MD_DA340 Buttermilk - Western U.S. Report 45 - Released on November 07, 2019 Western dry buttermilk market remains strong as prices continue to increase on the range and the mostly series. Supplies are balanced to limited. Bakers and dressing makers have been requesting more dry buttermilk. However, manufacturers are making sure to satisfy contractual needs first, then sell anything left to spot buyers. Spot trading activities are close to level when compared with the previous week's data. Production of dry buttermilk is intermittent and depends on dryers' availability. The October 2019 Dairy Market News monthly average for the West dry buttermilk mostly series is $1.0523 compared to $0.8589 a year ago. Prices for: Western U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Conventional, and Edible Buttermilk Price Range ; $/LB: 1.0300 - 1.1500 Mostly Range - ; $/LB: 1.0550 - 1.0900 Information for the period November 4 - 8, 2019, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: At the GDT Event 247 on November 5, 2019, buttermilk powder prices across all contract periods averaged $1.2637 per pound, up 5.4 percent from the last event. Dairy Products Report – Dry Buttermilk Summary Released November 5, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dry buttermilk – United States: Sept 2018 and 2019 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Sept August Sept Sept August Region 2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 United States 8,124 8,269 8,611 6.0 4.1 Manufacturers' stocks end-of-month 3/ End of month stocks (1000 pounds) Percent Change from Sept August Sept Sept August Product 2018 2019 2019 2018 2019 Dry buttermilk, total 12,218 13,789 14,111 15.5 2.3 3/ Stocks held by manufacturers at all points and in transit. Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI FLORENCE KONE-GONZALEZ, (608)422-8594 Email: florence.konegonzalez@usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN MARS (My Market News): https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov