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MD DA210 Fluid Milk and Cream Review - East                                               

MADISON, WI.  October 14, 2015 (REPORT 41)                                                

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 - 3.0381 - 3.2754                                    

PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM, DOLLARS PER LB. SOLIDS, F.O.B. PRODUCING PLANTS:                
Northeast - Class II - includes monthly formula prices -   .87-.90                        
Northeast - Class III - spot prices -   .86-.89                                           

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                230     0   220     0   130     0                                  
SOUTHEAST STATES         0     0     0     0     0     0                                  


Milk flowing to Northeast balancing plants is seasonally lower, but in 
some cases, not by much. Intake volumes slightly lower than June are being 
reported in some plants. This is keeping those plants operating near ideal 
capacity. Milk sales have been good but dryers are still handling heavy 
schedules to accommodate milk volumes. Southeast milk receipts are 
primarily flowing into bottling. Milk production has been steady with last 
week. There is minimal manufacturing activity needed to handle the milk 
supplies this week. Florida milk production is even with last week and 
expected to be stable for a few more weeks, before starting to increase in 
November. Milk sales this week have increased which resulted in more milk 
flowing into the state than last week. According to the DMN National 
Retail Report-Dairy, for October 9-15, the U.S. weighted average 
advertised price for a gallon of milk was $2.56, a decrease of $1.45 cents 
from a year ago, and a decrease of 18 cents from last week. In the East, 
condensed skim supplies are tighter, with few extra loads moving. Cream 
multiples range 1.28 to 1.38 and cream supplies are in balance. Cream 
cheese is taking much of the spot cream with less interest from ice cream 
manufacturers. 


1300C eric.graf@ams.usda.gov 608.557.7006
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin
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