MD_DA451 Butter Highlights Report 15 - Released on April 16, 2021 Cream supplies are ample in the West but tighter throughout the Central and East regions. Ice cream producers are pulling heavier cream volumes to build inventory heading into summer, but butter churns are maintaining seasonally active schedules. Regionally, retail orders vary, but food service demand continues to build nationwide. Butter market tones are stable. Bulk prices range from 1.0 to 8.0 cents above the market across the country this week. Information for the period April 12 - 16, 2021, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: The CME Group weekly average price for Grade AA butter was $1.8810, compared to $1.8420 last week. Published by: Dairy Market News - Madison, WI CHELSEA ROCHELLE, 608-422-8594 Email: Chelsea.Rochelle@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