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MD DA431 BUTTER - CENTRAL 

MADISON, WI.  April 15, 2015 (Report 15)

CENTRAL BUTTER

Current butter promotions are aiding in demand for butter. Sales are 
up slightly with the warmer weather setting in. Some manufacturers 
believe that unfavorable weather conditions in other regions have also 
helped with the increase in sales. Export demand is down, with some 
companies importing butter due to better pricing. Production is steady 
as some manufacturers are making and storing product for future 
demand. Cream supplies are available. Some companies are buying cream 
loads at the beginning of the week, when butter sales are higher and 
selling cream at the end of the week when their butter sales are 
slower. Bulk butter prices remain unchanged, ranging from market to 6 
cents over the market, based on the CME Group and various indices. 
According to the DMN National Retail Report- Dairy, for April 10-16, 
the weighted average advertised price for a 1 pound package of butter 
in the Midwest was $2.19, with a range of $1.89-2.49. The national 
weighted average price is $2.81, a 35 cent increase from last week and 
2 cents higher than a year ago. The Grade AA butter price at the CME 
Group closed Wednesday at $1.7700, a 2 cent increase from last 
Wednesday's close. 






1500CT Tara.Herbst@ams.usda.gov 608-557-7007 
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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