MD_DA810 Cheese - Northeastern U.S. Report 13 - Released on March 27, 2019 Milk volumes are available in the Northeast. Class III milk loads are keeping operations fairly full currently. Cheddar and Italian cheese production schedules are strong and inventories are growing. The demand for aged cheddar is steady to quiet at this time. Some market participants anticipate an uptick in aged cheddar interest in the next couple warmer months. Manufacturers are preparing cheese orders for spring holiday commitments. Domestic demand is healthy. Cheddar cheese barrel spot trades are steady to increased this week. Cheddar cheese block spots are fairly stable currently. There is a smaller price spread between barrel and block cheese. Northeast wholesale cheese prices for cheddar and Muenster shifted higher by $0.0375, additionally, the process cheese prices heightened by $0.1000. The Grade A Swiss price is steady this week. National Retail Report Dairy ± Cheese Summary Advertised Prices at Major Retail Supermarket Outlets ending during the period of 3/22/2019 to 3/28/2019 Cheese 8 oz. Blocks Weighted Average Price National This Period Last Week Last Year Organic n.a. n.a. n.a. Conventional $2.33 $2.06 $2.17 Regional (Conventional) Wtd. Ave. Low High Northeast $2.24 $1.66 $3.50 Southeast $2.45 $1.99 $2.99 Cheese 8 oz. Shred Weighted Average Price National This Period Last Week Last Year Organic n.a. $3.49 $3.49 Conventional $2.22 $2.05 $2.03 Regional (Conventional) Wtd. Ave. Low High Northeast $2.19 $1.77 $3.00 Southeast $2.24 $1.88 $3.00 WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Cheddar 40 pound Block 2.0325-2.3175 Muenster 2.0175-2.3675 Process American 5 pound Sliced 1.6675-2.1475 Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts 2.9825-3.3050 Information for the period March 25 - 29, 2019, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: Cold Storage ± Cheese Summary Released March 22, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). * Record monthly high total. 2/28/19 Stocks in all Warehouses (1,000 pounds) as a percent of Natural Cheese 2/28/18 1/31/19 2/28/19 2/28/18 1/31/19 Total natural cheese 1,317,731 1,369,561 1,370,131 104 100 American, total 762,770 803,588 785,570 103 98 New England 65,015 75,962 67,551 104 89 Middle Atlantic 56,871 73,226 72,407 127 99 East North Central 325,098 325,387 331,763 102 102 West North Central 118,727 130,793 121,486 102 93 South Atlantic 486 760 646 133 85 East South Central 17,148 16,718 13,873 81 83 West South Central 12,214 2,925 4,486 37 153 Mountain 60,138 61,305 59,255 99 97 Pacific 107,073 116,512 114,103 107 98 Swiss, total 27,884 29,353 31,138 112 106 Other, total 527,077 536,620 553,423 105 103 New England 1,550 701 713 46 102 Middle Atlantic 14,965 14,228 15,332 102 108 East North Central 349,889 358,483 358,073 102 100 West North Central 48,334 44,937 42,867 89 95 South Atlantic 27,575 32,032 47,298 172 148 East South Central 18,620 19,479 20,737 111 106 West South Central 1,856 2,122 2,375 128 112 Mountain 3,943 2,759 2,804 71 102 Pacific 60,345 61,879 63,224 105 102 February Records Record High Record Low (1000 pounds) Year (1000 pounds) Year American 1,116,414 1984 9,837 1919 Swiss 34,611 2011 531 1946 Other * 553,423 2019 1,502 1918 Total Natural Cheese * 1,370,131 2019 18,608 1919 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/