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MD DA340 Dry Buttermilk  - West                             

MADISON, WI.  August 10, 2017 (REPORT 32)                   

DRY BUTTERMILK - WEST                                       
                                                            
Western dry buttermilk f.o.b. spot prices are unchanged from the 
previous week. Demand for condensed buttermilk remains strong 
from ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturers. Thus, some dry 
buttermilk processors continue moving condensed buttermilk 
volumes into Class II instead drying. Slowdowns in dry 
buttermilk production have tightened inventories across the 
Western region. Nevertheless, at this point, the market 
undertone is balanced.
                                                                                   
The July 2017 Dairy Market News monthly average for the West dry 
buttermilk mostly series is $0.9115 compared to $0.7720 a year 
ago. 

The NASS Dairy Products report noted U.S. dry buttermilk 
production during June 2017 totaled 8.0 million pounds, down 0.9 
percent from a year ago, and 14.1 percent below the previous 
month. Total U.S. dry buttermilk month ending stocks for June 
were 16.2 million pounds, 24.5 percent lower than last year.

F.O.B. WEST: .8200 - .9600   MOSTLY:  .9100 - .9200         
      
1100CT AJ Teran Angel.Teran@ams.usda.gov 608.422.8593
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin Dairy Market News 
website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy
Dairy Market News database portal: 
http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home