Cheese - Foreign Type USDA - Wed Sep 30, 3:55PM UTC 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
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