MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  June 17, 2015 (REPORT 24)                          

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE                                              
                                                                 
The domestic foreign type cheese market continues to show strength this 
week as prices increased for the fifth consecutive week.  Swiss and 
imported cheese prices held steady.  Demand for foreign type cheese is 
steady to firm from retail and food service sectors ahead of the 
Independence Day holiday.  Imports of high tier and quota Italian-type 
cheese from January through May 2015 totaled 13.2 million pounds, up 49% 
compared to last year. Imports of quota Italian-type cheese for May 
totaled 1.4 million pounds, 55% higher than last year.  Imports of high 
tier and quota Swiss/Emmenthaler varieties from January through May 2015 
totaled 21.3 million pounds, 19% more than last year. Imports of quota 
Swiss/Emmenthaler for May totaled 4.4 million pounds, 8% higher than last 
year.  

WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.3800  :  2.2800-3.7675*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.8900  :  2.7875-3.4850*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.6700-5.7600*   
Provolone (Italy)          :       -0-       :  2.3225-2.5750*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.4700-5.6200*   
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-       :  3.2800-3.6025    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         
* = Price change.                                                

         2015 U.S. Cheese Imports (USDA-FAS)
                  (Million Lb.)       % Change From   % of 
                                      1 Year Ago      Yearly Quota
May  Quota Imports   18.2               + 48              6

Jan. - May    
High Tier            14.3               + 21             N.A.
Quota Imports        78.0               + 32             26

1100C rick.whipp@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7004
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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