MD_DA810

     Cheese - Northeastern U.S.

     Report 30 - Released on July 28, 2021

     Cheese markets are moderately mixed. Trading activities are steady to slightly slower at
     this time. Some market participants are not purchasing additional block/barrel cheeses on
     spot markets. On the CME Group, cheddar block and barrel prices are closing around the lower
     $1.60s and $1.40s currently. There are reports cheese demands are healthy in areas of the
     foodservice sector. Many restaurants are ordering a stable amount of cheese supplies from
     suppliers. Retail cheese sales are mostly unchanged. Several retail outlets are ordering a
     variety of cheese to supply current consumer demands. Northeast cheese operations continue
     to run full. Milk volumes are plentiful enough for strong cheese production schedules.
     Cheddar, mozzarella and provolone cheese inventories are steady to building for regional
     manufacturers.

     In the Northeast, the wholesale cheese prices for both cheddar and Muenster are down
     $0.1275. In addition, the process cheese prices decreased $0.1675. The Grade A Swiss prices
     are steady this week.

     WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED
     DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS))

     Cheddar 40 pound Block              2.0200-2.3075
     Muenster                            2.0075-2.3575
     Process American 5 pound Sliced     1.4975-1.9775
     Swiss 10-14 pound Cuts              3.4375-5.7600

     Information for the period July 26 - 30, 2021, issued weekly

     Secondary Sourced Information:

     This week, a cooperative export assistance program accepted requests for export assistance
     to sell 1.5 million pounds (687 MT) of cheese.

     COLD STORAGE – CHEESE SUMMARY
     Released July 22, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural
     Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

                                                                      6/30/21
                      Stocks in all Warehouses (1,000 pounds)     as a percent of
     Natural Cheese           6/30/20      5/31/21      6/30/21    6/30/20   5/31/21
     Total natural cheese   1,415,905    1,458,058    1,434,915     101        98

     American, total          793,026      827,685      809,395     102        98
         New England           71,929       71,403       71,750     100       100
         Middle Atlantic       71,577       74,620       76,626     107       103
         East North Central   323,876      340,681      340,072     105       100
         West North Central   137,126      144,014      123,247      90        86
         South Atlantic           127          135          134     106        99
         East South Central     9,660       18,511       18,107     187        98
         West South Central     6,243       10,011        8,470     136        85
         Mountain              51,258       50,377       54,991     107       109
         Pacific              121,230      117,933      115,998      96        98

     Swiss, total              24,005       21,877       22,532      94       103

     Other, total             598,874      608,496      602,988     101        99
         New England              710        1,081          885     125        82
         Middle Atlantic       20,949       25,460       24,161     115        95
         East North Central   374,628      379,031      373,392     100        99
         West North Central    51,944       41,728       40,233      77        96
         South Atlantic        44,254       38,305       38,982      88       102
         East South Central    33,970       33,567       32,270      95        96
         West South Central     5,628        3,855        3,762      67        98
         Mountain               4,393        2,738        3,868      88       141
         Pacific               62,398       82,731       85,435     137       103

     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     JESSICA MUELLER, 608-422-8589
     Email: jessica.mueller@usda.gov

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