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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  March 12, 2015 (REPORT 10)                    


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           

CENTRAL: Central dry buttermilk prices are coming down. Market tone is 
weakening. Demand for dry buttermilk is moderate to light as buyers are 
experiencing price advantages purchasing condensed buttermilk. Some 
manufacturers have had requests for additional condensed buttermilk loads. 
Stocks are mixed with a few manufacturers low on inventories. Other 
manufacturers are building inventories.
EAST:  Eastern dry buttermilk saw a dip in prices while adjusting to spot 
movements.  Output is seeing a slight decline due to increasing pulls on 
cream supplies from rising demand of various dairy processors.  Producers' 
stocks are marginally building.  Transactions are taking place primarily 
through contracts, as spot and resale interest remain sluggish.  Dry 
buttermilk prices are susceptible to downward pressure as nonfat prices 
trend lower.  The market undertone for dry buttermilk is weaker.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .8150 - 1.0050                      

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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