MD_DA810 Cheese - Northeastern U.S. Report 15 - Released on April 14, 2021 Milk supplies are robust in the Northeast. Cheese operations are receiving a stable supply of milk for strong cheese productions. Market participants note mozzarella, provolone and cheddar cheese productions are fairly steady in the region. Foodservice sales continue to thrive throughout the East. There are reports restaurants are ordering additional cheese supplies. Retail orders remain solid for several grocery stores. On various market exchanges, cheese prices have shifted a bit higher. Cheese markets are somewhat stabilized for the near term. In the Northeast, the wholesale cheese prices for both cheddar and Muenster increased $0.0475. In addition, the process cheese prices are up $0.0950. The Grade A Swiss prices are unchanged this week. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Cheddar 40 pound Block 2.2550-2.5425 Muenster 2.2425-2.5925 Process American 5 pound Sliced 1.6825-2.1625 Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts 3.2525-3.5750 Information for the period April 12 - 16, 2021, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance to sell 456,357 pounds (207 metric tons) of cheese. 2021 U.S. CHEESE AND CURD EXPORTS (USDA-FAS) 2020 Exports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago TOTAL, FEB 66.5 - 2 TOTAL, JAN-FEB 122.2 - 6 Exports – Destination Country 1 Mexico 28.5 - 29 2 South Korea 23.9 + 19 3 Japan 11.5 + 22 4 Australia 7.9 - 13 5 Chile 4.4 - 3 2021 U.S. CHEESE AND CURD IMPORTS (USDA-FAS) (Imports for Consumption) 2020 Imports % Change From February Imports (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago TOTAL Cheese and Curd (H.S. Code 0406) 24.7 - 28 Cheese, Except Fresh (H.S. Code 040690) 20.7 - 33 Fresh Cheese (H.S. Code 040610) 2.3 + 60 Cheese, Processed (H.S. Code 040630) 1.2 - 16 Cheese, Blue-Veined (H.S. Code 040640) 0.4 - 40 2020 Imports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago TOTAL, JAN-FEB 54.2 - 14 Imports - Country of Origin 1 Italy 11.6 - 34 2 France 5.2 - 20 3 Lithuania 3.4 +182 4 Switzerland 3.3 + 1 5 Nicaragua 3.1 - 11 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