MD_DA830 Cheese - Midwestern U.S. Report 49 - Released on December 08, 2021 Cheesemakers say spot milk offers are quiet, as milk prices have shifted higher after the holiday and post-holiday influx of spot milk. Even as multiple plants in the region are closed for maintenance, others are running busily. Staffing shortages, at least according to some plant managers, have slowly but surely begun to improve. Cheese demand is busy, meeting seasonal expectations. Some plant managers say they are likely not going to catch up on orders until the onset of 2022, when demand is expected to settle. Cheese inventories are available here and there for spot market movements, but inventories are not overly concerning. Cheese market tones remain uncertain, but they are slowly gaining momentum as barrel prices edge higher to meet mostly steady block prices on the CME. Midwestern wholesale prices are up $.0650 for Swiss cuts, up $.0675 for barrels, but unchanged for all other types. WISCONSIN WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Blue 5 pounds 2.4975-3.5650 Brick 5 pounds 2.2275-2.6525 Cheddar 40 pound Block 1.9500-2.3500 Monterey Jack 10 pounds 2.2025-2.4075 Mozzarella 5-6 pounds 2.0275-2.9725 Muenster 5 pounds 2.2275-2.6525 Process American 5 pound Loaf 1.6750-2.0350 Swiss 6-9 pound Cuts 2.8250-2.9425 Information for the period December 6 - 10, 2021, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: The CME Group November 2021 monthly average price for barrels was $1.5375, compared to $1.8008 in October; blocks’ average price was $1.7408, compared to $1.7798 in October. DAIRY PRODUCTS REPORT – CHEESE SUMMARY Released December 3,2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Cheese Production – United States: October 2020 and 2021 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Total Cheese 1 OCT SEP OCT OCT SEP Region 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 United States 1,136,863 1,133,745 1,146,591 0.9 1.1 Atlantic 143,905 138,904 137,815 -4.2 -0.8 Central 538,546 548,787 551,240 2.4 0.4 West 454,412 446,054 457,536 0.7 2.6 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from American Cheese 2 OCT SEP OCT OCT SEP Region 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 United States 460,217 448,435 457,453 -0.6 2.0 Atlantic 27,613 26,516 24,190 -12.4 -8.8 Central 231,777 243,027 242,928 4.8 0.0 West 200,827 178,892 190,335 -5.2 6.4 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Italian Cheese OCT SEP OCT OCT SEP Region 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 United States 473,294 486,098 489,772 3.5 0.8 Atlantic 59,524 59,301 61,728 3.7 4.1 Central 197,849 202,229 201,893 2.0 -0.2 West 215,921 224,568 226,151 4.7 0.7 Cheese Production – Cumulative Production January - October Cumulative Production Percent Change (1000 pounds) from Cheese Type 2020 2021 2020 Total cheese1 10,996,648 11,340,387 3.1 American Cheese2 4,412,804 4,612,145 4.5 Italian Cheese 4,679,388 4,804,968 2.7 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