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MD DA350 Dry Buttermilk (Central and East)                  

MADISON, WI.  April 27, 2017 (REPORT 17)                    


DRY BUTTERMILK - CENTRAL AND EAST                           
                                                            
CENTRAL: This week, dry buttermilk prices in the Central region 
decreased at the top of the range. Dry buttermilk spot offers were 
sporadic, and completed spot transactions were minimal. Demand for dry 
buttermilk continues to increase from ice cream makers. Production of 
dry buttermilk remained light with limited dryer time and due to some 
end users opting to purchase condensed buttermilk. Dry buttermilk 
inventories are adequate. The dry buttermilk undertone is uncertain.
EAST: The price for dry buttermilk moved lower at the top of the range. 
Buying interest is light, but increases are anticipated, subsequent to 
active seasonal ice cream production. Offerings are available from many 
plants in the region but current dry buttermilk demand is seldom better 
than fair. Production is inching up at some plants as milk output picks 
up. Producers' stocks are well balanced for current slow to fair demand. 
The market undertone remains unsettled.

F.O.B. CENTRAL/EAST:    .8000 - .9000                       

1100CT Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov 608.422.8605
Israel.Weber@ams.usda.gov 608.422.8601
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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