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MD DA810 Cheese - Northeast                                      

MADISON, WI.  July 01, 2015 (REPORT 26)                          


NORTHEAST WHOLESALE CHEESE:                                      
                                                                 
Heavy milk supplies continue to boost production as cheese plants in the 
Northeast maintain extended work schedules.  Inventory levels are fully 
adequate for the fair to good seasonal demand as stocks build.  A few 
packagers and processors will be down an extra day around the July 4 
holiday weekend.  Mozzarella is drawing interest in the foreign market.  
Northeast wholesale cheese prices for cheddar and muenster fell $0.0400 
and process 5# dropped $0.0250.  The Grade A Swiss price is unchanged.  
According to the DMN National Retail Report-Dairy, for the week of June 
26-July 2, the weighted average advertised price for 8 oz. cheese blocks 
in the Northeast is $2.37, 20 cents more than the national average and 14 
cents more than a week ago.  The Southeast 8 oz. block cheese price is 
$2.15, 46 cents less than a week ago.  At the CME Group, Tuesday?s daily 
cash trading saw barrels close at $1.5825, down $0.0725 from a week ago; 
blocks closed at $1.6200, down $0.0600 from a week ago.  

WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED,                             
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS MIXED LOTS)                
                                                                 
Cheddar 40# Block                            : 2.0600-2.3450     
Process 5# Sliced                            : 1.8700-2.3500     
Muenster                                     : 2.0800-2.4300     
Grade A Swiss Cuts 10 - 14#                  : 3.1825-3.5050     

1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7006 
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
Dairy Market News website: www.ams.usda.gov/dairymarketnews
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