MD_DA830 Cheese - Midwestern U.S. Report 14 - Released on April 07, 2021 Both block and barrel cheese producers reported strengthening food service demand. Some barrel producers say April/May interests have kept them from pushing loads onto the spot market. Some cheddar and jack cheese makers report similar buyer interest. Cheese production is also steady to ticking higher in plants throughout the Midwest. Spot milk availability varies throughout the region. Some prices above the previous few weeks were reported this week, but some $5 under Class spot loads are lingering. A number of contacts suggest growing food service demand across the dairy commodity spectrum has kept general milk availability a little tighter. Cheese market tones are steady to slightly bullish. Midwestern wholesale prices are up $.0350 for Swiss cuts and up $.0400 for all other types. WISCONSIN WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Blue 5 pounds 2.3925-3.4600 Brick 5 pounds 2.1225-2.5475 Cheddar 40 pound Block 1.8450-2.2450 Monterey Jack 10 pounds 2.0975-2.3025 Mozzarella 5-6 pounds 1.9225-2.8675 Muenster 5 pounds 2.1225-2.5475 Process American 5 pound Loaf 1.5725-1.9325 Swiss 6-9 pound Cuts 2.7675-2.8850 Information for the period April 5 - 9, 2021, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: The CME Group March 2021 monthly average price for barrels was $1.4811, compared to $1.4442 in February; blocks’ average price was $1.7362, compared to $1.5821 in February. DAIRY PRODUCTS REPORT – CHEESE SUMMARY Released April 1, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Cheese Production – United States: February 2020 and 2021 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Total Cheese 1 FEB JAN FEB FEB JAN Region 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 United States 1,031,672 1,135,567 1,043,188 1.1 -8.1 Atlantic 119,376 132,703 128,367 7.5 -3.3 Central 482,191 534,548 495,472 2.8 -7.3 West 430,105 468,316 419,349 -2.5 -10.5 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from American Cheese 2 FEB JAN FEB FEB JAN Region 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 United States 418,605 474,315 425,392 1.6 -10.3 Atlantic 26,957 31,303 27,380 1.6 -12.5 Central 212,689 245,240 224,711 5.7 -8.4 West 178,959 197,772 173,301 -3.2 -12.4 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Italian Cheese FEB JAN FEB FEB JAN Region 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 United States 448,190 481,029 444,311 -0.9 -7.6 Atlantic 56,208 60,006 56,952 1.3 -5.1 Central 184,200 195,688 184,861 0.4 -5.5 West 207,782 225,335 202,498 -2.5 -10.1 Cheese Production – Cumulative Production January - February Cumulative Production Percent Change (1000 pounds) from Cheese Type 2020 2021 2020 Total cheese 1 2,142,187 2,178,755 1.7 American Cheese 2 856,056 899,707 5.1 Italian Cheese 933,588 925,340 -0.9 1/ Excludes cottage cheese. 2/ Includes cheddar, colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey and jack. 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