MD_DA210 Fluid Milk and Cream - Eastern U.S. Report 32 - Released on August 05, 2020 Hurricane Isaias caused a stir in the dairy industry with milk transportation delays and power outages in storage facilities in the Northeast region. Now, there are less reports of current transportation or power outage disruptions. Milk is available in the area for manufacturers. Balancing operations are running on full production schedules. Class I sales have increased this week. Market participants note uncertainty in some dairy markets. Mid- Atlantic milk loads are tight for some operations. Some milk loads are traveling to the Southeast for Class I needs. There are reports retailers’ milk sales picked up this week, with customers purchasing milk ahead of the hurricane. Milk production in the Southeast is down. Class I is clearing the majority of available milk. Some operations continue to receive milk from other regions. The weather is hot in the Southern region, with tropical storm/hurricane seasons starting to get active. Florida milk output has about bottomed out. Bottlers’ sales are currently flat. Schools are opening next week, but there is a combination of in class and at home schooling. Market participants are wondering how this will change the milk demand. Cream demands are fairly steady this week. A few manufacturers are purchasing additional cream loads. Butter plants are churning for fall inventory. Condensed skim markets are steady. There are available offers on the market, however some buyers are not purchasing spot loads. The DMN July average for Northeast Class II cream was $2.3780, compared to $2.5839 a month ago. The DMN July monthly average for Northeast Class II condensed skim was $0.8500, compared to $0.8273 a month ago. Northeastern U.S., F.O.B. Condensed Skim Price Range - Class II; $/LB Solids: 0.70 - 1.00 Price Range - Class III; $/LB Solids: 0.65 - 0.90 Northeastern U.S., F.O.B. Cream Multiples Range - All Classes: 1.3300 - 1.4000 Price Range - Class II; $/LB Butterfat: 2.1832 - 2.2981 Information for the period August 3 - 7, 2020, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: Dairy Products Report - Ice Cream, Regular, Hard Released August 4, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production – States and United States: June 2019 and 2020 Monthly Production (1000 Gallons) Percent Change from Total Cream, Regular (Hard) June May June June May Region 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020 United States 64,920 64,092 71,234 9.7 11.1 Atlantic 13,152 13,936 14,894 13.2 6.9 Pennsylvania 3,426 3,273 3,528 3.0 7.8 Central 40,846 39,060 43,395 6.2 11.1 Missouri 3,337 2,714 2,877 -13.8 6.0 Ohio 2,450 2,781 2,885 17.8 3.7 West 10,922 11,096 12,945 18.5 16.7 California 5,521 5,933 7,094 28.5 19.6 Oregon 1,242 1,061 1,582 27.4 49.1 Utah 2,050 1,915 2,265 10.5 18.3 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) – Cumulative Production: January - June Cumulative Production Percent Change (1000 Gallons) from Report Month 2019 2020 2019 June 369,405 366,733 -0.7 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