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MD DA440 BUTTER - WEST 

MADISON, WI.  December 30, 2015 (REPORT 52)

WEST BUTTER

Butter production is steady to higher as more cream is available for churning. Some 
butter makers are using the inexpensive cream and rebuilding their inventories. Print 
butter demand has dropped off sharply with the passing of the Q4 holidays. Most of the 
butter production is focused on making bulk butter, with print made only for immediate 
needs. The DMN National Retail Report-Dairy for the week of December 25-31 found that the 
U.S. weighted average advertised price of 1 pound butter is $3.03, down $.07 from one 
week ago and down $.03 from one year ago. In the Southwest, the weighted average 
advertised price for 1 pound butter was $3.23 with a price range of $1.69-$3.99, and in 
the Northwest, $3.24 with a price range of $2.50-$4.00. Bulk butter pricing in the West 
this week is 4 cents under market to 2 cents above, based on the CME Group with various 
time frames and averages used. The Grade AA butter price at the CME Group on Wednesday 
closed at $2.0650, up $.0225 from a week ago.

1200CT Mike.Bandli@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7010
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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