MD_DA210 Fluid Milk and Cream - Eastern U.S. Report 11 - Released on March 11, 2020 Milk is available in the Northeast. Farm milk output continues to increase. There are some balancing operations receiving comfortable milk volumes, as other plants are receiving stronger milk volumes. Class I sales are fairly level this week. Class III manufacturers continue to clear steady milk volumes at this time. Mid-Atlantic milk production is slightly up. Manufacturing plants are receiving stable milk volumes. Southeast milk production is picking up in the area. Class I sales have also increased as some bottlers have added onto their regular orders. There are a few milk loads clearing to manufacturers. Florida milk production is climbing at a moderate pace, but milk output is not at its peak yet. Class I sales have remained slightly up. Cream market conditions are fairly unchanged. Spot loads are readily available in some areas. Spot demand is somewhat outweighed by supplies. Butter churns are running fairly strong in a few operations. Cream multiples are ranging 1.05-1.20 this week. Condensed skim is showing weakness in the market. Manufacturers’ inventories are growing and surpassing customers’ current interests. NATIONAL RETAIL REPORT DAIRY – FLUID MILK SUMMARY Advertised Prices at Major Retail Supermarket Outlets ending during the period of 03/06/2020 to 03/12/2020 Half Gallon, All Fat Tests Weighted Average Price National This Period Last Week Last Year Conventional $2.64 $1.41 $2.39 Organic $4.24 $4.24 $3.61 Regional (Conventional) Wtd. Ave. Low High Northeast $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 Regional (Organic) Wtd. Ave. Low High Northeast $4.34 $3.69 $4.99 Southeast $4.50 $4.50 $4.50 Northeastern U.S., F.O.B. Condensed Skim Price Range - Class II; $/LB Solids: 0.70 - 0.90 Price Range - Class III; $/LB Solids: 0.55 - 0.85 Northeastern U.S., F.O.B. Cream Multiples Range - All Classes: 1.0500 - 1.2000 Price Range - Class II; $/LB Butterfat: 1.9509 - 2.2296 Information for the period March 9 - 13, 2020, issued weekly Secondary Sourced Information: Dairy Products Report - Ice Cream, Regular, Hard Released March 4, 2019, 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: January 2019 and 2020 Monthly Production (1000 Gallons) Percent Change from Total Cream, Regular (Hard) Jan Dec Jan Jan Dec Region 2019 2019 2020 2019 2019 United States 53,551 47,318 51,731 -3.4 9.3 Atlantic 12,815 10,722 12,070 -5.8 12.6 Pennsylvania 2,697 3,325 2,969 10.1 -10.7 Central 31,749 29,825 30,706 -3.3 3.0 Missouri 1,852 1,424 1,847 -0.3 29.7 Ohio 2,138 1,765 2,013 -5.8 14.1 West 8,987 6,771 8,955 -0.4 32.3 California 4,390 3,155 4,767 8.6 51.1 Oregon 1,258 1,148 1,167 -7.2 1.7 Utah 1,478 1,201 1,438 -2.7 19.7 Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) – Cumulative Production: January Cumulative Production Percent Change (1000 Gallons) from Report Month 2019 2020 2019 January 53,551 51,731 -3.4 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