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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  February 11, 2016 (REPORT 6)                  


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                                                            
CENTRAL: Dry buttermilk prices, Central, shifted lower. With active 
clearing of cream through the churns, dry buttermilk production is 
active at several Central plants. However, some manufacturers are 
circumventing the dryers by selling condensed buttermilk to Class II 
plant operators. With warmer weather arriving in the southern area of 
the Central region, ice cream/soft serve mix production there is 
increasing steadily. Dry buttermilk inventories are steady to building.    
EAST: Dry buttermilk prices declined in the East, in a weak market. 
Production remains steady as butter production supports output levels. 
With rising ice cream production, condensed buttermilk is clearing 
moderately to some operations in the region. Manufacturers of dry 
buttermilk are adding to inventories. Customer contracts are being 
filled on time. The market undertone is unsettled.  

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .7400 - .8550 
                      
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-home