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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  April 16, 2015 (REPORT 15)                    


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                                                            
CENTRAL: Dry buttermilk prices are steady to lower this week. Inventory 
levels are mixed with most contacts reporting that there is excess 
buttermilk in the region. Buttermilk production remains solid as butter 
production also remains strong. Discounts are being offered for condensed 
buttermilk so manufacturers can dry other products.
EAST:  Dry buttermilk prices are steady to lower.  Reports suggest that 
scheduled dryer times for dry buttermilk are not as prominent as for 
nonfat dry milk.  As a result, a substantial amount of buttermilk is 
moving through condensed form into Class II usage.  Dry buttermilk stocks 
are light to moderate on limited churning at some plants.  Trading is 
light.   Buying is being carried out in a hand-to-mouth fashion.  Demand 
is at seasonally expected levels for ice cream production.  The market 
undertone is mixed.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .8300 - 1.0200                                                                                  

1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov & Tara.Herbst@ams.usda.gov
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin 608.557.7000 
Dairy Market News website: www.ams.usda.gov/dairymarketnews
Dairy Market News database portal: 
http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home