MD_DA830 Cheese - Midwestern U.S. Report 30 - Released on July 27, 2022 Barrel cheese producers suggest there is still a good amount of buyer inquiries, and sales for curds and other easily consumed cheese products are strong. Overall, Midwest cheese demand is steady, and cheesemakers note a little variability in buyer interest with the ebb and flow of cheese prices. Without a lot of urgency, the market seems to be settling into a summer steady mode. Cheesemakers have plenty of milk available for their production needs and are mostly content with the milk on hand. A few discounted loads are available, but there is not a strong impetus for cheese makers to take on additional loads as they do not want to build more inventory in a market that has the potential to move lower. Midwestern wholesale prices are unchanged for Swiss cuts, but down $.1475 for processed cheese and down $.1275 for all other types. WISCONSIN WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Blue 5 pounds 2.4500-3.6600 Brick 5 pounds 2.1800-2.7475 Cheddar 40 pound Block 1.9025-2.4450 Monterey Jack 10 pounds 2.1550-2.5025 Mozzarella 5-6 pounds 1.9800-3.0675 Muenster 5 pounds 2.1800-2.7475 Process American 5 pound Loaf 1.9650-2.4325 Swiss 6-9 pound Cuts 3.7150-3.8175 Information for the period July 25 - 29, 2022, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance on contracts to sell 1.4 million pounds (619 metric tons) of American-type cheese and 639,000 pounds (290 metric tons) of cream cheese. So far this year, the program has assisted member cooperatives who have contracts to sell 56.2 million pounds of American-type cheeses and 6.5 million pounds of cream cheese in export markets. 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