MD_DA851 Cheese Highlights Report 37 - Released on September 11, 2020 Cheese production, particularly in the Midwest and West, has been very busy. Plentiful milk in both those regions, along with reinvigorated market tones, has both customers and cheesemakers busy. The spot milk market was quiet following the holiday. The spot milk price range did not change from the previous week, from $4 under Class to Class III. Fresh supplies of cheese are moving. Frozen and pizza restaurant cheese sales are keeping mozzarella and other Italian style cheesemakers busy. As mentioned, cheese market tones have strengthened in recent weeks. That said, as of Thursday there is an atypically large block to barrel price gap on the CME which many contacts suggest does not equate to a healthy market tone. Information for the period September 7 - 11, 2020, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: The CME weekly average for cheese barrels was $1.6538, compared to $1.5575 last week. The weekly average for blocks was $2.1563, compared to $1.9375 a week ago. 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