MD_DA240 Fluid Milk and Cream - Western U.S. Report 26 - Released on June 25, 2020 In California, milk production is unchanged from the previous week. The weather has not much impacted milk yield in recent days. Supplies are steady to tight. Class I and II demands are stable, but Class III intakes are strong due to increased cheese production. Ice cream makers continue to ramp up their production schedules. There is a good equilibrium between current milk demands and sales. Nonetheless, spot sales are limited. Arizona milk production is stable to slightly down. Component levels are dropping. The hot and dry weather conditions are uncomfortable for dairy cows. The monsoon season started last week, although there hasn't been any rain yet. All milk supplies are being balanced within the state. Bottled milk requests are flat. In New Mexico, milk supplies are a bit up. Compared to last week, holdovers have increased, but remain manageable. Repair and maintenance works are ongoing at a few plants, but are not much impacting milk processing schedules. Class I and II sales decreased, but Class III demands are higher. Milk production is at seasonal levels. Pacific Northwest milk production is steady to lower. Industry contacts suggest over base programs and lower mailbox milk prices from earlier this spring have kept milk output in check. Most manufacturers are running near full capacity. Ice cream production is very active and keeping cream supplies tight. In some cases, buying spot milk loads is the least expensive way to purchase milk fat. Milk production in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado is leveling off near the seasonal apex of output. Manufacturers are running beyond designed production capacities. But even still, there is some excess milk available. Industry contacts report some spot milk loads priced at $3 or $4 under Class IV. Condensed skim availability hasn't changed from a week ago. Some processors are shipping a few loads to other plants to help meet urgent needs. In the West, cream supplies are balanced to tight. Ice cream production continues to absorb a big chunk of the cream in the region. Since cream demand is strong, some butter makers have opted to sell their cream. Western U.S., F.O.B. Cream Multiples Range - All Classes: 1.1300 - 1.3900 Information for the period June 22 - 26, 2020, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: The NASS Milk Production report noted May 2020 milk production in the 24 selected states was 18.0 billion pounds, 1.0 percent down from a year ago. Milk cows in the 24 selected states totaled 8.84 million head, 50,000 head more than a year ago. The following table shows western states included in the report and the monthly milk production changes compared to a year ago: May 2020 Milk Production, (USDA-NASS) (Million Lb.) % Change From 1 Year Ago Arizona 420 + 1.4 California 3,504 - 1.5 Colorado 430 + 4.6 Idaho 1,410 + 4.8 New Mexico 846 - 1.9 Oregon 476 + 0.4 Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI FLORENCE KONE-GONZALEZ, (608)422-8594 Email: florence.konegonzalez@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