National Dairy Products Sales Report Butter Prices and Sales 12/01/2012 - 12/29/2012 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 12/29 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 1.7088 1.6351 1.5944 1.6017 1.5576 Sales (pounds) 3,989,210 3,612,447 4,446,906 2,793,846 3,137,968 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Pound Block Cheddar Cheese Prices and Sales 12/01/2012 - 12/29/2012 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 12/29 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 1.9197 1.8641 1.8141 1.7833 1.7648 Sales (pounds) 12,890,602 12,153,287 10,876,368 10,734,756* 10,190,185 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Pound Barrel Cheddar Cheese Prices, Sales, and Moisture Content 12/01/2012 - 12/29/2012 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 12/29 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 1.9350 1.8963 1.8489 1.8052* 1.7919 Weighted Price adjusted to 38% 1.8361 1.8001 1.7542 1.7146* 1.7046 moisture (dollars per pound) Sales (pounds) 10,587,456 9,658,474 10,135,354* 10,220,350* 8,885,827 Weighted Moisture Content 34.66 34.69 34.65 34.72* 34.82 (Percent) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dry Whey Prices and Sales 12/01/2012 - 12/29/2012 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 12/29 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 0.6577 0.6632 0.6544 0.6673* 0.6579 Sales (pounds) 7,954,423* 7,260,769 7,175,641 7,725,478* 5,840,570 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nonfat Dry Milk Prices and Sales 12/01/2012 - 12/29/2012 12/01 12/08 12/15 12/22 12/29 Weighted Price (dollars per pound) 1.5301 1.5428 1.5456 1.5596 1.5193 Sales (pounds) 16,523,352* 14,455,291 15,451,313 12,471,858* 22,967,867 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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