CREAM MULTIPLES



WEST
Here’s what USDA/AMS had to say:
Contract loads of cream are sufficient to keep butter churns operating at or near capacity. Cream prices have increased slightly. The bottom end of the range is increasing, and the top end of the range grew slightly.




CENTRAL
Here’s what USDA/AMS had to say:
Cream multiples were steady in the Central region this week as volumes are ample in the region. Ice cream makers are increasing their purchasing of cream as they prepare for summer.




NORTHEAST
Here’s what USDA/AMS had to say:
Cream loads are readily available in the region. Cream demand is stronger. Some stakeholders describe recent cream volumes as more balanced. Cream multiples moved higher on the bottom end of both ranges.







