2023 Cheese Market - CME Block & Barrel Trading Activity


Block Cheese Market - CME 40-lb Block Trading Activity

2023 Block Trading Activity — 2022 Block Trading Activity — 2021 Block Trading — 2020 Block Trading

 

Date Closing Price Sales Trading Unfilled Bids Uncovered Offers
May 31 $1.4200 14 1 truckload @ $1.4300
4 truckloads @ $1.4275
4 truckloads @ $1.4250
2 truckloads @ $1.4225
2 truckloads @ $1.4200
1 truckload @ $1.4150
1 truckload @ $1.4200
1 truckload @ $1.4100
1 truckload @ $1.4000
1 truckload @ $1.3975
1 truckload @ $1.3500
None
May 30 $1.4300 8 1 truckload @ $1.4550
2 truckloads @ $1.4500
1 truckload @ $1.4450
1 truckload @ $1.4400
1 truckload @ $1.4375
1 truckload @ $1.4350
1 truckload @ $1.4300
1 truckload @ $1.4250 None
May 29 NO   TRADING    
May 22 - 26 $1.5655 A 22      
May 26 $1.4775 9 2 truckloads @ $1.5075
3 truckloads @ $1.4850
1 truckload @ $1.4825
1 truckload @ $1.4800
2 truckloads @ $1.4775
1 truckload @ $1.4775
6 truckloads @ $1.4750
1 truckload @ $1.4700
1 truckload @ $1.4650
1 truckload @ $1.4250
None
May 25 $1.5200 6 1 truckload @ $1.5500
1 truckload @ $1.5450
1 truckload @ $1.5325
2 truckloads @ $1.5250
1 truckload @ $1.5200
1 truckload @ $1.5100 None
May 24 $1.5775 2 1 truckload @ $1.6300
1 truckload @ $1.5775
None 1 truckload @ $1.6000
1 truckload @ $1.5850
May 23 $1.6525 3 2 truckloads @ $1.6525
1 truckload @ $1.6500
None None
May 22 $1.6000 2 1 truckload @ $1.5925
1 truckload @ $1.5825
1 truckload @ $1.6000 None
May 15 - 19 $1.5100 A 35      
May 19 $1.5350 5 3 truckloads @ $1.5350
1 truckload @ $1.5000
1 truckload @ $1.4900
1 truckload @ $1.5300
1 truckload @ $1.5250
1 truckload @ $1.4500
None
May 18 $1.5000 8 1 truckload @ $1.5450
2 truckloads @ $1.5425
1 truckload @ $1.5200
1 truckload @ $1.5100
1 truckload @ $1.5075
1 truckload @ $1.5025
1 truckload @ $1.5000
1 truckload @ $1.4800
1 truckload @ $1.4500
1 truckload @ $1.5400
1 truckload @ $1.5375
May 17 $1.5400 8 1 truckload @ $1.5600
1 truckload @ $1.5575
1 truckload @ $1.5550
1 truckload @ $1.5500
1 truckload @ $1.5475
1 truckload @ $1.5450
1 truckload @ $1.5400
1 truckload @ $1.5275
1 truckload @ $1.5300 1 truckload @ $1.6200
1 truckload @ $1.5800
May 16 $1.5050 4 1 truckload @ $1.5200
1 truckload @ $1.5100
1 truckload @ $1.5050
1 truckload @ $1.4900
None 2 truckloads @ $1.5175
May 15 $1.4700 10 1 truckload @ $1.5175
1 truckload @ $1.5125
1 truckload @ $1.5100
1 truckload @ $1.5075
1 truckload @ $1.4975
1 truckload @ $1.4875
1 truckload @ $1.4800
2 truckloads @ $1.4775
1 truckload @ $1.4700
1 truckload @ $1.4600
1 truckload @ $1.4500
1 truckload @ $1.4850
May 8 - 12 $1.6085 A 20      
May 12 $1.5300 11 1 truckload @ $1.5500
1 truckload @ $1.5475
1 truckload @ $1.5450
2 truckloads @ $1.5425
4 truckloads @ $1.5400
1 truckload @ $1.5350
1 truckload @ $1.5300
None 1 truckload @ $1.6125
1 truckload @ $1.6100
1 truckload @ $1.6075
1 truckload @ $1.6050
2 truckloads @ $1.5850
1 truckload @ $1.5700
1 truckload @ $1.5600
1 truckload @ $1.5550
1 truckload @ $1.5525
May 11 $1.6175 6 1 truckload @ $1.6300
1 truckload @ $1.6275
1 truckload @ $1.6250
2 truckloads @ $1.6175
1 truckload @ $1.6100
1 truckload @ $1.6000
1 truckload @ $1.5900
None
May 10 $1.6700 3 1 truckload @ $1.6600
1 truckload @ $1.6475
1 truckload @ $1.6400
1 truckload @ $1.6700 1 truckload @ $1.6800
May 9 $1.6125 0 None 1 truckload @ $1.6125 None
May 8 $1.6125 0 None 1 truckload @ $1.5000 None
May 1 - 5 $1.6625 A 34      
May 5 $1.6125 19 2 truckloads @ $1.6200
6 truckloads @ $1.6150
11 truckloads @ $1.6125
1 truckload @ $1.6125
1 truckload @ $1.6100
3 truckloads @ $1.6000
1 truckload @ $1.6425
1 truckload @ $1.6350
1 truckload @ $1.6300
May 4 $1.6650 2 1 truckload @ $1.6750
1 truckload @ $1.6650
1 truckload @ $1.6125
1 truckload @ $1.5900
1 truckload @ $1.6850
1 truckload @ $1.6725
1 truckload @ $1.6700
May 3 $1.6900 3 1 truckload @ $1.6825
1 truckload @ $1.6700
1 truckload @ $1.6650
1 truckload @ $1.6900
1 truckload @ $1.5900
1 truckload @ $1.6800
May 2 $1.6625 3 1 truckload @ $1.6650
1 truckload @ $1.6625
1 truckload @ $1.6600
1 truckload @ $1.6000 1 truckload @ $1.6800
May 1 $1.6825 7 2 truckloads @ $1.6950
1 truckload @ $1.6925
2 truckloads @ $1.6900
1 truckload @ $1.6875
1 truckload @ $1.6825
1 truckload @ $1.6000 1 truckload @ $1.7000

