MD_DA830 Cheese - Midwestern U.S. Report 22 - Released on May 31, 2023 Midwestern cheesemakers are running full schedules. A number of plant managers relayed they worked through the holiday weekend, and plants that have been down for updating, in recent weeks, are back online. Cheese demand is mixed, but more processors are reporting upticks in demand than the alternative. Cheese inventories are moving somewhat briskly, and curd processors say customers are showing more interest. Milk availability is, putting it lightly, readily accessible. Cheese plant contacts say they are turning spot milk offers away, as they are already full. Spot milk prices, at report time, range from $11 to $4 under Class III. Last year, during week 22, the spot milk price range was $2.75 under to Class. Cheese market tones remain under bearish pressure. Midwestern wholesale prices are unchanged for Swiss cuts, but up $.0500 for process and $.0550 for all other types. WISCONSIN WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: DELIVERED DOLLARS PER POUND(MIXED LOTS (1000-5000 POUNDS)) Blue 5 pounds 2.0725-3.2825 Brick 5 pounds 1.8025-2.3700 Cheddar 40 pound Block 1.5250-2.0675 Monterey Jack 10 pounds 1.7775-2.1250 Mozzarella 5-6 pounds 1.6025-2.6900 Muenster 5 pounds 1.8025-2.3700 Process American 5 pound Loaf 1.4875-1.9550 Swiss 6-9 pound Cuts 2.9700-3.0725 Information for the period May 29 - June 2, 2023, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ISRAEL WEBER, 608-422-8601 Email: israel.weber@usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN MARS (My Market News): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov