MD_DA810 Cheese - Northeastern U.S. Report 30 - Released on July 22, 2020 Cheese makers are receiving adequate milk volumes for strong production schedules. Stable cheese orders are keeping operations busy. Market participants report mozzarella and provolone demands are healthy from restaurants. There are some reports retailers have pulled back a bit on ordering. Eastern cheese manufacturers’ inventories are at balanced to low levels. Current CME Group cheese barrel cash prices stepped higher early in this week compared to last week. CME Group block cash prices have dipped lower. Some market participants are waiting to see if prices will continue to move lower. In the Northeast, the wholesale cheese prices for both cheddar and Muenster are up $0.0525. In addition, the process cheese prices increased $0.0425. The Grade A Swiss price is unchanged this week. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Cheddar 40 pound Block 3.2825-3.5700 Muenster 3.2700-3.6200 Process American 5 pound Sliced 2.5200-3.0000 Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts 2.9000-3.2225 Information for the period July 20 - 24, 2020, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ISRAEL WEBER, 608-422-8601 Email: israel.weber@usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN MARS (My Market News): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov