USDA Dairy Products
24 February 2012
USDA Dairy Product Prices Week 9
Butter, cheddar cheese, dry whey and nonfat dry milk prices all down this week in the latest dairy product prices report.Butter prices received for 25 kilogram and 68 pound boxes meeting United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Grade AA standards averaged $1.44 per pound for the week ending February 18, 2012. The United States (US) price per
pound decreased 5.7 cents from the previous week.
Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 pound blocks averaged $1.50 per pound for the week ending February 18,
2012. The price per pound decreased 2.7 cents from the previous week. The price for US 500 pound barrels adjusted to 38
percent moisture averaged $1.53 per pound, down 0.4 cent from the previous week.
Dry Whey prices received for bag, tote, and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade standards averaged 64.0 cents per
pound for the week ending February 18, 2012. The US price per pound decreased 0.2 cent from the previous week.
Nonfat Dry Milk prices received for bag, tote, and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade or United States Public
Health Service (USPHS) Grade A standards averaged $1.36 per pound for the week ending February 18, 2012. The US
price per pound decreased 4.0 cents from the previous week.
Published by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
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