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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  January 20, 2016 (REPORT 3)                        

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE    

In the EU, pricing of cheese manufactured in member countries has 
weakened this week. A primary factor is concern over continuing strong 
milk supplies and weak pricing for skim milk powder as an outlet for 
milk. This leads to greater likelihood of higher milk volumes going into 
cheese. Milk production volumes in a number of member countries are up 
from year ago levels. Concerns over sales competition from global cheese 
supplies, coupled with currency factors, also add to uncertainty as to 
how the increased cheese volumes will find sales in the global 
marketplace. In the U.S., Domestic Swiss prices are unchanged and the 
remaining domestic foreign type cheese prices adjusted up $0.0075.                                                                                           
                                          
                                                                 
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.3800  :  2.0600-3.5475*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.8900  :  2.5675-3.2650*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.4500-5.5400*   
Provolone (Italy)          :       -0-       :  2.1025-2.3550*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.2500-5.4000*   
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-       :  3.2075-3.5300    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                


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