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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  January 11, 2017 (REPORT 2)                        

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE      

In Western Europe, cheese production continues to be lower than desired 
due to tightness in available milk supplies. Most cheesemakers are using 
all available milk. Cheese production percentage changes reported by 
Eucolait in some of the significant cheese producing nations of 
Western European January-October 2016, compared with the same period 
of 2015, were: Germany, 0.0%; France, -2.3%; Italy, -0.4%; 
Netherlands, +5.0%; and United Kingdom, 5.4%. U.S. cheese imports 
January-November, 2016 are -0.8% below the same period of 2015. Main 
origins and percent of the total are: Italy, 20.8%; France, 10.4%; 
and New Zealand, 7.9%. In the U.S., wholesale blue, gorgonzola, 
parmesan and Romano prices increased $.0025, Swiss Cuts Switzerland 
decreased $.1750, and all other varieties 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  :  2.1775-3.6650*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.6850-3.4025*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.5675-5.6575*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.3675-5.5175*   
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-       :  3.1325-3.4550*   
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                

1100C eric.graf@ams.usda.gov 
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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