MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  June 21, 2017 (REPORT 25)                          

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE 

In the European Union (EU), cheese sales are currently limited to 
contracted volumes, and no additional stocks are available for spot 
sales. Due to shorter supplies in the past weeks, not all cheese requests 
are fully accepted. As demand increases and supplies decrease, prices 
continue to ramp up within the EU. Cheese requests from within the EU 
countries, Southern European countries, and foreign countries continue to 
persistently trend upward. From January to April 2017, EU cheese exports 
rose by 7 percent compared to 2016; however, their imports decreased. In 
the U.S., wholesale blue, gorgonzola, parmesan Italy, and Romano prices 
decreased $0.0200 and all other varieties remained stable.

WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :    NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.2300  :  2.1375-3.6250*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.6450-3.3625*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.5275-5.6175*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.3275-5.4775*   
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-       :  3.2375-3.5600    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                
                                                                                                                                                               
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