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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  October 18, 2017 (REPORT 42)                     

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE 

In the European Union (EU), cheese prices are currently weaker and 
inconsistent. As uncertainty about future prices increases, buyers 
are waiting to see what prices will look like in the coming months.  
EU cheese supply is balanced with current demand, and is at normal 
levels for the season. Alternatively, favorable offers from nearby 
nations are also somewhat available. EU domestic and export sales are 
steady compared to last week. In the first eight months of 2017, 
total cheese exports were 6.9 percent higher than in the previous 
year at the same period. However, demand from non-EU countries 
declined by 23.4%. In the U.S., the prices for wholesale blue, 
gorgonzola, parmesan Italy, and Romano declined $0.0025. All other 
prices remain 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-       :  3.2000-3.5225    
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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