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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  August 09, 2017 (REPORT 32)                        

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE     

The cheese market undertone of the European Union (EU) is currently 
balanced. Inventories are steady at their low level. Exports to South and 
East European holiday countries are higher as buyers/end users take on 
their contracted volumes. However, some importing countries' demand of 
European cheese is falling due to higher prices associated with a 
stronger euro and an increased competition from the USA. Reports suggest 
that domestic demand has normalized after an active trend in the past 
months. Nonetheless, it is expected to pick up when schools reopen. In 
the U.S., wholesale blue, gorgonzola, parmesan Italy, and Romano prices 
increased $0.0225, and Swiss cuts Switzerland increased $0.0400. All 
other prices are steady.                                        
                                                                 
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :    NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.2300  :  2.2500-3.7375*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-5.7400  :  2.7575-3.4750*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.6400-5.7300*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.4400-5.5900*   
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-       :  3.2100-3.5325*   
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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