Cheddar Cheese Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 13, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cheddar Cheese Prices" call Shawn Clark at (202) 720-4448, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Barrel Prices Increase 2.2 Cents Prices received for 500 lb. Barrel Cheddar cheese increased 2.2 cents per lb. for the week ending February 6, 1998. Block prices decreased 0.8 cents per pound. This is the tenth consecutive week that the US 40 lb. block price has averaged greater than $1.41 per lb. 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 6, : Jan 30, : Jan 23, : Jan 16, : Jan 9, : 1998 : 1998 1/ : 1998 : 1998 1/ : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 40 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4603 1.4494 1.4533 1.4456 1.4343 West 3/ : 1.4009 1.4088 1.4091 1.3954 1.4136 US 4/ : 1.4125 1.4209 1.4183 1.4118 1.4195 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 702,021 1,461,836 1,005,671 1,739,721 1,411,383 West 3/ : 3,890,725 4,427,277 4,998,310 4,736,284 4,809,610 US 4/ : 4,764,729 6,349,082 6,144,943 6,712,386 6,339,021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 640 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : US : 1.4296 1.4221 1.4401 1.4346 1.4370 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : US : 1,751,462 1,974,338 1,260,762 917,126 1,505,404 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 500 Lb. Barrels : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.5060 1.4777 1.4566 1.3940 1.3883 Oth : 1.4882 1.4584 1.4100 1.3824 1.3639 US : 1.4958 1.4677 1.4315 1.3882 1.3744 : Price Adj. to : 39% Moisture : MN/WI : 1.4090 1.3861 1.3572 1.3129 1.3033 Oth : 1.3785 1.3543 1.3075 1.2842 1.2656 US : 1.3915 1.3694 1.3304 1.2984 1.2817 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 3,410,822 4,282,290 4,291,527 5,233,381 4,158,746 Oth : 4,551,160 4,655,033 4,998,101 5,240,929 5,526,937 US : 7,961,982 8,937,323 9,289,628 10,474,310 9,685,683 : : Percent Moisture Content : MN/WI : 34.80 34.97 34.53 35.23 35.02 Oth : 34.15 34.31 34.22 34.34 34.26 US : 34.43 34.62 34.36 34.78 34.59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.