MD_DA810 Cheese - Northeastern U.S. Report 48 - Released on November 30, 2022 Milk is available for cheese makers to run active production schedules in the Northeast. Some cheesemakers are operating below capacity due to labor shortages and delayed deliveries of production supplies. Demand for cheese is steady from both retail and food service customers. Some stakeholders say cheese prices are declining in international markets and having a negative impact on export demand. The NASS Cold Storage report released on November 22, 2022, showed total natural cheese stocks were down 1 percent from September and only slightly below October 2021 levels. Spot purchasers say this data was in line with expectations as cheese has remained available on the spot market. In the Northeast, wholesale cheese prices for both cheddar and Muenster are down $0.0425, and process cheese prices are down $0.1875. Grade A Swiss prices are unchanged this week. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Cheddar 40 pound Block 2.6450-2.9325 Muenster 2.6325-2.9825 Process American 5 pound Sliced 1.9175-2.3975 Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts 3.7200-6.0425 Information for the period November 28 - December 2, 2022, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ROMAN CARAMAN, 608-422-8593 Email: roman.caraman@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