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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  March 26, 2015 (REPORT 12)                    


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                                                            
CENTRAL: Central dry buttermilk prices are steady to higher. The market tone 
is unsettled. Demand for dry buttermilk is steady to increasing. Ice cream 
production has increased. Inventory levels are low as most suppliers are 
currently only filling contract obligations. Condensed buttermilk stocks are 
also tight.
EAST:  Prices for dry buttermilk are higher at the bottom of the range but 
the top remains steady.  Production of dry buttermilk varies.  Some buyers 
have noted that supplies are tight in a few trading networks.  Current 
production is moving mainly through contracts.  Ice cream interest is 
increasing as warmer weather prevails.  The market undertone is mixed.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .8900 - 1.0200

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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