Milk production in California is steady. Handlers indicate year over year production continues to be up. Central Valley manufacturers indicate plenty of milk is available and milk output is manageable. Spot loads are available.
Farm level milk output in Arizona is steady. Some manufacturers continue to bring in spot milk loads to run busier production schedules.
Milk production in New Mexico is steady.
Milk production in the Pacific Northwest is steady and is providing plant managers with contracted volumes. However, some manufacturers have open processing capacities and are bringing in spot milk loads.
Farm level milk output in the Mountain States of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado varies from steady to stronger. Spot milk loads are tighter with some manufacturers coming off some downtime. However, stakeholders indicate milk volumes are sufficiently meeting manufacturer's needs. Class I demand is steady, while Class II, III, IV demands vary from steady to stronger throughout the region.
Stakeholders indicate cream load availability is sufficient for demands. No changes in cream multiples or demand are reported this week. Condensed skim milk loads are available and demand is steady.
