MD_DA811

     Cheese - Foreign Type

     Report 32 - Released on August 05, 2020

     In the European Union, sliced cheese supplies and demands are in good balance. The easing of
     COVID-19 protective measures is helping revive the food service demands for cheese. However,
     their demands are still lower compared to last year. Retail orders remain strong. Generally,
     export sales are inconsistent. Despite fluctuations in sliced cheese intakes from one
     southern European country to another, the region�s overall orders are active. Contractual
     loads of sliced cheese are also moving steadily to other non-European countries. Sliced
     cheese inventories are low, and in some cases, they are not enough to meet the needs of
     buyers. There are still ongoing negotiations for August deliveries. Although current prices
     are stable, sellers are asking higher prices during negotiations. Sliced cheese production
     is steady.
     WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES: FOB DISTRIBUTORS DOCK
     DOLLARS PER POUND (1000 - 5000 POUNDS, MIXED LOTS)
                                     :      NEW YORK
     VARIETY                         :      IMPORTED        :      DOMESTIC
                                     :                      :
     Blue                            :    2.6400-5.2300     :   2.8675-4.3550*
     Gorgonzola                      :    3.6900-5.7400     :   3.3750-4.0925*
     Parmesan                        :         -0-          :   4.2550-6.3450*
     Romano                          :         -0-          :   4.0575-6.2125*
     Sardo Romano (Argentina)        :    2.8500-4.7800     :         -0-
     Reggianito (Argentina)          :    3.2900-4.7800     :         -0-
     Jarlsberg                       :    2.9500-6.4500     :         -0-
     Swiss                           :         -0-          :    2.9375-3.2600
     Swiss (Finland)                 :    2.6700-2.9300     :         -0-
     * = Price change.

     Information for the period August 3 - 7, 2020, issued weekly
     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     FLORENCE KONE-GONZALEZ, (608)422-8594
     Email: florence.konegonzalez@usda.gov

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