HDR1012000160051024970830Cheddar Cheese Prices Cheddar Cheese Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 24, 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. Barrel Prices Rise Another 2.0 Cents Prices received for 500 lb. barrel Cheddar cheese rose 2.0 cents per pound for the week ending October 17, 1997. Block prices declined slightly. This is the fifth consecutive week that the US level 40 lb. block price has averaged greater than $1.38 per lb. Barrel prices increased in all areas of the US with "other areas" increasing the largest amount. 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 only the current month are subject to revision. * * * * * * * 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. For Internet access, go to the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 17, : Oct 10, : Oct 3, : Sep 26, : Sep 19, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 40 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4198 1.4142 1.4243 1.4289 1.4197 West 3/ : 1.3669 1.3681 1.3684 1.3701 1.3681 US 4/ : 1.3828 1.3842 1.3829 1.3836 1.3823 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 1,440,675 1,596,960 1,316,912 1,009,442 1,233,620 West 3/ : 3,866,859 3,796,495 3,899,038 3,415,836 3,578,145 US 4/ : 5,484,873 5,601,108 5,339,430 4,502,337 4,907,197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 640 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : US : 1.3916 1.3853 1.3879 1.3878 1.3905 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : US : 851,545 1,049,098 1,069,611 1,376,212 914,324 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 500 Lb. Barrels : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4330 1.4262 1.4138 1.4218 1.4219 Oth : 1.4292 1.4141 1.4016 1.4006 1.4035 US : 1.4306 1.4184 1.4061 1.4080 1.4099 : Price Adj. to : 39% Moisture : MN/WI : 1.3572 1.3400 1.3311 1.3324 1.3315 Oth : 1.3322 1.3113 1.2969 1.3027 1.2992 US : 1.3412 1.3216 1.3096 1.3130 1.3103 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 3,047,368 3,198,714 3,242,670 2,631,240 3,257,852 Oth : 5,310,989 5,704,523 5,415,431 4,924,923 6,177,863 US : 8,358,357 8,903,237 8,658,101 7,556,163 9,435,715 : : Percent Moisture Content : MN/WI : 35.59 35.08 35.21 34.91 34.86 Oth : 34.56 34.22 34.08 34.41 34.10 US : 34.94 34.53 34.50 34.59 34.36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.