USDA Central Fluid Milk & Cream 09/18 11:25

AMS_1100 MARS

Fluid Milk and Cream - Central U.S.

Released on September 18, 2025

Milk output continues to increase in the Central region, as cooler temperatures 
persist. Demand for Class I milk is strong and contacts report bottling plants 
are securing additional spot milk volumes to meet current needs. Demand for 
Class II and III is steady, but Class IV demand is softening. Spot volumes of 
Class III milk remain somewhat scarce, and cheesemakers report the only spot 
loads of Class III milk available are from nearby plants with scheduled 
downtime. Class III spot prices remain unchanged from last week, ranging from 
flat to $2-over. There is plenty of cream available in the Central region, and 
butter makers say they often have enough cream on hand and are purchasing fewer 
spot loads. Butter markets continue to move in a bearish direction. This, 
combined with light demand for cream, is causing some spot cream loads to move 
at lower multiples compared to previous weeks.

Midwest, F.O.B. Cream
Range - All Classes; Dollars per Pound               1.9565 - 2.4652
Range - All Classes; Factor Pricing                  1 - 1.26
Range - Class II; Dollars per Pound                  2.25 - 2.4652
Range - Class II; Factor Pricing                     1.15 - 1.26


Midwest, F.O.B. Milk
Range - Class III; $ Per CWT                         0 - 2


Information for the period September 15 - 19, 2025, issued weekly

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