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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  July 13, 2016 (REPORT 28)                          

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE   

Sliced cheese manufactured in the EU continues to be in high 
demand from EU buyers. Supplies of semi-hard cheese are tight. 
The inventory of cheese in EU aging programs is at a low level 
relative to what is considered normal for this time of year.  
Cheese manufacturers do not seem to be increasing production to 
replenish stocks, due to competing demands for milk. Demand for 
cheese from the EU retail food sector is noted as very strong. 
In the U.S., wholesale domestic blue, gorgonzola, parmesan and 
Romano cheese prices increased $0.0175 following higher weekly 
average CME Group block prices. 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  :  2.1700-3.6575*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.6775-3.3950*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.5600-5.6500*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.3600-5.5100*   
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-       :  3.0025-3.3250    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                


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