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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  March 22, 2017 (REPORT 12)                         

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE   

The European cheese market is currently balanced. Restaurants and 
retailers are requesting contracted volumes to fill their needs. In 
Southern Europe, competition between cheese makers is on the rise. 
Exports to non-EU countries continue to grow. With the spring holiday, EU 
cheese demand is expected to increase. Mozzarella demand is currently 
higher than other cheeses. Sliced cheese demand is good. The inventories 
of sliced cheese are at a normal level, and the domestic market is 
stable. In the U.S., wholesale blue, gorgonzola, parmesan Italy, and 
Romano prices decreased $0.0600. 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  :  1.8825-3.3700*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.3900-3.1075*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.2725-5.3625*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.0725-5.2225*   
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-       :  3.4175-3.7400    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                

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