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MD DA340 Dry Buttermilk - West                             

MADISON, WI. October 22, 2015 (REPORT 42)

DRY BUTTERMILK - WEST                                       

Dry buttermilk prices are higher. The market tone continues 
firming up. Drying schedules are active along with the butter 
production in the West. Inventories are mostly steady. Demand 
from bakers is higher as the Q4 holiday season approaches. In 
addition, the demand from salad dressing and snack food 
manufacturers is active. 

F.O.B. WEST: .8700 - .9500   MOSTLY:  .8900 - .9400          

Dairy Market News Reporting Changes Proposal
Dairy Market News (DMN) is proposing updating the Dairy Market News 
Working Guidelines. This proposal is the result of an industry comment 
period. The updates would allow DMN market reports to additionally 
include information and sales prices reported by individuals and firms 
functioning as marketing agents selling on the behalf of dairy product 
manufacturers. The Working Guidelines updates are intended to capture 
more information on pricing and market conditions and reflect the 
evolution of the marketing of dairy products. Currently, market 
pricing information is collected for first sale, f.o.b. producers' 
plants or warehouses. The changes would be effective starting with 
Report 1, January 2016.
Comment by October 30, 2015 to: DMN@ams.usda.gov
Link to current DMN working guidelines:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/individual-dairy-market-news-
commodity-reports
 
1100CT Angel.Teran@ams.usda.gov (608) 557-7011
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
Dairy Market News website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-
news/dairy
Dairy Market News database portal: 
www.marketnews.usda.gov/portal/da