USDA West Butter 10/01 16:05

AMS_1091 MARS

Butter - West U.S.

Released on October 01, 2025

Cream is readily available in the region. Cream loads are more affordable this 
week with below flat market cream multiples reported. Butter production 
schedules vary from steady to strong with plenty of cream for butter 
manufacturers to churn. Production managers are focusing on retail more than 
bulk. Retail sales activity is more robust than food service sales activity. 
Salted and unsalted butter inventories are meeting demands. Stakeholders note 
mixed domestic demand and strong export demand. The CME closing butter price is 
up 10.5 cents from September 24, 2025, to $1.7250 for October 1, 2025. This 
puts CME daily cheese trading prices at or above butter for the first trading 
day of Q4.

Beginning November 1, 2025, this report will be published at 4:00 PM EST/3:00 
PM CST.

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

Basis Pricing - 80% Butterfat:               -0.01-0.03


Information for the period September 29 -  October 3, 2025, issued weekly

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