MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  May 13, 2015 (REPORT 19)                           

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE                                              
                                                                 
Prices for some imported cheese varieties adjusted this week, while 
domestic foreign type cheese varieties were unchanged.  Cheese import 
volumes from Europe have expanded, while Argentine imports have declined, 
as volumes available for export in that country have decreased.  Demand 
for imported and foreign type cheese is described as steady. Supplies are 
more than adequate to cover demand. 
 
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.3800  :  2.1475-3.6350    
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.8900* :  2.6550-3.3525    
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.5375-5.6275    
Provolone (Italy)          :       -0-       :  2.1900-2.4425    
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.3375-5.4875    
Sardo Romano (Argentine)   :  2.8500-4.9300* :       -0-         
Reggianito (Argentine)     :  3.2900-4.9300* :       -0-         
Jarlsberg-(Brand)          :  2.9500-6.4500* :       -0-         
Swiss Cuts Switzerland     :       -0-       :  3.2700-3.5925    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         
* = Price change.                                                

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