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MD DA340 Dry Buttermilk  - West                             

MADISON, WI.  March 10, 2016 (REPORT 10)                    

DRY BUTTERMILK - WEST                                       
                                                            
                                                                                                                        
Western prices for dry buttermilk are mixed on the range, but 
steady on the mostly series. The market undertone is weak. 
Interest for dry buttermilk is light at this point. Spot sales 
have been sluggish throughout the week. Production is constant, 
following the active butter churning trend in the region. 
Inventories are steady to building. The February 2016 Dairy 
Market News monthly average for the West dry buttermilk mostly 
series is $0.8018 compared to $0.8993 a year ago. 
DAIRY PRODUCTS:  According to NASS, U.S. production of dry 
buttermilk during January 2016 totaled 11.4 million pounds, 
10.8% higher than a year ago, but 0.8% lower than the previous 
month.
        

F.O.B. WEST: .7200 - .8100   MOSTLY:  .7400 - .8000         

                                                           

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