Cheddar cheese block.

What the chain gets, so far

We don't have a shelf price for this yet: we only use published or shopper-reported prices. Once there is one, what's left for the supermarket shows here. Add the price you paid.

The farmer or grower$2.68–$3.64

Dairy Australia In Focus 2025 (Figure A2): 10,000 L of milk makes 1,098 kg of cheddar, so 500 g takes 4.55 L. 4.55 L × 0.077 kg milk solids per litre (770 kg fat + protein per 10,000 L) = 0.351 kg milk solids × 2026-27 opening farmgate prices of $7.65 to $10.38 per kg milk solids = $2.68 to $3.64. This puts all of that milk on the cheese. The same 10,000 L also gives 621 kg of whey powder and 28 kg of butter, so the cheese's true share is a bit lower. Source

Processing and packingnot published

Cheesemakers (Bega, Saputo, Fonterra and others) don't publish the cost of making, maturing (up to a year for tasty) and cutting and wrapping a block, or what supermarkets pay for private-label cheese.

Freight and wholesalenot published

No published per-block figure for freight from factory to distribution centre and store.