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MD DA230   Fluid Milk and Cream Review - Central                      

MADISON, WI.  April 07, 2016 (REPORT 14)                              

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT                  
F.O.B. producing plants:   Upper Midwest -   $2.2408-2.4161           

South Central milk production is managing week over week gains, although the 
increases are getting smaller compared to a few weeks ago. In the North 
Central, farm milk pickups continue to trend higher. Although weather 
throughout the region has been changeable, with freezing nighttime temperatures 
alternating with and relatively warm days, these issues have not impacted cow 
comfort. Sales into Class I processing are unchanged compared to last week. 
Retail specials vary by store chain from week to week, with features varying 
among gallons and one-half gallons, and among fat content. Overall bottling 
demand is steady. Cream availability is steady to lower. With some Class II 
volume-based contracts stepping higher in April, this is accounting for some of 
the decrease in available cream. Multiples for Class II cream are higher on the 
bottom of the range, but unchanged on the top, 1.15 to 1.24. The DMN monthly 
average of the range price series for Upper Midwest Class II cream during June 
was $2.4688, compared to $2.9734 a year ago. The NASS Dairy Products report 
noted February unadjusted U.S. regular (hard) ice cream production totaled 
60.1 million gallons, up 2.5 percent from last year. January-February U.S. 
production totals 117.2 million gallons, 2.6 percent above 2015 during the 
same time span. February unadjusted production in the Central region totaled 
32.3 million gallons, 4.5 percent less than a year ago. Topsoil moisture 
conditions range from very short to surplus throughout the region. Fieldwork 
is delayed in the northern area as heavy rains arrived before fields could 
dry out from the last storm. In southern areas, some corn and sorghum 
planting is underway. 


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