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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  August 03, 2016 (REPORT 31)                        

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE    

In the EU semi hard cheese stocks are described as barely 
sufficient to meet demand. Declining milk production and 
components are factors limiting cheese production. Cheese in 
aging programs has been drawn down. Manufacturers are being 
cautious before entering into contracts for future cheese sales 
to be certain that there will be cheese available to deliver, as 
well as because expectations are for pricing to increase and 
thus, not wanting to leave too much money on the table by 
locking in a price too early. In the U.S., wholesale domestic 
blue, gorgonzola, parmesan and Romano cheese prices increased 
$0.0400 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  :  2.2875-3.7750*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.7950-3.5125*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.6775-5.7675*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.4775-5.6275*   
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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