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MD DA210 Fluid Milk and Cream Review - East                                               

MADISON, WI.  September 13, 2017 (REPORT 37)                                              

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 -  3.1702-3.3914                                    

PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM, DOLLARS PER LB. SOLIDS, F.O.B. PRODUCING PLANTS:                
Northeast - Class II - includes monthly formula prices -   .45-.81                        
Northeast - Class III - spot prices -   .47-.85                                           

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                110     0   120     0    50     0                                  
SOUTHEAST STATES         0     0     0     0     0     0                                  

Mid-Atlantic and Northeast milk production is generally in good 
balance with processing needs. Milk production in the Southeast is 
mostly steady as farmers are maintaining milking schedules. In 
addition, a few Southeastern contacts report milk has not been moving 
off the farms as fast as they hoped as distribution facilities have 
been down, although some market participants communicate a couple 
distribution channels are starting to reopen and manage milk intakes. 
The demand for Class I milk in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are 
steady and a little lower in the Southeast. Sales shifted downward 
this week in the Southeast as grocery chains and educational 
institutions are currently closed due to the aftermath of Hurricane 
Irma. Milk loads continue to clear into parts of Florida from other 
areas of the country. Milk import shipments are 110 f.o.b. spot loads 
this week. The condensed skim demand has been shifting upward as many 
bottling plants are filling their pipelines. The fluid cream market is 
generally steady. Cream multiples range this week from 1.29-1.38. 
Cream for contractual needs and spot loads are available. The Eastern 
demand is strong as many market participants report cream is staying 
local. According to the DMN National Retail Report-Dairy, for 
September 8-14, 2017, the U.S. weighted average advertised price for a 
gallon of milk was $2.85, up 25 cents compared to last week and up 3 
cents from a year ago. 

1300CT jessica.mueller@ams.usda.gov 608.422.8589  
USDA/AMS/Dairy Market News, Madison, Wisconsin 
Dairy Market News website: www.ams.usda.gov/dairymarketnews 
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