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Cheese - Northeastern U.S.
Report 35 - Released on August 28, 2019
Class I operations are keeping milk availability tighter in the East region for cheese
production. However, Northeastern cheese makers are receiving fairly steady milk volumes
this week. Mozzarella and provolone production schedules are close to capacity. Cheese
supplies are available to meet contracted agreements. Retail and food service cheese orders
are stable and gradually improving. There are some reports cheese exports are slower, yet
domestic demand is fairly healthy. In the Northeast, the wholesale cheese prices for cheddar
and Muenster increased $0.0175 this week. However, the process cheese price shifted lower by
$0.0500. The Grade A Swiss price is unchanged currently.
National Retail Report Dairy ą Cheese Summary
Advertised Prices at Major Retail Supermarket Outlets ending during the period of 8/23/2019
to 8/29/2019
Cheese 8 oz. Blocks Weighted Average Price
National This Period Last Week Last Year
Conventional $2.17 $2.21 $2.27
Organic n.a. $3.99 n.a.
Regional (Conventional) Wtd. Ave. Low High
Northeast $2.33 $1.77 $3.49
Southeast $2.13 $1.33 $3.00
Cheese 8 oz. Shred Weighted Average Price
National This Period Last Week Last Year
Conventional $2.41 $2.35 $2.29
Organic $3.79 $3.78 n.a.
Regional (Conventional) Wtd. Ave. Low High
Northeast $2.30 $1.77 $3.00
Southeast $2.43 $2.00 $2.99
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED
DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS))
Cheddar 40 pound Block 2.3550-2.6400
Muenster 2.3400-2.6900
Process American 5 pound Sliced 1.8500-2.3300
Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts 3.2775-3.6000
Information for the period August 26 - 30, 2019, issued weekly
Secondary Sourced Information:
This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance
to sell 1.369 million pounds (621 metric tons) of cheese and 112,436 pounds (51 metric
tons) of cream cheese.
Cold Storage ą Cheese Summary
Released August 22, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
* Record monthly high total.
7/31/19
Stocks in all Warehouses (1,000 pounds) as a percent of
Natural Cheese 7/31/18 6/30/19 7/31/19 7/31/18 6/30/19
Total natural cheese 1,412,980 1,382,336 1,364,013 97 99
American, total 823,342 785,914 775,887 94 99
New England 66,662 71,180 69,688 105 98
Middle Atlantic 68,320 77,502 74,628 109 96
East North Central 341,762 342,193 344,149 101 101
West North Central 144,755 110,969 119,968 83 108
South Atlantic 710 288 275 39 95
East South Central 15,491 12,838 9,813 63 76
West South Central 10,196 5,519 5,858 57 106
Mountain 60,944 56,622 47,069 77 83
Pacific 114,502 108,803 104,439 91 96
Swiss, total 32,189 27,417 27,203 85 99
Other, total 557,449 569,005 560,923 101 99
New England 651 826 697 107 84
Middle Atlantic 19,003 15,284 14,799 78 97
East North Central 380,344 372,576 369,374 97 99
West North Central 47,940 46,029 45,208 94 98
South Atlantic 27,133 39,112 39,604 146 101
East South Central 17,239 24,536 29,007 168 118
West South Central 1,850 2,580 1,639 89 64
Mountain 4,130 2,344 2,575 62 110
Pacific 59,159 65,718 58,020 98 88
Published by:
Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
JESSICA MUELLER, 608-422-8589
Email: jessica.mueller@usda.gov
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