DAIRY MARKET NEWS DOMESTIC MONTHLY SUMMARY AND AVERAGES FOR DECEMBER 20171 - (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, PRICES ARE DOLLARS PER POUND, CL/TL) 

 

 ::REPORT NUMBER 48 ::REPORT NUMBER 49 ::REPORT NUMBER 50 ::REPORT NUMBER 51 ::REPORT NUMBER 52 :: 2017 : 2016 

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

 :: DEC 1 :: DEC 04 - 08 :: DEC 11 - 15 :: DEC 18 - 22 :: DEC 25 - 29 :: Average : Average 

 

 CHEESE 

WISCONSIN (WSP, Delivered, LTL) 

-- Process American 5# Loaf :: 1.7575 - 2.1175 :: 1.6300 - 1.9900 :: 1.6850 - 2.0450 :: 1.7600 - 2.1200 :: 1.5475 - 1.9075 :: 1.8461 : 1.9083 

-- Brick And/Or Muenster 5# :: 1.9700 - 2.3950 :: 1.9500 - 2.3750 :: 1.8550 - 2.2800 :: 1.8500 - 2.2750 :: 1.8275 - 2.2525 :: 2.0903 : 2.3489 

-- Cheddar 40# Block :: 1.6975 - 2.0925 :: 1.6775 - 2.0725 :: 1.5825 - 1.9775 :: 1.5775 - 1.9725 :: 1.5550 - 1.9500 :: 1.8028 : 2.0614 

-- Monterey Jack 10# :: 1.9450 - 2.1500 :: 1.9250 - 2.1300 :: 1.8300 - 2.0350 :: 1.8250 - 2.0300 :: 1.8025 - 2.0075 :: 1.9553 : 2.2139 

-- Blue 5# :: 2.2375 - 3.2250 :: 2.2175 - 3.2050 :: 2.1225 - 3.1100 :: 2.1175 - 3.1050 :: 2.0950 - 3.0825 :: 2.6390 : 2.8976 

-- Mozzarella 5 - 6# :: 1.7700 - 2.7100 :: 1.7500 - 2.6900 :: 1.6550 - 2.5950 :: 1.6500 - 2.5900 :: 1.6275 - 2.5675 :: 2.1478 : 2.4064 

-- Grade A Swiss Cuts 6 - 9# :: 2.8050 - 2.9225 :: 2.7825 - 2.9000 :: 2.7825 - 2.9000 :: 2.7825 - 2.9000 :: 2.7825 - 2.9000 :: 2.8424 : 2.8515 

NORTHEAST (WSP, Delivered, LTL) 

-- Cheddar 40# Block :: 2.0625 - 2.3475 :: 2.0425 - 2.3275 :: 1.9475 - 2.2325 :: 1.9425 - 2.2275 :: 1.9200 - 2.2050 :: 2.1128 : 2.3384 

-- Process 5# Sliced :: 1.8025 - 2.2825 :: 1.6750 - 2.1550 :: 1.7300 - 2.2100 :: 1.8050 - 2.2850 :: 1.5925 - 2.0725 :: 1.9511 : 2.0463 

-- Muenster :: 2.0475 - 2.3975 :: 2.0275 - 2.3775 :: 1.9325 - 2.2825 :: 1.9275 - 2.2775 :: 1.9050 - 2.2550 :: 2.1303 : 2.3559 

-- Grade A Swiss Cuts 10 - 14# :: 3.2875 - 3.6100 :: 3.2650 - 3.5875 :: 3.2650 - 3.5875 :: 3.2650 - 3.5875 :: 3.2650 - 3.5875 :: 3.4274 : 3.4365 

WEST COAST (WSP, Delivered, LTL) 

-- Process 5# Loaf :: 1.7450 - 2.0025 :: 1.6175 - 1.8750 :: 1.6725 - 1.9300 :: 1.7475 - 2.0050 :: 1.5350 - 1.7925 :: 1.7824 : 1.8720 

-- Cheddar 40# Block :: 1.7300 - 2.1750 :: 1.7100 - 2.1550 :: 1.6150 - 2.0600 :: 1.6100 - 2.0550 :: 1.5875 - 2.0325 :: 1.8603 : 2.0914 

-- Cheddar 10# Cuts :: 1.9100 - 2.1300 :: 1.8900 - 2.1100 :: 1.7950 - 2.0150 :: 1.7900 - 2.0100 :: 1.7675 - 1.9875 :: 1.9278 : 2.1589 

