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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  February 18, 2016 (REPORT 7)                  


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                                                            
CENTRAL: Central dry buttermilk prices are unchanged to higher. The 
market tone is mixed as butterfat and nonfat solids values fluctuate. 
End users give different accounts of availability within the Central 
region. Some indicate dry buttermilk loads are readily available. Others 
report they have only occasional access to f.o.b. spot loads from 
preferred manufacturers. On the production side, several manufacturers 
are selling condensed buttermilk into Class II to save dryer time for 
clearing condensed skim. Dry buttermilk inventories are generally steady 
to building. 
EAST: The price for dry buttermilk inched higher at the top of the range 
on light f.o.b. spot transactions. The East region churning rates are 
linked to active buttermilk drying at some of the butter plants. Major 
producers' inventories are adequate. Increasing ice cream manufacturing 
is drawing more condensed buttermilk and reducing the need to dry. 
Overall, demand is light to fair and along expected levels. In general, 
the market undertone is steady.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .7400 - .8600                       
                      
1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov/Janet.Linder@ams.usda.gov
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin (608)557.7006
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