MD_DA340 Buttermilk - Western U.S. Report 20 - Released on May 19, 2022 Dry buttermilk prices moved lower at the top of the range but are unchanged at the bottom and across the mostly price series, in the West. Contacts report that spot inventories of dry buttermilk are tight. Some loads of dry buttermilk intended for export are being reallocated to domestic markets. Stakeholders say that port congestion is causing delays to these export loads and that moving them domestically would prevent them from being sold later at a discount when they have a shorter available shelf life. Demand for dry buttermilk is steady in both domestic and international markets. Liquid buttermilk is available for drying operations to run busy schedules, and some drying operations are increasing their dry buttermilk production. Labor shortages and delayed deliveries of production supplies continue to be cited by some plant managers as limiting their ability to run full schedules. Prices for: Western U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Conventional, and Edible Buttermilk Price Range ; $/LB: 1.8500 - 2.0500 Mostly Range - ; $/LB: 1.8900 - 1.9500 Information for the period May 16 - 20, 2022, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ROMAN CARAMAN, 608-422-8593 Email: roman.caraman@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