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MD DA210 Fluid Milk and Cream Review - East                                               

MADISON, WI.  January 07, 2015 (REPORT 1)                                                 

EAST FLUID MILK AND CREAM REVIEW                                                          
                                                                                          
FLUID CREAM AND CONDENSED SKIM PRICES IN TANKLOT QUANTITIES:                              
SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, DOLLARS PER LB. BUTTERFAT:                                 
  F.O.B. producing plants:  Northeast -  1.7882-1.9437                                    

PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM, DOLLARS PER LB. SOLIDS, F.O.B. PRODUCING PLANTS:                
Northeast - Class II - includes monthly formula prices -   .70-1.35                       
Northeast - Class III - spot prices -  1.00-1.35                                          

SPOT SHIPMENTS OF GRADE A MILK INTO OR OUT OF FLORIDA                                     
AND OTHER SOUTHEASTERN STATES                                                             
                                                                                          
                        THIS WEEK   LAST WEEK   LAST YEAR                                 
                        IN    OUT   IN    OUT   IN    OUT                                 
                                                                                          
FLORIDA                  0     0     0     0     0    50                                  
SOUTHEAST STATES         0     0     0     0     0     0                                  
 
Wintery weather may have some impact on milk distribution as snowfall 
accumulates in parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.  Milk 
production volumes are steady to heavy.  Class I demand is good with the 
reopening of schools.  Conditions at balancing plants are more manageable, as 
milk intakes return to normal.  Some plants have employed schedules to carry 
out maintenance projects.  Milk supplies in the Southeast are avoiding most 
manufacturing facilities as bottling add-ons increase, prompted by a wintery 
snow and ice scare.  Class I demand is good but not as anticipated, as 
students return from the holiday break.  Florida is seeing plenty of milk 
produced at the farm level.  Production may see a rise near the end of the 
week, as cooler temperatures prevail.  Milk shipments in and out of the state 
remain balanced.  Class I demand is steady to higher following the New Year's 
holiday and schools reopening.  Cream supplies are moving toward equilibrium 
as manufacturing plants in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic resumed ice cream 
production.  Multiples for all Classes strengthened this week, and ranged 
1.15-1.25.  The availability of condensed skim continues to be strong.  
Demand is light to moderate.  The reported wide range of Class II condensed 
skim spot prices reflects a few transactions initiated over the weekend that 
cleared into this week.  Loads are finding homes in other regions.
DAIRY PRODUCTS:  According to NASS, U.S. hard ice cream production in the 
Atlantic region for November 2014 totaled 11.1 million gallons, 2.1% less 
than a year ago and 14.4% less than the previous month.  U.S. yogurt 
production for November 2014 totaled 322.1 million pounds, down 2.7% from a 
year ago and down 5.1% from the previous month.  Cumulative 2014 production 
through November totals 4.351 billion pounds, 0.4% higher than a year ago.







1300C Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov 608.278.4156
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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