-- Monterey Jack 10# :: 1.9200 - 2.0800 :: 1.9000 - 2.0600 :: 1.8050 - 1.9650 :: 1.8000 - 1.9600 :: 1.7775 - 1.9375 :: 1.9078 : 2.1389 

-- Grade A Swiss Cuts 6 - 9# :: 2.8650 - 3.2950 :: 2.8425 - 3.2725 :: 2.8425 - 3.2725 :: 2.8425 - 3.2725 :: 2.8425 - 3.2725 :: 3.0586 : 3.0677 

 

 

 FLUID PRODUCTS 

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

 -- Northeast - f.o.b :: 2.6580 - 2.9681 :: 2.7342 - 2.9547 :: 2.6131 - 2.9674 :: 2.2230 - 2.6676 :: 2.0834 - 2.4123 :: 2.6102 : 2.6326 

 -- Upper Midwest - f.o.b :: 2.7023 - 2.9238 :: 2.6901 - 2.8445 :: 2.6131 - 2.8567 :: 2.4008 - 2.7121 :: 2.1930 - 2.4123 :: 2.6158 : 2.5678 

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

 -- Class II :: 0.65 - 0.86 :: 0.65 - 0.86 :: 0.65 - 0.86 :: 0.65 - 0.86 :: 0.65 - 0.83 :: 0.7520 : 0.8482 

 -- Class III :: 0.55 - 1.00 :: 0.55 - 1.06 :: 0.55 - 1.06 :: 0.55 - 1.06 :: 0.55 - 1.06 :: 0.8035 : 0.9036 
 DAIRY MARKET NEWS DOMESTIC MONTHLY SUMMARY AND AVERAGES FOR DECEMBER 20171 - (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, PRICES ARE DOLLARS PER POUND, CL/TL) 

 

 ::REPORT NUMBER 48 ::REPORT NUMBER 49 ::REPORT NUMBER 50 ::REPORT NUMBER 51 ::REPORT NUMBER 52 :: 2017 : 2016 

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

 :: DEC 1 :: DEC 04 - 08 :: DEC 11 - 15 :: DEC 18 - 22 :: DEC 25 - 29 :: Average : Average 

 

 DRY PRODUCTS 

 

NONFAT DRY MILK 

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

 -- Low/Medium Heat :: 0.6800 - 0.8000 :: 0.6775 - 0.7750 :: 0.6700 - 0.7700 :: 0.6500 - 0.7700 :: 0.6500 - 0.7500 :: 0.7161 : 0.9874 

 -- Mostly :: 0.7000 - 0.7600 :: 0.7000 - 0.7500 :: 0.7000 - 0.7450 :: 0.6900 - 0.7300 :: 0.6900 - 0.7300 :: 0.7179 : 0.9815 

 -- High Heat :: 0.8550 - 0.9500 :: 0.8500 - 0.9500 :: 0.8500 - 0.9500 :: 0.8225 - 0.9500 :: 0.8100 - 0.9200 :: 0.8897 : 1.1202 

-- West (f.o.b) 

 -- Low/Medium Heat :: 0.6500 - 0.8050 :: 0.6500 - 0.8050 :: 0.6200 - 0.7900 :: 0.5925 - 0.7800 :: 0.5950 - 0.7500 :: 0.7006 : 0.9879 

 -- Mostly :: 0.7100 - 0.7700 :: 0.7100 - 0.7600 :: 0.7000 - 0.7500 :: 0.6900 - 0.7500 :: 0.6700 - 0.7300 :: 0.7220 : 0.9907 

 -- High Heat :: 0.9000 - 0.9700 :: 0.8500 - 0.9600 :: 0.8500 - 0.9500 :: 0.8500 - 0.9500 :: 0.8300 - 0.9300 :: 0.8990 : 1.0797 

WHEY POWDER (Nonhygroscopic) 

 -- Central (f.o.b.) :: 0.2500 - 0.3600 :: 0.2200 - 0.3450 :: 0.2200 - 0.3400 :: 0.2200 - 0.3300 :: 0.2200 - 0.3300 :: 0.2796 : 0.3782 

 -- Mostly :: 0.2700 - 0.3200 :: 0.2700 - 0.3000 :: 0.2600 - 0.3000 :: 0.2500 - 0.2900 :: 0.2400 - 0.2900 :: 0.2765 : 0.3844 

 -- West (f.o.b.) :: 0.2650 - 0.3750 :: 0.2000 - 0.3675 :: 0.2000 - 0.3675 :: 0.2000 - 0.3400 :: 0.2000 - 0.3400 :: 0.2794 : 0.4065 

