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MD DA431 BUTTER - CENTRAL 

MADISON, WI.  February 11, 2015 (Report 6)

CENTRAL BUTTER

Butter prices are lower through midweek.  Demand is weak but picking 
up. As some retail orders are starting to increase, inventories have 
cleared out. Some manufacturers are building inventories. Cream is 
available. Bulk butter prices range from market to 6 cents over the 
market, with various time frames and averages used.  According to the 
DMN National Retail Report- Dairy, the national weighted average 
advertised price of a pound of butter was $3.03, down $.29 from last 
week, but up $.06 from year ago. In the Midwest, the weighted average 
price was $2.00. This week, a cooperative export assistance program 
accepted requests for 1.2 million pounds of butter. On Wednesday at 
the CME, butter closed at $1.7100, $.1400 lower than last Wednesday. 



1500CT Tara.Herbst@ams.usda.gov 608-278-4154 
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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