DAIRY MARKET NEWS DOMESTIC MONTHLY SUMMARY AND AVERAGES FOR JANUARY 20181 - (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, PRICES ARE DOLLARS PER POUND, CL/TL) 

 

 ::REPORT NUMBER 1 ::REPORT NUMBER 2 ::REPORT NUMBER 3 ::REPORT NUMBER 4 ::REPORT NUMBER 5 :: 2018 : 2017 

 COMMODITY ::-----------------::-----------------::-----------------::-----------------::-----------------:: Monthly : Monthly 

 :: JAN 1 - 5 :: JAN 8 – 12 :: JAN 15 - 19 :: JAN 22 - 26 :: JAN 29 - 31 :: Average : Average 

 

 CHEESE 

WISCONSIN (WSP, Delivered, LTL) 

-- Process American 5# Loaf :: 1.5275 - 1.8875 :: 1.4950 - 1.8550 :: 1.3775 - 1.7375 :: 1.4150 - 1.7750 :: 1.4375 - 1.7975 :: 1.6315 : 1.8486 

-- Brick And/Or Muenster 5# :: 1.8800 - 2.3050 :: 1.8700 - 2.2950 :: 1.8200 - 2.2450 :: 1.8900 - 2.3150 :: 1.8775 - 2.3025 :: 2.0807 : 2.2643 

-- Cheddar 40# Block :: 1.6075 - 2.0025 :: 1.5975 - 1.9925 :: 1.5475 - 1.9425 :: 1.6175 - 2.0125 :: 1.6050 - 2.0000 :: 1.7932 : 1.9768 

-- Monterey Jack 10# :: 1.8550 - 2.0600 :: 1.8450 - 2.0500 :: 1.7950 - 2.0000 :: 1.8650 - 2.0700 :: 1.8525 - 2.0575 :: 1.9457 : 2.1293 

-- Blue 5# :: 2.1475 - 3.1350 :: 2.1375 - 3.1250 :: 2.0875 - 3.0750 :: 2.1575 - 3.1450 :: 2.1450 - 3.1325 :: 2.6295 : 2.8130 

-- Mozzarella 5 - 6# :: 1.6800 - 2.6200 :: 1.6700 - 2.6100 :: 1.6200 - 2.5600 :: 1.6900 - 2.6300 :: 1.6775 - 2.6175 :: 2.1382 : 2.3218 

-- Grade A Swiss Cuts 6 - 9# :: 2.7825 - 2.9000 :: 2.8200 - 2.9375 :: 2.8200 - 2.9375 :: 2.8200 - 2.9375 :: 2.8200 - 2.9375 :: 2.8716 : 2.7063 

NORTHEAST (WSP, Delivered, LTL) 

-- Cheddar 40# Block :: 1.9725 - 2.2575 :: 1.9625 - 2.2475 :: 1.9125 - 2.1975 :: 1.9825 - 2.2675 :: 1.9700 - 2.2550 :: 2.1032 : 2.2893 

-- Process 5# Sliced :: 1.5725 - 2.0525 :: 1.5400 - 2.0200 :: 1.4225 - 1.9025 :: 1.4600 - 1.9400 :: 1.4825 - 1.9625 :: 1.7365 : 1.9511 

-- Muenster :: 1.9575 - 2.3075 :: 1.9475 - 2.2975 :: 1.8975 - 2.2475 :: 1.9675 - 2.3175 :: 1.9550 - 2.3050 :: 2.1207 : 2.3068 

-- Grade A Swiss Cuts 10 - 14# :: 3.2650 - 3.5875 :: 3.3025 - 3.6250 :: 3.3025 - 3.6250 :: 3.3025 - 3.6250 :: 3.3025 - 3.6250 :: 3.4566 : 3.2913 

WEST COAST (WSP, Delivered, LTL) 

-- Process 5# Loaf :: 1.5150 - 1.7725 :: 1.4825 - 1.7400 :: 1.3650 - 1.6225 :: 1.4025 - 1.6600 :: 1.4250 - 1.6825 :: 1.5678 : 1.7849 