 

 

Barrel Cheese Market - CME 500-lb Barrel Trading Activity

2023 Barrel Trading — 2022 Barrel Trading — 2021 Barrel Trading — 2020 (Partial) Barrel Trading

 

Date Closing Price Volume Trading Unfilled Bids Uncovered Offers
May 31 $1.4975 11 1 truckload @ $1.4975
10 truckloads @ $1.4950
1 truckload @ $1.4000 None
May 30 $1.4950 1 1 truckload @ $1.4950 1 truckload @ $1.4000 1 truckload @ $1.5050
May 29 NO   TRADING    
May 22 - 26 $1.5070 A 29      
May 26 $1.4900 7 6 truckloads @ $1.5000
1 truckload @ $1.4900
1 truckload @ $1.4500 1 truckload @ $1.5100
May 25 $1.5000 2 1 truckload @ $1.5100
1 truckload @ $1.5000
1 truckload @ $1.4000 2 truckloads @ $1.5100
May 24 $1.5150 1 1 truckload @ $1.5150
1 truckload @ $1.5000 1 truckload @ $1.5200
1 truckload @ $1.5175
1 truckload @ $1.5150
May 23 $1.5150 8 1 truckload @ $1.5500
2 truckloads @ $1.5400
1 truckload @ $1.5300
1 truckload @ $1.5250
1 truckload @ $1.5225
1 truckload @ $1.5150
1 truckload @ $1.5100
1 truckload @ $1.4800 1 truckload @ $1.5500
May 22 $1.5150 11 1 truckload @ $1.5225
2 truckloads @ $1.5200
8 truckloads @ $1.5150
1 truckload @ $1.5000 None
May 15 - 19 $1.4580 A 54      
May 19 $1.4700 15 6 truckloads @ $1.4700
1 truckload @ $1.4600
1 truckload @ $1.4550
1 truckload @ $1.4500
1 truckload @ $1.4450
2 truckloads @ $1.4400
1 truckload @ $1.4375
1 truckload @ $1.4350
1 truckload @ $1.4325
2 truckloads @ $1.4650
1 truckload @ $1.4375
None
May 18 $1.4425 11 1 truckload @ $1.4625
1 truckload @ $1.4500
1 truckload @ $1.4475
3 truckloads @ $1.4450
2 truckloads @ $1.4425
1 truckload @ $1.4400
2 truckloads @ $1.4375
1 truckload @ $1.4325
1 truckload @ $1.4300
1 truckload @ $1.4225
1 truckload @ $1.4700
May 17 $1.4550 12 7 truckloads @ $1.4600
2 truckloads @ $1.4550
2 truckloads @ $1.4500
1 truckload @ $1.4475
1 truckload @ $1.4500
1 truckload @ $1.4475
1 truckload @ $1.4375
None
May 16 $1.4475 12 1 truckload @ $1.4525
1 truckload @ $1.4500
3 truckloads @ $1.4475
6 truckloads @ $1.4450
1 truckload @ $1.4400
1 truckload @ $1.4425
2 truckloads @ $1.4325
1 truckload @ $1.5000
May 15 $1.4750 4 2 truckloads @ $1.5050
1 truckload @ $1.4800
1 truckload @ $1.4750
None 2 truckloads @ $1.4750
May 8 - 12 $1.5115 A 58      
May 12 $1.4900 17 1 truckload @ $1.5050
1 truckload @ $1.5000
1 truckload @ $1.4950
3 truckloads @ $1.4925
11 truckloads @ $1.4900
1 truckload @ $1.4800 None
May 11 $1.5025 5 2 truckloads @ $1.5050
1 truckload @ $1.5025
2 truckloads @ $1.5000
5 truckloads @ $1.5025
