MD_DA350 Buttermilk - Eastern and Central U.S. Report 42 - Released on October 21, 2021 CENTRAL: The dry buttermilk price range has tightened on limited spot supplies. Market participants note if available, dry buttermilk spot loads are offered around the low to mid $1.30s currently. A few brokers and end users are purchasing spot supplies at the top end of the range this week. Dry buttermilk production remains low. Stable condensed buttermilk demands are also impacting the availability in dry buttermilk supplies. The market undertone is firm. EAST: Dry buttermilk prices heightened on the price range this week. In the East, dry buttermilk supplies are very limited. Many market participants cannot purchase spot loads due to tight inventory levels. Drying time is fairly intermittent for buttermilk at this time. Condensed buttermilk volumes are somewhat limited as butter churns are working lighter production schedules. The dry buttermilk market is bullish. Prices for: Eastern and Central U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Conventional, and Edible Buttermilk Price Range ; $/LB: 1.2800 - 1.3400 Information for the period October 18 - 22, 2021, issued weekly Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI JESSICA MUELLER, 608-422-8589 Email: jessica.mueller@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