-- Cheddar 40# Block :: 1.6400 - 2.0850 :: 1.6300 - 2.0750 :: 1.5800 - 2.0250 :: 1.6500 - 2.0950 :: 1.6375 - 2.0825 :: 1.8507 : 2.0343 

-- Cheddar 10# Cuts :: 1.8200 - 2.0400 :: 1.8100 - 2.0300 :: 1.7600 - 1.9800 :: 1.8300 - 2.0500 :: 1.8175 - 2.0375 :: 1.9182 : 2.1018 

-- Monterey Jack 10# :: 1.8300 - 1.9900 :: 1.8200 - 1.9800 :: 1.7700 - 1.9300 :: 1.8400 - 2.0000 :: 1.8275 - 1.9875 :: 1.8982 : 2.0818 

-- Grade A Swiss Cuts 6 - 9# :: 2.8425 - 3.2725 :: 2.8800 - 3.3100 :: 2.8800 - 3.3100 :: 2.8800 - 3.3100 :: 2.8800 - 3.3100 :: 3.0879 : 2.9225 

 

 

 FLUID PRODUCTS 

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM ($ per lb. butterfat) 

 -- Northeast - f.o.b :: 2.1969 - 2.5264 :: 2.2238 - 2.5574 :: 2.1705 - 2.4961 :: 2.1406 - 2.4617 :: 2.1215 - 2.5458 :: 2.3447 : 2.4505 

 -- Upper Midwest - f.o.b :: 2.4166 - 2.6363 :: 2.4462 - 2.6019 :: 2.3414 - 2.5612 :: 2.3119 - 2.5687 :: 2.3761 - 2.5458 :: 2.4817 : 2.5510 

PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM - NORTHEAST ($ per lb. wet solids) - f.o.b. 

 -- Class II :: 0.65 - 0.83 :: 0.65 - 0.83 :: 0.65 - 0.83 :: 0.65 - 0.80 :: 0.65 - 0.80 :: 0.7343 : 0.8353 

 -- Class III :: 0.55 - 1.06 :: 0.55 - 0.97 :: 0.55 - 0.97 :: 0.55 - 0.97 :: 0.55 - 0.97 :: 0.7686 : 0.8270 
 

 DAIRY MARKET NEWS DOMESTIC MONTHLY SUMMARY AND AVERAGES FOR JANUARY 20181 - (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, PRICES ARE DOLLARS PER POUND, CL/TL) 

 

 ::REPORT NUMBER 1 ::REPORT NUMBER 2 ::REPORT NUMBER 3 ::REPORT NUMBER 4 ::REPORT NUMBER 5 :: 2018 : 2017 

 COMMODITY ::-----------------::-----------------::-----------------::-----------------::-----------------:: Monthly : Monthly 

 :: JAN 1 - 5 :: JAN 8 - 12 :: JAN 15 - 19 :: JAN 22 - 26 :: JAN 29 - 31 :: Average : Average 

 

 DRY PRODUCTS 

 

NONFAT DRY MILK 

-- Central And East (f.o.b.) 

 -- Low/Medium Heat :: 0.6500 - 0.7400 :: 0.6500 - 0.7300 :: 0.6500 - 0.7200 :: 0.6500 - 0.7900 :: 0.6500 - 0.7500 :: 0.6986 : 1.0143 

 -- Mostly :: 0.6850 - 0.7300 :: 0.6800 - 0.7200 :: 0.6700 - 0.7000 :: 0.7000 - 0.7250 :: 0.6900 - 0.7250 :: 0.7026 : 1.0333 

 -- High Heat :: 0.8100 - 0.9200 :: 0.8075 - 1.0200 :: 0.8200 - 0.9800 :: 0.8200 - 0.9800 :: 0.8500 - 0.9800 :: 0.8988 : 1.1448 

-- West (f.o.b) 

 -- Low/Medium Heat :: 0.6150 - 0.7500 :: 0.6100 - 0.7300 :: 0.6300 - 0.7400 :: 0.6500 - 0.7600 :: 0.6400 - 0.7600 :: 0.6879 : 1.0163 

