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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  August 2, 2017 (REPORT 31)                          

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE 

The European Union (EU) cheese market remains firm. While cheese 
production in the former EU-15 was stagnated in May, in the ten countries 
that joined the EU in 2004, production increased on average by 5.3%. 
Although many dairy plants are currently prioritizing cheese production, 
cheese inventories continue to be very low. In part, demand is still 
higher than supply and not all cheese inquiries can be fulfilled at the 
moment. Exports to Southern Europe are higher and are currently driving 
the EU cheese market. The lower cheese inquiries in Germany do not have 
much impact on the EU market. Prices have risen in June and July and are 
starting to stabilize at higher levels. In the U.S., wholesale blue, 
gorgonzola, parmesan Italy, and Romano prices increased $0.0125. All 
other prices are unchanged from last week.

WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.2300  :  2.2275-3.7150*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.7350-3.4525*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.6175-5.7075*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.4175-5.5675*   
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-       :  3.1700-3.4925    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.6700-2.9300  :       -0-         

* = Price change.                                                

1100CT Florence.KoneGonzalez@ams.usda.gov 608-422-8594
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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