HDR1012000160050807970830Cheddar Cheese Prices Cheddar Cheese Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 8, 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. 40 lb. Block Prices Rise 1.7 Cents Prices received for 40 lb. block Cheddar cheese rose 1.7 cents per lb. for the week ending August 1, 1997. Prices in the MN/WI region rose 1.2 cents per lb. Prices for 500 lb. barrels also increased 4.4 cents per lb. and 640 lb. blocks increased 2.7 cents 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. * * * * * * * * The next Cheddar Cheese Prices report will be released at 8:30 A.M. ET on August 15, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 1, : Jul 25, : Jul 18, : Jul 11, : Jul 4, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.2753 1.2636 1.2078 1.1906 1.1868 West 3/ : 1.2160 1.1950 1.1617 1.1479 1.1445 US 4/ : 1.2320 1.2150 1.1787 1.1603 1.1549 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 1,072,017 1,095,379 1,697,923 1,090,694 1,066,271 West 3/ : 3,164,620 3,269,397 3,923,510 3,400,241 3,606,842 US 4/ : 4,483,640 4,498,972 5,857,381 4,697,274 4,869,764 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : US : 1.2664 1.2390 1.1863 1.1701 1.1644 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : US : 478,905 1,055,345 863,666 1,098,164 1,121,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Lb. Barrels: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.2443 1.2177 1.2158 1.2131 1.2017 Oth : 1.2437 1.1948 1.1920 1.1900 1.1886 US : 1.2440 1.2044 1.2006 1.1996 1.1941 : Adj. Price to : 39 % Moisture : : MN/WI : 1.1768 1.1384 1.1370 1.1295 1.1263 Oth : 1.1555 1.1089 1.1058 1.1036 1.0980 US : 1.1649 1.1212 1.1170 1.1144 1.1098 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 4,006,256 3,707,010 3,465,431 3,318,522 3,417,633 Oth : 5,017,545 5,186,678 6,121,424 4,637,298 4,717,162 US : 9,023,801 8,893,688 9,586,855 7,955,820 8,134,795 : Moisture Content : Percent : MN/WI : 35.50 34.75 34.77 34.48 34.92 Oth : 34.34 34.27 34.25 34.22 33.96 US : 34.86 34.47 34.44 34.33 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.