Cheddar Cheese Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 31, 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 and Block Prices Rise Slightly Prices received for 500 lb. barrel Cheddar cheese rose 0.5 cents per pound for the week ending October 24, 1997. Block prices also rose slightly. This is the sixth consecutive week that the US 40 lb. block price has averaged greater than $1.38 per lb. Revision Policy: This week's "Cheddar Cheese Prices" contains ten weeks of data. The extra information is published to ensure data users have the most accurate, up-to-date information. September data are no longer open to revision. Next month at this time, only October and November data will be published. 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. * * * * * * * Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 24, : Oct 17, : Oct 10, : Oct 3, : Sep 26, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 40 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4257 1.4198 1.4142 1.4243 1.4289 West 3/ : 1.3712 1.3670 1.3681 1.3685 1.3701 US 4/ : 1.3843 1.3829 1.3841 1.3829 1.3836 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 1,023,123 1,440,675 1,596,960 1,316,912 1,009,442 West 3/ : 3,859,337 3,870,255 3,843,502 3,902,219 3,415,836 US 4/ : 5,000,976 5,488,269 5,648,115 5,342,611 4,502,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 640 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : US : 1.3992 1.3916 1.3853 1.3879 1.3878 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : US : 1,078,931 851,545 1,049,098 1,069,611 1,376,212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 500 Lb. Barrels : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4457 1.4330 1.4262 1.4138 1.4218 Oth : 1.4390 1.4292 1.4141 1.4016 1.4006 US : 1.4414 1.4306 1.4184 1.4061 1.4080 : Price Adj. to : 39% Moisture : MN/WI : 1.3659 1.3572 1.3400 1.3311 1.3324 Oth : 1.3355 1.3322 1.3113 1.2969 1.3027 US : 1.3462 1.3412 1.3216 1.3096 1.3130 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 3,026,238 3,047,368 3,198,714 3,242,670 2,631,240 Oth : 5,438,437 5,310,989 5,704,523 5,415,431 4,924,923 US : 8,464,675 8,358,357 8,903,237 8,658,101 7,556,163 : : Percent Moisture Content : MN/WI : 35.43 35.59 35.08 35.21 34.91 Oth : 34.27 34.56 34.22 34.08 34.41 US : 34.69 34.94 34.53 34.50 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. Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 19, : Sep 12, : Sep 5, : Aug 29, : Aug 22, : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 40 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4197 1.4162 1.4092 1.4012 1.3948 West 3/ : 1.3681 1.3624 1.3434 1.3457 1.3401 US 4/ : 1.3823 1.3778 1.3680 1.3660 1.3574 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 1,233,620 1,457,273 1,498,850 1,267,977 1,165,567 West 3/ : 3,578,145 3,840,304 2,666,513 2,502,498 2,975,288 US 4/ : 4,907,197 5,355,751 4,203,050 3,829,031 4,247,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 640 Lb. Blocks : Avg. Price 2/ : US : 1.3905 1.4014 1.3962 1.3885 1.3761 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : US : 914,324 1,168,918 940,949 1,530,467 2,084,779 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dol./Lb. 500 Lb. Barrels : Avg. Price 2/ : MN/WI : 1.4219 1.4291 1.4291 1.4324 1.4184 Oth : 1.4035 1.4173 1.4062 1.4174 1.3930 US : 1.4099 1.4213 1.4155 1.4223 1.4007 : Adj. Price to : 39 % Moisture : MN/WI : 1.3315 1.3384 1.3404 1.3465 1.3313 Oth : 1.2992 1.3128 1.3021 1.3042 1.2825 US : 1.3103 1.3214 1.3175 1.3176 1.2971 : : Pounds Sales Volume 5/ : MN/WI : 3,257,852 2,654,988 3,700,093 3,319,982 2,419,166 Oth : 6,177,863 5,183,536 5,437,079 6,973,832 5,552,773 US : 9,435,715 7,838,524 9,137,172 10,293,814 7,971,939 : : Percent Moisture Content : MN/WI : 34.86 34.87 34.97 35.11 35.01 Oth : 34.10 34.14 34.12 33.70 33.74 US : 34.36 34.39 34.46 34.16 34.13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The next "Cheddar Cheese Prices" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on November 7, 1997. 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