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     Buttermilk - Eastern and Central U.S.

     Report 50 - Released on December 12, 2019

     CENTRAL: Dry buttermilk prices shifted a penny higher on both ends of the range. Trading
     activity was slightly more active than last week, but still markedly slower than trading in
     most other dry dairy commodities. Some contacts expected trading to come to a halt this late
     in the fall baking season and with holiday orders already in, but some regional
     manufacturers are still finding buyers and are, in fact, still busy. Therefore, late season
     drying remains somewhat active. Dry buttermilk market tones are, although quiet, steadily
     bullish.
     EAST: Dry buttermilk spot prices shifted higher on the price range. In the East, trades are
     on the lighter side compared to other regions. Drying time has been more active in a few
     operations. Outside of committed contracts, inventories remain fairly limited. Market
     conditions are somewhat balanced.
     Prices for: Eastern and Central U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Conventional, and Edible
     Buttermilk
     Price Range ; $/LB:                                    1.1000 - 1.1400


     Information for the period December 9 - 13, 2019, issued weekly

     Published by:
     Dairy Market News - Madison, WI
     ISRAEL WEBER, 608-422-8601
     Email: israel.weber@usda.gov
     JESSICA MUELLER, 608-422-8589
     Email: jessica.mueller@usda.gov


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