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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  April 09, 2015 (REPORT 14)                    


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                                                            
CENTRAL: Dry buttermilk prices were mixed this week. There were more spots 
loads available. With the holidays gone by, there is more dry buttermilk 
available but buyers and sellers want to negotiate prices. Manufacturers 
are still offering discounts on condensed buttermilk.  The NASS Dairy 
Products Report noted U.S. dry buttermilk production during February 
totaled 9.4 million pounds, 13.2% lower than a year ago.  Month ending 
stocks for were 24.8 million pounds, 55.6% above last year.
EAST:  The price range widen for dry buttermilk.  Production rates for the 
most part are higher.  Heavy cream supplies increased churning rates and 
supplemented dry buttermilk production, as condensed buttermilk volumes 
cleared to drying operations.  Inventories of dry buttermilk vary by 
processor, as dryer schedules are being managed around other dry products.  
Domestic demand is light.  The March 2015 Dairy Market News monthly 
average for the Central/East dry buttermilk series is $0.9374 compared to 
$1.9169 a year ago.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .8300 - 1.0500                      

1100CT Tara.Herbst@ams.usda.gov  & Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov 
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin 608.557.7006 
Dairy Market News website: www.ams.usda.gov/dairymarketnews
Dairy Market News database portal: 
http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home