HDR1012000160050613970830 Cheddar Cheese Prices Cheddar Cheese Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 13, 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 June 6, 1997. Prices for 40 lb. blocks were up 0.4 cents per lb. while 500 lb. barrel prices were down slightly. Barrel prices were at their lowest level of the year. Data Reliability: The survey collects price information on bulk 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 bulk, 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 20, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 6, : May 30, : May 23, : May 16, : May 9, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.1928 1.1882 1.1912 1.1817 1.1987 West 3/ : 1.1407 1.1404 1.1423 1.1459 1.1461 US 4/ : 1.1593 1.1558 1.1613 1.1579 1.1583 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 1,839,944 1,563,877 2,045,475 1,752,036 1,172,221 West 3/ : 3,810,683 3,897,461 3,842,841 4,272,613 4,396,659 US 4/ : 5,829,141 5,643,180 6,139,062 6,223,596 5,728,391 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : US : 1.1857 1.1751 1.1717 1.1624 1.1649 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : US : 525,685 1,045,625 1,758,467 1,687,800 1,869,346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Lb. Barrels: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.2184 1.2146 1.2240 1.2180 1.2391 Oth : 1.2013 1.1971 1.2113 1.2232 1.2267 US : 1.2089 1.2051 1.2184 1.2201 1.2330 : Adj. Price to : 39 % Moisture : : MN/WI : 1.1331 1.1370 1.1421 1.1340 1.1547 Oth : 1.1191 1.1161 1.1300 1.1382 1.1517 US : 1.1253 1.1256 1.1368 1.1357 1.1532 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 3,665,436 3,359,592 4,230,711 5,262,209 3,535,334 Oth : 4,587,078 4,040,825 3,281,805 3,646,396 3,377,572 US : 8,252,514 7,400,417 7,512,516 8,908,605 6,912,906 : Moisture Content : Percent : MN/WI : 34.40 34.83 34.63 34.48 34.54 Oth : 34.52 34.57 34.62 34.44 35.03 US : 34.47 34.69 34.62 34.47 34.78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.