MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  May 11, 2016 (REPORT 19)                           

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE        

Availability of semi-hard cheese in the EU has declined as a 
result of recently reduced production in leading EU cheese 
production countries such as Germany. Stocks in aging programs 
have declined. NASS reports that March 2016 Swiss production in 
the U.S., 26.1 million pounds, is 2.0% below March last year, 
but 6.8% above February 2016. In the U.S., wholesale domestic blue, 
gorgonzola, parmesan and Romano cheese prices decreased $0.0525 
following lower weekly average CME Group block prices, Swiss cuts 
Switzerland increased $.0100, 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  :  1.8975-3.3850*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.4050-3.1225*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.2875-5.3775*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.0875-5.2375*   
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-       :  3.0225-3.3450*   
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.     

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