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MD DA340 Dry Buttermilk  - West                             

MADISON, WI.  April 20, 2017 (REPORT 16)                    

DRY BUTTERMILK - WEST                                       
                                                            
In the west, f.o.b. spot prices for dry buttermilk shifted down 
on both the range and mostly series. Trading activity outside 
contracts is slow. For most industry participants, the market 
undertone is steady to weaker. In order to reduce stock levels, 
some processors are offering/selling multiple loads at discount 
values, priced around the bottom of the range. Western dry 
buttermilk demand is fair to weak. However, processors are 
anticipating a rise in demand in the short term as the ice 
cream/frozen dessert season approaches. Dry buttermilk 
production is active as heavy cream volumes continue clearing 
into butter churning. Therefore, inventories are steady to 
building. 

At the GDT Event 186 on April 18, buttermilk powder prices 
across all contract periods averaged $.7802 per pound.

F.O.B. WEST: .7500 - .9000   MOSTLY:  .8000 - .8500         


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