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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  April 19, 2017 (REPORT 16)                         

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE     

Cheese production is up in the European Union (EU), but inventories 
continue to decline. Current demands from the cheese industry and 
consumers are greater than production. There is no cheese available 
for additional inquiries and many factories are struggling to cover 
their demand. Cheese exports to Southern Europe for the holiday have 
also increased. In France, cheese exports remain high. Most French 
cheeses are exported to EU countries, with 20% delivered to Germany. 
Cut cheese prices are firmer in the EU countries. In the U.S., 
wholesale blue, gorgonzola, parmesan Italy, and Romano prices are 
down $0.0300. 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  :  1.9775-3.4650*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.4850-3.2025*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.3675-5.4575*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.1675-5.3175*   
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-       :  3.3475-3.6700    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                

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