MD_DA810 Cheese - Northeastern U.S. Report 12 - Released on March 20, 2019 Milk remains available in the Northeast, yet some market participants relay milk production is down a bit from a year ago. Class III production is fairly active in the region. Cheese makers are receiving enough milk volumes to keep cheddar and Italian cheese production schedules fairly active. Supplies are stable to growing at this time. Currently, domestic cheese demand is fairly stable. Cheddar cheese spot market trading activity and prices have increased. Northeast wholesale cheese prices for cheddar and Muenster shifted lower by $0.0225, however the process cheese prices moved up by $0.0150. 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 3/15/2019 to 3/21/2019 Cheese 8 oz. Blocks Weighted Average Price National This Period Last Week Last Year Organic n.a. n.a. n.a. Conventional $2.06 $2.33 $2.26 Regional (Conventional) Wtd. Ave. Low High Northeast $2.08 $1.66 $2.99 Southeast $2.04 $2.00 $2.50 Cheese 8 oz. Shred Weighted Average Price National This Period Last Week Last Year Organic $3.49 n.a. n.a. Conventional $2.05 $2.44 $2.23 Regional (Conventional) Wtd. Ave. Low High Northeast $1.85 $1.33 $2.50 Southeast $2.02 $1.88 $2.99 WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Cheddar 40 pound Block 1.9950-2.2800 Muenster 1.9800-2.3300 Process American 5 pound Sliced 1.5675-2.0475 Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts 2.9825-3.3050 Information for the period March 18 - 22, 2019, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: This week's Global Dairy Trading (GDT) Event 232 released positive price changes for cheddar cheese, at +3.9 percent for all contracts. This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance to sell 2.302 million pounds (1,044 metric tons) of cheese. Dairy Products Report ± Cheese Summary Released March 14, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Cheese Production ± United States: January 2018 and January 2019 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Total Cheese 1 Jan. Dec. Jan. Jan. Dec. Region 2018 2018 2019 2018 2018 United States 1,096,520 1,092,970 1,100,458 0.4 0.7 Atlantic 145,345 133,604 138,839 -4.5 3.9 Central 496,794 491,389 492,429 -0.9 0.2 West 454,381 467,977 469,190 3.3 0.3 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from American Cheese 2 Jan. Dec. Jan. Jan. Dec. Region 2018 2018 2019 2018 2018 United States 433,670 425,245 438,714 1.2 3.2 Atlantic 27,431 28,660 29,847 8.8 4.1 Central 216,212 211,649 215,921 -0.1 2.0 West 190,027 184,936 192,946 1.5 4.3 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Italian Cheese Jan. Dec. Jan. Jan. Dec. Region 2018 2018 2019 2018 2018 United States 474,348 479,405 480,742 1.3 0.3 Atlantic 62,645 60,640 60,774 -3.0 0.2 Central 191,464 185,607 189,504 -1.0 2.1 West 220,239 233,158 230,464 4.6 -1.2 Cheese Production ± Cumulative Production January - January Cumulative Production Percent Change (1000 pounds) from Cheese Type 2018 2019 2018 Total cheese 1 1,096,520 1,100,458 0.4 American Cheese 2 433,670 438,714 1.2 Italian Cheese 474,348 480,742 1.3 1/ Excludes cottage cheese. 2/ Includes cheddar, colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey and Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI JESSICA MUELLER, 608-422-8589 Email: Jessica.Mueller@ams.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/