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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  February 24, 2016 (REPORT 8)                       

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE  

Cheese production in the EU for 2015 was up 1.8% over 2014 
production, according to Eucolait. December 2015 production was 6.5% 
greater than in December 2014. The five top cheese producing 
countries in 2015 and annual production changes are: Germany, +1.1%; 
France, -0.9%; Italy, -5.1%; Netherlands, +9.6%; and Poland, +3.3%. 
EU-28 cheese exports during 2015 were 0.2% lower than during 2014.
U.S. wholesale domestic Swiss prices and imported cheese prices are 
unchanged. The remaining domestic foreign type cheese prices adjusted 
up $0.0075 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  :  2.0600-3.5475*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.8900  :  2.5675-3.2650*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.4500-5.5400*   
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-       :  3.1900-3.5125    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                


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