MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  December 16, 2015 (REPORT 50)                      

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE   

European domestic cheese consumption has taken up some of this year's 
increase in EU cheese production. Prices for semi-hard cheese 
manufactured in the European Union strengthened during November in the 
EU, but that has not impacted U.S. wholesale prices for imported cheese. 
Domestic foreign type cheese prices adjusted down $.0675 except for 
Swiss, which was unchanged. During November, quota cheese imports into 
the US increased 7.6% over levels one year ago. For January - November, 
high tier cheese imports into the US were 36.6% above the same 11 months 
of 2014, and quota imports were 18.6% higher.
                                                                                                          
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.3800  :  2.0500-3.5375*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.8900  :  2.5575-3.2550*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.4400-5.5300*   
Provolone (Italy)          :       -0-       :  2.0925-2.3450*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.2400-5.3900*   
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-       :  3.2475-3.5700    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                

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