Volume 36 August 5, 2016 Number 29 Roelli Cheese’s Little Mountain Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! climbs to the top at ACS contest A DES MOINES, Iowa — Little in the appenzeller style and Reserve, respectively. cow’s milk Mountain, a washed rind pays homage to the Roelli fam- Jeffs’ Select — a collabo- First: Mascarpone Team INSIDE alpine cheese made by Roelli ily’s cheesemaking heritage ration between Jeff Jirik at 3: Lake Country Dairy, Arthur Cheese Co. Inc., Shullsburg, in Switzerland, Roelli says. Caves of Faribault, Faribault, Schuman Inc., Turtle Lake, ✦ Guest column: ‘How will Wisconsin, took Best of Show Little Mountain is aged six Minnesota, and Jeff Wideman Wisconsin, Cello Thick and new regulations impact honors among a record 1,843 months and has a smooth, at Maple Leaf Cheese, Monroe, Smooth Mascarpone. your transportation?’ entries at last week’s American nutty fl avor. Wisconsin — and Greensward, Second: Vermont Creamery For details, see page 6. Cheese Society (ACS) Judging Roelli began making the made by Jasper Hill in Vermont Cheesemakers Team, Vermont ✦ In the Spotlight: IMPA & Competition here. cheese three years ago, work- and aged by Murray’s Cheese, Creamery, Websterville, Ver- brings Idaho processors, A stunned and emotional ing with John Jaeggi at the New York, tied for third place mont, Mascarpone. producers together to face Chris Roelli, a Wisconsin Mas- Center for Dairy Research Best of Show. Third: Bill Codr, BelGio- challenges, opportunities. ter Cheesemaker, made his in Madison, Wisconsin. He The 2016 ACS Judging & ioso Cheese Inc., Green Bay, For details, see page 8. way to the stage amid cheers, also makes award-winning Competition saw 1,843 entries Wisconsin, BelGioioso Mas- hugs and tears of joy to accept Dunbarton Blue and Red of cheeses and cultured dairy carpone. ✦ USDA removes items from the award alongside his wife, Rock cheeses. Little Mountain products from 260 companies AR: Ricotta — made from organic substance list. Kristine. placed third in its class three from 37 U.S. states, three Cana- cow’s milk For details, see page 15. “Now I’m grounded back years ago at the ACS competi- dian provinces and Colombia. First: Maplebrook Farm, here on earth and am back tion in Madison. The award-winning cheeses Bennington, Vermont, Ricotta ✦ USDA announces $11.2 to making more of it,” he said “I knew we were on to some- in each category include: Alta. million in assistance for this week in an interview with thing — that’s a tough class,” A. FRESH UNRIPENED Second: Liam Callahan, producers enrolled in MPP. Cheese Market News. Roelli says. CHEESES Bellwether Farms, Petaluma, For details, see page 31. Little Mountain is made He notes the majority of AH: Cheese Curds — all California, Whole Milk Ricotta. the milk he sources was going milks Third: Calabro Cheese toward Dunbarton and Red First: Crave Cheese Team, Corp., East Haven, Connecti- Rock production — but that Crave Brothers Farmstead cut, Hand Dipped Ricotta. Creative fi nancing options has changed overnight. Cheese LLC, Waterloo, Wis- AQ: Fromage Blanc, From- “To be picked out of 1,843 consin, Yellow Cheddar Cheese age Frais and Quark — made assist small, startup ventures entries ... It feels awesome!” Curds. from cow’s milk Roelli says. Second: Cesar Luis, Cesar’s First: No award given By Alyssa Mitchell There were ties for both Cheese, Random Lake, Wiscon- Second: Vermont Creamery second and third runner up sin, Cheddar Cheese Curds. Cheesemakers Team, Vermont DES MOINES, Iowa — If you’re looking to start up a cheese shop or for Best of Show at this year’s Third: Crave Cheese Team, Creamery, Websterville, Ver- artisan farmstead operation, obtaining fi nancial assistance can be a competition. Bleating Heart Crave Brothers Farmstead mont, Quark. daunting task. Cheese, Tomales, California, Cheese LLC, Waterloo, Wis- Third: 1st Street Creamery, It’s one of many things to consider when undertaking a new and the Farm at Doe Run, consin, White Cheddar Cheese Cowgirl Creamery, Point Reyes business venture, something that comes with its own unique set of Unionville, Pennsylvania, tied Curds. Station, California, Fromage challenges for aspiring artisan cheesemakers. (See our coverage for second place Best of Show AM: Mascarpone and Blanc. from July 22, “Rewards and challenges mark path to artisan cheese with Buff Blue and St. Malachi Cream Cheese — made from Turn to ACS, page 17 a success,” for more on the ins and outs of starting up an artisan cheese operation.) “At some point, we all need money,” Sarah Dvorak, co-founder of Mission Cheese, an American artisan