CREAM MULTIPLES

WEST

Here’s what USDA/AMS had to say:

Cream demand remains mixed. Cream multiples moved slightly lower at the bottom end of both ranges. Condensed skim milk demand and availability is steady.

CENTRAL

Here’s what USDA/AMS had to say:

Cream production is strong, and spot purchasers say volumes are plentiful. Demand for cream is light in the region. Some butter makers say they are exclusively using internal volumes for production and are not currently purchasing spot loads of cream.

NORTHEAST

Here’s what USDA/AMS had to say:

Many facilities mention contract loads of cream are sufficient to keep churns operating. Cream multiples in the East dropped at the top of the range and remained the same at the bottom.