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Greenberg Cheese Company · CME cash dairy

Cheddar Cash

40-pound block and 500-pound barrel cheddar, pulled each week from the CME cash session and the USDA Dairy Market News recap.

Last pull Oct 18, 4:15 PM CT · session Oct 16, 2026

Projected Current Week Average

$1.5395

Friday is in. This is the week average.

Next Week Estimated Average

$1.6825▲ 14.30¢Higherconsider purchasingvs week avg

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Flat price in dollars per pound.

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40-pound blocks

Cheddar block

$1.5395

Current week average+19.15¢

$1.6825

Today · Oct 16, 2026+3.00¢
Current week average
$1.5395 +19.15¢
Prior week average
$1.3480
Today · Oct 16, 2026
$1.6825 +3.00¢
Vs prior week
+14.2%

500-pound barrels

Cheddar barrel

$1.5095

Current week average+5.70¢

$1.6200

Today · Oct 16, 2026+5.00¢
Current week average
$1.5095 +5.70¢
Prior week average
$1.4525
Today · Oct 16, 2026
$1.6200 +5.00¢
Vs prior week
+3.9%

Block–barrel spread

Week to date · Oct 16, 2026

Barrels −3.00¢

Blocks over barrels.

Rolling month

October · 12 sessions

Blocks
$1.4212 +2.22¢
Barrels
$1.4763 +0.12¢

Change from September.

Dairy prices

Cheese Reporter

Opens on this week. Pick a year, then one of the rolling twelve months. Blocks on top, barrels under.

Mon 12

Block

1.3900

Barrel

1.4525

Tue 13

Block

1.4425▲

Barrel

1.4525

Wed 14

Block

1.5300▲

Barrel

1.4525

Thu 15

Block

1.6525▲

Barrel

1.5700

Fri 16

Block

1.6825▲

Barrel

1.6200

Week avg blocks $1.5395 · barrels $1.5095

Cheese futures

CME cash-settled cheese, daily settle from TradingView. +1 is Nov 2026, +2 is Dec 2026.

+1 Nov 2026 $1.6230 +2.5%CME:CSCX2026

+2 Dec 2026 $1.6180 +1.2%CME:CSCZ2026

Weekly history

Friday CME cash close, $/lb. Dashed lines are the +1 and +2 cheese futures settles that week.

Weekly recap

This week is the simple average of daily closes so far. Earlier weeks use the USDA recap.

Week endingBlockBarrelSpread
Oct 16, 2026$1.5395 +19.15¢▲$1.5095 +5.70¢−3.00¢
Oct 9, 2026$1.3480 +5.40¢▲$1.4525 −8.50¢+10.45¢
Oct 2, 2026$1.2940 −5.05¢▲▼$1.4525 unch+15.85¢
Sep 25, 2026$1.3445 −6.75¢▼$1.4525 +0.50¢+10.80¢
Sep 18, 2026$1.4120 −5.11¢▼$1.4475 −5.00¢+3.55¢
Sep 11, 2026$1.4631 −1.19¢$1.4975 −4.15¢+3.44¢
Sep 4, 2026$1.4750 −3.35¢$1.5390 −3.40¢+6.40¢
Aug 28, 2026$1.5085 −5.35¢$1.5730 +0.80¢+6.45¢
Aug 21, 2026$1.5620 −4.30¢▼$1.5650 +1.15¢+0.30¢
Aug 14, 2026$1.6050 +5.90¢▲$1.5535 +0.60¢−5.15¢
Aug 7, 2026$1.5460 −1.40¢▼$1.5475 −2.35¢+0.15¢
Jul 31, 2026$1.5600 −8.75¢▲▼$1.5710 −5.75¢+1.10¢

Cold storage · dairy products

ESMIS

NASS refrigerated stocks on August 31, 2026, in 1,000 pounds. Released Sep 25, 2026.

CommodityStocksVs year agoVs prior month
Butter315,663+10%−5%
American cheese815,5260%0%
Swiss cheese22,845+10%−3%
Other natural cheese604,367+5%0%
Total natural cheese1,442,738+2%0%

Cold storage reports

Sep 25, 2026Aug 24, 2026Jul 24, 2026Jun 25, 2026May 22, 2026Apr 24, 2026Mar 24, 2026Feb 24, 2026Jan 23, 2026Dec 23, 2025Sep 26, 2025Aug 22, 2025

Dairy products production

August 2026 PDF

NASS production for August 2026, in 1,000 pounds. Released Oct 5, 2026.

ProductProductionVs year agoVs prior month
Total cheese1,245,418+1.4%−1.4%
Italian types541,326+3.7%−1.7%
Mozzarella420,892+1.8%−2.8%
American types477,038−0.9%−0.6%
Cheddar325,876−0.9%−0.9%
Butter187,363+6.3%−0.9%

Dairy products reports

Oct 5, 2026Sep 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026Jul 2, 2026Jun 4, 2026May 6, 2026Apr 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026Feb 5, 2026Jan 6, 2026Dec 15, 2025Nov 21, 2025

Cheese desk

Cheese Reporter

Headlines from the Cheese Reporter news desk, pulled with the cash tape.