INSTRUCTIONS

Sale:

When a transaction is completed, i.e. cheese is “shipped out” and title transfer occurs.

Report for sales of Cheddar cheese only.  Price is f.o.b. processing plant/storage center.

Report moisture content of barrel cheese when sold.

Report prices for “bare” or “naked” cheese with only minimum packaging as required for 40 lb. Blocks.

Include:

Total volume sold and total dollars received or price per pound.  Include only cheese 4 – 30 days in age.

CME Sales initial manufacturer sales only.

CCC purchases under the Dairy Price Support and related programs.

Exclude:

Intra-company sales.

Transportation and clearing charges from price.

Block cheese that will be aged.

Resales of purchased cheese.

Forward pricing sales:  sales in which the selling price was set (and not adjusted) 30 or more days before the transaction was completed.

**See additional instructions on reverse side**

Records:

Each person required to report information on this survey, shall maintain, and make available to the Secretary on request, original contracts, agreements, receipts, and other records associated with the sale of qualified dairy products during the two-year period beginning on the date of the creation of the records.

If you have any questions, please call 202-720-3570.

CHEDDAR CHEESE SALES for the WEEK ENDING SATURDAY ________________________

1.   PLANT LOCATION

POUNDS OF CHEDDAR

TOTAL DOLLARS

OR

DOLLARS / LB.

MOISTURE CONTENT

500 lb. Barrels

511

lb.

521

$

531

$      . __ __ __ __

541

    __ __ . __ __%

512

lb.

522

$

532

$      . __ __ __ __

542

    __ __ . __ __%

513

lb.

523

$

533

$      . __ __ __ __

543

    __ __ . __ __%

514

lb.

524

$

534

$      . __ __ __ __

544

    __ __ . __ __%

515

lb.

525

$

535

$      . __ __ __ __

545

    __ __ . __ __%

40 lb. Blocks

611

lb.

621

$

631

$      . __ __ __ __

612

lb.

622

$

632

$      . __ __ __ __

613

lb.

623

$

633

$      . __ __ __ __

614

lb.

624

$

634

$      . __ __ __ __

615

lb.

625

$

635

$      . __ __ __ __

Reported by:  __________________________________________ Phone:  (        ) ________-______________        Date:  __________________

                        (Signature of authorized official)

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CHEDDAR CHEESE PRICE SURVEY

Report total pounds sold and total dollars received (or price per pound) for all bulk transactions during the week.  Please report cheese sales according to the following terms and definitions.

1.  Sale:  When a transaction is completed, i.e. cheese is “shipped out” and the transfer occurs.

2.  Variety:  Cheddar cheese

3.  Style: 

40# blocks

500# barrels

4.  Moisture content:

40# blocks – Exclude cheese that will be aged.

Barrels – Report moisture content of cheese sold, not to exceed 37.7%.  NASS will adjust price to a benchmark of 38.0% based on standard moisture adjustment formulas.

5.  Age:

Not less than 4 days or more than 30 days on date of sale.

6.  Grade:

Barrels – Wisconsin State Brand, USDA Extra Grade or better.

40# blocks – Wisconsin State Brand, USDA Grade A or better.

7.  Color:

Barrels – White

40# blocks – colored between 6-8 on the National Cheese Institute color chart.

8.  Packaging:

40# blocks – Price should reflect cheese wrapped in a sealed, airtight package in corrugated or solid fiberboard containers with a reinforcing inner liner or sleeve.  Exclude all other packaging costs from the reported price.

Barrels – Exclude all packaging costs from the reported price.

9.  Price:

Price should be reported as price per pound or total dollars received.

Price is f.o.b. processing plant/storage center.