USDA Dairy Products
23 March 2012
USDA Dairy Products Prices Highlights
Butter prices were up this week whereas cheddar cheese, dry whey and nonfat dry milk prices were down, states the latest figures in the dairy product price 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 March 17, 2012. The United States (US) price per
pound increased 2.8 cents from the previous week.
Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 pound blocks averaged $1.50 per pound for the week ending March 17, 2012.
The price per pound increased 0.3 cent from the previous week. The price for US 500 pound barrels adjusted to 38 percent
moisture averaged $1.51 per pound, down 0.9 cent from the previous week.
Dry Whey prices received for bag, tote, and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade standards averaged 60.4 cents per
pound for the week ending March 17, 2012. The US price per pound decreased 1.5 cents 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 $1.33 per pound for the week ending March 17, 2012. The US price
per pound decreased 1.5 cents from the previous week.
Published by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
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