MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  April 27, 2016 (REPORT 17)                         

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE    

NASS reports that March 31, 2016 stocks of Swiss cheese in cold storage, 
24.6 million pounds, was even with one year and one month earlier.
In the U.S., wholesale domestic blue, gorgonzola, parmesan and Romano 
cheese prices increased $0.0025 following higher weekly average CME 
Group block prices, while the remaining prices are unchanged. GTA 
reports cheese import percentage changes for January-February 2016 
compared with 2015 for the main importing countries as: China +61%; 
Russia +16%; Japan +8%; United States +40%; and Malaysia +8%. 
                                          
                                                                 
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.2300  :  1.9975-3.4850*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.5050-3.2225*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.3875-5.4775*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.1875-5.3375*   
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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