 -- Mostly :: 0.6500 - 0.7300 :: 0.6500 - 0.7200 :: 0.6700 - 0.7200 :: 0.6800 - 0.7300 :: 0.6800 - 0.7300 :: 0.6955 : 1.0320 

 -- High Heat :: 0.8300 - 0.9200 :: 0.8300 - 0.9200 :: 0.8500 - 0.9200 :: 0.8500 - 0.9450 :: 0.8500 - 0.9450 :: 0.8855 : 1.1190 

WHEY POWDER (Nonhygroscopic) 

 -- Central (f.o.b.) :: 0.1900 - 0.3000 :: 0.1800 - 0.2950 :: 0.1800 - 0.2900 :: 0.1800 - 0.2900 :: 0.1800 - 0.2900 :: 0.2375 : 0.4410 

 -- Mostly :: 0.2250 - 0.2900 :: 0.2200 - 0.2775 :: 0.2150 - 0.2700 :: 0.2150 - 0.2700 :: 0.2100 - 0.2700 :: 0.2465 : 0.4231 

 -- West (f.o.b.) :: 0.2000 - 0.3200 :: 0.2000 - 0.3150 :: 0.2000 - 0.3100 :: 0.2000 - 0.3100 :: 0.2000 - 0.3000 :: 0.2558 : 0.4718 

 -- Mostly :: 0.2500 - 0.2800 :: 0.2450 - 0.2800 :: 0.2400 - 0.2800 :: 0.2400 - 0.2800 :: 0.2200 - 0.2600 :: 0.2587 : 0.4606 

 -- Northeast (f.o.b.) :: 0.2500 - 0.3350 :: 0.2500 - 0.3250 :: 0.2500 - 0.3200 :: 0.2500 - 0.3125 :: 0.2500 - 0.3125 :: 0.2856 : 0.4519 

WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE 

-- Central And West (f.o.b.) 

 -- Extra Grade 34% Protein :: 0.6100 - 0.9400 :: 0.6100 - 0.9400 :: 0.6000 - 0.9400 :: 0.5900 - 0.9400 :: 0.5900 - 0.9400 :: 0.7702 : 0.9456 

 -- Mostly :: 0.6500 - 0.8125 :: 0.6500 - 0.8050 :: 0.6500 - 0.8000 :: 0.6500 - 0.8000 :: 0.6700 - 0.7800 :: 0.7268 : 0.9318 

ANIMAL FEED - WHEY 

-- Central (f.o.b.) 

 -- Milk Replacer :: 0.1500 - 0.2500 :: 0.1500 - 0.2500 :: 0.1500 - 0.2475 :: 0.1500 - 0.2475 :: 0.1500 - 0.2300 :: 0.1980 : 0.3785 

BUTTERMILK (Min. 30% protein) 

-- Central And East (f.o.b.) :: 0.7500 - 0.8500 :: 0.6500 - 0.8500 :: 0.6500 - 0.8500 :: 0.6800 - 0.8500 :: 0.6350 - 0.8100 :: 0.7592 : 0.9715 

-- West (f.o.b.) :: 0.6500 - 0.7900 :: 0.6500 - 0.7500 :: 0.6500 - 0.7700 :: 0.6800 - 0.7700 :: 0.6800 - 0.8000 :: 0.7174 : 0.9860 

 -- Mostly :: 0.6700 - 0.7500 :: 0.6700 - 0.7200 :: 0.6900 - 0.7200 :: 0.7000 - 0.7300 :: 0.7000 - 0.7300 :: 0.7074 : 0.9913 

DRY WHOLE MILK 

-- National (f.o.b.) :: 1.3500 - 1.4500 :: 1.3500 - 1.4500 :: 1.3500 - 1.4500 :: 1.3500 - 1.5000 :: 1.3500 - 1.5000 :: 1.4095 : 1.5195 

LACTOSE 

-- Central And West (f.o.b.) :: 0.1600 - 0.3500 :: 0.1600 - 0.3500 :: 0.1600 - 0.3500 :: 0.1600 - 0.3500 :: 0.1800 - 0.3500 :: 0.2564 : 0.4100 

 -- Mostly :: 0.1800 - 0.2600 :: 0.1800 - 0.2450 :: 0.1800 - 0.2450 :: 0.1800 - 0.2450 :: 0.1900 - 0.2450 :: 0.2146 : 0.3718 

CASEIN - Edible - National (f.o.b.) 

