USDA Dairy Products
30 March 2012
USDA Dairy Products Prices Highlights
Butter, cheddar cheese and dry whey prices increased this week, nonfat dry milk prices were down, according to 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 $1.45 per pound for the week ending March 24, 2012. The United States (US) price per
pound increased 0.9 cent from the previous week.
Cheddar Cheese prices received for US 40 pound blocks averaged $1.51 per pound for the week ending March 24, 2012.
The price per pound increased 1.8 cents from the previous week. The price for US 500 pound barrels adjusted to 38
percent moisture averaged $1.55 per pound, up 4.9 cents from the previous week.
Dry Whey prices received for bag, tote, and tanker sales meeting USDA Extra Grade standards averaged 61.1 cents per
pound for the week ending March 24, 2012. The US price per pound increased 0.5 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 $1.30 per pound for the week ending March 24, 2012. The US price
per pound decreased 2.2 cents from the previous week.
Butter Prices and Sales – United States: February 25
Published by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
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