Cheese Market: CME Cheese Block and Barrel Trading Details

May

2013 Block TradingSee 2012 Block Trading2011 Block Trading

 

Blocks

Date Block
Closing Price
Carloads Sold Sold on Bids or Offers     Unfilled Bids Unfilled Offers     
May 22 $1.7600 0 None None None
May 21 $1.7600 9 6 truckloads @ $1.7700(B)
1 truckload @ $1.7675(O)
1 truckload @ $1.7650(O)
1 truckload @ $1.7600(O)
None 1 truckload @ $1.7675
May 20 $1.7700 0 None 1 truckload @ $1.7700 2 truckloads @ $1.8000
           
May 17 $1.7700 4 4 truckloads @ $1.7700(B) None 1 truckload @ $1.7800
May 16 $1.7650 6 2 truckloads @ $1.7650(B)
2 truckloads @ $1.7600(B)
2 truckloads @ $1.7550(B)
2 truckloads @ $1.7650 None
May 15 $1.7550 4 1 truckload @ $1.7700(O)
3 truckloads @ $1.7550(O)
None None
May 14 $1.7800 6 3 truckloads @ $1.7900(B)
2 truckloads @ $1.7900(O)
1 truckload @ $1.7800(O)
None None
May 13 $1.8025 3 3 truckloads @ $1.8000(O) 2 truckloads @ $1.8025 None
           
May 10 $1.8450 1 1 truckload @ $1.8450(O) None None
May 9 $1.8575 3 1 truckload @ $1.8625(O)
1 truckload @ $1.8600(O)
1 truckload @ $1.8575(O)
None None
May 8 $1.8650 3 1 truckload @ $1.8700(B)
1 truckload @ $1.8675(B)
1 truckload @ $1.8650(B)
None None
May 7 $1.8650 8 1 truckload @ $1.9175(B)
1 truckload @ $1.9150(B)
1 truckload @ $1.9150(O)
1 truckload @ 1.9000(O)
2 truckloads @ $1.8650(B)
2 truckloads @ $1.8500(O)
2 truckloads @ $1.8600 None
May 6 $1.9150 0 None 1 truckload @ $1.9150 None
           
May 3 $1.9100 1 1 truckload @ $1.9100(B) None None
May 2 $1.9050 0 None 1 truckload @ $1.9050 None
May 1 $1.9000 1 1 truckload @ $1.9000(B) 1 truckload @ $1.8950 None

 

2013 Barrel Trading2012 Barrel Trading2011 Barrel Trading

Barrels

Date Barrel 
Closing Price
Carloads Sold Sold on Bids or Offers    Unfilled Bids Unfilled Offers     
May 22 $1.7300 0 None None None
May 21 $1.7300 3 1 truckload @ $1.7400(O)
2 truckloads @ $1.7300(O)
None None
May 20 $1.7550 2 1 truckload @ $1.7700(O)
1 truckload @ $1.7675(B)
None 1 truckload @ $1.7550
           
May 17 $1.7600 2 2 truckloads @ $1.7600(B) None None
May 16 $1.7525 3 2 truckloads @ $1.7525(B)
1 truckload @ $1.7350(B)
4 truckloads @ $1.7525 None
May 15 $1.7300 12 2 truckloads @ $1.7300(B)
1 truckload @ $1.7275(B)
9 truckloads @ $1.7250(B)
None None
May 14 $1.7250 8 1 truckload @ $1.7250(B)
7 truckloads @ $1.7225(B)
1 truckload @ $1.7225 None
May 13 $1.7225 2 2 truckloads @ $1.7225(B) None None
           
May 10 $1.7225 0 None None 1 truckload @ $1.7300
May 9 $1.7225 2 1 truckload @ $1.7300(B)
1 truckload @ $1.7225(O)
None None
May 8 $1.7350 0 None 1 truckload @ $1.7350 None
May 7 $1.7350 1 1 truckload @ $1.7325(O) 1 truckload @ $1.7350 None
May 6 $1.7350 4 1 truckload @ $1.7350(B)
2 truckloads @ $1.7350(O)
1 truckload @ $1.7325(O)
None 1 truckload @ $1.7400
           
May 3 $1.7300 4 2 truckloads @ $1.7300(B)
1 truckload @ $1.7300(O)
1 truckload @ $1.7225(O)
2 truckloads @ $1.7200 1 truckload @ $1.7400
May 2 $1.7000 6 3 truckloads @ $1.7000(O)
1 truckload @ $1.6950(O)
2 truckloads @ $1.6900(O)
2 truckloads @ $1.6950 1 truckload @ $1.7300
May 1 $1.6700 1 1 truckload @ $1.6700(O) 2 truckloads @ $1.6600 1 truckload @ $1.6800

 

(O) = Offer based sale (B) = Bid based sale

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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