MD_DA810

     Cheese - Northeastern U.S.

     Report 41 - Released on October 11, 2023

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     The Northeast saw increases in farm level milk outputs over the course of the past week.
     While Class I orders remain strong, seasonal increases in milk production have freed up
     supplies for local processing. Cheese plant managers relay that labor issues persist, but
     that cheese production schedules are steady to stronger. Contacts also share that cheese
     inventories are growing week over week. Demand for cheddar is stronger than other American-
     type cheeses. Foodservice and retail cheese demands remain strong. Mozzarella continues to
     be the most in-demand Italian-type cheese, with reliable orders from the foodservice sector.
     Last week's National Retail Report lists shredded cheese in 6-8-ounce packages as the most
     advertised conventional cheese item, with a national weighted average advertised price of
     $2.25, down from $2.42 the previous week. In the Northeast U.S., the weighted average
     advertised price of shredded cheese in 6-8-ounce packages is listed at $2.24. Market prices
     for cheese blocks on industry cash exchanges closed at $1.6800 last Wednesday but increased
     to $1.7025 as of report publishing time.

     Information for the period October 9 - 13, 2023, issued weekly

     Secondary Sourced Information:

     This week a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance on
     contracts to sell 84,000 pounds (38 metric tons) of American-type cheese and 267,000 pounds
     (121 metric tons) of cream cheese. So far this year, the program has assisted member
     cooperatives who have contracts to sell 36.4 million pounds of American-type cheeses and
     7.2 million pounds of cream cheese in export markets.

     U.S. CHEESE AND CURD IMPORTS (USDA-FAS)
     (Imports for Consumption)
                                                2023 Imports      % Change From
     AUGUST Imports                               (Million Lb.)      1 Year Ago
       TOTAL Cheese and Curd (H.S. Code 0406)       41.4             +  5
       Cheese, Except Fresh (H.S. Code 040690)      34.9             +  5
       Fresh Cheese (H.S. Code 040610)               3.4             + 10
       Cheese, Processed (H.S. Code 040630)          1.7             -  7
       Cheese, Blue-Veined (H.S. Code 040640)        1.1             + 25

                                                2023 Imports      % Change From
                                                (Million Lb.)      1 Year Ago
     TOTAL, JAN - AUG                              265.5              ...
     Imports - Country of Origin
     1 Italy                                        51.7             - 10
     2 France                                       27.7             - 11
     3 Netherlands                                  24.3             + 10
     4 Spain                                        22.9             + 70
     5 Nicaragua                                    13.1             + 37

     U.S. CHEESE AND CURD EXPORTS (USDA-FAS)
                       2023 Exports      % Change From
                      (Million Lb.)       1 Year Ago

     TOTAL, AUGUST        82.1              -  3

     TOTAL, JAN - AUGUST 634.6              -  6
     Exports - Destination Country
     1 Mexico            207.8              + 13
     2 South Korea        65.0              - 45
     3 Japan              64.9              -  9
     4 Australia          47.1              + 22
     5 Canada             27.8              + 34
     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     ISABEL MCNEILL, 608-422-8594
     Email: Isabel.McNeill@usda.gov

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