MD_DA830 Cheese - Midwestern U.S. Report 48 - Released on November 24, 2020 Midwestern cheese producers continue to report COVID-19 related quarantines affecting staffing from production lines, to office staff, to management. Still, with spot milk prices at notably declining prices during the holiday week, cheese production is ongoing at steady to reportedly balanced rates. Cheese plant managers say they are receiving call after call from milk suppliers, looking to find homes during the holiday weekend. Retail demand has picked up a little for some cheese producers. That said, they relay this was more of necessity based purchasing, whereas most customers remain on the sidelines waiting to see how low prices go before returning to the fray. Cheese market tones continue to struggle to find their footing. Midwestern wholesale prices are unchanged for Swiss cuts, down $.5975 for process and down $.4350 for all other types. WISCONSIN WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Blue 5 pounds 2.3475-3.4175 Brick 5 pounds 2.0800-2.5050 Cheddar 40 pound Block 1.8025-2.2025 Monterey Jack 10 pounds 2.0550-2.2600 Mozzarella 5-6 pounds 1.8800-2.8250 Muenster 5 pounds 2.0800-2.5050 Process American 5 pound Loaf 1.4900-1.8500 Swiss 6-9 pound Cuts 3.1825-3.3000 Information for the period November 23 - 27, 2020, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: COLD STORAGE – CHEESE SUMMARY Released November 23, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 10/31/20 Stocks in all Warehouses (1,000 pounds) as a percent of Natural Cheese 10/31/19 9/30/20 10/31/20 10/31/19 9/30/20 Total natural cheese 1,341,695 1,355,799 1,338,502 100 99 American, total 743,621 772,362 753,928 101 98 New England 70,457 69,445 69,404 99 100 Middle Atlantic 84,213 68,775 66,040 78 96 East North Central 318,015 321,037 309,215 97 96 West North Central 107,189 129,448 126,665 118 98 South Atlantic 189 91 89 47 98 East South Central 10,372 8,735 7,667 74 88 West South Central 3,902 7,284 6,298 161 86 Mountain 49,662 50,024 50,269 101 100 Pacific 99,622 117,523 118,281 119 101 Swiss, total 26,144 20,762 20,213 77 97 Other, total 571,930 562,675 564,361 99 100 New England 1,067 681 1,019 96 150 Middle Atlantic 17,364 18,682 24,414 141 131 East North Central 360,177 351,029 349,676 97 100 West North Central 50,347 49,610 47,577 94 96 South Atlantic 42,112 39,156 32,555 77 83 East South Central 35,000 32,785 32,146 92 98 West South Central 2,372 7,582 7,364 310 97 Mountain 3,485 3,845 3,642 105 95 Pacific 60,006 59,305 65,968 110 111 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