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MD DA810 Cheese - Northeast                                      

MADISON, WI.  April 15, 2015 (REPORT 15)                         


NORTHEAST WHOLESALE CHEESE:                                      
                                                                 
Production in the Northeast is generally busy for most cheese operations 
as vat activity levels climb higher with milk supplies. The region's 
cheddar operations are running 7-day production schedules.  Supplies 
moving into aging programs are progressively increasing.  Mozzarella 
sales are seasonally active.  Process cheese is expected to see more 
movement as warm temperatures prevail.  Cheese demand is light to 
moderate.  The market undertone is steady.  This week, wholesale cheese 
prices for cheddar and muenster remained the same, but prices for process 
5# sliced increased $0.0175.  Grade A Swiss prices are unchanged.  Cheese 
prices on the CME Group remain fairly steady, with limited sales over the 
past week through Tuesday's trading session. Tuesday's CME Group daily 
cash prices saw blocks close at $1.5725, down $0.0050 from a week ago; 
barrels closed at $1.6100, unchanged from a week ago.  According to the 
DMN National Retail Report-Dairy, for April 10-16, the Northeast weighted 
average advertised price for 8 oz. cheese blocks was $2.32, 8 cents less 
than the national average but 12 cents more than a week ago.  The 
Southeast 8 oz. block cheese price was $2.45, 21 cents more than the 
previous week.  

WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED,                             
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS MIXED LOTS)                
                                                                 
Cheddar 40# Block                            : 1.9750-2.2600     
Process 5# Sliced                            : 1.8325-2.3125     
Muenster                                     : 1.9950-2.3450     
Grade A Swiss Cuts 10 - 14#                  : 3.2525-3.5750     
   
1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7006
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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