Bottled milk sales are steady in California. Class II demands are unchanged to declining. Milk yield is stable compared to a week ago. Loads are enough to meet the needs of contractual buyers, but they are less accessible to spot buyers. Manufacturing machines are being run a bit below full capacity. Milk production in Arizona is stable, aided by weather outcomes that are favorable for cows' well-being. Class I sales have picked up because many schools have reopened full time this week. Milk outputs are well balanced with demands. Handlers report there are few movements of milk across state line. Processing plants are being run close to full capacities.
In New Mexico, as Class I, II and III milk demands jumped up, balancing needs moved in the opposite direction. Milk orders are at seasonal levels for this time of the year. Milk production is stable to a bit up. Aside from the fact that holdovers were a bit up at the beginning of the week, there are no issues with milk transportation and processing.
Milk production in the Pacific Northwest is steady. Manufacturers report that milk intakes are in good balance with processing needs. Farmers and milk handlers in the region have worked throughout the year to control milk supplies. Total bottling demand is steady, but the make-up is variable, vacillating between retail and institutional needs.
Milk production in the mountain states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado is solid. Favorable weather is supporting strong milk output. Manufacturers have plenty of milk for most processing needs. Some processors have topped off their processing facilities with the few available discounted milk loads and are running at or near full capacity. Discount milk load prices are the typical $4 under Class IV.
Condensed skim is available to meet purchasers' day to day needs in the West. Ice cream and nonfat dry milk producers are taking consistent loads.
In the West, cream supplies are mixed. While some processors have more cream than usual for this time of the year, others report barely having enough to cover immediate needs. Ice cream processors are taking less cream this week, whereas butter makers have increased their churning activities. Cream multiples for all Classes are steady.
Western U.S., F.O.B. Cream
Multiples Range - All Classes: 1.0500 - 1.2600
Information for the period October 5 - 9, 2020, issued weekly
Secondary Sourced Information:
DAIRY PRODUCTS REPORT - ICE CREAM, REGULAR, HARD
Released October 5, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) Production – States and United States: August 2019 and 2020
Monthly Production (1000 Gallons) Percent Change from
Total Cream, Regular (Hard) AUG JUL AUG AUG JUL
Region 2019 2020 2020 2019 2020
United States 64,242 71,669 69,145 7.6 -3.5
Atlantic 14,812 15,692 16,491 11.3 5.1
Pennsylvania 3,650 3,860 4,048 10.9 4.9
Central 37,462 42,811 41,039 9.5 -4.1
Missouri 3,179 2,760 3,123 -1.8 13.2
Ohio 2,613 2,898 2,803 7.3 -3.3
West 11,968 13,166 11,615 -2.9 -11.8
California 6,753 6,929 6,296 -6.8 -9.1
Oregon 1,211 1,697 1,390 14.8 -18.1
Utah 1,682 2,237 1,922 14.3 -14.1
Ice Cream, Regular (Hard) – Cumulative Production: January - August
Cumulative Production Percent Change
(1000 Gallons) from
Report Month 2019 2020 2019
August 498,493 508,154 1.9
