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MD DA340 Dry Buttermilk  - West                             

MADISON, WI.  January 12, 2017 (REPORT 2)                   

DRY BUTTERMILK - WEST                                       
                                                            
F.O.B. spot prices for western dry buttermilk are steady to 
higher on the range and mostly series. Sales transactions 
outside contracts are very light this week. Condensed buttermilk 
volumes are inching up as cream is readily available and most 
regional butter plants are running at full capacity. 
Nevertheless, balancing plant managers continue focusing on 
clearing current heavy condensed skim loads into NDM and SMP. 
Consequently, dry buttermilk output is limited and inventories 
continue tightening. Demands from several food processors are 
fair to good and the usage for ice cream manufacturing is 
improving, but slowly. The NASS Dairy Products report noted U.S. 
dry buttermilk production during November 2016 totaled 9.8 
million pounds, 22.9 percent higher than a year ago. Total U.S. 
dry buttermilk month-ending stocks for November were 20.1 
million pounds, 76.6 percent above last year. 

F.O.B. WEST: .9200 - 1.0500   MOSTLY:  .9500 - 1.0200       


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