USDA Northeast Print Butter 07/08 11:20

AMS_1090 MARS

Butter - East U.S.

Released on July 08, 2026

Cream for butter churns was readily available late last week due to the 
holiday, with some processing plants closing early. Cream began tightening by 
the end of the week. Early this week, contacts noted stronger nationwide 
interest in cream, particularly for Class II. Heat across the region is 
beginning to influence milk flows, lowering volumes and component levels, and 
creating transportation challenges. These developments layer onto the typical 
July slowdown in butter production. As churns drop schedules and reduce 
operations to five days a week, retail demand is still steadily met, and 
inventories are aligned with expectations. Overall, the market remains steady 
with tightening cream supplies, as conditions return to normal.

Prices for: East, All First Sales, F.O.B., Grade AA, Edible Butter

Basis Pricing - 80% Butterfat:               -0.02-0.05


Information for the period July 6 - 10, 2026, issued weekly

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