HDR1012000160050606970830Cheddar Cheese Prices Cheddar Cheese Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 6, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cheddar Cheese Prices" call Kevin Hintzman at (202) 720-4448, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Cheddar Cheese Prices Mixed U.S. Cheddar cheese prices were mixed for the week ending May 30, 1997. Prices for 40 lb. blocks were up 0.4 cents per lb. while 500 lb. barrel prices were down 0.6 cents per lb. Prices remain near their lowest levels of the year. Data Reliability: The survey collects price information on sales of natural, unaged, Cheddar cheese at the first (wholesale) point of sale. Data are recorded for sales transactions completed during the survey week. A transaction is considered complete when cheese is shipped out or title transfers. The 65 plants reporting account for an estimated 85 percent of natural Cheddar cheese sales. Estimates for the previous two months are subject to revision. * * * * * * * * The next "Cheddar Cheese Prices" report will be released at 8:30 A.M. ET on June 13, 1997. Only electronic subscriptions are available for this report. Print copies are available at USDA, Room 5829, So. Bldg.. This report is also available on autofax at 202-720-2000, document # 5300. Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 30, : May 23, : May 16, : May 9, : May 2, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.1882 1.1912 1.1817 1.1987 1.2089 West 3/ : 1.1448 1.1423 1.1459 1.1461 1.1876 US 4/ : 1.1654 1.1613 1.1579 1.1583 1.1928 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 1,563,877 2,045,475 1,752,036 1,172,221 973,957 West 3/ : 2,113,757 3,842,841 4,272,613 4,396,659 4,038,175 US 4/ : 3,859,476 6,139,062 6,223,596 5,728,391 5,243,234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : US : 1.1751 1.1717 1.1624 1.1649 1.2125 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : US : 1,045,625 1,758,467 1,687,800 1,869,346 671,192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Lb. Barrels: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.2146 1.2240 1.2180 1.2391 1.2591 Oth : 1.1971 1.2113 1.2232 1.2267 1.2560 US : 1.2076 1.2184 1.2201 1.2330 1.2578 : Adj. Price to : 39 % Moisture : : MN/WI : 1.1370 1.1421 1.1340 1.1547 1.1776 Oth : 1.1209 1.1300 1.1382 1.1517 1.1755 US : 1.1305 1.1368 1.1357 1.1532 1.1767 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 3,359,592 4,230,711 5,262,209 3,535,334 3,979,617 Oth : 2,253,996 3,281,805 3,646,396 3,377,572 3,059,350 US : 5,613,588 7,512,516 8,908,605 6,912,906 7,038,967 : Moisture Content : Percent : MN/WI : 34.83 34.63 34.48 34.54 34.78 Oth : 34.85 34.62 34.44 35.03 34.82 US : 34.84 34.62 34.47 34.78 34.80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Prices weighted by volumes reported. 3/ CA, ID, OR, and WA. 4/ "Other Regions" included in U.S. total. 5/ Sales as reported by cooperating manufacturers.