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MD DA851 CHEESE HIGHLIGHTS 

MADISON, WI   September 30, 2016   (REPORT 39)

Cheese production is active in the West and steady in the rest of the 
United States. Production of cheese is near full capacity in the West 
and Midwest, where retail and food service orders are strong. Midwest 
cheese manufacturers are having a more difficult time finding surplus 
milk this week. Production is below desired levels in the Northeast, 
where the market undertone is mixed and milk availability is below 
desired volumes. Cheese stocks remain tight in Western Europe, with 
production limited by milk availability. In CME Group trading Friday, 
barrels closed at $1.5100, even with last Friday and blocks closed at 
$1.5325, down $.0275.



1230C Eric.graf@ams.usda.gov
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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