MD_DA810 Cheese - Northeastern U.S. Report 34 - Released on August 25, 2021 In the Northeast, cheese makers are working through stable milk supplies for the near term. Milk output is dropping seasonally in the area, creating a little less milk availability. Cheddar cheese plants continue pushing through strong production schedules. Also, mozzarella and provolone manufacturers are receiving a healthy milk supply for scheduled operating rates and customers’ immediate orders. Cheese inventory levels are currently stable to balanced for some operations. On the CME Group, cheese blocks are trading in the mid $1.70s, and cheese barrels continue to close around the upper $1.40s. Market participants note cheese sales in retail outlets are mostly around expected numbers. Cheese sales in the foodservice sector continue to display firm market tones. In the Northeast, the wholesale cheese prices for both cheddar and Muenster are down $0.0025. Although, the process cheese prices increased $0.0825. The Grade A Swiss prices are steady this week. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Cheddar 40 pound Block 2.2025-2.4900 Muenster 2.1900-2.5400 Process American 5 pound Sliced 1.5975-2.0775 Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts 3.5850-5.9075 Information for the period August 23 - 27, 2021, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance to sell 1.51 million pounds (684 MT) of cheese and 77,000 pounds (35 MT) of cream cheese. COLD STORAGE – CHEESE SUMMARY Released August 23, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 7/31/21 Stocks in all Warehouses (1,000 pounds) as a percent of Natural Cheese 7/31/20 6/30/21 7/31/21 7/31/20 6/30/21 Total natural cheese 1,391,664 1,435,083 1,449,403 104 101 American, total 785,521 809,582 818,188 104 101 New England 71,601 71,750 73,368 102 102 Middle Atlantic 70,125 76,618 75,618 108 99 East North Central 317,994 340,044 347,090 109 102 West North Central 132,979 123,247 126,657 95 103 South Atlantic 109 134 134 123 100 East South Central 10,838 18,107 17,938 166 99 West South Central 6,750 8,470 6,705 99 79 Mountain 50,262 55,214 53,876 107 98 Pacific 124,863 115,998 116,802 94 101 Swiss, total 20,537 22,623 22,733 111 100 Other, total 585,606 602,878 608,482 104 101 New England 738 885 608 82 69 Middle Atlantic 18,565 24,161 22,395 121 93 East North Central 362,550 373,392 368,680 102 99 West North Central 50,559 40,233 45,317 90 113 South Atlantic 43,500 38,982 38,775 89 99 East South Central 36,008 32,270 32,878 91 102 West South Central 5,049 3,762 3,875 77 103 Mountain 3,818 3,740 3,348 88 90 Pacific 64,819 85,453 92,606 143 108 Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI JESSICA MUELLER, 608-422-8589 Email: jessica.mueller@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