MD_DA410 Butter - Eastern U.S. Report 23 - Released on June 09, 2021 Butter markets are relatively flat. East butter productions are running through steady to slightly shorter schedules at this time. Market participants note a few operations have halted butter output for a couple of weeks. Cream supplies are available in the East region. Retail sales are unchanged from weaker undertones. Foodservice sales are stable for the near term. The bulk butter price for domestic sales, in the East, is reported 3 – 8 cents over the CME market, with various time frames and averages used. Prices for: Eastern U.S., All First Sales, F.O.B., Grade AA, Conventional, and Edible Butter Bulk Basis Pricing - 80% Butterfat $/LB: +0.0300 - +0.0800 Information for the period June 7 - 11, 2021, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: DAIRY PRODUCTS REPORT – BUTTER SUMMARY Released June 4, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Butter Production – States and United States: April 2020 and 2021 Monthly Production (1000 pounds) Percent Change from APR MAR APR APR MAR Region 2020 2021 2021 2020 2021 United States 227,200 198,920 185,173 -18.5 -6.9 Atlantic 22,267 17,766 17,780 -20.2 0.1 Central 96,662 77,266 69,696 -27.9 -9.8 West 108,271 103,888 97,697 -9.8 -6.0 California 64,603 62,573 59,185 -8.4 -5.4 Butter Production – Cumulative Production January - April Cumulative Production Percent Change (1000 pounds) from Report Month 2020 2021 2020 APR 826,923 780,027 -5.7 U.S. BUTTER AND MILKFAT IMPORTS (USDA-FAS) (Imports for Consumption) 2021 Imports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago April Imports Total Butter, Fats, Milk (H.S. Code 0405) 11.1 - 5 Butter Quota (H.S. Code 405101000) 1.4 - 35 Over Quota (H.S. Code 405102000) 8.3 + 55 AMF Quota (H.S. Code 405901020) 0.3 - 43 Over Quota (H.S. Code 405902020) 0.3 - 87 Other Milk Fat 0.8 - 38 2021 Imports % Change From (Million Lb.) 1 Year Ago TOTAL, JAN-APR 33.7 - 11 Imports – Country of Origin 1 Ireland 20.8 + 38 2 India 4.4 - 33 3 New Zealand 3.3 +110 4 France 1.5 - 13 5 United Kingdom 1.2 + 36 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