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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  February 17, 2016 (REPORT 7)                       

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE   

Inventories of domestic foreign type cheese varieties are adequate 
and balanced. Demand is good, and steady. In Europe, hard cheese is 
heading into aging programs in expected volumes. U.S. wholesale 
domestic Swiss prices and imported cheese prices are unchanged. The 
remaining domestic foreign type cheese prices adjusted up $0.0150 
following the higher weekly average CME Group block price.

WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.3800  :  2.0525-3.5400*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.8900  :  2.5600-3.2575*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.4425-5.5325*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.2425-5.3925*   
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-       :  3.1900-3.5125    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                



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