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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  February 04, 2015 (REPORT 5)                       

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE                                              
                                                                 
Imported and Swiss cheese prices were unchanged this week, while domestic 
foreign type cheese prices moved higher.  Good retail sales over the 
period leading up to the Super Bowl are prompting some refill orders.  
The weakness in the Euro, compared to the U.S. dollar, has increased 
imported cheese sales.  Sources in Europe indicate that strong export 
sales to the U.S. and other countries have considerably reduced 
inventories with aged cheese supplies unseasonably low.   

WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.3800  :  2.0375-3.5250*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-6.4900  :  2.5450-3.2425*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.4275-5.5175*   
Provolone (Italy)          :       -0-       :  2.0800-2.3325*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.2275-5.3775*   
Sardo Romano (Argentine)   :  2.8500-4.4900  :       -0-         
Reggianito (Argentine)     :  3.2900-4.7500  :       -0-         
Jarlsberg-(Brand)          :  2.9500-6.2500  :       -0-         
Swiss Cuts Switzerland     :       -0-       :  4.2025-4.5250    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         
* = Price change.                                                

1100C rick.whipp@ams.usda.gov 608.278.4151
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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