released on May 25, 2022 Milk availability, among other cheese market notes on the week, are generally steady. Cheesemakers opting to take on spot milk are finding it at $2.50 to $2 under Class, at report time. They expect the upcoming holiday weekend will not likely create any shortages over the next week, either. Cheese orders have steadied after a busy spring. Some retail/cut and wrap cheese producers say orders are steady to seasonally strong, while other varietal cheesemakers are reporting slow to steady sales week to week. Generally, sales are on par with seasonal expectations and some contacts say year to year numbers are in the same ballpark. Speaking of ballparks, curd producers say orders are active ahead of the busier outdoor event season. Cheese market prices have slid a bit this week, but contacts suggest price points are still in what they consider a healthy window. WISCONSIN WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Blue 5 pounds 2.8725-4.0825 Brick 5 pounds 2.6025-3.1700 Cheddar 40 pound Block 2.3250-2.8675 Monterey Jack 10 pounds 2.5775-2.9250 Mozzarella 5-6 pounds 2.4025-3.4900 Muenster 5 pounds 2.6025-3.1700 Process American 5 pound Loaf 2.3900-2.8575 Swiss 6-9 pound Cuts 3.3150-3.4325 Information for the period May 23 - 27, 2022, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance on contracts to sell 2.2 million pounds (1,005 metric tons) of American-type cheese and 75,000 pounds (34 metric tons) of cream cheese. So far this year, the program has assisted member cooperatives who have contracts to sell 45.6 million pounds of American-type cheeses and 4.4 million pounds of cream cheese in export markets. COLD STORAGE - CHEESE SUMMARY Released April 22, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 4/30/22 Stocks in all Warehouses (1,000 pounds) as a percent of Natural Cheese 4/30/21 3/31/22 4/30/22 4/30/21 3/31/22 Total Natural Cheese 1,448,762 1,465,826 1,480,716 102 101 American, total 826,740 828,449 836,274 101 101 New England 71,361 72,313 73,257 103 101 Middle Atlantic 74,460 77,295 79,320 107 103 East North Central 345,698 342,558 339,455 98 99 West North Central 145,160 149,669 156,395 108 104 South Atlantic 139 262 286 206 109 East South Central 15,432 18,315 18,851 122 103 West South Central 11,237 3,190 3,126 28 98 Mountain 50,921 53,344 54,826 108 103 Pacific 112,332 111,503 110,758 99 99 Swiss, total 21,160 23,199 23,975 113 103 Other, total 600,862 614,178 620,467 103 101 New England 918 340 585 64 172 Middle Atlantic 22,667 12,932 17,951 79 139 East North Central 378,371 378,991 383,991 101 101 West North Central 42,615 43,863 44,898 105 102 South Atlantic 37,733 38,605 36,558 97 95 East South Central 33,374 31,807 32,944 99 104 West South Central 4,308 3,243 4,099 95 126 Mountain 2,923 4,499 4,649 159 103 Pacific 77,953 99,898 94,792 122 95 Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ISRAEL WEBER, 608-422-8601 Email: israel.weber@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