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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  March 31, 2016 (REPORT 13)                    


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           

CENTRAL: Central dry buttermilk prices are unchanged to lower on a weak 
market. Active butter production continues to send steady volumes of 
buttermilk to the dryers. Class II end user interest for condensed 
buttermilk is present in the marketplace, but well below that needed to 
divert sizeable volumes from drying schedules. Dry buttermilk 
inventories are steady to building, but for some manufacturers, these 
volumes will be used internally.
EAST: Pricing for Eastern dry buttermilk continues to trend lower in 
light spot trading. Cream supplies are heavy in the region and butter 
churning is very active. Hence, dry buttermilk production is active
at several plants across the region. Supplies of dry buttermilk are 
moderate to heavy and available from most sources. Sales of condensed 
buttermilk are uneven, with some uptick in interest from ice cream. The 
dry buttermilk market undertone is steady to weak.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .7200 - .8125                                                                                   

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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