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MD DA210 Fluid Milk and Cream Review - East                                               

MADISON, WI.  May 06, 2015 (REPORT 18)                                                    

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 -  2.0742-2.2594                                    

PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM, DOLLARS PER LB. SOLIDS, F.O.B. PRODUCING PLANTS:                
Northeast - Class II - includes monthly formula prices -   .77-.97                        
Northeast - Class III - spot prices -   .72-1.06                                          

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   100     0    80     0   180                                  
SOUTHEAST STATES         0    30     0     0     0     0                                  

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic milk production is trending higher.  Sales to 
bottling plants are lower.  Processing plants are operating at capacity. 
Southeast milk production is up as the spring flush closes in on peak milk 
volumes.  This week, bottling orders are flat.  Most manufacturing outlets 
are very full handling current intake volumes.  Milk export shipments 
totaled 30 f.o.b. spot loads.  Florida's weather this week has been very 
good, with lows from 60 to 70 and highs in the 80s, with low humidity.  
Production is steady, with small declines in some areas.  Class I sales 
dipped as expected with college closings and primary schools soon to 
follow.  Milk export shipments increased, totaling 100 f.o.b spot loads.
According to the DMN National Retail Report-Dairy, for May 1-7, the 
national weighted average advertised price for a gallon of milk was $2.68, 
a $0.25 drop from last year, and a $0.23 decrease from last week.  Cream 
multiples for all Classes ranged 1.12-1.22, as the range closed slightly.  
Eastern cream is readily available.  Some plants are churning to balance 
heavy cream supplies.  Ice cream usage is rising steadily.  Cream cheese 
sales are steady following a slight uptick last week.  At the CME Group, 
Grade AA butter closed Wednesday at $1.8900, up $0.0400 from a week ago.  
Condensed skim supplies are heavy in the region making up the bulk of 
sales at certain plants.  Spot loads are being discounted under Class in 
multiple instances in order to find a home.  Condensed skim moving into 
Class II and Class IV production is active
DAIRY PRODUCTS:  According to NASS, hard ice cream production in the 
Atlantic region for March 2015 totaled 13.6 million gallons, 10.6% more 
than a year ago and 3.3% more than the previous month.  Yogurt production 
in the U.S. totaled 437.4 million pounds, up 0.1% from a year ago and up 
3.8% from the previous month.  Cumulative production through March totals 
1.2 billion pounds, 0.1% more than a year ago.


1300C Daniel.Johnson@ams.usda.gov 608.577.7006
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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