MD_DA811                                                         
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MD DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type                                   

MADISON, WI.  May 22, 2013 (REPORT 21)                           

FOREIGN TYPE CHEESE                                              
                                                                 
The weekly average block price continued to decline on the CME Group last 
week, lowering domestic wholesale foreign type cheese prices by $0.0950.  
Domestic Swiss cuts and imported cheese prices were unchanged.  According 
to Census Bureau estimates, food service sales across all segments 
totaled $46.4 billion during April, up 4.9%.  This increase in restaurant 
business bodes well for both domestic and imported cheese sales. 

WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK                  
DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)               
                           :           NEW YORK                  
VARIETY                    :    IMPORTED     :    DOMESTIC       
                           :                 :                   
Blue                       :  2.6400-5.2200  :  2.3125-3.8000*   
Gorgonzola                 :  3.4900-6.4700  :  2.8150-3.2700*   
Parmesan (Italy)           :       -0-       :  3.7025-5.7925*   
Provolone (Italy)          :  3.4400-5.4500  :  2.3550-2.5125*   
Romano (Cows Milk)         :       -0-       :  3.5025-5.6525*   
Sardo Romano (Argentine)   :  2.8500-3.6900  :       -0-         
Reggianito (Argentine)     :  3.2900-4.4600  :       -0-         
Jarlsberg-(Brand)          :  2.9500-5.2900  :       -0-         
Swiss Cuts Switzerland     :       -0-       :  3.4900-3.8125    
Swiss Cuts Finnish         :  2.5900-2.8500  :       -0-         
* = Price change.                                                

1100C rick.whipp@ams.usda.gov