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MD DA851 CHEESE HIGHLIGHTS 

MADISON, WI   September 23, 2016   (REPORT 38)

Extra milk is available to make cheese in the Northeast and Midwest, 
and is in good supply in the West, where cheese production is active. 
In all regions some plants have been down for maintenance. The extra 
milk availability in the Northeast substantially resulted from a plant 
being down for maintenance. Demand for cheese in the West is firm, 
mixed in the Midwest, and for mozzarella in the Northeast, very good. 
However, the undertone in the Northeast is unsettled. European cheese 
manufacturers continue to struggle to keep up with demand for cheese. 
In CME Group trading Friday, barrels closed at $1.5100, up $.0300 from 
last Friday and blocks closed at $1.5600, down $.0900.


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