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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  March 05, 2015 (REPORT 9)                     


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                                                            
CENTRAL: Central dry buttermilk prices are mixed.  The bottom is coming down 
and the top is moving up, making the range wider. Some manufacturers have 
had requests for condensed buttermilk. Demand for dry buttermilk is steady.  
Inventory levels are adequate. The DMN monthly average of the range price 
series for Central and East dry buttermilk during February was $.8871, 
compared to $1.9338 a year ago.
EAST:  Prices for dry buttermilk are mixed.  Production remains active to 
process available buttermilk solids coming off the churns.  Stocks are 
moderate, as inventories build.  Buyers are in the "wait and see" mode, as 
the market continues to indicate an upward movement.  Demand is good, with 
dry buttermilk sales to ice cream exhibiting an increase.  The market 
undertone is firm. 
DAIRY PRODUCTS:  According to NASS, U.S. production of dry buttermilk during 
January 2015 totaled 10.3 million pounds, 9.6% less than a year ago but 1.3% 
more than the previous month.  Month ending stocks were 24.8 million pounds, 
92.4% more than a year ago but 4.3% less than the previous month.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .8400 - 1.0500                      
  

1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov & Tara.Herbst@ams.usda.gov 
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
Dairy Market News website: www.ams.usda.gov/dairymarketnews
Dairy Market News database portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-
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