MD_DA830 Cheese - Midwestern U.S. Report 2 - Released on January 13, 2021 Midwestern cheesemakers relay similar notes as last week. Sales are ticking up for some producers, but East Coast based customers are still slower to pick up as COVID-19 restrictions continue to curb food service/restaurant business there. Some inventory concerns have been alleviated. Producers who weeks ago had some extra loads now relay they are booked through the first quarter. Production has picked up since the holidays. Milk is plentiful. Spot sales remain exclusively at discounts, but the top end of the price range has moved higher by a few dollars by midweek. Cheese market tones have brightened after the announcement of the continuation of food box programs early last week. Midwestern wholesale prices are unchanged for Swiss cuts, up $.0925 for process and up $.1450 for all other types. WISCONSIN WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Blue 5 pounds 2.4150-3.4850 Brick 5 pounds 2.1475-2.5725 Cheddar 40 pound Block 1.8700-2.2700 Monterey Jack 10 pounds 2.1225-2.3275 Mozzarella 5-6 pounds 1.9475-2.8925 Muenster 5 pounds 2.1475-2.5725 Process American 5 pound Loaf 1.6800-2.0400 Swiss 6-9 pound Cuts 3.3875-3.5050 Information for the period January 11 - 15, 2021, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: DAIRY PRODUCTS REPORT – CHEESE SUMMARY Released January 6, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Cheese Production – United States: November 2019 and 2020 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Total Cheese 1 NOV OCT NOV NOV OCT Region 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 United States 1,093,397 1,131,266 1,100,218 0.6 -2.7 Atlantic 133,685 139,768 132,944 -0.6 -4.9 Central 499,688 539,107 515,188 3.1 -4.4 West 460,024 452,391 452,086 -1.7 -0.1 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from American Cheese 2 NOV OCT NOV NOV OCT Region 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 United States 432,438 462,048 449,236 3.9 -2.8 Atlantic 28,371 26,886 28,045 -1.1 4.3 Central 216,701 234,341 227,533 5.0 -2.9 West 187,366 200,821 193,658 3.4 -3.6 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Italian Cheese NOV OCT NOV NOV OCT Region 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 United States 471,962 468,629 457,483 -3.1 -2.4 Atlantic 59,627 59,904 58,458 -2.0 -2.4 Central 184,485 194,886 187,137 1.4 -4.0 West 227,850 213,839 211,888 -7.0 -0.9 Cheese Production – Cumulative Production January - November Cumulative Production Percent Change (1000 pounds) from Cheese Type 2019 2020 2019 Total cheese 1 12,014,697 12,063,448 0.4 American Cheese 2 4,775,864 4,879,596 2.2 Italian Cheese 5,187,194 5,115,701 -1.4 1/ Excludes cottage cheese. 2/ Includes cheddar, colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey and jack. 2020 U.S. CHEESE AND CURD IMPORTS (USDA-FAS) (Imports for Consumption) 2020 Imports % Change From November Imports (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago TOTAL Cheese and Curd (H.S. Code 0406) 36.9 + 14 Cheese, Except Fresh (H.S. Code 040690) 32.9 + 15 Fresh Cheese (H.S. Code 040610) 2.0 + 51 Cheese, Processed (H.S. Code 040630) 1.3 - 26 Cheese, Blue-Veined (H.S. Code 040640) 0.6 - 5 2020 Imports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago TOTAL, JAN-NOV 330.1 - 9 Imports - Country of Origin 1 Italy 58.6 - 24 2 France 38.2 - 16 3 Netherlands 30.4 + 1 4 Switzerland 19.3 + 8 5 Spain 17.3 - 18 2020 U.S. CHEESE AND CURD EXPORTS (USDA-FAS) 2020 Exports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago November 52.8 - 16 TOTAL, JAN-NOV 728.3 ... Exports – Destination Country 1 Mexico 188.5 - 1 2 South Korea 146.9 + 16 3 Japan 74.5 + 3 4 Australia 50.7 + 21 5 Chile 22.8 + 1 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