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MD DA810 Cheese - Northeast                                      

MADISON, WI.  December 30, 2015 (REPORT 52)                      

NORTHEAST WHOLESALE CHEESE:    

Cheese production in the Northeast was bolstered by milk not needed for 
the fluid market over the holiday period. Even without the holiday 
factor, Northeast milk supplies have been bolstered in recent times by a 
mild winter with unseasonably warm weather. This has left cheese 
manufacturers motivated to keep production schedules quite full, hoping 
the experience of 2015 that cheese will find buyers, remains into 2016 
with higher volumes of production. According to the DMN National Retail 
Report-Dairy, during the period December 25-December 31, the weighted 
average advertised price for 8 ounce cheese blocks in the Northeast 
is $2.25, 6 cents more than the national average, $2.19. Northeast 
prices range from $1.88 to $2.50.  One year ago the national average 
was $2.51. The Southeast 8 ounce block cheese price is $2.31. 
Southeast prices range from $1.99 to $2.50. Wholesale prices for Swiss 
and process are unchanged and the other varieties adjusted $.0150 lower. 
In CME Group trading Wednesday, barrels closed at $1.4800, up $.0600 from 
last Wednesday and blocks closed at $1.4500, up $.0500. 

                                                                                                    
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED,                             
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS MIXED LOTS)                
                                                                 
Cheddar 40# Block                            : 1.8125-2.0975     
Process 5# Sliced                            : 1.6450-2.1250     
Muenster                                     : 1.8325-2.1825     
Grade A Swiss Cuts 10 - 14#                  : 3.2100-3.5325     


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