MD_DA128                                                         
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MD DA128 Cheddar Cheese - Oceania                                

MADISON, WI.  April 14, 2016 (REPORT 15)  


AMENDED AFTER SENDING                       

OCEANIA                                                          
INFORMATION GATHERED  04/04/2016 - 04/15/2016                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT                            

CHEDDAR CHEESE: 


Current Oceania cheddar cheese prices firmed. This follows the April 
5 GDT Event 161 which saw all traded contract periods report positive 
percentage changes. Dairy Australia reports Australia cheese 
production during January, 28,993 MT, was up 0.3% from January 2015. 
For the season through January, 200,731 MT were produced, 0.3% below 
the same period in the prior production season. Primary export 
destinations for New Zealand cheese January-February, 2016, according 
to Eucolait, with percentage of total cheese exports, were: Japan 
19.1%; Australia 15.3%; and China 10.6%.                                                    
                                                 
                                                                 
39% MAXIMUM MOISTURE:                    2,450 - 2,750           


0930c Eric.Graf@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7005
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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