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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  June 25, 2015 (REPORT 25)                     

DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                                                            
CENTRAL:  Central dry buttermilk prices are unchanged to lower on a mixed 
market. While supplies of dry buttermilk in the Central region are not 
burdensome, the overall weakness of dairy dry markets is pressuring dry 
buttermilk pricing. Manufacturers in various locations report cream sales 
into Class II products have decreased cream availability for butter/dry 
buttermilk production over the last month. Dry buttermilk inventories are 
trending lower at some locations as contract loads ship out, but fewer 
loads of fresh production enter storage. 
EAST:  Prices for dry buttermilk moved marginally lower.  Production is 
active reflecting the steady churning operations in the Northeast region.  
Supplies are readily available.  Demand has improved with good pulls from 
ice cream and ice cream mix manufacturers.  Some butter manufacturers are 
selling condensed buttermilk in lieu of drying.  The market undertone 
remains weak.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .8000 - .9100                       

1100CT janet.linder@ams.usda.gov & rick.whipp@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