National Dairy Products Sales Report Butter Prices and Sales 11/24/2012 - 12/22/2012 11/24 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 1.8550 1.7088 1.6351 1.5944 1.6017 Sales (pounds) 2,418,195 3,989,210 3,612,447 4,446,906 2,793,846 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales 11/24/2012 - 12/22/2012 11/24 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 1.9965 1.9197 1.8641 1.8141 1.7833 Sales (pounds) 11,072,707 12,890,602 12,153,287 10,876,368* 10,729,805 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices, Sales, and Moisture Content 11/24/2012 - 12/22/2012 11/24 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 2.0157 1.9350 1.8963 1.8489* 1.8055 Weighted Price adjusted to 38% 1.9099 1.8361 1.8001 1.7542* 1.7151 moisture (dollars per pound) Sales (pounds) 9,020,028 10,587,456 9,658,474 10,135,355* 10,055,284 Weighted Moisture Content 34.57 34.66 34.69 34.65 34.73 (Percent) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Whey Prices and Sales 11/24/2012 - 12/22/2012 11/24 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 0.6538 0.6577 0.6632 0.6544* 0.6678 Sales (pounds) 6,734,987 7,954,588 7,260,769 7,175,641* 7,430,335 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nonfat Dry Milk Prices and Sales 11/24/2012 - 12/22/2012 11/24 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 1.5197 1.5301 1.5428 1.5456 1.5596 Sales (pounds) 11,903,265 16,525,660 14,455,291 15,451,313* 12,302,358 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information about the Dairy Product Prices Program please review: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/DairyLandingPage For more information on AMS/Dairy Programs reports, call the Dairy Programs at: (202) 720-4392, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: dpp@ams.usda.gov. To receive e-mail notification for AMS Dairy Programs publications, visit Cornell University's Mann Library and follow the instructions: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/aboutEmailService.do