 -- Mostly :: 0.2900 - 0.3350 :: 0.2850 - 0.3100 :: 0.2850 - 0.3100 :: 0.2650 - 0.2900 :: 0.2500 - 0.2900 :: 0.2878 : 0.4081 

 -- Northeast (f.o.b.) :: 0.2900 - 0.3850 :: 0.3000 - 0.3800 :: 0.3000 - 0.3700 :: 0.2500 - 0.3575 :: 0.2500 - 0.3400 :: 0.3206 : 0.4088 

WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE 

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

 -- Extra Grade 34% Protein :: 0.6750 - 0.9400 :: 0.6500 - 0.9400 :: 0.6500 - 0.9400 :: 0.6300 - 0.9400 :: 0.6300 - 0.9400 :: 0.7911 : 0.8740 

 -- Mostly :: 0.7100 - 0.8250 :: 0.6900 - 0.8250 :: 0.6900 - 0.8250 :: 0.6500 - 0.8250 :: 0.6500 - 0.8250 :: 0.7490 : 0.8608 

ANIMAL FEED - WHEY 

-- Central (f.o.b.) 

 -- Milk Replacer :: 0.1800 - 0.2500 :: 0.1500 - 0.2500 :: 0.1500 - 0.2500 :: 0.1500 - 0.2500 :: 0.1500 - 0.2500 :: 0.2008 : 0.3249 

BUTTERMILK (Min. 30% protein) 

-- Central And East (f.o.b.) :: 0.8000 - 0.8875 :: 0.7500 - 0.8875 :: 0.7500 - 0.8600 :: 0.7500 - 0.8500 :: 0.7500 - 0.8200 :: 0.8051 : 0.9115 

-- West (f.o.b.) :: 0.7200 - 0.8500 :: 0.7100 - 0.8500 :: 0.6500 - 0.8400 :: 0.6500 - 0.8400 :: 0.6500 - 0.7900 :: 0.7508 : 0.9273 

 -- Mostly :: 0.7900 - 0.8200 :: 0.7300 - 0.8000 :: 0.7300 - 0.7500 :: 0.7000 - 0.7500 :: 0.6700 - 0.7500 :: 0.7398 : 0.9120 

DRY WHOLE MILK 

-- National (f.o.b.) :: 1.2900 - 1.4500 :: 1.2900 - 1.4500 :: 1.2900 - 1.4500 :: 1.3500 - 1.5500 :: 1.3500 - 1.4500 :: 1.3960 : 1.4011 

LACTOSE 

-- Central And West (f.o.b.) :: 0.1700 - 0.3500 :: 0.1700 - 0.3500 :: 0.1700 - 0.3500 :: 0.1600 - 0.3500 :: 0.1600 - 0.3500 :: 0.2578 : 0.3618 

 -- Mostly :: 0.1900 - 0.2800 :: 0.1800 - 0.2600 :: 0.1800 - 0.2600 :: 0.1800 - 0.2600 :: 0.1800 - 0.2600 :: 0.2208 : 0.3633 

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

 -- Nonrestricted - Rennet :: 2.0475 - 2.3500 :: 2.1700 - 2.3200 :: 2.1700 - 2.3200 :: 2.0200 - 2.3200 :: 2.0200 - 2.3200 :: 2.2089 : 3.0242 

 -- Nonrestricted - Acid :: 3.2100 - 3.3200 :: 3.2100 - 3.3200 :: 3.0000 - 3.3200 :: 3.0000 - 3.3200 :: 3.0000 - 3.3200 :: 3.1915 : 3.0750 

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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 DECEMBER 20171 

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

 

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 ::REPORT NUMBER 49 ::REPORT NUMBER 51 ::REPORT NUMBER 1 :: 2017 * : 2016 * 

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

 :: DEC 1 - 8 :: DEC 11 - 22 :: DEC 25 - 29 :: Average : Average 

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BUTTER (82% BUTTERFAT) 

 -- OCEANIA :: 4500 - 5200 :: 4450 - 4975 :: 4475 - 4975 :: 4755 : 4368 

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 5250 - 5875 :: 4725 - 5200 :: 4800 - 5100 :: 5131 : 4680 

BUTTEROIL (99% BUTTERFAT) 

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 6750 - 7675 :: 6675 - 7450 :: 6400 - 7900 :: 7126 : 4835 

CHEDDAR CHEESE (39% MAXIMUM MOISTURE) 

 -- OCEANIA :: 3675 - 3850 :: 3325 - 3525 :: 3300 - 3475 :: 3513 : 3726 

SKIM MILK POWDER (1.25% BUTTERFAT) 