1 truckload @ $1.4950
1 truckload @ $1.4925
1 truckload @ $1.4900
3 truckloads @ $1.4750
1 truckload @ $1.5500
May 10 $1.5350 12 12 truckloads @ $1.5350 None 5 truckloads @ $1.5350
May 9 $1.5150 24 1 truckload @ $1.5300
2 truckloads @ $1.5275
3 truckloads @ $1.5250
4 truckloads @ $1.5225
4 truckloads @ $1.5200
2 truckloads @ $1.5175
1 truckload @ $1.5150
2 truckloads @ $1.5100
3 truckloads @ $1.5075
2 truckloads @ $1.5050
4 truckloads @ $1.5125
2 truckloads @ $1.5075
2 truckloads @ $1.5000
1 truckload @ $1.4975
1 truckload @ $1.4950
None
May 8 $1.5150 0 None 1 truckload @ $1.4500 1 truckload @ $1.5225
2 truckloads @ $1.5150
May 1 - 5 $1.5570 A 31      
May 5 $1.5300 3 1 truckload @ $1.5325
2 truckloads @ $1.5300
1 truckload @ $1.4750 None
May 4 $1.5475 10 1 truckload @ $1.5800
9 truckloads @ $1.5475
1 truckload @ $1.5375 None
May 3 $1.5850 9 1 truckload @ $1.5825
1 truckload @ $1.5800
2 truckloads @ $1.5775
1 truckload @ $1.5700
1 truckload @ $1.5675
1 truckload @ $1.5850
1 truckload @ $1.5775
1 truckload @ $1.5675
1 truckload @ $1.5575
None
May 2 $1.5575 2 1 truckload @ $1.5625
1 truckload @ $1.5575
None 1 truckload @ $1.5600
May 1 $1.5650 7 1 truckload @ $1.5725
5 truckloads @ $1.5650
1 truckload @ $1.5625
None 1 truckload @ $1.5750

 

Definitions:

1 Carload = A carload of cheese may vary in weight between 40,000 and 44,000 pounds
of 40-pound Cheddar Block or 500-pound Cheddar Barrel

Sale: A sale represents the price at which both buyer and seller agree.
In other words, a sale represents either a buyer agreeing to the price
of an offer or (an offer-based sale), or a seller agreeing to the price of a bidder (a bid-based sale).

Unfilled bid: Is the unsuccessful attempt by a cheese buyer to purchase cheese at the price they specified.
Uncovered offer: Is the unsuccessful attempt by a cheese seller to sell cheese at the price they specified.

 

Unless specified in a bid or offer, on the date of sale cheese must be not less than four days or more than one month (30 calendar days) of age. CME only reports the last unfilled bid and the last uncovered offer during a trading session. The Closing Price, or Settling Price, is determined by the last sale, unless there is an unfilled bid at a higher price or an uncovered offer at a lower price.

 

Cheese Reporter does not guarantee the accuracy of these data and does not assume liability for errors or omissions

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