MD_DA810

     Cheese - Northeastern U.S.

     Report 7 - Released on February 13, 2019

     Northeast milk production is level to increasing. Milk volumes are flowing heavily into
     manufacturers' intakes. Cheese makers are receiving all the milk they need to run full
     production schedules. Cheddar, mozzarella and provolone cheese production is active in the
     region. Inventories are stable to growing, but a few operations have decreased their
     supplies. Cheddar cheese block and barrel spot prices have strengthened currently. Spot
     trading activity is steady to slower. Northeast wholesale cheese prices for cheddar and
     Muenster shifted higher by $0.0275, also the process cheese prices moved up by $0.0500. The
     Grade A Swiss price is unchanged this week.

     National Retail Report Dairy ± Cheese Summary
     Advertised Prices at Major Retail Supermarket Outlets ending during the period of 2/8/2018
     to 2/14/2018

     Cheese 8 oz. Blocks                Weighted Average Price
     National                   This Period     Last Week     Last Year
     Organic                     $5.42           $3.99          $3.91
     Conventional                $2.32           $2.05          $2.10

     Regional (Conventional)    Wtd. Ave.       Low           High
      Northeast                  $2.17           $1.33          $3.50
      Southeast                  $2.39           $1.50          $3.99

     Cheese 8 oz. Shred                 Weighted Average Price
     National                   This Period     Last Week     Last Year
      Organic                     n.a.           $3.99          $4.20
      Conventional               $2.51           $2.11          $2.16

     Regional (Conventional)    Wtd. Ave.         Low           High
      Northeast                  $2.19           $1.87          $3.29
      Southeast                  $2.78           $1.50          $3.99
     WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED
     DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS))

     Cheddar 40 pound Block              1.9425-2.2275
     Muenster                            1.9275-2.2775
     Process American 5 pound Sliced     1.4600-1.9400
     Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts              3.0550-3.3775


     Information for the period February 11 - 15, 2019, issued weekly

     Secondary Sourced Information:

     This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance
     to sell 2.701 million pounds (1,225 metric tons) of cheese.

     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     JESSICA MUELLER, 608-422-8589
     Email: Jessica.Mueller@ams.usda.gov

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