 -- OCEANIA :: 1675 - 1850 :: 1650 - 1775 :: 1675 - 1875 :: 1742 : 2371 

-- SOUTH AMERICA :: 2600 - 2850 :: 2500 - 2600 :: 2475 - 2575 :: 2594 :

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 1725 - 1800 :: 1575 - 1700 :: 1600 - 1700 :: 1676 : 2221 

WHEY POWDER (NONHYGROSCOPIC) 

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 675 - 875 :: 700 - 925 :: 725 - 900 :: 802 : 950 

WHOLE MILK POWDER (26% BUTTERFAT) 

 -- OCEANIA :: 2800 - 2875 :: 2700 - 2800 :: 2850 - 2950 :: 2811 : 3261 

 -- SOUTH AMERICA :: 2900 - 3400 :: 2825 - 3425 :: 2850 - 3450 :: 3138 : 3170 

 -- WESTERN EUROPE :: 2950 - 3200 :: 2875 - 3100 :: 2900 - 3125 :: 3018 : 3276 

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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 DECEMBER 2017 

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 ::REPORT NUMBER 48::REPORT NUMBER 49::REPORT NUMBER 50::REPORT NUMBER 51::REPORT NUMBER 52:: 2017 * : 2016 * 

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

 :: DEC 1 :: DEC 4 - 8 :: DEC 11 - 15 :: DEC 18 - 22 :: DEC 26 - 29 :: Average : Average 

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 BUTTER* 

 

-- GRADE AA 

 --Monday :: :: 2.1900 :: 2.1900 :: 2.2000 :: 1 :: : 

 --Tuesday :: :: 2.2000 :: 2.2075 :: 2.2100 :: 2.1700 :: : 

 --Wednesday :: :: 2.2250 :: 2.2125 :: 2.1950 :: 2.2025 :: : 

 --Thursday :: :: 2.2375 :: 2.2600 :: 2.1800 :: 2.2075 :: : 

 --Friday :: 2.2150 :: 2.2200 :: 2.2450 :: 2.1800 :: 2.2075 :: 2.2078 : 2.1763 

 

--Weekly Average** :: 2.2050 :: 2.2145 :: 2.2230 :: 2.1930 :: 2.1969 :: : 

 

 CHEESE* 

 

-- BARRELS 

 --Monday :: :: 1.5500 :: 1.6700 :: 1.5800 :: 1 :: : 

 --Tuesday :: :: 1.5625 :: 1.6700 :: 1.4800 :: 1.4200 :: : 

 --Wednesday :: :: 1.5700 :: 1.6700 :: 1.4000 :: 1.4400 :: : 

 --Thursday :: :: 1.6100 :: 1.6700 :: 1.4025 :: 1.4400 :: : 

 --Friday :: 1.5350 :: 1.6700 :: 1.6600 :: 1.4100 :: 1.4425 :: 1.5426 : 1.6132 

 

--Weekly Average** :: 1.5370 :: 1.5925 :: 1.6680 :: 1.4545 :: 1.4356 :: : 

 

-- 40# BLOCKS 

 --Monday :: :: 1.5200 :: 1.4575 :: 1.4900 :: 1 :: : 

 --Tuesday :: :: 1.5125 :: 1.4450 :: 1.4500 :: 1.4875 :: : 

 --Wednesday :: :: 1.4700 :: 1.4550 :: 1.4350 :: 1.5075 :: : 

 --Thursday :: :: 1.4700 :: 1.5300 :: 1.4425 :: 1.5275 :: : 

 --Friday :: 1.5625 :: 1.4750 :: 1.5300 :: 1.4925 :: 1.5400 :: 1.4900 : 1.7335 

 

--Weekly Average** :: 1.5845 :: 1.4895 :: 1.4835 :: 1.4620 :: 1.5156 :: : 

 

 NONFAT DRY MILK* 

 

-- GRADE A 

 --Monday :: :: 0.7100 :: 0.6825 :: 0.6500 :: 1 :: : 

 --Tuesday :: :: 0.7125 :: 0.6800 :: 0.6475 :: 0.6500 :: : 

 --Wednesday :: :: 0.7125 :: 0.6700 :: 0.6475 :: 0.6600 :: : 

 --Thursday :: :: 0.6975 :: 0.6650 :: 0.6600 :: 0.6700 :: : 

 --Friday :: 0.7200 :: 0.6825 :: 0.6575 :: 0.6650 :: 0.6775 :: 0.6759 : 1.0019 

 

--Weekly Average** :: 0.7180 :: 0.7030 :: 0.6710 :: 0.6540 :: 0.6644 :: : 

 

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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 Christmas holiday on December 25, 2017.