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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  November 12, 2015 (REPORT 45)                 


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           

CENTRAL: Central dry buttermilk prices are unchanged to lower. Availability 
is variable, with some buyers indicating they've been unable to secure 
f.o.b. offers. However, other end users report they are receiving a steady 
influx of offers from both Central and Western manufacturers. Interest from 
ice cream/frozen dessert processors is steady, but demand from dry baking 
mix manufacturers is trending lower. Manufacturers' dry buttermilk 
inventories are mixed. A few indicate they currently are not devoting dryer 
time to making dry buttermilk. Market participants anticipate higher dry 
buttermilk production during the upcoming extended holiday weekends of 
November and December, which will augment current regional holdings.
EAST: In the Eastern region, dry buttermilk prices range steady to lower.
Production is mostly balanced, in a tight cream market, as Class II and III 
demand pulls available cream from churns. Some butter operations are selling 
condensed buttermilk to keep dry buttermilk inventories in check. Inventory 
levels are adequate for near-term customer needs. Spot trading is light in 
the East region. The market undertone is steady to weak.  

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .8675 - .9575                       

1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov/Janet.Linder@ams.usda.gov
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin (608)557.7006
Dairy Market News website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy
Dairy Market News database portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-
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