 -- Nonrestricted - Rennet :: 1.9875 - 2.1000 :: 1.9875 - 2.1000 :: 2.0850 - 2.1425 :: 2.0850 - 2.1425 :: 2.0850 - 2.1425 :: 2.0838 : 3.0314 

 -- Nonrestricted - Acid :: 2.9000 - 3.3000 :: 2.9000 - 3.3000 :: 2.9500 - 3.3000 :: 2.9500 - 3.3000 :: 2.9500 - 3.3000 :: 3.1143 : 3.0892 

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1 Prices for all products are issued once a week and represent a value for the entire week. Monthly averages are based on weekly prices and are 

time-weighted according to the number of workdays in the month - Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays excluded. No monthly average is computed if 

one or more weekly prices are missing. 
 DAIRY MARKET NEWS INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY SUMMARY AND AVERAGES FOR JANUARY 20181 

 (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, PRICES ARE U.S.DOLLARS/METRIC TON, F.O.B. PORT) 

 

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 ::REPORT NUMBER 1 ::REPORT NUMBER 3 ::REPORT NUMBER 5 :: 2018 * : 2017 * 

 COMMODITY ::-----------------::-----------------::-----------------:: Monthly : Monthly 

 :: JAN 1 – 5 :: JAN 8 - 19 :: JAN 22 - 31 :: Average : Average 

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BUTTER (82% BUTTERFAT) 

 -- OCEANIA :: 4475 - 4975 :: 4525 - 5025 :: 4550 - 5025 :: 4768 : 4416 

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 4800 - 5100 :: 4925 - 5125 :: 4975 - 5225 :: 5035 : 4519 

BUTTEROIL (99% BUTTERFAT) 

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 6400 - 7900 :: 6400 - 8025 :: 6325 - 7400 :: 7077 : 4812 

CHEDDAR CHEESE (39% MAXIMUM MOISTURE) 

 -- OCEANIA :: 3300 - 3475 :: 3375 - 3500 :: 3375 - 3550 :: 3435 : 3766 

SKIM MILK POWDER (1.25% BUTTERFAT) 

 -- OCEANIA :: 1675 - 1875 :: 1775 - 1850 :: 1775 - 1850 :: 1804 : 2400

 -- SOUTH AMERICA :: 2475 - 2575 :: 2500 - 2600 :: 2450 - 2650 :: 2545 : 2486

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 1600 - 1700 :: 1600 - 1725 :: 1675 - 1775 :: 1682 : 2236 

WHEY POWDER (NONHYGROSCOPIC) 

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 0725 - 0900 :: 0750 - 0900 :: 0775 - 0900 :: 827 : 979 

WHOLE MILK POWDER (26% BUTTERFAT) 

 -- OCEANIA :: 2850 - 2950 :: 2925 - 3025 :: 2925 - 3025 :: 2959 : 3193 

 -- SOUTH AMERICA :: 2850 - 3450 :: 2875 - 3450 :: 2900 - 3350 :: 3147 : 3104 

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 2900 - 3125 :: 2975 - 3150 :: 3050 - 3250 :: 3082 : 3284 

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1 Prices for all products are issued biweekly and represent a value for the entire biweekly period. Monthly 

averages are based on biweekly prices and are time-weighted according to the number of workdays in the month -

Saturdays and Sundays excluded. No monthly average is computed if one or more biweekly prices are missing. 
 

