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     Buttermilk - Western U.S.

     Report 18 - Released on May 02, 2019

     This week, dry buttermilk free on board spot prices in the West region are unchanged. Dry
     buttermilk spot trading is light as the bulk of sales is driven by contractual arrangements.
     Requests for condensed buttermilk from ice cream makers and other Class II processors are
     steadily inching up. Consequently, with less condensed buttermilk volumes moving to the
     dryers, the production of dry butter milk has been reduced in several balancing plants. Dry
     buttermilk inventories are scarce in the regional cash market. Interest from the bakery
     sector is reported as fair to good.
     Prices for: Western U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Conventional, and Edible Buttermilk
     Price Range ; $/LB:                                    .9500 - 1.0300
     Mostly Range - ; $/LB:                                 .9900 - 1.0100


     Information for the period April 29 -  May 3, 2019, issued weekly

     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     ANGEL TERAN-RAMOS, 6084228593
     Email: angel.teran@usda.gov

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