MD_DA811 Cheese - Foreign Type Report 47 - Released on November 18, 2020 German and other Western European cheese markets are described as balanced, with lower than desired stocks. Manufacturers are grappling with COVID-19 generated high demand from the grocery sector in contrast with lower demand from the food service sector. It takes some time and effort to shift cheese manufacturing between the two sectors. For now, cheese for retail is tighter than cheese for food service. Export commitments are mostly being met on time. In the United States domestic prices decreased $0.5000 for blue, gorgonzola, parmesan and romano, and 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 : 2.6075-4.0950* Gorgonzola : 3.6900-5.7400 : 3.1150-3.8325* Parmesan : -0- : 3.9950-6.0850* Romano : -0- : 3.7975-5.9525* Sardo Romano (Argentina) : 2.8500-4.7800 : -0- Reggianito (Argentina) : 3.2900-4.7800 : -0- Jarlsberg : 2.9500-6.4500 : -0- Swiss : -0- : 3.7050-4.0275 Swiss (Finland) : 2.6700-2.9300 : -0- * = Price change. Information for the period November 16 - 20, 2020, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: EU cheese exports January � September 2020, 256,000 MT, increased 7.1 percent from January � September 2019 according to CLAL data made available to USDA. The top destinations for EU cheese exports January � September 2020 YOY are Japan +12.33 percent and the United States, -16.31 percent. Cheddar exports from Australia July - September 2020, 7,741 MT, decreased 16.4 percent from July - September 2019 according to Dairy Australia. Other cheese exports from Australia July - September 2020, 25,629 MT, decreased 2.5 percent from July - September 2019 according to Dairy Australia. Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI Eric Graf, 608.422.8590 Email: Eric.Graf@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
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