HDR1012000160050703971500Cheddar Cheese Prices Cheddar Cheese Prices National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 3, 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. Barrels Up 0.6 Cents/lb. Prices received for 500 lb. barrel Cheddar cheese increased 0.6 cents per lb. to $1.117 per lb. for the week ending June 27, 1997. Prices for 40 lb. blocks were up slightly but 640 lb. blocks declined. 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. May data are no longer open to revision. Next month at this time, only June and July data will be published and open to revision. 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 the previous two months are subject to revision. ************************************************************ NOTICE: This report will include ten weeks of data on the following release dates: August 1, September 5, October 3, October 31, and December 5. Da 2-8 (7-97) Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 27, : Jun 20, : Jun 13, : Jun 6, : May 30, : 1997 : 1997 1/ : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.1889 1.1906 1.1984 1.1928 1.1882 West 3/ : 1.1466 1.1438 1.1453 1.1410 1.1407 US 4/ : 1.1582 1.1575 1.1608 1.1595 1.1561 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 1,368,780 1,733,258 1,327,932 1,839,944 1,563,877 West 3/ : 3,570,405 4,005,425 3,359,164 3,820,455 3,908,574 US 4/ : 5,092,409 6,049,131 4,854,962 5,838,913 5,654,293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : US : 1.1654 1.1684 1.1723 1.1857 1.1751 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : US : 1,186,785 997,738 1,013,328 525,685 1,045,625 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Lb. Barrels: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.2147 1.1989 1.2100 1.2184 1.2146 Oth : 1.1959 1.1877 1.1987 1.2013 1.1971 US : 1.2051 1.1920 1.2033 1.2089 1.2051 : Adj. Price to : 39 % Moisture : : MN/WI : 1.1290 1.1219 1.1273 1.1331 1.1370 Oth : 1.1058 1.1038 1.1177 1.1191 1.1161 US : 1.1171 1.1107 1.1216 1.1253 1.1256 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 4,662,975 3,908,680 3,912,327 3,665,436 3,359,592 Oth : 4,874,496 6,313,356 5,759,175 4,587,078 4,040,825 US : 9,537,471 10,222,036 9,671,502 8,252,514 7,400,417 : Moisture Content : Percent : MN/WI : 34.37 34.81 34.53 34.40 34.83 Oth : 34.03 34.36 34.58 34.52 34.57 US : 34.20 34.53 34.56 34.47 34.69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Agricultural Statistics Board July 1997 2 NASS, USDA Cheddar Cheese Prices by Style and Region -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending Style and Region :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 23, : May 16, : May 9, : May 2, : Apr 25, : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 1/ : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.1912 1.1817 1.1987 1.2089 1.2614 West 3/ : 1.1423 1.1459 1.1461 1.1876 1.2248 US 4/ : 1.1613 1.1579 1.1583 1.1928 1.2348 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 2,045,475 1,752,036 1,172,221 973,957 1,142,779 West 3/ : 3,842,841 4,272,613 4,396,659 4,038,175 3,857,559 US 4/ : 6,139,062 6,223,596 5,728,391 5,243,234 5,211,906 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 640 Lb. Blocks: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : US : 1.1717 1.1624 1.1649 1.2023 1.2334 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : US : 1,758,467 1,687,800 1,869,346 992,188 971,574 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Lb. Barrels: : Dol./Lb. Avg. Price 2/ : : MN/WI : 1.2240 1.2180 1.2391 1.2591 1.2887 Oth : 1.2068 1.2192 1.2223 1.2497 1.2784 US : 1.2165 1.2185 1.2309 1.2547 1.2841 : Adj. Price to : 39 % Moisture : : MN/WI : 1.1421 1.1340 1.1547 1.1776 1.2015 Oth : 1.1259 1.1344 1.1475 1.1679 1.1924 US : 1.1350 1.1342 1.1512 1.1731 1.1975 : Sales Volume 5/ : Pounds : MN/WI : 4,230,711 5,262,209 3,535,334 3,979,617 3,910,990 Oth : 3,281,805 3,646,396 3,377,572 3,505,371 3,090,211 US : 7,512,516 8,908,605 6,912,906 7,484,988 7,001,201 : Moisture Content : Percent : MN/WI : 34.63 34.48 34.54 34.78 34.57 Oth : 34.62 34.44 35.03 34.73 34.60 US : 34.62 34.47 34.78 34.76 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 Agricultural Statistics Board July 1997 3 NASS, USDA The next "Cheddar Cheese Prices" report will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on July 11, 1997. 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