MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  November 18, 2009 (REPORT 46)                      

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE                                              
The weekly average price for blocks advanced on the CME Group, resulting in 
higher wholesale prices for domestic foreign type cheese with the exception of 
Swiss cuts, which were unchanged.  Imported cheese prices were unchanged.
In the latest Foreign Agricultural Statistics report.  January-September 2009 
exports of cheese and curd from the United States totaled 170.6 million pounds, 
a 25.6% decrease from the same period in 2008.  Leading destinations, amounts 
shipped, and percent changes in amounts shipped compared to the same time period 
last year include:  Mexico, 66.2 million pounds (+11.4%); South Korea, 16.7 
million pounds (-30.4%); Canada, 15.2 million pounds (-12.9%) and Japan, 10.2 
million pounds (-39.8%).  Mexico, South Korea, Canada, and Japan account for 
63.5% of the total U.S. cheese exports.  Imports of Swiss/Emmenthaler varieties 
from January through October 2009 totaled 39.6 million pounds, 0.9% more than 
the same period last year. Norway and Finland, the two top sources, account for 
69.5% of Swiss/Emmenthaler imports through this October.

                                                                 
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-4.2900  :  1.9900-3.4775*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.6900-6.6900  :  2.4925-2.7525*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.3975-3.8175*   
Romano (Italy)             :      TFEWR      :       -0-         
Provolone (Italy)          :  3.4400-5.8900  :  2.0325-2.1900*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.1800-5.3225*   
Sardo Romano (Argentine)   :  2.8500-3.6900  :       -0-         
Reggianito (Argentine)     :  3.2900-3.5300  :       -0-         
Jarlsberg-(Brand)          :  2.9500-4.6900  :       -0-         
Swiss Cuts Switzerland     :       -0-       :  3.1450-3.4675    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.5900-2.8500  :       -0-         

* = Price change.