MD_DA340 Buttermilk - Western U.S. Report 3 - Released on January 17, 2019 This week, western dry buttermilk prices are slightly up at the bottom of the range, but stayed stable at the top of the range and the mostly price series. Domestic orders remain solid. However, spot sales are limited while contractual sales are the most predominant. Ice cream producers are requesting more dry buttermilk as they slowly start to build their inventories. Stocks of dry buttermilk are tight and drying schedules for condensed buttermilk are sporadic as nonfat dry milk remains the production of choice. Prices for: Western U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Conventional, and Edible Buttermilk Price Range ; $/LB: .8700 - .9800 Mostly Range - ; $/LB: .9000 - .9600 Information for the period January 14 - 18, 2019, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI FLORENCE KONE-GONZALEZ, (608)422-8594 Email: Florence.KoneGonzalez@ams.usda.gov Additional Dairy Market News Information: Dairy Market News (DMN) by Phone: (608)422-8602 DMN Website: http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/dairy DMN Database Portal: http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/da-home