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MD DA128 Cheddar Cheese - Oceania                                

MADISON, WI.  December 22, 2016 (REPORT 51)                      


OCEANIA                                                          
INFORMATION GATHERED  12/12/2016 - 12/23/2016                    
U.S. DOLLARS PER METRIC TON, FOB PORT    

CHEDDAR CHEESE:   
  
Cheddar prices in Oceania are steady to slightly lower at the upper 
end of the price range. Cheese sales interest this week was at a 
lower level than recent weeks. Many buyers are now more focused on 
transactions for the first quarter of 2017. Volumes of cheddar 
exports from Australia July-October this year decreased 3.4% from the 
same period last year according to Dairy Australia. The value of 
cheddar exports this year is 10.1% below last year. At GDT Event 178 
on December 620, 2016, the all contracts cheddar price increased 
1.9%.

39% MAXIMUM MOISTURE:                    3,575 - 3,850          


0930c eric.graf@ams.usda.gov 
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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