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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  April 20, 2016 (REPORT 16)                         

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE    

January-February 2016 cheese exports, as a percentage of the same 
period of 2015 among leading cheese exporters, reveals the U.S. as 
the only country among those cited, declining in export volume. 
Listed in descending cheese export volume, GTA reports percentage 
changes as: EU-28 +13:, New Zealand +30%; United States -13%; Belarus 
+25%; Australia +12%; Argentina +22%. U.S. cheese pricing being 
typically higher than other nations during early 2016 is a big 
factor. The European Commission's Dairy Products Dashboard lists U.S. 
cheddar cheese prices per ton as of early March as being higher than 
EU prices, which are higher than New Zealand or Australia prices. In 
the U.S., wholesale domestic blue, gorgonzola, parmesan and Romano 
cheese prices decreased $0.0100 following lower weekly average CME 
Group block prices, while the remaining prices are unchanged.  
                                                                                                           
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.2300  :  1.9950-3.4825*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.5025-3.2200*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.3850-5.4750*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.1850-5.3350*   
Sardo Romano (Argentine)   :  2.8500-4.7800  :       -0-         
Reggianito (Argentine)     :  3.2900-4.7800  :       -0-         
Jarlsberg-(Brand)          :  2.9500-6.4500  :       -0-         
Swiss Cuts Switzerland     :       -0-       :  3.0125-3.3350    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                

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