 CME GROUP AVERAGES FOR JANUARY 2018 

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 ::REPORT NUMBER 1 ::REPORT NUMBER 2 ::REPORT NUMBER 3 ::REPORT NUMBER 4 ::REPORT NUMBER 5 :: 2018 * : 2017 * 

 COMMODITY ::----------------::----------------::----------------::----------------::----------------:: Monthly : Monthly 

 :: JAN 2 - 5 :: JAN 8 - 12 :: JAN 16 - 19 :: JAN 22 - 26 :: JAN 29 - 31 :: Average : Average 

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 BUTTER* 

 

-- GRADE AA 

 --Monday :: 1 :: 2.1900 :: 2 :: 2.1200 :: 2.1300 :: : 

 --Tuesday :: 2.2075 :: 2.1800 :: 2.1600 :: 2.1150 :: 2.1425 :: : 

 --Wednesday :: 2.2200 :: 2.1675 :: 2.1500 :: 2.1200 :: 2.1425 :: : 

 --Thursday :: 2.2300 :: 2.1550 :: 2.1325 :: 2.1225 :: :: : 

 --Friday :: 2.2375 :: 2.1600 :: 2.1200 :: 2.1300 :: :: 2.1587 : 2.2393 

 

--Weekly Average** :: 2.2238 :: 2.1705 :: 2.1406 :: 2.1215 :: 

 

 CHEESE* 

 

-- BARRELS 

 --Monday :: 1 :: 1.3250 :: 2 :: 1.3650 :: 1.3200 :: : 

 --Tuesday :: 1.4275 :: 1.3000 :: 1.2750 :: 1.3650 :: 1.3200 :: : 

 --Wednesday :: 1.4000 :: 1.2950 :: 1.3225 :: 1.3600 :: 1.3200 :: : 

 --Thursday :: 1.3975 :: 1.2900 :: 1.3500 :: 1.3200 :: :: : 

 --Friday :: 1.3900 :: 1.2175 :: 1.3450 :: 1.3200 :: :: 1.3345 : 1.5573 

 

--Weekly Average** :: 1.4038 :: 1.2855 :: 1.3231 :: 1.3525 :: 

 

-- 40# BLOCKS 

 --Monday :: 1 :: 1.4900 :: 2 :: 1.5700 :: 1.4675 :: : 

 --Tuesday :: 1.5250 :: 1.4550 :: 1.4675 :: 1.5600 :: 1.4625 :: : 

 --Wednesday :: 1.5075 :: 1.4400 :: 1.5225 :: 1.4950 :: 1.4625 :: : 

 --Thursday :: 1.4950 :: 1.4375 :: 1.5500 :: 1.4750 :: :: : 

 --Friday :: 1.4950 :: 1.4550 :: 1.5650 :: 1.4725 :: :: 1.4938 : 1.6866 

 

--Weekly Average** :: 1.5056 :: 1.4555 :: 1.5263 :: 1.5145 :: 

 

NONFAT DRY MILK* 

-- GRADE A 

 --Monday :: 1 :: 0.6775 :: 2 :: 0.7075 :: 0.7050 :: : 

 --Tuesday :: 0.6700 :: 0.6700 :: 0.6900 :: 0.7175 :: 0.7050 :: : 

 --Wednesday :: 0.6700 :: 0.6650 :: 0.7075 :: 0.7175 :: 0.7050 :: : 

 --Thursday :: 0.6700 :: 0.6700 :: 0.7150 :: 0.7175 :: :: : 

 --Friday :: 0.6800 :: 0.6675 :: 0.7075 :: 0.7100 :: :: 0.6926 : 1.0043 

 

--Weekly Average** :: 0.6725 :: 0.6700 :: 0.7050 :: 0.7140 :: 

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* Monthly averages are a simple average of all the closes during the month. Weekly and monthly averages are independent 

calculations. 

** Weekly averages are simple averages of the closes during the calendar week and are for information purposes. Should the 

week be split between two months, the weekly average will appear in the monthly report in which the Friday close is reported. 

1/ CME closed for New Year holiday on January 1, 2018.

2/ CME closed for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on January 15, 2018.