MD_DA431 Butter - Central U.S. Report 4 - Released on January 26, 2022 Cream availability remains similarly priced for butter producers from week to week, although offers are beginning to quiet. Butter plant managers say Midwestern loads are not as abundant as they have been since the holiday weeks. Bulk butter is tight, but there are some loads available for end users willing to pay relatively hefty premiums. Buyers say some bulk loads changing hands are recently produced, which speaks to the general shortness of availability. As spring holiday preparations are underway, churning remains quite active. Market tones this week are facing strong downward pressure after weeks of bullish movement. Prices for: Central U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Grade AA, Conventional, and Edible Butter Bulk Basis Pricing - 80% Butterfat $/LB: +0.1100 - +0.1500 Information for the period January 24 - 28, 2022, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: COLD STORAGE – BUTTER SUMMARY Released January 24, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 12/31/21 Stocks in all Warehouses (1,000 pounds) as a percent of 12/31/20 11/30/21 12/31/21 12/31/20 11/30/21 Butter Stocks 273,805 210,473 199,053 73 95 Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI ISRAEL WEBER, 608-422-8601 Email: israel.weber@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