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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  April 28, 2016 (REPORT 17)                    


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                  
CENTRAL: In the Central region, dry buttermilk prices are unchanged. The 
market tone is weak on seasonally light demand. Inventories are building 
steadily at most locations. However, some plant managers are finding 
buyers for condensed buttermilk volumes. Those condensed buttermilk 
sales are providing two benefits to plants: inventories increase at 
slower rates, and more time within each dryer schedule is devoted to 
clearing condensed skim volumes.
EAST: Dry buttermilk prices in the East are steady. Production is active 
behind heavy churning in butter plants. Demand for condensed buttermilk 
is improving from ice cream manufacturing, which increases available 
dryer time. Dry buttermilk inventories are building. Producers are 
monitoring inventories and occasionally clearing blocks of dry 
buttermilk to reduce holdings. Sales from f.o.b. spot transactions are 
fair to moderate. The market undertone is steady to weak.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .7000 - .8050    

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