cheese bar in San Francisco, said last week at a session on “Creative Financing” during the American U.S. cheese production Darigold to move Cheese Society 2016 conference in Des Moines, Iowa. “We’re in an in- headquarters in dustry where startup costs are not particularly small from a producer, rises 1 percent in June spring of 2017 distributor or retailer perspective.” WASHINGTON — Total U.S. cheese production, excluding cottage Dvorak says when she sought information on a Small Business Ad- cheese, was 987.4 million pounds in June, 1.1 percent above June SEATTLE — Darigold Inc. ministration loan in 2010 to open Mission Cheese, she received some 2015’s 976.8 million pounds but 1.5 percent below May 2016’s 1.00 this week announced it will “chuckles” from potential lenders. billion pounds, according to data released this week by USDA’s move its corporate head- “They were basically not lending to food businesses at that time, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). (All fi gures are quarters to the Georgetown especially brick-and-mortar retail,” she says. rounded. Please see CMN’s Dairy Production chart on page 31.) neighborhood of Seattle in Dvorak says she swallowed her pride and asked friends and family When adjusted for the length of the months, June 2016’s cheese 2017. The new location is for money to get Mission Cheese off the ground along with a small production was up 1.8 percent from May 2016 on a daily average basis. just a few miles away from micro-loan through the city of San Francisco and a small crowdfunding Production of Mozzarella, the nation’s most-produced cheese, Darigold’s current location campaign. Mission Cheese opened in April 2011. was up 1.9 percent from June 2015 to 338.3 million pounds in June on Rainier Avenue; staff will Crowdfunding is the process of raising money to fund what is 2016. Total Italian-type cheese production, of which Mozzarella relocate during the spring typically a project or business venture through many donors using is the largest component, was 432.1 million pounds in June, ac- of 2017. an online platform. Well-known crowdfunding platforms include cording to NASS, a 2.2-percent increase versus June 2015. “With the lease expiring Kickstarter and Indiegogo, but the number of crowdfunding websites Cheddar production was down 3.5 percent in the June-to-June on our current building, we a Turn to FINANCING, page 30 Turn to NASS, page 31 a Turn to DARIGOLD, page 28 a © 2016 CHEESE MARKET NEWS® — This is Cheese Market News’ E-subscription and may not be forwarded to anyone other than the intended paid subscriber without the express permission of Cheese Market News (For more information, contact [email protected]) 2 CHEESE MARKET NEWS® — August 5, 2016 MARKET INDICATORS Chicago Mercantile Exchange Cash prices for the week ended August 5, 2016 CHEESE FUTURES* for the week ending August 4, 2016 (Listings for each day by month, settling price and open interest) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Aug. 1 Aug. 2 Aug. 3 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Fri., July 29 Mon., Aug. 1 Tues., Aug. 2 Wed., Aug. 3 Thurs., Aug. 4 JUL16 1.644 4,528 1.644 4,528 1.641 4,611 1.642 5,075 -- -- Cheese Barrels AUG16 1.810 4,049 1.814 4,054 1.823 4,096 1.826 4,100 1.820 4,127 Price $1.7750 $1.8000 $1.8000 $1.8550 $1.8800 SEP16 1.788 3,698 1.796 3,704 1.810 3,715 1.814 3,720 1.805 3,744 Change NC +2 1/2 NC +5 1/2 +2 1/2 OCT16 1.775 3,147 1.783 3,148 1.790 3,146 1.784 3,147 1.776 3,154 NOV16 1.737 3,467 1.737 3,465 1.740 3,465 1.733 3,468 1.725 3,472 Cheese 40-lb. Blocks DEC16 1.703 3,270 1.701 3,270 1.701 3,270 1.690 3,284 1.689 3,274 Price $1.7325 $1.7600 $1.7600 $1.7600 $1.8150 JAN17 1.692 1,085 1.688 1,085 1.688 1,085 1.680 1,089 1.682 1,106 Change FEB17 1.685 953 1.685 953 1.685 953 1.680 958 1.686 968 NC +2 3/4 NC NC +5 1/2 MAR17 1.694 914 1.689 918 1.689 914 1.689 938 1.695 947 1.700 767 1.700 803 Weekly average (Aug. 1-5): Barrels: $1.8220(+.0470); 40-lb. Blocks: $1.7655(+.0460). APR17 1.700 784 1.700 808 1.695 812 MAY17 1.710 707 1.701 709 1.706 709 1.706 714 1.706 718 Weekly ave. one year ago (Aug. 3-7, 2015): Barrels: $1.7015; 40-lb. Blocks: $1.7365. JUN17 1.728 661 1.728 663 1.724 667 1.724 672 1.724 680 JUL17 1.732 177 1.732 177 1.740 228 1.740 228 1.739 232 Grade A NDM AUG17 1.735 145 1.740 145 1.757 147 1.757 147 1.747 184 Price $0.8425 $0.8350 $0.8400 $0.8300 $0.8325 SEP17 1.738 117 1.738 117 1.738 117 1.740 117 1.740 121 OCT17 1.738 124 1.738 124 1.738 124 1.740 124 1.740 128 Change -3/4 -3/4 +1/2 -1 +1/4 NOV17 1.735 122 1.735 122 1.735 122 1.735 122 1.735 126 Weekly average (Aug.