MD_DA811

     Cheese - Foreign Type

     Report 40 - Released on September 30, 2020

     In Germany, food retailers increased their intakes of sliced cheese. The summer vacation
     time is ending and that's impacting retail orders. Cheese manufacturers report being
     satisfied with domestic sale levels. Cheese deliveries to Southern Europe are steady;
     however, sale volumes vary from one southern European country to another. Because of
     concerns about the exchange rate between the US dollar and the euro, contract negotiations
     between Germany and non-European countries for the first quarter of 2021 cheese coverages
     are more difficult. German cheese stocks remain of a young age structure. Inventories are
     not expected to recover in the autumn because semi-hard cheese production tends to be lower
     at this time of the year due to seasonal declines in milk yield. Cheese outputs are steady.
     Prices are stable in Germany. In the U.S., domestic prices for blue, gorgonzola, parmesan,
     and Romano have increased by $.2200, whereas all other prices are 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     :   3.0850-4.5725*
     Gorgonzola                      :    3.6900-5.7400     :   3.5925-4.3100*
     Parmesan                        :         -0-          :   4.4725-6.5625*
     Romano                          :         -0-          :   4.2750-6.4300*
     Sardo Romano (Argentina)        :    2.8500-4.7800     :         -0-
     Reggianito (Argentina)          :    3.2900-4.7800     :         -0-
     Jarlsberg                       :    2.9500-6.4500     :         -0-
     Swiss                           :         -0-          :    3.8450-4.1675
     Swiss (Finland)                 :    2.6700-2.9300     :         -0-
     * = Price change.

     Information for the period September 28 -  October 2, 2020, issued weekly
     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     FLORENCE KONE-GONZALEZ, (608)422-8594
     Email: florence.konegonzalez@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