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MD DA230   Fluid Milk and Cream Review - Central                      

MADISON, WI.  August 13, 2015 (REPORT 32)                             

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT                  
F.O.B. producing plants:   Upper Midwest -   $2.8656-2.9850           


South Central milk production is trending lower as high daytime 
temperatures topping 95 degrees Fahrenheit settle into the area for a 
stretch forecast to last through next week. In the North Central area, 
milk production is also declining slowly from week to week, but weather 
has not had much impact. Demand for Class I milk is drawing raw milk from 
the North Central and the Southwest into the Southeast. Major metropolitan 
school districts in the South Central are placing orders this week, ahead 
of deliveries for next week. Cream availability improved this week, 
compared to one week ago. Ice cream/soft serve manufacturers scooped up 
spot cream loads ahead of butter manufacturers hoping to augment internal 
cream supplies for churning. Cream multiples lost points on each side of 
the range, now spanning 1.44 to 1.50. The DMN National Retail Report-
Dairy for the week of August 7 - 13, noted the national weighted 
average advertised price for one gallon of milk was $2.50, up $0.14 
from a week ago, but $0.56 lower from a year ago. The weighted average 
price in the Midwest region was $2.55. 




1100CT Janet.Linder@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7003
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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