MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  May 18, 2016 (REPORT 20)                           

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE                                              

Global Trade Atlas (GTA) indicates the U.S. cheese export percentage 
change for January-March 2016 compared to 2015 is down 18%. GTA also 
reports cheese import percentage changes for January-March 2016 compared 
with 2015 for the main importing countries as: China +40%; Russia +18%; 
Japan +12%; United States +31%; and Thailand +18%. In the U.S., wholesale 
domestic blue, gorgonzola, parmesan and Romano cheese prices decreased 
$0.0475 following lower weekly average CME Group block prices, Swiss cuts 
Switzerland and 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  :  1.8500-3.3375*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.3575-3.0750*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.2400-5.3300*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.0400-5.1900*   
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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